John Breslin

@johnbreslin
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🇼đŸ‡Ș đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș đŸ‘šâ€đŸ« Professor at University of Galway
📚 Co-Author of @oldirelandincolour
👹‍🔬 PI at Insight Research Ireland Centre
🏱 Non-Executive Director of PorterShed
🚀 Co-Founder of boards.ie, adverts.ie
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LocationGalway, Ireland 🇼đŸ‡Ș đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș and Carcassonne, France đŸ‡«đŸ‡· đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș
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John Breslin1d ago
Peace activist, 91, walks across Ireland in protest against US military stopovers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/peace-activist-lelia-doolan-walk-ireland-protest-us-military-shannon-airport
Peace activist, 91, walks across Ireland in protest against US military stopovers

Lelia Doolan, who finished 220km trek at parliament gates, says use of Shannon airport violates Irish neutrality

The Guardian
John Breslin2d ago
Inside the fireproof vault housing US film history https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0414/1568140-inside-the-fireproof-vault-housing-us-film-history/
John Breslin4d ago

Some of the healthcare staff at the Irish Hospital in Saint-LĂŽ around 1945. The rightmost is Samuel Beckett. Colourised for @oldirelandincolour in 2024.

#beckett120 https://www.wikimanche.fr/Fichier:StLo-hopirlandais6.jpg

John Breslin4d ago
Frédéric Jacobs5d ago

I really like this ad campaign in Paris.

“Another addiction is possible"

Less screens, more reading.

John Breslin4d ago
Ivan Herman4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@zengabor/116393735205640673

Rumours in Budapest are that Vance's visit in Hungary few days before the elections costed a loss of 3 points to Victor OrbĂĄn. I'm grateful to J.D. Vance to his contribution in the election results!

John Breslin4d ago
Anne Applebaum4d ago
Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Hungary election live: Viktor ...
Hungary election live: ‘We have done it,’ Magyar tells jubilant Budapest as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends

Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

the Guardian
John Breslin4d ago
Ivan Herman4d ago

If you are interested in what happened in Hungary, I find this a good summary:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK32zuGE3vqLJtJTyIvvK-8_M

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

If Viktor OrbĂĄn can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

The Atlantic
John BreslinApr 8
Félicitations à Régis Banquet, réélu président de Carcassonne Agglo ! https://www.lindependant.fr/2026/04/08/le-socialiste-regis-banquet-reelu-president-de-carcassonne-agglo-face-au-rassemblement-national-13313890.php
Le socialiste Régis Banquet réélu président de Carcassonne Agglo face au Rassemblement national

Lors de l’élection du nouveau conseil d’agglomĂ©ration de Carcassonne, le socialiste et maire d’Alzonne, RĂ©gis Banquet, a Ă©tĂ© rĂ©Ă©lu Ă  la tĂȘte de la collectivitĂ© pour un troisiĂšme mandat consĂ©cutif, ce mercredi 8 avril.

L'Indépendant
John BreslinApr 6

https://apnews.com/article/artemis-moon-nasa-lunar-flyby-fac19b4b1676af2717adafa992f32be4

Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts surpassed the distance record of 400,171 kilometres set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.

Artemis II completes record-breaking trip around the moon after surpassing milestone

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon. Monday’s lunar journey comes after Artemis II surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record. During the flyby, the three Americans and one Canadian were treated to never-before-seen views of the moon’s far side by eye and also a solar eclipse. The crew temporarily lost contact with Mission Control as they swung behind the moon without stopping. They’re now on a path back toward Earth with a splashdown return set for Friday. More activities are planned before then including a phone call with the International Space Station.

AP News
John BreslinApr 4

Photo of the Earth taken by Artemis crew:

Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/03/artemis-ii-astronauts-rocket-towards-the-moon-after-breaking-free-of-earths-orbit

Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth

Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch

The Guardian