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Denmark: Housing 3% see it as a problem. Transport 1%. Ireland - are you paying attention?
What do Europeans across seven countries surveyed see as the biggest issues facing their nation?
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Denmark: Housing 3% see it as a problem. Transport 1%. Ireland - are you paying attention?
Sally Rooney wins literature award for Intermezzo, but is unable to come to UK to accept - for reasons of personal safety!
Sky Arts Awards: Charli XCX, Kneecap and Sally Rooney among nominees | Ents & Arts News
https://www.europesays.com/uk/392580/
The nominees for this year’s Sky Arts Awards have been announced, with Brat superstar Charli XCX, controversial rap…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/392580/
The nominees for this year’s Sky Arts Awards have been announced, with Brat superstar Charli XCX, controversial rap…#uk #news #uknews
Sky Arts Awards: Charli XCX, Kneecap and Sally Rooney among nominees | Ents & Arts News - United Kingdom
The nominees for this year's Sky Arts Awards have been announced, with Brat superstar Charli XCX, controversial rap trio Kneecap and contemporary author Sally
www.europesays.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sally Rooney wins literature award for Intermezzo, but is unable to come to UK to accept - for reasons of personal safety!
Looking forward!
So, the book has a cover, thanks to the kindness of Colin Davidson. Out in January 26 with some events in Ireland the end of February, start of March. Will be available in the US slightly later. Thanks to you all for encouragement along the way.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Looking forward!
Looks a good one!
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Looks a good one!
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‘Normative accounts of democracy claim that the arbitrary use of force stands in opposition to democratic rights. For Mbembe, however, necropolitics isn’t democracy’s opposite but its dark underbelly.’
Kevin Okoth on Achille Mbembe: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kevin Okoth on Achille Mbembe: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kevin Okoth · The Pessimist’s Optimist: Beyond the Postcolony
Achille Mbembe is the pessimist’s optimist: he delivers a devastating analysis of the contemporary moment while never...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
‘Normative accounts of democracy claim that the arbitrary use of force stands in opposition to democratic rights. For Mbembe, however, necropolitics isn’t democracy’s opposite but its dark underbelly.’
Kevin Okoth on Achille Mbembe: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kevin Okoth on Achille Mbembe: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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It's a good time to re/read "Necropolitics" by Achille Mbembe because Foucault doesn't go far enough for what we are witnessing everywhere.
This and Mbembe's work on borders is more relevant every day.
This and Mbembe's work on borders is more relevant every day.
“The procedures will be reviewed by AI for coverage determinations, although final decisions will be made by people. The companies contracting to do the review process will receive payments when they reduce costs, essentially being incentivized to deny service, critics say.”
Medicare will test using AI to help decide whether patients get coverage. It could delay or deny care, critics warn.
Increasing prior authorizations would “undercut one of the immense benefits of traditional Medicare.”
www.marketwatch.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's a good time to re/read "Necropolitics" by Achille Mbembe because Foucault doesn't go far enough for what we are witnessing everywhere.
This and Mbembe's work on borders is more relevant every day.
This and Mbembe's work on borders is more relevant every day.
Powerful documentary, tracing the stories of Irish nurses who devoted their lives to the NHS. Authentic film-making at its best.
This ought to be worth a look. Based on Prof Louise Ryan et al’s research on Irish nurses in the NHS. #IrishStudies
August 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Powerful documentary, tracing the stories of Irish nurses who devoted their lives to the NHS. Authentic film-making at its best.
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We are sorry to hear about the death of acclaimed Irish documentary filmmaker #GeorgeMorrison
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
In 2018, Morrison donated his archive to @nlireland.bsky.social. The archive reflects a career spanning more than sixty years and shows a remarkable commitment to Irish film. 🎥
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
In 2018, Morrison donated his archive to @nlireland.bsky.social. The archive reflects a career spanning more than sixty years and shows a remarkable commitment to Irish film. 🎥
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are sorry to hear about the death of acclaimed Irish documentary filmmaker #GeorgeMorrison
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
In 2018, Morrison donated his archive to @nlireland.bsky.social. The archive reflects a career spanning more than sixty years and shows a remarkable commitment to Irish film. 🎥
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
In 2018, Morrison donated his archive to @nlireland.bsky.social. The archive reflects a career spanning more than sixty years and shows a remarkable commitment to Irish film. 🎥
Pogrund and Maguire’s ‘Get In’ gives chapter and verse on Labour from 2020 to the present. It’s not a pretty picture.
Britain’s “Labour Party” is really the pits …
Labour confirm themselves as the party of finance capital. The last remaining neoliberal true-believer, dead-enders.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
July 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Pogrund and Maguire’s ‘Get In’ gives chapter and verse on Labour from 2020 to the present. It’s not a pretty picture.
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A few photos from yesterday's literary event organised by the Embassy of Hungary. The Embassy donated a rare 1947 Hungarian translation of Ulysses to the Joyce Centre. Our special thanks to Amb. Bánhegyi, the Embassy staff and to all our guest speakers.
Photos by Artem Kulinych.
Photos by Artem Kulinych.
June 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A few photos from yesterday's literary event organised by the Embassy of Hungary. The Embassy donated a rare 1947 Hungarian translation of Ulysses to the Joyce Centre. Our special thanks to Amb. Bánhegyi, the Embassy staff and to all our guest speakers.
Photos by Artem Kulinych.
Photos by Artem Kulinych.
Good to see.
A US questionnaire seeks to establish whether funded Irish research aligns with the Trump administration’s interests.
Trinity College Dublin warns staff >not< to answer US government request for diversity and equality information. More:
Trinity College Dublin warns staff >not< to answer US government request for diversity and equality information. More:
Trinity warns staff not to answer US government request for diversity and equality information
A questionnaire seeks to establish whether funded research aligns with the Trump administration’s interests.
www.thejournal.ie
April 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Good to see.
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This just in: highly recommended
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This just in: highly recommended
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✨Q&A with the editors of "Finnegans Wake: Human & Nonhuman Histories"✨
Richard Barlow and I answer your questions about our new volume of essays on non/human bodies & histories in James Joyce's enigmatic final work – available now from @edinburghup.bsky.social!
euppublishingblog.com/2025/04/11/q...
Richard Barlow and I answer your questions about our new volume of essays on non/human bodies & histories in James Joyce's enigmatic final work – available now from @edinburghup.bsky.social!
euppublishingblog.com/2025/04/11/q...
Q&A with the editors of Finnegans Wake – Human and Nonhuman Histories - Edinburgh University Press Blog
A Q&A with the editors of Finnegans Wake – Human and Nonhuman Histories, a new essay collection on the work of Irish author James Joyce.
euppublishingblog.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
✨Q&A with the editors of "Finnegans Wake: Human & Nonhuman Histories"✨
Richard Barlow and I answer your questions about our new volume of essays on non/human bodies & histories in James Joyce's enigmatic final work – available now from @edinburghup.bsky.social!
euppublishingblog.com/2025/04/11/q...
Richard Barlow and I answer your questions about our new volume of essays on non/human bodies & histories in James Joyce's enigmatic final work – available now from @edinburghup.bsky.social!
euppublishingblog.com/2025/04/11/q...
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The Bestseller Cafe, formerly the Hibernian Bible Society & now also home to Glass Mask Theatre.
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Bestseller Cafe, formerly the Hibernian Bible Society & now also home to Glass Mask Theatre.
Yes. Larry Summers was at the same thing the other day, as he set out to defend the IVY League.
"Stalin's purges: his targets are wrong, but reforms are sorely needed." I'm getting pretty sick of this genre of article tbh.
Trump’s attack on higher education
His targets are wrong, but reform is sorely needed
www.ft.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yes. Larry Summers was at the same thing the other day, as he set out to defend the IVY League.
Constitutional checks and balances have been inadequate to deal with the Trump/Musk assault.
Take the time to read this important analysis. We are in exactly the situation that laws, Constitutin and basic common sense should prevent. And yet.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
The 24-Hour Reality Check: Musk’s Impossible Power Grab And America’s Crisis
There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…
www.techdirt.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Constitutional checks and balances have been inadequate to deal with the Trump/Musk assault.
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A few photos from the very first class of our course Ulysses for All. Thanks to Caroline Elbay for such a wonderful class and all the participants who came to the James Joyce Centre or attended virtually from different parts of the world. There are still some places available to join this course!
February 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A few photos from the very first class of our course Ulysses for All. Thanks to Caroline Elbay for such a wonderful class and all the participants who came to the James Joyce Centre or attended virtually from different parts of the world. There are still some places available to join this course!
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Tickets are still available for Poems Ago musical concert next Saturday the 25th at 2.30pm. Don’t miss out!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poems-ago-...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poems-ago-...
Poems Ago: 'Home'
Folk duo Poems Ago perform original songs and poetry put to music in a lunchtime concert.
www.eventbrite.ie
January 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Tickets are still available for Poems Ago musical concert next Saturday the 25th at 2.30pm. Don’t miss out!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poems-ago-...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poems-ago-...
Genuine question: Why is Patrick Kavanagh under, indeed, not appreciated outside Ireland?
January 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Genuine question: Why is Patrick Kavanagh under, indeed, not appreciated outside Ireland?
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Every time Alice Weidel says she is defending German national interests she should be asked what the AfD will do if Musk does something that undermines German businesses.
December 20, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Every time Alice Weidel says she is defending German national interests she should be asked what the AfD will do if Musk does something that undermines German businesses.
Very sorry to have missed this.
🧵(1/3) A few photos from Tuesday night’s launch of “The Joyce of Everyday Life” by Prof. Vicki Mahaffey. Special thanks to Vicki, @samslote.bsky.social and Prof. Anne Fogarty for a wonderful discussion as well as @bucknellupress.bsky.social You can buy the book in our gift shop 📖
November 21, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Very sorry to have missed this.
Precisely.
I think @sinnfeinireland.bsky.social needs to explain the reason for/purpose of this review, as opposed to it being done by the relevant agency already in place for this, Coimisiún na Meán
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza
Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Precisely.
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So true
Of all the reasons I’m boiling mad at Biden, this is top. There’s plenty to say about Trump’s cruelty to migrants, and likely abandonment of Ukraine. But it’s on Biden’s watch that hundreds of thousands in ME are dying, displaced, facing disease and starvation www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
U.S. says no policy consequences for Israel despite lack of Gaza aid
A Post analysis based on more than a dozen interviews found Israel has largely failed to comply with U.S. demands, bringing parts of northern Gaza closer to famine.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:55 AM
So true
And, hopefully, no return of COVID.
I think to key to surviving 4 years with RFK Jr as our Health Czar is for nobody to get sick.
November 15, 2024 at 12:54 AM
And, hopefully, no return of COVID.