Larry Dunne
@lawrence213.bsky.social
Retired Civil Servant, Bibliophile, Lifelong Trade Union and Credit Union supporter. Whovian & Trekkie
Be Kind in Your Postings.
Be Kind in Your Postings.
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The roof timbers in Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church Youghal which have been carbon dated to 1170. Likely built by shipwrights so essentially an upside down boat. www.patrickcomerford.com/2021/08/sain... #speirgorm
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The roof timbers in Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church Youghal which have been carbon dated to 1170. Likely built by shipwrights so essentially an upside down boat. www.patrickcomerford.com/2021/08/sain... #speirgorm
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Fabulous review "I would recommend this book for ages 9 to 14. If you love adventures, mysteries, bookshops and stories about sisterhood, make this your next read! I am giving this book 9/10." @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social & The Bookshop Sisters will join us @ WCLF in July @theobrienpress.bsky.social
New Book Review now on the website of this forthcoming novel from @theobrienpress.bsky.social and @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social Review by a 4th Class pupil. www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fabulous review "I would recommend this book for ages 9 to 14. If you love adventures, mysteries, bookshops and stories about sisterhood, make this your next read! I am giving this book 9/10." @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social & The Bookshop Sisters will join us @ WCLF in July @theobrienpress.bsky.social
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We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
Seeking an Assistant Librarian - Marsh's Library
We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Librarian for Marsh’s Library in central Dublin. Location: St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 Reporting to: Assistant Director, Marsh’s Library Salary: €40,000 – €45,...
marshlibrary.ie
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
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This ICE officer tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex. Many ICE agents are being arrested all over the country for a variety of crimes.
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This ICE officer tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex. Many ICE agents are being arrested all over the country for a variety of crimes.
Invested in solar panels a few years ago ( there great) but with all this incessant rain this winter I wonder if I should have gone old school and installed a waterwheel!
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Invested in solar panels a few years ago ( there great) but with all this incessant rain this winter I wonder if I should have gone old school and installed a waterwheel!
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“It’s time to get aggressive and get the fuck out because they’re trying to box us in.”
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
"It’s time to get aggressive," a Border Patrol agent said shortly before Marimar Martinez was shot five times.
www.motherjones.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“It’s time to get aggressive and get the fuck out because they’re trying to box us in.”
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
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We are looking for outgoing people to join our team of volunteers. We'd like to hear from you if you can spare one morning or one afternoon per week to welcome visitors to our historic library. Find out more here: marshlibrary.ie/call-for-vol...
Call for Volunteers: Join the Team - Marsh's Library
We are looking for outgoing, confident people to join our team of volunteers.
marshlibrary.ie
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
We are looking for outgoing people to join our team of volunteers. We'd like to hear from you if you can spare one morning or one afternoon per week to welcome visitors to our historic library. Find out more here: marshlibrary.ie/call-for-vol...
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We think the flourish after '25' in this inscription signifies 'deniers', indicating the cost of the book, anyone have any different ideas? We've come across this symbol a few times on books owned by our first librarian, Élie Bouhéreau, a Rochelais Huguenot #bookhistory
February 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
We think the flourish after '25' in this inscription signifies 'deniers', indicating the cost of the book, anyone have any different ideas? We've come across this symbol a few times on books owned by our first librarian, Élie Bouhéreau, a Rochelais Huguenot #bookhistory
A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida. He had been pardoned by Donald Trump.
Anyone else see a pattern here? Anyone ???
Anyone else see a pattern here? Anyone ???
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida. He had been pardoned by Donald Trump.
Anyone else see a pattern here? Anyone ???
Anyone else see a pattern here? Anyone ???
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People died for your right to vote.
Black History Month
By most estimates, a total of 30–80 black people were killed during what has been considered the "single bloodiest day in modern American political history".
Black History Month
By most estimates, a total of 30–80 black people were killed during what has been considered the "single bloodiest day in modern American political history".
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
People died for your right to vote.
Black History Month
By most estimates, a total of 30–80 black people were killed during what has been considered the "single bloodiest day in modern American political history".
Black History Month
By most estimates, a total of 30–80 black people were killed during what has been considered the "single bloodiest day in modern American political history".
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Y'know... she kinda looks like she could take a stab at Michael Myers with the outfit on the right
Also no one caught the Boomtown Rats reference!!! I'm so sad
youtu.be/Ks_HIeRo7fU?...
Also no one caught the Boomtown Rats reference!!! I'm so sad
youtu.be/Ks_HIeRo7fU?...
Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
YouTube video by fab70smusic
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February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Y'know... she kinda looks like she could take a stab at Michael Myers with the outfit on the right
Also no one caught the Boomtown Rats reference!!! I'm so sad
youtu.be/Ks_HIeRo7fU?...
Also no one caught the Boomtown Rats reference!!! I'm so sad
youtu.be/Ks_HIeRo7fU?...
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Maine:
Nurse & co-worker (US citizens) passed ICE vehicle - followed them, rolled its window down
"I’m gonna arrest three more families today, just for you, ha ha ha – and this evil, sinister laugh,” the nurse said
"We were both stunned and shocked"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nurse & co-worker (US citizens) passed ICE vehicle - followed them, rolled its window down
"I’m gonna arrest three more families today, just for you, ha ha ha – and this evil, sinister laugh,” the nurse said
"We were both stunned and shocked"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control
Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Maine:
Nurse & co-worker (US citizens) passed ICE vehicle - followed them, rolled its window down
"I’m gonna arrest three more families today, just for you, ha ha ha – and this evil, sinister laugh,” the nurse said
"We were both stunned and shocked"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nurse & co-worker (US citizens) passed ICE vehicle - followed them, rolled its window down
"I’m gonna arrest three more families today, just for you, ha ha ha – and this evil, sinister laugh,” the nurse said
"We were both stunned and shocked"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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"On this day 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre."
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre.
At its original production in February 1926, the audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Irish history and Irish theatre.
At its original production in February 1926, the audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Irish history and Irish theatre.
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"On this day 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre."
'It is jaw-dropping': Ian Hislop on Mandelson and Epstein
YouTube video by LBC
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February 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Congratulations to Public Service Credit Union who are moving in to their new building on Lincoln Place Dublin 2 this week.
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Congratulations to Public Service Credit Union who are moving in to their new building on Lincoln Place Dublin 2 this week.
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‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs
‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs
For those who fought alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, president’s remarks have cut deep
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs
Brilliant
Ella Baron on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – cartoon
Ella Baron on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – cartoon
The 37-year-old nurse was shot dead by federal agents on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Brilliant