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It is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May

do not forget that we the people have the power to chart a different path than this

a concert backdrop that says over 30 universities destroyed in iran against black and white picture of rubble

backdrop that says last standing university in gaza against a black and white image of al-israa university

giant three screen stage backdrop showing footage of the bombing of a university in gaza

The Strokes played Coachella against a backdrop listing all the world leaders that had been assassinated by the CIA, a count of the number of universities bombed in Iran, and footage of the bombing of the last university in Gaza

Dracula, Bram Stoker, translated into Irish by Seán Ó Cuirrín, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, 1933. Design: AóM (Austin Molloy). John Moore/Little Museum of Dublin

Dracula 1933 Irish translation cover

Do not cry, mother. I am a writer now.

Bid to take down fake videos and images of garda response to fuel protests False viral information, much of it being generated abroad, is on a scale ‘never seen before’ in Ireland

Meanwhile, Aidan O’Brien, an analyst at the European Digital Media Observatory Ireland at Dublin City University (DCU), has been monitoring how the far-right in Ireland and abroad reacted to the fuel blockades. He said a “disinformation economy” went into full swing during last week’s protests. He uncovered conspiracy theories about the energy crisis and talk of “the great shutdown”, which were already in heavy circulation on Irish social media by the middle of March. “When the protests erupted, Irish right-wing social media influencers went into overdrive posting video content. Many of these influencers benefit from features introduced on the platforms, like algorithm promotion, and have monetised their accounts,” he explained. “There is now a disinformation economy. Influencers know the most dramatic footage, alongside the most sensational framing, will go viral, generating income. They aren’t just promoting this footage and their narratives because it suits their agenda, they’re making money doing so.” After that international far-right influencers pounced on the content, he said. “Nearly immediately, and often within minutes of the initial videos being posted, it was downloaded and repackaged by influencers outside Ireland. “It happened so quickly that you might assume these people are heavily immersed in the situation, but they’re chasing the content, and the story, often repackaging footage with false claims that the protest was about migration. “This happens because over the last five years our disinformation ecology has become exponentially complex and is fully integrated with the international far-right disinformation ecosystem.” Ireland has now become a “major focus of attention” for the international hard-right, he said. Canadian far-right influencer Ezra Levant travelled to Ireland last week as did Kevin Posobiec, whose brother Jack is an American far-right political activist and social media personality. Both filmed content while here. The fact both men…

The fact both men were willing to “jump on a plane” said a lot, added Mr O’Brien. “The foreign attention and amplification of these protests are concerning…Our Government needs to start demanding real accountability and action from these [social media] companies… “If the Minister [for Communications Patrick O’Donovan] is concerned about ‘lopsided coverage’ of the protests, he shouldn’t be worried about the radio but look at social media.” On Friday, Minister O’Donovan admitted he made a “hames” of his call for a “review” into broadcast media coverage of fuel protests. He said, “in hindsight”, he should not have suggested that the media regulator — Coimisiún na Meán — should “review” both local and national broadcast coverage of the fuel protests.

I spoke to the Sindo about the unprecedented scale of disinformation we witnessed during the fuel protests & the disinformation economy. It's not enough to get this content removed post-hoc; we need to hold the platforms accountable for promoting disinformation & hate speech.
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shakespeareandcompany.com - Private = SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY PARIS Search by title, author or ISBN We also delight in unearthing literary gems from the past. Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker, a genuine lost classic, came to light by chance in a Dublin library only a few years ago. It's a beautiful reissue by the Rotunda Foundation, whose proceeds support the Charlotte Stoker Fund for research into preventable hearing loss in infants. A brilliant book, returning from the shadows to benefit a great cause! It was a thrill to share it with our subscribers. Each bundle is composed with care. We aim for variety—the final collection of twelve books is intended as an eclectic journey through literature, past and present, distinct enough to surprise the most confirmed bookworm... and pleasurable enough to charm every reader!

📚💙 Thank you @shakespeareandcompany.com
The Charlotte Stoker Fund is supporting some amazing work around preventable deafness in vulnerable newborns. Exciting news coming soon on early outputs from the first funded study.
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anyone who knew someone with pancreatic cancer knows how big of a deal this is

shakespeareandcompany.com - Private = SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY PARIS Search by title, author or ISBN We also delight in unearthing literary gems from the past. Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker, a genuine lost classic, came to light by chance in a Dublin library only a few years ago. It's a beautiful reissue by the Rotunda Foundation, whose proceeds support the Charlotte Stoker Fund for research into preventable hearing loss in infants. A brilliant book, returning from the shadows to benefit a great cause! It was a thrill to share it with our subscribers. Each bundle is composed with care. We aim for variety—the final collection of twelve books is intended as an eclectic journey through literature, past and present, distinct enough to surprise the most confirmed bookworm... and pleasurable enough to charm every reader!

📚💙 Thank you @shakespeareandcompany.com
The Charlotte Stoker Fund is supporting some amazing work around preventable deafness in vulnerable newborns. Exciting news coming soon on early outputs from the first funded study.
www.shakespeareandcompany.com/merch/sh-co-...

Curator Brenda Malone and interim Director of the National Museum of Ireland welcome Minister Patrick O'Donovan to the Catalpa 150 exhibition.

Today, Curator @brendamalone.bsky.social & Interim Director @artanddiaspora.bsky.social welcomed Minister @patrickodonovan.bsky.social to the Catalpa 150 exhibition at Collins Barracks.
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
🕒 Sunday 19 April 2026 (from 13:00)
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I’ve be involved in various capacities in counter disinformation and counter hate speech activity on Irish online spaces for over 8 years.

I have never witness anything as bad as the abuse directed at Senator Eileen Flynn… it’s gamergate levels of targeted & coordinated harassment.

Ireland could do this, if our Government cared one iota for low earners/the environment.

We’re shoveling money and power towards people who are constantly shouting their belief they’re a superior race

The worst offence prior to this was a guy who should know better drying his socks stuck on the end of the same poor hairdryer. 🧦 🫠

Guy in the gym wearing underwear in the spa area this week. Afterwards, he used a communal hairdryer to dry said underwear. The hairdryer got right up in there. A good old rooting around inside this guy’s jocks. 1 minute later some poor lad is setting his fringe for the day with the Poodryer™️. 🤢

French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack

French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack https://aje.news/j32w92

Twitter screenshot 17:15 cmat 6 Unencrypted cmat @cmatbaby Joined 24 Mar 2017 View Profile 30 Sep 2023 hiya! just sending on details about your implant to my sound engineer. is there any details we need to know ? what model/make do you need for the show? 16:44 Brian Cleary ô 30/09/2023 Hey @SeagullsBand band! Any chance you could make it two gig 亠 in a row??? Lots of different options Unencrypted message

Had to go back to the bad place to get this. She’s such a legend. Back when she was doing her own socials, this is her getting back to me about getting my CI connected to the sound desk at the Olympia. She was the first artist to do this for me in a big venue. Some had said no before her. LEGEND

Irish skin is basically not fit for purpose. I speak as someone covered in it.

For the love of Christ and all that is holy, bring more underwear

Guy in the gym wearing underwear in the spa area this week. Afterwards, he used a communal hairdryer to dry said underwear. The hairdryer got right up in there. A good old rooting around inside this guy’s jocks. 1 minute later some poor bystander is coiffing his hair for the day with the 💩 dryer. 🤢

50% off electricity prices in Ireland*
*Special offer that only applies to data centres. Everyone else can pay some of the highest electricity prices in the EU (because fossil gas).

Lynn Scarff, James Eogan and Fiona Eogan in the stacks. Image by Emma Skarstrand © National Museum of Ireland

📚Newly catalogued: The George Eogan Library
Former Museum Librarian Connie Bettison reflects on cataloguing Prof. George Eogan’s working library-2,000+ archaeology books & journals in the National Museum of Ireland Library
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Whoever host these folks needs a super-strength Boycott.

He stops up and stares out over the VOID. What's the other thing they were tellin' me to be namin'?... Oh, yeah... Me fears... Right so... FEARS!... To die in a fire... To die in a fall... To die on the roads... To drown in me own fluids on a lung ward... To die of a broken heart... To die inside the Roscommon border, coz the cunts wouldn't throw a shovel o dirt over you...

Kevin Barry The Cave Two men gaze at a phone held aloft. A woman stares directly at the camera

a strange relief to read a senator lay out the case plainly and at some length

The Augustinians. Their spin-off brands are three times older than the US.