R.I.P. Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for @thecure.com

Great list featuring some incredible Irish albums @eoin-murray.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/anoisosa...

The story of Ireland's travelling honours board - 'Not perfect, but good enough for us' theparttimer.substack.com/p/the-story-...

I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him

"I consider Kevin Shields the musical equivalent of Francis Bacon or Francis Ford Coppola, but you could never experience Portrait of Pope Innocent X or Apocalypse Now being recreated live." nomoreworkhorse.com/2025/12/22/b...

Best new Irish podcasts of the year: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... Best new international podcasts of the year: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Ahhh so lovely 😍😍 www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...

"Tech’s dominance over entertainment is now undeniable" - Matt Belloni in his Puck newsletter

As of this week the full archive of the New Yorker is up online - it's added more than 100,000 articles from more than 4,000 issues

I wrote a mini-profile of Geese for the new issue of New York magazine. I love this band and am deeply unnerved by the fact that they were born in 2002.

I'll continue to work and write there, though not as much as before (and for less money). I wrote about my future plans (which I'm excited about) for my newsletter, to which you should subscribe, now more than ever. tinyurl.com/ynj2wu9k

PROFESSIONAL NEWS: This Friday (Dec. 19) will be the final episode of Indiecast for the foreseeable future. Uproxx has discontinued production of the podcast I’ve hosted w/ Ian Cohen for just over five years as part of an overall downsizing of my role with the company. (1/2)

"The Oscars are one of our essential cultural institutions, honoring excellence in storytelling and artistry” lol variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Good present for the music lover in your life www.nts.live/gift-support...

Music Zone! 👐🎛️ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Nice feeling waking up early and tuning in to see how England are getting on in the Ashes... 😆

"I realised that my entire career was based on other people’s decisions in their own lives, and that I had no control over my own plan. I had no control over my own career, was entirely dependent on other people."

We're currently just 25 subscribers off the magical 2000 that ensures the long-term viability and stability of The Quietus. Join the Subscriber tier today & get instant access to hours of music in playlists covering our three main end of year charts: thequietus.com/subscribers/

"I realised that my entire career was based on other people’s decisions in their own lives, and that I had no control over my own plan. I had no control over my own career, was entirely dependent on other people."

"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.

"best league in the world" klaxon from Carragher 🚨

Mayobridge ftw!

Tom Brady talking about milking cows. Er ok

Charlie Smyth game-winner! Incredible

8th December always feels like the first day of Christmas. Welcome to our #12DaysOfChristmas where each day we reveal an WCLF2026 author. Jung Chang will join us with her memoir Fly, Wild Swans, the brilliant sequel to her bestselling Wild Swans. Follow for updates. Day 1 @harpercollins.bsky.social

Welcome to the fourth day of our #TwelveDaysOfChristmas reveal of authors who are coming to WCLF 2026. We cannot wait to see Patrick Gale back in Bantry with his new novel Love Lane, which will be published by @tinderpress.bsky.social in March. Follow us or join e-newsletter at link in bio for news

Day 7 of our #TwelveDaysOfChristmas WCLF2026 reveals. We're very excited that Jenny Mitchell will join us next summer with a new anthology she is editing arising from her time as Cork City Library's Poet-in-the-Community. @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social will be joined by Daragh Fleming and Imasha Costa

Madra Salach covering Sinéad O'Connor - Black Boys on Mopeds at Yule 2025 in Dalymount Park last night

Cycling courtesy to combat rage-bait www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

Barry on Do You this morning! 🕺🪩 doyou.world

'We have Hoggie': Cork legend Patrick Horgan honoured by city council

The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."

Great to see The Midnight House on this fabulous list of the best Cork books of 2025. Thank you @marjbrennan.bsky.social @irishexaminer.bsky.social 📚✍️✨ www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

"he’s surely one of the best songwriters to come out of Ireland in the past 10 years" anoisosard.substack.com/p/new-irish-...

The punk-rap group Bob Vylan have issued defamation proceedings against RTÉ over its reporting of the duo’s performance at the Glastonbury music festival this summer. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Wrote about the two-hour CMAT extravaganza at the 3Arena Free to read, no need to subscribe to anything if you don't want to open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/c...

"All of this happens in a city with far less cultural infrastructure and fewer interesting social spaces than other European capitals." - @unamullally.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

For the Monday morning crowd⤵️

The Utah Jazz are on pace to lose by 112 points

Cmat at the 3arena tonight. The greatest.

Cloudflare down again!?!?

New episode of my TPOE music podcast is out today featuring Maykay in a 45-minute chat about her debut solo album Link in bio or just search for 'The Point of Everything' wherever you get your podcasts

Cork’s legendary Quay Co-Op vegetarian restaurant is shutting up shop for good after 44 years

New episode of my TPOE music podcast is out today featuring Maykay in a 45-minute chat about her debut solo album Link in bio or just search for 'The Point of Everything' wherever you get your podcasts

"Are blond white women OK?"

Wrote about listicle season - the most wonderful time of year open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/l...

Wrote about listicle season - the most wonderful time of year open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/l...