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Retired Irish Department of Finance, slow runner, awful climber, trying to play the guitar

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Title page of biography of Denis the Carthusian : Dionysii Carthusiani, Doctoris extatici vita, simul & operum eius fidissimus catalogus (Cologne, 1532)

Title page of biography of Denis the Carthusian : Dionysii Carthusiani, Doctoris extatici vita, simul & operum eius fidissimus catalogus (Cologne, 1532)

Denis the Carthusian hard at work among his books, on the title page of his biography from 1532 #TitlePageTuesday

10.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

09.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 10029 πŸ” 2434 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 107
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A view through one of the cloister arches to the tower of Jerpoint Abbey. The carving of a dragon like beast can be seen on the cloister arch.

A view through one of the cloister arches to the tower of Jerpoint Abbey. The carving of a dragon like beast can be seen on the cloister arch.

In today's edition of our MonumentMonday newsletter, we take a trip to Kilkenny to visit a true medieval marvel – the wonderful Jerpoint Abbey.

#Ireland #SpΓ©irGhorm #Kilkenny #Medieval #DiscoverIreland #IrelandTravel

09.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump To Hold Press Conference As Iran War Rages Trump To Hold Press Conference As Iran War Rages

The president will address the media from one of his Florida golf courses.

09.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Things look grim in the markets right now, but at least the U.S. economy wasn’t already being propped up by a massive speculative AI bubble that is highly sensitive to rising energy costs.

09.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 4383 πŸ” 1042 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 44
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Tell me you don't give a fuck without telling me you don't give a fuck.

09.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Richard Haas excellent in today's FT

08.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Funny how Trump actions work in Putin’s favour πŸ€”

09.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rabobank on the unfolding worst case scenario:

09.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 847 πŸ” 358 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 86
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Trump is bringing the oil price back to the levels seen during the Ukraine invasion, while also removing the sanctions on Russian oil.

Putin must be ecstatic about being saved this way.

Friends will be friends.

09.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stylised illustration of busy highways over a river full of ships with buildings in the distance

Stylised illustration of busy highways over a river full of ships with buildings in the distance

Artwork by contemporary artist Angela Smyth #Monday

09.03.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Glass pane with inserts of different coloured and patterned circular glass pieces

Glass pane with inserts of different coloured and patterned circular glass pieces

US artist Nikki Root recycles vintage and modern bottles and glassware to create stained glass windows #WomensArt

09.03.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 497 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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"My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do."
-Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Italian artist
#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

That’s a very strong point. Equally, didn’t Chagos start to feature in the Trumpette’s β€œbrain” after a discussion with Kemi B?

08.03.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lacoste x Bialetti
by jane morelli

08.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I must start calling him β€œKrasnov”!!

08.03.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what a US president would have to do or say to make Irish pols refuse to go to the White House on St P’s day? If only the Trumpette would oblige!!

08.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every month on Womensart is #WomensHistoryMonth ! πŸ’œ

womensartblog.wordpress.com

08.03.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 427 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Investors: "Anyway, we were so impressed that we invested the entire planets' economy in this, if it fails you're all cooked."

08.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 937 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Born on this day in 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti. Sculptor, painter, architect, poet. One of the true greats. Here, unfinished portrait of him by, perhaps, Daniele da Volterra, 1544.

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Photo taken from the top of the steps of Marsh's Library showing the entrance and St Patrick's Close

Photo taken from the top of the steps of Marsh's Library showing the entrance and St Patrick's Close

A blanket of blossom, bird song, & sunshine in the Close; spring has made a welcome return this morning!

06.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ‘Œ Almost perfect. Missed the neck blemish. πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWar-a-Lago”

By Barry Blitt @newyorker.com

06.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 6662 πŸ” 1888 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 108
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It will be interesting to watch JD Vance and others who've claimed that Ukraine needs to give in on territory because all wars end in negotiations, rushing to embrace Trump's demand for UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!

06.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

if you were to write a prophecy of the future back in 2000 that "in 2026, President Donald John Trump has launched a war on Iran with Israel after previously attempting a coup to stay in power in 2020", people would think you've gone insane

05.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 973 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 20
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"Donald Trump is getting us into the same mess you did, only more costly and even dumber."

06.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 1125 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 11

Surprising that there haven’t been more efforts to track the cash. Or maybe not surprising when I think about it…….

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Ghandi mΓͺme.

Ghandi mΓͺme.

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