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Merrydance
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Listen up to the latest Episode of 'Bright Side of the Road' @portobelloradio.com @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social
www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R... @irishculture.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishmusic.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Couple of calls today that will break your heart & give you hope. Check out this episode of James O'Brien Daily on Global Player
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James O'Brien Daily - Podcast Episode | Global Player
Should hitting children be outlawed?
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March 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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AI What’s up doc. Madmen on the loose. Uncaring beasts
mrjamesob.bsky.social James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Feb 26
If the stakes weren’t so high, the contortions & humiliations of all the people who cheered this in & sneered about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ etc would be absolutely hilarious.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 26
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Polly Devlin was our special guest on the latest episode of @portobelloradio.com 'Bright Side o the Road' show talking about her time as Features Editor of Vogue. First person to interview Bob Dylan in UK. @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social
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Bright Side Of The Road Live From @Myicclondon: S5 Ep06
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January 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Check out @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social the latest episode of 'Bright Side of the Road'. Guests include the Vogue legend Polly Devlin, Bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien, Music from Mary Coughlan, Phil Lynott, Madonna
www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...
Bright Side of The Road Live from @MyICCLondon: S5 Ep06
In this episode, we are treated to three live songs from double Grammy award winning bluegrass legend, Tim O'Brien (accompanied by Jan Fabricius and Seamie O'Dowd) who also chats about the connections...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Polly Devlin was our special guest on the latest episode of @portobelloradio.com 'Bright Side o the Road' show talking about her time as Features Editor of Vogue. First person to interview Bob Dylan in UK. @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social
www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...
Bright Side Of The Road Live From @Myicclondon: S5 Ep06
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January 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🎨 Dive into the life & work of Anglo-Irish Surrealist Leonora Carrington with author Joanna Foster this #IWD2025. llustrated talk + Q&A.

🗓 Sat 08 March 2025
⏰ Doors: 1.30pm; Starts: 2pm

Don’t miss it! 🌟 #LeonoraCarrington #Surrealism #IrishArt #IWD
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‘Beyond Your Wildest Dreams’ - a plunge into the life and work of the Anglo Irish Surrealist Artist, Leonora Carrington.  - Irish Cultural Centre
Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out ‘Beyond Your Wildest Dreams’ - a plunge into the life and work of the Anglo Irish Surrealist Artist, Leonora Carrington. . Book your ticke...
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January 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Stepping back from the two big stories of the moment, pretty much all of the platforms where the Southport killer indulged his passions for violence, genocide & murder are owned & controlled by men who were in the prime seats at Donald Trump’s inauguration yesterday.

And they all *hate* regulation…
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Check out @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social the latest episode of 'Bright Side of the Road'. Guests include the Vogue legend Polly Devlin, Bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien, Music from Mary Coughlan, Phil Lynott, Madonna
www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...
Bright Side of The Road Live from @MyICCLondon: S5 Ep06
In this episode, we are treated to three live songs from double Grammy award winning bluegrass legend, Tim O'Brien (accompanied by Jan Fabricius and Seamie O'Dowd) who also chats about the connections...
www.mixcloud.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Tune in for Bright Side Of The Road #LIVE from @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social on Thursday 16th January at 19hr UK for a special show with American #country & #bluegrass musicians Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius. Plus loads more on #Irish culture in London #music #books #politics #drama #film & more.
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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"On Christmas Eve my father would tell us, ‘He’s on his way now, coming round Slieve Gallon, if you listen hard maybe you’ll hear the sleigh bells.’ I remember climbing the beech tree at the end of our lane, listening through the frosty air."

Seamus Heaney
December 20, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Getdown with Greg's Vegan Funky Rolls. An hr of rare #Funk mainly from #60s & #70s with a few familiar tunes to keep you on the good foot feat. Inez Foxx, George Clinton, Bobby Byrd, Brother Of Soul, Manu Dibango & loads more. Full track list inc. www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...
December 8, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Lovely piece in The Irish World about our last event of 2024 this Friday 20 & Saturday 21 December - A staged reading of Claire Keegan's #SmallThingsLikeThese, with Andrew Bennett (Seán in the Oscar-nominated #AnCailínCiúin) & music from Eleanor McEvoy. www.theirishworld.com/all-the-smal...
December 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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LONDON CALLING with Jamila Bolton-Gordon, daughter of 'Mangrove 9' Ronan Gordon. Jamila chats with Dr Louise Raw & Robin Banks about growing up, the changes in law & society her father's case brought & the legacy. Take a listen: www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...
London Calling The Banks & Raw Show Ep05 With Jamila Bolton-Gordon
In 1971, Black activists got the police's institutional racism acknowledged for the first time. The 'Mangrove 9' were inspirational men & women. What was it like growing up with their fight? Jamila Bo...
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December 19, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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Tune in to Bright Side of the Road @irishtimes.bsky.social @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social @tynesideirish.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
Bright Side of The Road Live from @MyICCLondon: S5 Ep04
Richard Balls, author of “A Furious Devotion – The Life of Shane MacGowan” talks about his book and his friendship with Shane, in advance of his event at the ICC Fri Dec 13th. Film Producer Tommy Crea...
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December 3, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Tune in to Bright Side of the Road @irishtimes.bsky.social @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social @tynesideirish.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
Bright Side of The Road Live from @MyICCLondon: S5 Ep04
Richard Balls, author of “A Furious Devotion – The Life of Shane MacGowan” talks about his book and his friendship with Shane, in advance of his event at the ICC Fri Dec 13th. Film Producer Tommy Crea...
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December 3, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Out there, right now, is an indie bookstore and it is FULL OF BOOKS, and full of bibliomancers who know all the old book rites to ensure you get excellent books for you and your loved ones. Seek the indie bookstore! Give them coin in exchange for stories and ideas and art and romance and horror and
November 30, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Blueskying
November 26, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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Bolivia protest a few years ago Trafalgar Square
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Just landed on Bluesky
November 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM