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Felix M. Larkin

@felixmlarkin

Historian (FRHistS) & former public servant

 Dublin, Ireland
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Joined October 2011
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My review of ‘The new Dark Ages: the end of reading and the dawn of a post-literate society’ by @j_amesmarriott, published today in @IrishCathNews.
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Eric Seufert
@eric_seufertNov 8
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered writing like this in The Economist before.
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Emily@TigerTownDreamNov 4
Relevant tonight. Liz Cheney: “I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
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Frank McNally@FrankmcnallyITNov 4
In Auvers-sur-Oise, where Van Gogh spent his last days. I see they’ve straightened the church up a bit since.
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Chetter
@ChetterHubNov 3
I voted for her.
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Theo Moudakis@TheoMoudakisNov 2
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's @TorontoStar
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The Irish Times
@IrishTimesNov 1
Rite & Reason: Why the silence of Ireland’s church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump? irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
Why the silence of Ireland’s church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump?

Why the silence of Ireland’s church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump?

Rite and Reason: God is praised as the culture collapses, mired in pretence, corruption and a callous abuse of the poor

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Donncha O'Connell@DonnchaLawOct 31
Denis Halliday obituary: Irish diplomat who left UN over what he described as genocide in Iraq. The senior UN diplomat and pacifist became disillusioned with the organisation and lived his life to Quaker ideals. irishtimes.com/obituaries/20…
Denis Halliday obituary: Irish diplomat who left UN over what he described as genocide in Iraq

Denis Halliday obituary: Irish diplomat who left UN over what he described as genocide in Iraq

The senior UN diplomat and pacifist became disillusioned with the organisation and lived his life to Quaker ideals

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Donncha O'Connell@DonnchaLawOct 30
Donal Fallon: It’s ridiculous to suggest that adding Dr Kathleen Lynn’s name to National Children’s Hospital would confuse people. independent.ie/comment/opini…
Donal Fallon: It’s ridiculous to suggest that adding Kathleen Lynn’s name to National Children’s...

Donal Fallon: It’s ridiculous to suggest that adding Kathleen Lynn’s name to National Children’s...

Few of the 75 TDs who voted against honouring the groundbreaking paediatric healthcare worker explained their reasoning

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Donncha O'Connell@DonnchaLawOct 25
Shane Ross: Jim O’Callaghan is paying the price now for turning down a lowly apprenticeship as a junior minister in 2020 independent.ie/comment/shane…
Shane Ross: Jim O’Callaghan is paying the price for turning down a lowly apprenticeship

Shane Ross: Jim O’Callaghan is paying the price for turning down a lowly apprenticeship

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James F. McGrath@ReligionProfOct 24
Vatican criticizes bishops who pose for photo praying over Donald Trump thelettersfromleo.com/p/past…
“Pastoral, Not Political” — Archbishop Golka Prays Over Trump 12 Days Before the Election

“Pastoral, Not Political” — Archbishop Golka Prays Over Trump 12 Days Before the Election

A senior official at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops called it “a highly inappropriate meeting and an insult to Pope Leo.” A Heritage Foundation official set it up, according to The Pillar.

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Ulster University to make almost 500 redundancies as provost warns education quality under threat

University having to make almost 500 redundancies as third-level institutions across North face reduced funding

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Don't Divide Us
@DontDivideUsNowOct 24
An excellent letter in The Telegraph today. Hope King Charles takes note !
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Eoin O'Malley@AnMailleachOct 24
People offended by objections to this stupid ad show a lack of awareness of the state’s boundaries.
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@Independent_ieOct 24
Danny Ruddock: People offended by consent ad show lack of self-awareness around children’s boundaries buff.ly/naW2oHY
Danny Ruddock: People offended by consent ad show lack of self-awareness around children’s bounda...

Danny Ruddock: People offended by consent ad show lack of self-awareness around children’s bounda...

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Replying to @spectator
@spectator on the button, as usual
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A list of shame.
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Breaking: White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record ncronline.org/node/342536 via @NCRonline
White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record

White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record

The White House identified the 12 Catholic bishops who met and prayed with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office less than two weeks before the midterm elections, while defending his record with...

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Ronan McGreevy
@RMcGreevy1301Oct 23
Sad news. irishtimes.com/culture/music…
Tributes paid to musician Dónal Lunny after his death aged 79

Tributes paid to musician Dónal Lunny after his death aged 79

Multi-instrumentalist founder of Planxty and Bothy Band produced albums for Elvis Costello, Sinéad O’Connor and others

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Felicity Campbell
@feli_campbellOct 22
Why is nobody in Britain talking about the Irish Prime Minister openly reminding Sinn Féin on live TV that their movement collaborated with Adolf Hitler just to spite the UK? Taoiseach Micheál Martin just destroyed Sinn Féin's pious lectures on neutrality in sixty seconds. Here is the reality every British citizen needs to know 🧵
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Mitt Romney
@MittRomneyOct 21
Churchill could have shortened WW2 by years if he had just “done a deal” with Hitler. George Washington could have done a deal to end the American Revolution. Zelenskyy is in good company.
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Here is Peter Costello’s report on the launch of Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict, published in @IrishCathNews this morning.
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