Stephen Daly

This is very sad news indeed: End of an Era: The Journal of Geology (1893-2026) journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

@Rainmaker1973 90

60 points to me, and I think no one will get to 100 points. How many did you get?

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts Ireland's Taoiseach at the White House twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@LahavHarkov But the best thing about that iconic photograph is the 5th beatle

Bibi is barefoot on the Abbey Road album cover and therefore must be dead.

Rest in peace, Irish singer Dolores Keane, who passed away at the age of 72. Here is her last public performance, a beautiful rendition of Caledonia on TG4.

On this day in 1995, the last clan chief in history known to have led his men into battle died at the age of 83. Simon Fraser, the 15th Lord Lovat, was the Chief of Clan Fraser. He was the man Winston Churchill described, in a letter to Joseph Stalin, as “the mildest-mannered man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.” The Scottish Commando chief whom Hitler placed a 100,000 Reichsmark bounty on, dead or alive. He was a well respected man that already had a serious war record before D-Day. The night before D-Day, Lovat addressed his men. He closed with this: “A hundred years from now, your children’s children will say - they must have been giants in those days.” Then came June 6th, 1944. Sword Beach, Normandy. As Brigadier of the 1st Special Service Brigade, Lord Lovat waded ashore leading 3,000 commandos into hell. And behind him came the sound that made the whole scene unforgettable. The English War Office had strictly banned bagpipes in battle. They said it was too conspicuous. Too dangerous. Lovat brought his personal piper, Bill Millin, and gave the order: “Play us ashore.” When Millin hesitated, citing the regulations, Lovat smiled and replied: “Ah, but that’s the English War Office. You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn’t apply.” So Millin played Highland Laddie, The Road to the Isles, and All The Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border. Men fell around them. Bullets tore through the surf. The noise of artillery was deafening. And through it all, the unmistakable scream of the bagpipes. Captured German snipers later admitted they had Millin in their sights, but didn’t shoot him because they assumed he had gone completely mad. Lovat’s mission was to reach Pegasus Bridge, where British glider troops were desperately holding on. The schedule said 1pm. Lovat and his men fought their way off the beach and arrived at exactly 1:02 PM. He calmly walked up to the commanding officer under enemy fire and apologised for being two and a half minutes late. His commandos then marched across the bridge in the open. Lovat had ordered his men to wear their green berets instead of steel helmets, so the Germans would know exactly who was coming for them. Twelve men were shot through their berets that day. After that, they finally put their helmets on. But they held the bridge. For Clan Fraser, there was something almost mythic about it. Their ancestors had come from Normandy centuries earlier. Now their chief had led Highland soldiers back onto those same shores in one of the most decisive battles in modern history. Six days later, Lovat was given his last rites after being hit by friendly fire from a stray artillery shell. Against all odds, he survived. He returned home a hero. He went on to serve in Parliament, judge cattle internationally, and manage his massive 250,000-acre Highland estate. But his final years were marked by grief. Two of his sons died within weeks of each other in 1994. Beaufort Castle, his ancestral home, had to be sold that same year. When Lord Lovat died on 16 March 1995, an era died with him. Bill Millin later played at his funeral, bringing the story full circle. The last clan chief who went to war. The brigadier who brought bagpipes onto D-Day. The Highlander with a price on his head. Scotland does not produce many men like that ⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

People say Guinness tastes better in Ireland, and after watching it poured here, you start to understand why. There’s something completely effortless about it. The bartender barely thinks about it, a smooth pull of the tap, the patient settle, a gentle top up. No theatrics, just years of quiet mastery. Moments later, it’s sitting on the bar looking exactly as it should. Creamy, settled, and absolutely flawless. The home of Guinness still pours it better than anywhere else in the world. 📍 The Red Fox Inn, Co. Kerry 🇮🇪 A true Pint of Beauty 🍺

Anti-IRA anthem "Zombie" has been voted Ireland's greatest ever song. A fitting tribute to Dolores O'Riordan. She was a musical and intellectual giant compared to her modern contemporaries.

@dublin_damo Well said, Damo. It is never too late…

Having great parents is something I only really understood the value of relatively late in life, I was a dickhead in my younger days, try to treasure every moment now.

Big name, big plays ✨ Juarno Augustus finishes a scintillating @UlsterRugby move 👏 #BKTURC #URC | #EDIvULS

@AlexKane221b Ducking stool offence

This really sends me up the wall. A library book in which page after page after page after page has been underlined in biro.

🚨MIND-BLOWN: Bill Maher just dropped the ultimate history bomb on the Israel-Palestine conflict 🔥🚨 "Well, the Jews are the Indians of that land. They were there 1,500 years before Muhammad was even born." Facts over feelings. The indigenous people didn't "steal" their own homeland. Decades of attacks on Israel prove one side keeps rejecting peace. Wake up, people—the narrative is crumbling. 🇮🇱💯 Kudos to Bill Maher for telling it straight. Who's with me? 👏 #Israel #HistoryLesson #BillMaher #Palestine #TruthHurts

@MoutonIsAClaret See you and raise …

Italiano tonight.

@Mishi_2210 9

Only 1% will get this right without a calculator. What’s your answer?

@rava_ian So are Italy going to do it today?

You know whats going on here. France are wearing white. Scotland think they're playing England. #SixNations2026

Even as an Irishman, I can't stop watching this. It's beautiful.

@UlsterRugby @IrishRugby He did well!

☘️ @IrishRugby debut!

@AuthorGFAllen Yes. Paul Theroux and did.

Have you ever finished a book and thought, “Okay, I’m reading everything this person writes”?

@MbarkCherguia In Ireland it’s a turnip, everywhere else it’s a swede

I’m currently having a blazing argument, please help me settle this once and for all. What is this???

@MoutonIsAClaret Except in the form of butter …

Scrambled eggs on sourdough, done the proper way. A connoisseur never adds milk to scrambled eggs!