Irish Times Europe Correspondent currently on assignment in Paris.
I have reported from around Europe for some of the world’s most trusted news organisations. Podcaster.
Naomi O'Leary
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Warning for Ireland klaxon - Trump speaking in Évian today: "We’ll be making almost all of our pharmaceuticals… if they don’t build [local US factories] they’ll have 150-200% of tariff to pay. If they do build they have no tariff to pay.”
James Joyce’s Ulysses is a novel unusually rich in smells: fresh bread from Rourke’s city bakery, “men’s beery piss”, Molly Bloom’s perfume, incense escaping through the window of a church
Irish perfumer Meabh Mc Curtin has recreated 14 scents described in the book
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If you read my recent report on the Vatican’s relationship with Anthropic — which focused on the U.S. context, which gets a mention in here — this traces some of that same history from the Vatican side, focusing on Tighe.
Fascinating stuff.
Grim new episode open to all.
@otoolematthew.bsky.social describes sheltering families fleeing their burning homes in his constituency office during the horrific riots in Belfast last week.
We discuss the broader societal and historical context:
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"I and other women in the extended family... began sending her name and photo and the pictures of her killers to media pages and platforms hoping for justice for this child and allow her to at least be buried with dignity." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
'Held each year since that first meeting in 2016, the discussions brought together figures such as former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and chief technology officer at Microsoft Kevin Scott with senior Vatican officials, Catholic theologians and philosophers.'
The Irish priest behind the scenes of the Vatican’s work on artificial intelligence
The son of an IDA official, Paul Tighe became a go-between between Silicon Valley and the Vatican in dialogues about AI going back a decade
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Troubling, powerful testimony from @otoolematthew.bsky.social and deep, level-headed historical parallels perspective in this Half Pint from the ever-excellent @passportirish.bsky.social Thanks for recording and sharing this.
Can you identify who is meeting Pope Francis in these photos? Grateful for any tips.
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