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RIP Ashling Murphy – She Was Going For A Run
Candlelight vigils and musical tributes are being held all over Ireland and UK , this weekend, over the death of a 23 year old teacher, Ashling Murphy. What a waste of a beautiful life, taken too soon by an unknown … Continue reading
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Tagged ceoltóir, cláirseoir, daughter, daylight attack, dead, Destiny, female violence, harpist, high achiever, Lady Jane Wilde, muinteoir, Murder, musician, popular, pretty, RIP Ashling Murphy, she was going for a run, shining light, sister, Success, Teacher
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The CervicalCheck Scandal – A Legal Analysis
Title: The CervicalCheck Scandal – A Legal Analysis Author: India Kelly Published : Trinity College Law Review (TCLR Online) Full Text & Source: https://trinitycollegelawreview.org/cervical-check-scandal/ The Internet, Online, 6/02/2022 Sample Text: Introduction …..A retrospective audit of cervical cancer screenings showed that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs And Blogging, Death, Health, Healthcare, Ireland, Rights, Women
Tagged cancer, CervicalCheck, HPV, HSE, Human Papilloma virus, India Kelly, Ireland, medical diaster, medical errors, missed abnormalities, non-disclosure, open disclosure, retrospective audit, The CervicalCheck Scandal, the Medical Council, tribunal, Trinity College Law Review, Vicky Phelan, woman
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RIP John Le Carré 1931-2020
David John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence ServiceM15 and M16. His … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Blogs And Blogging, Book Awards, Books, Death, Fiction, Writing & Writers
Tagged 1931-2020, Cold War, deceased writer, Fiction, John Le Carre, RIP, spy, spy fiction
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My sister is not a statistic by Dorothy Duffy
Tomorrow, when the latest Deathometer of COVID is announcedin sonorous tones,Whilst all the bodies still mount and curl towards the middle of the curveHeaped one atop and alongside the otherMy sister will be among those numbers, among the throwaway linesAmong … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs And Blogging, COVID-19, Death, Family, Poet, Poetry
Tagged covid death, Dorothy Duffy, Joe Duffy, My sister is not a statistic, poem death, radio
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RIP For All Those Who Died Of Covid
As we enter a second phase of Covid we remember with love those who have lost their battle from Covid. To Date 1,192,644 Deaths (WHO) Source: https://covid19.who.int/
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Tagged COVID-19, Death, light a candle, RIP, souls
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RIP Derek Mahon
Everything is Going to be All Right By Derek Mahon How should I not be glad to contemplatethe clouds clearing beyond the dormer windowand a high tide reflected on the ceiling?There will be dying, there will be dying,but there is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs And Blogging, Death, Ireland, Irish People, Poet, Poetry
Tagged Derek Mahon, Irish poet, Irish Poetry, poem, RIP Derek MAhon
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The Tower By W.B. Yeats
The Tower By William Butler Yeats I What shall I do with this absurdity — O heart, … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Ireland, Old People, Poet, Poetry
Tagged chnages in Ireland, country changed, Irish Poetry, old age, poet, poetry, The Tower, W B Yeats, West of Ireland, young spirit
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Black Lives Matter
BLACK LIVES MATTER BY Licy Be How many hearts need to shatter before we turn the page and start a new chapter… slavery was abolished they printed it in the news. But the headlines I’m reading show that’s far from … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives Matter, Blogs And Blogging, Death, Murder, Poet, Poetry, Police Brutality, Racism, Storytelling, Violence
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Blacks Murdered, Licy Be, poem, poetry, Racism
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Diversity- Black Lives Matter On BGT
Wow, powerful words, music and dance, the 4 minute dance is brilliant.I wanted it to go on for much longer. It will be like Riverdance people will speak about it for years. It would be a great play. It tells … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives Matter, Blogs And Blogging, COVID-19, Dance, Death, Murder, Music, Police Brutality, Racism, Storytelling, Television, United Kingdom, USA, Violence
Tagged BGT 2020, Black Lives Matter, blacks killed by police, Corona, Covid, Diversity, murder blacks, no more deaths, police murder, virus
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Stage 4 Re-Opening Delayed In Ireland
Ireland had been due to move to Phase 4 of the roadmap on reopening last month, but it was already deferred once due to a rise in the Covid-19 reproductive rate. The Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, face masks, Ireland, pubs stayed closed, restaurants close by 11pm, ROI, stage 4 delayed, young people new cases
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RIP John Hume
PEACE by: W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) H, that Time could touch a formThat could show what Homer’s ageBred to be a hero’s wage.‘Were not all her life but storm,Would not painters paint a formOf such noble lines,’ I said,‘Such a … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Ireland, John Hume, peace
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You Don’t Get To Be Racist And Irish By Imelda May
(I just love this poem. It is so full of emotion, passion and Irish history – what a poet!! ) You Don’t Get To Be Racist And Irish By Imelda May .. You don’t get to be racist and Irish … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Imelda May, kill people, Racism, You don’t get to be racist and Irish
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RIP Seamus Mallon
His Funeral Live Interesting Article Title: Tributes paid to ‘bridge builder’ Séamus Mallon at funeral Author: RTE News Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0127/1111117-seamus-mallon-funeral-sdlp/ Onine, The Internet, 29/01/2020 Sample Text: Séamus Mallon was a bridge-builder who dedicated himself to peacemaking, Archbishop of Armagh … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs And Blogging, Death, History, Ireland, Peace, Politics
Tagged Ireland Peace, Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland deputy first minister, Peace Process, Séamus Mallon, Séamus Mallon's funeral
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RIP Toni Morrison
Title: Toni Morrison, author and Nobel laureate, dies aged 88 Authors: Richard Lea and Sian Cain Full Text Online: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/06/toni-morrison-author-and-pulitzer-winner-dies-aged-88 Online, The Internet, 07/08/2019 Sample Text: In a statement on Tuesday, her family and publisher Knopf confirmed that the author … Continue reading
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Tagged author, award winning author, black writer, Death, editor, National Humanities medal, novels, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Song of Solomon and Beloved, The Bluest Eye, the Légion d’Honneur, the National Book Foundation medal, the Nobel prize, the Pulitzer prize, the voices of African Americans, Toni Morrison, words on racism, writer
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Goodbye Dear Friend Fly High – RIP Susan Abraham Asian Writer & Publisher
I learned today that a good writer friend of mine has lost her battle to cancer a few months ago. She was such a beautiful writer and compassionate soul. We were making plans to meet up in Dublin as we … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Death, Dublin, India, publisher, Susan Abraham, writer
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RIP Dolores O’Riordan
Dolores O’Riordan died suddenly in London , only 46 years old far too young to die. She left behind her a young family. Ireland has lost a great singer. Condolences to her family and friends. Dreams Zombie
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Tagged Cranberries, Death, Dolores O Riordan, London, singer
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