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Dr Catherine Conlon: Why do we not pay for mothers and other carers to stay at home? Subhead: As youth mental health declines, we must recognise the value of caregiving and give families the time and security to care for their children, writes Dr Catherine Conlon.

Dr Catherine Conlon: Why do we not pay for mothers and other carers to stay at home, if they so wish?

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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland

Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland

www.businesspost.ie/politics/ove...

More than half of Greenland's capital turnout to protest Donald Trump's planned invasion.

‘He accepts that’ ….. chilling

Excellent daily service here in Kildare - really sad to see these huge price increases. People will move away from posting anything as they are so squeezed all round

National stamp to cost €1.85 as An Post increases prices An Post is increasing the price of both national and international stamps from Tuesday, 3 February.

www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Yikes these price increases are incredibly steep. Will posting become extinct ? #anpost #costofliving #speirgorm

🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter.

Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing.

More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Finally someone with a backbone …..

Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

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Paul Hosford: The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built? Record NDP funding promises transformation, yet transport and housing projects continue to drift as political choices and systemic delays collide

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications

Below is a terrifying reminder of why we must limit global warming, now.

Emissions must peak this year to achieve 1.5 with no or limited overshoot.

What the hell are we waiting for. ...

Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lough Sheelin fish kill: 834 trout dead from low oxygen + high temps, NO pollution incident found.

A wake-up call: climate change amps up the impact of chronic diffuse pollution - turning 'acceptable' levels deadly. Time to reframe whats acceptable pollution
www.fisheriesireland.ie/news/media-r...

Bring it on 🤞!!

Catherine Connolly delivers speech after officially becoming Ireland’s 10th president YouTube video by The Journal

“I will be a president who listens & who reflects & who speaks when it's necessary & a voice for peace..A voice that articulates the existential threat posed by climate change and … that recognises the tremendous work being done, the length & breadth of the country”
Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly

Seanchai is a gem of a bookshop in Kildare town - so worth a visit. The selection is just 👌

It's (finally) polling day! Here's your guide to voting in the presidential election The dos and don’ts of the polling station.

"TODAY IS THE day this country will elect its 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann.

So this is a brass tacks guide on how to vote in today’s presidential election and what you need to know as you go to your polling station."

#spéirghorm #Vote

www.thejournal.ie/voting-guide...

And repeated a few times for good measure

Such sad news…

Are Irish reservoirs running out of water due to a dry August? The reduction in water levels in Poulaphuca shows the link between reservoirs, river water flows and rainfall

💧 Ireland’s reservoirs are under pressure after one of the driest Augusts on record.

In her latest RTÉ Brainstorm piece, Dr. Susan Hegarty of DCU Water Institute looks at how falling river flows affect water security and climate resilience.

👉 Read more: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

#DCUWater

I used it and hear it lots - from west of Ireland originating families.

Massive Attack KNEECAP ARE NOT THE STORY If senior politicians can find neither the time, nor the words to condemn, say, the murder of fifteen voluntary aid workers in Gaza, or the illegal starvation of a civilian population as a method of warfare, or the killing of thousands & thousands of children in the same territory, by a state in possession of the highest precision weapons on earth; how much notice should a music festival take of their moral advice on booking performing acts? As a band that has spoken publicly for more than 30 years about the illegal occupation, apartheid system and killing with impunity of thousands of Palestinians, we are hyper aware of the both the human cost of abject political silence, and the commercial implications of publicly expressing solidarity with an oppressed people.

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Surge in child ADHD diagnoses sees two HSE areas contain half of spiralling waiting lists Mary Butler said two HSE areas were now bearing 50 per cent of the national waiting list

‘New trend’ - total ignorance by the Minister for Mental health www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

‘Maternity service’ seems a more apt description

I now just beep at any car with a driver obviously looking down at a phone while driving (I live on rural roads) just to wake them up and make them pay extra attention to road - it’s unbelievably dangerous and very, very common now. I am constantly on alert for cars veering on the road too

aerial photo of the new iceland eruption. orange lava spewing out of a long fissure in the ground, by RÚV / Ragnar Visage

aerial photo of the new iceland eruption. orange lava spewing out of a long fissure in the ground, by RÚV / Ragnar Visage

aerial photo of the new iceland eruption. orange lava spewing out of a long fissure in the ground, by RÚV / Ragnar Visage

These are some of the first aerial photos of the new #Iceland eruption by RÚV photographer Ragnar Visage. ⚒️ 🌋

Ok wow this is actually amazing - you are now my inspiration! Going away for a week, and for the first time with baby in tow so I essentially only have about that bagsize available space in the car 😳 and I have never travelled lightly in my life. But it can be down.. right?