The first 3 words you see will define your 2026: Travel, Boobs, Friends

I love this from our work groupchat, my colleagues wishing each other a happy Christmas in their native languages: English, Greek, Irish, French, Italian & German 😊

I’m joining Herself & all the in-laws at their family home in Tipperary later today for a big Christmas dinner- I’m responsible for the gravy 😅 wishing all my friends here a very happy Christmas- have a good one 💚🎶💙

I was walking to work in London that morning when I heard the news on my phone radio. I had seen him live for the first time (with The Mescalaros) just a few years previously. On my way home that evening, I bought a bottle of Jameson, put on my Clash On Broadway cd boxset & gave Joe his send-off.

working in a busy restaurant, last Saturday before Christmas - send thoughts & prayers 🙏 if you're out tonight, be nice to your server & don't forget to tip 😅

Walking into 2026:

my flight back to Dublin this morning was cancelled due to the storm, so I've *another* day in Liverpool 😬

great game, fantastic atmosphere, brilliant result 💙 I enjoyed that 😬 #UTFT

finally getting excited about my weekend trip to Liverpool- I’ll be at Hill Dickinson Stadium tomorrow for the game against Notts Forest, if anyone spots me in my Everton woolly hat, please say ‘hello’ 💙

QTP with an album you'd rate a perfect 10/10

I *did* escape work early & had the privilege of seeing Jah Wobble & his amazing band playing in Galway 🎶🙌🖤

I just need to get through work today, then I'm off for 8 days... if I finish early, I may even get to a gig & a few cheeky pints tonight 🤞

a nice sunny but crisp morning in Galway, so a quick walk through the woods before another evening in the trenches 😎 have a great week, people 🙌

men who wear shorts *and* a woolly hat in November, pick a lane ffs! are you too hot or too cold?

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

57 today, let’s do this! 😬🎂🙌

I haven’t posted one of these in a while, however this was truly delicious: leftover sausage gnocchi from last night, cooked with finely chopped chorizo, topped with two fried eggs, wilted spinach & grated Parmesan 😋👌 #IDontDoCornflakes

great to see NewDad, in front of a partisan crowd, at their hometown show in Galway last night 🎶🖤

This is how I’m going to look every time someone dislikes one of my posts.

consider this a Halloween public service announcement, courtesy of Podge & Rodge 💚🖤

earlier today, I exited a shopping centre in Galway to see a full arch rainbow 😊

a productive morning, trimming hedges & mowing the North Lawns at Lynch Towers #lifegoeson

my father passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning, my mother, his wife of 59 years, at his side- he was just weeks away from his 89th birthday- RIP Dad

a great night of indie nostalgia, watching The Wedding Present in Cork 🙌🎶😊

another magical night in Roisín Dubh, Galway- this time in the company of Tom Smith performing his solo material, as well as Editors’ songs- very capably supported by Nick Willes, both lovely chaps! 😬

Wild Flower Watch: lots of flowers now, as well as two very tall stalks that have no flowers- more like young trees than flowers, however I still enjoy seeing the growth

Herself has a calendar in the kitchen for our days off, planned events etc. I recently added a few gigs I’m going to & she asked why I’d written in The Wedding Present a full month after our wedding anniversary 🤔 however, she was relieved to discover that, in November, I will not become a New Dad 😂

Traditional Irish Toffee? that’s me… 💚💙

seams legit...

I really could have done with another few hours sleep, however the lawnmower man had other ideas... 😳

Slightly diminish a band: Mediocre Furry Animals

a beautiful sunny day today, went with the Mediterranean vibes this evening & did my twist on a ‘seafood paella’- took it up a notch by dining ‘al fresco’, or ‘having notions by eating in your back garden’, as it’s known in Galway 😅

I went for a leisurely Sunday morning stroll in Coole Park, Galway- a beautiful spot 😊 coffee & cake afterwards in nearby Gort 👌

Wild Flower Watch: another week of sun & rain seemed to have helped my pet project- I now have *several* flowers! blooming marvellous 😬

a minor foot injury means I’m off work for a few days- I’m following the doctor’s actual words of “sofa, TV, burgers & beer” 😬 I spoiled myself this morning with a homemade Moose Café-inspired hash potato with fried eggs, washed down with the mandatory pot of coffee 👌 #IDontDoCornflakes

If you see this, post a castle…

Wild Flower Watch: two & a half months after planting a packet of seeds, I officially have *a flower*- no doubt about this one, it’s got petals & everything- currently filling in my application for the Chelsea Flower Show 😅

Wild Flower Watch: another warm, wet week seems to have helped growth of the few seeds that have grown into plants- still unsure if they’re actually flowers 😅

another great gig, last night it was @mogwai.scot in The Big Top for the Galway International Arts Festival- I once heard this band described as ‘a beautiful noise’ & now I get it 😊

Post a song from the year you turned 12 youtu.be/UMPC8QJF6sI?...

a great gig last night seeing The Magic Numbers at Monroe’s, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival #GIAF2025

very busy / tiring shifts at work for the last week- these have been mostly fuelled by adrenaline, caffeine & suppressed rage- off today, out on the town & have realised that, without these stimulants, I’m simply knackered 😅

Post a kick-ass woman.

Wild Flower Watch:

Post a celebrity you've been told you resemble.

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Goose

Share a photo of one or more of your music reference books #musicchallenge #musicsky

a rare Monday morning when Herself & myself are both off & in the same place! so I am spoiling ourselves with a homemade brunch 👌 #IDontDoCornflakes

an absolutely amazing gig, seeing @gangoffour.bsky.social in Roisín Dubh, Galway last night- a fantastic set in front of a very enthusiastic crowd 🖤🎶🙌

Wild Flower Watch: two weeks since my last update & not much growth since- sunnier weather forecast, so hopefully that will help 🤞