Stray Bullets Podcast
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The Stray Bullets podcast, frequently discusses the Royal Ulster Constabulary, plus many aspects of sectarian conflict, often drawing on my experiences as a former RUC Officer during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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A powerful, counterfactual tale set in Belfast during the mid-1970s, a time of harrowing sectarian conflict.
#books #selfpublished #NorthernIreland #terrorism #Troubles #novel #author
A powerful, counterfactual tale set in Belfast during the mid-1970s, a time of harrowing sectarian conflict.
#books #selfpublished #NorthernIreland #terrorism #Troubles #novel #author
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When Alexander the Great Rebuked Aristotle for Revealing Hidden Knowledge to the Masses
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When Alexander the Great Rebuked Aristotle for Revealing Hidden Knowledge to the Masses - GreekReporter.com
The student-teacher relationship between Alexander the Great and the philosopher Aristotle is a well-known chapter in the life of the king.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When Alexander the Great Rebuked Aristotle for Revealing Hidden Knowledge to the Masses
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greekreporter.com/2025/12/07/a...
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Canadian author discusses US under Donald Trump and says setting of dystopian novel has ‘become much closer’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The Lovers by Leonora Carrington (1987)
December 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Lovers by Leonora Carrington (1987)
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Deep in the Qandil peaks of Iraqi Kurdistan, guerrillas are cautiously preparing for a new life without bloodshed, after their leader called for a ceasefire
Inside the secret PKK mountain base as rebels lay down their arms
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December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Deep in the Qandil peaks of Iraqi Kurdistan, guerrillas are cautiously preparing for a new life without bloodshed, after their leader called for a ceasefire
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🏆 Winner of the 2025 @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Book Prize in the ‘Archaeology and the public’ category.
🎁 For the archaeology enthusiast – a guide to Ireland’s ancient wonders.
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🎁 For the archaeology enthusiast – a guide to Ireland’s ancient wonders.
👉 Gift someone an RIA publication this Christmas: shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
Knowth
Knowth, Co. Meath, has been a place of ritual and settlement from the beginning of the Neolithic to the modern era. It is a national monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Property: the ancient ...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🏆 Winner of the 2025 @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Book Prize in the ‘Archaeology and the public’ category.
🎁 For the archaeology enthusiast – a guide to Ireland’s ancient wonders.
👉 Gift someone an RIA publication this Christmas: shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
🎁 For the archaeology enthusiast – a guide to Ireland’s ancient wonders.
👉 Gift someone an RIA publication this Christmas: shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
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🎄 On the sixth day of #12PubsOfChristmas, we’re stepping into the Boyne Valley!
Knowth, edited by Helena King, explores Europe’s largest collection of megalithic art and the archaeological discoveries that shaped our understanding of this ancient site.
Knowth, edited by Helena King, explores Europe’s largest collection of megalithic art and the archaeological discoveries that shaped our understanding of this ancient site.
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎄 On the sixth day of #12PubsOfChristmas, we’re stepping into the Boyne Valley!
Knowth, edited by Helena King, explores Europe’s largest collection of megalithic art and the archaeological discoveries that shaped our understanding of this ancient site.
Knowth, edited by Helena King, explores Europe’s largest collection of megalithic art and the archaeological discoveries that shaped our understanding of this ancient site.
‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings up for auction
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‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing Lord of the Rings up for auction
It’s ‘the only desk belonging to Tolkien still in private hands’
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings up for auction
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Ireland’s youngest published novelist Isabella Coughlan celebrated in Derry for literary success
Ireland’s youngest published novelist Isabella Coughlan celebrated in Derry for literary success
Young author Isabella Coughlan has launched her new book Original Sin
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council hosted a special civic reception to celebrate young author Isabella Coughlan following the launch of her new book Original Sin. The talented Year 11 student from Castled
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December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ireland’s youngest published novelist Isabella Coughlan celebrated in Derry for literary success
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"The prospect of reading Beckett's letters quickens the blood like no other's, and one must hope to stay alive until the fourth volume is safely delivered."
Tom Stoppard, blurb on dust jacket of The Letters of Samuel Beckett 1929–1940 (2009)
Tom Stoppard, blurb on dust jacket of The Letters of Samuel Beckett 1929–1940 (2009)
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"The prospect of reading Beckett's letters quickens the blood like no other's, and one must hope to stay alive until the fourth volume is safely delivered."
Tom Stoppard, blurb on dust jacket of The Letters of Samuel Beckett 1929–1940 (2009)
Tom Stoppard, blurb on dust jacket of The Letters of Samuel Beckett 1929–1940 (2009)
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Sunday night delight 😈
Asylum of Satan (1972)
Asylum of Satan (1972)
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sunday night delight 😈
Asylum of Satan (1972)
Asylum of Satan (1972)
Discovery of ancient statues rewrites prehistoric human history
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Discovery of ancient statues rewrites prehistoric human history
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Discovery of ancient statues rewrites prehistoric human history
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
The Swedish metal band that saved a war museum in Hartlepool
From County Durham to Utah, Sabaton is taking its mission to teach history through rock worldwide
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...
From County Durham to Utah, Sabaton is taking its mission to teach history through rock worldwide
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...
The Swedish metal band that saved a war museum in Hartlepool
From County Durham to Utah, Sabaton is taking its mission to teach history through rock worldwide
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Swedish metal band that saved a war museum in Hartlepool
From County Durham to Utah, Sabaton is taking its mission to teach history through rock worldwide
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...
From County Durham to Utah, Sabaton is taking its mission to teach history through rock worldwide
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...
Novia Muerte (Dead Bride), Chalma, Mexico,
📷 Graciela Iturbide, 1986
📷 Graciela Iturbide, 1986
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Novia Muerte (Dead Bride), Chalma, Mexico,
📷 Graciela Iturbide, 1986
📷 Graciela Iturbide, 1986
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A legacy body is seeking witnesses to the death of a milkman and his son during rioting linked to the 1981 hunger strikes
Witness appeal into 1981 death of milkman and son in NI
A legacy body is seeking witnesses to the death of a milkman and his son during rioting linked to the 1981 hunger strikes.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A legacy body is seeking witnesses to the death of a milkman and his son during rioting linked to the 1981 hunger strikes