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Transforming SMEs by 50X | Educator | Consultant | Director @ 3rd i & the 50X Program | Lecturer @ Maynooth University and UCD | Consultant in L&D, Education, Training & Business #parkrun ambassador | Lucan Harriers #Kiltimagh #Mayo #Lucan #Irish โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š

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Irish On Your Own - Trips With Kevin The audio for the excellent book Irish On Your Own (also known as Now You're Talking).

The Catherine Connolly campaign has reignited my urge to learn Irish. I have the Now You're Talking book and tapes from 25 odd years ago, but of course no tape player. Someone has handily converted the tapes to audio files you can listen to here: www.tripswithkevin.com/irish-on-you... #speirgorm

03.11.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, "If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."

Kurt Vonnegut

01.11.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just epic!

04.10.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Daniel Oโ€™D with t-shirt with a photo of CMAT wearing a t-shirt with his face on it!

Daniel Oโ€™D with t-shirt with a photo of CMAT wearing a t-shirt with his face on it!

Your timeline is hereby thoroughly cleansed.

04.10.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 190    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Great shot from Edward. And my hawk moth version from 2005.

27.09.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So that's it then. The biggest fish kill in the history of the State, and we're just going to move on, with no idea who or what caused it?

It would be better to label it a river kill.

Some major polluter is today breathing a sign of relief, while the river Blackwater remains half dead.

๐Ÿงต

26.09.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

& interesting that the editors choose to headline it?!

23.09.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh man. I miss when propaganda felt a little inspirational ๐Ÿ’€

07.09.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wouldn't it be great if we could hand experienced, expert investigators large pots of money (congrats!) and let them focus their efforts on that study rather than expecting them to immediately start looking for more money? Do funders really believe the FTEs they are told? What are we doing?

03.09.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do funders understand what it takes to be an excellent researcher?!

03.09.2025 05:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rainbow in a dark sky.

Rainbow in a dark sky.

Well I never... a rainbow appeared before sunrise, created just by the light of an orange and red glow in the east. There's a first time for everything. I've certainly never see such a thing before.

02.09.2025 04:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1005    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I'm trialling a new work schedule: I'll be working compressed hours in September, i.e. an hour longer Mon-Thu, and half-day on Fridays. Let's see how it goes. If you have any experience with this kind of work schedule, please share. What are common pitfalls/benefits & how well does it work for you?

01.09.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you wait long enough to cook dinner, everyone will eat cereal.

Follow me for more recipes.

30.08.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10682    ๐Ÿ” 995    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 338    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79
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Mariam Dagga, a journalist killed yesterday by the IDF left behind two sets of instructions: that her colleagues not cry at her funeral, and asked her 11-year-old son to make her proud.
Murdering journalists. Bombing hospitals. Causing a manmade famine. Slaughtering children. This horror has to end.

26.08.2025 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Patriotism is about caring for your fellow citizens โ€“ all of them, 
not just the ones who buy peerages. It is about decently funding our 
national institutions and investing in our collective futures. It involves 
delivering a full and enriching education for the next generation, and 
providing decent care and respite for the elderly and vulnerable. 
Itโ€™s about ensuring we have a capable and well-founded health 
service, a justice system that is open to all โ€“ and which applies equally 
to all. Patriotism is about ensuring equality of life chances, and the 
possibility of a home and a family. It recognises that it doesnโ€™t matter 
what colour, faith, gender or sexuality you are: every person in Britain 
is equally British, and division demeans us all.
But simply being British isnโ€™t enough. We live on this planet with 
billions of other people, and we have to make it work. So patriotism 
is building sound and convivial relationships with our neighbours 
and allies. It is tackling global climate change in congress with the 
entire world, not seeking ways to screw our rivals and condemn our 
grandkids to a terrifying heat death. 
Patriotism is about crushing corruption and fostering decency, 
rather than the other way around. Those things are patriotic. Not 
flags. Fuck your flags. Flags are just the wrapping paper around those 
things, and nothing more. Yet increasingly theyโ€™re wrapped around a 
hollowed-out nation.

Patriotism is about caring for your fellow citizens โ€“ all of them, not just the ones who buy peerages. It is about decently funding our national institutions and investing in our collective futures. It involves delivering a full and enriching education for the next generation, and providing decent care and respite for the elderly and vulnerable. Itโ€™s about ensuring we have a capable and well-founded health service, a justice system that is open to all โ€“ and which applies equally to all. Patriotism is about ensuring equality of life chances, and the possibility of a home and a family. It recognises that it doesnโ€™t matter what colour, faith, gender or sexuality you are: every person in Britain is equally British, and division demeans us all. But simply being British isnโ€™t enough. We live on this planet with billions of other people, and we have to make it work. So patriotism is building sound and convivial relationships with our neighbours and allies. It is tackling global climate change in congress with the entire world, not seeking ways to screw our rivals and condemn our grandkids to a terrifying heat death. Patriotism is about crushing corruption and fostering decency, rather than the other way around. Those things are patriotic. Not flags. Fuck your flags. Flags are just the wrapping paper around those things, and nothing more. Yet increasingly theyโ€™re wrapped around a hollowed-out nation.

Wrote this about flags and patriotism in 2021 (in The Decade In Tory). Stand by every word now.

25.08.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 444    ๐Ÿ” 176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Absolutely brilliant ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€

22.08.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1807    ๐Ÿ” 506    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 140    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
Screenshot of the first two questions in the survey - there's only six to answer.

#SpรฉirGorm #SpรฉirGhorm #Ireland #Art

Screenshot of the first two questions in the survey - there's only six to answer. #SpรฉirGorm #SpรฉirGhorm #Ireland #Art

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

13.08.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 443    ๐Ÿ” 345    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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sunset over a Lema Ranch pond

sunset over a Lema Ranch pond

I'm thinking 1 decent #LemaRanch pic deserves another. Here's a #cloudscape #reflection for #WetWednesday

#nature #outdoors #ponds #sunset

09.07.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 797    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

This is my education & training starter pack. Let me know if Iโ€™ve missed you or another a/c & Iโ€™ll edit the pack
go.bsky.app/2UEaY6G

#Education #Training #StarterPack #LearningAndDevelopment #LandD

02.12.2024 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#WordlessWednesday

09.07.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5639    ๐Ÿ” 457    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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Or Ireland ๐Ÿคญ Waiting to do Griffeen parkrun ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

05.07.2025 08:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Hi, Momma... Hello, my dear. Mom, I'll come home and protect you, take care of you. Try to forget all the bad things, please..." โ€” the first call of a #Ukrainian Defender returned from Russian captivity to his mother.

๐Ÿ“น: Ombudsman of Ukraine

04.07.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 820    ๐Ÿ” 128    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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โ—๏ธโšก๏ธUkrainian Defenders return from Russian captivity!

04.07.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1210    ๐Ÿ” 194    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

If the Union is incapable of wielding such hard power as it has - and itโ€™s strongest in trade and regulation - it has no shadow of hope of developing or wielding other more traditional tools of hard power in the defence of itself and its member states.

02.07.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seems like if you have as much money as Chan and Zuckerberg do, more money than thousands of people could spend in all their lifetimes, you should probably be able to find a way to make the world a better place rather than screwing over children who are already struggling

I am so over billionaires

30.06.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1256    ๐Ÿ” 361    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

I don't know about you...but I'm disturbed by the amount of hell NOT being raised by leadership about masked individuals jumping out of unmarked vans, refusing to identify themselves...and just shoving people into a Goddamn vehicle and whisking them away.

18.06.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24269    ๐Ÿ” 6730    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1086    ๐Ÿ“Œ 400
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Trump Wants to Cut the Kind of Cancer Research that Saved My Life More than 600,000 Americans will die from cancer this year. Trump's cuts to medical and other scientific research will have devastating consequences for millions more.

Trump Wants to Cut the Kind of Cancer Research that Saved My Life
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

13.06.2025 05:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 574    ๐Ÿ” 182    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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