Andy Heffernan
@andy-heffernan.bsky.social
Current Affairs, Rugby, All things Dementia, EU, Palestine, Balkans, Congo, Defence Forces. Recent convert to Fontaines DC. All opinions my own.
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
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Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has announced that dementia will, for the first time, be formally ratified within the new UN Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has announced that dementia will, for the first time, be formally ratified within the new UN Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.
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#FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in Gaza
The attacks killed 46 children and 20 women and injured over 200 people, according to #Gaza’s health ministry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in Gaza
The attacks killed 46 children and 20 women and injured over 200 people, according to #Gaza’s health ministry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in Gaza
The attacks killed 46 children and 20 women and injured over 200 people, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
www.wsws.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#FreePalestine #GazaGenocide
Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in Gaza
The attacks killed 46 children and 20 women and injured over 200 people, according to #Gaza’s health ministry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Israel massacres 100 Palestinians in a single day in Gaza
The attacks killed 46 children and 20 women and injured over 200 people, according to #Gaza’s health ministry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Did you attend the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference #35AEC in Bologna earlier this month? Have some feedback to share with the organising team? Please take a few moments to complete the delegate feedback survey, via this link: bit.ly/35AEC_Feedback
Closes Friday 31/10!
Closes Friday 31/10!
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Did you attend the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference #35AEC in Bologna earlier this month? Have some feedback to share with the organising team? Please take a few moments to complete the delegate feedback survey, via this link: bit.ly/35AEC_Feedback
Closes Friday 31/10!
Closes Friday 31/10!
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"In southern Lebanon, daily [ #Israeli occupation] drone patrols hover above villages, launching strikes with no warning."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMZ...
#Israel #IsraelNews #Lebanon #LebanonNews #MiddleEast #MiddleEastNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMZ...
#Israel #IsraelNews #Lebanon #LebanonNews #MiddleEast #MiddleEastNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
WATCH: Returning Home to a War Zone
YouTube video by Drop Site News
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"In southern Lebanon, daily [ #Israeli occupation] drone patrols hover above villages, launching strikes with no warning."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMZ...
#Israel #IsraelNews #Lebanon #LebanonNews #MiddleEast #MiddleEastNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUMZ...
#Israel #IsraelNews #Lebanon #LebanonNews #MiddleEast #MiddleEastNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
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The Land in Winter, by Andrew Miller, ‘is about the tensions within marriage and other relationships and those tensions are the same today as they were back then.’
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Land in Winter, by Andrew Miller, ‘is about the tensions within marriage and other relationships and those tensions are the same today as they were back then.’
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
@hodderfiction.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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You know that classic Edward Hopper painting evoking isolation and despair? We used AI to make it look terrible for no reason
August 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
You know that classic Edward Hopper painting evoking isolation and despair? We used AI to make it look terrible for no reason
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All surviving former IDF Chiefs of Staff, Mossad directors, Shin Bet Chiefs and Police Commissioners have issued a joint statement warning Israel that Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. (Restart Israel)
August 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All surviving former IDF Chiefs of Staff, Mossad directors, Shin Bet Chiefs and Police Commissioners have issued a joint statement warning Israel that Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. (Restart Israel)
Strange headline which could lead to misinterpretation. Does that suggest it's OK so, or does it mean it's more serious because of potential comorbidities/vulnerabilities in older people?
All patients in Listeriosis outbreak are older people, says regulator
All patients in Listeriosis outbreak are older people, says regulator
Food Safety Authority of Ireland reports one death and nine cases remaining
www.irishtimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Strange headline which could lead to misinterpretation. Does that suggest it's OK so, or does it mean it's more serious because of potential comorbidities/vulnerabilities in older people?
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My latest, from the Israel-Gaza border, where I listened in as tour groups came to view the ruins of Gaza: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
July 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My latest, from the Israel-Gaza border, where I listened in as tour groups came to view the ruins of Gaza: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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This deserves boosting. The EU won't publicise it.
July 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This deserves boosting. The EU won't publicise it.
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“The EU has no soul” - an EU diplomat tells me this evening during a conversation about how the EU is refusing to take any action against israel for its atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.
Meanwhile, the IDF use a 500lb bomb on a cafe in Gaza
Meanwhile, the IDF use a 500lb bomb on a cafe in Gaza
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“The EU has no soul” - an EU diplomat tells me this evening during a conversation about how the EU is refusing to take any action against israel for its atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.
Meanwhile, the IDF use a 500lb bomb on a cafe in Gaza
Meanwhile, the IDF use a 500lb bomb on a cafe in Gaza
So important to hear from those affected by young onset dementia. Particularly heartening to hear the story of a military colleague and rugby teammate who has given so much back, together with his wife Liz, despite his diagnosis.
Dementia diagnosis ‘a very lonely experience at first’: advocacy group calls for counselling support
Dementia diagnosis ‘a very lonely experience at first’: advocacy group calls for counselling support
Alzheimer Society of Ireland calls for €9m investment in dementia supports, including post-diagnosis counselling
www.irishtimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So important to hear from those affected by young onset dementia. Particularly heartening to hear the story of a military colleague and rugby teammate who has given so much back, together with his wife Liz, despite his diagnosis.
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We have to view US tech companies as potential hostages - or active agents - of a semi, or full hostile US Government. This is a critical illustration of that.
Irish government and public agencies need to take note.
Irish government and public agencies need to take note.
Microsoft recently suspended the email acc. of an Intl Criminal Court prosecutor in The Hague. It wasn’t just a technical glitch. The move sparked fears that Trump could use America’s tech dominance to go after its critics, even in friendly countries like the Netherlands. apnews.com/article/icc-...
Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.
apnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We have to view US tech companies as potential hostages - or active agents - of a semi, or full hostile US Government. This is a critical illustration of that.
Irish government and public agencies need to take note.
Irish government and public agencies need to take note.
Who the hell do the US think they are. Rogue state status.
US warns nations against attending UN conference on two-state solution
US warns nations against attending UN conference on two-state solution
Washington says recognition of Palestinian state would be seen as acting against US interests
www.irishtimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Who the hell do the US think they are. Rogue state status.
I wrote the Leas Cross report. Two decades on, has anything changed in Irish nursing homes?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Prof Des O'Neill: I wrote the Leas Cross report. Two decades on, has anything changed in Irish nursing homes?
RTÉ documentary made clear that Hiqa cannot assure the public of appropriate and dignified care standards in nursing homes
www.irishtimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wrote the Leas Cross report. Two decades on, has anything changed in Irish nursing homes?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
University will no longer facilitate Erasmus+ exchange agreements with Israeli colleges
www.irishtimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
‘Dementia is just one part of who they are. My husband’s underlying personality hasn’t really changed’
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My husband has dementia. But it is just one part of who he is
How early-onset Alzheimer’s has changed the lives of one Irish couple
www.irishtimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
‘Dementia is just one part of who they are. My husband’s underlying personality hasn’t really changed’
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...