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Ireland and Britain Editor, The Irish Times Leading The Irish Times’ Common Ground project exploring relationships on the island of Ireland, and between Ireland and Great Britain https://www.irishtimes.com/common-ground/

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one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules

02.08.2025 20:20 — 👍 13041    🔁 3812    💬 285    📌 149
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It will be an ‘insult’ if Fianna Fáil don’t enter presidential race, says Mary Hanafin Former minister has made clear her wish to be nominated by the party

It will be an ‘insult’ if Fianna Fáil don’t enter presidential race, says Mary Hanafin

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

19.07.2025 22:19 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Baltic states’ ‘visceral fear’ of Russian invasion ‘almost impossible’ for Irish to understand, says ex-MEP Ciarán Cuffe says Germany and Austria find it very difficult to recognise magnitude of human slaughter in Palestine

Baltic states’ ‘visceral fear’ of Russian invasion ‘almost impossible’ for Irish to understand, says ex-MEP

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

19.07.2025 17:03 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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Hugh Linehan: My right eye is now failing too. The world is slipping away, just a little, just enough to notice Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it

I’m not normally in the habit of writing personal pieces but this is about my experience of declining vision. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

19.07.2025 07:42 — 👍 94    🔁 13    💬 11    📌 3
A drawing of the Empire State Building on display next to a photo of Donald Trump. A headline reads: "Trump Says He Doesn’t Draw Pictures. Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction." Photo by Paul Buck/EPA, via Shutterstock.

A drawing of the Empire State Building on display next to a photo of Donald Trump. A headline reads: "Trump Says He Doesn’t Draw Pictures. Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction." Photo by Paul Buck/EPA, via Shutterstock.

President Trump disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he sent a sexually suggestive drawing to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, saying he doesn't "draw pictures." But in the early 2000s, he regularly donated drawings to charities in New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...

18.07.2025 21:39 — 👍 795    🔁 245    💬 95    📌 40
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Public opinion is now toxic, warns former minister for health Negative attitude toward health service is increasingly corrosive and destructive, says Stephen Donnelly

Public opinion in Ireland is now toxic, warns former minister for health

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

18.07.2025 20:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Better-off children ‘sailing away from the have-nots’, warns Ombudsman Government unable to inform Ombudsman how much it spends on children, says Dr Niall Muldoon

Better-off children ‘sailing away from the have-nots’, warns Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

17.07.2025 18:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Germany might have solved the domestic EV charging problem Developed by German group Rheinmetall, the charger sits flush with the kerb and has just gone into mass production after successful pilots

Clever, in fairness - Germany might have solved the domestic EV charging problem

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

14.07.2025 08:56 — 👍 12    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1
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Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surge Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

This is tragic - please please vaccinate your children against measles!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

here is Indie SAGE report on preventable childhood diseases - including measles! Screenshot from report below.
please share!
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13.07.2025 13:17 — 👍 374    🔁 180    💬 13    📌 13
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Noraid: ‘They started to run it down from the early 1990s – They said I had an image as an IRA supporter’ New RTÉ documentary tells the story of Republican fundraising in the United States during the Troubles

On RTÉ tonight: Noraid: ‘They started to run it down from the early 1990s – They said I had an image as an IRA supporter’

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

09.07.2025 17:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Leaving Cert holiday on Zante: ‘The beauty prep and wardrobe for girls is bonkers’ Students’ annual holiday pilgrimage is in full swing and some parents are even jetting out to stay nearby just in case

I’m glad I’m not 18 any more - the body image issues bothering young women illustrated here are profoundly depressing -https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2025/07/05/leaving-cert-holidays-sun-street-fights-and-big-spending-on-zantes-party-strip/

06.07.2025 19:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Game Changers: Gary O’Toole took a stand when others turned their heads At expense of 1992 Olympics chances, swimmer sought justice for George Gibney’s victims

3/ And I hope all these years later, justice is done. O'Toole's a reminder of the good people can do, that individuals make a difference, that others take strength from one's bravery. If you don't know O'Toole's story, read this from 2020: www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-...

04.07.2025 10:26 — 👍 17    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Population of the Republic grew by nearly a third in 20 years, study finds In 2022 the population of the island of Ireland exceeded seven million for the first time since 1851

Population of the Republic of Ireland grew by nearly a third in 20 years, study finds

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

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02.07.2025 13:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘People don’t care that much’: Frustrated sighs audible as students asked the ‘British or Irish’ question Lagan College opened during the dark days of the Troubles as Catholic and Protestant parents wanted their children to learn together

There are bright spots out there, we just have to seek them - Northern Ireland’s first integrated school, Lagan College is one ‘People don’t care that much’: Frustrated sighs audible as students asked the ‘British or Irish’ question

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

30.06.2025 09:38 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Critical hurricane forecast tool abruptly terminated On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would immediately stop ingesting, processing, and transmitting data essential to most hurricane forecasts.

On what level does this make sense? Critical hurricane forecast tool in the United States abruptly terminated
www.local10.com/weather/hurr...

26.06.2025 20:28 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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British ambassador to leave diplomatic service but remain in Dublin after ‘falling in love with the city’ ‘The people we’ve met have been the highlight of our time here,’ says Paul Johnston

So good he doesn’t want to leave - British ambassador to leave diplomatic service but remain in Dublin after ‘falling in love with the city’

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

26.06.2025 20:26 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Stormont is slow, afraid of new thinking and costly, says report Former ministers and senior civil servants outline litany of failures, blockages and short-sightedness in Assembly and Executive

‘Yes, Minister’, but without the jokes - Stormont is slow, afraid of new thinking and costly, says report

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

19.06.2025 07:56 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Tralee to Fenit Greenway Looking for a scenic cycle in North Kerry? Then you shouldn’t miss the Tralee to Fenit Greenway experience.

The delightful Tralee to Fenit Greenway
#Speirgorm #travel
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16.06.2025 19:33 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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Fact check: Was suspected assassin Boelter close with MN Gov. Walz? Boelter was appointed to an advisory board in 2019, but one member says the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis.

Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...

16.06.2025 13:39 — 👍 7949    🔁 2828    💬 248    📌 160
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Rory Stewart: Britons’ view of Ireland has gone from ‘patronising superiority to complete ignorance’ Ireland is the UK’s best route back to better ties with the EU, says the former Conservative minister

Rory Stewart: Britons’ view of Ireland has gone from ‘patronising superiority to complete ignorance’

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

16.06.2025 09:29 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable

Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.

That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...

11.06.2025 23:46 — 👍 4785    🔁 2341    💬 59    📌 112
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Cormac Moore: Many Northern nationalists doubt Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s commitment to Irish unity For 100 years, the Boundary Commission has made Northern nationalists mistrust the South

A good overview of the Boundary Commission's role in Irish history here:
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

11.06.2025 06:44 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Two bombmakers jailed for life over murder of Maltese journalist Trial of suspects in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death was seen as test of EU county’s ability to tackle organised crime

A very big day in Malta - the bomb-makers involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia have been sentenced to whole-life terms. The first time the state has had to make its case before a jury -- and they managed to make it stick. www.ft.com/content/1896... @daphne.foundation

10.06.2025 20:00 — 👍 209    🔁 63    💬 3    📌 3

Off you go. Yet another clown with an inflated sense of your own importance

10.06.2025 19:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nonsense, but believe your own bile

10.06.2025 19:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So you comment on things you haven’t read? Really bright, that

10.06.2025 16:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Clearly, you didn’t read it because he argues against that option. But, hey, why would facts matter?

10.06.2025 11:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Chief of Staff Mark Mellett calls for more defence spending: ‘State security is inextricably linked with economic security'

Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Irish Chief of Staff

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

10.06.2025 08:26 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

PBS will be showing it later in the year. The UK, Australia and elsewhere, too

31.05.2025 20:56 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘We Irish were never homogeneous. Always hybrids, always mongrels’ New RTÉ TV series tells the story of the island over thousands of years in a way that both informs and challenges

‘The story of the Irish, as told by Colin Farrell - coming soon to TV - ‘We Irish were never homogeneous. Always hybrids, always mongrels’

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

31.05.2025 19:59 — 👍 70    🔁 24    💬 2    📌 4

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