Sadly, some cultural output succeeds, not despite being bland, but because of it. The rapid spread of algorithmic & AI content risks sending this into overdrive, creating material that is "technically accomplished and creatively inert".
Interesting piece 👇
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And:
"Government sources also pointed to the fact it is not being attended by the UK and the US."
For example:
"One Government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the preference of officials was that Connolly visit the UK for her first overseas trip – which would have been seen as an “appropriate” choice."
The comments quoted here really underline the Anglocentric priorities of Irish foreign policy at official level. For a country that presents itself as a beacon of multilateralism, and at the heart of the EU, it is frankly quite weird.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
This is a very insightful article. I noticed accounts I follow for GAA, community or amusement purposes taking a quick pivot during the #fuelprotests. Complacency about the need for adults to be vigilant about our own media consumption could lead us to some dark places.
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It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
This is some really excellent reporting on the #fuelprotests from the Journal.
'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the protest WhatsApp groups jrnl.ie/7008346
A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast
I was looking for a hotel and then I found a hotel, but ....
Oh Morrissey 🙈
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Jean Claude Trichet should also raise a few eyebrows among those countries worst affected by the 2008 debt crisis.
Not sure how my teenage self would have reacted to that 😂
In a career first, I have been quoted in @hotpress.com after organising an event on #AI #policy and #music in the @oireachtasnews.bsky.social. My teenage self would be overjoyed! www.hotpress.com/opinion/irma...
If you get a reputation for being an early riser, you can sleep in for the rest of your your days and keep that rep. These guys had their “charm” narrative fed by other powerful people and compliant journalists. It didn’t even need to be remotely true once it became received wisdom.
It’s true they’re less craic than the alternative.
It appears he is was schooled in London for a few years of his secondary education.
I had my first appearance on @rte.ie Radio 1 yesterday, speaking on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association on Morning Ireland. It was a really positive segment on the surge in sales of #vinyl records in Ireland. A good news story in these crazy times.
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The Westport taxi drivers, who hated each other, shouting “I made no phone call!” gave us the pinnacle of that genre.
It's been a fun week at the Irish Recorded Music Association, launching the 2025 music market report for Ireland,
We got a lot of coverage and it was especially nice to see the reaction of international press. Here is the piece in @musicnewsweb.bsky.social.
www.music-news.com/news/Undergr...
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.
Please help. This maniac stole my bus.
Looks like I’ll need to check the record for that Mayo under-12s handball doubles runner up medal, just in case I become Minister for Finance.
This sounds like an argument in favour of you becoming a pol corr.
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize.
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Genuinely saddened to hear this morning that Seán Rocks has passed on. I was something of a latecomer to Arena but greatly valued it in recent years, always learning so much from his interviews and really enjoying his warm banter with guests.
Do I have this right? The UK will do what it should do anyway unless Israel stops doing what it shouldn't be doing in the first place?
#Gaza #CeasefireNow #Palestine
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
I had a very enjoyable afternoon in Athlone, providing a training workshop on effective communications to @forsatradeunion.bsky.social representatives.
As expected, they were a very engaged and committed group who care a lot about what they do.
#communications #messaging #training #union
Complacency on the basis of poor public support is the equivalent of correctly storing the deckchairs on the Titanic.
Polls don’t matter a curse when the powerful irrevocably shift norms of governance.
LA is a now a testing ground.
People sent abusive comments over this? I guess some snowflakes just can’t take a joke. #UpMsyo
Mayo Pride apologises for 'Child of Drag' post and has reviewed social media policy jrnl.ie/6722851
