Public consultation launched on the standards of CAMHS A public consultation to help inform the development of national standards for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has been launched by the Mental Health Commission.

A public consultation to help inform the development of national standards for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has been launched by the Mental Health Commission

Malachy Clerkin: The Jim Gavin fiasco was a long overdue humbling for GAA exceptionalism Micheál Martin had his head turned by Gavin’s football success, forgetting it’s just a sport, no better or worse than the rest

'Mark Twain said never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.'

Irish Times
#aras25

It doesn’t get more on the nose that the landlord paying you back 16 years late for the rent he stole with no penalty or interest or even a few bob to compensate you for the trouble and stress. Jim Gavin is a Fianna Fáil man to his core, I can see why Micheál Martin picked him.

5 reasons why 'Traitors Ireland' was a hit Last night, in a shock twist, the last three women faithfuls, Vanessa, Oyin and Kelley grasped victory over the treacherous Nick and Ben, in the finale of the RTÉ One hit show 'Traitors Ireland'.

The series has been an audience ratings hit since the first episode clocked up an impressive 46% share and since then, that viewership figure has risen and risen
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Jimmy Kimmel says he never intended to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death Donald Trump hits out at host’s return to airwaves and suggests legal action

Jimmy Kimmel says he never intended to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death

In an ideal world now - Nick blackmails Oyin. She gets him voted out - and then she gets Vanessa as a traitor and the two of them ride it out til the end! #TraitorsIRL

#lfc Starting to fear the worst with excuses coming about how this transfer window is fizzling out. Liverpool need to be aggressive, balls out, back the players that want to come and stop bloody sitting back waiting for resolution.

Because there was nobody on the half way line

‘James’ Won the Pulitzer, but Not Without Complications

The road to a Pulitzer Prize was a surprisingly bumpy one for Percival Everett’s acclaimed novel “James.”

Mark O'Connell: In The Settlers, Louis Theroux does something we have rarely seen him do Louis Theroux has encountered such people before but they have tended to be fringe propositions with no real power. The Israeli settler movement is different

My column this week is about Louis Theroux’s The Settlers
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

If you watch ANYTHING today, watch this 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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Annihilation of people & culture ongoing while we’re being distracted to believe it’s about KNEECAP.

#GAZA #Palestine #spéirghorm #speirgorm #IrishPol #BDS

Fintan O’Toole: Is nothing sacred, even at a pope’s funeral? We are at a very strange moment in our cultural evolution – one that threatens the very possibility of spiritual experience

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YouTube video by Liverpool FC Liverpool FC | Premier League Champions 2024/25

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❤️ Heart as big as Liverpool ❤️ #LFC #YNWA

Sudanese refugees in Chad: ‘I still hear the sound of shooting in my ears’ Having escaped a war where murder and rape seem systematic, some 1.3 million people from Sudan struggle to meet their daily needs in Chad - while bearing physical and emotional scars

Here’s a further report from a second camp for Sudanese refugees in east Chad with photos by Chris Maddaloni (there’s a lot of upsetting testimony from people here)
www.irishtimes.com/world/africa...

James O’Brien Daily ident.

James O’Brien Daily: an hour of highlights from my LBC show.
Today, the passing of Pope Francis and the government’s deeply disturbing plans for a foreign-born criminal league table. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

I’m looking forward to making it into the 15% of people with cystic fibrosis over the age of 40 Taking care of your own body is the ultimate act of love

I’m looking forward to making it into the 15% of people with cystic fibrosis over the age of 40

I don’t usually do this, but please read this piece - it’s about good people in terrible circumstances and the world has sort of forgotten them

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

Maybe we should honor the women who were real astronauts.

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

An image that should haunt and shame us all. A Palestinian mother trying, against all odds, to protect her children as hell rains down on them from Western-backed Israeli terrorism.

I will say - again - that two years into my time on Bluesky, I've still seen almost none of the racist, homophobic and conspiracy weirdo shit other people mention on here, and the only active blocklist I've ever used is one which targets transphobes.

It's the canary in the coal mine. Every time.

Councillors push for public swimming pool and sports hub for Swords - Dublin Inquirer The council has just finished an audit of the sports needs of the county, which will inform any decision on new facilities for Swords, council officials said.

Councillors are pushing for a public swimming pool and sports hub for Swords. The council has just finished an audit of the sports needs of the county, which will inform any decision on new facilities for Swords, council officials said. dublininquirer.com/2...

California man accused of kidnapping 10-year-old he met on Roblox Matthew Macatuno Naval was charged with kidnapping and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor Sunday, authorities said.

A 10-year-old child reported missing from Taft, California, was found Sunday after, authorities alleged, the child was kidnapped by a 27-year-old man who had been communicating through the popular gaming site Roblox and the messaging platform Discord.

Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: McIlroy’s reaction to double bogey was one of the strangest things at the Masters Winning, as McIlroy is discovering, is like an amazing vaccine against negative evaluation - that’s why Oscar winners live longer than nominees

Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: McIlroy’s reaction to double bogey was one of the strangest things at the Masters

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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

YouTube video by HBO The Dark Money Game | Official Trailer | HBO

April 15 - Tax Day - HBO releases 2 films I directed as part of “The Dark Money Game.” The first, “Ohio Confidential,” about a $1.3 billion-dollar heist by pols in Ohio. Sen 2nd, is “Wealth of the Wicked” about the corruption of the Supreme Court. youtu.be/dykZuyO7RUU

The hottest new social scene might be a book club Gen Zers and millennials are putting creative twists on book clubs, driven by a renewed love of reading and a growing desire for off-screen connection.

Gen Zers and millennials are putting creative twists on book clubs, driven by a renewed love of reading and a growing desire for off-screen connection.

Trump full-on accusing Zelensky of starting the war Russia launched against Ukraine in 2014, before Zelensky was even president, and escalated in 2022 with it unprovoked, full-blown invasion. Not a single criticism toward Putin, a day after the deadliest single attack of the war by Russia this year.

DCU study finds significant burnout and poor mental health among Irish teachers | Institute of Education 42% of respondents report that they are likely to leave the profession due to crippling burnout

The first-of-its-kind research in Ireland was undertaken by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr Pia O’Farrell and Professor Catherine Furlong, with over 1000 teachers participating, making it the largest in-depth study of this topic in Ireland.

Read: launch.dcu.ie/4cpVSDn

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James O'Brien Daily - Podcast Episode | Global Player Is Donald Trump a fascist?

Trump is, obviously, a fascist. But does saying so change anything?
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