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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Setting up for first talk of @DIAS_Dublin Samhain and Science series on Dark Matter

Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

President Connelly speaking at the meal celebrating 250 years of modern language professorships in Trinity College Dublin.

President Connelly gave a good speech at the meal celebrating 250 years of modern language professorships in Trinity College Dublin.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

A rather macabre mural in Lagos, Portugal

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Got to see the corona briefly from Bilbao. Dramatic

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

Passed this plaque today - he was visiting my father who was working in St Patrick’s hospital. This was the closest hotel.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Here’s a Poisson d’Avril knitted by my wife!

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

Good to see Johnny Coleman’s picture on the display of new fellows in the Royal Society of London. #PhysicsTCD #IrishScience

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

All set for the O’Sullivan masterclass in RIA funded by my late colleague in @DIAS_Dublin Denis O’Sullivan.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

My mood was lifted this morning by seeing this beautiful mimosa tree in bloom.

A mimosa tree in Monkstown Dublin flowering on 10 Jan 2026.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025

Spectacular firework display in Dún Laoghaire harbour for New Year!

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

We all used to get spam e-mails offering Viagra, but this received this morning is ridiculous - 2000kg? You’d have a hard time using that much!

A text document offering a special price below API for 2000 kgs of Sildenafil Citrate, addressed to a respected recipient.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025

I've lost count of the number of e-mails I have received from Academia telling me that I have been cited and trying to get me to join their premium service - really annoying!

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2025

I stumbled across this old recording of Schroedinger speaking in German, www.swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/archivr… Cross checking with the @DIAS_Dublin old annual reports it would appear […] [Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]

Extract from the 1952 annual report:

lectures on the subject given to the Dublin July-Colloouium and to the Rencontres Internationales de Geneve (September 1352).

The controversial points were amply discussed at the School with the
scholars and with senior collesgues.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2025

The official photograph from the O’Ceallaigh medal award ceremony. From left to right; Subir Sarkar, myself and Ralph Engel.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2025

At the ICRC2025 astroparticle physics conference, formerly the international cosmic Ray conference, a display of proceedings from earlier conferences. Including those from Dublin 1991 organised by @DIAS_Dublin

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2025

On display in the Geneva science museum is Mallet’s membership certificate from the St Petersburg academy - I was fascinated to see that Euler signed as secretary. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-And…

Euler’s signature on Mallet’s certificate

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2025

A sign of the times and the reality of climate change - the Irish Red Cross has sent me a guide on what to do in a heatwave and how to prepare for a flood. #IrishRedCross #ClimateChange #HeatWave #Flood

Irish Red Cross leaflet on how to prepare for a flood.

Irish Red Cross leaflet on what to do in a heatwave.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2025

The Polish embassy in Dublin marked the ending of Poland's presidency of the EU council with a lovely concert last night featuring four nocturnes by Field and Chopin paired with newly composed pieces reflecting each of the nocturnes.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2025

It's James Clerk Maxwell's birthday today (13th June) - I was surprised and unreasonably proud to discover that my grandfather attended his lectures in the Cavendish in 1871. If you are wondering he was born in 1850 and my father in 1907 - the generations are very spread out.

Table of Maxwell's students and co-workers in the Cavendish showing my grandfather's name.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2025

Spotted today on the Unitarian church in Dublin

Poster on the Unitarian church saying “Justice demands that food, water and medical supplies are sent to Gaza NOW”

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2025

Nothing much from Elsevier surprises me these days, but I was taken aback to see that they are selling the classic monograph by Ginzburg and Syrovatskii as "first edition 2013" […] [Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]

Title page of my Pergamon edition of "The origin of Cosmic Rays" from 1964.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2025

With the Irish Green Party on the Palestinian solidarity March in Dublin today.

A group holding the Green Party banner on the March for Palestine in Dublin.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2025

A beautiful day for Trinity Monday, the day when Trinity College Dublin announces the results of the scholarship exam and newly elected fellows. Fifty two years ago I was one of those waiting to hear the results!

The provost of TCD announcing the results from the exam hall steps on Trinity Monday 2025.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2025

A beautiful carpet of botanical tulips in Dún Laoghaire people’s park. #Botany #DunLaoghaire #Tulips

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2025

The Irish Writers Union will be handing in a petition to the Minister for Trade on Thursday 17th in Kildare Street, Dublin protesting at the use by Meta of copyright protected works to train its AI models without authorisation. I have signed (my late […] [Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]

IWU photomontage for handing in its petition.

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2025

@vicgrinberg Lovely city - and one with a nice bronze statue of Maxwell and his equations!

Maxwell's equations on a bronze plaque at the base of his statue in Edinburgh

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

I took part in the march through Dublin today against the ongoing breaches of international law in Gaza and the occupied territories. Good to see a large turnout including one Jewish group. #Gaza #InternationalLaw

The demonstration in Dublin today passing the spire on O’Connell street

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2025

Rapid drop in atmospheric pressure last night followed by fast recovery as the storm passed. Recorded by my CO2 monitor which also records humidity and pressure! #Storm #Eowyn

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Luke Drury @luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2024

First time I’ve been out canvassing in a general election (for Ossian Smyth, my local Green candidate). Fingers crossed! It was cold and wet last night on the final canvass.

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