Congrats David - great appointment!! 🍾🍾👏👏👏

A small bit of personal news...moving to a new role this summer...rte.ie/news/business/…

30 years ago today! From RTÉ Archives: Noel Kelehan conducts the RTÉ Concert Orchestra during the performance of 'Riverdance' at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, in Dublin's Point Theatre on 30 April that year. This shot was taken by RTÉConcertOrchestra French horn player Declan McCarthy.

Anglo-Irish relations in a bad space tonight.

Meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Home Sec James Cleverley cancelled last minute

Irish govt source says “party political bullshit” behind Sunak comments today and UK govt reaction to Irish comments on Rwanda plan

What a stunning dog Emma!!!

A great colleague and wonderful friend who dealt with his long illness with characteristic courage and humour. Will miss you Stephen.

Judge strikes out $75m lawsuit against CNN over QAnon report by Irish reporter Donie O’Sullivan

independent.ie/irish-news/jud…

Brilliant column by Matthew Syed in Sunday Times today on how Trump, and now some British politicians, are corroding the social norms of democracy which bind us together.

The employment status of workers at RTÉ was back in the spotlight this week. On Wednesday, trade unions appeared before the Oireachtas Media Committee. At the same time, the issue was also being discussed at a staff meeting in RTÉ. RTÉ News rte.ie/news/business/…

Just did some editing of a novel. A rare occurrence these days. I bloody love it. I’m decent at it too. Anyway there are some good books on the way from @LittIslandBks 👍

Nice text to receive from Giveblood - a pint of my blood is helping someone in
Tullamore Hospital today. #donate #blood #giveblood

Arthur Beesley: More than 14 months after the Government scrapped “golden visas” for millionaire immigrants, new information has come to light about concerns in the Department of Justice that lingered for years before the scheme’s shutdown.

irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

I’ve a new story coming in this forthcoming issue of Lovecraftiana, which is due out on Amazon next week.

In the meantime, you can catch up on some of my other short fiction here:

kenfoxe.com/short-stories

#writing #amwriting #books #fiction #shortstories #horror #bodyhorror

This is an absolutely brilliant conversation that openly describes what it is like to live with mental health challenges in a very real and ordinary way. It should be mandatory listening for all. We have to normalize MH and all understand it better. Donie O'Sullivan IS a total legend. 🙏

Thanks for that. Very helpful.

The council plans to warn people against swimming at Sandymount Strand this summer, raising 'a season-long temporary prohibition”, based on a four-year average of its bathing water quality test results, a council official said recently. dublininquirer.com/2024/04/24/cou…

I’d love to see a list of all the actual addresses of all these new homes - does any government department ever publish it or just stick with unidentifiable block statistics? Might give clearer picture of where the homes are and which communities are falling short … #housing

18% of the work force – 30 MILLION people – including workers banned from leaving one fast food chain to work for another.

Donald could not have gotten this done. He didn't even try.

That's why...

🧵Two huge wins by Biden today that the corporate media will bury, while reporting every one of Donald's in-court gestures and out-of-court lies:

1. Biden just secured BILLIONS of dollars for workers. He's guaranteeing they get time-and-a-half for...

.Microsoft believes that American innovation thrives when people have the freedom to pursue the career path they feel best aligns with their passion and skills. That’s why Microsoft announced in 2022 that it would no longer enforce noncompete clauses for all but its most senior