Over $71bn is needed over the next decade to rebuild Gaza, according to the UN and EU The joint assessment said the scale and extent of deprivation “have pushed back human development in the Gaza Strip by 77 years”.

More than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza, according to a joint assessment by the UN and the EU.

It said the scale and extent of deprivation "have pushed back human development" in Gaza by 77 years. jrnl.ie/7018593

Just that she's shite.

Are they trying to bring him back via the Strait of Hormuz?

Reality check: Zuckerberg's $88bn metaverse flop Mark Zuckerberg said the metaverse would be the future of his company - and the entire internet - now, after tens of billions of dollars spent, it's quietly being shelved in favour of AI, writes Adam ...

RTE news : Reality check: Zuckerberg's $88bn metaverse flop

Interesting article by Adam Maguire at RTE re the amounts Meta & other companies have invested in VR & other applications.

www.rte.ie/news/busines...

The west's awake!

That was a game of two halves, but Ireland put on a brilliant display in Galway this evening.
9 tries against Italy, bonus pt, 3rd on the table.
Largest home crowd for a women's rugby international.

#IREvITA #W6N ☘️🏉

Pretty peed off to say the least with the #BBC for not showing the IRLvITA #W6N game on iPlayer as advertised.
@bbcnireland.bsky.social

It's on now, but missed first quarter.
Do better.

#IRLvITA

In my happy place
#rugby

The end of the manual gearbox?
Now that's not something I'd ever contemplated in my lifetime as I like driving a manual.

☘️ Game Day ☘️

Ireland hit Galway for the first time in the revamped Dexcom to take on Italy at 5.40pm.

And we're about to blow the Irish Six Nations attendance record (again) and then in a few weeks time we'll, well, blow it all again!

Women's rugby on the rise!!!

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Watched the last of the new episodes of Malcolm in the Middle earlier, very good fun.

I'd happily watch another 10 episodes.

#LifesStillUnfair #Malcolm

An IarMhi adieu!

Dusty in Memphis - Willie & Laura Mae Jones [bonus track] YouTube video by gferdinandus

Remembering Dusty Springfield born on this day 1939.

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That Time When NASA Was Closed And Never Mowed Its Runways
nasawatch.com/trumpspace/t... #NASA #41space #spacesymposium

I can't be the only one that's heard this story? There were 1,500 in the room when he told us. 🤷‍♂️

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That pun has been staring me in the face for So Many years!
Couldn't see it.

Drop your crime-fighting Catholics

#Speirgorm
youtu.be/Bt8wazo_nhM?...

I've read that it was, though I remember seeing it a lot.

When work began at 8.
You've burned your breakfast
So far, things are going great..

(Anyone else know the story about Michael and the Friends theme?)

Always amazed at how this guy hasn't been cancelled.

Science fission (sci-fi)

A couple of t-shirts arrived in the post from #BingoMerch this morning, but I'm blown away by the inclusion of this free gift!

Anyone who hasn't checked out their live performance of the music of #LeonardCohen has missed a treat.

#FirstAidKitband #WhoByFire

The Crackdown

Dublin listings update! Feel the events!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#DublinListings #DublinGigs #speirgorm

I made this earlier. It'd be a shame not to post it today.

I don't always agree with the Pope or the president, but I'm more likely to agree with This Pope than That president.

#PopeLeo

Just announced:
The Strokes tour dates 2026

That's a huge package. €500m?!

Could they make it conditional that renewable energy applications are to be fast tracked through planning as critical national infrastructure?

I despair at the price of a litre of orange juice.

We've a full tank delivery due in about 3 weeks 😭

Michael Stipe ✌️

C'mon Artemis II, everythings been shite since you've been away.
Come home safely.

#ArtemisII #Godspeed