Tom Gleeson

@tggleeson.bsky.social

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Datasmith (retired) same handle on the Bird Site.

a scene from the 1931 German film Emil and the Detectives #SpéirGhorm
Image of an exhausted female Red Tailed Cuckoo Bee on the ground during recent drought. #SpéirGhorm
An Clamhán, the Single Common Buzzard hovering below a blue sky. #SpéirGhorm
Image of mosses on a tree's branches in a temperate rainforest from Wikipedia. #spéirGhorm
A yellow Mahari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari #speirgorm
EV battery. #speirgorm
Unionist election poster, Vote UNIONIST or sink with Éire
Leaf with a ladybird larva (black body with horned ridge and two yellow stripes) beside an about-to-fly winged black aphid with lots of unwinged blackfly feasting on the plant. #speirgorm
Ford Escort MK1
Packet of TAYTO Candy Floss crisps.
Bird outside in the dark trying to get into the light of the house. #speirgorm
Actress Lydia Indjova via https://www.actors.lu/members/lydia-indjova/ #speirgorm
Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents, co-founder and curator http://www.globalseriesnetwork.com/walter-presents/ #speirgorm
Emily and Daisy Head with their late parents Sarah and Anthony Head.
Alright Dave? mug
LIDL logo
Little 2cm caterpillar working its 2m way up a silk thread
Father Peter O' Leary. His letter:Castlelyons, Co. Cork, November 22nd, 1915. #spéirGhorm Dear Mr Editor— I have seen from an article entitled “Programme Irish and Real Irish” in the Leader of the 20th November that the matriculation examination in Irish for the National University has formed the subject of many letters to the newspapers recently, and, further, that “the matter has now passed beyond the stage of newspaper discussion, is being investigated by the Coiste Gnótha of the Gaelic League”. While I do not desire to reopen any newspaper discussion, or to intrude upon any investigation of the subject, I should like to be allowed to put on record a few observations upon Irish as a subject to be taken at matriculation by every student entering the National University, or upon what has been called “compulsory Irish”. Some six years ago the country was torn up by the difference of opinion as to whether Irish should or should not be an obligatory subject for this matriculation examination, and the Senate of the National University in 1910 (five years ago) decided in favour of “compulsory Irish”. I fought hard for that decision. The result has been the opposite of what I expected. I could not have anticipated the confusion and disorder that have come to be imported into the administration of the educational systems of the country. We are now told that “Irish as a subject for matriculation in the National University is merely nominal”, and that “that sort of essential Irish is of no direct use to the Irish language”. And the remedy for this state of things is now being considered by the Gaelic League in the form of a proposal “that the standard for Irish should be raised to the standard for Latin; or that the standard for Latin should be lowered to the present Irish standard”. ... PETER O’LEARY, P.P.
Final result in Dublin Central showing that 1st preferences usually correlate with final result. #speirgorm
A modern depiction of a leprechaun of the type popularised in the 20th century. via Wikipedia #spéirGhorm
George Thomson via https://www.blasket.ie/scolairi-isteach/ #spéirGhorm
Pádraig Ó Catháin (Patrick Keane) the "King" of the Blaskets, wearing his signature black hat. #spéirGhorm
Image of the 1926 Census return. #spéirGhorm
Photo of Peig Sayers with folklorist Kenneth Jackson, taken by Thomas Waddicor in 1932
Cable being bought ashore.
Ginger Puss lying on his back on a mat in the May sunshine. #speirgorm
Honesty (Lunaria annua) flowers in dappled shade. #speirgorm
Infographic explaining Chinese resilience in energy policy. " But vast buffer stocks and years of policy measures that have reduced China's vulnerability to energy shocks, such as the administration's push on electric vehicles, kicked in. "
#speirgorm
via Southeast Veterans on X "Another fuel crisis 1986. One of a few in the 1980s in Dublin Port The dispute involved petrol tanker drivers responsible for distributing fuel from terminals like Dublin Port. Army delivered fuel DF internal driving licence AF154 recognised to allow Army drive civilian vehicles"
Bus towing rig in the yellow and blue colours of Dublin Bus.
Ginger cat between two branches of an Elder bush.
NBI ad offering rewards for referrals #speirgorm
Purple flowering plants
Main Street, Mallow, featuring the clockhouse and the junction of Spa Road and Bridge Street from Wikipedia
Ballinascorney Gap road showing collapsed bank that led to month+ closure. #speirgorm
via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_de_Chelly_National_Monument#/media/File:Canyon_de_Chelly,_Navajo.jpg
Indo front page with headline: Slump in TV subscriptions as dodgy box usage soars
Chart: “Finland cut VAT on haircuts in 2007 to see if cheaper prices would boost demand and jobs. But when the tax fell by €4, many salons lowered prices by only €2 and kept the rest as profit. When VAT rose again, prices jumped by the full €4, turning a temporary tax cut into a permanent price hike. It’s tax incidence in action: firms with pricing power pass on cuts partly, and hikes fully.” #speirgorm
CLASSIFICATION: CO -NON-CONFIDENTIAL Press Release قطر للطاقة QatarEnergy QatarEnergy declares Force Majeure DOHA, Qatar 04 March 2026 Further to the announcement by QatarEnergy to stop production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products, QatarEnergy has declared Force Majeure to its affected buyers. QatarEnergy values its relationships with all of its stakeholders and will continue to communicate the latest available information. About Qatar Energy QatarEnergy is an integrated energy company committed to the sustainable development of cleaner energy resources as part of the energy transition in the State of Qatar and beyond. We are the world leader in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) a cleaner, more flexible, and reliable source of energy, and an integral partner in the global energy transition. Our activities cover the entire spectrum of the oil and gas value chain and include the exploration, production, processing, refining, marketing, trading, and sales of energy products and commodities. As "Your Energy Transition Partner", QatarEnergy is committed to building a better and brighter future by helping meet today's energy needs, while safeguarding our environment and natural resources for generations to come, bound by the highest standards of sustainable human, socio-economic, and environmental development.
Article from https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/a-message-to-unionism-from-one-of-its-giants-get-ready-for-irish-unity-44U2WVCUWRCBZFL63XN6FUXFLY/ #speirgorm
SCDCC aerial map showing closure extent to facilitate these essential works Ballianscorney Road will have to be closed from Ballymaice Lane to the Footie. Local access will be facilitated at all times but there will be no through traffic
Ballinascorney Cross via https://www.irishstones.org/place.aspx?p=1249&i=2
Bertie Ahern with a budget briefcase and ash on forehead.
The Town Hall in Youghal, Co Cork (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
The roof timbers in Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
Sommerdahl and his police partner,
Ginger cat sitting with front paws crossed on a box of old cushions and curtains. Dryer in the background. #speirgorm
Red Kite in flight against a blue sky via https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/red-kite/ #SpéirGhorm
Green bud on a hazel branch with a ting crimson red flower at its tip. #speirgorm
Lisnavagh house in Gothic Revival style facing on to its gardens. #speirgorm
Male chaffinch on branch via https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/chaffinch/ #speirgorm
Ginger cat stretched out on a green throw in the sun on a bed beside a stuffed seal.
Interior of Ballycane Church