Sinéad Halpin
Passionate about Science, Education and Science Education.
Everything is political.
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- From what I saw in the Cork North Central boxes at the tally this morning the spoiled votes were a mix of genuine mistakes and intentional spoils, just like usual, but they were not all one group and shouldn’t be seen as that. Many unhappy from traditional parties choosing to spoil too. #Áras25
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- Minister Buttimer doing everything possible to deflect and deny that his party’s government has not done anywhere enough to change driver behaviour or to reduce car use for over a decade now. 🙄 #rtept #speirgoirm #spéirghoirm
- Fake account, unfollowed. Seriously, any large account over on the bird site needs to at least make placeholders here to prevent this.
- MET Éireann coming to BlueSky is great to see and especially now when it’s vital that information is easy for people to access. Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís. #StormÉowyn #SpéirGorm
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- MET Éireann coming to BlueSky is great to see and especially now when it’s vital that information is easy for people to access. Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís. #StormÉowyn #SpéirGorm
- Bit of contradictory info on the Met Éireann site atm. The area forecast for Cork City says Red up to midday Friday but “advisory” says 2am to 10am. Is it localised further than the 3 counties, an update in times or a mistake? @carlowweather.bsky.social #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhoirm #StormÉowyn
- Reposted by Sinéad Halpin1 year after the introduction of a generalized 30 km/h limit in Bologna, the results are quite encouraging. For the first time since systematic data has been collected (1991), there has been zero (zero!) pedestrian killed in a road accident in 2024. www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt...
- On today’s adventures by bike and train I found two lovely things in Dublin (besides the road to Cork 😅) #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #BikeSky #Cycling #BetterByBike
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- Trying to check a status of a power outage for a friend (who has turned off all internet, saving phone battery) & the link from the Power Outages page of the ESB site leads to a 404 error with a URL likely last updated in 2021. The map is great but this is not good 😬 #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Sneachta
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- First time out on the bike this year, a doctors appt, cinema for sing a long Wicked & then picking up some food. It’s like the pizza wrapper was made for my front rack (it still has its lights cos it’s still Christmas!) 🤣 Normal day, normal bike ride. #BikeSky #Bikes #BetterByBike #Cork #CorkCity
- "A pedestrian isn't going to kill a motorist but a motorist will kill a pedestrian very easily. A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 30km per hour, they've a 95% survival rate but when (the speed of the car) goes up to 45 km per hour its reduced to 50%.” But when change is suggested we’ve this
- Remember these statistics when the usual “change nothing” talking heads get airtime to object to the lowering of speed limits or red light cameras or placement of speed vans or … (ad infinitum) #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
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- It’s infuriating that this may not get the attention it deserves the details are coming out over Christmas. The RSA also put the (completely reasonable) criticism down to “August “silly season” treatment” which is horribly insulting imo. #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
- This is such an awful story. Years ago a family also drowned in their vehicle, we were living in Tivoli near a few slipways so I bought a combination glass breaker/seatbelt cutter, I still keep one,just in case. No one knows if it would have helped in this case or others but it’s there just in case.
- Setting up a Meta Quest is a special kind of hell. It’s like Meta don’t want you to use it, I’d skip this entire gen of tech until it’s more user friendly but eldest saved up all his pocket money to get a 2nd hand headset all on his own-y-o & we got the controllers for him as a #Christmas24 gift.
- More boring everyday things done by bike, this time around it’s collecting the food pre order for Christmas Day dinner. Absolutely delighted to be able to park so close to the shop and to be able to pop home straight afterwards. Happy Christmas #BikeSky #CorkCity #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
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- Reposted by Sinéad HalpinPresident Michael D. Higgins has released his Christmas Message for 2024. You can watch the President's Message at youtu.be/uMn1uOhnkA8 or read it at president.ie/en/diary/det...
- Reposted by Sinéad HalpinWhere bike-friendly infrastructure is the norm, kids gain freedom. No car keys, no backseat waiting. They learn independence, time management, and how to get around on their own. A small shift in how we design cities helps them grow into confident, capable adults.
- Reposted by Sinéad Halpin“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.” Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
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- This! I’ve never been in danger from another person on a bike,I’ve had a tiny few near misses with pedestrians coming onto the road but being put in danger by a car/van driver is a weekly thing. There’s no protected cycle lanes on my route,I’m always mixed with drivers. #BikeSky #SpéirGorm #CorkCity
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- “Mr Higgins added that the Irish psyche understood the Palestinian people through the words dispossession and occupation.” Genuinely love that this man is our President. #SpéirGorm
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- It’s frustrating that no matter the reason RTÉ will readily give Michael O Leary an opportunity to voice his personal grievances about Dublin Airport, he himself is saying that there’s no additional demand for flights due to the Hollyhead closure. #TodayCB #SpéirGorm
- My eldest loves cycling, he's ten, mostly cycles on the footpath (slowly, considerately). He's eager to have some independence, this driver behaviour is why he can't have that, yet. "We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous" @tomflood.bsky.social #CorkCity
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- What a fantastic article. Well worth reading, cycling every day is so good for my health too. When I can’t (weather warnings, unforeseen reasons, etc.) I miss it so much. #CorkCity #BetterByBike #BikeSky #Rothar #SpéirGorm
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- I specifically need @jameshoffmann.bsky.social to comment on the @tommycash.bsky.social song going forward to be the Estonian #Eurovision entry in 2025. I love it 🥰 #EestiLaul youtu.be/o6aJJ6Q5zhg?...
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- Eh, lights are flickering a good bit here in Cork City, might be an early Toy Show night for us 😬 #LateLateToyShow #SpéirGorm #StormDarragh
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- November sunshine and coffee in @corkcoffeeroasters St.Luke’s, a quick cycle down and no worries about parking when it’s by bike. #BetterByBike #CorkCity
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- This is one of the main things influencing where my transfers will be going and I know it's important to many others too. #GE24
- My everyday bike pic from today. After my usual short cycle to and from work I popped into town to help Cork Cycle Campaign distribute some lights and then stopped into Smyths to get some of the big Christmas presents. #Bike #CargoBike #CorkCity
- Reposted by Sinéad HalpinA person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
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- I absolutely love this video. I’ve ordered one of the book recommendations too and I’m genuinely excited to read more. I’ve a feeling I’ll be coming back to it many times when I’m putting Digital Media Literacy lesson plans together. A good one for @cesi-ie.bsky.social and #edchatie to check out
- This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
