Watching a PBS documentary about the children of WW2 ‘Children of Chaos’ and how the orphans were looked after by the Allies. Spotted a few frames that show Irish sugar from Tipperary being unloaded…

Mother of god… I set out to refresh the paint on the walls in my back garden and between the rain and the…rain, it’s taken about a week. Thought I’d do it in a day 😣 The arms are aching. Hopefully will last a few years…

I was driving along the Grand Canal Sunday morning and saw people cleaning. Fair play. Until Instagram account #thisisdublin published photo/video. “New Acropolis” group. Worth googling. Make up your own mind.

#OnThisDay 1875 Michael The O'Rahilly, founding member & Director of Arms of the Irish Volunteers, was born in Kerry. O'Rahilly opposed the Rising but said 'I've helped to wind up the clock, I might as well hear it strike!'He was mortally wounded leaving the GPO #Ireland #History

Back from the annual George’s Day dinner Royal St. George YC & I can safely say we had one of the best & most entertaining speakers tonight in the person of our own fellow Tweeter Helen O'Rahilly - great to meet you in person at last & we would have listened for another hour!! 👏🏻👏🏻
#BBC #RTE

Today's Liveline respresents the very best of public service broadcasting in the sensitive & dignified way it has handled one of the biggest tragedies of a generation. Worth our licence fee for this alone. #Justiceforthe48

Well done Joe. @rtelivelive A tough broadcast. You did them proud. #Stardust

An 'unlawful killing' verdict is as close to justice for the families as possible. For decades the truth was covered, responsibility evaded. #Stardust *Remember Christy Moore was sued simply over a line in a song....

🚨 Jury returns a verdict of unlawful killing in respect of all 48 people killed in the fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin in 1981. @virginmedianews

Heartbreaking listening to Liveline. Little portraits of all the 48 souls who died in the #Stardust fire in 1981. So long to wait for their poor relatives.

Ok I raised a baby seagull last summer, I draw the line at this fellah who appeared on the fence just now. Even the cats have gone into hiding.

Glad to see an Irish outpost in Bayeux: Le Comptoir Irlandais. Lots of top-end Irish made products. Locals love it, we were told.

For anyone who watched ‘Band of Brothers’ & the role of ‘Easy Company’, we visited the Dick Winters’ memorial (played by Damien Lewis in the HBO series). He led his 101st Airborne men through Brecourt Manor, Carentan, Bloody Gulch & beyond. He died in 2011. An extraordinary man.

Visited 6 museums: some huge, some family-run with pieces picked up in fields. Moving remnants: an Enigma coding machine; glasses from Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest; an original concentration camp uniform from a local man who was deported but survived the Holocaust.

In the lead up to the 80th anniversary of DDay on June 6th almost every nook & cranny of Normandy is being retouched & repaired: Roads, gathering places, cafes even rusty tanks (see here). Full employment for painters, road workers, flag hangers!

Lola’s ok - a bit woozy! Thanks for all your comments x

Send some good cat vibes for little Lola this morning: she’s having surgery. A bit on edge….

I took the photo on left in Port en Bessin because I love old ‘ghost signs’. Turns out it’s in a famous June 8th ’44 photo of Gen. Montgomery on his arrival in France. Every corner in Normandy has history…

9387 Americans are buried in this Cemetery. Took a photo of 1 grave, determined I’d find out about him. Turns out Sgt Willie Collins was black. Killed by a shell on Utah Beach as he unloaded supplies on DDay. Units were segregated in 44. 1 million African Americans served in WW2

Just finished cleaning out the car boot from the Normandy trip. Packed with….*cat food*! Forget wine, cat food is 50% cheaper over there than in Ireland. These packs were €4.50 - about €10 Euro here. I tell ya, “Cat & Dog” Cruises will be the next big thing!!!