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Want to hear something totally out of this world? How about the echolocation calls of lesser horseshoes – Ireland's rarest + smallest bat – as they head out from their roost at dusk to hunt midges and other insects over an Atlantic rainforest? Volume up!

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‘We’ve Treated it as a Global Waste Dump’: Costa Rica’s President Calls for Action on the Ocean 🌊 Costa Rica has protected 30% of its marine territory, and the country wants more ocean protection, including a moratorium on deep sea mining. insideclimatenews.org/news/1206202...

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reality of the information ecosystem in 2025

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I once stood next to The Edge while we both looked at soups in what was then Superquin in Rathmines. He had the good grace not to bother me.

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These are the final seconds we have from Paul. His phone has been taken, and his passport. We urgently need Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris TD to intervene, demand he is freed, his passport & phone returned and the protesters are allowed to peacefully #MarchToGaza Please email tanaiste

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Day 165 of #365DaysOfSmiles Don't say the magic words

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If this is your take then you have failed the humanitarian test. Humanitarians support the victims and most vulnerable no matter who they are or where they come from. The test is not complicated. #Peace #Israel #Iran #Iraq #Syria 🕊️

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I live just down the street from an IPAS centre and the only antisocial behaviour I've seen is from the thugs that vandalised it. These migrants don't pose a threat to my partner. A local man involved in the anti-immigrant movement however has consistently sexually harassed her.

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Remember in 2014 when the new U2 album was automatically installed in everyone's iTunes and everyone got really annoyed? Imagine if they'd installed it on every other programme you ever used. And it also somehow meant Bono could interrupt what you were doing and take over That's modern AI, that is

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Top of my list of missing native species we should be looking at reintroducing to Ireland? Lynx!! • Never attack people • Rarely attack livestock • Aren't pack animals • Help regulate deer • Help regulate smaller predators, like fox • Are a huge tourist draw • Are just GORGEOUS!!

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Nearly every single day, a child in Dublin becomes homeless. And the Government’s big housing fix? Changes to rent pressure zones that are a gift to investors in apartment builds, not renters. I’m working everyday in Europe to put tenants at the heart of our housing agenda. #FortheLoveofDublin

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Israeli forces have opened fire on people waiting to enter a food distribution centre run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, killing 31 and wounding "about 200", according to the local civil defence agency. http://jrnl.ie/6729796

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#Gaza: “Israeli forces’ displacement orders and bombings near Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, have forced MSF to adjust operations in the hospital and move part of our burn and orthopedic activities to our field hospital in Deir Al Balah,” says Pascale Coissard, Emergency Coordinator.

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The UK has sanctioned two Israeli government ministers for “inciting violence” and abuses of Palestinian human rights jrnl.ie/6729346

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What irritates many people — particularly men — about Greta Thunberg is that she is a young woman simply exercising her right to speak out on issues about which she feels strongly. So, ironically, those people are bothered by her sense of citizenship…a value supposedly cherished in “The West.”

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Israel CANNOT meet the EU in Brussels on June 23rd. #SantionIsraelNow #RecognisePalestine #EndAssocationAgreement

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Let’s be clear: Israel, an occupier, has no authority under international law to board or divert the Madleen. This is a hijacking, plain and simple. A hijacking of a UK-registered ship, with multiple European citizens on board. Does the EU or UK government have anything to say? Anything??

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#Gaza: On June 8, 13 injured people and one dead on arrival were brought to the emergency room of Doctors Without Borders' clinic in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis. They were carried in donkey carts, on bicycles, or on foot.

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Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of Gaza, and the boat with its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg is now heading to a port in Israel, officials have said

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I've been binge-watching "The Rookie" lately and, as much as I enjoy it, I don't for even a second believe that the LAPD is all wholesome and "we exist to protect the people" as the show likes to make out.

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“Intelligence”

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The Israeli defense minister is openly threatening the life of GretaThunberg and other unarmed peace activists on an aid ship. Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?

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Overgrazing has turned species-rich native ecosystems that don't burn into nature deserts that burn like petrol. Yet the so-called "experts" are telling us MORE grazing is the solution. It's sheer madness, as I point out in today's @Irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

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Milk and antacids aren’t particularly useful as treatment of tear gas exposure. Water is your best bet

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Fear in Gaza has surged again after Israeli forces threatened to turn Khan Younis refugee camp into barren swaths.

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Israel's defence minister has ordered the Israeli military to block an aid boat headed for Gaza with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg

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A thesis that nobody's read, narrated by someone who isn't there, for an audience that doesn't exist. open.substack.com/pu... A platform took my PhD thesis and used AI to turn it into a podcast, then emailed me expecting me to be grateful about it. I... am not. #AI #Podcast #Publishing

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No strike by Russia into Ukraine is retaliation, it is all terrorism. No Ukraine is not conducting a dirty war, Russia mass murdering civilians is a dirty war. Words matter and US editors across media rooms know that, so what's their game or end goal here?

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I recently had cause to send this message to my wife: "Explains why Ian Paisley sometimes gets aggressive when he’s being cuddled. He just can’t regulate his emotions well because he’s Orange." Which might seem odd to those of you from Ireland or the UK.

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The rhodo problem in Killarney NP is largely just a symptom of the overgrazing by invasive sika and goats. Until the NPWS park management actually starts dealing effectively with the underlying issue, what we're seeing there is mostly only publicity stunts.

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An Israeli officer who reportedly ordered soldiers to “shoot to kill” people in Gaza holding a white flag has been promoted to the rank of battalion commanding officer, meaning that he may be directing hundreds or thousands of soldiers.

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Israeli forces on Tuesday gunned down dozens of people, including children, close to a privatized aid distribution site in southern Gaza, marking the third consecutive day that Israel’s military has opened fire on Palestinians seeking food amid an increasingly dire humanitarian emergency.

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Official Israeli records show the value of goods imported to the Occupied Palestinian Territories from Ireland last year is 40 times higher than the figure claimed by Irish authorities CSO says €272,000 Israel Tax Authority says more than €11 million www.ontheditch.com/irish-export...

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The taoiseach travels to France next week to give a speech at the UN Ocean Conference. No doubt we'll hear nice words but he has failed to deliver on any of his promises that might make a difference for beleaguered sealife 🐟 www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...

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Ireland has opinions

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There is plenty of evidence to support the idea that large mammals are starving off the coast of Ireland, including an "emaciated" fin whale washed up in Mayo last year and a study showing "a recent decline in the nutritional health of common dolphins"... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from wounds of same attack

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