Nuala Johnson

Storm Chandra has done her thing. But more and more rain forecast on already inundated ground.

Irish literature: What our own stories of emigration teach us about today's immigrants Irish literature expert Máirín Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing Ireland over the years.

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Manchán 🕯️

The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science by Peter Dear. From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science

From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science.

Peter Dear's The World as We Know It publishes Oct 21 (6 Jan UK pub).

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‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptions Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters. Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

Those who prefer a map to an app abound in the age of GPS | Letters Letters: Readers respond to a piece by John Harris on how we are increasingly leaving navigation to our phones

Those who prefer a map to an app abound in the age of GPS | Letters

Forget me nots and clematis

Aquilegia, blue

Mexican orange blossom - white

Redhead in dappled shade!

Studies in blue and white, on a lazy Friday afternoon in dappled shade!

The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter) - Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour. Therefor...

Statement: The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter)

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Happy May Day!

As late spring begins its transition towards early summer. I adore my garden #garden #tulips #ferns #bluebells

Delighted you’re having a go Jonathan. And the second is such an Irish phrase!

Bulbs looking divine in my garden. Happy days 😆

Happy St Patrick’s Day weekend. ☘️☘️

Sunshine at last!

Standing firm.

New vibe on the cake decoration front! #cake #christmas

On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration Ed Armston-Sheret returns to Time to Eat the Dogs to talk about British geographical expeditions and the labor that made them possible, specifically the labor of local peoples that is frequently om…

It was great to talk to Professor Michael Robinson about my new book 'On the Backs of Others': Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration.' Take a listen to the podcast and find a discount code here👇 timetoeatthedogs.com/2024/11/15/o...

Beautiful walk along the Lagan towpath. But I ate far too much for lunch at the Lock Keeper’s Inn! 🍴🍴

A bit of a garden clean-up as autumn draws to a close. Reward: freshly baked marmalade cake. Only five weeks to the winter solstice and lengthening days #gardening #leaves

Superb work.

It is a beautiful one but to be honest I find beauty and pleasure in all four!

Light catching the dome of Belfast City Hall on a clear late autumn afternoon!

Belfast exhibition will celebrate NI's Irish language revival A project invoving schoolchildren aims to present the story of Irish language revival in Belfast.

Fascinating project.
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