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While the world’s attention has been on Iran and the Gulf, Ukraine has been quietly cutting away at Russia’s control over eastern Ukraine. In the last three weeks Ukraine has won back an area of more than 300 square miles.

Hegseth: "The war in Iran is protected by God." Pope Leo XIV: "Do not involve the name of God in choices of death. God cannot be enlisted in darkness."

The great @PrivateEyeNews on the button.

People in Greenland are wearing these hats and honestly… I’m stealing it. MAGA now officially stands for Make America Go Away. 🇬🇱🧢💀

The minute you click on 'translate from Hebrew', any remaining doubts you may have about Zionists are completely gone. They say it all. "Simply finish them off from the air. Children, babies, it's not our concern. Finish them off one by one". Nitza Shmueli, mother of Barel Hadaria Shmueli, Border Police sniper.

Just now -- acclaimed British surgeon testifies to #UK Parliament, detailing how #IDF "quadcopters" would arrive at the scene of airstrikes in #Gaza & "pick-off" / "shoot" the injured, including children.

If anyone can help Cara out with her research call, please circulate. 👇👇👇

@corourke91 @ucdspeccoll @UCDLibrary This is great news 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This is a beautiful statue and a real loss to the area. Let's hope for its swift recovery.

📢Happening this Friday & Saturday in Dungarvan IRISH LANGUAGE workshops with @AFhoghlu using items from Waterford County Museum as inspiration for poetry. All levels welcome. #waterford #writersweekend #gaeilge #poetry @WaterfordCounci @HistIreHedge @DeptCultureIRL

A brief snapshot of yesterday's event. Thanks to all involved in making it such a moving & memorable day.🙏 @UCDLibrary @poetryireland @DeptCultureIRL @ArtsCouncilNI See this Instagram video by @poetry_as_commemoration instagram.com/reel/CyWQNceMc…

In all our years of doing this, we have never been stumped like this. This woman, Margaret O'Donnell, wrote one book, THE BEEHIVE (1980). We've tried everything to find her estate. It's like she's a ghost, like she never existed. Anyone who can help us trace her wins a prize.

'Tell them there was never a child. Say they were never there. There was never a home or the found, easy measures of a family.' 🎞️'Safe House' by Leanne O'Sullivan recorded for Irish Poetry Reading Archive @UCDPoetry @ucdspeccoll bit.ly/3o4nOnG #decadeofcentenaries

📆We are scheduling lots more school workshops for Sept-Dec 2022. Get in touch to host one at your school! poetryascommemoration@ucd.ie More info: bit.ly/3AimLrX @poetryireland @UCDLibrary @DeptCulturelRL

Re(ad) Writing at @FestivalUCD - great to hear such diverse voices this year - huge thanks (as ever) to @UCDLibrary for getting behind our wonderful poets and to @fionapoetry for inspired MCing and reading 👏🏻👏🏻

Just kicking off at @UCDLibrary - the Re(ad) Writing event @FestivalUCD curated by @fionapoetry - fantastic lineup!

The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce Jessica McKinney @soft_moth as the recipient of the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary. irelandchairofpoetry.org/2021-ireland-c…