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

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 13d

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 · 13d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

“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 · 15d

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 · 17d

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 · 20d

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 · 19d

"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 · 20d

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 · 21d

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 · 22d

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 · 27d

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 · 28d

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.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 28d

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 · 28d

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 · 28d

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 · 29d

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