Mark Stokes

@RobertJimison @donie You got some, albeit butchered some others as is to be expected. No one ever said the letters and sounds would match in the names…

@donie Ahh yes @MarkStokes100 and co got a kick out of this same list at over dinner. "Ciara" was another one that unexpectedly tripped me up - unfortunately for me that was a real world situation and not a game

Did an Irish name pronunciation test today with my 🇺🇸 colleagues.

Ireland leading the way in campaigns -- The power of the personal: what Ireland can teach politicians ft.com/content/f43b34… via @FT

Full house in @IrelandEmbGB for our discussion - "Brexit, the impact on Irish graduates".

Quote of the day from Merkel to Cameron when told of his desire to renegotiate EU relationship: "He who has visions should go to a doctor."

This appears to be an email Hillary Clinton sent herself about porcelain dinnerware

Here's the latest Martyn Turner iti.ms/1Cyns7t

Amazing woman - Christine Buckley: a 21st century Irish hero irishtimes.com/news/social-af… via @IrishTimes

Great article (as always) by @JRFFanning on TK Whitaker irishtimes.com/news/politics/…

The #GarthBrooks fiasco in numbers...

Just got this text from a good friend. Me and him both #HouseofCards #netflix #ValentinesDay

Launch of @DemMattersIRL with Diarmaid Ferriter of @ucddublin speaking. @SeanadReform is needed. #OpenItDontCloseIt

"Open it, don't close it" Nothing progressive about abolishing Seanad Éireann irishtimes.com/news/politics/… via @IrishTimes

"@TEDxStormont: #TEDxStormont has been launched by the Speaker of the NI Assembly. " Hon @DonieSullivan, the real boss