"Every radio station in the country has just been notified by Coimisiún na Meán of a huge increase in the Levy to be charged on the radio broadcasting sector for 2026," independent broadcasters said today.
They said the rise would be "simply unaffordable" for some stations.
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'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
'Bell removed Romeo and Juliet from his syllabus because “in Act III, Romeo and Juliet have sex, and that falls under this very broadly defined sexuality [topics ban].” He also didn’t teach about Joan of Arc this semester.'
What an actual lack of freedom of speech looks like in universities. 3/3
If you think the nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is the most powerful ship in the world, you are wrong. It's actually the German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 (pictured), which successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend
20 million views! #1926Census
The Papal Bull. Got to be said.
I always find the touch points with the famine so interesting. I guess this generation will be the last who can say I knew someone who had ‘direct’ knowledge of the famine - if that makes sense
Stained glass of St Brendan arriving by boat to see the ‘unhappy Judas’ (who is consumed by fire)
‘A Meeting’ (1918) - a dancing mermaid and merman
Richard Mulcahy in IFS uniform in a blue and white stained glass surround - made for his family in 1925
The ‘unhappy Judas’ in stained glass about to make a grisly end thanks to an angel suspending a noose
Some stunning Harry Clarkes on display at the NMI
Met Éireann radio forecast says high pressure is set to dominate our weather for the coming week. ☀️
Sunday morning garden birdsong comprising of Rook, coal tit, jackdaw, wren, robin, bluetit, Blackbird
First sunny Sunday of spring urban garden birdsong
Blackbirds have been using the top of our wooden fence as a get away route. All week. Run, run one way, run, run back the other way. Perfect view during my morning coffee. I’m also fighting off the urge to see how I can enhance their run run antics as they are doing just fine #speirgorm #spéirgorm
Stamp art of the new logo, showing Irish language names on a signpost with Reclaim Your Placename.
Stamp doodle logo for the @cnagaeilge.bsky.social AthGhaelú campaign "to encourage people to use Irish placenames instead of English placenames in all aspects of life."
They've also created a Gealltanas Logainmneacha "to encourage individuals and groups to use Irish-only placenames" #SpéirGhorm
1934 society wedding: The Hon. David Hely-Hutchinson (son of the Earl of Donoughmore) got married, and The Nationalist dedicated two full columns to the gift list. Everything from diamond jewellery, big cheques, and… ashtrays. The contrast is crazy.
#VintageWedding #HistoryTrivia
Sitka Spruce is promoted in school? A problematic non-native tree grown in large plantations that have created ecological impoverishment at scale nationwide in one of the least forested countries in the EU27?
Sitka Spruce is now 44.6% of Ireland's total forest
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A colleague didn’t recognise me in my glasses so I tried to joke “I’m Clark Kent” but accidentally declared “I’m Ken Clarke”
Dóibh siúd atá fiosrach faoin leagan Gaeilge atá ar a logainmneacha féin;
For anyone curious about the Irish version of their own placenames;
www.logainm.ie/en/
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for members of the Anglican Communion to join Pope Leo in calling for peace
I stand with the Pope in call for peace, says Archbishop of Canterbury “I urge Anglicans across the Church of England and the Anglican Communion to join with His Holiness in raising our…
Curious too as to who Morgan Sindall Construction are and their relationship to the publication
This is awful news
Collage of authors attending West Cork Literary Festival 2026. John Suchet, Catherine Ryan Howard, Tareq Baconi, Annmarie O'Connor, Jenny Mitchell, Gerry Daly, Liz Nugent, John Banville, Andrew Miller, Charlotte McConaghy, Djamel White, Rosaleen McDonagh, Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen, Keith Ridgway, Adiba Jaigirdar and Cynan Jones
All of our WCLF 2026 events are now on sale. Do you have your tickets yet? 🎟️📚❤️ Come and join us in Bantry 10-17 July
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Hungarians are singing ‘We Are The Champions’ in celebration of the landslide victory of Peter Magyar
Absolutely magical. Handel's Messiah on Dublin's Fishamble Street this lunchtime, 284 years after it was first performed. Proinnsías Ó Duinn, 85 years young conducting, a living legend.
Due to ongoing disruptions, the State Examinations Commission has deferred the practical examinations scheduled for Monday for Leaving Certificate Music and Junior Cycle Home Economics.
Magyar’s speech is powered. From a contact in the audience: “He’s basically just asked all the puppets, all the supreme justices, all the heads of media, all the heads of the ministries to leave their jobs tomorrow and not wait to be fired.”
The polls have closed in Hungary - and it appears that turnout will approach 80%, a post-communist record.
BREAKING - Prime Minister of Spain:
📌 Europe and its values have prevailed today. I congratulate the Hungarian citizens on these historic elections.
📌 I look forward to working with Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar for a better future for all Europeans.
Don’t give in to despair.
Fight with spirit & focus
Zelensky happy
Trump sad
Putin sad
I’m just so glad about how happy he’ll be and how sad they’ll be tonight.
To 'Vance'; verb, to fuck up.
Bella Ciao 🎶🎵
