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Journalist, media monitor, ally, advocate, voracious reader, music lover and travel addict.
Bluebells in Charleville Demesne, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
May 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bluebells in Charleville Demesne, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
Just back from a week on the beautiful island of Madeira, plenty of walks, some challenging, stunning scenery, it's only a 3.5 hours flight away from Ireland. I would highly recommend.
April 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Just back from a week on the beautiful island of Madeira, plenty of walks, some challenging, stunning scenery, it's only a 3.5 hours flight away from Ireland. I would highly recommend.
Pushing all buttons, blowing all dog whistles, telling multiple untruths
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www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Tucker Carlson’s Conor McGregor interview: Pushing all buttons, blowing all dog whistles, telling multiple untruths
Review: The MMA fighter was given a soapbox on YouTube to air political views
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April 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pushing all buttons, blowing all dog whistles, telling multiple untruths
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
It was Clarkie rather than Charlie in the chocolate factory when I visited Bon Chocolatiers in Tullamore
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Love and Easter eggs: How one couple turned their passion into a thriving chocolate business
With their creations acclaimed across social media, Daniel Linehan and Georgia Quealy are enjoying their busiest year ever
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April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
It was Clarkie rather than Charlie in the chocolate factory when I visited Bon Chocolatiers in Tullamore
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
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Newgrange tombs not just burial places for elite, new study shows
Archeologists’ findings indicate that life in Neolithic Ireland was less hierarchical than previously thought
www.irishtimes.com/history/2025...
Archeologists’ findings indicate that life in Neolithic Ireland was less hierarchical than previously thought
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Newgrange tombs not just burial places for elite, new study shows
Archeologists’ findings indicate that life in Neolithic Ireland was less hierarchical than previously thought
www.irishtimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Newgrange tombs not just burial places for elite, new study shows
Archeologists’ findings indicate that life in Neolithic Ireland was less hierarchical than previously thought
www.irishtimes.com/history/2025...
Archeologists’ findings indicate that life in Neolithic Ireland was less hierarchical than previously thought
www.irishtimes.com/history/2025...
Not New Orleans or Paris, but Clonminch Cemetery, Tullamore, Ireland. April 2025.
April 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Not New Orleans or Paris, but Clonminch Cemetery, Tullamore, Ireland. April 2025.
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Smelling sweet with natural deodorants made in Cork
Smelling sweet with natural deodorants made in Cork
New Innovator: When Ben Breslin of Vico Naturals couldn’t find a sustainable natural deodorant to meet his standards, he created one himself
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March 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Smelling sweet with natural deodorants made in Cork
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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
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"Picture it as badly as you possibly can and it will not be as bad as it really is."
Thinking about this report from a participant in the battle of Camden in 1780
Thinking about this report from a participant in the battle of Camden in 1780
March 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Picture it as badly as you possibly can and it will not be as bad as it really is."
Thinking about this report from a participant in the battle of Camden in 1780
Thinking about this report from a participant in the battle of Camden in 1780
Spring has sprung
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www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
Vernal equinox marks the emergence of spring
That’s Maths: The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from sun to Earth, the sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night are approximately equal
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March 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Spring has sprung
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A day late, but the sentiment remains the same. We will remember.
March 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A day late, but the sentiment remains the same. We will remember.
For the weekend that's in it ...
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youtu.be/MeIcN6KJSlU
St Patrick’s Day 2025 – Celebrating Irish change-makers across the globe #stpatricksday
YouTube video by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland
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March 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For the weekend that's in it ...
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For the weekend that's in it ... #GlobalIreland x.com/dfatirl/stat...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For the weekend that's in it ... #GlobalIreland x.com/dfatirl/stat...
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“The Supreme One enjoys using punishment and executions as a sign of his authority… his subordinates, in their terror, conceal the truth and utter compliments, and do not dare speak out about his faults…”
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
March 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“The Supreme One enjoys using punishment and executions as a sign of his authority… his subordinates, in their terror, conceal the truth and utter compliments, and do not dare speak out about his faults…”
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
Sima Qian, a historian writing c100BC, describes the First Emperor of China
I received this book as a gift on the day my daughter was born in 1995. It remains a favourite for many reasons. #worldbookday2025
March 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I received this book as a gift on the day my daughter was born in 1995. It remains a favourite for many reasons. #worldbookday2025
Loved reading this evocative piece from my former colleague Yvonne Judge. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Old beatniks can still be found among San Francisco’s tech bros and robocars
You can smell people getting legally high almost as soon as you land
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March 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Loved reading this evocative piece from my former colleague Yvonne Judge. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Inching towards the next milestone ...
March 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Inching towards the next milestone ...
NUJ Ireland
Freelance Forum Spring 2025
Mark your diary now, and reserve your place today for Freelance Forum Spring 2025 on Monday 14 April, Connolly Hall, Dublin 1. Keeping student & freelance journalists up to date.
€5 NUJ members/students, €20 for others.
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
Freelance Forum Spring 2025
Mark your diary now, and reserve your place today for Freelance Forum Spring 2025 on Monday 14 April, Connolly Hall, Dublin 1. Keeping student & freelance journalists up to date.
€5 NUJ members/students, €20 for others.
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
Freelance Forum Spring 2025 – Dublin Freelance
The Spring 2025 Freelance Forum will consist of a one-day in person event at Connolly Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin 1. [Closest LUAS stops at BusÁras]
dublinfreelance.org
February 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NUJ Ireland
Freelance Forum Spring 2025
Mark your diary now, and reserve your place today for Freelance Forum Spring 2025 on Monday 14 April, Connolly Hall, Dublin 1. Keeping student & freelance journalists up to date.
€5 NUJ members/students, €20 for others.
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
Freelance Forum Spring 2025
Mark your diary now, and reserve your place today for Freelance Forum Spring 2025 on Monday 14 April, Connolly Hall, Dublin 1. Keeping student & freelance journalists up to date.
€5 NUJ members/students, €20 for others.
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
Best analysis yet ...
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www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Patrick Freyne: Jack Reacher’s still wandering from town to town, like the 2FM Roadcaster
Reacher’s inevitable fisticuffs are an adorable masculine power fantasy, there to soothe struggling menfolk in the audience
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February 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Best analysis yet ...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
This time 10 years ago I started work on the best job ever. Looking forward to commemorating 10 years of marriage equality in Ireland in May. Still much work to be done.
February 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This time 10 years ago I started work on the best job ever. Looking forward to commemorating 10 years of marriage equality in Ireland in May. Still much work to be done.