Edward James was one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century, a poet, collector, patron and visionary whose life blurred the boundaries between art and dream. He was born in 1907 into immense privilege, the only son of William James, an American millionaire whose fortune had grown out of the railway industry, and Evelyn Forbes, a Scottish aristocrat celebrated for her beauty.Diarmuid Gavin tell us about most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century.
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It’s International Fraud Awareness Week
It’s International Fraud Awareness Week, and we’ve teamed up with Bank of Ireland to help educate and inform how to protect our online profiles and land the simple message: Stop Think. Check. To discuss this Pat was joined on the show by Dr Mary Aiken, Professor of Cyberpsychology. For more information check out Security Zone - Bank of Ireland Group Website.
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We hear about 'Lines of Enquiry' a GoLoud original podcast
From 25 years in the Garda Technical Bureau, former Detective John Sweetman has now launched a new GoLoud original podcast, Lines of Enquiry, detailing some of the cases he worked on including as a handwriting expert. John joined Pat on the show to chat all about his work and the new podcast.
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Both Chamber of Congress agree to the release of the Epstein files
Name calling and tense press conferences. President Trump reacts to the release of the Epstein files. We discuss this and more with Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer with the University of Galway and Columnist with TheJournal.ie.
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Motoring:The smart speed bump
We hear about in use in both Australia and Sweden, a smart speed bump only deploys when a car is actually speeding.AI is getting smarter, both for the good guys and the bad guys. There is something of an AI arms race going on at the moment between fraudsters and those in the detection industry like insurers who are trying to stop them. All to discuss with Transport Consultant Conor Faughnan.
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