Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil

@bearaboi.bsky.social

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EU policy | European queer history | Fish and Ships | All views are mine, unfortunately | Homo galore🏳️‍🌈 | he/him | Trans rights are human rights🏳️‍⚧️ Dublin via West (West) Cork

Screen shot from The Simpsons of Homer Simpson peeking out from an upstairs window.
Its a gif from the 1995 'The Brady Bunch Movie': "I'm watching my figure, for my new boyfriend".
It is a cartoon set in a post-apocalyptic world, a destroyed city scape in the background, while in the foreground a man in a tattered business suit addresses three equally tattered children as they sit around a fire, he says: "Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."
Its a screenshot from Met Éireann of the weather forecast for Friday 22 May to Thursday 28 May 2026. Its shows that the weather for that period is warm and sunny with high temperatures of 20 degrees!
Its a screengrab of a comment saying: "I love her lack of energy, go girl give us nothing!"
"Roll it there Colette"
A tweet by Donald Trump, sent on 7th April 2026 at 08.06am: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
Missing person report: James Murphy, age 40 years old, last seend 27th February 2026 at Whitegate, County Cork. James is described being six feet tall, of strong build with brown hair and blue / green eyes. James was last seen in Whitegate, County Cork at approximately 5am on Friday, 27th February 2026. Anyone with information is asked to contact Midleton Garda Station on (021) 4621550, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
This image is a bar chart from the European Commission, entitled: "Changes in Road Deaths from 2019 to 2024", and lists each of the EU's 27 Member States and their increases or declines in road deaths over that period. It goes as following, from the highest levels of declines at the top, to the bottom, with greatest increases: Poland, minus 35% Lithuania, minus 33% Slovenia, minus 33% Denmark, minus 27% Belgium, minus 27% Malta, minus 25% Bulgaria, minus 24% Romania, minus 21% Cyprus, minus 21% Croatia, minus 20% Czechia, minus 20% Luxembourg, minus 18% Hungary, minus 17% Austria, minus 17% Latvia, minus 15% Finland, minus 15% EU average, minus 12% Portugal, minus 10% Germany, minus 9% Italy, minus 5% Sweden, minus 4% Netherlands, minus 3% Greece, minus 3% Slovakia, minus 3% France, minus 1% Estonia, plus 33% Ireland, plus 22% Spain, plus 2%
Selfie of me, in my gym gear of shorts and sleeveless tank top, in front of the mirror at the squating wrack that I'm at.
Its a selfie photo of me, bare chested, making some sort of a face by pressing my in on one another. I dunno, really what I was up to.
This image is a screen grab of a line graph of Hungarian political party public support, that covers the period from February 2024 to February 2026, and is taken from Politico.eu. The poll is titled as "Hungary — National parliament voting intention". For the most part, it shows at the bottom of the graph, about seven political parties all polling under 10%. The other trend is Fidesz, the party of Victor Orbán that has been in government since 2010, showing a level of support declining from 45% in February 2024 to 38% in February 2026. But most interestingly is the main opposition party, Tisza, which was launched in 2024, and its support has risen from 24% in May 2024 to 49% as of February 2026. That is 11% higher in support compared to Fidesz. Hungary is going to the polls to elect a new parliament on April 12.
A screenshot of a tweet by President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: "Following very closely the situation in Venezuela. We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition. Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter."
A screenshot of the following quote from Robert Bolt's, "A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts": William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?” William Roper: “Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that!” Sir Thomas More: “Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!"
Its a photo of Donald Trump, president of the US, on a stage receiving his gaudy FIFA Peace Prize” from FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the World Cup final draw at the Kennedy CenterJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington in December 2025.
The image displays the following text: YES, Our sources have confirmed that the Brits are indeed at it again. It has been 0 days since the Brits were last at it.
It is a picture of a sailing boat, decorated with coloured Christmas lignts, as it stands on a table underneath a framed painting of a sailor.
Selfie of me, arms folded, wearing a tank top that says "Meat" in capital letters.
A stock photo of a person wearing the iconic black and white mask from the Scary Movie franchise.
A side selfie of me in a rather tight fitting tshirt that says "chest day" on the chest bit (lol).
Its a take on a Simpsons meme. Text reads: There won't be a PR-STV run off. I'll tell the children.
Its a street lamp poster for Fianna FĂĄil candidate Jim Gavij lying face up in someone's garden in Dublin, having been blown off during Storm Amy.
A photo of five members of the deeply conservative Burke family dressed in suits / formal wear, all walking down steps outside a building, with what looks like Birkin (or Hermès?) bags photoshopped so it looks like their carrying them by hand.
Head and shoulder photo of Maria Steen, outside a building with a number of people in the far background blurred. The photo is accompanied by an RTÉ headline: "Steen out of presidential race, Mullen says".
An exterior photo of the Cobblestone pub in Dublin's Smithfield Square at night time.
Photo in 2024 of "President of Ireland Michael D Higgins waves to the crowd before the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final match between Galway and Kilkenny at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images)"
Its a selfie of me in a park, wearing sun glasses, baseball cap backwards, without wearing a tshirt, and giving a face of tiredness.
A shirtless selfie of me after a sweltering 4 km run around a bit of Berlin.
A meme from 'Ja'mie: Private School Girl', the Australian comedy show, where Ja'mie, while wearing her school blazer, is smiling saying 'I am so random. I can't believe I just did that'.
Its (surprise!) another selfie of me in front of the squat wrack mirror. I'm in a tshirt and shorts that are (surprise!) a size too small for me.
Its a line graph from Politico's 'Netherlands - National parliament voting intention: Projected seat share in the parliament, based on seat distribution polling data.' The polling data covers the last 12 months. It shows a declining support of PVV from 30% in June 2024 to 20% in June 2025, the Labour-Greens at 19%, the VVD at 18%, with the CDA at 12%. The remaining 11 parties range between 6% - 1%.
Its a selfie of me, at the gym (surprise, surprise).
It's a selfie of me with a sandy back in the background on a bright, sunny evening. And I'm drunk of consuming cava on said beach in the glorious afternoon sunshine!
A screenshot from the website: "European Citizen's Initiative - Central online collection system. Ban on conversion practices in the European Union".
Its the 'Get In Loser, We're Going Shopping' meme, but its edited to 'Get In Loser, We're Going To Upper Ireland'.
Its a photo of Pedro Pascal posing at the premier of The Thunderbolts film, wearing a tshirt that says: "Protect The Dolls".
Its a selfie of me, with a weird smile put on for the photo to mark my birthday.
Its a screen grab from Wikipedia for the plot of the 2006 film "V for Vendetta": "In the near future, Britain is ruled by the ultranationalist Norsefire political party, a fascist and totalitarian regime led by High Chancellor Adam Sutler, which controls the populace through propaganda and imprisons or executes those deemed undesirable, including immigrants, homosexuals, and people of alternative religions."
Its a picture of me, kneeling down in front of a mirror in the gym in my GAA shorts and a tank top, trying desperately to make whatever muscles I have to look palatable.
Its a picture of me, kneeling down in front of a mirror in the gym in my GAA shorts and a tank top, trying desperately to make whatever muscles I have to look palatable.
A screen grab from The Journal.ie's article entitled: Michael Collins says Mattie McGrath ‘smeared the noble dead’ by labelling TD and his namesake ‘traitors’. It goes onto say: The Independent Ireland leader said that ‘General Collins’ memory is sacrosanct, and should not be casually abused in the manner in which Mattie McGrath chose to do so. The photo accompanying the article is of both Michael Collins.
Its a photo of Peig Sayers by a large fireplace, inside a traditional Irish cottage, that's filled with sparse furniture.
It is a screen grab from Politico's Poll of Polls for Hungary, entitled "Hungary - National parliament voting intention". It shows party popularity in the last year by way of percentage. The change in party popularity is represented by a line rising and falling over the time period in the chart, which covers the last 12 months. As of late February 2025, it shows the main opposition centre-right party, called Tisza – Respect and Freedom Party, growing in popularity since it launch in May 2024, reaching 40%, becoming the most popular party. In second place is the far-right Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union & KDNP, which has been in power since 2010. It is currently on 36%, as its support has been slowly declining over time. There are about eight other parties in the chart, all under 7% support.
Its a Ken doll lying on a tiled floor, its wearing no clothes, its arms are over its head and both its two legs are broken off, lying next to it. This images symbolises how banjaxed my legs feel.
Oh hello. Its a picture of me again, but this time its of me with my back to the camera. It almost looks like I'm developing that v-shaped look of broad shoulers and a narrow-ish waiste.