'Where do you think you are?'
Hmmmm. A frustrating session with the Mental Health Commission at the Disability Matters committee this morning.
The residents of Owennacurra deserve more clarity on steps the Mental Health Commission is taking on behalf of the residents
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@oconnellhugh
Do you mean Dr. ní í Shúilleabháin, Hugh? A widely respected academic and scholar? Why not say so? Would you write such a headline about a man?
@aoibhinn_ni_s
Coillte planning to hand over 123k acres of land to investment fund. In 2012 the FG/Lab gov tried to sell off our forests.
@pb4p
@woodlandleague
and others organised major protests to stop this. Looks like we’ll have to do that again.
I post this every year. How could I not? At the height of the horror of the second World War, Máirtín Ó Direáin wrote this beautiful poem offering the refugee Mary a welcome in his home in Aran. There has never been a greater need for such openness.
#Nollaig
Shona doibh.
A friend’s daughter was thrown from her bike by a car whose driver was doing an illegal U-turn. She reported it to
@GardaTraffic
. The garda took down details on a piece of paper, saying the info would be transferred to the computer system. No record of the complaint can be found.
@BrookesTimes
@thetimes
Do you ever look at yourself and ask why your thinking has not evolved since the 19th. century. These cartoons weren't funny then and they are just as disgracefully racist now. Grow up.
No greater compliment for
@EamonRyan
than the egregious, entirely self-interested Michael O’Leary whose business is destroying the planet, describing him as ‘without doubt the most incompetent
#transport
minister we’ve ever had.’ | Business Post
All of
@rte
“stars” are vastly overpaid & overrated unlike their colleagues in
@RTERnaG
, who are all paid less than their
@RTEOne
counterparts despite having a tougher job & doing it a great deal better than the Anglophones.
@MrHarryCole
Chavez was very important in American history. Not at all a negligible figure and an acknowledgement of the role played by Hispanics in the U.S. Seems like a sensible person to commemorate.
A gentle reminder. Please write peoples names correctly on your
#Christmas
#cards
. The irritation caused by addressing women by their husbands’ surnames is immense.
I'm not in favour of
@greenparty_ie
in government at any price. However, the world is burning, we need to act NOW and there is enough in the
#PFG
to start transformational change, despite disappointment in some areas. I'm in favour
Delighted to have given an old
#bike
we don’t need to a lovely
#Ukrainian
#refugee
. If you have an old bike you don’t use,
#BikeHubs
will repair them & give them to those who really need them. It’s a win-win. About Us | The Bike Hub
Alea iacta est. Just submitted my book to the publishers, the result of so many years' work. If you're not interested in the minutiae of the operations of the
#earlyModern
#Irish
#parliament
, you can always use it for weightlifting. Faoiseamh agus bród.
@MauriceDockrel1
I don’t think people did misunderstand it, deliberately or otherwise. It was very clear and contemptuous of people making their views known in a peaceful manner. I think you should delete it & apologise.
Delighted to have been elected a fellow of the
@RoyalHistSoc
. Many thanks to my
#history
friends and colleagues for all their support, encouragement and helo over so many years - a truly wonderful and welcoming community.
I grew up as an immigrant in England. I was an immigrant in Germany & I meet immigrants every day who enrich our country with their skills, culture & warmth. Anyone who comes here to work, pay taxes & contribute to our society is welcome as far as I’m concerned.
@JillKerby
Many of us don't equate the state of
#Israel
with
#jews
. We abhor all racism, including
#antisemitism
. These attacks on ordinary Jewish businesses and homes should stop now. They are cruel, misguided and wrong under every heading.
@SenatorKeogan
We are delighted and proud when
#Irish
people are successful abroad. We should welcome appointments of people who bring expertise to Ireland, from which we can all learn.
Máirtín Ó Díreáin’s beautiful Cuireadh do Mhuire (invitation to Mary) was written during world war 2 which saw so much death, destruction & displacement of
#refugees
. His warm welcome for wandering Mary & Jesus has a special resonance this year. Nollaig shona doibh.
As a pintman, I am proud to say I have never had a pint in the Abbey Street monstrosity 'pub' called Wetherspoons and I never will 😎
Think local drink local.
So sorry to learn of the death of Thomas Kinsella. A first edition of his version of The
#T
áin is one of my treasures (a Christmas present from my mother). Also remember himself & Eleanor from the campaign for
#WoodQuay
. His integrity shone as brightly as his poetry. Comhbhrón
So sorry to learn of the death of the truly remarkable Muriel McCarthy, former keeper of
@MarshsLibrary
. Truly a pioneer without whom the wonderful Marsh’s Library might not have survived. Remembered with admiration & gratitude. Comhbhrón
The thing about
@EoinKeane101
is that he just reports. He doesn’t speculate, make unpleasant remarks about people or go beyond his brief. Many other
#journalists
could profit from watching how he does his job. No wonder that he’s with
@RTERnaG
@SenatorMarkDaly
@opwireland
Do you not realise that clearing vegetation destroys the ecosystem and increases flooding? This is not the way to deal with the perceived problem.
If you are as fed up as I am by the constant negativity, divisiveness and
#gotcha
style "journalism" fostered by the mainstream
#media
, mostly but not exclusively by
@rte
, may I recommend
@RTERnaG
. Informed, professional, courteous, persistent & forensic, but pleasant & polite
Really sorry to see
@neasa_neasa
removed from committees. She has been outstanding in her committee work, invariably thoroughly informed and persistent.
Sense has prevailed, or more precisely
@WhitmoreJen
has had the cop on & decency to offer
@EamonRyan
a pair in the no confidence vote so he can stay doing the work he should be doing at
@COP28
. Bravo Deputy Whitmore.
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of
@VirtualTreasury
. For years we’ve been told “you won’t be able to do that, the records were all burned.” So many were, but copies were made & are available, free to all, here. GRMMA
@PETECROOKS
@CWallaceDublin
& the amazing team.
Today marks 100 years since the Public Record Office, with 7 centuries of records, was destroyed.
Technology and history have now combined to create the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland.
It’s a stunning piece of work. Take a look:
As bad an example of
#illegal
#pavement
#parking
as I’ve seen. There is ample parking on the other side of the street but this selfish, antisocial geezer didn’t see why s/he should put him/her self out to cross the road.
#Dublin6
. Much easier to discommode everyone else.
Sigh.
@SarahAMcInerney
again labouring how much
#retrofitting
costs. Not a whisper about the benefits. Anyone buying an
#SUV
can afford to retrofit a house. Loads of costly renovations near us, barely a solar panel in sight.
@drivetimerte
Nearly there with my new book on The Operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613-48 from
@IrLegalHist
&
@FourCourtsPress
. It’s going to look beautiful. Watch this space!
@adiophirmaoz
@hazechu
Luxembourg & Spain also have the same objections to
#Israel
's collective punishment of
#Palestinians
. The root of this problem is the same as the difficulties in our own history. We understand the process of expropriation, plantation, racial discrimination and attrition.
I try not to be unpleasant or nasty about people here but Frank Feely was responsible for the destruction of
#Dublin
(I speak as someone who occupied
#WoodQuay
to try to preserve our
#Viking
heritage). Utterly uncultured he did nothing to deal with the corrupt George Redmond.
@EamonMelia
is it supposed to be a slur that someone doesn't share their parents' politics and wasn't born in the constituency that they represent? That's a new one on me and would surprise many politicians and voters.
Delighted to get an email from a scholar I admire but have never met saying nice things about one of my talks. If you like someone’s work, do let them know. It means an enormous amount to get good feedback.
Sabina Higgins explained how her letter was published on
@PresidentIRL
’s website. She is not responsible for Russian distortion. Since Michael D.’s election she has worked incredibly hard 4 us all without being paid a red cent. Could we all just calm down & get back to our work?
Ahem - can't wait to see this out later this year, the fruit of so many years' work. Sincere thanks to all the people, libraries, archives and other organisations who made this possible and my terrific publishers,
@IrLegalHist
and
@FourCourtsPress
.
Yesterday, despite wearing a mask and being 41 years older, someone came up to me and asked "did you occupy
#WoodQuay
in 1979?" She's either forensic, or I still look 21.
#GiftOfEternalYouth
#lookingGood
Pity Mrs Burke didn’t teach her children manners in her home schooling. Some Christians. Principal berated by Burkes after disciplinary hearing via
@RTENews