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“Artists cancel exhibition at the Central Bank over its approval of prospectus for Israeli bonds. Recommend subscribing to Dublin InQuirer, for more local news.

Posted on September 20, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Dublin Inquirer Local. Independent. Different. Open Search Artists cancel exhibition at the Central Bank over its approval of prospectus for Israeli bonds It says it was required to do so under EU law. But genocide is just wrong, says artist … Continue reading →

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide

Posted on September 15, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The huge granite head from a statue of Lenin is removed by workers in the former East Berlin in 1991. Image courtesy of Hansi Kraus / AP Photos. Copyright 1991 AP, used with permission. How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review: Ladakh’s Iran Connection – OpEd

Posted on July 30, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Ladakh’s Iran Connection – OpEd  July 30, 2024  0 Comments By Gateway House By Aditya Shinde  On May 19, 2024, Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, died tragically in a helicopter crash near East Azerbaijan where he … Continue reading →

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A Time Of Shame And Sorrow: When It Comes To Political Violence, We All Lose – OpEd. Source: Eurasia Review: John and Nisha Whitehead

Posted on July 16, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

A Time Of Shame And Sorrow: When It Comes To Political Violence, We All Lose – OpEd July 16, 2024 0 Comments By John and Nisha Whitehead There’s a subtext to this assassination attempt on former President Trump that must not be … Continue reading →

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Have you opted for DNA test 23andMe; I have and all of a sudden I have found a grandaunt born in 1940’s living in New Jersey, one cousin once removed and about 1500 4th and 5th cousins!!! Someone sent me this link today. The site is closing but the links are there and a new site will emerge. “Irish Genealogy News publishes its final blogpost (Claire Santry)”. Also search canisgallicus Comyn, Blake-Forster, Comerford, Sr Maura O’Donohue, Ballykeale

Posted on July 15, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Tuesday 9 July 2024 Irish Genealogy News publishes its final blogpost And so it ends. After 14 years and 5,764 blogposts, Irish Genealogy News is taking its leave. Kind of. There will be no new blogposts but those that have … Continue reading →

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Sexual abuse in the Church, a woman not afraid to call out Truth. A cousin on my father’s side, who I met in Zimbabwe. Courage was definitely a positive trait and this article (Patsy McGarry 2019) should be of interest to people … the message is Sexual Abuse is not acceptable. It needs to be stopped.

Posted on July 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Social Affairs The Irish woman who exposed abuse of nuns by priests 25 years ago Report by Clare sister claimed such abuse took place in 22 countries, including Ireland Patsy McGarry Sun Feb 10 2019 – 12:33 Reports last week … Continue reading →

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Family History: three of my grandparents are from Co. Clare and Galway. The male line of the Blake-Forsters no long exists. My grandmother was Marcella Blake-Forster; she married Michael Comyn KC. My grandmother Eileen O’Donohue was from Ennistymon and a niece of Andrew O’Donohue, Lickeen. An heirloom was a printed history of the Blake-Forster family (in very small print) but hanging as a picture on the wall. I typed this back in the 1980’s and have followed through to publishing same on canisgallicus.com see Blake-Forster Sept

Posted on June 22, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Snippets related to what I have heard throughout my life into my elder years Forster (Blake Forster) Estate(s)BLAKE-FORSTER, Charles Ffrench. The Irish ChieftainsDe Burca Rare Bookshttps://www.deburcararebooks.com › … › History Francis Blake–Forster of the Connaught Rangers, and was born at … Continue reading →

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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: AI could spread false and misleading information on Holocaust, UNESCO report warns

Posted on June 19, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

AI could spread false and misleading information on Holocaust, UNESCO report warns UN education body says flaws in programs or deliberate action by hate groups could cause artificial intelligence systems to question Nazi murder of Jews, fueling antisemitism By David … Continue reading →

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The World In 2024 With Niall Ferguson: Crisis, Conflict And The New Axis of Evil. Source: Intelligence Squared

Posted on June 6, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

6 Jun 2024 #IntelligenceSquared#IQ2#IntelligenceSquaredPlus ‘The point of studying the past is to understand our present predicament’ – Niall Ferguson There are few big thinkers better placed to explain global events than historian Niall Ferguson. He has not just a profound … 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.

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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