Maria Gilsenan
@gilsenan.bsky.social
Dubliner living in Cork. Spent 20 years working overseas in EU, Asia & Africa. Entrepreneur and business educator, promoting a forward-thinking business school. Passionate about global experiences and empowering others in leadership and growth
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Meanwhile in Roscommon.
Post box closed due to birds nesting.
Post box closed due to birds nesting.
May 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Meanwhile in Roscommon.
Post box closed due to birds nesting.
Post box closed due to birds nesting.
Peekaboo, playing at school #foxoftheday
May 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Peekaboo, playing at school #foxoftheday
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Fox , relaxed . Today's restful #foxoftheday shared by @gp-wildlife.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Fox , relaxed . Today's restful #foxoftheday shared by @gp-wildlife.bsky.social
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On this day in 1994, Nelson Mandela defied three centuries of white-minority rule and decades of racial strife in South Africa, becoming the country’s first-ever black president.
"We saw our country tear itself apart in terrible conflict... The time for healing of wounds has come..."
"We saw our country tear itself apart in terrible conflict... The time for healing of wounds has come..."
May 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
On this day in 1994, Nelson Mandela defied three centuries of white-minority rule and decades of racial strife in South Africa, becoming the country’s first-ever black president.
"We saw our country tear itself apart in terrible conflict... The time for healing of wounds has come..."
"We saw our country tear itself apart in terrible conflict... The time for healing of wounds has come..."
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March 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I think it’s incredibly important to expose kids to art. And adults too! Here’s my little nieces & nephews in Tuscany absorbing some Renaissance art with excitement & joy. It’s those emotions that artists must have & I think you will see that in the drawings in my thread!
March 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I think it’s incredibly important to expose kids to art. And adults too! Here’s my little nieces & nephews in Tuscany absorbing some Renaissance art with excitement & joy. It’s those emotions that artists must have & I think you will see that in the drawings in my thread!
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They spread quickly
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
They spread quickly
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Irish Londoners have played a vital role in shaping our city, making London a better and more prosperous place.
London’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations are a key part of our capital’s cultural calendar and I’m delighted that each year the festival gets bigger and better.
London’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations are a key part of our capital’s cultural calendar and I’m delighted that each year the festival gets bigger and better.
Sporting icons Kellie Harrington and Katie-George Dunlevy will lead Mayor of London’s St Patrick’s Parade | The Irish Post
IRISH sporting icons Kellie Harrington and Katie-George Dunlevy will lead the St Patrick’s Parade...
www.irishpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Irish Londoners have played a vital role in shaping our city, making London a better and more prosperous place.
London’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations are a key part of our capital’s cultural calendar and I’m delighted that each year the festival gets bigger and better.
London’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations are a key part of our capital’s cultural calendar and I’m delighted that each year the festival gets bigger and better.
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Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin
Finland’s former leader makes the case for stumping up tens of billions more for Ukraine
www.economist.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
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Welcome to WomensArtBlueSky....thank you for following x
'Little My' by Tove Jansson.
'Little My' by Tove Jansson.
February 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Welcome to WomensArtBlueSky....thank you for following x
'Little My' by Tove Jansson.
'Little My' by Tove Jansson.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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I picked up this porcelain light shell (tea light inside) by Wicklow based ceramicist Sinéad O'Moore, after seeing her work in Irish Arts magazine.
February 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I picked up this porcelain light shell (tea light inside) by Wicklow based ceramicist Sinéad O'Moore, after seeing her work in Irish Arts magazine.
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Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
Since returning to the presidency last month, Donald Trump has called for Canada to become the 51st US state, suggested he might take over the…
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
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Setting up in the stunning Irish Embassy in Paris earlier this week for an elegant reception with buyers, media & fashion insiders. I’ve always wanted to visit Paris as a designer & being there with colleagues from the Council of Irish Fashion Designers was a truly beautiful experience.
February 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Setting up in the stunning Irish Embassy in Paris earlier this week for an elegant reception with buyers, media & fashion insiders. I’ve always wanted to visit Paris as a designer & being there with colleagues from the Council of Irish Fashion Designers was a truly beautiful experience.
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Hello @corkcitycouncil @tfiupdates - when do you plan to provide information updates to residents and customers on Bluesky? #Speirgorm
February 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Hello @corkcitycouncil @tfiupdates - when do you plan to provide information updates to residents and customers on Bluesky? #Speirgorm
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Kilclooney Dolmen • Donegal
One of Ireland's finest examples of a portal tomb, Kilclooney Dolmen is situated close to a number of other Neolithic monuments, suggesting this part of Donegal was an important landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
It likely dates to c.5,500 years old.
#Archaeology 🏺
One of Ireland's finest examples of a portal tomb, Kilclooney Dolmen is situated close to a number of other Neolithic monuments, suggesting this part of Donegal was an important landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
It likely dates to c.5,500 years old.
#Archaeology 🏺
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Kilclooney Dolmen • Donegal
One of Ireland's finest examples of a portal tomb, Kilclooney Dolmen is situated close to a number of other Neolithic monuments, suggesting this part of Donegal was an important landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
It likely dates to c.5,500 years old.
#Archaeology 🏺
One of Ireland's finest examples of a portal tomb, Kilclooney Dolmen is situated close to a number of other Neolithic monuments, suggesting this part of Donegal was an important landscape to Ireland's first farmers.
It likely dates to c.5,500 years old.
#Archaeology 🏺
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Donald Trump imposes sanctions on ICC officials in new executive order
https://www.ft.com/enrichedcontent/59a0c990-762d-474f-beb3-7136202ab971
https://www.ft.com/enrichedcontent/59a0c990-762d-474f-beb3-7136202ab971
Donald Trump imposes sanctions on ICC officials in new executive order
President claims International Criminal Court ‘undermines the critical national security’ of US and allies such as Israel
www.ft.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Donald Trump imposes sanctions on ICC officials in new executive order
https://www.ft.com/enrichedcontent/59a0c990-762d-474f-beb3-7136202ab971
https://www.ft.com/enrichedcontent/59a0c990-762d-474f-beb3-7136202ab971
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
February 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
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There's a Brídeog...and then there's a Brídeog...
February 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There's a Brídeog...and then there's a Brídeog...
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"Embrace" why it's impossible for children to cycle or walk to school (or anywhere) safely.
#Defender #EmbraceTheImpossible
#Defender #EmbraceTheImpossible
February 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Embrace" why it's impossible for children to cycle or walk to school (or anywhere) safely.
#Defender #EmbraceTheImpossible
#Defender #EmbraceTheImpossible
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Here are some nice mushrooms
February 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Here is a nice mushroom
January 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is a nice mushroom