Brian Gormley D7

Duck egg blue and white decorative ceiling with stained glass windows

The beautiful ceiling at John's Lane Church. When I went in today to admire the Harry Clarke windows there was a fiddle player practising on the steps of the pulpit. He said the acoustics are good in there. It was all bit magic and a lot Ireland 💚

Italy claim historic first victory over England as Borthwick’s men are rattled in Rome * Italy 23-18 England * Azzurri stun visitors for first win in 33 meetings Even by the Six Nations’ usual standards this has been a remarkable tournament. And to the list of stunning outcomes can now be added the biggest result in the history of Italian rugby. For the first time in 33 attempts they have beaten England at rugby union and no one could possibly claim the boys in blue did not deserve their long-awaited special day. Entering the final half hour it had seemed as though England might just leave Rome with their dignity intact. Instead, not for the first time in this championship, they were the architects of their own downfall with the momentum of the game swinging decisively after two visiting forwards, including captain Maro Itoje, were sent to the sin-bin simultaneously. Continue reading...

Italy claim historic first victory over England as Borthwick’s men are rattled in Rome

#SpeirGorm

In other news, the latest NOAA data is showing that new methane continues to trend downward.

At the current rate of decline, the Glasgow Compact goal of reducing anthropogenic methane 30% by 2030 will be attained somewhere around 2037 to 2040.

Illustration of full moon rising over hillside with fungi and fairies, tree on top of hill.

Goodnight.
🖼️ Asako Eguchi

Three points, clean sheet, job done. Not convincing in the second half but the type of game Bohs used to let slip away.

Sheep are disappearing from our hills and our dinner plates Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?

This is a good news story that I hope is happening in Ireland as well

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The points on the table don’t reflect that Wales team. They gave it all tonight. They’re a team on the up.

Trying to keep an eye on two matches here! Bohs win again to stay top of the league. @bfcdublin.bsky.social

Oh jeez! My blood pressure is going off the scale here. #IreVWal

Collective groan in the stadium at the sight of his hair signals the arrival of Joe McCarthy
#IrevWal

Nope - trying to lure him here!

Bohs 1-0 up at half-time.

Alan Reynolds says Bohemians cannot afford to take their foot off the pedal when they travel to face his former club Waterford at the RSC tomorrow.

🗞️ Read our match preview ahead of the game: bohemians.ie/preview-wate...

...Okay even I thought that was a class try

#IrevWal

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Yoda might have been a Jedi master but he was a crap rugby coach

The Wales defense is awesome at the moment

The hits are *huge* in the Aviva tonight on both sides.
#IreVWal

Anyone else breathless right now? Pace on this match is intense.

#IREvWAL #6Nations #Rugby

@noelahogan.bsky.social - have you heard anything about this? It could be a positive development but there a lack of detail.

Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species.

Birds disappearing as Trump approves new pesticide tsunami

Billions fewer birds flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population is shrinking ever faster, mostly due to intensive agriculture and warming temperatures, a new study found

apnews.com/article/bird...

America is recommitting itself to fossil fuel vehicles, meanwhile Chinese cars will soon be able to recharge in the same time it takes to fill up at a gas station

Friday’s Irish Times P1

High-flying Bohemians travel to Waterford looking for fourth win in a row St Pat’s visit Shelbourne in search of a third successive win

High-flying Bohemians travel to Waterford looking for fourth win in a row

Fewer Than 2% Of Older Pedestrians Can Cross The Street In Time The length of the green signal on pedestrian crossings assumes that people can walk at a speed of 1.2 m/s. Scientists find that very few older people can walk that fast.

My March story for @forbes.com has just gone live. It's all about pedestrian crossings and how the timings they're based on no longer match the demographics of our cities ⚛️🧪👩‍🔬
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

my humour is not up for this but grateful for a beautiful sky this morning

As you say, it’s hard to say what is planned from bland description. Possibly it’s battery storage which would be positive enough. It’s good to see the Premier Periclase site reused. I grew up a mile south of the site & if the wind was in the wrong direction the house would be coated in white dust

The drop in the price battery storage is incredible, joining onshore wind and solar as now cheaper than coal, on average globally. about.bnef.com/insights/cle...