Bernard

[Constantin Gurdgiev @GTCost]

This. Is. A. Masterpiece. Of. Socio-Economic Analysis.

[Sinéad O’Sullivan @SineadOS1]

The protests in Ireland are not about just fuel! They are about the distance between Ireland on this graph and every other modern and developed economy. Ireland is second wealthiest but gets waaaaay less than any other country for that wealth. By a golden mile.

That visual gap in this graph? That’s what people are protesting. It’s a lack of infrastructure and the everyday enshittification of services, the economy, and the additional difficulty of trying to live, relative to peers in any other country. It also highlights why people don’t get uniformly listened to! - because there is no government architecture to engage meaningfully across this huge gap.

That gap is a three hour drive to work in traffic, a 14 month wait for an MRI, buses that don’t arrive, trains that don’t exist, schools that have no places for your kids, houses that are unaffordable, pubs that close before midnight, €12 sandwiches, expensive fuel.

People feel this gap, even if they can’t explain it precisely. And that builds into resentment, and ultimately protest. Fuel just happened to be the next thing that could be pointed to, today.

[Ryan @rybotics]

Anytime I think i'm at all intelligent, I watch Jobs predict the subsequent 40+ years from '83 with insane accuracy - then I spend time alone to self-reflect.

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@NeillOCork Best of luck

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@nllwlsh @slatterywill Correct No.17

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@jim_demps Very difficult to like that man. A super player, no doubt but an appealing attitude and on pitch personality

[Jim Demps @jim_demps]

James Lowe dropping the knee on the back of Jack Crowleys head would want to be looked at by the citing commish

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@DanielHussey2 And @Bodengaa Daniel

[Balls.ie @ballsdotie]

Croke Park Maximus

[Rúaidhrí O'Connor @RuaidhriOC]

51,859 in Croke Park to witness the Jack Crowley show

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@CianTracey1 🐐

[Cian Tracey @CianTracey1]

This was class from Jack Crowley.

The vision and execution of both kicks was top drawer.

Would have been a great Munster try.

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@giteau_rugby @lionsofficial Ahh, they live there most likely

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@VirginMediaIE No service in Knocklyon Dublin 16 area. Gone 20 minutes. Box has red flashing light. Power on/off Reboot hasn’t worked. No TV and No WiFi on any devise

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@VirginMediaIE @Peter_Holmes_IE @youngmartina No service in Knocklyon Dublin 16 area. Gone 20 minutes and box flashing red light

[Cillian Kelly @irishpeloton]

Eddie Dunbar and Ben Healy 1st and 2nd there over the top of the Côte de Mortain.

It's the first time two Irish riders have led over a Tour de France climb since Kelly and Roche did it on the Col d'Aubisque in 1985.

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@jim_demps Agreed

[Peadar Tóibín TD @Toibin1]

Tomorrow, we will launch our plan to help essential Irish workers to return home. Many of our healthcare and construction workers have been forced to go abroad. Many want to return home.

Operation Shamrock aims to facilitate that. #aontú

[Bernard @B82Eng]

@sophiegrenham *googles “Zack byran”

[Eric Nelligan @eric_nelligan]

The rate of child benefit is the same now as it was 13 years ago while cost of living has surged in that time

Want to really support families work children?

Aontú’s would seek to increase child benefit for a first child to €200, and then to €250 for each subsequent child.