Eggs in Purgatory I’ll be making this tomorrow morning for Christmas Day breakfast. A simple, comforting Italian dish from Naples: eggs gently poached in a rich tomato sauce flavoured with garlic, basil and chilli. Perfect served straight from the pan with garlic bruschetta for dipping. Recipe ⬇️

I spent time in a hospice in Roscommon and it was very sad but also moving and strangely life affirming. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Almond Macaroons Crisp on the outside with a soft, chewy centre, these macaroons make a lovely Christmas gift, and are fabulous on top of a trifle. Just 3 ingredients, plus some almonds to decorate them, they wonderfully easy to make. Perfect for some Christmas baking with the kids Recipe below ⬇️

For whatever it's worth, chanukkah sameach

This speech given by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made me feel reassured by Australia's response

This man, identified in some reports as an immigrant and a Muslim, is an absolutely here on so, so many levels. It’s here to find any hope in a moment like this, but he is a powerful symbol decency, courage and humanity at its best.

Folks, if you are going to jump on this thread to link this murderous attack to the horrific crimes of the State of Israel, or to somehow suggest it as a reaction to Zionism, please jog on. Jewish people as a group are not responsible for either of the above. Your bigotry is showing.

Love to those in the Jewish community who are grieving tonight and solidarity with those who continue to come together to fight against all these forms of racist violence.

Horrific news emerging from Sydney. A murderous attack on its Jewish community as they meet to celebrate Hanukkah. Antisemitism is never acceptable in any form - this is unbridled hate at its absolute worst. Please hold the Jewish community in your thoughts and in your hearts.

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.

“This is not America having priorities that don’t involve Europe. It is not isolationism. It is America taking sides with Russia against Europe, because one of America’s two political parties now sees Russian autocracy as preferable to European democracy.”

Ireland? The Irish government certainly, but I’m not sure that Ireland as a society is fully onboard with this.

Almond Macaroons Crisp on the outside with a soft, chewy centre, these macaroons make a lovely Christmas gift, and are fabulous on top of a trifle. Just 3 ingredients, plus some almonds to decorate them, they wonderfully easy to make. Perfect for some Christmas baking with the kids Recipe below ⬇️

*sigh*

Good for them. 2024 Eurovision winner hands back trophy due to Israel’s participation www.thejournal.ie/2024-eurovis...

FACT: The First Noel isn't a Christmas song, it's about the start of the tragic decline from Coward to Gallagher.

Look at their massive biological gingerwangs!

Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits

Very late taking to Wordle, but I finally see what the fuss was about. It’s fun.

Agrivoltaics in Puerto Rico means farmland not only produces coffee but also serves as a solar power farm which is able to withstand hurricanes. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/p...

Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Baked Brie in a Bread Bowl with Cranberry, Pecan and Rosemary Brie and cranberries are always a wonderful combination, but baked brie in a crusty golden bread bowl topped with homemade cranberry sauce and a pecan and rosemary crumb is another level of deliciousness. Recipe below 👇

“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.” Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.

Baked Brie in a Bread Bowl with Cranberry, Pecan and Rosemary Brie and cranberries are always a wonderful combination, but baked brie in a crusty golden bread bowl topped with homemade cranberry sauce and a pecan and rosemary crumb is another level of deliciousness. Recipe below 👇

Leaders say we need a 'conversation on migration'. The public are way ahead of them www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Those who think “cis” is a slur are likely the same people who object to calling heterosexual folk “straight.” When you’re used to your identity being assumed and celebrated in society, people pointing it out to you can feel oppressive. But labeling reality isn’t oppression — it’s just description.

The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.

Of all the ‘lessons’ we might learn from UK immigration policy, this one seems rather important.

"How'n'ever" doesn't get the Hiberno-English love it deserves, but, how'n'ever

imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like

This is the damage that legitimising transphobic groups does. If this was a story about a man harassing a gay person for their identity, it would be framed as a homophobic attack. Transphobes have been allowed frame trans rights as open for debate, and the media frames it as activist vs activist.

The fact that he was found guilty of criminal damage doesn't make the headline, and the person whose property he damaged is described as a "transgender activist" but Linehan has "well-publicised strong views on gender issues". 🙄 This is not journalism failing trans people - it's failing EVERYONE.

Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe to go on trial for harassment of garda share.google/PVJb8aWdIVZy...

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that the Christian religious education taught in schools in the North is unlawful. It added that to teach pupils to 'accept a set of beliefs without critical analysis amounts to evangelism, proselytising, and indoctrination'. jrnl.ie/6879415

Golden Crisp Chicken Tenders on Buttery Mash, Apple Sauce, Barbecue Sauce & Crispy Kale Homemade apple sauce, homemade BBQ sauce, golden crispy panko chicken tenders cooked in my @ninjakitchenuk.bsky.social air fryer, plus crispy garlic-paprika kale. Utterly divine

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.

Golden Crisp Chicken Tenders on Buttery Mash, Apple Sauce, Barbecue Sauce & Crispy Kale Homemade apple sauce, homemade BBQ sauce, golden crispy panko chicken tenders cooked in my @ninjakitchenuk.bsky.social air fryer, plus crispy garlic-paprika kale. Utterly divine

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle looking immaculate ahead of the inauguration of President elect Catherine Connolly

Ah here, have another #painting. "Ormond Quay" was done 3 years ago. I based it on a lifetime of loving Dublin City's quays. I like buildings, squares, rectangles, right angles, that sort of thing, and my head is full of them all the time. Sometimes they come out like this. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

I really recommend Irish craft shop We Make Good. The products are made in Ireland & the shop was set up to support communities in Ireland thru social enterprise. I particularly like this €24 lad. A Christmas present where you make someone happy & support a great cause. More details:

From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Crispy Buffalo Wings — sweet, spicy, and perfectly crunchy. Tossed in a buttery hot honey glaze that clings to every piece. Quick to make, completely addictive, and the best kind of messy. Full recipe on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQzsmFZjM_...

Ah no. Very sad to read this.