Muiris H
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Muiris H
@maurizioblanco.bsky.social
Is he a doc? Is he a hack? Aviation geek, angler and proud Grandad. Narrative Based Medicine academic, writer, Irish Times and Medical Independent columnist.
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I’m in Australia, but looking for an Amazon alternative I haven’t found better than the Irish bookstore @kennysbookshop.bsky.social - I often get discounts that effectively cover shipping, delivery times are good, and they ain’t Jeff. :-)
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A well written and stinging column about Trump by Michael Mc Dowell in today's Irish Times. Well worth the read @irishtimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Maybe sooner I reckon...
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We're attending the Association of Early Pregnancy Units Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow next month - say hi if you're there

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social

#Miscarriage #RecurrentMiscarriage #EctopicPregnancy #EarlyPregnancy #PregnancyLoss #AbortionCare #AEPU2025
October 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Medical students and residents learn formulaic ways of conducting consultations. But in reality these can often develop in multiple directions, and be more like freeform jazz than line dancing. How do we teach this?

My latest "Talking Point" @bmj.com

www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
John Launer: The pluripotent consultation
Every time I teach, I try to introduce an exercise I’ve never done before. I hope this ensures that people are less likely to be bored if they’ve already been to one of my workshops, but it also keeps...
www.bmj.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Newstalk broadcaster Kieran Cuddihy is set to move to RTÉ radio after staff at the Newstalk station were informed last night of his departure.
Newstalk's Kieran Cuddihy set to move to RTÉ radio
Newstalk Broadcaster Kieran Cuddihy is set to move to RTÉ radio after staff at the Newstalk station were informed last night of his departure.
www.rte.ie
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Come on now do you REALLY think FF - of all parties - has a Head of Due Diligence or a Compliance team??
When vetting a candidate, do the questions include any about being a landlord? #Aras25
Fascinating analysis to follow - both men's judgement, included - #Aras25
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray to retire from Ireland duty after Six Nations

www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
Immense contribution to Irish rugby by these three stalwarts. Thank you Cian, Peter and Conor.
Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray to retire from Ireland duty after Six Nations
O’Mahony and Healy will retire from the game entirely at the end of the season with Murray set to continue his career abroad
www.irishtimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The complex medical factors undermining the health of Pope Francis

www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/... My explainer on Pope Francis illness...
The complex medical factors undermining the health of Pope Francis
It would take very little for his medical situation ‘to become unbalanced’, says pope’s doctor
www.irishtimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I genuinely don't get organisations who haven't set up accounts here and are, instead, hanging on the the bloated rapidly decomposing corpse of Twitter.

Stay there if you feel you have to, but there are tens of millions of users, clients, call them what you will, all here to be interacted with...
a man in a suit and white shirt is walking down a street and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a suit and white shirt is walking down a street and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We must follow suit. Fund it with the Apple billions...
February 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hmm...
February 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Any chance we could lose Trump in a false vacuum??
Breaking news of the most existential kind
BREAKING | The universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything, quantum machine shows
February 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Can you believe it...Micheal Martin reportedly walked away when the criticism continued in Roscommon. Simon Harris paid a heavy price when he adopted a similar tactic during GE. Are we going to let Micilín away with similar rudeness? Looks like we voted in a short fuse Taoiseach!
‘It is not acceptable’: Woman confronts Taoiseach over storm repairs after losing freezer of food for third time in 12 months

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... I hope the Taoiseach is listening. We have lost power on 6 occasions in the last year. It's time to put ESB cables underground in ruralIR
‘It is not acceptable’: Woman confronts Taoiseach over storm repairs after losing freezer of food for third time in 12 months
Storm Éowyn aftermath: Anger and frustration are evident in Castlerea over lack of power, water and phone services
www.irishtimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
‘It is not acceptable’: Woman confronts Taoiseach over storm repairs after losing freezer of food for third time in 12 months

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... I hope the Taoiseach is listening. We have lost power on 6 occasions in the last year. It's time to put ESB cables underground in ruralIR
‘It is not acceptable’: Woman confronts Taoiseach over storm repairs after losing freezer of food for third time in 12 months
Storm Éowyn aftermath: Anger and frustration are evident in Castlerea over lack of power, water and phone services
www.irishtimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#journorequest looking to talk to people from Ireland who are currently or have been working remotely abroad to escape the winter weather at home. DM asap if any thoughts. Shares appreciated.
January 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Should this not be a “multi-hazard weather event”? www.rte.ie/news/weather...
Ireland to be hit by 'multi-weather hazard event'
Today marks the start of what Met Éireann has called a "multi-weather hazard event" with very cold conditions expected to be felt late into next week.
www.rte.ie
January 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The old gatekeepers have lost control of the message. The implication for politics, democracy and society are enormous

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024... interesting column by Dsvid Mc Williams in today's IT
David McWilliams: The old gatekeepers have lost control of the message. The implication for society are enormous
When I was younger, Ireland had the main newspapers, political parties, RTÉ, the Church and the education system. It meant that Ireland had editors who – rightly or wrongly – editorialised. Today ever...
www.irishtimes.com
December 28, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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My daughter and I on our way to participate in the Human Chain for Unity. #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪
December 28, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Nice piece about us aviation nuts from Neil Briscoe in The irish Times today! Plane-spotters unite: A trip into the high-altitude universe of ‘AvGeeks’ 🙂
December 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Good for you Patrick
thanks Sinéad! I wrote it as a form of therapy to be honest.
December 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM