I'm at the Women's Europa Cup qualifier second-leg clash between Athlone Town and Glasgow City FC. The Town are currently 3-0 down on aggregate. Will they be able to bring it back? I'll be providing live match updates throughout. #AthloneTown #EuropaCup #GlasgowCity

Loved The Alters! First game really to grip me from start to finish this year. Also, great to be back writing about games even if I am a bit rusty!

I'll be at FÍS tomorrow covering the show for @shacknews.com, including hopefully writing some previews of these games. If you are showing something make sure to grab me so we can chat!

Hi folks, the website I originally wrote this for ended up getting to get way into crypto and advertising gambling and was nuked from the internet after getting sued. I think it is some of my best writing and would appreciate if people could share it now it has a new home.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! This St. Patrick's Day, as well celebrate all of the wonderful culture coming from Ireland, check out this list of Irish games available on Steam, compiled by Imirt and a group of incredible volunteers. store.steampowered.com/curator/4145...

ALMOST 85% of the way there.

⚽ Gary Hunt unveiled as FIRST EVER manager of Waterford FC Women's team. "I'm really looking forward to getting started with the group, and taking Waterford into a new era." 📰 Read More: Beat 102 103

⚽ David Breen appointed Waterford FC MU20 Head Coach Breen will undertake the new role while also maintaining his current first-team coaching role. 📰 Read More: Beat 102 103

⚽ Carla Ward is the new Republic of Ireland Women's National Team Manager. The former manager of Aston Villa will manage the Irish team until the end of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign. "I'm hugely excited to get going with the Ireland Women's National Team". 📰 Read More: Beat 102 103

Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia. Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)

🏉 HUGE boost for Leinster ahead of Champions Cup clash Jamie Osbourne, Jordan Larmour and Tommy O'Brien will all be available for selection for Investec Champions Cup tie. Alongside this, Ciarán Frawley, Hugo Keenan and Thomas Clarkson have all recovered from injuries. 📰 Read More: Beat 102 103

⛳ Tom McKibben set to join LIV Golf team The 22-year-old is forgoing a debut season on the PGA Tour to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team. The LIV Golf season begins in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on 6 February. 📰 Read More: BBC

🏉 Tom Ahern and Shay McCarthy sign contract extensions with Munster McCarthy makes the move up to a development contract next year and will progress to a senior contract in 2026/27. Ahern's contact extension comes after scoring 12 tries in 53 appearances for Munster. 📰 Read More: Beat 102 103

Really cool to contribute to this piece! Honestly the perfect format for me to gush about Still Wakes the Deep's brilliant accent range. Loved going through and reading everyone elses picks and thoughts! Go give it a read if you're looking for some inspiration on what to play/watch next.

Following the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 roundups, writers deconstruct the year with short stories. This was 2024, told by 102 people. intothespine.com/2024/12/30/s...

🏆 BIGGEST IRISH SPORTS STORIES FROM LAST WEEK 🏉 Leinster continue unbeaten streak with interpro win over Connacht Ross Byrne's late penalty conversion secured the victory for Leo Cullen's team as they beat Connact 20-12. 📰 Read More: RTÉ

We’ve run the numbers (we haven’t) and checked the results (this is all vibes-based) and after our tireless scientific research startmenu has found its list of winners best, worst, somewhere in between games and game-adjacent things of 2024. www.startmenu.co.uk/home/winter-...

Shout out to @squidgerugby.bsky.social for inspiring what I genuinely think might be "The Most Lexi Piece of Writing" that I have produced all year.

Hey, hi. I wrote this. For giantbomb.com. It's a website about video games. www.giantbomb.com/articles/lex...

Hey folks! I know the holidays can be tough for some folks (me included) so I decided that rather than rotting away on St. Stephen's Day/Boxing Day/the Day after Christmas, I'm going to do an extra long chill stream where I just play a bunch of PlayStation Classics I've never gotten to before.

Path of Exile 2 feels quite welcoming at the moment. Still getting to grips with a few genre specific features I'm not used to but having a good time. Time will tell if it sticks with me cause I felt positively towards Diablo 4 on launch and then fell off it in the space of a dozen hours or so.

Kinda felt meh about a lot of games this year and finished so few but just rolled credits 1000xRESIST yesterday. Haven't been that eager to keep picking up a game day after day in so long! Hoping now it'll spark some more interest in other stuff I've been meaning to pick up.

🏆 BIGGEST IRISH SPORTS STORIES FROM LAST WEEK 🏊‍♀️ Ellen Walshe breaks EIGHT Irish records at the World Swimming Championships. The Dublin native concludes the championships with fifth and sixth place final finishes. 📰 Read More: Echo

🏉 Ciarán Frawley to miss #ChampionsCup match this Saturday. He suffered a back injury in #Leinster's clash with the Bristol Bears last weekend. James Lowe and Hugo Keenan are also unavailable for the clash against Clermont 📰 Read full story

⚽ Brian Maher signs new deal with Derry City The goalkeeper has committed to the club until the end of the 2026 season. “Derry has been my home for the last three years and I have built up a special relationship with the supporters and that is something that I cherish." 📰 Read full story

⚽ Reece Hutchinson signs new deal with Sligo Rovers The left-back has signed a new one year contract with the Bit O'Red ahead of the 2025 season. “Sligo is a second home for me and there was no question for me whether I’d be hanging around or not” 📰 Read full story

⚽ Goalkeeper Conor Brann signs for Cork City The 21-year-old joins from Swindon ahead of the 2025 season. He says: "It's good to be here... it's [Cork City] one of the biggest (clubs) in Ireland" Brann is City's fourth signing since gaining promotion. 📰 Read full story

🏉 Gavin Coombes signs two-year contract extension Following Shane Daly's two-year contract extension Gavin Coombes has also signed a two-year extension deal with The Red Army. To date he's made 106 appearances for the province and scored 47 tries. 📰 Read full story

🏉 Shane Daly signs two-year contract extension with Munster The 27-year-old has put pen to paper on a deal which keeps him with the province until 2027. He recently made his 100th appearance for The Red Army against Stade Francais in the Champions Cup on Saturday. 📰Read full story

🏆 BIGGEST IRISH SPORTS STORIES FROM LAST WEEK 🏏 Ireland women's cricket team win T20 series against Bangladesh 3-0 They won by four wickets in the final meeting this morning. 📰 Read more

Any suggestions for Meta Quest 3S games I should try? Need to finally finish Resident Evil 4 #VR and will probably play Batman: Arkham Shadow since it came bundled with the headset. Open to any other suggestions though!

🏆 BIGGEST IRISH SPORTS STORIES FROM LAST WEEK ⚾ Sarsfields (Cork) produce massive upset to beat Ballygunner (Waterford) in #Munster Club Hurling Final #Sarsfields managed to hold off the contest of Waterford's Ballygunner to win 3-20 to 2-19. Read more: www.echolive.ie/corksport/ar...

I would love to see the numbers on who ACCIDENTLY voted for the wrong Eoin Ó Broin in the #Dublin Mid-West constituency. Alongside Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin, the Social Democrats candidate up for election was ALSO named Eoin Ó Broin. SD's Ó Broin was eliminated on the FINAL count! #GE24

UPDATE: Full recount for Tipp North requested by Jim Ryan (IND) Recount scheduled to begin at 11 am tomorrow.

Only SEVEN votes separating Michael Smith (FF) and Jim Ryan (IND). Waiting to see if a re-check will be called. If Ryan somehow ended up staying in the race. Hard to see how the majority of Smith's votes wouldn't just transfer right over to O'Meara. #Tipperary #GE24 #GeneralElection24

#Tipperary North seventh count results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Alan Kelly - LAB - (+1,843) 11,088 Ryan O'Meara - FF - (+1,374) 7,781 Michael Smith - FF - (+879) 6,369 Jim Ryan - IND - (+362) 6,362 #GE24

#Tipperary South has elected it's three candidates for the 34th Dáil IND Mattie McGrath FG Michael Murphy IND Séamus Healy #GeneralElection2024 #BeatNews

#Tipperary North count eight results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Alan Kelly - LAB - (+1,226) 9,245 Ryan O'Meara - FF - (+281) 6,407 Jim Ryan - IND - (+1,183) 6,000 Michael Smith - FF - (+232) 5,490 Phyll Bugler - FG - (+140) 5,000 (EXCLUDED) #GE24

All #Tipperary South seats have now been filled Candidates elected: Mattie McGrath - IND Michael Murphy - FG Séamus Healy - IND #GE24 #GeneralElection24

#Tipperary North seventh count results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Alan Kelly - LAB - (+227) 8,019 Ryan O'Meara - FF - (+124) 6,126 Michael Smith - FF - (+106) 5,258 Phyll Bugler - FG - (+107) 4,860 Jim Ryan - IND - (+490) 4,817 #GE24

#Tipperary North sixth count results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Michael Lowry - IND Alan Kelly - LAB - (+357) 7792 Ryan O'Meara - FF - (+89) 6002 Michael Smith - FF - (+40) 5152 Phyll Bugler - FG - (+139) 4753 Jim Ryan - IND - (+44) 4327 #GE24

🗳️ Re-check of bundles for Martin Browne and Séamus Healy now taking place (NOT a full recount) There are currently just 79 votes separating the two based off the last count for #Tipperary South. Re-check is expected to take a few hours. #GE24 #GeneralElection24

🗳️ Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne has lost his seat in #Tipperary South. Tipperary South fifth count results: Total: 41,079 Quota: 10,270 Michael Murphy - FG - 10,592 (+47) Imelda Goldsboro - FF - 7,271 (+52) Séamus Healy - IND - 6,316 (+169) Martin Browne - SF - 6,237 (+54) (EXCLUDED) #GE24

#Tipperary North fourth count results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Alan Kelly - LAB - 7,306 (+38) Ryan O'Meara - FF - 5,894 (+11) Michael Smith - FF - 5,102 (+11) Phyll Bugler - FG - 4,601 (+14) Jim Ryan - IND - 4,231 (+104) #GE24

#Tipperary South fourth count results Total: 41.079 Quota: 10,270 Seats filled (1/3): Mattie McGrath - IND Michael Murphy - FG - 10,009 (+1,097) Imelda Goldsboro - FF - 7,219 (+713) Martin Browne - SF - 6,183 (+715) Séamus Healy - IND - 6,147 (+754) #GE24

Tipperary North third count results Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Seats filled (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND ✅ Alan Kelly - LAB - 7,268 (+41) Ryan O'Meara - FF - 5,883 (+34) Michael Smith - FF - 5,091 (+20) Phyll Bugler - FG - 4,587 (+14) Jim Ryan - IND - 4,127 (+110) #GE24

#Tipperary North second count results Current Filled Seats (1/3): Michael Lowry - IND - 12,538 (ELECTED) Results: Total: 45,767 Quota: 11,442 Results: Alan Kelly - LAB - 7,227 (+155) Ryan O'Meara - FF - 5,849 (+195) Michael Smith - FF - 5,071 (+153) Phyll Bugler - FG - 4,573 (+150) #GE24

#Tipperary South third count results Current Filled Seats (1/3): Mattie McGrath - IND - 10,592 (ELECTED) Results: Total: 68,247 Quota: 10,270 Results: Michael Murphy - FG - 8,912 (+357) Imelda Goldsboro - FF - 6,506 (+541) Martn Browne - SF - 5,468 (+358) #GE24

#Tipperary South second count results: Total: 68,247 Quota: 10,270 Mattie McGrath - IND - 10,592 (+578) (ELECTED) Michael Murphy - FG - 8,555 (+184) Imelda Goldsboro - FF - 5,965 (+127) Martin Browne - SF - 5,110 (+173) Séamus Healy - IND - 4,971 (+176) John O'Heney - IND - 3,846 (+154) #GE24

Counting back underway here in Thurles, #Tipperary, from 10 am this morning. Michael Lowry's surplus from yesterday is being distributed. In Tipperary South, Independent TD Mattie McGrath is just 256 votes from meeting the quota and gaining reelection. #GE24