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A Morning Thought @ 1326

Hector

Pádraic Mac Coitir  ✒ A friend - yes, I do have one - is just off the fón and although I rarely talk too long on it we spent about 45 minutes talking about sport - GAA to be precise - and characters we knew.He was telling me he went to the funeral of a Christian Brother who taught him. The man was known as Brother Ennis and although I never knew him I'd heard of him. My friend said he was strict

White Nationalists Are Flocking To The US Anti-Abortion Movement

Guardian ✒ The white supremacist and anti-choice movements have always been closely linked. But more and more, they are becoming difficult to tell apart.Moira DoneganThis weekend’s March for Life rally, the large anti-choice demonstration held annually in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision, has the exuberant quality of a victory lap. This, the 49th anniversary of Roe

Vindicated ✑ Accused Of Abusive And Threatening Behaviour By LUH

Catherine McGinty ✒ Ombudsman orders review of LUH's complaint handling process.Enda Craig vindicated by OmbudsmanInishowen man, Enda Craig, was accused of abusive and threatening behaviour by Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH).Enda Craig vindicated by OmbudsmanThe Ombudsman has now found the Moville man innocent of all allegations....Speaking to Inish Live, Mr Craig explained he had made a

A Morning Thought @ 1325

Why I’m No Longer Distraught About Losing Roe

Valerie Tarico ✒ There are two ways to reduce unmet need for abortion care. One is to increase access. The other is to decrease need.22-November-2022I’ve always supported abortion rights. Even when I was a student at Wheaton College—not the women’s school in Massachusetts but the Evangelical flagship, Billy Graham’s own alma mater—I found the anti-abortion sentiments of some fellow students

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Twenty Eight

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Let Us At Least Be CuriousA black hole is giving birth to stars, Nasa findsExpert compares cloth face masks to ‘flip flops on a building site’The Struggle Continues in

Predominance 13

Christopher Owens 🎵 “Midnight, our sons and daughters/Cut down, taken from us/Hear their heartbeat/We hear their heartbeat/In the wind we hear their laughter/In the rain we see their tears/Hear their heartbeat” - U2.Horns up.New year. New tunes. Let’s go.  New HorizonsComeback Kid – Heavy Steps Five years on from the underrated ‘Outsider’, ‘Heavy Steps does not fuck around in. Harsh, but melodic

A Morning Thought @ 1324

The Third Baby

Anthony McIntyre  ✒ The concluding episode in the three part documentary Crimes and Confessions, will have left many viewers with a bad taste in their mouths, suggesting something rotten in the state of Dublin.It focused almost exclusively on the infamous scandal of the Kerry Babies. In April 1984 the body of a three day old boy was found washed up on a beach. It had been stabbed to death.