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P. O'Leary
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'I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.' - Spinoza
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"I thought [Ulysses] was wonderful—it was funny, the language was magical.”
#RichardHamilton on Joyce
(..The Transmogrifications of Bloom..) #Bloomsday
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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'as the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has repeatedly pointed out, the spending increases we have awarded ourselves in recent years, and which are planned for the coming years, are paid for by revenues that are uncertain – and may be entirely precarious.' #IFAC
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Pope Leo elected as ‘a safe pair of hands, to continue with the same old witter as a cover for doing nothing’ #SecularIrelandNow
January 31, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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www.politico.eu/article/keir...
#Brexit
Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market
Seemingly buoyed by a positive reception and a smaller-than-anticipated backlash, the British PM is now doubling down on his Brexit reset.
www.politico.eu
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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As, simultaneously, both a renter & an (extremely reluctant) landlord, this idea of 'home rent' is absolutely spot on from Michael Byrne: Playing from 19:30 @hlinehan.bsky.social #InsidePolitics
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Will the Government's rent control legislation help tenants?
open.spotify.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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'2026 will be remembered as the year #Europe responded to this new world by proving another path is possible. From energy to security, we are strengthening our #StrategicIndependence.. ..strength today is not built through isolation, but diversification.'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe is not retreating behind tariff walls, but diversifying
The EU and India are showing a different way forward in today’s fractious world
www.irishtimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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'the system needs sustained investment from Government, including a public electronic health record, and a commitment to joined-up systems – public and private; acute and community – that work together.'
👏 Ronan Glynn
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
A to-do list for Government: what one thing could it accomplish in 2026?
Voices from across Irish life choose a single thing the Government should – and could – try to accomplish in its second year in office
www.irishtimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Cycling and walking funds of €360m allocated to councils
Cycling and walking funds of €360m allocated to councils
More than one-quarter of active travel and greenway funds for Dublin projects
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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'I also want [my children] to live in a country that is not perpetually defined and deformed by this crisis of fully functioning free market capitalism.'
~ Mark O'Connell
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026... @irishtimes.com
Mark O’Connell: I want my children to be able to stay in this country – that shouldn’t be too much to ask
Is the economic order under which we live even capable of providing us with basic necessities?
www.irishtimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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Mary McAleese: Baptism is a key Catholic recruitment tool. It denies babies their human rights
Mary McAleese: Baptism is a key Catholic recruitment tool. It denies babies their human rights
Rite & Reason: No one is Catholic by birth and the notion of ‘Baptismal promises’ is risible
www.irishtimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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news.rte.ie
People are being invited to submit their thoughts and ideas on the education system in a process that will feed into the establishment of a national convention looking at the future of education
Department seeks views on future of education system
People are being invited to submit their thoughts and ideas on the education system in a process that will feed into the establishment of a national convention looking at the future of education.
www.rte.ie
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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'A few relatively quick remedies could help alleviate some of the symptoms [of Dublin's transport crisis]'
Excellent from @hlinehan.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Hugh Linehan: Dublin’s traffic nightmare: Why are we ignoring a few quick fixes?
Babies born at the time of the metro announcement are now young adults resigned to taking hours to travel a few kilometres
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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'The queues at the blood donation clinics are a happy reminder that we are all still capable of selfless acts.' #GiveBlood
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
Blood simple: Alison Healy on the vital importance of a selfless, life-saving act
Irish people should be world leaders at offering our blood to strangers but, unfortunately, we are not
www.irishtimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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worst case scenario - electric car with a battery produced in China and driven in Poland still emits 37% less CO2 than petrol. In the best case scenario, an electric car with a battery produced in Sweden and driven in Sweden can emit 83% less than petrol.
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/how...
How clean are electric cars?
How much CO2 can electric cars really save compared to diesel and petrol cars? To answer this question we have developed a tool (see below) that compiles…
www.transportenvironment.org
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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‘Children of Time’ whips, if you like sci-fi at all you should read it. defector.com/the-best-thi...
The Best Things We Read In 2025 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith Thanks to Wake Up Dead Man, I have reentered my murder mystery phase, which h...
defector.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Harrowing
www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/1...
Neglected emergencies: seven humanitarian crises you may have missed in 2025
From Sudan to Honduras many millions of people are suffering and dying in crises that receive relatively little international attention
www.irishtimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Excellent, accurate, review from Louisa Carroll
#DublinGothic
www.rte.ie/culture/2025... @abbeytheatre.bsky.social
Reviewed: Dublin Gothic at the Abbey is a 'rollicking romp'
'Two hours is a short time and an eternity: to use two hours of public time is a fine art.' Barbara Bergin's new play at the Abbey brings theatre director Peter Brook's words to mind.
www.rte.ie
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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'the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement' #Brexit www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe
In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Relevant, albeit bleak, piece from @fergalbowers.bsky.social.
news.rte.ie RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Dec 28
Many of the big health issues in 2025 have been with us for some considerable time, with a number likely to be the subject of major inquiries and official reports in 2026, writes Fergal Bowers.
Persisting issues in health among the year's big stories
Many of the big health issues that dominated this year have been with us for some considerable time.
www.rte.ie
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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'the latest review “strongly supports the positive safety profile of vaccines used during childhood and pregnancy” and “confirms the absence of a causal link with autism spectrum disorders”.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), following a new review of global scientific ev...
news.un.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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'the fascist trope of Europe’s “civilisational erasure” is officially embedded in the new US National Security Strategy'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Fintan O'Toole: This is a column about the Opium War - all resemblance to living people entirely intended
For the opium lords of 1839, think the tech bros of 2025. For opium, think algorithms
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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'14.8% of the [Irish] population were living in a household that cannot afford two or more of the 11 basic deprivation items - e.g. adequate heating, being unable to afford new clothes or a meal with meat, chicken, fish, or vegetarian equivalent'
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Only top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, surveyors say
Price of two-bed apartment ranges from €480,000 to €650,000, says Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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We need to implement #Sláintecare in full. Patients should be prioritised based on clinical needs, not income.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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"International criminal justice is not an abstraction. ICC cases concern thousands of victims.. ..They speak of their suffering, of thousands of corpses, the maimed and orphans. When the court is attacked, it is the victims who are silenced.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Mark O'Connell: ICC judges wanted Netanyahu arrested. Now they’re being targeted by Trump
US sanctions making normal life impossible for International Criminal Court officials who issued war crimes arrest warrants
www.irishtimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Someday, BusConnects is supposed to bring safer cycle paths to Malahide Road – but what happens until then?'

We'll get there.. ..eventually..
www.dublininquirer.com/someday-busc...
Someday, BusConnects is supposed to bring safer cycle paths to Malahide Road – but what happens until then?
“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM