Amazon is finally launching a .ie site in Ireland.

But not until next year.

And no word yet on whether that means Prime members switch to .ie or the cost of that (vs current .co.uk Prime membership)

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This is the document which was today approved for release by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which proves that there was a routine “defensive operation” every 6 months interrogating the communication data of journalists who were “always looking for a story”.

Terenure Rangers and Irish football lost a great coach/ref/volunteer this week. RIP Tommy Coady. ⚽️
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The documents show the surveillance started in 2007/8 and went on for a decade, involving a small group of journalists who were, in the words of one detective, “always looking for a story”, belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Police in Northern Ireland undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of “troublemaker” journalists to see if they were in contact with officer sources, a tribunal has heard. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

THE PORTAL: a visual bridge connecting New York City to Dublin

A public technology sculpture known as The Portal was unveiled this morning in New York City’s ’s Flatiron neighborhood. The sculpture has a real-time, visual live stream connecting New York City to Dublin, Ireland.

Famous faces roast Mario as Gift Grub turns 25!

Happy Birthday #GiftGrub 🙌 @giftgrubmario @iandempsey

'You will be believed' - sister of man jailed for abuse rte.ie/news/courts/20… via RTÉ

Today one Russian paper notes that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church “called on Almighty God to grant the current president power for life. Vladimir Putin did not object.” How the Russian press is reporting Putin’s Inauguration. #ReadingRussia BBC News (UK)

Election posters popping up early, risking €150 fine per poster buff.ly/3wgM9yH

Brewdog boss James Watt steps down from CEO role bbc.in/3JRYlsE

‘No valid basis’ for €150k payment to Tubridy through barter account; €25k spent on ‘client entertainment’ at Jenny Greene concert

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaand my book on the Battle of Kyiv 2022 has been released.

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Audiobook.

I hope you will enjoy it - I sweated blood to describe the incredible spirit of those heroic days in Ukraine.
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Eurovision 2024: Ireland’s entry Bambie Thug secures place in grand final buff.ly/3Wzp2dc

“He seems to be styling himself as a modern-day tsar. Putin thinks of himself now as Vladimir the Great.” We were in the Kremlin as Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president for the fifth time. Our report for BBC News (UK) Producer Ben Tavener

Mother of God 🤦

'It would be nice to be able to take a moment to celebrate becoming the first person in British political history to win successive victories over Count Binface'

Sadiq Khan celebrates starting his third term as London mayor

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🤣

This is a plot twist worthy of M. Night Shyamalan.

#cdnpoli #Toronto #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #ProtestMania

My parents (diplomats not spooks) have a story about a Moscow BBQ in the same era, where they became aware there was a man in the hedge. They pushed a plate of food into the hedge for him, and after a while he pushed it back out, clean. Shashank Joshi