Cíara
@ciara-byrne.bsky.social
Music lover with words for Irish Examiner / GoldenPlec / The Thin Air ✨
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On TPOE 356, we went through our favourite albums of 2025 (so far). Here are @ciara-byrne.bsky.social's picks
July 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
On TPOE 356, we went through our favourite albums of 2025 (so far). Here are @ciara-byrne.bsky.social's picks
Had a lovely chat with Eoghan about Glasto, our albums of the year (so far) and some new Irish tracks ✨
New episode of the TPOE podcast is out today as myself and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social talk Glastonbury, fave albums of the year so far, track recs and more
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Listen/subscribe: tr.ee/j6Gp37XPkt
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Had a lovely chat with Eoghan about Glasto, our albums of the year (so far) and some new Irish tracks ✨
Really enjoyed this week’s episode recapping Beyond The Pale and chatting about Kean Kavanagh’s new album ‘The County Star’ 🌟
June 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Really enjoyed this week’s episode recapping Beyond The Pale and chatting about Kean Kavanagh’s new album ‘The County Star’ 🌟
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This week's episode of the TPOE podcast with @ciara-byrne.bsky.social features music news and discourse, we review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft, go through new releases, song recommendations, plus lots more.
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Listen/subscribe at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts
June 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week's episode of the TPOE podcast with @ciara-byrne.bsky.social features music news and discourse, we review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft, go through new releases, song recommendations, plus lots more.
Listen/subscribe at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts
Listen/subscribe at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts
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**New episode of the TPOE podcast**
TPOE 352: me and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social talk music news, new releases and review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft
Watch/Listen/Subscribe: linktr.ee/thepointofev...
TPOE 352: me and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social talk music news, new releases and review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft
Watch/Listen/Subscribe: linktr.ee/thepointofev...
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
**New episode of the TPOE podcast**
TPOE 352: me and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social talk music news, new releases and review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft
Watch/Listen/Subscribe: linktr.ee/thepointofev...
TPOE 352: me and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social talk music news, new releases and review M(h)aol's second album Something Soft
Watch/Listen/Subscribe: linktr.ee/thepointofev...
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Lil bonus episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft @ciara-byrne.bsky.social on recent gigs, news of the week, festival favourites and new releases
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Listen/subscribe: tr.ee/-LIq4iPGRX
May 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lil bonus episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft @ciara-byrne.bsky.social on recent gigs, news of the week, festival favourites and new releases
Listen/subscribe: tr.ee/-LIq4iPGRX
Listen/subscribe: tr.ee/-LIq4iPGRX
Selling a ticket for BIIRD at Vicar Street on Saturday at face value (€35) #ticketfairy
May 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Selling a ticket for BIIRD at Vicar Street on Saturday at face value (€35) #ticketfairy
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"I sort of felt as though I'd reached the end,”
The music industry almost killed Paddy Hanna's love of music but thankfully he's back with his 5th album Oylegate
The music industry almost killed Paddy Hanna's love of music but thankfully he's back with his 5th album Oylegate
Paddy Hanna - Interview | Feature
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April 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"I sort of felt as though I'd reached the end,”
The music industry almost killed Paddy Hanna's love of music but thankfully he's back with his 5th album Oylegate
The music industry almost killed Paddy Hanna's love of music but thankfully he's back with his 5th album Oylegate
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"I played a song and people sang and in that moment I just knew things were changing."
Ciara Byrne chats to Darren Kiely ahead of his 3Olympia Theatre and Big Top, Limerick shows
Ciara Byrne chats to Darren Kiely ahead of his 3Olympia Theatre and Big Top, Limerick shows
Darren Kiely - Interview | Feature
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March 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"I played a song and people sang and in that moment I just knew things were changing."
Ciara Byrne chats to Darren Kiely ahead of his 3Olympia Theatre and Big Top, Limerick shows
Ciara Byrne chats to Darren Kiely ahead of his 3Olympia Theatre and Big Top, Limerick shows
A few words on this year’s Choice Music Prize for @goldenplec.bsky.social 🌟
With most of the big hitters absent from Vicar Street the next wave of Irish musicians grab their opportunity to shine at this year's Choice Music Prize
The RTE Choice Music Prize still packs a punch without star names on the bill | News
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize marks the annual celebration of Irish music. This year’s nominations have taken a turn away from mainstream radio and an
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March 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A few words on this year’s Choice Music Prize for @goldenplec.bsky.social 🌟
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A gorgeously melodic creation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Annika Kilkenny - Me in the Mud EP
Annika Kilkenny - Me in the Mud EP
Annika Kilkenny - Me in the Mud EP | Album Review
Born and bred in (unsurprisingly) Kilkenny - singer-songwriter Annika Kilkenny ebbs and flows through the gentle motions in her sophomore EP ‘Me in the
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February 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A gorgeously melodic creation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Annika Kilkenny - Me in the Mud EP
Annika Kilkenny - Me in the Mud EP
Lisa O’Neill’s Gate Theatre show was genuinely magnificent
A tonic
A tonic
January 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Lisa O’Neill’s Gate Theatre show was genuinely magnificent
A tonic
A tonic
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This really is essential reading and is a gigantic news story
You can read our full investigation into the BBC's internal revolt over its pro-Israel coverage 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.
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December 28, 2024 at 2:42 PM
This really is essential reading and is a gigantic news story
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"As far as tributes go, this is both considered and clever...It will live long in the memory."
Review: Pogues at 3Arena - 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Review: Pogues at 3Arena - 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
The Pogues at 3Arena, Dublin | Live Review
Are The Pogues still The Pogues without Shane MacGowan? It seems a question not just for us, but one the rest of the band set out to answer on this rare
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December 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
"As far as tributes go, this is both considered and clever...It will live long in the memory."
Review: Pogues at 3Arena - 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Review: Pogues at 3Arena - 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
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This week's episode of the TPOE podcast (No.332) looks back on the best gigs, albums and tracks of 2024, with help from @nicoleglennon.bsky.social and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
Listen: tr.ee/sz6RsV0nH7
Here are our top 5 gigs...
Listen: tr.ee/sz6RsV0nH7
Here are our top 5 gigs...
December 14, 2024 at 9:36 AM
This week's episode of the TPOE podcast (No.332) looks back on the best gigs, albums and tracks of 2024, with help from @nicoleglennon.bsky.social and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
Listen: tr.ee/sz6RsV0nH7
Here are our top 5 gigs...
Listen: tr.ee/sz6RsV0nH7
Here are our top 5 gigs...
Had a chat with the lovely @eoghantpoe.bsky.social and @nicoleglennon.bsky.social reflecting on our favourite gigs, albums and songs from the year!
TPOE was my top listened to podcast of 2024, so it was a joy to be on it! Listen here ✨
TPOE was my top listened to podcast of 2024, so it was a joy to be on it! Listen here ✨
**New episode of the TPOE podcast**
TPOE 332: Best of 2024 - talking through our favourite live experiences, albums, and tracks of the year
- with @nicoleglennon.bsky.social and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
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TPOE 332: Best of 2024 - talking through our favourite live experiences, albums, and tracks of the year
- with @nicoleglennon.bsky.social and @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
Listen/subscribe: open.spotify.com/episode/3xDj...
Stream/DL: soundcloud.com/thepointofev...
December 11, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Had a chat with the lovely @eoghantpoe.bsky.social and @nicoleglennon.bsky.social reflecting on our favourite gigs, albums and songs from the year!
TPOE was my top listened to podcast of 2024, so it was a joy to be on it! Listen here ✨
TPOE was my top listened to podcast of 2024, so it was a joy to be on it! Listen here ✨
An incredible two nights of music from @fontainesdc.bsky.social over the weekend! Read my thoughts for @goldenplec.bsky.social ✨
The experimentation of ‘Romance’ flows effortlessly in a live capacity
It's a triumphant homecoming for @fontainesdc.bsky.social on the first of two nights at @3arena.bsky.social -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's a triumphant homecoming for @fontainesdc.bsky.social on the first of two nights at @3arena.bsky.social -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fontaines D.C. at 3Arena, Dublin | Live Review
Fontaines D.C. at 3Arena, Dublin on Friday December 6th 2025 Are Fontaines DC at the top of their game? Their ‘Skinty Fia’ album tour took them to the
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December 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
An incredible two nights of music from @fontainesdc.bsky.social over the weekend! Read my thoughts for @goldenplec.bsky.social ✨
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"The kind nature of the local people, the breathtaking backdrop of Dingle, and the celebration of music make Other Voices a pilgrimage worth making – year after year after year"
@othervoiceslive.bsky.social sounds amazing again this year of course - great review by @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
@othervoiceslive.bsky.social sounds amazing again this year of course - great review by @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
Other Voices Dingle 2024
Driving into Dingle on Friday afternoon, the excitement of a musical weekend descended like the mist over the Conor Pass. The first day was the quietest, as a flutter of festival-goers wandered the st...
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December 3, 2024 at 8:27 PM
"The kind nature of the local people, the breathtaking backdrop of Dingle, and the celebration of music make Other Voices a pilgrimage worth making – year after year after year"
@othervoiceslive.bsky.social sounds amazing again this year of course - great review by @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
@othervoiceslive.bsky.social sounds amazing again this year of course - great review by @ciara-byrne.bsky.social
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I think we should give up having actors do posh english accents for all period pieces no matter where it is set. It should be Dundalk accents.
November 26, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I think we should give up having actors do posh english accents for all period pieces no matter where it is set. It should be Dundalk accents.
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Irish rapper Curtisy impresses at packed Workman's Club show - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Curtisy at The Workman’s Club | Live Review
Curtisy’s headline show at The Workman’s Club feels like the gig he’s been working towards. The young rapper from Tallaght released his debut album ‘What
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November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Irish rapper Curtisy impresses at packed Workman's Club show - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
An absolute pleasure to write about the joy that was Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse. Some serious talent this country holds 🪩
A connector of people and music, Other Voices does it best -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We popped along to check out Other Voices Home in the Guinness Storehouse with Just Mustard, SOAK, The Mary Wallopers, Niamh Regan and Tolü Makay
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We popped along to check out Other Voices Home in the Guinness Storehouse with Just Mustard, SOAK, The Mary Wallopers, Niamh Regan and Tolü Makay
www.goldenplec.com/live-reviews...
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
An absolute pleasure to write about the joy that was Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse. Some serious talent this country holds 🪩