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17/08/26
What in the heck is Joe Higgins doing with himself these last 10 years? — DJP (2026)
I had to double-check the year on his Wikipedia page – Joe Higgins stood down from standing in
electoral politics actually 10 years ago this year! 2016!
What the heck has he been doing for the last 10 years?
So much for him being a lifer to his cause. Does he have any creativity / any much soul?
I realise that he is in his late 70's but many people in their late 70's still have an active life, contributing
to community and humanity.
Some people actually thought he was a colourful politician! He could be on occasion but only on
occasion apparently. I would post a photo of him to go with this post but the image of the old man in
the film Poltergeist 2 comes to mind in a way when I think of JH in more recent years and I don't want
to scare people myself included. 👻🙈🙊
Baclofen for alcohol addiction? — DJP (2026)
Baclofen as a treatment for alcohol addiction mentioned in this new article on PsyPost.
I tried Baclofen for alcohol addiction once, and my brain felt so totally relaxed from taking it at first
that I thought that I could afford to drink again. Which is a frame of mind, if you are addicted to
alcohol, which is not good.
To make matters worse, not only did I drink again over those few days taking Baclofen – I didn't
realise that Baclofen is one of those tablets where you are NOT supposed to drink with AT ALL – and I
nearly had a breakdown!
I think that, given how relaxed my brain felt over the first day or two of taking Balcofen, it should
be researched more for other neurological and mental health conditions though.
I haven't drank alcohol since 2010, but if I thought I could afford to take Baclofen again for a
relaxation point of view, I would, given how relaxed I felt taking it at first. However I would need to
see more research done on the drug. What is the saying – "If something sounds too good to be true, it
probably is"?
Sadhguru (351)
Note the word "ecstasy". From what I remember of doing some of them when I was young is that
people use some legal (I am thinking in particular of alcohol although cannabis is legal in some places
as well) and illegal drugs (like the drug ecstasy or "e" or "yokes" as we called them itself and stronger
drugs) as they believe there is no other way of experiencing real, natural ecstasy.
I have learned that there are ways of experiencing real, natural ecstasy but you have to find it and in my
experience often actually create the experience. I can only speak for my own experience but I
experience this state most usually through spirituality and other things I am passionate about.
16/08/26
Abraham Hicks (311)
This is one of the main things or tricks maybe they could be called I learned from the Abraham Hicks
books I have.
When we feel intense discomfort or rather pain it is often because we are not keeping up with the
rockets of desire as Abraham Hicks calls them we have launched.
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Seirbhísí Stáit as Gaeilge — Páidí Ó Lionáird, Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga — Near FM (2026)
🔊 Nuacht maidir le comharthaí gan ag cloí le hAcht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
– Near FM (2026)
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Caisleán Cnucha agus Castleknock Tidy Towns (2025/26)
I am nearly a year "slow" on this but I only noticed this yesterday driving in a friend's car on College Road! I love it!! 💖💖💖 I will take a couple of photos of the spot for WC / Wikimedia Commons at some point over the next few weeks.
Uasdátú/Update:
I took a photo of the sign for Wikimedia Commons
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Bilingual EN/GA bookmarks (2026)
I bought these 4 bilingual aluminium EN/GA bookmarks from the shop Local Irish Gifts in Wexford
Town recently – I love them, not that I really read 4 books at a time! 😊😍 The shops sells a pretty
wide selection of as Gaeilge and bilingual as Gaeilge / as Béarla stuff which is great dar liom!
The Hidden Story: Children, Development, and FASD — A Challenge for Irish Society. — Dr. Liam Curran (Near FM 2026)
Soundbite 🔊 Which Drug Is Most Damaging During Pregnancy?
– Dr. Liam Curran @ Near FM (2026)
Feedback to interview:
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Immigration and the Irish language — DJP (2026)
I shouldn't have to spell this out – I have been aware of this for over 20 years – but generally immigration
to Ireland is good for the Irish language.
Not only do most immigrants to Ireland speak at least two languages – many of them speak more than
two and many of them have a much greater understanding of the position of minority languages and
cultural diversity from their original countries so they can I believe understand the position of the Irish
language in Ireland more and why some people believe strongly that we should preserve and try to grow
Gaeilge.
I do think that the growth in immigration in Ireland over the last few years is unsustainable and we should
be permitting a lot less new people into the country over the next few years so we can cope but I don't
make a false connection saying that immigration is not good for the Irish language and to the contrary I
think that most of the time it is the reverse.
If the Irish language in Ireland is not in a strong a place as ideal it is because the vast bulk of the native
Irish population have no strong committment to brush up on the language in a decent sense and speak it.
Thomas Davis
Update – According to ChatGPT while this quote has been widely attributed to Thomas Davis it is
possible that it is a paraphrase. I hate it when this happens with great quotes.
27/07/26
An Fál Carrach (Falcarragh) — An observation — DJP (2026)
From my Facebook tonight below. I visited the north-west Donegal Gaeltacht area on Saturday although
forgot to take a photo of An tSean Bheairic. You can see the photos I took on my day trip on WC here,
here and see the short video I took of Gleann Nimhe here.
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The Development of Dunsink and Public Transport in Dublin and Nationally in General — Roderic O'Gorman TD (Green Party/Comhaontas Glas Leader) — Near FM (July 2026)
(Full interview)
🔊 The Green Party on Public Transport / Rail to Donegal?
Roderic O'Gorman TD @ Near FM (2026)
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