If it wasn’t for the heroic efforts of thousands of trees like this, our nation’s rivers would be at a standstill
Mise
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Books; Dance; Yarn; Beaganín Gaeilge; Icebergs; Random things
I've written about Samaritans, and why they're so good, and why I'm concerned about the charity's plans www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was a Samaritan – I love Samaritans. But for the sake of all who take those calls, it must change course | Peter Ormerod
Branches to close, volunteers in ‘regional hubs’, some working from home. It will be bad for them and for the desperate people seeking help, says journalist Peter Ormerod
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Happy new year, fuckers! It's time for the Tuckers! …with your host @benzimmer.bsky.social stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/t...
The 10th Annual Tucker Awards for Excellence in Swearing
How in the absolute fuck can this be the tenth installment of the annual Tucker Awards recognizing excellence in swearing? Somehow, it’s true: feast your eyes on the nine previous installment…
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#GiselePelicot is the hero of 2024. But the question remains- how can there be so many men willing to rape a comatose woman, within a 20 mile radius of a small country town?
Me: I deserve a nice big glass of wine tonight. It’s been a long week. My brain: It’s only Tuesday. Me: Who the fuck asked you.
www.whichcandidate.ie Always enjoyable. Although few surprises for me in results, the candidate responses gave extra nuance and helped me figure out my 1-4 votes.
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Didn't think Myles O'Reilly could top his back catalog but fuck me. This is the best document of contemporary Irish music I've ever seen. Contender for the best music film I've ever seen. I am gobsmacked, pummelled, and delirious on my third watch. www.youtube.com/watch?featur...
A City Under Quiet Lights :: Vol I
The team behind Cork’s premiere fireside-folk festival, ‘Quiet Lights’, is very excited to present to the world the digital release of ‘A City Under Quiet Li...
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Katalin Karikó left Hungary, sewing £900 into her daughter's teddy bear. Her research into mRNA was a lonely path - funding repeatedly denied, she scratched out a living on the fringes of academia. Years later, BioNTech took notice. Today, she won the Nobel Prize. www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/h...
Long Overlooked, Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus (Published 2021)
Collaborating with devoted colleagues, Dr. Kariko laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines turning the tide of the pandemic.
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Between the wind & it’s-ages-yet-til-Hallowe’en bangers, it’s noisy out there tonight.