@Infoseepage Oh, God! I'll bet you have! (But you now know that there's always water in graveyards, and in the 0.01% of the time when there isn't, that you can always get it from the presbytery, I hope?)
Bloody hell, France, do you not subsidise active travel? Look at this for a journey from Cherbourg to Rennes - cheapest mode is driving a wasteful heap of metal, instead of sitting in a comfortable train & bus! In fact, looking at the SNCF site, it's far, far worse! #France#ActiveTravel
@Anitambyrne They're frantic because as farmers and hauliers the price of fuel means that their livelihood is threatened - hauliers simply because fuel is too expensive; eg the price of a coach tour from Dublin to the Burren - the farmers because the cost of their fertiliser, etc is soaring, as well as the cost of using farm machinery
there’s a cynical logic behind Netanyahu’s publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump’s need for flattery to prolong Israel’s brutal war on Gaza and to continue attacking other countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. Before Netanyahu showed up… with a copy of his Nobel nomination letter, Trump was eager to announce a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas… Trump backed off on pressuring the Israeli leader to reach an agreement with Hamas https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/10/netanyahu-trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination #genocide
"Netanyahu, dubbed the great survivor of Israeli politics, is an astute tactician who figured what makes Trump tick: extreme flattery & distraction. The prime minister knows he can’t compete with wealthy Arab petrostates, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which can provide Trump’s family business with billions of dollars in real estate and golf deals, or lavish gifts like a $400m luxury jet to be used as Air Force One." But he can appeal to Trump’s desire to be recognized as a global peacemaker
"the Trump administration treated the Palestinians as real estate holdouts who were refusing to accept a glitzy deal that would ignore their rights while others reaped the benefits"
The peace ship Madleen has been violently boarded by Israeli military, spraying a thick, stinging substance as they arrived. Yesterday, 13 people were killed by Israeli fire near an aid station in Rafah, Gaza. The Israelis say "Humanitarian aid is delivered regularly and effectively via different channels and routes, and is transferred through established distribution mechanisms". Famine is raging in Gaza #GretaThunberg#LiamCunningham#Gaza#AidShip#Attack#Gaza https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/madleen-boat-greta-thunberg-live-35358283
Editor, and writing a book about Thomas MacDonagh, Muriel Gifford and their circle. I live in Hibernia, the land of winter. Twice a year I teach a short course in writing stories. #andacyclist #rothaíocht #GaeilgeBhriste Header photo is Sandymount Strand. Profile pic is a cartoon from the War of Independence which was like all wars involving fascistsHere I am cycling along the Dodder in a short film by the brilliant @garethstack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_PAoZNreKM