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This feels far more significant than other stories in the news today.

Another big day for the markets ahead.

Micheál Martin’s first 100 days as Taoiseach: ‘This is not an Enda Kenny situation. He is still at his peak, his pinnacle’ independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

Pierre Poilievre lost his seat

Some polling on planning; on blaming the public for housing... m.independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

Figure correct in the paper.

How Ireland Voted 2024 will be out (hopefully) in September, edited by Theresa Reidy 🇺🇦, Michael Gallagher and me, with contributions from Jane Suiter Harry McGee Gary Murphy Ken Carty Kevin Cunningham and more.

Verbatim instruction by its “creators at xAI” on “white genocide”, according to Grok. Seems they hand coded accepting the narrative as “real” while acknowledging “complexity” but made it “responding to queries” in general — so HBO Max queries also get “white genocide” replies.🙄

Given that it is topical, from April's Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent 'Should Ireland withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in protest against the inclusion of Israel in the contest?' Yes 55 No 37 Don't know 8 #Eurovision

Same shit, different day

My pick of stories for Brendan O’Connor 11am, RTÉ Radio 1 📻 Housing, Gaza and the Presidential election. Looking forward to discussing these and more. Kevin Cunningham David Quinn Jennifer Bray Matt Cooper Killian Woods John Lee

Great joining the ‘making the news’ panel this morning on Ireland AM Virgin Media Ireland with Ursula Savage & Kevin Cunningham! You heard it here first my name is in the mix to host Liveline! Martin King Elaine Crowley

Quite the jump in the number of Irish people identifying Israel/Gaza as an important -- now at a level I'd call politically consequential. independent.ie/opinion/kevin-…

Just a quick message. All the stuff about me pumping crypto online is a scam, a complete scam. Thanks David

oh, jaysus

Something for the weekend, sir? First proofs of Charlie vs Garret just arrived

All the spam about me and crypto is a well orchestrated scam. I'm trying to spot them but its a bit of a deluge. Bear with me. Cheers ...off now to Dalkey Book Festival and learn a bit of proper stuff from some great minds David