carcassonne is pretty cool

Le socialiste Régis Banquet réélu président de Carcassonne Agglo face au Rassemblement national Lors de l’élection du nouveau conseil d’agglomération de Carcassonne, le socialiste et maire d’Alzonne, Régis Banquet, a été réélu à la tête de la collectivité pour un troisième mandat consécutif, ce ...

Félicitations à Régis Banquet, réélu président de Carcassonne Agglo ! www.lindependant.fr/2026/04/08/l...

Artemis II kicks off trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record The Artemis II astronauts have kicked off their record-breaking trip around the moon that already is providing unprecedented views of the far side.

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Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts surpassed the distance record of 400,171 kilometres set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.

Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch

Photo of the Earth taken by Artemis crew:

Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A few months *younger* - oops!

Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propell astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satellite

🌛 It’s nice to no longer be a few months older than the last moon flight!

🚀Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit 🌍 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Crime is declining in Ireland. The number of recorded incidents fell across most offence groups last year. The most significant decreases were in homicide (-25%), kidnapping (-21%), burglary (-13%), and robbery/extortion (-11%). 👍

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Ireland has seen good growth in forests in recent years. Surprisingly, we are one of the least forested countries in the EU but there was positive growth of 7% in 2023 and 6% in 2024. It's important progress that helps with climate change and can reduce flooding. 🇮🇪🌲

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29.8% is ridiculous considering the EU average is 19.8%

When #rainfall increases, cooperation becomes essential. From Spain to Ireland, Atlantic regions are facing growing geological risks. The AGEO project shows how combining innovation and cooperation can help regions move from reacting to #disasters to preparing for them ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

Ireland has achieved near gender parity in science and engineering. 47% of Irish scientists and engineers are female. That's on par with Spain and just behind Denmark (49%) and Latvia (51%). Great progress that will have meaningful benefits for society. 🇮🇪👩‍🔬

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4 astronauts prepare to launch on historic moon mission | CNN NASA’s Artemis II aims to circumnavigate the moon on the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

4 astronauts prepare to launch on historic moon mission | CNN www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/s...

Donegal man to give insight into building a billion-euro business - Donegal Daily FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint The Boss of Circet Ireland & UK, Donagh Kelly, will give a talk next month on scaling a Donegal…

Donegal man to give insight into building a billion-euro business - Donegal Daily www.donegaldaily.com/2026/03/31/d...

Bus Éireann route from Galway to Ballina retained Following widespread public concern, the Bus Éireann Galway to Ballina service has been saved with the retention of the Expressway Route 52.

Bus Éireann route from Galway to Ballina retained www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…

"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation has a Kim Philby”
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Eurovision belgique 1980 Telex Euro vision YouTube video by ecoute c'est du belge

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So happy to unbox our new mini rice cooker from Mayo entrepreneur Aoife Cheung...

K𝘖𝘖𝘒𝘋 B𝘠 A𝘖𝘐𝘍𝘚, also known as "The Cutest Thing to Hit a Galway Kitchen" (Galway Now Magazine), has arrived!

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Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying' The EU's Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan has said it is "very worrying" that a product produced in Ireland could be indirectly assisting "the Russian war machine" and its sale may have to be banned.

Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying' www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Bus Éireann withdraws three regional Expressway services Bus Éireann is to cease operating three of its Expressway services from Sunday, 24 May.

Bus Éireann withdraws three regional Expressway services www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

With six services departing from Ballina and Galway every day, the Expressway Route 52 that is due to cease also passes through Foxford, Castlebar, Claremorris and Tuam.
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Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross at the 2012 IEEE International Games Innovation Conference (IGIC) in Rochester, NY.

I remember fondly a talk that you and Cory D gave at IGIC 2012, photo attached. Anyway, I'm slightly younger so I'm a VAX guy, not a PDP chappie - but I have to admit I am quite taken by this project for a system I never used or owned: hackaday.io/project/1804...
You can buy stuff on it too.

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Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest Shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina have increased sharply since the invasion of Ukraine

Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Seth MacFarlane Reveals ‘The Orville’ Season 4 Is Written, Now Waiting On His Schedule It's been a while since we had an update on this homage to Star Trek: TNG.

Seth MacFarlane Reveals ‘The Orville’ Season 4 Is Written, Now Waiting On His Schedule https://bit.ly/orvs4written

If France could lead the world with Minitel in the 1980s, surely Europe can free itself from Silicon Valley’s shackles now? | Alexander Hurst Back then, France punched above its weight when it came to tech. The EU needs it to rediscover its taste for the cutting edge, says Paris-based writer Alexander Hurst

If France could lead the world with Minitel in the 1980s, surely Europe can free itself from Silicon Valley’s shackles now? | Alexander Hurst www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It was deeply flawed, many of us signed a letter last year on this - csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025 - a good summary by cryptographer Bart Preneel here - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

March sunshine on the prom, Galway

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I don't like the way my bank's app is asking me for *full* access to my contacts - I tried limiting access to a chosen few - but it won't allow me to request money with just those selected...

I Hacked This Temu Router. What I Found Should Be Illegal. YouTube video by Low Level

"I Hacked This Temu Router. What I Found Should Be Illegal." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksiu...

Morning Ireland Thursday 19 March 2026 Live news, sports, business, weather & traffic from the country's most listened to show on radio. Presented by Gavin Jennings, Audrey Carville, Sarah McInerney and Justin McCarthy

You can also listen back to Alan Ahearne talking to Sarah McInerney on RTE Morning Ireland earlier today, hop to 46 minutes www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

"To deliver a “world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ireland” that can harness the potential of indigenous companies, Ahearne said the Government should consider tax incentive schemes aimed at attracting top talent from abroad to Irish companies." www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...