Controversial children's book on Sitka spruce with misleading environmental claims originally produced in UK by Morgan Sindall Construction was sent to UK schools

Version funded by Irish industry bodies distributed in Irish schools had a foreward by recently-resigned former Irish minister of state

Saudi minister says study of rail link to Turkey via Jordan, Syria due by year’s end - Iran Saudi Arabia’s transport minister said joint studies for a proposed railway link connecting the kingdom to Turkey through Jordan and Syria are expected to be

Saudi minister says study of rail link to Turkey via Jordan, Syria due by year’s end

https://www.europesays.com/iran/78676/

Saudi Arabia’s transport minister said joint studies for a proposed railway link connecting the kingdom to Turkey through…

Níl cuntas ann ar an mhéid daoine a d'fhoghlaim an Ghaeilge mar gheall ar Clannad agus ar ghuth íocónach na mná seo! Ar dheis Dé go raibh Máire Ní Bhraonáin.

Clannad - I WIll Find You (Theme from The Last Of The Mohicans) (Live) YouTube video by ClannadOfficial

Moya Brennan už není.
R.I.P. 🕯️

Meloni: "Trump's statement is unstoppable and i feel uncomfortable in a society where political leaders make comments about religious figures. What Trump said is absolutely wrong. I stand with Pope"

‘Ba linne í.’
Máire Ní Bhraonáin, Moya Brennan - ceiluúradh ar a saol, a saothar agus a pearsa.
Éist anois le Barrscéalta ar RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta.
www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/

Clannad’s sound was like nobody else with Moya Brennan’s voice The musician’s death has come as a shock to all who followed her and her band, Clannad

Clannad’s sound was like nobody else with Moya Brennan’s voice

Conor McCabe: Protesters' grievances are real — they're bearing a heavy load Responsibility for the time-sensitive targets at the heart of national policy is carried by agricultural contractors who are struggling to make repayments on loans for the necessary heavy machinery, a...

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Furthermore, a country that imports 83% of its vegetables is not food secure, no matter how competitive its dairy exports. This is the Gordian knot that needs to be cut, and no amount of tax credits will do it.

Teip polasaí, easpa fís tuaithe agus fís fuinnimh

Heavy lift specialist orders high capacity railway wagon with 32 axles SWEDEN: Heavy load transport specialist Kraftdragarna has awarded Kiruna Wagon a contract to supply a high capacity wagon to handle power transformers and other equipment for the energy sector.

Heavy lift specialist orders high capacity railway wagon with 32 axles www.railwaygazette.com/freight/heavy-lift-speci...

UNIFIL: On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage. The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions.

Castlebar Rail Freight facility - Lack of progress disappointing - Fleet Transport Two and a half years ago the Iarnród Éireann Director of Commercial Business Units announced that a new rail freight yard was to be constructed at Castlebar in County Mayo. This was to facilitate dema...

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Over 2000 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israel . 1.2 million people are now homeless.

The beautiful ancient city of Lebanon, once called 'the Paris of the East", is being bombed to rubble.

The majority of Lebanese people have nothing to do with Hezbollah

Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, 7, barely survived an Israeli strike on her home. She was there to bury her father when a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives.

“Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father’s funeral” — headline that tells you all you need to know about Israel’s war on Lebanon

The EU to Netanyahu: "We support UNIFIL; the peace talks with Lebanon are a positive step" The spokesperson for the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: "Enough attacks in Lebanon; diplomacy is the only way forward"

The EU to Netanyahu: "We support UNIFIL; the peace talks with Lebanon are a positive step" #EuropeanUnion

www.eunews.it/en/2026/04/10/the-eu-to-...

shift to rail? no advance on the Castlebar rail freight hub

‘The heritage still exists, it’s a painful decision’ – Newbridge Silverware closes its factory doors after 92 years After nearly a century crafting some of the world’s most recognisable cutlery and tableware, Newbridge Silverware’s factory officially closes its doors for the final time today.

‘The heritage still exists, it’s a painful decision’ – Newbridge Silverware closes its factory doors after 92 years www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

Pakistan says Lebanon's PM seeks support for immediate end to attacks Pakistan said Lebanon Prime ​Minister Nawaf Salam ‌had sought Islamabad's support for bringing an ​immediate end ​to the attacks targeting ⁠Lebanon and its ​people in a ​phone call with Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.

Pakistan says Lebanon's PM seeks support for immediate end to attacks reut.rs/41o1ppi

The Burma Road (Claremorris - Collooney line) YouTube video by SouthernYard

Kiltimagh featured at 4.58 with what’s known to be the last special passenger in November 74. A pilgrimage of nuns from Sligo for Knock. #railway #trains #irishrail

Castlerea Railway Museum - The Wanderer A vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the history of railway in Ireland. The museum holds the largest private collection of rail memorabilia in Ireland, and work to preserve and promote the...

Castlerea Railway Museum.
The museum holds the largest private collection of rail memorabilia in Ireland. The highlight has to be locomotive A55 as the centerpiece of the museum.
Click thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/RailtoursHer...

Big news 📣📣. April 15th in the park house hotel were hosting a meeting on transport traffic congestion and all things stopping you getting to work or school on time.

Rail developments across the country show need for Sligo/Galway line reopening Sligo is an important economic centre in the Northwest. It is a dynamic and growing city, boasting major multinational employers, the Atlantic Technological University and a major hospital to name a f...

www.independent.ie/regionals/sl...

Christians in Lebanon’s south fear expanding war will reach their towns - Iran By Nazih Osseiran and Maya Gebeily

Christians in Lebanon’s south fear expanding war will reach their towns

https://www.europesays.com/iran/47130/

By Nazih Osseiran and Maya Gebeily April 1 (Reuters) – Thousands of Christians still living in a cluster…

“…her tone flicked between professorial bromides on international law & flares of outrage as she detailed how some of the world’s largest companies — including giants of American tech, energy & defense — were aiding Israel in the starvation and killing of the #Palestinians of #Gaza.“

#spéirghorm

The ‘other’ war: Lebanon is now on brink of humanitarian and ecological collapse

The Irish Times view on the latest Irish climate change review: a powerful, troubling picture Extremes dominated every aspect of climate in 2025 and Ireland is not prepared

The Irish Times view on the latest Irish climate change review: a powerful, troubling picture

At its 61st regular session, the UN Human Rights Council adopted two further resolutions on Palestine

- On the illegality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/L.…

- On the Palestinian right to self-determination: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/L.���

Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good luck with that Lindsey, not a single European country wants to join the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran while Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are now seriously regretting their decision to station US military bases on their territory as their infrastructure gets pounded & economies collapse.