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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.

Russia as a vassal state of China: Average Russian does not want this. MI6 Christopher Steele on Frontline. Times Radio. “Under China’s Thumb” … hard pill for Russians to swallow. Add to this Russia’s reliance on military support from Iran and North Korea!

10th May 2024 Frontline | The War in Ukraine and Global Security “There’s a great degree of instability underneath him where people are jockeying for leadership.” Putin is losing the support of the Russian people as it seems his country … Continue reading →

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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.

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”.

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.

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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.

Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients Friday, Mar. 14, 1969 Email Print Share Reprints 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; … 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

‘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

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

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.

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Gabor Maté and Yanis Varoufakis | HOW TO HEAL FROM THIS TOXIC CULTURE | Podcast 4

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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