Conor O'Mahony
Dean of the School of Law, University College Cork. Teaching and researching constitutional law and children's rights. Father of two. Sports fan. Hillwalker and cyclist.
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyI hope people understand what happened here. Yesterday in the late afternoon, Trump said that Putin had promised not to attack Ukraine in such a way that it would damage their heating. Then a few hours later, that is exactly what the Russians did in a massive attack.
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyThank God we're not polarised today folks. I know floods are bad, but polarisation would be very uncomfortable. #spéirgorm
- The storm brought heavy rain last week on top of already sodden ground, which led to flooding across the country, particularly in Wexford. jrnl.ie/6944700
- My father got this book for Christmas. By total chance, the opening pages start with a story about relatives of ours - my grandmother's first cousins - who were living a 19th Century lifestyle in late 20th Century Cork. We used to visit them once a month when I was young; it was like a time machine.
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyVideos from Gaza show huge explosions as Israeli air attacks hit a building in Gaza City and tents in al-Mawasi. Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.
- Reposted by Conor O'Mahony12 killed, 6 of them children. This will not even register with most people www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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- Reposted by Conor O'Mahony"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
- The Govt has advertised for applicants for the post of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. I had the privilege of acting in this role from 2019-2022; I'm happy to chat to anyone considering applying. bit.ly/LI_Org_SRCP26
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyA teacher literally shaking as she describes the threat from her own government to the children she teaches www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyOn one side is a nurse and a poet dying while saying “Are you okay?” and “I'm not even mad at you dude" And on the other side are armed officers of the state saying “Boo hoo” and “Fucking bitch.” And they want you to believe the first side are the domestic terrorists.
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- Reposted by Conor O'Mahony“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.” “What does it do?” “We were hoping you could tell us.”
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyOur reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025. A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf. Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyThis guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonySo far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu. Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
- What other product would receive media coverage like this? Amid all the hype, never forget that it's just business people trying to sell a product. The risk with AI is too much adoption of it, not the opposite. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyDeutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.
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[Not loaded yet] - There's an obvious next step here: identify examples of criminal conduct to date, and prosecute - as you would expect to happen if it were anyone else. Dismay doesn't cut it.
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyA predatory class, which demands not just the shirt off your back, but the skin as well. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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- Reposted by Conor O'Mahony“So now you have the Gardaí, the AI Minister and multiple legal experts including @iccl.bsky.social saying the legislation is all there already - it’s going to be increasingly difficult for the Government not to take a position on this”.
- It's a start. Now let's see some follow-through. A reminder that if offences have been committed by individuals using AI to create child sex abuse material, then offences have most likely also been committed by companies by facilitating this. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyA teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present. He was bundled into the van & taken away. Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?” I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyThe White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
- There's a huge spectrum at play here. It would not be accurate to say that every dodgy image of a child that Grok produces would reach the threshold of a criminal offence under existing law. But neither would it be accurate to say that none of them do. It depends on the image.
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyNew Gist: The Abuse Factory It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyI write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- Reposted by Conor O'MahonyIn case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼 www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
