Ireland is complicit in genocide as long as the US military uses Shannon airport. 91yo Lelia Doolan - veteran peace activist, film-maker and firebrand - is leading a 16-day march from Shannon to Leinster House. You can join her at any point for any distance. www.instagram.com/walkwithleli...

“This is the first song on our new album!”

My latest column: Ireland’s data centre policy will drive significantly greater fossil fuel use, contradicting multiple statutory and policy targets which require rapid reductions instead. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

But does it have The Gourds cover of "Gin and Juice"?

No, we don’t. FFS with these people!

If they pick an Ashby film, I'm probably going to share it no matter what, but I love how into each of his films Slattery is here.

The rage of music-reactor, guitar youtube at the moment ... this duo's crazy cool. Sounds like aliens playing their version of rock. Microtones, odd times, loops (loops across time changes), but also super funky and tight as. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OI...

I mean, sure, we were gonna boycott the World Cup anyway, right?

Am going to have to ride my husband tonight, to make up for this. #coybig

One of these days see me drivin round town in my rockin Rolls Royce with my sunroof down my bottle of booze no summertime blues shoutin out 'look at me!' in my Rock n Roll voice!

Reception on the doors has been great for Dan but we still have a lot of ground to cover. If you would like to get involved in making sure the best representative for Dublin Central gets elected go here: forms.gle/BWYxeXSeKqgL...

Feminist Studies is hiring a managing editor! Please spread the word! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69890/f...

In addition to all the other great things about this talk, it's also clearly the work of a Humanities graduate.

Dang! ☘️

Connolly Books abú

"I went to the woods because I wished to take a shit in a hole out back" - Thoreau, probably

Congratulations to Autumn Durald Arkapaw on her Oscar for Cinematography. She's the first woman to win the award (in 97 years!) - and also the first person, male or female, of Black or Filipino descent. The film looks amazing and certainly should've won in its own right ... but a bit of context ->

Man, one of the most depressing aspects of modern scholarship is finding a great article and then looking up the scholar to see what else they’ve done and just catching a glimpse of an abbreviated career hopping between visiting positions and publishing great pieces before disappearing from academia

Somehow I'm just finding out that the same guy, Gerard Huerta, designed AC/DC's logo and the HBO logo. And now you know, too!

Fuck Keir Starmer - A man who couldn't get us cancelled from Glasto - A man who couldn't beat us in court - A man who has destroyed the Labour Party - A man whose government supports war criminals in Israel with weapons and intelligence www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

people often ask me about my approach to impact and change. there’s also a common — though rarely stated —assumption that ai auditors or critics should work with developers/vendors to drive concrete changes... product retraction, guardrails, mitigations, etc... 1/

In 1926, as a member of the Irish Senate, W.B. Yeats enthusiastically took charge of the committee designing new coinage for the Irish Free State. Yeats decided the different denominations should be symbolised by different animals (was he consciously thinking of this as the “tails” side?) 1/2

Eleven days into the bombing of Iran, the destruction is already immense. Yet the Irish Government still hasn’t clearly called this war what it is: a breach of international law. Ireland must show moral courage and stand up for peace.

Imagine trying your damndest to find *more* absentee landlords given Ireland's history. #spéirgorm

Watch some of Shinichiro Watanabe’s Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel!✨ THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE BRANDED TO KILL M THE COMPLETE JACQUES TATI

President Catherine Connolly has warned the catastrophic consequences of violating the UN Charter cannot be ignored. 🧵 [1/2]

President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".

Happy Woman's Day! Didn't plan it this way, but tomorrow I'm teaching Born in Flames and Away from Her - two fantastic (and very different!) films directed by women that you should see if you haven't.

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

What’s the first record you remember buying with your own money? I think I was 10. A friend at school told me that KISS was so out and this 'new' group AC/DC were in. Bought this with a mix of Christmas money and saved allowance. Changed everything!

Lovely fresh morning on the hills. #sunrise #thursdaymorning

I'll admit I don't know a ton about social science research. But I can't imagine this being remotely true in the humanities. When I go to an archive, I have an idea about my project, and then it changes. I'm not looking for a preconceived set of facts; rather for my set idea to be expanded ->

Figures released today by housing charity Threshold provide further proof that Govt was wrong to proceed with the introduction of its disastrous new rent regulations. We need nothing less than an immediate ban on no-fault evictions to prevent a fresh wave of homelessness.

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

Excellent summary, for those who may not know:

Last night, we launched Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich's campaign for the Dáil. There's real momentum behind this campaign, and Míde would be an outstanding representative for Galway West. Join the campaign today, and let's get Míde elected! @socialmide.bsky.social

The people who are doing away with the triple lock and are desperate to end our policy of neutrality ‘can’t say’ that a clearly illegal attack under international law was illegal.

If you need a bit of respite from ... all this ... the new Elvis movie is a ton of fun.

"Everything is politics...You don't get to make art in a fascist state" CMAT delivering, mar is gnách. 👏 (Same goes for sport btw) #Speirgorm

RIP Robert Carradine - just hearing about his passing now. He was absolutely fantastic in a small but intense (and sadly prescient) roll in Coming Home.

Proposed changes to Arts at University of Galway have sparked a major debate. We’ve formally responded. This isn’t just about one degree — it’s about the place of Arts in higher education and who gets to shape its future. Read IFUT’s statement: www.ifut.ie/content/arts...

The find itself is incredible, but so is the film - give it a look!

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,, Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

Teaching Decline of Western Civilization for a few years now - the gigs are still thrilling, but I increasingly find the film's framing of the punk scene very middle class-y reactionary. Titillation around violence, very little on the scene as community, or even why so many women were drawn to it.

On one hand, I'm glad that Criterion is publishing this on physical media when Netflix clearly doesn't care. On the other, Criterion's animation range is still tiny and more than half of it is from this century, in English. Publish these, yes, but more quantity and variety would be amazing.

And there are still Irish politicians that'll defend this regime and offer all sorts of excuses.

And a major driving force imo is administrators CVs not the unis well being! Looks much better to say “attracted 100 mil donation for new AI center” or whatever than “helped university run good”

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.