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#FromTheGroundUp

Truly majestic new metro station in La Défense. You can now travel on a direct train from Gare du Nord to the Paris business district in 10 min (with new RER E line that will also serve the 2024 Olympic press centre)

This warrants urgent explanation from a government minister tonight.

We’re going to ban cookery books and cooking next.

Probably should start with restaurants and see how that goes.

This Anne Applebaum piece is spot-on:

'Democracy Is Losing the Propaganda War.'

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

The death has occurred of:

The Irish Summer

May 5, 2024 - May 5, 2024

Dearly beloved by millions of Vitamin D deficient inhabitants of a grey and green island in the Atlantic.

No service. House private. Donations to Ryanair for a week-long break somewhere better.

It is remarkable that Toulouse, the most successful team in Europe, have only one knock out win over Leinster (compared to five for Leinster over Toulouse).

That win was at home 14 years ago and did, as it transpired, prevent a possible four in a row for Leinster.

Toulouse have long been my favourite semi-final team. Not sure how I feel about them as a final team. #LEIST

Slight change of pace from Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen for the post victory lunch today. But just as pleasant in its own way. Especially seeing as it feels like the first day of proper sunshine since September

Northampton are actually far more in from the side on the ruck being complained about. Leinster enter over the ball.

But Leinster’s resourcing looks really lazy here. Everyone knew they only had to win this and it was game over.

On the field with Leinster Rugby at the full-time whistle. 💯👊

#LEIvNOR #FromTheGroundUp

Definitely takes a lot longer to access Croke Park than it does the Aviva. For what it is worth. Probably three times as long #LEIvNOR