Basically every campaign against new housing in Ireland:

BT’s Annual Report, released earlier this week, shows the telco continues to make headway with its copper sideline. Last year’s cable recoveries were a remarkable 9,147 tonnes, vs 5,600 tonnes in the previous year. And spot copper (LME) is 30% above when I wrote the below tweet.

Employee of Government department charged in court in relation to supplying official information to a foreign intelligence service. Man originally from Ukraine, in Ire since 2002. Arrested at Dublin Airport by Special Detective Unit. Denied bail. Report later on @irishexaminer

South Korea has now outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 10 years All of the outperformance has come in the past year Nuts

Bienvenue à Paris, cher ami Premier ministre @MichealMartinTD. La France est le voisin le plus proche de l’Irlande au sein de l’Union européenne ! En juillet, l’Irlande prendra la présidence du Conseil de l’Union européenne. Nous serons à ses côtés pour faire avancer notre agenda commun : sur la défense et la sécurité, la compétitivité, la protection de nos démocraties. Pour une Europe plus souveraine, plus compétitive, plus protectrice. Nous serons au rendez-vous !

Interesting nugget in today’s morning note from @GoldmanSachs - “Taiwan’s stock market is now the largest MSCI EM constituent (24.8%), with its combined market cap now more than China (23.1% weighting), with TSMC accounting for ~57% of Taiwan’s weight”

This should be a bigger story in my view. Energy security is indistinguishable from national security.

Today, the Defence Forces Cavalry Corps Team (Callsign Shamrock 1) took home first place in the Bradley category in the 2026 Sullivan Cup. The Defence Forces Cavalry Corps team competed in the 2026 Sullivan Cup, hosted in Fort Benning, GA, USA. The purpose of the Sullivan Cup is to identify and recognise the most skilled armoured vehicle crews internationally. The competition consisted of gunnery live fire lanes by day and night, vehicle maintenance, crew knowledge, call for fire, AFV recognition, medical lanes and physical fitness challenges. Our team had a two week window to train up in theatre on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle having never used the platform before. After completing two weeks of training successfully, the competition started on 30 APR 26 and the Cavalry Corps emerged as the winners.

A throwback to the greatest dissertation of all-time.

A MUST WATCH🌞The @masterinvestor Show 2026 - Highlights youtu.be/7-QnjCTUUIE?si=6myE… Jim Mellon @WilfredFrost @Arsenal @annabelbrodies @stephenyiu @simonelliottwg @FundFanatic Ed Marten @QuotedData Paul Williams @SolomonGlobalUK @lawse Zenah Shuhaiber @jdsview @BlueWhaleCap

A remarkable milestone. Six of the world’s 10 largest exchanges (as measured by USD market cap) are in Asia - 🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇭🇰 🇮🇳 🇹🇼 🇰🇷 - with the US, Canada, France and UK completing the list.

Howard Marks: selling early is "the most expensive lesson"

This is an underappreciated benefit of investing. Perks I get in my portfolio include discounted @Irish_Ferries sailings and money off hotel stays, meals & drinks from @D_Thwaites1807. If I lived in France I’d be all over @LVMH’s discounts on wine & spirits for delivery in France

On this day in 1915 the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and the Royal Munster Fusiliers landed on V Beach in Gallipoli. They didn't know the maelstrom that greeted them. Fortunately, the Connaught Rangers Association and the Boyle Men's Shed made a brilliant diorama about it for the centenary which I recorded for posterity.