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Senegal passes law doubling penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in prison Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex relations to 10 years, intensifying a crackdown on the LGBTQ community. The bill, which also criminalizes…

'At least 32 out of Africa's 54 countries have laws on the books prohibiting and punishing same-sex relations'. #LGBTQ #Senegal
www.france24.com/en/africa/20...

It always amazed me that more higher education leaders didn’t break silence on this blatant manipulation of the ‘points system’

European (and NATO)
leaders must stop with the pious fraud and provide unequivocal support for Sánchez’s truth-telling

Middle East: Former Irish president condemns attacks on Iran Mary Robinson was speaking during a march and rally in Belfast city centre as part of International Women's Day.

Most people do.

Marking International Women’s Day, she said the violations of international law being witnessed are “shocking and numbing”,

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The American Caligula

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war' Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with Spain by declaring his opposition to war and what he called the "breakdown of international law".

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Five things you should pay attention to in the Iran-Israel-US war right now Who will take over in Iran? Will Ireland rescue citizens stranded there? And will the MAGA movement turn on Trump?

"including, with this morning’s drone strike on a British base on Cyprus, on EU territory".

The British base is part of a British Overseas Territory and is not legally part of Cyprus or the EU. The UK went to lengths to ensure this was the case. @thejournal.ie
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Irish citizens in UAE could be bussed to Oman if Dubai and Abu Dhabi flights remain restricted Senior officials and Ministers met in Dublin earlier to discuss escalating crisis in Middle East and Gulf region

'Irish citizens in UAE could be bussed to Oman if Dubai and Abu Dhabi flights remain restricted' #Iran #UAE #Dubai #Oman www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

U.S. State Department issues “Depart now” alert for American citizens in over a dozen countries

The Hidden Curriculum of Soft Skills: Recognition, Capital, and Who Gets Left Out Job adverts demand communication, leadership, and resilience. But who actually gets credit for them? Drawing on Bourdieu, Puwar, and Rivera, this article argues that soft skills are not recognised neutrally — they are filtered through class, race, and cultural capital. The result is a hiring system that mistakes social advantage for individual merit.

Soft skills aren't neutral. Who gets credit for "leadership" and "resilience" depends heavily on class, race, and whose experiences the hiring process was built to recognise.

#Sociology #Bourdieu #SocialClass #Employability #GraduateRecruitment

Statement by President Connolly following strikes on Iran

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"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

The image is a poster from Maynooth University announcing that the MU Sanctuary Scholarship is now open. The poster includes details on eligibility, such as international protection applicants and refugees in Ireland who lack state support for studies. Supports include a fee waiver, up to €5,000 stipend, laptop funding, and access to the MU Access Programme. Application instructions are provided, and the closing date is 5 pm, Friday, 20th March. The background is teal, with colorful text and icons symbolizing learning and support.

Applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship is now open! The online application form for this scholarship is now live and the deadline to submit this form is 5pm on Friday 20th of March 2026.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/edi/excellen...

start with the margin of error and your headline disappears

Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.

Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?

My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Liz Carolan: Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin Almost all of Meta’s revenue comes from ad sales, while ads still make up about three-quarters of Google's revenue

Liz Carolan: Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin

The endless rain in Irish

And some evidence of releasing micro particles into the air / though that is emerging rather than definitive research

‘In respect of’ everything and ‘in terms of’ anything we need a magic wand ……..

Any chance our national broadcaster might report on this @news.rte.ie - and perhaps our other broadcasters could also @virginmedianews.bsky.social @newschambers.bsky.social

Welcome to the USA in 2026 - #Woke #Absurdism #TrumpsAmerica

Florida seems to prefer the worst aspects of medievalism to sociology - North Korean levels of anti intellectualism #Sociology #Florida #TrumpsAmerica

You could not make it up

It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot.

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Sitting across the Oireachtas Children's Committee on online safety for children.

Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.

It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm

Good to see the (albeit slow) migration away from X by public bodies

Would be great to see all other Irish universities and colleges follow this example @tudublin.bsky.social

Home | Correct The Map The Correct the Map campaign challenges the distortion of Africa’s true size on world maps, aiming to empower global understanding and respect for the continent’s significance.

Time for everyone to adopt the Equal Earth projection! correctthemap.org