Margaret E Ward: ‘Saving the family’ is really about putting women back in their boxes An unholy trinity of conservatives, Christian nationalists and tech bros are planning to strip American women of their rights

‘Saving the family’ is really about putting women back in their boxes’ scarily true and immensely concerning

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Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful

‘far from AI early adopters being given an advantage, it’s actually people who keep their thought processes clear of AI who will do best’

Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely

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Not at stunning as Japan 🇯🇵 but Artane’s little line of beautiful cherry blossoms 🌸🏃🏻‍♀️🌸🏃🏻‍♀️🌸🏃🏻‍♀️

Clodagh Finn: Is another statue the best way to honour our revolutionary women? How do you rectify the myriad wrongs and decades-long sin of omission that have been perpetrated against women of the revolutionary period from early 1900s to the Civil War and far beyond?

Poignant piece @clodaghfinn.bsky.social

Love this suggestion 👇🏼

‘Perhaps an artist will consider a monument showing Máire Comerford, head to the wind on a bicycle, as she cycled through gunfire to dispatch messages during the Civil War’

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This is the type of leadership we and all Europe needs 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

A little Friday run 🏃🏻‍♀️ around to start the working day!

Happy Wednesday 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️

A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite

A much needed ray of light and hope - a new just transition coalition of the willing will meet seeking to chart a path away from fossil fuel dependency at the end of the month 👇🏼

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All 20 derelict properties highlighted by The Irish Times a year ago remain decrepit Survey of buildings in Dublin shows the process of bringing them back into use is very slow

The slowness of regeneration is so very frustrating! Such wasted potential in such times of housing need!

All 20 derelict properties highlighted by The Irish Times a year ago remain decrepit

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

An Easter 🐣 egg compensatory run 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🍫

'It was much better than going to school' - Laois bog features in RTÉ documentary Abbeyleix father and daughter tell their stories of the bog and their love of the environment

Great programme on bog conservation coming up on RTÉ over the Easter weekend

'It was much better than going to school' - Laois bog features in RTÉ documentary

Abbeyleix father and daughter tell their stories of the bog and their love of the environment

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Opinión | "El racismo no es solo un problema para quien lo sufre, es un recordatorio de que en tu sociedad hay individuos dispuestos a sentirse cómodos en el odio", escribe el rapero, compositor y escritor El Chojin social.elpais.com/k9q…

Have a lovely week 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️

‘This is my first foray into business in Ireland’: Multicultural cuisines of Talbot Street Brazilian, Caucasian, Korean, Somali and Irish are just some of the cuisines that come together on this city centre thoroughfare

Great piece on world cuisine on offer on Dublin’s Talbot St 😋😋

‘This is my first foray into business in Ireland’: Multicultural cuisines of Talbot Street

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It’s Friday 🤗👟🤗👟🤗👟🤗

Back to reality after a lovely St Patrick’s Day ☘️ off 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟

Caoilfhionn Gallagher: X, C, A, B, MZ: I’m thinking of the lonely alphabet of brave, anonymous women and girls No one knows who they are, what they went through or the landmark legal change they secured, but we owe them a debt

X, C, A, B, MZ: I’m thinking of the lonely alphabet of brave, anonymous women and girls

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Yes, sadly I learned from one bursting in my bed - not pretty 😢

Happy Monday 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟🤗🏃🏻‍♀️👟

An informational graphic featuring a photo of a woman and a young child playing with bubbles on a modern, glass-enclosed balcony. The balcony is part of a contemporary multi-story building with light green and yellow walls. Below the image, there is a white banner with dark blue text that reads "AFFORDABLE HOUSING" followed by the subtext, "Commission seeks views on how to promote affordable housing." The European Union flag logo is located in the bottom right corner.

We are seeking feedback on measures to alleviate pressure on the housing market, which will help shape the Affordable Housing Act.

Interested parties can respond to a questionnaire by 29 March 2026 and answer a call for evidence by 3 April 2026↓

link.europa.eu/JKbmrT

Nippy but a beautiful morning runaround 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️

Regeneration of two derelict Phibsborough homes for social housing scrapped over €1.7m ‘excessive cost’ Dublin City Council now has ‘no plans’ for Phibsborough houses it bought seven years ago

I understand the expense not aligning with social housing caps but in such cases we need an alternative funding source/plan that recognises the social, community & cultural value of regeneration of vacant/derelict buildings, doing nothing isn’t an option

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Belvedere College’s rooftop farm that supplies Michelin-star restaurant Chapter One The Dublin college’s urban farm now supplies crops to storied local restaurant Chapter One, also sharing its knowledge with other schools

This is fab 🙌🏼♻️🙌🏼♻️🙌🏼♻️🙌🏼

www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/03...

Progressive European ambition 👇🏼

Murphy, McGuinness get go-ahead for Kerry cinema A major redevelopment of an old cinema purchased by artist Yvonne McGuinness and her husband, Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has been granted planning permission by Kerry County Council.

This is real, tangible philanthropy and community return 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

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Purpose-built supported housing for older people opens Ireland's first purpose-built housing with supports for older people will be officially opened in Dublin today.

This should become our standard approach to senior housing and care. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social

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Spring is definitely spring 🏃🏻‍♀️🌼👟🏃🏻‍♀️🌼👟🏃🏻‍♀️🌼👟

A good start to the week 🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️👟🏃🏻‍♀️

I was blown away to discover that Genevieve Lyons dodged the censors in 1950s Ireland when she played the 'immoral' Sally Bowles in a precursor of 'Cabaret'. It even started a craze for Sally Bowles berets!
With special thanks to @barry_houlihan
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Paris Court Holds Historic Climate Trial in Case Against TotalEnergies - Inside Climate News The lawsuit challenges the oil major’s expansion plans and could set a significant precedent on climate responsibilities for fossil fuel companies if successful, advocates say.

Paris Court Holds Historic Climate Trial in Case Against TotalEnergies. The lawsuit challenges the oil major’s expansion plans and could set a significant precedent on climate responsibilities for fossil fuel companies
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