Mark Lusby
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Historical Researcher. Tweets for undervalued heritage See @thederrywalls & @base1europe
Derry Northern Ireland
Joined December 2010
Sad that @dcsdcouncil and @mayordcsdc have announced that some of the trees in Harbour Square are to be cut down to make way for public art. #treesareart #climateemergency
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Foyle MLAs MP and Mayor forget about positivity, city deals, potholes and streetlights - get this financed and sorted. @Gary_Middleton @SineadMcL4Foyle @MarkHDurkan @ciaraf44 @padraig_delargy @Patricialo92376 @columeastwood
New Altnagelvin A&E will depend on 'budget affordability', says Robin Swann
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Our Irish Walled Towns Network gathered in Trim today for their annual general meeting at which they launched their new Strategy 2024-2028. #IrishWalledTowns #WalledTowns #LoveYourHeritage
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First Walls Friends event of 2024 is this coming Saturday morning. Walking tour around rarely-visited eastern flank of the city walls. Always under pressure from developers, see it before you loose it!
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Guided walking tour around the rarely-visited eastern flank of the Derry Walls. Gates, bastions, tunnels, water, fire, theatres, old maps.
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A Burke standing outside a college gate. Happy St Patrick’s Evening.
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Troubles ‘humour’ needs to be put through some sort of filter before it ends up as semipermanent murals on our streets. #internationalwomensday2024 #iwd2024
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My goodness she is good. I try to only post on medial matters, but found it surprisingly hard to formulate my thoughts on this. @ClaireHanna has articulated them perfectly
I spoke in favour of an immediate ceasefire for Gaza today. The wholesale slaughter of innocent Palestinian men, women & children has no possible justification.
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Anyone know the dates for European Heritage Days 2024 in Northern Ireland?
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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose….
In 1704 French Huguenot engineer Captain Jean Thomas was shocked to find that the defensive Town Ditch had been filled in due to “the laziness of the inhabitants and the lack of care of the garrison commanders”. #easternperspective #statecaremonument #whatdoyouthink
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After the horror massacres of 7 October when many unionists and Protestants were queuing up to “stand with Israel” some of us warned of the dangers of Netanyahu’s policies and his scorched earth strategy. How right we were. This madness must stop.
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Derry’s riverfront has its carbuncles but ‘luckily’ was never overswamped with ‘prestige’ office developments. Wonder how the Titanic Quarter is adjusting?
The disaster that is Dublin urban planning “The ghost office is here. By 2025, 34 soccer pitches’ worth of space will lie empty in Dublin” excellent piece by @UnaMullally
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Belfast using its historic civic bollards as part of an art installation. #heritage #art #publicrealm #regeneration #bollards
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Did Churchill, as Prime Minister, visit NI during WWII? I know Herbert Morrison visited Derry but I don’t recall seeing any pics of the PM on similar fact finding or morale boosting visits. A friend sent me a pic of Churchill with some #USMarines but it was Iceland not Ireland.
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Our document, Q4 a response to November’s Ecological Report by AECOM, is now available for download. Bursting with life owls, bats, and a 100m+ hawthorn hedgerow the Lagan Valley Regional Park is more than a scenic backdrop; it’s a thriving ecosystem. https://t.co/KDmar0SNbE
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Q4 a response to November’s Ecological Report by AECOM Our comprehensive document, Q4 a response to November’s Ecological Report by AECOM, is now available for download. Bursting with life—owls,...
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