Boomtown Rats founding members Geldof and Pete Briquette, who played their first gig at the university on 31 October 1975, unveil a commemorative plaque to day on the front of the Bolton St Technical College building in Dublin where it all began.

This is tomorrow! Please join us for a glass of wine & a chat - I am supposed to be asking the questions, but really I am going to listen! Two incredibly interesting, intelligent, witty women with lots to say - what could be better?!

Everyone sing along! 🎶Don’t cry for us, Argentina. We’re like Canada, only much meaner. And we gave up healthcare, For your peso to be finer, So you could steal our soybean exports. That went to China.🎶

Some more Photos from last weekend’s Quilt Exhibition in St Andrew’s Parish Centre Main Street, Lucan, Co Dublin. The effort that goes in to these art works is amazing.

Some Photos from today’s Quilt Exhibition in St Andrew’s Parish Centre Main Street, Lucan, Co Dublin. The effort that goes in to these art works is amazing.

Quilt Exhibition 17th – 19th October, 2025 in St Andrew’s Parish Centre Main Street, Lucan, Co Dublin. A celebration of tradition from 25 years of the Festival Quilters! Discover a vibrant tapestry of stories woven together by our quilters. Admission free. Friday 7:30pm – 10pm Saturday 10am – 4pm

To mark #WorldFoodDay, 10% of all our sales go to Bookbanks 16-19 October. Snap up a book and you'll be supporting indie bookshops AND helping to get books into foodbanks with us: uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-...

Today is International Credit Union Day, a celebration organised by the World Council of Credit Unions The day is recognised to reflect upon the credit union movement's history, promote its achievements, recognise hard work & share member experiences. ICU Day has been celebrated since 1948.

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

USA: Two movies document Starbucks union fight in Buffalo buffalonews.com/life-enterta...

American democracy might not survive another year – is Europe ready for that? | Alexander Hurst

open.spotify.com/episode/31dq... Interesting interview with former Irish Prime Minister.

Great to see the Public Service Credit Union’s new building on Lincoln Place D2 coming on so well.

Interesting & Balance Irish view on are US Tariffs working for Americans www.rte.ie/news/clarity...

At home and abroad US policy chaos has one constant: Trump’s self-interest

Republicans want to rig the midterm elections. Will they succeed? | Moira Donegan

share.google/HUydOYlmTatn... This about sums it up !

“TRUMP MATH.” @jaketapper.bsky.social calls out some of the lies Trump is using to justify firing the BLS commissioner over his bad jobs numbers, and continuing to take money from Americans with his tariffs. (We look forward to reading Jake’s book about this)

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

The BBC have given a clear explanation on why the job numbers in the US are routinely revised. share.google/C86qG2nJovTF...

Worth looking at: Trump’s new gilded age: fearmongering, mass deportations and self-enrichment – video

www.rte.ie/news/world/2... The numbers don’t lie.

Various branded spinach and mixed leaves recalled due to detection of listeria https://www.thejournal.ie/listeria-recall-ireland-spinach-mixed-leaves-6775326-Jul2025/

Now this is telling. Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer’s anti immigrant riots in the UK had been previously reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian newspaper has disclosed. Enough said!

Win! Last year, Revenue tried to advertise a specialist HEO competition, disregarding the internal promotion pathway and staff with the skills needed for the roles. After members fought back, Revenue agreed to exhaust the internal panel which is now completed. Well done! #JoinAUnion

And now they have banned you book about your childhood trauma. Shame on them.

Don't go to the US. "Family said Callejas has been transferred to at least three different facilities. Finances are being exhausted as they try to get legal representation. They said it cost US$5,000 just for one lawyer to submit paperwork..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My late Mother always said behind all great wealth is a great crime.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/07... Another very balanced report.

Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic

Whoops Don't ya just love live TV?

Child with measles dies in hospital as experts fear virus 'could spread like wildfire' ->Daily Record | #Virus #Measles #Wildfire #Climate #Vaccine #Health #Forest | More info from EcoSearch

Ireland has some of the weakest worker's union rights in Europe. Minister Peter Burke pledged to support legislation that: - Promotes collective bargaining - Protects workplace representatives - Ensures the right to access a union at work Sign the petition: respectatwork.ie #CollectiveBargaining

Very interesting conversation on Russia’s future post war.

Just finished and greatly enjoyed The Dig a historical novel by John Preston, set in the context of the 1939 Anglo-Saxon ship burial excavation at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. #books

The National Day of Commemoration takes place Sun 13 July at 10:30am in Royal Hospital Kilmainham. This State ceremony honours those who died in past wars and peacekeeping missions. Local events will also take place across Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Sligo & Waterford. #Commemoration2025

Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

Congratulations to Dublin Bus who celebrated its century in style as a heritage fleet paraded through the city centre, showing the development of the service since 1925. The six buses embarked on the original Route 43 this morning.

The Iceman Cometh. Eugene O'Neill must be turning in his grave!

ICE goons left a 13-year-old boy on the sidewalk after arresting the person he was with during a vehicle stop.

As Texas officials point to the National Weather Service failing to predict the amount of rain that caused this tragedy, it’s fair to wonder if the cuts made to the dept that many warned about played a role here. (Now add FEMA cuts & hospital closures)

www.rte.ie/news/us/2025... Good balanced article