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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
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Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
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‘It’s the rubbish, female A-team!’ Derry Girl Lisa McGee on her hilarious new mystery thriller
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‘It’s the rubbish, female A-team!’ Derry Girl Lisa McGee on her hilarious new mystery thriller
After plundering her tearaway teens for the comedy classic, Lisa McGee is back with a Scooby-Doo-style caper. As How to Get to Heaven from Belfast hits our screens, she explains why the craic’s about ...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
‘It’s the rubbish, female A-team!’ Derry Girl Lisa McGee on her hilarious new mystery thriller
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How To Use RSS Feeds
It's hard to stay well informed on the Internet. Fortunately, there is a venerable technology, RSS feeds, which you can use to curate your own news feed.
#Technology
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It's hard to stay well informed on the Internet. Fortunately, there is a venerable technology, RSS feeds, which you can use to curate your own news feed.
#Technology
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How To Use RSS Feeds – Medi-Nerd 2
It’s hard to stay well informed on the Internet. Fortunately, there is a venerable technology, RSS feeds, which you can use to curate your own news feed.
medi-nerd.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
How To Use RSS Feeds
It's hard to stay well informed on the Internet. Fortunately, there is a venerable technology, RSS feeds, which you can use to curate your own news feed.
#Technology
medi-nerd.com/b/D9m
It's hard to stay well informed on the Internet. Fortunately, there is a venerable technology, RSS feeds, which you can use to curate your own news feed.
#Technology
medi-nerd.com/b/D9m
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Very pleased by President Connolly’s first official visit up North. She has set a significant tonal change in recognizing difference - be that experiences of the past, identity or aspirations for the future - which is much needed if reconciliation can be achieved. GRMMA! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'Languages should never divide us,' says President
President Catherine Connolly has said "languages should never divide us" while on an official three-day visit to Northern Ireland.
www.rte.ie
February 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Very pleased by President Connolly’s first official visit up North. She has set a significant tonal change in recognizing difference - be that experiences of the past, identity or aspirations for the future - which is much needed if reconciliation can be achieved. GRMMA! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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I'm totally pinching myself announcing this, but a film about my life journey rewilding a West Cork farm, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, will get its first screening at the Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday the 28th of this month.
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I'm totally pinching myself announcing this, but a film about my life journey rewilding a West Cork farm, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, will get its first screening at the Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday the 28th of this month.
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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I just cannot with Fianna Fáil.
They’re everything that’s wrong with this country.
They’re everything that’s wrong with this country.
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill claimed he was driving at 190km/h because he was eager to facilitate a meeting with the parents of children with profound disabilities.
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March.
www.rte.ie
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I just cannot with Fianna Fáil.
They’re everything that’s wrong with this country.
They’re everything that’s wrong with this country.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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The niche design garden is now open: a curated map of alternative digital and physical products for your everyday tasks
Some niche, others more popular, but made for authenticity
nichedesign.garden
Some niche, others more popular, but made for authenticity
nichedesign.garden
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The niche design garden is now open: a curated map of alternative digital and physical products for your everyday tasks
Some niche, others more popular, but made for authenticity
nichedesign.garden
Some niche, others more popular, but made for authenticity
nichedesign.garden
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After more than a year in the making, my self-published Niche design magazine is officially out.
Ditch trends, reject boredom.
Embrace niche design.
Grab a copy or gift one—a sewn-bound paperback will begin shipping soon.
nichedesign.press
Ditch trends, reject boredom.
Embrace niche design.
Grab a copy or gift one—a sewn-bound paperback will begin shipping soon.
nichedesign.press
Niche design: a zine exploring where design flourishes
A zine for designers and product makers seeking meaning beyond metrics, inviting you to rethink our culture through the ways we design.
nichedesign.press
September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
After more than a year in the making, my self-published Niche design magazine is officially out.
Ditch trends, reject boredom.
Embrace niche design.
Grab a copy or gift one—a sewn-bound paperback will begin shipping soon.
nichedesign.press
Ditch trends, reject boredom.
Embrace niche design.
Grab a copy or gift one—a sewn-bound paperback will begin shipping soon.
nichedesign.press
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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Oh well!
To host the last game, the Irish gov spent €4.2m on a licence fee to the NFL, and another €5m on infrastructure and “operational costs”.
DCC spent €350,000.
Imagine if that money was spent on local sporting initiatives? A lot of kids in Dublin City don’t even have a pitch to play on.
To host the last game, the Irish gov spent €4.2m on a licence fee to the NFL, and another €5m on infrastructure and “operational costs”.
DCC spent €350,000.
Imagine if that money was spent on local sporting initiatives? A lot of kids in Dublin City don’t even have a pitch to play on.
NFL confirms there will be no game in Dublin this year
NFL confirms there will be no game in Dublin this year
Paris and Melbourne to host games for the first time next season
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Oh well!
To host the last game, the Irish gov spent €4.2m on a licence fee to the NFL, and another €5m on infrastructure and “operational costs”.
DCC spent €350,000.
Imagine if that money was spent on local sporting initiatives? A lot of kids in Dublin City don’t even have a pitch to play on.
To host the last game, the Irish gov spent €4.2m on a licence fee to the NFL, and another €5m on infrastructure and “operational costs”.
DCC spent €350,000.
Imagine if that money was spent on local sporting initiatives? A lot of kids in Dublin City don’t even have a pitch to play on.
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If this isn’t evidence that no woman on earth is safe from this absolutely evil bullshit from inadequate pathetic men then I don’t know what is
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If this isn’t evidence that no woman on earth is safe from this absolutely evil bullshit from inadequate pathetic men then I don’t know what is
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If you work on quantum error correction, be sure to check out The Error Correction Zoo: errorcorrectionzoo.org/
The Error Correction Zoo is an open, community-driven resource dedicated to compiling, organizing, and explaining known quantum error correction codes.
The Error Correction Zoo is an open, community-driven resource dedicated to compiling, organizing, and explaining known quantum error correction codes.
Home
The Error Correction Zoo collects and organizes error-correcting codes.
errorcorrectionzoo.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If you work on quantum error correction, be sure to check out The Error Correction Zoo: errorcorrectionzoo.org/
The Error Correction Zoo is an open, community-driven resource dedicated to compiling, organizing, and explaining known quantum error correction codes.
The Error Correction Zoo is an open, community-driven resource dedicated to compiling, organizing, and explaining known quantum error correction codes.
Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attention
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Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attention
Every second, 11m bits of information enter our brains, which then efficiently prioritise them. We need to learn to work with the process, rather than against it
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attention
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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They are HUNDREDS of babies and little children in prison in the US.
including 20 infants, were arrested & detained by immigration authorities. Since March 2025, hundreds of families w children in federal immigration custody, with more than 1,700 children in custody since family detention centers reopened. Some for nearly half a year.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
They are HUNDREDS of babies and little children in prison in the US.
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Superb video by Kev Collins
Decades of neoliberalism, austerity, & centralisation exposed using the many failings of Cork CoCo's lack of autonomy, siloed financing, outsourcing by default, and bad financial & mgmt decision-making, all wrapped up in a satirical bow.
The last scene is 👌
Decades of neoliberalism, austerity, & centralisation exposed using the many failings of Cork CoCo's lack of autonomy, siloed financing, outsourcing by default, and bad financial & mgmt decision-making, all wrapped up in a satirical bow.
The last scene is 👌
This reminds me of the energy @frankoconnor.bsky.social and @judesherry.bsky.social bring to the #DerelictIreland campaign. Kev has questions, and answers.
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The Provincial City
YouTube video by Kev Collins
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January 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Superb video by Kev Collins
Decades of neoliberalism, austerity, & centralisation exposed using the many failings of Cork CoCo's lack of autonomy, siloed financing, outsourcing by default, and bad financial & mgmt decision-making, all wrapped up in a satirical bow.
The last scene is 👌
Decades of neoliberalism, austerity, & centralisation exposed using the many failings of Cork CoCo's lack of autonomy, siloed financing, outsourcing by default, and bad financial & mgmt decision-making, all wrapped up in a satirical bow.
The last scene is 👌
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River Slaney outside Tullow high and rising quickly again after over 50mm fell on Wicklow Moutains
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 AM
River Slaney outside Tullow high and rising quickly again after over 50mm fell on Wicklow Moutains
This website should be promoted more especially at times of flooding
waterlevel.ie #floods #waterlevels #weather #monitoringwaterlevels
waterlevel.ie #floods #waterlevels #weather #monitoringwaterlevels
Realtime waterlevel
waterlevel.ie
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 AM
This website should be promoted more especially at times of flooding
waterlevel.ie #floods #waterlevels #weather #monitoringwaterlevels
waterlevel.ie #floods #waterlevels #weather #monitoringwaterlevels
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The Irish Government blaming our Met Service for our weather - having failed miserably on flood relief & protection - is some next level gaslighting.
You dont need a weather man to know which way the wind blows.
You dont need a weather man to know which way the wind blows.
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The Irish Government blaming our Met Service for our weather - having failed miserably on flood relief & protection - is some next level gaslighting.
You dont need a weather man to know which way the wind blows.
You dont need a weather man to know which way the wind blows.
Copyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
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January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Copyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
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50 essential books every graphic designer should read
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#creativeboom
50 essential books every graphic designer should read
Whatever stage you've reached in your career as a graphic designer, one thing's for sure: you never stop learning. Or rather, you never should stop learning: honing your existing skills, discoverin...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:21 AM
50 essential books every graphic designer should read
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#creativeboom
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#creativeboom
‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently
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‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently
Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people ‘are, for the most part, sane’
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...