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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...Scotland, and Ireland. James II fled England for France, and then landed in Ireland in March 1689, hoping to regain his lost throne. The two kings confronted each other at the Battle of the Boyne, a key battle during the 1689–91 Williamite-Jacobite war in Ireland. Jacobite forces in Ireland ultimately surrendered, and James II went into exile in France. Meanwhile, the...
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Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...Scotland. [Part of a pod of false killer whales that became stranded at Town Beach, Augusta, in Flinders Bay, Western Australia, at the end of July 1986] Part of a pod of false killer whales that became stranded at Town Beach, Augusta, in Flinders Bay, Western Australia, at the end of July 1986 But the reasons behind such events remain mysterious. Dolphins and whales can...
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Netball Super League 2025: the Nottingham Forest rise to success!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Netball Super League 2025: the Nottingham Forest rise to success!

...Scotland’s Hannah Leighton and Iona Christian Uganda’s Faridah Kadondi South Africa’s Rolene Streutker Additionally, Rhea Dixon, Jamaican international and two-time NSL champion with Loughborough Lightning, has joined the team. Pitman acknowledged the commitment of these players, stating ‘I’m really thankful that they took a leap of faith in me as a new head...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...Scotland, 5,572 children under 18 were prescribed antidepressants for anxiety and depression in 2016. This figure has more than doubled since 2009/2010. But according to British psychopharmacologist Professor David Healy, 29 clinical trials of antidepressant use in young people found no benefits at all. These trials revealed that instead of relieving symptoms of anxiety...
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan Rhondda’ (‘The Bank of the [river] Rhondda’) that evolved to be Wales’s national song. [Photo of the earliest known copy of ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ in the hand of its composer. ]The earliest known copy of ‘Hen Wlad fy...
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What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?

...Scotland www.breathingspace.scot/ Centre for Clinical Interventions Looking After Yourself/anxiety www.cci.health.wa.gov.au Every Mind Matters www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ Lifeline www.lifelinehelpline.info/ MIND www.mind.org.uk Minding Your Head www.mindingyourhead.info myf.cymru myf.cymru provides mental health and wellbeing resources aimed at Welsh-speaking higher...
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Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...Scotland a person must be 21 years or older to legally be allowed to drive a train. [Nicole, 21, the youngest driver to qualify as a train driver. Pictured waving from the drivers' cab on her first solo run.]Nicole in 2016 on her first solo run!The news of my appointment of the job went down with mixed views and opinions. Some drivers and other colleagues were unimpressed...
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The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...Scotland 1 in 3 young women (aged under 34) experienced OVAWG, while 1 in 2 LGBTQ+ identifying women in Scotland had experienced OVAWG. Most of the incidents surveyed were of text-based abuse and were sexually explicit. In Wales, 1 in 3 young women experienced online violence, and 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ identifying women had experienced online violence. Young women also more...
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