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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

The Conversation: Why Andy Burnham’s plan to get rough sleepers inside this winter makes sense

Why Andy Burnham’s plan to get rough sleepers inside this winter makes sense Published: August 24, 2026 3.16pm BST Share article Print article Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to bring people who are sleeping rough in England into temporary accommodation … Continue reading

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History: Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation

AUG25 AUG25 Choose another dateOK August 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 … Continue reading

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Axios: Trump’s D-Day becomes a waiting game

Trump’s D-Day becomes a waiting game   Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Getty Images   President Trump’s “economic D-Day“ for Iran came and went yesterday with little of the shock or awe it promised, amounting instead to yet another extended ultimatum, Axios’ Zachary … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs…TV moves aside and the computer appears. What he predicts back in 1980’s. First computer was in place in 1947. Fractional horse power computing is key.

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1930s: Eight U.S. banks financed German rearmament. Henry Ford received an award from Hitler for designing Germany’s new tank assembly lines.

@DietHeartNews 1930s: Eight U.S. banks financed German rearmament. Henry Ford received an award from Hitler for designing Germany’s new tank assembly lines. Despite his bellicose rhetoric, Hitler was viewed favorably as a useful anti-communist, just as Zelensky today serves as … Continue reading

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Financial Times: The huge uptick in prices for fuel and crop nutrients …

The huge uptick in prices for fuel and crop nutrients with the war in Iran and Donald Trump’s tariffs came with American farmers already struggling after years of low grain prices and falling incomes. https://ft.trib.al/Uoy4Buw

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Mad In Ireland: “Assault” and “Torture”: Patients recall the institutional violence of forced drugging

“Assault” and “Torture”: Patients recall the institutional violence of forced drugging By Richard Sears 12/08/2026 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter A new scoping review exposes the psychological trauma and institutional power dynamics behind forced drugging, highlighting the urgent call … Continue reading

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Mad in Ireland: Reported abuse of residents at mental hospital, Dublin by Owen O’Tuama

Reported abuse of residents at mental health hospital, Dublin By  Owen Ó Tuama 23/08/2026 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter As reported in the Irish Times on August 13, 2026 the HSE has enhanced it’s support and oversight structure, a formal support … Continue reading

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ELON MUSK WARNS: “At most, there are about 3 years left where you can still make money selling your work. After that, AI will do the majority of the tasks, and paying someone for their time stops making sense. The deal of the last 200 years — your time in exchange for a salary — is ending. And it is going to move more money between hands than anything in modern history.”

ELON MUSK WARNS: “At most, there are about 3 years left where you can still make money selling your work. After that, AI will do the majority of the tasks, and paying someone for their time stops making sense. The … Continue reading

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Mario Nawfal on X: Google wants to buy a dead airline’s internal messages for US$10 million

Google wants to buy a dead airline’s internal messages for $10 million. Spirit Airlines stopped flying in May, and now Google wants roughly 100 million emails, 500 million Teams messages and millions of employee records going back decades. Customer data … Continue reading

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