Billy Linehan 🇪🇺🇮🇪
@billylinehan.bsky.social
Adviser for Business & more! Irish Tech News | Celtar Advisers | StartUp Ballymun | Dublin, Ireland. Grower of ideas, businesses, communities - & food. www.linkedin.com/in/billylinehan & https://tidycal.com/celtaradvisers #historymatters
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![The Dowth cairn is 85 metres in diameter and 15 metres high,[3] and surrounded by 115 large kerbstones, some of which are decorated. Quartz was found fallen outside the kerbing, suggesting that the entrance to this tomb was surrounded by glittering white stone, as at Newgrange. Three stone-lined passages lead into the mound from the west. These comprise two passage tombs (known as Dowth North and Dowth South) and a souterrain.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2apsukog3vg45xrn4jnurkp/bafkreigk7htsitfytfpeglb5ywl47zohwnf2zsop45iix5by6fjh5zkzti@jpeg)
We visited Dowth on a cold wet February day,least known of 3 principal megalithic passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
No one else there, no buses or queues,
& free
@neiljackman.bsky.social @opwireland.bsky.social
#newgrange #dowth #megalithic #woldheritage
No one else there, no buses or queues,
& free
@neiljackman.bsky.social @opwireland.bsky.social
#newgrange #dowth #megalithic #woldheritage
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McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: A McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - its people’s rights and future must be protected - but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: A McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - its people’s rights and future must be protected - but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"The issue I have is not that Ireland is pro-Palestinian - I believe in the autonomy and rights of the Palestinian people – but that it is so aggressively anti-Israel"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Democracy Is in Trouble.
This Region Is Turning to Its People.
A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government
Citizen's Assembly for local government?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
This Region Is Turning to Its People.
A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government
Citizen's Assembly for local government?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Democracy Is in Trouble.
This Region Is Turning to Its People.
A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government
Citizen's Assembly for local government?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
This Region Is Turning to Its People.
A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government
Citizen's Assembly for local government?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
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Below, I question Paul Kearns' (Irish Times journalist & self-described "Israeli Dad") understanding of the make up & psychopathology of Israeli society as well as his grasp of the complexities of intergenerational Holocaust trauma.
His article: bit.ly/3IyXYX0
His article: bit.ly/3IyXYX0
September 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Below, I question Paul Kearns' (Irish Times journalist & self-described "Israeli Dad") understanding of the make up & psychopathology of Israeli society as well as his grasp of the complexities of intergenerational Holocaust trauma.
His article: bit.ly/3IyXYX0
His article: bit.ly/3IyXYX0
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Well that was a battle!
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well that was a battle!
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
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Well that was a battle!
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well that was a battle!
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
One side in it,
so many cards (4), 18 penos against us,
down to 12 for much of game.
South Africa are world champions, can see why.
Second home game lost this year.
#irevrsa #irishrugby
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Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
America Today
Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want government to follow “gold standard” science.
This week, the US public health agency changed its website to contradict the scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want government to follow “gold standard” science.
This week, the US public health agency changed its website to contradict the scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism.
apnews.com/article/trum...
RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
America Today
Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want government to follow “gold standard” science.
This week, the US public health agency changed its website to contradict the scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want government to follow “gold standard” science.
This week, the US public health agency changed its website to contradict the scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Christian, Jewish, Alevi and Yazidi communities face ongoing discrimination in Turkey: report www.turkishminute.com/2025/11/21/c...
Christian, Jewish, Alevi and Yazidi communities face ongoing discrimination in Turkey: report - Turkish Minute
A new global report says religious minorities in Turkey face growing hostility, citing hate speech, attacks on houses of worship and policies favoring the Sunni Muslim majority at the expense of Christians,...
www.turkishminute.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Christian, Jewish, Alevi and Yazidi communities face ongoing discrimination in Turkey: report www.turkishminute.com/2025/11/21/c...
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🦇 #NationalTreeWeek celebrates its 50th year and it starts today! Around three quarters of British bat species are known to roost in trees. Trees also provide shelter and attract a diverse range of insect species for bats to feed on! Learn more: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🦇 #NationalTreeWeek celebrates its 50th year and it starts today! Around three quarters of British bat species are known to roost in trees. Trees also provide shelter and attract a diverse range of insect species for bats to feed on! Learn more: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
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Together with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu, we have spoken to President Zelenskyy.
From day one, Europe has stood with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
We have been working for a just and sustainable peace with Ukraine and for Ukraine together with our friends and partners.
From day one, Europe has stood with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
We have been working for a just and sustainable peace with Ukraine and for Ukraine together with our friends and partners.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Together with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu, we have spoken to President Zelenskyy.
From day one, Europe has stood with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
We have been working for a just and sustainable peace with Ukraine and for Ukraine together with our friends and partners.
From day one, Europe has stood with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
We have been working for a just and sustainable peace with Ukraine and for Ukraine together with our friends and partners.
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As the Budget looms, Labour is ignoring the most obvious cause of Britain's economic woes: Brexit. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As the Budget looms, Labour is ignoring the most obvious cause of Britain's economic woes: Brexit. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations
- who pays for water pollution?
- who profits from water pollution?
#nitrates
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
- who pays for water pollution?
- who profits from water pollution?
#nitrates
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations
Half of the farms inspected by Cork County Council under the National Agriculture Inspection Programme (NAIP) this year have failed to comply with the government’s Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) reg...
www.independent.ie
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations
- who pays for water pollution?
- who profits from water pollution?
#nitrates
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
- who pays for water pollution?
- who profits from water pollution?
#nitrates
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
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Ecofeminist & Podemos leader @ionebelarra.bsky.social opposes support for Ukraine 'the US is the only beneficiary of the conflict. We demand that this arms race be stopped and that this money be allocated to education and healthcare'.
Kneel down before Putin's Russia?
Kneel down before Putin's Russia?
Por lo que sabemos, hoy el presidente formaliza con Zelensky una nueva compra de material militar a Trump. Casi tres años de guerra después EEUU es el único beneficiado del conflicto. Exigimos que se detenga la deriva armamentística y se destine ese dinero a educación y sanidad.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ecofeminist & Podemos leader @ionebelarra.bsky.social opposes support for Ukraine 'the US is the only beneficiary of the conflict. We demand that this arms race be stopped and that this money be allocated to education and healthcare'.
Kneel down before Putin's Russia?
Kneel down before Putin's Russia?
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Celebrating cattle turnips in revolutionary France
Today is Duodi the 2nd of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate cattle turnips.#JacobinDay
More information on cattle turnips
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate cattle turnips.#JacobinDay
More information on cattle turnips
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Celebrating cattle turnips in revolutionary France
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Thanks for following along. I’m here for all things history. But posting mostly on the history of Ireland, America, Britain, and the wider Atlantic world, 1650-1850.
November 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Thanks for following along. I’m here for all things history. But posting mostly on the history of Ireland, America, Britain, and the wider Atlantic world, 1650-1850.
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🕯🇺🇦 Today we honor the memory of millions of Ukrainians whose lives were taken by one of the most terrible tragedies in human history - Holodomor.
It was a crime carried out by Moscow totalitarian state. A crime whose purpose was not only to take away bread, but also to break spirit of Ukrainians.
It was a crime carried out by Moscow totalitarian state. A crime whose purpose was not only to take away bread, but also to break spirit of Ukrainians.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🕯🇺🇦 Today we honor the memory of millions of Ukrainians whose lives were taken by one of the most terrible tragedies in human history - Holodomor.
It was a crime carried out by Moscow totalitarian state. A crime whose purpose was not only to take away bread, but also to break spirit of Ukrainians.
It was a crime carried out by Moscow totalitarian state. A crime whose purpose was not only to take away bread, but also to break spirit of Ukrainians.
Yeah, Russia deciding deployment of Irish troops as part of UN Security Council is worth keeping?
Russian signal involved in incident of blocking communications in Irish-controlled airspace
#triplelock #irishcampists #usefulidiots?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Russian signal involved in incident of blocking communications in Irish-controlled airspace
#triplelock #irishcampists #usefulidiots?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Russian signal involved in incident of blocking communications in Irish-controlled airspace
Russia has been engaged in the jamming of civilian aircraft communications and GPS signals since the start of its invasion of Ukraine
www.irishtimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Yeah, Russia deciding deployment of Irish troops as part of UN Security Council is worth keeping?
Russian signal involved in incident of blocking communications in Irish-controlled airspace
#triplelock #irishcampists #usefulidiots?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Russian signal involved in incident of blocking communications in Irish-controlled airspace
#triplelock #irishcampists #usefulidiots?
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Celebrating cattle turnips in revolutionary France
Today is Duodi the 2nd of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate cattle turnips.#JacobinDay
More information on cattle turnips
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate cattle turnips.#JacobinDay
More information on cattle turnips
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Celebrating cattle turnips in revolutionary France
Ivana Bacik’s reckless and careless words are causing alarm among unionists,
and Labour supporters in Ireland
- undermines longstanding Irish Labour Party policy
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
and Labour supporters in Ireland
- undermines longstanding Irish Labour Party policy
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Newton Emerson: Ivana Bacik’s careless words are causing alarm among unionists
If this is how the Left chooses to present a united front, there will be wider ramifications
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ivana Bacik’s reckless and careless words are causing alarm among unionists,
and Labour supporters in Ireland
- undermines longstanding Irish Labour Party policy
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
and Labour supporters in Ireland
- undermines longstanding Irish Labour Party policy
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...