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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 1d

Love this by Claire-Louise Bennett:

The Bad Arts 027: A Litany of Failures

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Zara Hedderman @zarahedderman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s always a great day when a new Litany of Failures compilation comes out & I’m buzzed that my latest newsletter features some of the artists on it sharing insights into their tracks featured on Volume V.

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Artists from the ever-excellent compilation of alternative and independent Irish music, A Litany of Failures Volume V, share insights on their featured songs.

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What a Difference a Day Makes: Rapper GodKnows on 'giving back to God'

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12d

When the Jets are on national TV

Lenny from the Simpsons, shivering in a dilapidated home, saying “please don’t tell anyone how I live”

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 16d

"it’s important in a world where, because of my colour, people on the far right try to take away my Irishness. Being the first in something is vital: young men and women can see themselves in me."

Zimbabwean-Irish rapper Munyaradzi GodKnows Jonas tells Helen O’Callaghan how a pastor’s words, spoken a dozen years ago, gave him a new confidence and self-belief – but also motivated him to life his...

Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Villagers... the best albums marking their 10-year anniversaries

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 16d

Had fun running the rule over the best albums of 2015 and how they've stood the test of time

In the last of this year's series on albums with significant anniversaries, Eoghan O'Sullivan mixes Irish and international choices for his favourites from 2015

Podcast special: What the NFL's arrival in Dublin means for America's game and Irish sport

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 16d

Hopped on the Examiner Sports podcast to talk about the NFL in Dublin this weekend

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As the Steelers and Vikings face off at GAA HQ we examine what the landmark tie represents, what Irish sport can learn from the extravaganza and ask what we can look forward to at Croke Park on Sunday...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 18d

Special episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft various artists who took part in Remembering Talos at Sounds from a Safe Harbour talking about the late Eoin French

TPOE 368: linktr.ee/thepointofev...

📷 Bríd O'Donovan

Patrick Horgan interview: 'Very few get to decide themselves when to leave, and to leave when they’re happy. And I am happy'

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 18d

“Do the maths and you could be at 180 or 200 sessions in a year, so it can't be just about one day. If you train 200 times in a year with a great bunch of lads and you’re enjoying it, you’re a long way to being happy. And that’s what I did."

The Cork legend walks away without a coveted All-Ireland medal but pleased and proud of a remarkable career in red

Horgan retires as the all-time leading scorer in the senior hurling championship and league.

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 18d

Cork legend Patrick Horgan retires from inter-county hurling

Wayne Rooney & Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible counter attack goal for Man United against Bolton

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 21d

Gary Neville reminiscing about Rooney and Ronaldo after that Haaland goal. Ahh the good ol' days

YouTube video by Sky Sports Retro

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The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 23d

Wrote about Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival which took over Cork last week. Hearts full of creativity, heads full of music

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 22d

"Each individual act of capitulation has emboldened Trump to press for more. It has also created a precedent that makes both the president’s assault on free institutions and those institutions’ relinquishing of their freedom seem normal."

Brilliant read by @brianphillips.bsky.social

Donald Trump came for Jimmy Kimmel. Disney folded immediately. It’s not just bad morals. It’s bad business.

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ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 23d

Wrote about Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival which took over Cork last week. Hearts full of creativity, heads full of music

open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/w...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 24d

Not good

Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

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Premature Evaluation: Wednesday 'Bleeds'

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 25d

Gimme gimme gimme!

Sometimes it seems like the art form that captures reality in the most accurate way possible is collage. Other forms are too neat; the chaos of life can’t be communicated through organized paragraphs ...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Sep 11

Jape plays two albums in full at the NCH on Sunday - The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me (2004) and Ritual (2008)

Clip from episode 365 of the TPOE podcast:

Charlie Kirk, Conservative Leader of Turning Point USA, Killed by Assassin’s Bullet at 31

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

He was discussing mass shootings in the United States at the moment he was struck!?!

The political star was shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

My favourite sports stories always begin: "Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio show..."

CMAT's American TV Debut Is An Instant Classic: Watch

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · Sep 10

Watch @cmatbaby.bsky.social make an instant-classic US TV debut

CMAT is a performer. The Irish singer-songwriter has a colossal voice, and she knows how to use it. She also has tons of ideas the kind of personality that bursts out of a laptop screen. She dances. S...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Exciting weekend ahead in Cork as Sounds from a Safe Harbour brings a whole host of acts and new collaborations to town. Here's just a taster of what to expect:

10 to see at Sounds From A Safe Harbour in Cork this weekend

The biennial festival features a feast of music, film, and visual art. Eoghan O'Sullivan selects some highlights from the dozens of events

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

TRM (The Redneck Manifesto) on lineup changes being a gate-opener for future music. Full interview on TPOE 365 - link in bio #irishmusic #theredneckmanifesto #interview