Monthly Archives: May 2024

Michael Comyn KC. Search Comyn and you will find a colourful character and much involved in the founding of the Irish Republic. However, this piece taken from Wiki shows that his interests went far beyond law. Ben Briscoe and Michael Comyn organised a very clever deal to get licences for 2800 acres in Wicklow, in search of Gold!!! Later in his life he was again in trouble with Lemass about the Government compulsarily taking his phosphate mines in Clare. In his 80’s, with Sean McBride as his senior counsel; and Brendan East he sued the Irish State and he won.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Corruption in the Republic of Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Political corruption Forms and concepts Bribery Cronyism Economics of corruption Electoral fraud Elite capture Influence peddling Kleptocracy Mafia state Nepotism Pyrrhic defeat theory Slush fund Simony State capture State-corporate … Continue reading →

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Protesters attempt to storm Tesla’s factory near Berlin. Source: DW. Green/Environmental but what are transfer costs – the cutting down of forests has a very specific value to the environment? We must not forget lithium and all the other products mined and used for what is called “Green”.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Protesters attempt to storm Tesla’s factory near Berlin Zac Crellin 10th May 2024 Environmentalists have long criticized Tesla for clearing forest in order to build its electric car factory outside Berlin. A police spokesperson said the situation remained “dynamic.” https://p.dw.com/p/4fi2p … Continue reading →

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Polycrisis…”Knowledge is no load to carry” but people are determined to avail of it. Highly recommend Martin Wolf. We are in a time of geopolitics. People need to be aware in order to act.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Powerful words: Hope, Altruism, Curiosity, Care, Tolerance, Kindness and so many ‘good’ labels. Today there is an article in The Guardian about Geel. Having Googled Geel, this goes back to “1969” Time article and maybe we should review it because mental illness is a blight in our country and festering out of control as psychiatrists, nurses just will not engage with what his a cinderella experience and are emigrating or choosing to work in different areas in medicine. Title from Time magazine has a catchy title. “Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients.” There are many of us who could have been in long term care but escaped to a “village” within a urban setting that accepts us.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients Friday, Mar. 14, 1969 Follow @TIME On the surface, Geel looks like any other country town in northern Belgium. Its cobbled marketplace is surrounded by 15th century homes and shops; its neat brick farmhouses … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: Demographics South Korea to US to UK. Will there be enough young people to cater for the needs of the elderly? This heading from The Guardian deserves attention. ‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children Damian Carrington Fri 10 … Continue reading →

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Harvard Public Health magazine Opinion. Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room

Posted on May 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Opinion Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room A promising model of care gives patients and their parents skills for coping with crisis. Harvard Public Health Magazine Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room … Continue reading →

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Danuta Wasserman, psychiatrist: ‘In a brain with suicidal ideations there is a lot of anxiety, a lot of ambivalence, and a lot of anger’. Source: EL PAIS

Posted on May 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Health MENTAL HEALTH Danuta Wasserman, psychiatrist: ‘In a brain with suicidal ideations there is a lot of anxiety, a lot of ambivalence, and a lot of anger’ The president of the World Psychiatric Association warns of the influence of screens … Continue reading →

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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf, Jonny Dymond. 2024 the year of many elections throughout the world … uncertainty hovers based on global world politics. Host Guinness Global Investors.

Posted on May 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Gabor Maté and Yanis Varoufakis | HOW TO HEAL FROM THIS TOXIC CULTURE | Podcast 4

Posted on May 7, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Eye Of The Storm Podcast 92,650 views 1 May 2024 This podcast is released alongside the acclaimed new docuseries ‘In The Eye Of The Storm — The Political Odyssey Of Yanis Varoufakis’. Watch it here: http://www.eyeofthestorm.info Dr. Gabor Maté is … Continue reading →

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Tech companies break earnings records despite regulatory battle: Source EL PAIS. Comment: Ireland, be aware of energy required for AI and capacity of data centres. Some countries are reviewing nuclear as a source of energy to attract these companies

Posted on May 7, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Profits at Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta shoot up 38% thanks to artificial intelligence Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Pablo Martinez Monsivais (AP) Miguel Jiménez May 05, 2024 … Continue reading →

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