On 16 Sept 1642 Rosa O'Doherty signed this letter. This is possibly a unique surviving example of a 17thC signature of a #Gaelic Irishwoman. (The letter is now in @ucdarchives part of the Franciscan collection)

CULTURE & Commerce Being part of things that help people have “great experiences” Pharrell Williams is quietly incredible & I did not know why #wallstreet was called Wall Street ( Shame on me) “Culture shaping commerce is nothing new” Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave This Is Unreal

Opening Night was emotional. Had to hold back tears. It’s good to be back. To work with truly extraordinary people doing what I love is a privilege. Finally, I’ve never seen opening night so packed. Tomorrow we open the doors to the largest group of startups we’ve ever had ❤️🙏

So many #meetups & The Irish #ecosystem app really worked 💭💭💭🪐🚀 480!!! @ Websummit & everyone’s loving Lisbon 🤍🇵🇹🇮🇪

Lisbon 🤍 #WEBSUMMIT No free tee shirts necessary #QATAR Web Summit سفارة دولة قطر-لشبونة is Lit with personal art gifts in ink & henna Just beautiful! Qatar News Agency Qatar Airways

Some of the media partners Web Summit Lisbon forever reckons Paddy 🇵🇹 Year15 of #Websummit 🚀 #pressconference #flyonwall🔥🪐 #woolstock

🚨 Startup & VC trends from Paddy Cosgrave at Web Summit press conference: 🔻 VC investment at generational low, but... 📈 Bootstrapped #startups on the rise, fueled by #AI 💰 Many have a product, customers & revenue 🌐 #WebSummit grows 30% YoY amid challenges Pinna Pierre

Now 🇵🇹 2nd last Act on #Centrestage Web Summit is about the ambition of making secondhand first choice in clothing with incredible CEO Thomas Plantenga of @Vinted based out of Lithuania 🇱🇹 & Carolina Brochado of #EQT & Vinted board. #Vinted #CircularEconomy

In this controversial Web Summit talk, I argue that #AGI is unnecessary, undesirable & preventable - while tool AI can give us basically all of AI's exciting benefits, and the "but China" argument is flawed.

This will be so (knit) good! 🎄 Caroline is a legend I’ve known since threading the machine needles in Limerick together fadó fadó.. She even had a market stall as a student 🏷️🛍️🪡🧶 # sustainable & local LimerickStrand Hotel 7/8 th December

I’m on a Ryanair flight (just boarded) in a ‘safe’ compartment, like we all are? safe in the corners we have compressed life into, for sanity, for survival… There is no survival with this level of barbarism 🕊️ 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️💐💐💐💐🤍🤍🤍🤍

#SharonNaughton has died 4 days after being assaulted in her home. Her husband has been charged. Yet another woman lost to #femicide in Ireland. The UN says a woman or girl is murdered by a male relative every 10 minutes. Sympathy & solidarity to all of Sharon’s loved ones. 💔

R of photo 5/6 is my son (red shirt), his best friend (red hair), my late brothers youngest (16) This kid (footballer V sprinter), ran 19.04 5K & led the 1st K alongside some of countries finest finishing 14+sec on left of photo) I just want to know his dad knows #DannysBoy 🏃

A collection of bespoke gowns which belonged to the legendary Donegal singer Bridie Gallagher are on exhibtion at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny where she last performed 25 years ago on #RTENationwide Wednesday 29th January RTÉ One 7pm Donegal Hour Visit Donegal Donegal News

Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all. Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and

The government is about to attack the triple lock. This will very seriously undermine Irish neutrality. Get your kids ready to die in rich men’s wars. You voted for this.

The second edition of Web Summit Qatar took place last month with a resounding success, drawing praise from global industry leaders who gathered in Doha to discuss the future of technology, media and entrepreneurship. thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/19/03/…

New course incoming for anyone who might be interested

Much awaited press conference below. Bad day for Irish cronies. “When you strike at a king, you must kill him” - Ralph Waldo Emerson