As it was foretold, members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) held a one-hour stoppage on Maynooth University campus today to mark World Teachers’ Day. The turnout was very good, helped by the reasonably nice weather. As well as speeches from members of IFUT, there were also contributions from the other Unions, Unite and Siptu as well as the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation; the latter is not an officially-recognised trade union, but supports the dispute.

The Register of British Slave-traders compiles and presents information on all known slave-traders in Britain who invested in the trafficking of captive Africans from 1563 to 1807.

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Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work".

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Today's the start of this year's Irish National Astronomy Meeting (INAM), which is being held in Maynooth. There'll be a series of talks over the next three days covering all areas of astronomy. I'll be chairing a session tomorrow but will generally popping in and out because I have various other commitments that clash, but I'll post updates when I can. To start with, though, let me welcome all the participants who are arriving this morning!

As Easter weekend - late this year - approaches, Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1660-1832 section, discusses the timing of

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