The Collapse of the News Industry Is Taking Its Soul Down With It

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We completed the three-day Kerry Camino 57km (35½ miles) from Tralee to the Church of St James, Dingle this weekend. Fantastic hike, brilliantly organised by a great team, with stunning views from the circa 340 metre ascents.@thekerrycamino ⁦Marie Keane⁩

A London academic is working with doctors in Gaza to help design the world’s first treatment manual for children suffering from blast injuries.

Pleasure to chat with Imperial’s Dr Emily Mayhew about her work 👇

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County league Div2 Rd6
Listowel 2:10 (16)
John Mitchell’s 0:9 (9)
Listowel win by 7 points
Full Time

Du-blaa aspiring to be Cork? Chief Executive (DCC) Richard Shakespeare claimed Mary's Lane will be “far better” than Cork's English Market. Obviously Shakespeare has not visited Cork's Marina Market. A major dog friendly, people friendly, happening food and social hub in the city

Times it can be reckoned, if gold, in troy -
Fine grains of love, filings of gentleness.
Or if sour black earth, in avoirdupois -
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The word is brain, made flesh to hold debate.
The very cells of hunger saying yes:
But the poem is the heart, incarnate

Looks like another gambling coup was pulled off this week irishracing.com/news/Bookmaker… Here’s a RTÉ Documentary On One we made on another one: rte.ie/radio/doconone…

It is by now abundantly clear that the only way to ensure this and other platforms properly moderate content is to make them responsible for the content they platform and elevate.

Make them accountable in the same way as other publishers.

Do that and everything changes.

the Newsagent up the street
tells me there's a fierce rush on 'de paper' this morning.
Due to Joe Dermody's Supplement on 125 Year of Cork County Council. Thanks for including my essay on the mighty Geoff Gould, Tx Joe. Cork County Council Library & Arts Service Cork City Council Cork County Arts Office Cork County Council

How does this help Israeli security?

Apple sent alerts to specific users yesterday about a “mercenary spyware attack”, typical of targeted attacks on specific journalists and politicians.

“This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do,” Apple said.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/app…

My reply from An Post regarding an incorrect customs charge for books — more than two months since my original email, and after they received copies of the invoice — only to tell me that my books have now been returned to the UK. Thanks, An Post. Good job.

On the countdown to Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Festival
Saturday 1st - Monday 3rd
Hospitality and Passes on listowelraces.ie

One to avoid...
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📢EVENT POSTPONED‼️

Due to the Orange Weather Warning issued for this Saturday, the 6th of April, the County-Clean up Event has officially been postponed.

Tidy Towns groups and other volunteers are advised to carry out their clean-ups next week when it is safe.
Kwd Recycling.

Slump in electric car sales worsening.

14% overall fall 2024 v 2023 (vs 8% rise in overall car sales) in Ireland.

41% fall in March v March last year.

This despite massive price cuts.

No way to spoof or bluff this — poor public charging network, misleading range advice etc.

Most interesting house name in a Kerry town?

New York.
59E59 Theatre.
Pat Kinevane - KING.
An absolutely brilliant performance and play.
Me and Fiona - In the company of Royalty: Pius McGrath, jim culleton and Pat Kinevane . Fishamble: The New Play Company Production. - Corcaigh Abú

He was the eldest of our family. I spent Christmas and the new year with him until he died on 11th January. I think that he would be horrified that our mother was described as a housewife rather than the social scientist that she was. #society theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…