Warren Swords
@warrenswords.bsky.social
RTÉ Television Researcher
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Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
This is a big step up for Dion Dublin from Homes under the Hammer.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is a big step up for Dion Dublin from Homes under the Hammer.
The secret teacher column has always been a bit off but this is a deeply weird piece. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Secret Teacher: I handled that PT meeting incorrectly, even though I stand over what I said
Smiling like a self-assured Bond villain, the mother leaned in – ‘they don’t think they’re succeeding in your class’
www.irishtimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The secret teacher column has always been a bit off but this is a deeply weird piece. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Alas we will never know what new music Oasis could've released as they famously stopped after just two albums.
Don't be like Liam, the miserable old bore sat counting his dynamically-price-gouged Oasis tour coin like Smaug the dragon on his mountain of gold – get stuck into the joy of the new in tQ's albums of 2025:
thequietus.com/tq-charts/al...
thequietus.com/tq-charts/al...
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Alas we will never know what new music Oasis could've released as they famously stopped after just two albums.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.
Home of the Year judge Hugh Wallace has died aged 68
Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.
www.rte.ie
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.
If you're not a runner, I cannot emphasise just how mad the running whatsapp groups are over the new lottery rules. (I think they are fair but I would say that as I got in.)
Dublin Marathon organisers explain reason for turning down nearly 30,000 applicants for 2026
There was much frustration vented online by those who failed to secure a place in next year’s race, with many saying the vast majority of those they knew had also been unsuccessful, prompting calls fo...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you're not a runner, I cannot emphasise just how mad the running whatsapp groups are over the new lottery rules. (I think they are fair but I would say that as I got in.)
Everywhere I click, there's some website banging on about how great the band Geese are. Yet all I hear is Indie landfill. Leave me alone Geese.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Everywhere I click, there's some website banging on about how great the band Geese are. Yet all I hear is Indie landfill. Leave me alone Geese.
We are at the "we should try conscription" stage of how to solve the housing crisis.
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We are at the "we should try conscription" stage of how to solve the housing crisis.
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My lovely local pottery place got done over last night (including a smashed window) by some vile people, go buy their wares! They have lots of nice things for the upcoming season, including gorgeous ceramic tree decorations, and you can order online if you're not nearby: brookwoodpottery.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My lovely local pottery place got done over last night (including a smashed window) by some vile people, go buy their wares! They have lots of nice things for the upcoming season, including gorgeous ceramic tree decorations, and you can order online if you're not nearby: brookwoodpottery.com
I occasionally read rugby sports coverage just to get annoyed at the bombastic tone to them. This is an all-timer.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I occasionally read rugby sports coverage just to get annoyed at the bombastic tone to them. This is an all-timer.
Was at Sprints last night at a sold out Vicar Street. So many good Irish bands and artists at the moment, it's deadly.
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Was at Sprints last night at a sold out Vicar Street. So many good Irish bands and artists at the moment, it's deadly.
I was at this last night. One of the gigs of the year, so so good. Definitely someone you need to see live.
The Third Coming (in Ireland of 2025) of Baxter Dury at Vicar Street last night was truly something to witness…”answer the text, answer the phone”
@heavenlyrecordings.bsky.social #SpeirGorm #SpeirGhorm
@heavenlyrecordings.bsky.social #SpeirGorm #SpeirGhorm
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I was at this last night. One of the gigs of the year, so so good. Definitely someone you need to see live.
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We’re just innocent men
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’re just innocent men
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My council colleague Paddy Monahan and I made a short video about an unsafe junction in Whitehall in Dublin. Yet again, #motonormativity putting our kids in danger. We’re working to get this fixed before someone gets hurt. #speirgorm #ActiveTravel #StreetsAreForPeople
November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My council colleague Paddy Monahan and I made a short video about an unsafe junction in Whitehall in Dublin. Yet again, #motonormativity putting our kids in danger. We’re working to get this fixed before someone gets hurt. #speirgorm #ActiveTravel #StreetsAreForPeople
Sensational finale to BBC Celebrity Traitors. Incredible telly.
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sensational finale to BBC Celebrity Traitors. Incredible telly.
Sensational bit in Popbitch about a recent Frank Skinner gig.
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Sensational bit in Popbitch about a recent Frank Skinner gig.
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RTÉ confirms move to wind down inhouse documentary unit
RTÉ confirms move to wind down inhouse documentary unit
Unions criticise decision to ‘dramatically increase commercialisation’ via outsourcing
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
RTÉ confirms move to wind down inhouse documentary unit
This is fantastic. I almost want to watch it now.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is fantastic. I almost want to watch it now.
A sign of getting old in Dublin is hoping for rain on Halloween night (once the help the halloween party kids are finished of course.)
Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of South, Southeast and East this Friday evening with very heavy downpours and local spot flooding likely. Also some strong gusts in Southeast.
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A sign of getting old in Dublin is hoping for rain on Halloween night (once the help the halloween party kids are finished of course.)
I think the lesson here is to always travel with a bottle of red wine about your person.
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I think the lesson here is to always travel with a bottle of red wine about your person.
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Jaw-droppingly intense: Lankum share their hypnotic eight-minute take on The Specials 'Ghost Town'.
www.clashmusic.com/news/lankum-...
www.clashmusic.com/news/lankum-...
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Jaw-droppingly intense: Lankum share their hypnotic eight-minute take on The Specials 'Ghost Town'.
www.clashmusic.com/news/lankum-...
www.clashmusic.com/news/lankum-...
What a weird take on BBC's Celebrity Traitors in Irish Times today.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What a weird take on BBC's Celebrity Traitors in Irish Times today.