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Living heritage e.g. in Ireland (2025)
Creating a couple of heritage and cultural heritage playlists on Youtube tonight go me thinking so I put
the below question into ChatGPT. Hmm...
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Irish Department of Transport confirms Galway-Mayo rail link to reopen – Near FM (EN/GA) (2025)
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Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas agus seirbhísí Gaeilge – Near FM (2025) #SDCC #CCÁCT
21/11/25
Alcohol Forum Fundraising Campaign for Alcohol Related Brain Injury Support Service - Paula Leonard - Near FM (2025)
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Writing – DJP (2025)
I did Honours English and Honours Irish in school and studied Journalism in college for three years
twenty years ago and only learned recently from ChatGPT of the difference between a hyphen and the
two dashes! It's a small thing but to use them correctly can make your writing look more
professional I think! I have started to use the en dash recently, I am yet to use the em dash, but I am not
going to be too rigid about using it because while I think using it often looks a bit more professional in
some situations I think it looks a bit too much. I am only learning this though so don't quote me on the
area. :)
The different dashes often don't display on Blogger like on the heading of this post.
Update: I have updated many of my titles on my Youtube channels from plain hyphens to en
dashes. I am not going to edit every file I have done on Youtube even just for the titles as I have not
far off 1,000 files on Youtube. I updated - all my playlists titles; all the podcasts titles in my Dáil
playlists; and all the titles of the podcatsts in my current main channel, last channel, some of the
previous channel and all of my small Youtube channels (both active and inactive channels).
+ I have updated my Wikimedia accounts (Wikipedia, Vicipéid, Wikimedia Commons and Wikiquote)
and Linktree account which didn't take long.
14/11/25
Real quotes vs paraphrased quotes on the internet incl. Wikiquote (Wikimedia) - DJP (2025)
As a note I have started to check more before I post a quote from someone on this blog now. I
have been doing so for years to some extent but I have started to do more now recently particularly
with quotes from some people that are likely to often be paraphrased.
See below from my Facebook from last week to find out more what I mean.
Location tags on Youtube - DJP (2025)
I posted this below post on my Facebook a couple of weeks ago but just in case I forget about it / them
(the location tags) again I am posting here on my blog for record or reference.
Care in a Changing World - Social Justice Ireland Conference - Near FM (November 2025)
11/11/25
Note - M. Scott Peck and Wikiquote (Wikimedia) in general - DJP (2025)
I uploaded loads of quotes to Wikiquote recently, most of which can be seen on my
Wikiquote profile page as well. I uploaded more of Scott Peck's than anyone else, which can all be seen
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Sadhguru (264)
I find meditation often great for this - I don't always go into a deep meditative state when I meditate /
try to meditate but at times I do and it's a fantastic state to be in.
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