''This isn’t just about protecting the natural world, it’s about protecting civilisation and life as we know it.''
#NatureRestorationLaw 🇪🇺🔥🌍🔥🇪🇺
EU Council Charles Michel European Parliament Roberta Metsola European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
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‘“in 3 to 5 years, we might be looking at something that might be cured..We can, in an experimental model.. either completely abolish the.. [MND/ALS] process. Or.. [slow] it down & [change] the course of the disease.”’
⁦IMNDA⁩⁦ Jayne Halhead⁩ london.ctvnews.ca/western-univer…

The Stanislavski Method of acting - BBC4 Radio, Tuesday 14 May, 4pm
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‘The final stretch of a 30 kilometre greenway connecting Meath and Cavan has been completed…
Starting in Navan, Co Meath, the greenway now provides a 30km car free pathway as far as the Dún an Rí Forest Park in Kingscourt, Co Cavan.’ rte.ie/news/regional/…

Every single refugee has a story. Former British Army interpreter @mhottak shares his from the Bibby Stockholm

Nadhim Zahawi’s SLAPP has now resulted in disciplinary action for his lawyer.

A thread on why it happened, and what it means - for the lawyer, for SLAPPS, and for Zahawi himself.

Now that rugby authorities are into “compelling storytelling”, here’s one from The Drake Foundation - 23% of 44 elite players in our 2021 imaging study, av. age 25, had white matter damage, and some ex-players in their 40’s have brain health issues.

Image: Daily Telegraph Friday 10 May…

Went last night - on til 26th May. Worth it for the Tronies 👏 National Gallery of Ireland Accompanying free audio tour very good.
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Hi everyone! My name is Eoin Hayes, and I’m running for Dublin City Council in the Kimmage-Rathmines local electoral area, which includes Harold’s Cross, Crumlin, Terenure, Rathgar, and parts of Drimnagh, Dartry, and Dolphin’s Barn.

I’m running for Dublin City Council because...

Setting fire to our playgrounds. Hacking down trees in our parks.
The thuggish thickness of it is mind-boggling. Who reared ye?
t.ly/6CLCZ independent.ie/irish-news/dod…

Local shop installed a machine to catch counterfeit notes, said people kept passing fake €50s. Then yesterday I saw a guy try to pay with a €50 and the machine rejected it. 'That's a fake,' the woman said. He barely argued, just walked out, stealing some Tic Tacs on the way.

‘.. young men underestimate the dangers of joining a gang, & overestimate its benefits.. States shd trumpet [the] grisly reality..
powerful gangs have.. more to fear from clean cops, corruption-busting judges & helicopter parents.’
economist.com/leaders/2024/0…

Director of the National Gallery of Ireland Caroline Campbell illuminates the histories of the cities, artists & moments in time that have produced some of the world’s most thought-provoking and enduring artworks. Coming up on Wednesday 22 May at #ILFD2024 with Cristín Leach!

ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…