On my way to park my bike blocking the entrance to the port tunnel, and will not be moving until there is a full and transparent government enquiry to finally find out if Fontaines DC were a Fine Gael PsyOp campaign all along.

The 3 main reasons for extortionate fuel prices: • Free market global capitalism • Reliance on fossil fuels over renewable energy • Right-wing populist war mongers I look forward to the protestors dedicating themselves fully to long-term action to dismantle these causes for the good of everyone.

This Mr Dallon is quite the spokesperson. So, official representative organisations do not represent everyone. But this random farmer from Kildare claims he’s representing “all the people here in Ireland”. I don’t remember agreeing to that.

If you’ve never met Tobi Omoteso, I can tell you he’s an incredibly kind and creative guy who has worked really hard to build his career through positive and inclusive activities. What’s happened to him in Limerick is awful. If you can help the GoFundMe, please do: www.gofundme.com/f/bk5hf-help...

Last night in Rotterdam: a large group drinking and dancing in an open space in a cultural building late at night, right next to an open library space. Would never happen in Ireland. “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” — Ernest Hemingway

“Make it shitty!” youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ

Congrats to the Queen. #rtechoicemusicprize #CMAT

RIP Glenn Keating: Irish musician who played with Jape, Houseplants, Bell X1 and many more has passed away nialler9.com/rip-glenn-ke...

If you have 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 on how Dublin City is run and managed, you could share them as part of Dublin City Council’s Citizen Sentiment Survey. 😁 engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...

Nialler9 Podcast episode: Izakaya, The Hoxton and Dublin's cultural spaces with Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin @eoghanocpbp.bsky.social ▶️ nialler9.com/podcast-izak...

This looks great. Just ordered a copy of Issue 1.

I’d like it if someone clever worked out the coordination so people in specific seats wear a certain colour so that the entire Aviva is just one huge Palestinian flag that can’t be hidden in the footage of the match. 🇵🇸

Seachtain Saoirse don Phalaistín at Project Arts Centre all this week: projectartscentre.ie/events/seach...

Here's the Choice Music Prize Irish album shortlist for 2025 nialler9.com/choice-music...

I wholeheartedly endorse this message. nialler9.com/music-resolu...

Spare a thought for anybody working in charity comms in a world where this kind of overwrought bullshit is written on a pack of socks made by a car company.

Mikel Arteta has such cringeworthy main character syndrome. #AVFC

That shop STOCK by Stephen’s Green always has “my wife would love an ironing board cover” vibes at this time of year. I saw a man barge in the front door and just shout, “Horses! Anything to do with horses?” 🎁🍻

‘Tis the season… 😖 #AVFC #ASTMUN

Niall’s series of guest posts each year are always great for discovering tracks or albums you missed, and Jim’s one never fails to spotlight something I end up loving. ⬇️

Merry Christmas you filthy animals. adebisishank.lnk.to/christmas

So apart from being very talented my brother David is very brave. While his film Eternity was being wrapped up he had a very serious diagnosis and he has written about it here time.com/7339094/eter...

All I’ll say is that we were denied a classic TV moment by not bringing Roy Keane back out at the end to dance and sing along next to CMAT. #toyshow #LateLateToyShow

I can’t believe Ireland are going to win a World Cup in 2026 and in 2027. #coybig

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Noted that Collins and Cullen captained their sides against each other today. I’m thinking maybe this hasn’t happened either ever or for a long time (two ROI players captaining against each other in the PL), until I’m proven wrong… @optajoe.com?

Has anyone ever actually been fined for feet on the seat?

‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene

Troy Parrott would never. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why Qobuz has replaced Spotify as my streaming service of choice. nialler9.com/why-qobuz-ha...

🚨 🇮🇪 Ireland will host their UEFA Play-offs Semifinals if they secure spot in Pot 2. 📈 🇮🇪 Ireland will move up to Pot 2 if: ❌ 🇺🇦 Ukraine do NOT defeat 🇮🇸 Iceland! OR ❌ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales do NOT defeat 🇲🇰 North Macedonia! AND ❌ 🇧🇦 Bosnia do NOT defeat 🇦🇹 Austria!

Jæd aka Jennifer Evans is in Dublin for a Bello Bar show tomorrow night. Final EE show of 2025! Come out to play one last time and then I will stop asking you to come out to play (for a few days). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc3e...

Just want to make a playlist that replicates the entire contents of my old Creative Zen tbh

Merchy Christmas is to return to Dublin this December nialler9.com/merchy-chris...

I know the weather’s terrible today, but all we can do is hope that Cristiano Ronaldo had to walk a few steps from his 5* hotel to the team bus and he stood in a big puddle and his shoes got wet and some soaked into his socks and everything. Farewell, you monstrous ego. Don’t hurry back. #COYBIG

Nialler9 started 20 years ago today 💫 nialler9.com/nialler9-sta...

Essential reading from someone who knows.

I guess it’s time for me to start practicing the intro to Mariah Carey’s Christmas song on the piano again so I can dazzle my fellow commuters in Pearse station over the next two months. (I cannot actually play the piano)

Few things can reinforce your belief in the absolute stupidity of human beings like observing people’s behaviour on a flight.

I would argue that, in Dublin City centre, there are now more billboard ads telling people to bin their litter than there are actual bins in which to put litter. 👏

Watch the Ireland match or pour 30g of smoked paprika directly into my eyeballs…

Can someone show Micheál Martin that speech made by Micheál Martin at COP a couple of years ago stressing that political leaders had to rise to the challenge of climate change or they would have failed in their most significant task?

Got to love Dublin. #Speirgorm

The best albums of the month: Words on CMAT, Geese, james K, Cate Le Bon, NewDad, The Redneck Manifesto, Automatic, Hayden Pedigo, God Knows, pôt-pot and more. nialler9.com/the-best-alb...

Jokes aside (and the jokes are class), we should be a little proud that there is some level of integrity in this presidential race. Gavin could have behaved like most Western politicians and just lied and/or blamed immigrants for no reason. Resigning in disgrace is a dying art these days. #áras25

That means the score is now: Tenants 1 - 274,652 Landlords

If you like clever disco tunes, the new Say She She album out today is very enjoyable. Playing the Academy in Dublin on 23 November too. 🪩🕺🏻 open.qobuz.com/album/dnnc61...

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed