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'No prospect of deal' unless backstop scrapped
The PM calls the Irish border plan "unviable", but the EU says he hasn't offered realistic alternatives.
Measles in England
In 2017 the World Health Organization declared that the UK had eliminated measles. However, that elimination status has not been maintained. In this blog, we take a look at the reasons for the change in the UK’s status, and ongoing efforts to...
The week in radio and podcasts: The Irish Passport; Breakdown
A thorough and even-handed guide to Irish history
Operation Chaos: Whitehall’s secret no‑deal Brexit preparations leaked
Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine, a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard border with Ireland and rising costs in social care in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to an...
NI voters want EU border in Irish Sea
Almost three out of five voters in Northern Ireland are in favour of a “border in the Irish Sea” Brexit compromise to avoid up to 40,000 job losses in the north and an economic shock for its food...
Elizabeth Warren Sells Populism to Professionals
Warren’s campaign rests on the theory that the past decade has transformed the way class is felt in America.
Trump's large union crowd at Shell was given the option of not showing up -- and not getting paid
More than a dozen unions work at the Shell site, the largest construction project in Pennsylvania
The Term 'Natural Birth' Shames Moms. It's Time to Lose It
Having a C-section or getting an epidural doesn't mean you're less of a mother.
I have some important things to tell transgender kids – today, right now, you’re perfect | First Dog on the Moon
Sadly not everyone can be a chicken, but everyone can be glorious, and you are
Aoife McLysaght
I have some important things to tell transgender kids – today, right now, you’re perfect | First Dog on the Moon
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Sign the Petition
Grey Area - Licensing Public Spaces for the Delivery of Large Scale Public Artworks
45 Years After Nixon Signed It Into Law, the War on the Endangered Species Act Continues
"Given the present administration, I'm not confident in anything."
“Kochland” Examines the Koch Brothers’ Early, Crucial Role in Climate-Change Denial
A new book by Christopher Leonard reveals how Charles and David Koch crippled government action on climate change.
Bernie Sanders: Criticizing the Israeli Gov't is not anti-Semitic & Palestinians Deserve Rights
US Democratic candidate and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has said that criticising Israeli government policy is not anti-Semitic. Speaking at a town hall meeting in the state of New Hampshire, on the USâ east coast, Sanders told the crowd...
Simone Biles is redefining brilliance in a sport that shamefully failed her | Marina Hyde
After the Larry Nassar saga USA Gymnastics should not exist but Simone Biles continues to bring her sport dignity – and money
Aoife McLysaght
Biles: “it’s hard coming here for an organisation having had them fail us so many times. [..] they couldn’t do one damn job. You had one job. You literally had one job and you couldn’t protect us.”
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Networking Event For Deaf Scientists
Do you have a degree in science (or a related discipline) and identify as Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, or a person with a hearing loss?
Whether you communicate using Irish Sign Language, speech, or some other way – we would like to...
When Their Book Deal Blew Up After Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Glenn Thrush Kept His Advance. Maggie Haberman Had To Pay Hers Back.
Maggie Haberman paid the price after a series of events that began with sexual misconduct allegations against her male co-author.
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie commemorated on new An Post stamps
The philanthropist contributed to the construction of libraries across Ireland.
Synteny-based analyses indicate that sequence divergence is not the dominant source of orphan genes
The origin of 'orphan' genes, species-specific sequences that lack detectable homologues, has remained mysterious since the dawn of the genomic era. There are two dominant explanations for orphan genes: complete sequence divergence from ancestral...
Aoife McLysaght
Latest lab paper on BioRXiv biorxiv.org/content/10.110… with @vakirlis and @carvunis
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Families who cannot afford university should consider ‘regional options’ - Minister
Joe McHugh admits he was very disappointed with his own Leaving Cert results years ago
Aoife McLysaght
Hard to believe that our Min for Education just shrugs in the face of the unaffordability of university
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