Today marks 25 years since the joint awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to John Hume and David Trimble, in honour of their historic achievements in bringing about the Good Friday Agreement. We continue the work of peace & reconciliation to realise the Agreement’s full potential.

First time playing these beautiful ‘sister’ guitars that Matt Tracz built for us 😍😍 This Weissenborn and baritone uke are crafted from cedar & sycamore milled from the same trees — a truly matched set. Sister guitars for sisters ❤️❤️ #youaremysunshine

Champions in Perth! 🏆 #Ireland7s

Join me in wishing a very happy birthday to Carol Kaye. She's best known for her work in Motown, pop and rock, but she was born into a musical family and began her carreer at an early age playing with big bands and at bebop jazz clubs. #planetelegance #roncarter #jazz

I’m so looking forward to sitting down with the incredible Lonnie Bunch & learning more about his remarkable story. Do join us 👇 Lynn Scarff National Library of Ireland National Museum of Ireland Ciaran Madden

An evening to remember & cherish. I can only applaud Lonnie Bunch’s vision, wisdom, humour, humility & humanity. His work has been transformational & it was a privilege to spend some time with him & his team yesterday Trinity Long Room Hub 🤩Lonnie G. Bunch III Ciaran Madden Centre for Humanities Research

A day like no other ⁦Ulster Museum⁩ hanging two Caravaggios. Thanks to #NG200 ⁦National Gallery⁩ & ⁦National Gallery of Ireland⁩ opens ⁦Ulster Museum⁩ 10 May unmissable

#WorldPressFreedomDay is a reminder of the link between freedom of expression, press freedom and the protection of all other #HumanRights ✍️ Today, we honour journalists and media workers and reaffirm our commitment to upholding #PressFreedom ⚖️

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan #SportsDirectIreland #Borntoplay Full time Cork: 3-28(37) Limerick : 3-26(35)

Carnage in Thurles! peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums/index.p…

Trumpeter Levi Farrar playing “Billie’s Bounce” by Charlie Parker on a double-belled pocket trumpet, custom made for Bobby Shew.

Soundcheck done for the last Simple Kid show for a while. If you're near Róisín Dubh come down and say hi. Singular Artists

Washington Blues - Elizabeth Cotten.

Irish rock and blues musician Rory Gallagher’s signature Fender Stratocaster guitar has sold for £700,000 at a London auction on Thursday, with a ‘premium’ placed on the item bringing the total to £889,400… here’s Rory in 1974 from my old negatives

Goodbye Ken - a colleague who I spent so many many hours with at various postings - an astute journalist and a lovely man who kept us diverted with his treasure trove of stories- condolences to Liz & all his family bbc.com/news/articles/…

'London’s River: Pool of London' (commission for London Transport, 1951) by John Minton

walked on down the road a mile went to the house that brings a smile

a reminder of the Day of Reflection on Saturday 21st June 2025. Shares of this post are appreciated.

Thrilled to be joining Irish Arts Center this fall as a part of their new season! Tickets are on sale to the public today—learn more about my perfromance and reserve here > irishartscenter.org/event/an-eveni…