I was today-years-old when I learned that The Happy Mondays' Step On is actually a cover of a 1970s South African rock tune. Thanks #BBC6Music! Every day is a school day ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJER...

There’s a collection of very sound and talented people playing in Phil Grimes’ Waterford this Saturday night. It’s a tribute to our friend Paul who died suddenly at the start of the year. It’s also a fundraiser for his family. If you’re free, please come on down ie.powertik.com/en/events/a-...

Really enjoyed the first episode of new podcast 'Living Culture, Making Heritage.' It made me think about what open access really means (or doesn't mean!) in terms of information. Kudos to @kilmun.bsky.social @ecocritickate.bsky.social @scopeland.bsky.social www.diggitmagazine.com/colonial-leg...

I am reminded of this cartoon from the dotcom bubble (> 25 years ago) every day I see/hear/read about more insane AI spending. Original illustration by Tony Kelly

I was today-years-old when I learned that Led Zepplin’s John Paul Jones did the string arrangements on REM’s Automatic for the People. Despite having loved the album nearly my whole life! Just never read the credits before … had a home-copy tape back in the day. I did buy it on CD, but y’know …

I'm probably a dinosaur here, but I have no interest in video podcasts. The appeal of audio is that I can also be doing other eyes-busy hands-busy activities while listening. Each to their own, but video takes away a fundamental aspect of podcasting for me - may as well be YouTube

I found 2x2GB sticks of DDR3 RAM in a drawer. I’ll start the bidding at €1m …

Today I learned that the Irish word for "podcast" is podchroaltaí, coming from craoladh (meaning broadcast). There you go now. podcasts.setu.ie

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

Those with a Waterford connection might have known Paul O'Brien, heard him sing/play, or enjoyed a pint in his company. A GoFundMe has been created to help out with things after his untimely passing. If you're in a position to spare any amount, it would be greatly appreciated - thank you 🙏

The shore is pretty wild and beautiful in Dunmore East this morning

An earthy night of poetry and song in Phil Grimes tonight, courtesy of David Keenan & friends. Much love to @subtsounds.bsky.social for keeping the fires lit

Northern lights putting on an impromptu show in Waterford

Saw 28 Days Later: The Bone Temple this evening. Really enjoyed it - very tight and sometimes mad. You can read as much subtext as you like. I suspect many non-UK/Irish audiences will miss the Jimmy Saville stuff. Ralph Fiennes puts in some shift. Worth a watch - unless very squeamish

“Apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, in exceptionally poor taste, or just plain creepy.” - unless the app undresses images of children and is owned by Elon Musk

As we collectively bask in the glow of Jessie Buckley's brilliance, let us remember the gorgeous album she casually recorded with Bernard Butler back in 2022. For All Our Days That Tear The Heart is just beautiful. There's nothing this woman can't do

It's strange to read about yourself in the 3rd person! Back in December I sat down with the wonderful Rebecca Graham of @siliconrepublic.bsky.social for a chat about my work on academic podcasting, science communication and the research I'm doing with Owen Conlan towards my PhD #podcasting #research

Stay classy San Diego

My office for the evening 😃 🕺🔥

Once again @newyorker.com, OBJECTIONS

Some phone footage of last night’s #Kuduro rehearsal. Performing live in Bank Lane (Waterford) on the 30th Dec. If you fancy a post-Christmas boogie, we have you covered. Tickets from banklane.ie

This is one of the most terrifying articles I’ve ever read www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Imagine how much happier we’d all be if everyone just ignored he-who-shall-not-be-named. What a total cunt

The headline shoukd be “AI slop is ruining everything” IMO www.theverge.com/report/83950...

Will #Eurovision recover from this? The EBU have demonstrated complete hypocrisy. I hope more countries follow the example of Spain, the Netherlands and Ireland.

Tell me you have children without telling me you have children … #Replay2025

Dear @newyorker.com - #Ireland would like to raise on objection #speirgorm

Yes yes a hundred times yes

New podcast! Students from SETU travelled to Zadar to explore sustainable food practices in Croatia. I spoke with students Jodi Hunt, Kealan Voogt, lecturer Michael Quinn & EU-CONEXUS’ Bridget Cheasty about what they learned and why Irish seafood deserves more love. Listen here 👉 pod.fo/e/350a36

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

New book arrived in the post today! Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory edited by Lori Beckstead and @darioll.bsky.social The amount of high quality writing in this area is happily increasing - fair play

Now that the dust has settled on our Spraoi Siren Sisters show for Samhain 2025, I'd like to thank some people. To my fellow musicians (Fintan, Marc, Andy & Gav) - you're a pack of legends and it's always a gift to play with you! 1/n

Happy Halloween! I’m gonna dress up again tomorrow for our Siren Sisters Samhain Show in Waterford. Will compare with this pic from two years ago and see how much greyer the beard is 😉

This Saturday evening, we’ll complete a triptych of Spraoi Samhain shows in Waterford. The three Siren Sisters will rise from haunted shores and roam the ghostly streets of the ancient city, culminating in a musical finale at John Roberts Square. Put on your make-up and bring your dancing shoes!

Saw Keith Dunphy’s Word Against the Word in Garter Lane Waterford. One man’s story about being a dyslexic actor. Fabulous performance. Fabulous use of sound and visuals. So inventive in its staging! There’s still some tickets left. Go

They'll now be tracking podcasts towards an Academic's Altmetric score. This is very interesting! Blows apart some of the stuff I was talking about at #EPOD25, but it's a step in the right direction for Scholarly Podcasting IMO #podacademics #podcaststudies www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/10...

I REALLY enjoyed listening to the latest episode of The Nerve, which was all about a recent Poetry Lounge event in Waterford. It’s full of interesting voices and beautiful words podfollow.com/the-nerve

Still the greatest achievement listed on LinkedIn.

So Audacity v4 is on the way. Excellent stuff! For free beginner software, Audacity is great! Though users run out of road fairly quickly. Reading about the developments in v4, it seems they're addressing a lot of the deficiencies. www.theverge.com/news/792368/...

Yesterday in mushrooms, then today

Welcome to the slopocalypse! I don't consider myself a luddite, but I fail to hear any appeal to this music. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

I mean, there’s a rumour, and I don’t know if it’s so or not, that Antarctica , they don’t have Polar Bears. And they have virtually no Autism, OK. Tell me about that one.

Absolutely 100% on this

The new @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album is just gorgeous. Hannon’s voice is sounding particularly beautiful. There you go now

Absolutely AMAZING stuff from Kate O’Connor!!!! To finish like that with a knee injury in the 800m is truly inspiring. G’wan ya legend!!! www.rte.ie/sport/athlet...

Definitively, unequivocally, Israel is committing genocide, according to @genocidescholars.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Using one photo already in your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

I've been neglecting my blog for months. Anyway, just updated this article on "Tips for buying a laptop for college" with 2025 information. Might be useful for some. roboconnor.ie/tips-on-buyi...

Caught 2 bands in Bank Lane last night. #TheSleeveens were fantastic! High-energy punk songs full of kindness and positivity. Great to see Stef Murphy on stage again. Guy is brilliant! As for #TheLemonheads - oh dear. I hope Evan Dando gets the help he needs. Absolutely brutal. Wasted in every way

Out for a stroll today, getting in a bit of #geocaching. Scenery was kinda alright