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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 8h

RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 16h

Very much looking forward to getting stuck into this new book from @marcmulholland.bsky.social bringing peasants to centre off Irish history

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 4d

“Ulysses” by Tennyson (a nineteenth century poem, but focuses on ageing) - just a thought 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 7d

Greetings from Lismore and the sunny south east ☀️

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

“What is unlawful is: genocide, the deadly blockade of Gaza, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, and the piracy of civilian vessels and abduction of all those on board.” 3/3

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

“Unarmed people of conscience, abducted in international waters. This is piracy. This is kidnapping. The flotilla did not break any laws."

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 9d

Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for help in identifying the skeletal remains of an elderly woman discovered during works on the Midleton to Youghal Greenway in east Cork more than four years ago
jrnl.ie/6832755

Gardaí publish facial reconstruction in bid to identify skeletal remains found on Cork greenway

The woman’s skeletal remains were discovered in January 2021.

jrnl.ie

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

Fun fact, to me anyway 🤓

Averil Deverell came of age pre-independence, being “presented” to George V in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, in 1911.

The first woman to practice at the Bar in Ireland, she did so … from St Patrick’s Hall, which served as the Law Library from 1923-31 #History #Heritage

Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 11d

#BiographyoftheWeek from the Dictionary of Irish Biography

'Women shall be admitted on precisely the same terms as men.’ (King's Inns, January 1920)

On 23 December 1919 the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed, allowing women admission to the legal and other professions.

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

Following the destruction of the Four Courts in June 1922, the State Apartments at Dublin Castle were fitted up as a temporary legal home.

What must Deverell have thought entering St Patrick’s Hall that 2nd time? From debutante to barrister in less than a decade.
#History #Heritage #Law #Ireland

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

Fun fact, to me anyway 🤓

Averil Deverell came of age pre-independence, being “presented” to George V in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, in 1911.

The first woman to practice at the Bar in Ireland, she did so … from St Patrick’s Hall, which served as the Law Library from 1923-31 #History #Heritage

Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 11d

#BiographyoftheWeek from the Dictionary of Irish Biography

'Women shall be admitted on precisely the same terms as men.’ (King's Inns, January 1920)

On 23 December 1919 the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed, allowing women admission to the legal and other professions.

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

“More than 100,000 different pieces of clothing have been burned or binned or dumped somewhere on earth in the time it has taken you to read this sentence.”
#Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Clothes #Fashion #FastFashion

Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

“Ireland is the second largest producer of textile waste in Europe after Belgium, consuming 53kg of textiles per capita per annum – more than double the European average.”

#Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Clothes #Fashion #FastFashion

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 11d

“The production of textiles generates between 5 and 10 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases, which is more than air travel and shipping combined.”
#Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Clothes #Fashion #FastFashion

www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

The shocking waste in the clothes we wear

With clothes consumption spiking across the developed world, new rules to tackle the resulting environmental damage are long overdue

www.irishtimes.com

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 12d

* “had” - bloody autocorrect 🤦🏻‍♂️

Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry to hear that. As an historian, I though it has much merit. Having to delete posts that ring uncomfortably too true is an indictment of our times.

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 12d

That does suggest they’d at least read it 😅

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 12d

Very much looking forward to picking up a copy of “Queer Georgians” by Anthony Delaney soon … 🤓 🏳️‍🌈
#History #Heritage #Queer #LGBTQ #Ireland

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 12d

“In a world where queer rights and dignities are again being questioned and pared back, these histories matter more than ever. To recover them is to stand on steadier ground, to face what lies ahead […] Our queerness is timeless.” #History #Heritage #Queer #Ireland
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Anthony Delany: This is the site of significant queer Georgian revolt. Right here in Kilkenny

Diversity of genders and sexualities is nothing new, as is proven by the extraordinary lives of people whose love led them to defy social conventions hundreds of years ago

www.irishtimes.com

Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 13d

I had to buy a replacement pen recently. The box arrived with a hand-written note and three sherbet lemons. This is the kind of customer service that should be standard 👌🏻

🍬 🍋 🖋

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 13d

Cheese and sliced bread is my diet of choice. The Dutch are an inspiration on so many levels 🧀

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 14d

Access to a Netflix account for the evening so I’m watching episode one of “House of Guinness”.

Safe to say I wish I’d consumed several pints beforehand …

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 14d

A very worthwhile read …
#Food #Journalism #Dublin

Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 14d

It doesn't matter if you're into food and restaurants, this is a must-read on the importance of fact-checking and subject-matter experts (and a mini exposé on how a particular food enterprise in Dublin is capitalising on its absence in Irish media). www.allthefood.ie/single-post/...

Is new Dublin restaurant Entrecôte connected to the French originals?

A few weeks ago this Instagram page appeared, announcing a "world famous French bistro" was coming to Dublin. Ears were pricked, and questions abounded about exactly which "Entrecôte" was coming to Ir...

www.allthefood.ie

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Jun 9

Dear USA

Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.

Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 14d

Lovely to be surprised with a new series of one of my favourite podcasts yesterday ☺️🖼 #Art

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