Many Thanks! Ellie O'Byrne & Irish Examiner for profile of "What Happens In Cork" irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arts… #alrightdynamitespiro #ilovewhathappensincork #murphykie #corkcitymusic #elizabethfort #mallowartsfestival #brandnewalbum #DeclanSinnott Streamondistro (music distributor)

My tuppence worth on the #oasis #ticketmaster kerfuffle in the The Irish Times today. As part of my PhD research South East Technological University I presented on this topic at a conference in Newcastle in July, and I’m currently neck deep in the subsequent paper. It was impossible to keep schtum.

"We were sitting soaking our feet in a steaming pool of fart-scented water on a hillside over a steep ravine in Italy, and it was the week before Christmas. All was magic. There was frost on our breaths." Latest cycling diary on spokeyokes.substack.com/p/when-in-rome

My first daikon of the year giving strong Sharon Stone vibes. #BasicGardeningInstinct #SexyRootVeg

So so true. Most top search results are now AI gobbledygook, utter rubbish. All inducing you to buy, all reducing you to a consumer instead of a curious human looking for knowledge. Depressing.

When the IDF get around to attacking Irish troops in Lebanon what will Eamon Ryan say to their families? This is insanity. Irish gov has a duty to protect our peacekeepers.

“War.”

So great to catch up with Gav (Miracle Of Sound) for this piece: a world tour on the way for his newly assembled live band.

Really love the creativity of the names on scam fake payment emails! “Filiberto Huffman” is definitely the spoiled son of an heiress in a Wes Anderson film. Played by Jason Schwartzman, I’m thinking.

Tried to ask Simon Harris TD a question on his hosting to a war criminal who imprisoned myself, my friends and over 100k of journalists colleagues and political activists but Harris&Sisi’s guards didn’t allow me, so here’s my question:

Bizarre to describe being morally opposed to the murder, maiming and displacement of tens of thousands of defenceless, hungry, cold children as an “extreme” position.

Our day-jobs are shelved, our buses are sold, and we will be cycling around the world for two years. Our ferry tickets are booked for February 1st. Sign up for our newsletter to follow the adventure! spokeyokes.substack.com/p/new-year-new…

I'll be sad to say goodbye to this lovely lady but I'm selling my car before we set off on our round-the-world travels! Full ad on Done Deal: donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/…