Very cool scientifically - but also another sign of the shifting global economics which will define the century

The Ditch has obtained further correspondence that shows SIPO is investigating electronic payment donations to Leo Varadkar. It's also querying why he didn't declare these donations, asking the taoiseach whether his donors have registered with SIPO. https://t.co/wR9N9P58Ij

Ed Davey photoshops an England shirt onto a photo of him cheering on England's women team (2023)

It seems Ukraine has achieved a 10km gain since the start of its current offensive. This is like a rerun of WWI. Meanwhile the US urges Ukraine to be 'less risk averse' i.e. the US is willing to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.

Banks are absolute joke down here - there's charges for everything.

Someone posted me a letter from a librarian who objected to certain books being stocked for young adults. Sorry, but if you're a librarian, your job is to defend the provision of knowledge, even if certain books offend you personally. If you want censorship, get another job.

Has the (Stephen) Nolan show any commentators/journalists on a monthly retainer fee for appearances on his show through his private company? How do we find this information if we want to check it? How does that balance with a publicly funded and held role?

Quite impressive that some people still get by on this site, by talking almost exclusively about a referendum that happened 7 years ago.

Been living in rural Mayo for over a year - I'm routinely referred to as "A Northerner", "from the dark north" and I'm asked to talk about the North like its a Safari. The old "Free State" mentality lives still.

The Government is in for shock when it realises that most gender neutral toilets are in residential areas.

Remembering Jimmy Gralton, deported from Ireland by Fianna Fáil on this day 90 years ago.

Honestly not shocked - but still very disappointed that another Northerner has been subjected to this style of treatment.

Dealing with the aftermath of a 1 in 5 workforce reduction + getting covid in the same week has utterly drained me.

As most on here know, I have been, and will continue to be (when necessary) critical of the PSNI. The crisis it is experiencing now is not only going to have a massive, detrimental impact on its officers and staff but also us, the public. Already overstretched and under

https://t.co/BuTQLJmc3x

Don’t forget that it’s ‘fascism’ when the Tories do it but ‘unfortunately necessary’ when Labour does.

https://t.co/BxrWhrWHwv