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You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. - Roger Kahn

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Just one hazard tested too… And flood does far more financial damage than heat.
Polluter pays?
Scientists have linked fossil fuel companies to specific climate harms for the first time, with five Australian oil, gas and coal companies potentially responsible for $900bn in loss and damage from extreme heat alone.

Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds
US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Fund Irish Football!

#ForTheLoveOfDublin
March 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Forum's annual player sponsorship campaign!

We’re excited to announce the return of Double Impact! For every donation until our target, an anonymous supporter will match yours!

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February 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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In BBC coverage, mentions of Israeli and Palestinians deaths competed for space since 7th October.

That's despite far more Palestinian deaths.

There's one exception - a huge spike in the mentions of Palestinian deaths in early April.

The reason for this should disturb you.
December 21, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a fortune of more than $400 billion, exceeding the net worth of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos combined. He is now roughly $136 billion richer since November 5, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
December 13, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I don't know why, but I get oddly excited about #SpotifyWrapped whenever it lands....
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My 2024 Wrapped – get yours
2024 Wrapped
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December 4, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Ex-Tory minister Alistair Burt says his government refused to sanction Israel for breaking international law because "sanctions were an expression of antisemitism", according to Israel.
December 3, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Problem for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is, if pick Independent Ireland and other independents to go into Government, they aren’t sufficiently identifiable as the fall guys in the fashion of Labour or Greens, come the next election.
#ge24
December 3, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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His time is here. The Tallyman cometh. #GE24
November 30, 2024 at 7:57 AM