Next Sunday 15th at 8pm. Part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. triskelartscentre.ie/events/trygv...

Playing Triskel on Thursday 12th June at 8pm Emma Rawicz: ‘I think jazz is made for people who don’t necessarily fit into life’s prescribed boxes’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

In today’s Irish Examiner an interview with Richard Fitzpatrick about the people and culture that has influenced me. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Federico Albanese on stage at Triskel Arts Centre.

Working in partnership with the Cork Midsummer Festival, we're bringing the Trygve Seim Ensemble to Ireland for an exclusive 25th Anniversary Concert marking the Release of ECM Records Different Rivers Sunday 15th June 8pm Triskel Arts Centre triskelartscentre.ie/events/trygv...

Looking forward to starting my Tour this week. Hope to see you there!More Ticket info available at: www.kevinbrady.ie @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @riverbankarts.bsky.social @anthonysheehan.bsky.social @jazzireland.bsky.social @zildjiancompany.bsky.social @brayjazz.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

Trump University makes “mistake”. Again. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

I fully support the decision by Irish Writers to object to Meta stealing their work to train AI. I also found out how the rest of us can also protest. Log on to your Facebook - go to privacy centre - read their skin crawling justification for theft - and hit the “object” link. You’ll get a reply:

Wow! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kilkenny Arts Festival is seeking to appoint a Festival Administrator. Deadline for applications is 31 March. Find out more: bit.ly/42hhsX2r #promotion

The Quartet play Triskel as part of a packed programme of music for April-May. www.triskelartscentre.ie

Our upcoming concerts between tomorrow night and 14th June. Further info at triskelartscentre.ie

Dismayed by Trump, the Star Pianist András Schiff Boycotts the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/a...

/ This is the Arts Council's 'RTÉ Moment' and Serious Change Must Follow // ow.ly/w5YO50UZhEj The Arts Council has written off €5.3m while artists try to make ends meet. This has to be the beginning of real change, writes Toner Quinn.

If only the band plays on, we have politics made for jiving to. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

This is shameful behaviour by a State that frequently trumpets to the world how humane we Irish are as our response to international conflict. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Tá Teachtaireacht na Nollag 2024 ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn ar fáil anois ag youtu.be/9uMTlzNSuc4. Is féidir an Teachtaireacht a léamh ag president.ie/ga/diary/det...

It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.

The Pálás cinema in Galway has announced it will close its doors next February. In a statement today, the cinema said that "the stark reality is rising costs and the oversaturation of the Galway cinema market have made continued trading unviable".

This music was huge in my life. Zakir Hussain - Making Music youtu.be/0hPlwtB1ftk

Zakir Hussain has died. www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...

The Christmas At Triskel season kicks off this Saturday, and Chris O’Neill ( @chrisoneill99.bsky.local )head of programming at the Triskel Cinema, says that screening Christmas movies at the venue has become an annual tradition. www.echolive.ie/entertainmen...

In 2012 Michael McHale brought us an album of Irish music arranged for solo piano - it was a breakthrough recordimg for the acclaimed pianist. This Friday he performs music from the album live at Triskel-with some seasonal arrangements as well. triskelartscentre.ie/events/the-i...

This Week’s listening #ECM #ECMrecords

Far-right candidates fail to break through, defying global trends www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

If Gerry Hutch is elected in Dublin Central, his entries in TDs Register of Members Interests will make for interesting reading #GE24 www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/r...

Genuinely sorry that Catherine Martin may not get there.She was a good Minister for the Arts-I’m thinking particularly of her initiative around Universal Basic Income for Artists.I hope the work done on this pilot for a larger policy is not going to wither on the vine www.rte.ie/news/electio...

An incredible photo posted today by French President Emmanuel Macron. The floor of Notre Dame Cathedral is filled with the workers involved in the 5 year project to restore the building following the devastating fire in 2019. 1/2

Cork cafés take on the Late night economy paulbyrnemedia.ie/2024/11/27/t...

Lookin forward to playing with my Quartet in May 2025 for a Tour of Ireland featuring: Seamus Blake 🎷 Dave Redmond 🎸Bill Carrothers 🎹 youtu.be/wtFifNzTJBc?si… Check my website for updates & ticket info: kevinbrady.ie #jazzirelandnd @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social

@eastasiaffirl.bsky.social present RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN (1947) by Yasujirō Ozu in 4K restored version eaffi.ie/discoveries/record-of-a-tenement-gentleman Tickets available from each venue: - SAT 7 DEC 16.30 at Pálás Galway - TUE 10 DEC 18.30 at IFI Dublin - THU 12 DEC 18.00 at Triskel Cork

This is an interesting tool for folks wishing to know more about their specific candidates and their policies. I was a little surprised at a few of the positions taken eg Sinn Féin was more to the right than I had imagined on certain issues. www.whichcandidate.ie

The #Knockmealdowns at dusk. #Waterford

A reminder to our Irish followers that we buy used books for for shop credit. As used vintage and secondhand books are what we mainly deal in ( although we also sell new ) keeping good books in circulation and out of landfill benefits everyone. thebookshop.ie/re-home-or-r...

X The End. Hello Bluesky! After being an “early adopter” of the Twitter platform (which I used mainly for matters Triskel and music) I decided last week to terminate my account and say bye bye to Elon Musk and his unhinged brand of public discourse. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...