Michael Sheils McNamee

Hey, I must say - this is such an intelligent take on the whole Britpop scene. And I really appreciated the historical depth, especially as an Irish person. So much of it really resonated.

www.oed.com/discover/new...

Spice Bag and the word 'Class' have made it into the Oxford English Dictionary - with Derry Girls being cited as a source.

They do a festive tractor drive down on Achill Island

A very lovely piece.

I was forced to cheat on my wife after having children wrecked our sex life - and here's why my deceit is justified - reads a Mail Online headline. The two picture show a suggestive bedroom scene with a woman visible from behind and a second picture, with two parents looking exasperated at their child.

Very surprising to see that Father Christmas has written a first person piece for the Mail this morning.

my sister is a paramedic, and there is a drunk man at the a and e telling children that Santa doesn't visit hospitals.

YouTube video by thepodgeandrodgeshow Podge and Rodge Music - Fester 'n' Alain, There is a Dead Man up the Chimney

A Christmas classic for anyone having a can of Fosters and oven pizza combo on the big day. youtu.be/3ucdPfXdwh4?...

I had Fury winning two rounds. Which is definitely a bit biased, but I don't think it was that close.

@jsphctrl.bsky.social - Hello! There is an account pretending to be you, using the handle: @jsph-c.bsky.social - I'm sure you may be aware, but just in case!

Are there any pieces about whether more right leaning voices are likely to move to BlueSky for functionality and not feeling like it's a one way conversation?

Live from Kilkenomics: financial mistakes Unhedged · Episode

It's a very special episode of Unhedged, direct from Kilkenomics! 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Recorded with an audience of real humans round the back of Cleere's bar! 🍻🍻🍻

open.spotify.com/episode/3sEY...

What I will say for BlueSky is that it has a Tweetdeck alternative called Blue Deck.

Exclusive: The secret plan to charge London's drivers by the mile Sadiq Khan and Transport for London were on the cusp of transforming the capital's roads. London Centric has all the details.

Today I published a big leak of documents from inside TfL showing the per-mile road pricing scheme that was planned for London in September 2026, until Sadiq Khan killed it under political pressure.

Read the full story here (free trial available): www.londoncentric.media/p/london-roa...

Two men standing at roadside, one wearing red fleece, the other is wearing a blue coat and purple, striped shirt

Hello to lots of new followers over the last week! To reintroduce myself, I'm a producer for @ianhamiltonbbc.bsky.social and we cover things like disability, entertainment, business and more for BBC Scotland news. As Ian will say, "our patch is Scotland". And if you've got a story, get in touch

Cookie Monster wearing a poppy on The One Show.

Eight years ago today.