Well, what have I always been trying to tell you? The biggest rivalry in Irish Rugby is Cork v Limerick. Guess where Hugh is from...😆 extra.ie/2026/01/22/t...

Look at the kids in this Evanescence clip. know it’s pop metal but I like Amy Lee. She’s a great musician. But the kids in the crowd fully into the music and singing every bit of it. No phones. No narcissistic selfies. No social media. It’s not all that long ago really. youtu.be/ANbyXGc0z4U?...

Health warning issued:

Sounds like a plan. Trump wouldn’t have a clue.

I recommend The Fence. A ‘miscellany’ as my late Mum would have called it. Always something different in each article. Some notable. I honked laughing like a seal with a cough at their Sunday Football Leagues scores page in a previous issue.

Kerry people and Tipperary people fighting over Jessie Buckley. That's entertainment.

This cinema news is driving the online racists bananas. ‘Sinners’ might not win a heap but it has lit up the room nonetheless. Think I’ll stick the soundtrack on while I work ❤️

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence. “Even though France and Germany are more famous, Belgium still definitely exists, and paperwork from Eurocrats in Brussels proves it. Even they believe in Belgium.”

I was asked a while back which musician or piece of music really blew my mind in how it was put together and/or performed. Without a second passing, Al Hirt’s Green Hornet sprung to mind. It is just incredible. Have a listen and be wowed ❤️ youtu.be/EtEszkJI9dI?...

It’s no longer eight wars stopped but “eight to ten wars” now. That’s how thick these evil treasonous, murderous charlatans think everyone else to be.

Billy Big Balls here not only dodged the draft multiple times but also surrendered to the Taliban.

Nothing says ‘Aussie Drummer’ better than this photo. RIP Rob Hirst, you utter legend. Long live the Oils ❤️

I remember when we first got surround sound at home. The 5.1 setup complimenting a big TV. Had some pals around for a Star Wars triple bill. This is the scene that really boasted how good the system was. Just lovely, perfect cinema really ❤️ youtu.be/1gpXMGit4P8?...

I’ve been reading The Fence since around covid time. It just keeps getting better and better.

The kind of scribbler who comes up with a term like ‘Grief Porn’ as a shitty stick to beat a movie with, is devoid of EQ. Relatability with portrayal of grief via any medium is not trite to somebody who seeks or even finds solace in it. Jesus, there are some sanctimonious sods out there.

Yikes!

I wonder if there would have been abject snobbery and jingoism from Britischer commentators about the movie, 'Hamnet', had an English director, writer and actors been involved. It was as moving, engaging and superbly acted as the very excellent f**king 'Upstart Crow' episode portraying same.

Apt on a number of levels.

Current pecking order for Ireland 10 shirt: Byrne Prendergast Crowley In truth, we are really lucky to have such options.

Here’s a tip - and I guess it applies to a lot of sport - instead of constantly saying a referee is shit or the reason your team is where it’s at currently, how about you demand more from your own chosen team and hold them accountable for their execution, accuracy, and therefore the result?

The lineout is a redundant restart now, I see. Nobody seems to contest opposition throw anymore.

Well at least Premier Sports can spell ‘time’ correctly. That’s ‘hlaf’ the job done…

Kildare and Austria actually. I mean The Curragh with The Alps, Sachertorte with hot wings in Avenue, Christy Moore with Mozart or Strauss plus of course, Straffan’s resident-for-158-tax-days-a year McGregor with Adolf, Nikki Lauda and Amon Göth.

Finished watching ‘Eddington’ last night. What. The. Hell?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... More power to them. To lose your child to suicide is bad enough. To have every tech company refuse you access to accounts which may hold the key as to why is salt in an open wound.

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ROG in today’s Examiner. “With Philip Browne in Lansdowne Rd, you knew talking to him over a contract negotiation that he was sincere in how he conversed. How he looked at you. Do they really want to keep you or are they reluctantly giving you a deal?” Philip truly was an exemplary CEO.

Old pic sent to me this morning. Hitting away at the old 15th at the K Club. Love this. Ireland is the ultimate cloudy sunny day country.

The pace of fascism gathers daily as a feral, mismanaged country led by a felonious, treasonous, murderous, draft-dodging, morally bankrupt serial bankrupt sex pest who surrendered to the Taliban, slides further down the u-bend. Bollocks to the World Cup. Not a second of it shall I watch.

Are you interested in rugby, analysis, rugby analysis, and books? Can you also make it to central London for 18.30 on Monday the 2nd of February?? If so, I have 10 free tickets to give away for the launch of Attacking the Space. If you're keen, just DM me and I'll send deets

This is great BUT it needs to be at least twice as much as this attending. C’mon then Irish rugby aficionados, put your money where your mouth is, get ready to log off and go be part of sporting history. If there isn’t at least 25k at this game, I just give up.

The kind of person who says that ‘Sinners’ is just another vampire flick or another version of the godawful ‘From Dusk Til Dawn’ is the same kind of person who says ‘12 Years A Slave’ is “overrated”.

I see the Robin Hood tale getting another drag through the cinematic wringer. There’s only really one that stands out, and it’s Daffy with Porky Pig as a very giggly Friar Tuck. ❤️ youtu.be/AB6BbFVjkUw?...

The oil companies knew about the Venezuela bombing and kidnapping before Congress did.

This United Airlines ad showed up in my Zuckerbook timeline. “Discover what’s waiting across the Atlantic” indeed…

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On the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s passing, here is one of my favourite clips of him in an interview. I live by its mantra. I share it in team presentations. I preach it. It helps people with their direction. And if ingested, keeps careerists’ feet on the ground. Take it away, Mr Jones ❤️

Bowie is gone ten years already 🤷‍♂️

Russia IS your next door neighbour, you fucking imbecile.

I think Ulster fans can stand up for this here.

"What's your name, doll? Jeez, I love that accent. I know where I'm taking my next Summer trip, so I'm cummintagetchya" - Telstra phone support when I lived in Australia. True story.

I was a subeditor earlier on in my career, doing work for some major news outlets, and in different languages also. Attention to detail is huge and a prerequisite for this kind of skillset. I'm thinking right now that standards are slipping these days . . .

Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.

Places to avoid these days... 1) War torn Sudan 2) The Sahel 3) USA

One of his utmost best is sadly still even more applicable.

What would Joe Strummer say? Know. Your. Rights! youtu.be/j_YVjFOUt8k?...

Fair balls to this guy standing up to the fascist ICE paramilitaries.

Interesting take. In my experience, almost everyone I know who left has come back. I could not wait to get out of Ireland in the 80s. I worked out of country during summers then once college done, did things as I pleased, living in a few places, becoming Aussie citizen in process. Returned in 2005.