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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
seeing too many Cuba stories from all directions the past 24 hours not to fear that the smash and grab energy long-simmering in Washington is coming to a boil
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Absolutely thrilled with this review of 'Other People's Lives' by @johnboyneauthor, no less, in the @independent.ie I'm a great admirer of John's work, so it's a big honour to be reviewed by him. A favourable one, thankfully! m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
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Other People’s Lives is Kathleen MacMahon’s ‘life of a woman who, when her children are eventually out from under her feet, might look for a second act’
Most of us have a best friend we’ve known since childhood and with whom we’ve experienced many of life’s rites of passage.
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
RTE news : One public pool for every 81,000 people - Swim Ireland www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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One public pool for every 81,000 people - Swim Ireland
Swim Ireland has renewed calls for investment in public swimming pools. A series of closures around the country has left Ireland lagging behind its European counterparts in terms of access with over h...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.”
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This excellent report by @ailbheconneely.bsky.social is further evidence of the scandalous state of services in Ireland for people with schizophrenia, and the heartbreaking reality for their families. RTE news : Mother of man with schizophrenia fears for her son's life www.rte.ie/news/health/...
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Mother of man with schizophrenia fears for her son's life
The mother of a young man diagnosed with schizophrenia has expressed concern about her son, whose life she believes is at risk, due to his discharge from mental health services.
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I’d like to report a murder. Trying to fix a legacy media company is hard — we all know the economics — but Jeff Bezos just killed the @washingtonpost.com in the most cowardly & inept way possible. He would never entertain others who wanted to fix it too like me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Should you ever work for free? Yes, but go in with your eyes open www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...
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Should you ever work for free? Yes, but go in with your eyes open
Offers of amazing opportunities are legion these days, but they are almost always unpaid. Do not let your ego lead your head
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Today in Israel’s ongoing targeted massacre of journalists: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...
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Five Journalists Among Those Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital
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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Self-promotion klaxon! Delighted that Gill Books will be publishing my new book, "From Crown to Harp", in October... how the Treaty was undone in 34 episodes! Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/mcculld
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Hey @elainefeeney.bsky.social there you are on a beach in Corfu, in Turkish translation.
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Fight for Progress @fightforprogress.org · 15/05/2025
Bruce Springsteen calling out Don the Felon hits different—when The Boss says you're out of tune with the country, maybe it’s time to face the music. 🎸🇺🇸 #Springsteen #OutOfTouch
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 16/05/2025
“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
How can it be that this is being allowed to happen? bbc.com/news/article...
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Anyone from the European Writers Council on Bluesky?
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
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Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?
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kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social @kathleenmacmahon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Is Meta using works from Irish authors for AI training?
Irish authors have joined forces to campaign against the alleged use of their copyrighted work to train Meta AI models.
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Cristín Leach @cristinleach.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Wow. Whole pile of Irish authors’ books in here. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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