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Stan ร“ hOireachtaigh ๐Ÿ‰

@stane.bsky.social

Leeds and Dublin, once a musician, now an academic; last refuge of the scoundrel etc. https://beyondthespelloflabour.wordpress.com/

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A couple of years later, for the first Sunstroke festival (Faith no More/ Sonic Youth/ Sugar) myself and a colleague spent a day with an angle grinder cutting down those barriers as they were deemed unsafe for alternative rock. I managed to set my jumper on fire with the sparks from the grinder.

22.11.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mono recording from 1962. Spectacular sound.

22.11.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wycombe 3 - 2 Lincoln | Football | The Guardian Football matches from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

My favourite scoreline at the moment

www.theguardian.com/football/mat...

22.11.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Highway to hell. Both directions.

22.11.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've seen the guitar player on SR with the Strat in other James Last vids and he always looks like he wants you to know that he's a serious musician and has his own band, and maybe you'd like to have a listen sometime to the tapes?

22.11.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At 80, This Composer Is Easier Than Ever to Celebrate

really nice piece on braxton in the nyt today. no fireall
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...

22.11.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They're cool, but also a bit of a red flag when cited as an influence.

22.11.2025 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I spent 7 years in UCD, PhDing and then teaching, and everytime I go back, there's a dozen new buildings.

22.11.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Real life Spinal Tap at the base.

21.11.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unusual in the north of England.

21.11.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was tempted to watch the Hungary match there, but wiser counsels...

21.11.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fish has just been told the price of something and is saying 'ow much?!

21.11.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And finally, for a contemporary account, shamelessly partisan, by a participant

21.11.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I probably disagree with Roy Foster about many things, but this is excellently written and captures Dublin before the rising captivatingly:

21.11.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JJ Lee's Modern Ireland 1912-1985 is the best overview of (most) of the 20th century

21.11.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Because that's what I did for the next two hours, having been rudely awoken.

21.11.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The prominently displayed copy of General 'Sir' Mike Jackson's autobiography in the local Oxfam Books....

21.11.2025 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œProhibited words and concepts: Equity, diversity, & inclusion; anti-racism; Bias; Critical race theory; implicit bias; oppression; intersectionality; prohibited discriminatory practices; racial privilege; promoting stereotypes based on personal identity characteristics.โ€

โ€œProhibited words and concepts: Equity, diversity, & inclusion; anti-racism; Bias; Critical race theory; implicit bias; oppression; intersectionality; prohibited discriminatory practices; racial privilege; promoting stereotypes based on personal identity characteristics.โ€

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited โ€œwords & concepts.โ€ I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories Iโ€™m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

20.11.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8611    ๐Ÿ” 2139    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 161    ๐Ÿ“Œ 247

What on earth is going - England all out for sub 200 and now Australia collapsing.

21.11.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To the guys who parked up down the street at 4am, booming bass through their car stereo - someday I hope that you have cause to regret everything.

21.11.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After an intense and absorbing show last week, Gwenifer Raymond reminded us to exit 'through the gift shop' and was selling records and T-shirts within a minute of finishing her set. Not that I think she shouldn't do it, but something feels off.

20.11.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone needs to watch the late Peter Watkins Culloden to see what the English did to Highland civilisation.

20.11.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is a campaign to restore it isn't there? Met someone involved once, can't recall the name...

20.11.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was travelling (by boat) from Ireland to Britain the day after Ireland locked down and a week before the UK did. Very weird, since people were taking some measures already, without much in the way of guidance.

20.11.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜We could have asked ChatGPTโ€™: students fight back over course taught by AI Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent

Well this is grim

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

20.11.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Burke's Disappearage.

20.11.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rebel Notes: Ireland โ€” beyond the pale books โ€“ books on Irish society and politics Irish rebel music analysed from Wolfe Tones to Kneecap

There's a bit about this in me buke - RTร‰ strenuously denied banning it, just said they 'chose not to play it'. - there was quite a furore at the time.
www.beyondthepalebooks.com/shopnewbooks...

20.11.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'hot ashes'. This was 1993 btw.

19.11.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the best cups of coffee I ever had was in a Georgian cafe in Moscow. Coffee was hard to find there at the time - even McD's only did tea. But this was boiled in a tiny pot on the top of a stove with hot ages and with far too much sugar. Buzzing for days.

19.11.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The country and Irish problem | Popular Music | Cambridge Core The country and Irish problem - Volume 39 Issue 3-4

Love hate relationship there....

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

19.11.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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