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Clodagh Harris
@clodaghharris.bsky.social
Senior lecturer, University College Cork. Interested in participatory & deliberative democracy, citizens assemblies, climate justice and intergenerational deliberation. Own views.
My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard tracks from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard tracks from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Songs are released as a new EP of the same name to mark 50th anniversary of classic album
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Ireland spends less on education than all OECD countries, new data shows
Ireland spends less on education than all OECD countries, new data shows
The report also found the number of primary teachers in Ireland increased by 27 per cent over the last seven years, which is much higher than the OECD average
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Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday during a protest against the Israeli prime minister. jrnl.ie/7173055
Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest at UN
Protesters at the demonstration, which was organised by Jewish Voice for Peace, held banners that read “Stop Arming Israel” and “End the Genocide.”
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So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built, or tens of thousands of jobs created across education, health or social sectors, if the resources used to expand data centres were directed elsewhere. jrnl.ie/7165266t
Government report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claims
The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built if the resources in the data centre build-out were directed elsewhere.
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This year has been brutal, and like most people you probably want to do more about climate change. But what, and how? Great news – I’ve written just the book for you! It’s called What One Person Can Do and it’s a clear and simple how-to guide, a roadmap to help you make influential changes...
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has defended New York mayor Zohran Mamdani after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused him of being a Hamas supporter. Speaking to reporters ahead of his meeting with Mamdani today, Martin said Netanyahu should “respect” his mandate and not undermine it.
Fintan O'Toole: The new map of Earth is a wake-up call for Ireland
Fintan O'Toole: The new map of Earth is a wake-up call for Ireland
On the Equal Earth map, Ireland suddenly looks a lot more northernly and a lot less central - no longer the much-vaunted ‘island at the centre of the world’
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Turned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
#DIBLives Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...
“Shutting reporters out sounds like the measure of a dictator and totalitarian who doesn’t want a free press.” Is Trump banning 'fake news' reporters from the White House as a guise to settle scores with reporters who've exposed his corruption?
Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.
I used to think the most creative writers were unusually good at having good ideas. Now I think they may just be unusually good at spotting them. Because having ideas is easy. I have lots of them, but most are terrible. So the question is: how do you know when there’s something there? 🧵
Want to read more: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/how-do-you... Thank you @simonusherwood.bsky.social for his great summary of my own point. :) /end
How Do You Know When You Have a Good Idea?
What myths teach us about creativity, and how to build an Idea Lab
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Fintan O'Toole: Living in Milwaukee with a Mayo granny automatically makes you Irish. Living here doesn’t
Fintan O'Toole: Living in Milwaukee with a Mayo granny automatically makes you Irish. Living here doesn’t
We have twice as many new citizens coming through the channel that demands no actual connection to Ireland
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In my latest book of new poems, 'The Weirdest Thing of All', I've told a story of growing up in north London in the 1940s and 50s, with parents who were Jewish, with signs everywhere of 'the War' just finished, and my great friendship with 'Harrybo', who died not long after.
Statement from President Connolly: We are in a world facing the existential threat posed by war and climate change, both of which are inextricably interlinked. I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.
EXCLUSIVE: Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid reut.rs/46NYV6d
EXCLUSIVE: Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid
Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for financial help this week, arguing they should contribute to the $5 billion needed for initial rebuilding as the disaster shows how climate change has hit poor countries that did little to cause it, officials said.
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A significant contributor to the gender pay gap and the continuing financial disparity between men and women is the undervaluing of all of the unpaid care work done by women in Ireland. Women all over Ireland get up early, every morning, and go to work, unpaid and unvalued.
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4w agoTánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work".
It’s our final ever Noncensored on 13th September and we are doing it live! Please come along and celebrate and enjoy some top quality silly satire. Tickets : www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/pod...