How do you really get Putin to the table? Sir William Browder KCMG says there are two ways: 1. Give Ukraine enough weapons to win the war. 2. Stop the Russians from selling oil.

Poignant & moving #VJ80 commemoration at Lurgan War Memorial.

🚨: NASA revived the 47-years-old Voyager 1 spacecraft by successfully reactivating its frozen thrusters from 15 billion miles away!

There is no evidence that processed food is beneficial to our health. Processed food is beneficial to the food manufacturers, it is not beneficial to our health.

Backlash in Washington as Trump leaves Putin summit empty-handed on.ft.com/4fATriM

I don’t think the English-speaking Hamas supporters in the West have the slightest clue what people inside Gaza really think about Hamas.

Connolly completely exposing herself today in the Irish Times Such a shame much of this is behind a paywall limiting exposure ⚠️The level of contradiction, confusion & cluelessness in her responses on international affairs & defence matters are telling irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

❗ Former Trump adviser John Bolton: “Putin got almost everything he wanted — Trump got nothing but promises of new meetings.” A very sober view of what happened last night.

⚠️Connolly again accusing NATO of “warmongering” Arguing it was a direct factor causing 🇷🇺to invade🇺🇦 In reality, most NATO members had all but ignored military spending for decades in their budgets prior to 2022 Putin stating many times the real reasons irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

Ireland, like the rest of Europe, is weak and facing side-lining and threats in a new era of great power assertiveness. Ireland's political class has proved itself, so far, to be bad even by the standards of our peers at identifying and prioritising vital national interests in

A humpback whale “severely entangled” in fishing gear has been rescued off the coast of Canada during a “complex” operation that spanned three days. 👏🐋 amp-miamiherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.miamih…

No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage on.ft.com/47AmWPN

Calling all journalists! Never call Putin “President”. He’s a “parasite” on Russia, a “kleptocrat”, one of the great “monsters” of history. Get the language right and perhaps moral clarity and courage might follow… thetimes.com/article/b4b0ad…

Seed oils are the biggest health scam since sugar blamed fat. Call them “heart healthy” all you want, seed oils are just industrial sludge in a bottle. Your body runs better on cow fat than on machine lubricant.

They have real time control and great visuals on drones. She was intentionally targeted. Evil. Pure evil.

For the record. Since 1994 Ukraine already has guarantees of independence and inviolability of borders, also from Russia. In addition, on 22 April 2004 Vladimir Putin solemnly ratified the Treaty on the Russian-Ukrainian Border. Suffice to respect them and the war is over.

With limited traffic zones, 30km/h limits & car-free quays, Paris cut congestion & pollution while keeping access for those who need it. Dublin, Europe’s 3rd most congested city, could learn a lot. #UrbanPlanning #Dublin #Paris independent.ie/opinion/commen…

"Data centres attract large tech companies. That's part of the direction of economic activity..." Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy Timmy Dooley says government will continue to support data centres and invest in grid improvements. RTÉ News | #rtept

When you start down this rabbit hole, your eyes really do get opened to how badly the young generation of Dublin are being let down by their planners. You'd be hard pressed to find a better site anywhere than the old Dundrum centre for 800 apartments. businesspost.ie/news/planning-…