Daniel Mulhall
@danmulhall.bsky.social
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Retired Irish Ambassador, author, consultant, media commentator, Director,
#Carlichauns
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Introducing the
#Carlichauns
to
@bsky.app
. An animated childrenâs entertainment venture for which I am Brand Ambassador. Carlingfordâs leprechauns, the Carlichauns, travel the world to deliver wishes to children. Check them out at
www.carlichauns.com
over 1 year ago
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The strong geese claim the sky again & tell us ⊠of the many shifts & weathers of the long-boned earth. Blind to their huge, water-carved charts, our blood dull to the the tug of poles, we are tuned still to the rising & dying of light & we still share their need to nest & to journey. Moya Cannon
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Long after my dead time I survive To see snow melt on the lifeless icicles Off the coast of Atlantis The ocean has shrunk to expose The bleak creatures of coral animation. Thoughts roam in aimless shoals with giddy dolphins There are visions & revisions. I remain in the Land of Doubt Hayden Murphy
2 days ago
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As a vetrran of
#Stuttgart
1988, I will be watching tonightâs game with fingers crossed that
#Prague
2026 will come to be remembered as another epic day for Irish football.
www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
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World Cup play-off: Czechia v Ireland build-up
The day has finally arrived and now it's a case of counting down the hours and minutes before Ireland face up to Czechia in this highly anticipated play-off.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0326/1565292-world-cup-semi-final-play-off-czechia-v-republic-of-ireland-updates/
3 days ago
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Itâs hard to think of a more brilliant Irish family in modern times than the Yeatses. đ
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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How the 'talented, complicated' Yeats' family shaped Ireland
The family helped shaped each other, the arts and public life in Ireland and beyond despite creative tensions and financial hardships
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0325/1564818-yeats-family-ireland-influence-arts-culture/
3 days ago
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Sing carnival when the mind freezes Then turns on its own meat, carnival Before the long fast, carnival that we turn To drink at the blood wells of memory. Savage simplicity, in the bleached palms Of the self-regarding dancers; Savage & clear, the energy Of the self-disclosing dancers. Theo Dorgan
3 days ago
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Itâs hard to know what the believe at this stage as the narrative from Washington keeps changing. My best guess is that the end is nigh for this war, but that the future for the region will remain highly uncertain with a continuing stand-off between Iran & Israel.
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5 days ago
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Trump says negotiations to end war happening 'right now' and Iran is 'talking sense'
His comments come a day after Iranian officials denied any contact with the US had taken place, calling claims of talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn8dldl0jx9t
5 days ago
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As you plaited the harvest bow You implicated the mellowed silence in you In wheat that does not rust But brightens as it tightens twist by twist Into a knowable corona, A throwaway love-knot of straw. Seamus Heaney âThe Harvest Bowâ
5 days ago
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Water was the first mirror, drinking images of beauty, showing their wrinkled future in the mildest breeze. Water clings to its neutrality, changes state at boiling point, finds the level at which tensions cool, limbs relax. Dennis OâDriscoll âWaterâ
#Irish
#Poetry
6 days ago
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I will be on BBC Northern Irelandâs The View at 11 pm reviewing a busy Irish week in Washington for
#StPatricksDay
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10 days ago
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Ireland needs to grow up & get serious about its interests Interesting reflections by ex-Irish Ambassador Bobby McDonagh & Prof Emeritus Brigid Laffan on the clouded horizons for Irish foreign policy. A wake up call for us to get serious about our future security
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion: Ireland need to grow up and get serious about our interests
In the infantile recent debate about the Mercosur deal, for example, politicians from all sides fell over each other to criticise an agreement profoundly in Irelandâs interests
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/03/18/opinion-ireland-need-to-grow-up-and-get-serious-about-our-interests/
10 days ago
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Here is a link to my interview
@rteradio1.bsky.social
âs Morning Ireland reviewing the Taoiseachâs meeting with President Trump. The Taoiseach came through it all with great credit for his defence of Keir Starmer & the EU.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Taoiseach defends Starmer as Trump takes aim at allies in St Patrick's Day meeting
Dan Mulhall, former Irish Ambassador to the United States and Lorcan Nyhan from The Communications Clinic, analyse Taoiseach MicheĂĄl Martinâs performance alongside US President Donald Trump at the Ova...
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22593588/
10 days ago
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Waif of the afterglow On summer nights you meet your mate & jink Over sea-cliff & graveyard ⊠To hatch an egg in a hermitâs skull. Pulse of the rock You throb till daybreak on your cryptic nest A song older than fossils, Ephemeral as thrift It ends with a gasp. Richard Murphy âStormpetrelâ
10 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce On a big day at the
#Oscars
for Jessie Buckley &
#Hamnet
, a reminder that in
#Ulysses
James Joyce wrote about the Hamnet/Hamlet link that runs through the film.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/03/09/a-cast-of-characters-hamnet-hamlet-william-shakespeare-and-james-joyce/
14 days ago
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⊠His thoughts altered the deepest enmities. Like a woman who gathers her husbandâs arrogance into a basket of love, he took our wars into the palm of his thought and stroked the poisons from where we had fought. Thomas McCarthy âThe Wisdom of AEâ
14 days ago
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A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce On a big day at the
#Oscars
for Jessie Buckley &
#Hamnet
, a reminder that in
#Ulysses
James Joyce wrote about the Hamnet/Hamlet link that runs through the film.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/03/09/a-cast-of-characters-hamnet-hamlet-william-shakespeare-and-james-joyce/
14 days ago
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15 days ago
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Her eyes are pebbles. Her dress is seaweed. Her legs are driftwood that needs to float, but for now she keeps wading, slicing the waves that keep on offering their myriad loves. Matthew Sweeney âWadingâ
#Irish
#Poetry
15 days ago
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reposted by
Daniel Mulhall
A preview of next weekâs White House visit by the Taoiseach MicheĂĄl Martin
@theguardian.com
to which I contributed.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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âA minefieldâ: taoiseach prepares for St Patrickâs Day visit to Washington
Traditionally jovial affair poses potential debacle for Irish leader at odds with US over foreign policy, tax and immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/taoiseach-st-patricks-day-visit-washington-trump
16 days ago
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A preview of next weekâs White House visit by the Taoiseach MicheĂĄl Martin
@theguardian.com
to which I contributed.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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âA minefieldâ: taoiseach prepares for St Patrickâs Day visit to Washington
Traditionally jovial affair poses potential debacle for Irish leader at odds with US over foreign policy, tax and immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/taoiseach-st-patricks-day-visit-washington-trump
16 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
My Irish Diary from this morningâs
@irishtimes.com
. âA cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyceâ âHamlet, the black prince, was Hamnet Shakespeareâ (#Ulysses)
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/03/09/a-cast-of-characters-hamnet-hamlet-william-shakespeare-and-james-joyce/
19 days ago
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I had a thought for no oneâs but your ears:   That you were beautiful, and that I strove   To love you in the old high way of love; That it had all seemed happy, and yet weâd grown   As weary-hearted as that hollow moon. W.B.
#Yeats
âAdamâs Curseâ
#Irish
#Poetry
18 days ago
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Where we stood footloose, at home beyond the tribe, More scouts than strangers, ghosts whoâd walked abroad Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning And make a go of it, alive and spinning, Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad. Seamus Heaney
#Irish
#Poetry
19 days ago
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My Irish Diary from this morningâs
@irishtimes.com
. âA cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyceâ âHamlet, the black prince, was Hamnet Shakespeareâ (#Ulysses)
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/03/09/a-cast-of-characters-hamnet-hamlet-william-shakespeare-and-james-joyce/
19 days ago
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The leaf-green scurf of pollen on the meadow pond blizzard of bridal-white blossom in breeze-gust two redtails idling high on a thermal and higher in widening circles till they must be near out of each otherâs sight but not sound as one lets out a cutting screech ⊠Eamon Grennan
20 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
On the water the accumulation of spume, The hiss and purl of spiralling waves, the skid And visible snarl of wind, horizonâs disintegration, The glower and sharp glint of a tired sky. ⊠Now for the decisions of the night, the heartâs undoing; The time where reason & emotions meet. Valentin Iremonger
23 days ago
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We covered a lot of ground on this morningâs newspaper panel
@rte.ie
âs Brendan OâConnor programme. The war in the Middle East, the evacuation of Irish citizens from the Gulf, the Taoiseachâs White House visit etc.
21 days ago
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Early start this morning. On the way to
@rte.ie
to read the Sunday papers ahead this morningâs newspaper panel on the Brendan OâConnor programme.
21 days ago
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Good economic news for
#Ireland
. Domestic economy grows by an impressive 4.9% in 2025, exceeding expectations.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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Domestic economy grows better than expected 4.9% in 2025
The domestic economy grew by 4.9% last year which was significantly faster than had been expected, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0305/1561783-cso-gdp-figures/
23 days ago
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I was given a copy of Valentin Iremongerâs poems some years ago but didnât pay much attention to them. The more I read him, to more I rate his poetry. He was an accomplished poet & an Irish diplomat with several Ambassadorial postings. Here is his @DIB_RIA entry
www.dib.ie/biography/ir...
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23 days ago
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On the water the accumulation of spume, The hiss and purl of spiralling waves, the skid And visible snarl of wind, horizonâs disintegration, The glower and sharp glint of a tired sky. ⊠Now for the decisions of the night, the heartâs undoing; The time where reason & emotions meet. Valentin Iremonger
23 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
My interview on this eveningâs The Hard Shoulder on
@newstalkfm.bsky.social
in which I discuss the dilemma facing European governments in the wake of the US/Israel assault on Iran.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/7a4...
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https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/7a440a63-2b82-4976-87e0-e7de77bf972e/episodes/585dab38-ae50-440d-9215-193a8df768d2/the-hard-shoulder-why-countries-are-slow-to-condemn-the-iran-war
25 days ago
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Should I join them The old fellas Above Troyâs gate Demobbed by age Their fighting days Long behind them Good talkers still Conversation Like tree-crickets Or grasshoppers Settled on branches Deep in a wood Voices gently Lilting lily-like? Michael Longley
#IrishPoetry
24 days ago
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My interview on this eveningâs The Hard Shoulder on
@newstalkfm.bsky.social
in which I discuss the dilemma facing European governments in the wake of the US/Israel assault on Iran.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/7a4...
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https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/7a440a63-2b82-4976-87e0-e7de77bf972e/episodes/585dab38-ae50-440d-9215-193a8df768d2/the-hard-shoulder-why-countries-are-slow-to-condemn-the-iran-war
25 days ago
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I will be on
@newstalkfm.bsky.social
âs The Hard Shoulder after the 6 pm news discussing the situation in the Middle East. Where stands international law in light of the US/Israel assault on Iran?
25 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
In the sunlit courtyard, the great stone curves Of those wings you sculpted take on the shine & depth of the fresh chestnuts sprinkled All over the grass & gravelled paths below, & engrave the frosty air like cello-music, A valediction forbidding mourning of the seasons. Paddy Bushe
#Irish
#Poetry
26 days ago
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A difficult dilemma for Keir Starmer in light of the overwhelming importance attached to âthe special relationshipâ by successive British Governments. But Starmer also has to take account of sentiment within his party & the current vulnerability of his leadership.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet
The prime minister told MPs that the government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4wgpdllleo
26 days ago
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In the sunlit courtyard, the great stone curves Of those wings you sculpted take on the shine & depth of the fresh chestnuts sprinkled All over the grass & gravelled paths below, & engrave the frosty air like cello-music, A valediction forbidding mourning of the seasons. Paddy Bushe
#Irish
#Poetry
26 days ago
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Below us flows an endless white cloudfield with occasional holes like tiny lavender lakes like the brown, blue & silver bog lakes in the half-drowned edges of Connemara & Labrador which have almost forgotten the volcanoes that blew them apart. Moya Cannon âFrom the Planeâ
28 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
U.S. & Israel launch attacks on Iran. They can certainly inflict significant damage, but it is hard to see a US ground invasion to bring down the Iranian regime. Regime change probably entails US cajoling elements in the Iranian military to help topple the Ayatollahs.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
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Israel, US launch strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and offer Ira...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0228/1560893-us-iran-israel/
29 days ago
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Daniel Mulhall
Every cloud,even the smallest tuft, drags its own shadow behind it, on the skin of the silver-blue sea. Foam-followed ships are white tadpoles. They have forsaken,&seek out, the primal embrace of harbours. Families of nomads crossed here before a great inundation, which parted land masses MCannon
29 days ago
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The Thomas Francis Meagher Tricolour Celebration 178 is coming up next weekend, 6-8 March in
#Waterford
. Two days of talks and Meagher-related activities. Details below. I will give a talk on Saturday, 7 March on our national flag, its past, present & future. See you there.
meagherstricolour.com
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Thomas Francis Meagher Tricolour Celebration
Come celebrate with us for three exciting days as we honour the 176th anniversary of the Irish Tricolour flag and its rich history. Join Patron Daniel Mulhall as we celebrate this momentous occasion.
https://meagherstricolour.com/
29 days ago
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U.S. & Israel launch attacks on Iran. They can certainly inflict significant damage, but it is hard to see a US ground invasion to bring down the Iranian regime. Regime change probably entails US cajoling elements in the Iranian military to help topple the Ayatollahs.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
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Israel, US launch strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and offer Ira...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0228/1560893-us-iran-israel/
29 days ago
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Every cloud,even the smallest tuft, drags its own shadow behind it, on the skin of the silver-blue sea. Foam-followed ships are white tadpoles. They have forsaken,&seek out, the primal embrace of harbours. Families of nomads crossed here before a great inundation, which parted land masses MCannon
29 days ago
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My interview with
@newstalkfm.bsky.social
Breakfast about US tariffs in light of last weekâs developments.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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Concerns fresh Trump tariffs could hit the Irish pharma industry | Newstalk
The European Commission has called for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck ...
https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-newstalk-breakfast/concerns-fresh-trump-tariffs-could-hit-the-irish-pharma-industry
about 1 month ago
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âImpact of tariff fiasco will take time to become clearâ
@rte.ie
Yes, it will. If there needs to be fresh EU-US trade talks, expect them to be more difficult & for the EU to negotiate more robustly.
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
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Impact of tariff fiasco will take time to become clear
The full ramifications of what Donald Trump has announced in relation to tariffs may not become clear for some time, leaving exporters to the US facing more uncertainty, writes David Murphy.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0220/1559627-trump-tariffs/
about 1 month ago
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The fascination of what's difficult Has dried the sap out of my veins, âŠThere's something ails our colt That must, as if it had not holy blood Nor on Olympus leaped from cloud to cloud, Shiver under the lash, strain, sweat and jolt As though it dragged road metal. W.B. Yeats
about 1 month ago
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Daniel Mulhall
The long list of 20 contenders for this yearâs
@dublinlitaward.bsky.social
has just been announced. It has been a pleasure for me to be part of this yearâs judging panel. We now have the difficult task of choosing a shortlist of 6 & then the ultimate winner.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
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2026 Dublin Literary Award Longlist is Revealed - Dublin Literary Award
https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/news/2026-dublin-literary-award-longlist-is-revealed/
about 1 month ago
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Having a dedicated chair of Irish History at
#Cambridge
will help future generations of British students acquire a deeper understanding of Irish history. Cambridge, which also hosts an annual Parnell Fellowship at
#Magdalene
College, is now well served for Irish studies.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Cambridge University appoints chair of Irish history
The first ever chair of Irish history has been announced at Cambridge University.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0220/1559434-taoiseach-cambridge-chair/
about 1 month ago
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We sat grown quiet at the name of love;   We saw the last embers of daylight die,   And in the trembling blue-green of the sky   A moon, worn as if it had been a shell   Washed by timeâs waters as they rose and fell   About the stars and broke in days and years. W.B.
#Yeats
about 1 month ago
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