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Sir Michael Palin is absolutely right, it is frankly shocking that hospices rely so heavily on charitable donations, it is this sector that needs funding and support, rather than ushering in a private market in assisted suicide.

"If we're cutting down hospices people are going to suffer." Sir Michael Palin, whose wife spent the final weeks of her life in a hospice, delivers a message to the Chancellor about the importance of funding hospice care ahead of the budget. #Newsnight



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Contraception is illegal in Ireland, but the student union at University College Dublin (UCD) is making non-prescription contraceptives available to its members. @ucddublin WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1975 rte.ie/archives/2025/…


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This morning in @Haaretz – our story on the planned eviction of Palestinians to make way for a waste-to-energy plant near Jerusalem. The project would demolish homes, shift the separation barrier, and seize 150 dunams of village land. Our report: tinyurl.com/bp74f5hx

peacenowisrael's tweet image. This morning in @Haaretz  – our story on the planned eviction of Palestinians to make way for a waste-to-energy plant near Jerusalem.
The project would demolish homes, shift the separation barrier, and seize 150 dunams of village land. Our report:  tinyurl.com/bp74f5hx

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On the day of the inauguration of Catherine Connolly, its deeply disappointing that @FineGaelBrux group @EPP are blocking a former Irish President and Global Elder Mary Robinson from speaking at 10th anniversary Paris Agreement event.


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Behind The Screens: What parents of primary school children need to know🤳 @jesskellynt is joined by Alex Cooney of @CyberSafeKidsIE, Dr Daragh McCashin of the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, and Dr Brendan Kelly of Trinity College. With thanks to @CNaM_ie


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Greece to teach weaving, pottery and embroidery in schools dlvr.it/TP9svP

ekathimerini's tweet image. Greece to teach weaving, pottery and embroidery in schools dlvr.it/TP9svP

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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Over a dozen people, including a Reuters journalist, were injured when Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, activists and reporters at an olive harvest near a West Bank outpost reut.rs/3Johy8Y


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This week is #AntiBullyingWeek. Our counsellors at Relate NI are here to help parents and families strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and find practical ways to support children through difficult experiences. #AntiBullyingWeek #RelateNI

RelateNI's tweet image. This week is #AntiBullyingWeek. Our counsellors at Relate NI are here to help parents and families strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and find practical ways to support children through difficult experiences.

#AntiBullyingWeek #RelateNI

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A few reminders of what Trump said in the lead up to Jan 6th December 19th: “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” December 26th: “We will never give up. We will never concede.” December 27th: “Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me…


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If you know someone who is in a psychiatric hospital, it's important to understand that they are at much higher risk of suicide upon discharge. You might save their life by simply being there for them.

New paper. Examines suicide risk after psychiatric hospital detention/involuntary care. Neglected area. First nationwide study with more than 70,000 detained patients discharged from psychiatric hospital.

seenafazel's tweet image. New paper. Examines  suicide risk after psychiatric hospital detention/involuntary care. Neglected area. First nationwide study with more than 70,000 detained patients discharged from psychiatric hospital.


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Hate the game, not the player

A young man stole a Bus Éireann vehicle in Co Donegal and drove it to Dublin after being told another bus was full. jrnl.ie/6868063



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Nature is right. Every minute we dump 18m gigabytes onto the digital heap. Without a nuclear revolution, the AI boom is energetic alchemy - corporate hype built on an energy system that does not exist. It’s climate denialism in code.

Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists? on.ft.com/47Efcur | opinion



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Rats given a faecal transplant from exuberant toddlers showed more exploratory behaviour, supporting the idea that gut bacteria might affect children’s emotional development newscientist.com/article/250220…


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Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war bbc.in/3LlcAKJ


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Which one is more English?


In All’s Fair, I genuinely worry that Kim Kardashian might be flammable All’s Fair makes Sex and the City 2 look like a Mike Leigh film about bag ladies who live in the woods and own ferrets.  irishtimes.com/culture/tv-rad…


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The humanitarian aid promise of the Trump peace plan for Gaza is blocked. Aid groups working for shelter in Gaza warn that hundreds of thousands of families face the coming winter without desperately needed protection from the elements. Israeli restrictions continue to block…


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World inequality between and within countries: India and China now have people among both the richest and poorest in the world. Quantitatively, about 2/3 of world inequality happens *within-country* today. Global inequality is not only about cross-country convergence!

amorygethin's tweet image. World inequality between and within countries: India and China now have people among both the richest and poorest in the world.

Quantitatively, about 2/3 of world inequality happens *within-country* today.

Global inequality is not only about cross-country convergence!

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The church today stands empty, as Israel expelled the Christians and destroyed their homes in 1948.

1930s, Nazareth, Palestine 🇵🇸 A church in the Christian village of Ma'alul, about 6 kilometers west of Nazareth.

palsofnations's tweet image. 1930s, Nazareth, Palestine 🇵🇸 

A church in the Christian village of Ma'alul, about 6 kilometers west of Nazareth.


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El #HuracánMelissa ha dejando sin suministro eléctrico a la mayoría de los 3,5 millones de habitantes de las provincias de Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Guantánamo y Las Tunas. oncubanews.com/cuba/el-45-del…


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