Conor Keane

Appeal for 12,000 blood donations over next four weeks The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently seeking an additional 12,000 blood donations over the next four weeks as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently seeking an additional 12,000 blood donations over the next four weeks as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock.

The destruction of the Gaza city mosque is a devastating loss to humanity as a whole. A part of our global medieval heritage destroyed in furtherance to a genocide. I despair.

iPhone 17 Pro Max 2TB:

EU/Ireln - €2,489
America - €1,826 (incl sales tax)

€660 difference

Justine McCarthy: Catherine Connolly must unhitch her presidential wagon from Clare Daly and Mick Wallace Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges

Justine McCarthy: Catherine Connolly must unhitch her presidential wagon from Clare Daly and Mick Wallace

Israel kills multiple journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporters | CNN An Israeli strike in Gaza City late Sunday night killed seven people including at least four journalists from news network Al Jazeera.

"The order to kill Anas Al-Sharif, one of Gaza’s bravest journalists, along with his colleagues, is a desperate attempt to silence voices ahead of the occupation of Gaza" www.cnn.com/2025/08/10/m...

YouTube video by Kev Collins The Urban Fabric

I agree with basically all of this by Kev Collins www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZpd...

Vastly experienced EU negotiators gave Trump the optics of a win but will fillet the US in the details, knowing the Taco president will want to keep his win by conceding loads of goodies to keep it alive.

Death Notice of Michael (Mickey) MacConnell (Listowel, Kerry) | rip.ie The death has occurred of Michael (Mickey) MacConnell of Listowel, Kerry Ireland, on 03/07/2025. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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Acclaimed songwriter Mickey MacConnell dies The death of the writer of the popular song 'Only our rivers run free', Mickey MacConnell, has been confirmed by his family in Cork.

Mickey MacConnell, a true legend — songwriter, poet, lyricist, composer, columnist, journalist, balladeer, husband, and dad, has died. He lived amongst us in Listowel. Tá sé smith ar shlí na fírinne.
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the last supper — Blood+Honey by Jayson Carcione “Soon the Manhattan skyline will be invisible behind a veil of white…His wife places her open palm against the glass of the window. She thinks everything is beautiful in the snow....

A wonderful short story "The Last Supper" by Jayson Carcione @carcionejay.bsky.social.

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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney in The Guardian

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’ The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi

This is barbaric from a State whose rulers were front and centre at the Ascot Carnival, even sharing a carriage with King Charles III in the Royal Procession. At least the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has the good sense to snub these odious despots!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Text-to-speech is a free built-in feature on all Macs, iPhones and iPads, and you can even choose Irish accents.

Excellent, was that Bob Tac?

Is there a link to the reference on the distillation room? Calvados has always been popular in Listowel, now we know why!

Ireland is the distillation capital of the World. When Hennessy etc escaped via flight of the Earls they brought it to France. This is Dromin House in Listowel (just restored), where reference to an apple brandy distillation room dates to 1661.

India: Journalist Dharmendra Singh Chauhan dies after being shot Fourth journalist this year killed in the country

NUJ joins the IFJ in condemning those responsible for death of journalist Dharmendra Singh Chauhan who has been shot and killed in India, bringing number of reporters killed in the country this year to four
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/ind...

Journalism Wins This Time Journalism has won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Finally, a win for journalism in the US.

www.huffpost.com/entry/preakn...

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Kerry Co. Co. will close the N71 Killarney to Molls Gap road to public traffic from Mangerton Rd to the junction of R568 - N71 at Molls Gap from 7.30am to 10.45am on Sat May 17th.
This is to facilitate the Run Killarney event.

Access provided for emergency services & residents.

I'm scarlet for the page editors at the @irishtimes.com. Leo XIV was not the first American Pope; Pope Francis was. Get it right! Reporter Patsy McGarry’s copy emphasises Leo is the first US Pope. Maybe subs should have read it. This rare mistake makes the page a collector’s item.

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!

Leo XIV is the first North American Pope, get it right!