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Former music scribbler on BarryGruff.com. Ballymore Eustace blow in. Kildare’s original Wrexham fan.

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I can confirm that the BBC Sounds replacement BBC.com app is a piece of shit.

05.08.2025 21:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

But i don't understand why there's no food. Is somebody blocking it? Who would do such things?

22.07.2025 20:11 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Joey Jones obituary: Ex-Wales and Liverpool defender dies aged 70 Former Wales, Liverpool and Wrexham defender Joey Jones was a

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

22.07.2025 20:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Barretstown urges families to attend its annual Big Picnic this weekend The Big Picnic is taking place on Sunday at its campus in Ballymore Eustance in Co Kildare.

Brilliant day out for families, kids will have a ball and your wallet won’t be rinsed!
www.thejournal.ie/barretstown-...

19.07.2025 17:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Charlatans announce new Dev Hynes-produced album, share "We Are Love" 'We Are Love' is The Charlatans 14th album and first in eight years. It's out October 31.

The Charlatans announce new Dev Hynes-produced album 'We Are Love' - listen to the title track www.brooklynvegan.com/the-charlata...

14.07.2025 17:39 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 2
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#freeGAAPalestine #GAA Let them Play

10.07.2025 21:14 — 👍 53    🔁 26    💬 0    📌 2
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Let Them Play Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine my.uplift.ie/petitions/le... @uplift.ie

10.07.2025 21:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Noraid: ‘They started to run it down from the early 1990s – They said I had an image as an IRA supporter’ New RTÉ documentary tells the story of Republican fundraising in the United States during the Troubles

This should be good. Kevin’s documentaries usually are: www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

07.07.2025 21:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'An opportunity missed': RTÉ will again not be televising any of Electric Picnic this year The broadcaster last provided live coverage of the festival in 2017.

The broadcaster last provided live coverage of the festival in 2017.

www.thejournal.ie/rte-electric...

03.07.2025 05:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gerry Adams slams 'vindictive' UK government plans to block compensation for illegal internment Adams said the planned law change only compounds the injustice suffered by those interned during the Troubles.

Gerry Adams has condemned as “vindictive and unlawful” the UK government’s plan to block compensation for hundreds of people interned without trial during the Troubles, calling it a political move to rewrite history
jrnl.ie/6751006

02.07.2025 21:29 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in Civil War takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in Civil War takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

02.07.2025 21:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Resistance, Refusal, Ridicule Fold · Resistance, Refusal, Ridicule · Song · 2025

One last push for our #Spotify listeners — please give this a spin and a save, thereby helping us tickle Mr Algorithm (aka Discover Weekly) and improve our chances of funding future projects:

open.spotify.com/track/3RgWzE...

20.06.2025 17:19 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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41 years ago today
Dead Kennedys live in San Francisco (On Broadways), June 16, 1984

Released 1985 as Dead Kennedys: Live in San Francisco
Re-released on DVD in 2000 as Dead Kennedys: DMPO's On Broadway

#punk #punkrock #deadkennedys #history #punkrockhistory

16.06.2025 02:14 — 👍 402    🔁 55    💬 12    📌 8
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Gruff Rhys unveils new album 'Dim Probs' and Welsh tour Gruff Rhys has announced details of his ninth album – Dim Probs – which is due for release on Rock Action Records on 12th September 2025. The first track from the album – Chwyn Chwyldroadol! – is avai...

The Super Furry Animals' frontman has also released the first track from the forthcoming album - which you can listen to now

12.06.2025 18:04 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading What was once simply a garment that declared your affiliation to a club is now a global business earning millions from collectors of vintage kits

The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading

08.06.2025 11:41 — 👍 30    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 2
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Cate Le Bon announces new album ‘Michelangelo Dying’ and unveils lead single ‘Heaven Is No Feeling’ The singer has shared details of her seventh studio album which will arrive on 26th September.

Cate Le Bon announces new album ‘Michelangelo Dying’ and unveils lead single 'Heaven Is No Feeling': The singer has shared details of her seventh studio album which will arrive on 26th September.

04.06.2025 19:43 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Six of the best pale ales — tried and tasted by our expert As Seventies favourite Double Diamond makes a comeback, our critic shares his pick of the current crop of pale ales

Today in @thetimes.com - back to beer styles with a look at pale ale. Truly six of my favourite beers here. Please do click! www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

25.05.2025 10:02 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
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NEW TIME: 9-12 TONIGHT on BBC Radio Wales / BBC Introducing...

.Evrah Rose talks about her exceptional new album 'Link In Bio'
.Eclectic range of new music from all over Wales and across the sonic spectrum

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Diolch o galon am wrando / thanks for listening.

24.05.2025 12:58 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

621 diff songs/ 804 Total. 415 Artists in 20 shows since 1st, Jan '25 (~Songs per:40, Unique artists per:21) Welsh:96% Cymraeg:16% (feat. lyrics in Welsh); Source: Uploader:40%, Direct:10%, Bought:16%, Plugger:31%, Commission:2%

17.05.2025 23:03 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Introducing a view from the stands The Trust is beginning a new series of engagement surveys, titled 'View from the stands' to explore fan experiences of supporting the club. These will help shape how the board engages with the club an...

A new series of engagement surveys launch today titled “A view from the stands” to explore fan experiences of supporting the club

Get involved & have your say ⬇️

wst.org.uk?p=1972

09.05.2025 15:03 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Gwnewch cais i chwarae: Apply to play! We've partnered with the good people at @amplead.bsky.social for FOCUS Wales 2026 artist applications! Artist applications are open to artists worldwide, of all genres! For more info and to apply visit focuswales.com/music 🎪 Deadline to apply is 1st November ⏳

23.05.2025 10:36 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s a shame that RTÉ doesn’t have a TV show covering the Irish arts scene There’s a gap in the schedules where an overview of Ireland’s cultural scene should be. Here’s how I’d fill it

Something I think about a LOT - where's the arts show on RTE Television that we're crying out for? It's not for want of content, people pitching, or audience interest... (though the show will HAVE to be on earlier than 11.15pm!) www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

18.05.2025 12:51 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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NEW TIME: 9-12 TONIGHT on @BBCSounds BBC Radio Wales @bbcintroducing...

Phenomenal new music from all over Wales and across the sonic spectrum ft. all tagged artists and labels.

WhatsApp 03700 100 110 / txt 8 10 12

The programme has a new start time of 9pm from now on. Hope that's OK x

17.05.2025 13:45 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
Ad for Ballymore Web works

Ad for Ballymore Web works

#ICYMI Just wrapped a new brochure for A Cassidy Decorators — a solid business delivering top-quality work across Meath, Kildare & Dublin. Great to get lovely feedback from Louise and the team.

More here: shorturl.at/cV1UF
#IrishBusiness #Design #Marketing #IrishSmallBusinesses #Kildare

12.05.2025 14:55 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Client testimonial for ballymore web works

Client testimonial for ballymore web works

Just wrapped a new brochure for A Cassidy Decorators — a solid business delivering top-quality work across Meath, Kildare & Dublin. Great to get lovely feedback from Louise and the team.

More here: shorturl.at/cV1UF
#IrishBusiness #Design #Marketing #IrishSmallBusinesses #Kildare

09.05.2025 14:31 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Shack kicked off a short reunion run in their Liverpool hometown last night 𓊝

www.stereogum.com/2305834/watc...

[📹: YouTube - fuelthefirelive]

26.04.2025 20:09 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Hahaha - by short, do the mean 500 pages?

26.04.2025 20:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Howya Alan. Is it worth a read?

26.04.2025 20:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Selling Christmas raffle tickets for the trust seems like an eternity ago. Crazy few years.

26.04.2025 20:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Absolutely mad. Still hasn’t properly sunk in that #Wrexham will be in the Championship next season.

26.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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