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Is Cork/Kerry-based singer-songwriter Laurie Shaw a bit of a genius? I think so. Here he is on my podcast talking about making the amazing and meta artwork for his latest album Felted Fruit VI.

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Homeowners building modular homes in back gardens will be able to rent them on private market Micheál Martin said he didn't think people 'would build something costing up to €80,000 if it was only to be used for a son or a daughter who might leave after two or three years'

Homeowners building modular homes in back gardens will be able to rent them on private market

Lisa Hannigan on KCRW 2012 YouTube video by lisasfanno1

Lisa Hannigan on KCRW 2012

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Cork's Viaduct Inn to become transport and travel hub First element of the hub will be a Dublin Connect bus service

Cork's Viaduct Inn to become transport and travel hub

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Tour poster for Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band.

Baby skeleton wrapped in 1910 newspaper may have lived more than century earlier, inquest hears Mystery deepens over ‘Baby Auckland’ whose remains were found under floor of Bishop Auckland house in 2024

Baby skeleton wrapped in 1910 newspaper may have lived more than century earlier, inquest hears

Something feels missing: Bring back the trolley service on every train journey Most railway routes in Ireland have not had a trolley service since the pandemic. Jenny McEntegart bemoans the lack of a cuppa and sandwich on train journeys

Something feels missing: Bring back the trolley service on every train journey

Cork stalking victim says she was ‘horrified’ at request for her therapy notes The woman’s former partner Seán Fagan was sentenced in February to four years with the last two years suspended

Cork stalking victim says she was ‘horrified’ at request for her therapy notes

Rory McIlroy now has more major titles (6) since February 1996 than the Dallas Cowboys have playoff wins (5)

Part ii of this clip from my interview with David Kitt on The Point of Everything (TPOE 391)

David Kitt on the TPOE podcast this week as he releases The Big Romance (Kittser's Version) 25 years on from the original

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Crazy Dreams - Paul Brady, 1980 YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults

Incredible.

What a lineup!

Episode 58 - The Big Romance by David Kitt On this episode I’m joined by David Kitt to talk about The Big Romance. Our chat takes in: the writing and recording of 2000's Small Moments, his debut record on Rough Trade Records; the recording of ...

David Kitt on The Big Romance and more. EP58 of To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. On all listening platforms 1/2: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-58

Culture That Made Me: Katriona O’Sullivan, author of Poor, picks her touchstones Harper Lee, the Housewives of Beverly Hills, and the Two Norries feature among O'Sullivan's selections

A Cork person I listen to – who’s sadly no longer with us – is Talos... He's so gifted and such a loss to the artistic community.... His song We Didn't Know We Were Ready is a masterpiece. Whenever I want to feel my feelings I'll put that on.

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Cork's Brick Lane bar to close after 11 years Operators said the sums don't stack up any more

Cork's Brick Lane bar to close after 11 years

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Every Time I..., by Swimmers Jackson track by Swimmers Jackson

Listen to @swimmersjackson.bsky.social new single Every Time I, which is out today

"It's about my love/hate relationship with London and how cities or places aren't actually capable of loving (or hating) you back."

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As he releases the first single from his third album, we asked, what is @swimmersjackson.bsky.social into right now - music, gigs, pubs, film, books and more. Lots of recommendations here

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New episode of my music podcast is out today

TPOE 390 features Belfast artist Joshua Burnside on his incredible new album It's Not Going to be Okay, dedicated to his late friend

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'Lack of oxygen to the brain erased memories of my early life': Cork writer on living with undiagnosed tumour Cork man and writer Derry O’Leary tells Helen O’Callaghan about the single evening that represented a key turning point in a life lived until then with an undiagnosed brain tumour that caused unrelent...

'Lack of oxygen to the brain erased memories of my early life': Cork writer on living with undiagnosed tumour

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One objector, whose property abuts the development site, called the proposal "too big"

Another objector raised concerns about the addition of a gallery, shop and performance space to the building

Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy's Kerry cinema plan delayed on appeal by neighbours Positive bid from Kerry County Council for the ambitious refurbishment of the Phoenix Cinema has been appealed to the planning commission by local residents

The major redevelopment of a cinema bought by artist Yvonne McGuinness and actor Cillian Murphy has been appealed to the planning commission by several local residents

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"I know I called you a plonker, but I have to say fair play too for being romantic and going to the trouble of getting a nice birthday present."

Dear Dáithí: My girlfriend thinks I’m planning to propose...but, I'm not My girlfriend walked in when I was measuring one of her rings. I explained I had planned on surprising her with a ring for her birthday and she seemed delighted. A mutual friend has since told me that...

Dear Dáithí: My girlfriend thinks I’m planning to propose...but, I'm not