Robert O’Connor PhD

Big tobacco continues its decades long manipulations of public perception of their products now into the vaping era

a bald man is standing in front of a microphone and holding a baton . ALT: a bald man is standing in front of a microphone and holding a baton .

Think it’s time to settle this Noughties style
#CelebrityDeathmatch
#TrumpVMusk.
#Trump
#Musk

Current state of the world 😏
#Trump #Musk

Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

Out with #Meath Civil Defence giving support to Rockathon.
Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a
tad ☔️🌧️🌦️

Some folks prepare extra well for these things though

Sky outage as customers complain 'TV boxes randomly turning themselves off' The outage seems to have begun at 10pm

Seems to be a major issues across British isles. Mine gone haywire too.
#SkyTv #fault #down

www.dublinlive.ie/news/sky-out...

Early start this morning with Meath Civil Defence giving First Aid cover for
#Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse

Some of the drumming shows.

A few shots from yesterday’s 16th #Hanami #Festival of #Japanese culture in #Dublin.
Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark

If you’re looking for an interesting listen/read over the Easter break,
“Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in.
Big tech is most definitely not our friend
Simultaneously bizarre & frightening.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...

Fully agree.
Perhaps a microcosm of wider societal issues at present where commercialism, convenience and influence are “Trump-ing” the wider moral imperative upon which our collective future depends 😔

You read this thread and it's pretty clear Musk has dozens of kids. That may understate it. Not exaggerating. Read the article or browse these clips. Honestly one of the most mind-boggling pieces I've read in quite a while.

Very cool. 👏

An early start to #StPatricksDay festivities with the village marching bands on #Achill island

YouTube video by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland St Patrick’s Day 2025 – Celebrating Irish change-makers across the globe #stpatricksday

The 🇮🇪 Dept of Foreign Affairs knocking the ball out of the park again with this years St Patrick’s Day video.
Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere.
#globalIreland #StPatricksDay

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...

Privileged to join the celebration of the Cancer Trials contribution of Prof Ray McDermott to @cancertrialsie.bsky.social
A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏

🤔Arguably not a particularly challenging analysis for a multibillion AI to adjudicate on 😏

Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies” Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.

"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency."

Probably won’t get a huge amount of media attention but this is arguably a huge finding- especially for women’s health. 👇

Lots of frightening news developments at the minute but here’s a good news story from #science.
More evidence if the #HPV vaccine helping enable the ELIMINATION of cervical cancer (and likely reducing rates of several others)

NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

Very pertinent study and not just pertaining to this bug but likely also other gastro intestinal infections (eg vomiting bug) when they hit a household or when might need to use a public bathroom. 🚽
Always 👋🧴

America’s withdrawal from Ukraine appears to be moving to warp speed now.

Thought I’d try to visually sum up today’s latest 🇺🇸 political developments.

#Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance
#slavaUkraini

The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda

Few shots of my favourite winter visitor- the #Yellowhammer.
Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days
#birdphotography
#birds

Interesting summary piece on the past present and possible future of Avian Influenza aka #BirdFlu #H5N1