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The EU Court has found that we have failed to even bring in the laws we’d need to comply with our obligations to combat water pollution.
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The EU Court has found that we have failed to even bring in the laws we’d need to comply with our obligations to combat water pollution.
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‘The Great Famine was one of the first humanitarian crises to attract global attention and co-ordinated international relief.’
Niamh Gallagher on a new history of Ireland’s catastrophe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Niamh Gallagher on a new history of Ireland’s catastrophe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Niamh Gallagher · Carrion and Earth: Ireland’s Great Famine
Although Ireland had endured earlier famines – including one in the 1740s that, proportionally, claimed more lives...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
‘The Great Famine was one of the first humanitarian crises to attract global attention and co-ordinated international relief.’
Niamh Gallagher on a new history of Ireland’s catastrophe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Niamh Gallagher on a new history of Ireland’s catastrophe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
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Irish cancer services face ‘critical strain’ with funding and staffing shortfalls
Irish cancer services face ‘critical strain’ with funding and staffing shortfalls
Ireland’s cancer services were once ‘the jewel in the crown’ of the health service, but delayed diagnoses and staff shortages have diminished patient care
dlvr.it
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Irish cancer services face ‘critical strain’ with funding and staffing shortfalls
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Q: Why was the person responsible for the Blackwater fish kill never found?
A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.
I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.
I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
CountryWide - RTÉ Radio 1
The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.
www.rte.ie
October 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Q: Why was the person responsible for the Blackwater fish kill never found?
A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.
I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.
I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Nobody can be blamed for the largest fish kill in Irish history Everyone along the Blackwater River was complying with the rules.
Might the rules no longer be fit for purpose?
#Climate #Biodiversity #Rivers
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Might the rules no longer be fit for purpose?
#Climate #Biodiversity #Rivers
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
How to restore river health
The report on the River Blackwater fish kill published this week was inconclusive, with no enough evidence to say what was to blame for the largest fish kill in Irish history. We discuss the impact of...
www.rte.ie
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Nobody can be blamed for the largest fish kill in Irish history Everyone along the Blackwater River was complying with the rules.
Might the rules no longer be fit for purpose?
#Climate #Biodiversity #Rivers
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Might the rules no longer be fit for purpose?
#Climate #Biodiversity #Rivers
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Important question in the Dail today after the RTE Prime Time expose on the sale of data about people's locations
@ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?
@ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?
September 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Important question in the Dail today after the RTE Prime Time expose on the sale of data about people's locations
@ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?
@ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?
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A Co Down woman who set up a lockdown project focused on getting more women into fly fishing has spoken of the massive health and well-being benefits of the pastime, which has only grown in popularity, writes Midlands Correspondent Sinéad Hussey.
Fly fishing for women growing in popularity nationwide
A Co Down woman who set up a lockdown project focused on getting more women into fly fishing has spoken of the massive health and well-being benefits of the pastime, which has only grown in popularity...
www.rte.ie
August 31, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A Co Down woman who set up a lockdown project focused on getting more women into fly fishing has spoken of the massive health and well-being benefits of the pastime, which has only grown in popularity, writes Midlands Correspondent Sinéad Hussey.
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It maybe the 21st Century but still nobody messes with the Síth.
‘Fairy tree’ retention part of go-ahead for Rathnew development
‘Fairy tree’ retention part of go-ahead for Rathnew development
Scheme envisages 223 units
www.irishtimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It maybe the 21st Century but still nobody messes with the Síth.
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One by one our waterways are being poisoned to death to maintain buoyant farm exports. The Boyne is just the latest to enter its death rattle phase.
www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...
www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...
River Boyne salmon in crisis as Inland Fisheries Ireland warns of critical decline
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued stark warnings about the status of Atlantic salmon in the River Boyne, confirming that stocks have fallen to some of the lowest levels on record, with surviva...
www.independent.ie
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
One by one our waterways are being poisoned to death to maintain buoyant farm exports. The Boyne is just the latest to enter its death rattle phase.
www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...
www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...
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Windows 10 support shutdown offers window of opportunity for a Linux OS developed in Dublin
Windows 10 support shutdown offers window of opportunity for a Linux OS developed in Dublin
Zorin OS, created by two brothers, blends speed and privacy of Linux with design and ease-of-use that laptop users expect
www.irishtimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Windows 10 support shutdown offers window of opportunity for a Linux OS developed in Dublin
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Another fish kill, another shrug
When will Ireland respect its rivers? - A beautifully written article.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/river...
When will Ireland respect its rivers? - A beautifully written article.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/river...
Another fish kill, another shrug: When will Ireland respect its rivers?
Professor Rónán Collins is a keen angler and is horrified at the recent fish kill in the River Blackwater. He asks why we continue to treat our waterways like sewers.
www.thejournal.ie
August 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Another fish kill, another shrug
When will Ireland respect its rivers? - A beautifully written article.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/river...
When will Ireland respect its rivers? - A beautifully written article.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/river...
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‘He wonders why useful labour is so undervalued and useless labour so heavily remunerated. Is capitalism doing something supposedly foreclosed by the profit motive?’
@leninology.bsky.social on David Graeber: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@leninology.bsky.social on David Graeber: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard Seymour · Baseline Communism: David Graeber’s Innovations
Graeber seems to have had most fun as an outsider, a movement anthropologist wending his way among anticapitalist...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
‘He wonders why useful labour is so undervalued and useless labour so heavily remunerated. Is capitalism doing something supposedly foreclosed by the profit motive?’
@leninology.bsky.social on David Graeber: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@leninology.bsky.social on David Graeber: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
August 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
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Yet another problem Keir Starmer just refuses to address www.ft.com/content/60b5...
July 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Yet another problem Keir Starmer just refuses to address www.ft.com/content/60b5...
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Nach robh cothrom agaibh èisteachd ri òraidean Rhind a ghabh Simon Taylor am mìos seo chaidh? Tha iad uile rin cluainntinn air-loidhne a-nis!
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Did you miss Simon Taylor's Rhind lectures last month? They are all available to listen to online now!
buff.ly/lBOcD7M
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Placenames
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Did you miss Simon Taylor's Rhind lectures last month? They are all available to listen to online now!
buff.ly/lBOcD7M
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Placenames
Rhind Lectures 2025
Scotland's Place-Names by Dr Simon Taylor The Rhind Lectures 2025: Place-names make a unique contribution to our understanding of how we humans have interact...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Nach robh cothrom agaibh èisteachd ri òraidean Rhind a ghabh Simon Taylor am mìos seo chaidh? Tha iad uile rin cluainntinn air-loidhne a-nis!
~
Did you miss Simon Taylor's Rhind lectures last month? They are all available to listen to online now!
buff.ly/lBOcD7M
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Placenames
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Did you miss Simon Taylor's Rhind lectures last month? They are all available to listen to online now!
buff.ly/lBOcD7M
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Placenames
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Someone noticed that we were only the third most expensive place in Europe to charge an EV, thankfully that's been rectified and we're now the most expensive. So expensive in fact that uniquely burning petrol here is cheaper.
switcher.ie/car-insuranc...
switcher.ie/car-insuranc...
July 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Someone noticed that we were only the third most expensive place in Europe to charge an EV, thankfully that's been rectified and we're now the most expensive. So expensive in fact that uniquely burning petrol here is cheaper.
switcher.ie/car-insuranc...
switcher.ie/car-insuranc...
Sigh...
Welcome to life online if you have a 'special character' in your name. It’s an interesting sort of problem: infuriating to some; invisible to most. https://on.ft.com/4kSGwdg
July 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sigh...
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Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
go.nature.com/4ma1Goc
go.nature.com/4ma1Goc
How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
Journals and conference organizers could do more to help researchers overcome language barriers, but artificial intelligence might widen inequalities, warns Tatsuya Amano.
go.nature.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science
go.nature.com/4ma1Goc
go.nature.com/4ma1Goc
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine humans checking AI didn't make a mistake – forever
If you want a picture of the future, imagine humans checking AI didn't make a mistake – forever
CEOs will chase illusory profits as workers are left to pick defective items from an agentic production line
Column Agentic AI will make jobs – but many will involve picking its failures off automated conveyor belts.…
dlvr.it
July 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine humans checking AI didn't make a mistake – forever
"Parents’ use of AI in making complaints means schools are having to deal with complex letters loaded with references to the law, leaders warn"
Now Imagine this happening across all the services industries - insurance, banking, law. The unintended consequences of AI...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Now Imagine this happening across all the services industries - insurance, banking, law. The unintended consequences of AI...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Schools face ‘unsustainable’ rise in AI-generated complaints
Parents’ use of AI in making complaints means schools are having to deal with complex letters loaded with references to the law, leaders warn
www.tes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Parents’ use of AI in making complaints means schools are having to deal with complex letters loaded with references to the law, leaders warn"
Now Imagine this happening across all the services industries - insurance, banking, law. The unintended consequences of AI...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Now Imagine this happening across all the services industries - insurance, banking, law. The unintended consequences of AI...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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‘He maintains that there are no original stories; folk tales too are excavations, shafts going down into the past.’
Adam Mars-Jones on Alan Garner: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Mars-Jones on Alan Garner: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Mars-Jones · Selective Luddism: On Alan Garner
Children’s books revisited in later life may disappoint, but they are immune to the embarrassment associated with...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘He maintains that there are no original stories; folk tales too are excavations, shafts going down into the past.’
Adam Mars-Jones on Alan Garner: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Mars-Jones on Alan Garner: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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A really important investigation.
Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?
Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?
Over €250,000 in public funds have been used to help Irish dairy giants push products in West Africa, according to a new investigation by @desmog.com and @premiumtimesng.bsky.social.
The cheap substitute 'milk' is ‘putting small scale farmers out of business’.
jrnl.ie/6762380
The cheap substitute 'milk' is ‘putting small scale farmers out of business’.
jrnl.ie/6762380
Thousands in Irish public money spent on pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa
Products made from milk, with the natural fat removed and replaced with vegetable oil, were among those promoted in trade missions and campaigns.
jrnl.ie
July 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A really important investigation.
Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?
Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?