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'Her Breath in Mine' | The Women of Seamus Heaney's Poetry In Celebration of International Women's Day

'Her Breath in Mine' | The Women of Seamus Heaney's Poetry

For International Women's Day at #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again, join us for an uplifting, thought‑provoking celebration of women.

📅 Sat, 7 March at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/her-breath-mine-women-seamus-heaneys-poetry

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Here we go... our Call for Papers is officially open!

cfp.hackglasgow.live

You've got until midnight on April 30th to submit your proposals. We can't wait to see what talk ideas you have brewing!

“Every child lost is someone’s whole world.”

Project Compass is Europol's new playbook for taking on The Com Officials said 30 perpetrators have been arrested in the past year, and global law enforcement cooperation is closing the gap.

Project Compass is Europol's new playbook for taking on The Com cyberscoop.com/project-comp...

I cannot help but think of families dropping daughters to school at St Brendan's GNS in the Glen — the same distance from the military base in Cork as the primary school in Minab.

The people killed in the US/Israeli bombing of the school is now counted at 148, mostly girls between 7–12 years old.

A bunch of golden daffodils against a red background.

To brighten up a grey morning, here's some indoor daffodils.

It's the first of March.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus. Happy St David's Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Those 100 or so children that were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran. They all had names. They had parents, siblings and perhaps pets. They had best friends. They had dreams, frustrations and anxieties. They had moments of utter happiness. And each of them was someone else's everything.

Top cloud providers to outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026 TrendForce says eight hyperscalers are set to pour $710B into servers and infrastructure The big cloud operators are ramping up investment in AI servers and infrastructure to meet demand for AI development and deployment, exacerbating the memory shortage caused by their insatiable growth.…

FYI: Top cloud providers to outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026

Statement by President Connolly following strikes on Iran

president.ie/en/media-lib...

Golden sunset over Downhill Beach, looking west towards County Donegal. The sun sits low on the horizon behind a dark, rolling headland, casting a vivid golden glow across the sky. Heavy, textured clouds hang overhead, their undersides lit amber and gold. Wet sand in the foreground mirrors the light in long, rippled reflections, while waves roll in from the right, catching flashes of sunlight along their crests. The overall mood is dramatic and luminous, with strong contrasts between shadowed clouds and the glowing horizon.

Goodnight everyone. Wishing you all a peaceful rest of your day. Spare a thought for those who cannot have that peace. Take care of yourselves. #photography #Sunset #Ireland #Stunday #EastCoastKin

GCHQ dangles up to £130K for a CISO to fight the world's most capable adversaries No pressure GCHQ is looking to recruit a chief information security officer (CISO), a job it describes as "one of the most influential cybersecurity leadership roles in the UK," at a salary of £96,981 to £130,000.…

FYI: GCHQ dangles up to £130K for a CISO to fight the world's most capable adversaries

Look forward to be hosting the SANS Institute #OSINT summit in #Amsterdam 🇳🇱with Matt Edmondson Steven Harris June 15-16

More info and call for talks will be announced soon!

www.sans.org/cyber-securi...

Still up on the official White House website:

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

THIS.

Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 50 people

Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 50 people https://aje.news/mzgbb9

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Join our exhibition guides for an online tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again

📅 Weds 18 March, 1pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-33

Explore the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

Peep Show "That wasn't very Christmassy" meme but the text says "That's wasn't very FIFA Peace Prizey" I'm meme posting in an attempt to make the despair at world events, even though they're being orchestrated from the other side of the world, you see.

'Seeds & Manure'
Classic Irish shopfront, with shop door and private entrance. Kilrush, County Clare. #Ireland #shopfronts

Lots of people making fun of this, but as someone who showers a disabled person, this is a goddamn dream.

“Lower headcount”? These are people lives, you fucking monsters. Rot in hell with the shitty world you helped facilitate. Can’t wait to hear the thinkpiece titled “I used to sell AI garbage that destroyed people’s livelihoods, then AI took my livelihood. I am sad.” Take me off your list, psycho. Sincerely, Alison Gianotto Founder & Chief Mohawk Officer agianotto@grokability.com Website: https://snipeitapp.com Support: https://support.snipeitapp.com "If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as 'lines produced' but as 'lines spent.'"– Edsger Dijkstra On Feb 27, 2026, at 12:31, Olivia Murphy <olivia.murphy@falarudi.info> wrote: Alison, Quickly circling back - Ever looked into AI answering your calls at 70%+ less vs staffing? Think lower headcount & more time focusing on profitable activities. Let me know if this is worth looking into. Olivia Murphy

Over here having a very normal one.

(Seriously, fuck these companies though.)

The cyber angle in the new Iran war. x.com/i/status/202...

Europol-led crackdown on The Com hackers leads to 30 arrests A yearlong Europol-coordinated operation dubbed "Project Compass" has led to 30 arrests and 179 suspects being tied to "The Com," an online cybercrime collective that targets children and teenagers.

Europol-led crackdown on The Com hackers leads to 30 arrests www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

A fresh start at Cushendun Caves, on the beautiful Antrim coast this morning!

📸 Eimhear • O’Neill Sisters Irish Art

some good news on a day where it will be in short supply... #renewables

Calling @paperghost.bsky.social

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

We both agree the issue is with the tech companies and lack of enforcement is the issue. I don’t see age verification as being the answer as it introduces many other problems.

It’s the lack of enforcement that is a key issue and having sensitive personal data of people handed to private companies only punishes the users more. Particularly when we saw major breaches recently in these companies.

The Internet is not safe for kids because the *world* is not safe for kids. But we don’t keep kids locked in sterile isolation chambers until they turn 18.

All the dangers of social media are inherent to the business models of social media. That’s the issue that needs addressing.