When I was first falling in love with Dublin, one of the things I loved about it was the presence of legendary figures who seemed almost from another time. These ranged from Con Houlihan ('Now Read On....') to actor Jer O'Leary, to women who were fifth and sixth generation street

Bandcamp Friday, 💯 of sales go the artists, available to listen to here and on Gatefold Vinyl. niallthomas.bandcamp.com/album/false-ti… #BandcampFriday #IndependentArtist

RTÉ Called Out! "Come on, guys, you can do better!" Morning Ireland coverage called out by Francesca P. Albanese, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories storms out of the studio this morning. #rtebias #HowIrelandWorks #GazaGenocide

2 nights ago, a 13 yr old boy & his grandma were ordered to evacuate from Gaza city by the IDF. As they were driving south, their car was minced by 2 Apache helicopter gun ships, killing the grandma instantly. He lost both legs and right arm. His crime: being a Palestinian

Opinion: No European city would tolerate the decay and dereliction visible in Dublin irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0… via Irish Times Opinion

This is a must read article from a few weeks ago by Sam Smyth on Michael Lowry. The detail is extraordinary. thecurrency.news/articles/18019…

AirBnB is a problem... There are 3.5x more 'entire homes' in Dublin on AirBnB than there are rental listings on Daft. hotpress.com/opinion/how-co…

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Good news for Irish musicians - Irish Times Culture starts a monthly 'Irish Albums Only' review column today (subscription required). Here's the first, featuring: Maria Somerville #dannygroenland Paddy Hanna lullahush #Cushla Support Irish music, folks! irishtimes.com/culture/music/…

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👇The ONLY thing that matters - as reported on Virgin Media News 📺 Britain is aiding war crimes - and the vast majority of the British people can both see that and see a politically motivated campaign as distraction.

NAMA chief Brendan McDonagh’s north Dublin home – which The Ditch revealed was registered under the alias PB McDonnacha – is being advertised to rent on a short-term letting site for more than €10,000 a week. He was to be government’s new housing tsar. ontheditch.com/nama-chief-cha…

“We are breaking the bodies and the minds of the children of Gaza.” WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, expressed his frustration about the devastating situation unfolding in Gaza, stating that the world is allowing this “abomination” to continue

Long shot but anyone selling weekend ATN camping tickets, let me know. Scammers: don’t bother. Will only reply to people I know on here.

Last month I caught the full moon rise by the old signal tower & lighthouse on Cape Clear. This morning I witnessed it set by Dún an Óir, a mid 16th century O’Driscoll castle, on the northern shore of the island #Ireland #CapeClear #FullMoon #DisputeMoon #SturgeonMoon #WestCork

Like the vast majority of us, Ivan Yeats is of minor significance. We should get on with dealing with what matters, such as the widening inequality in our society of which housing is a related major issue.