Una Mullally
@unamullally.bsky.social
Writer unamullally.com www.sliverpress.com
I spoke to Fontaines D.C. about their new album, Dopamine Chamber.
Fontaines DC: ‘We just hang out with ourselves and don’t really interact as much with other people’
Conor Deegan and Tom Coll on Dopamine Chamber, which the band’s lead singer, Grian Chatten, says needed to be a ‘catastrophic warning’
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There are dozens of demonstrations, marches, and other events in solidarity with Palestine happening this weekend all over Ireland, from cities to islands. This includes a large national demonstration in Dublin on Saturday, beginning at 1pm from Parnell Square.
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Protests, Actions & Events for Palestine Around Ireland Note, not all these actions are organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Friday 9th October Dublin – Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Festival – see website for daily event listings Ballina – 5pm-6pm, Ham Bridge Ballincollig – 4.30pm-6pm, Bridgil, footbridge above N22 bypass westbound Ballyhanuis – 4pm-5pm, Market Square Bantry – 1.30pm, March, The Square Bantry – 5.30pm, The Square Boyle – 6pm-7pm, Town Bridge Broadford – 5.30pm, N4 Bridge Castlegregory – 6pm-7pm, near Daybreak Aughacasla Castleisland – 5-6pm, Vigil Lackabawn Bridge Clifden – 1pm–2pm, Vigil, The Square Clonakilty – 11am, … Continue reading →
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Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums
Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums
Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp – the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums
irishtimes.com
Saw a screening of Elsinore in Dublin last night, and Andrew Scott is sensational.
ELSINORE - Official UK Trailer - Starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman | STUDIOCANAL
YouTube video by StudiocanalUK
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How a top aide in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem censored reports of settler violence against Palestinians and quashed memos critical of Netanyahu bound for Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Ireland's gov has already pitched a sort of a (poor) version of this. The issue: if renewable energy projects are largely monopolised by data centre demands, it's not a green transition. It's generating more power for more power use. Electricity remains expensive, resources still go to DCs, etc.
Elizabeth Kolbert@elizkolbert.bsky.social · 4d agoA simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."
Another sighting of the lesser-spotted Dublin fanlight horse
Another sighting of the lesser-spotted Dublin fanlight horse
A second surviving specimen stands in the window of a Hendrick Street house in Smithfield
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Corinna Hardgrave, restaurant critic of The Irish Times, dies
Corinna Hardgrave, restaurant critic of The Irish Times, dies
Corinna Hardgrave was widely respected for her skilled food writing, but always ensured her first duty as a critic was to the reader
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Irish Times readers may recall a piece I wrote about James O'Neill, the Belfast man whose body was found in the Phoenix Park in 2023, but whose family wasn't informed of his death for over a year. Yesterday, his parents met the Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, to discuss their concerns.
James O’Neill’s parents meet Minister to discuss circumstances of son’s death and identification
Body found in Phoenix Park in November 2023, but father and mother did not learn of death until over a year later
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Interesting piece by Gavin Cooney about reporting on the Ireland V Israel fixtures.
Ireland v Israel was no ordinary match assignment. Irish journalists were watched and filmed
Recurring presence of out-of-place people combined with blatant filming of reporters made for a deeply uncomfortable week
irishtimes.com
Norway first country to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in public places
Norway first country to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in public places
Law would prohibit use of the technology in parks, beaches, schools and kindergartens
irishtimes.com
Wrote about destitution on the streets of Dublin, a common sight, and why something major needs to be done to address the levels of addiction and homelessness while a task force for the city focusses on "rejuvenation".
Una Mullally: A very touching thing happened on Capel Street last Thursday evening
When we talk about those on the ‘margins’, we are talking about real people
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So much good stuff on at Dublin Theatre Festival. Go see something if you’re in town. My personal main rec is Zinc by Dead Centre.
ZINC - Dublin Theatre Festival
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I enjoyed this piece. People who are evangelical about A.I. really don’t seem to understand — or even appreciate — thinking, human creativity, or what’s important about, basically, everything.
Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
nytimes.com
Very excited for Emmet Kirwan's new play, What If We Get To Be Happy, coming to Dublin next February. You can book tickets now (which you probably should, as it will sell out.)
What If We Get To Be Happy by Emmet Kirwan - Project Arts Centre
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North America book tour dates for ‘This is Also a Love Story’ have been announced. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Please come or share this with anyone you know in these cities who might be interested. Links with more event info here: sallyhayden.net/2026/04/11/t... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
According to analysis by Why Not Her?, which monitors radioplay - usually for gender disparities - Ed Sheeran's airplay (Aug V Sept) has fallen significantly across Irish radio. Today FM: -60.8% LMFM: -51.7% Classic Hits Radio: -47.0% Cork’s 96FM: -46.2% RTÉ 2FM: -42.4% Spin 103.8: -42.2%
ED SHEERAN AIRPLAY FALLS 42% TO 61% ACROSS MAJOR IRISH RADIO STATIONS IN SEPTEMBER – Why Not Her?
New analysis of Radiomonitor data by Why Not Her? has found large falls in Ed Sheeran’s average daily airplay across a number of major Irish radio stations during September.
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FAI reviewing footage of alleged racist chants from Israel fans towards Ireland player, Adam Idah.
FAI reviewing footage of alleged racist chants from Israel fans towards Adam Idah
Uefa delegate informed FAI that investigation cannot be opened as the correct protocols were not followed
irishtimes.com
Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has told the Irish squad he does not want to participate in the Republic of Ireland’s Uefa Nations League games against Israel.
Ireland’s match against Israel thrown into chaos as Bazunu tells squad he does not want to play
Some other players understood to be considering whether to join goalkeeper in withdrawing from Nations League fixtures
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Ed Sheeran’s two concerts at the Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium have been cancelled due to weather.
Ed Sheeran concerts cancelled becuase of bad weather
The star's concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday are cancelled after severe weather warnings.
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Macklemore has announced a Free Palestine Tour, with the first show scheduled for Dublin next month. Paris and London shows also scheduled. All proceeds going to multiple organisations including Gaza Soup Kitchen, Jewish Voice for Peace, Medical Aid for Palestinians, and more.
Great to see Clash at the Quays at Dublin Fringe featured in the New York Times.
It’s a Rap-Wrestling Mash-Up, Irish Style
At Clash at the Quays in Dublin, rappers and grime M.C.s trade superkicks and story lines, and the crowd goes wild.
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Really looking forward to seeing this doc on Fergie Chambers. Everything Sinéad O'Shea makes is always so intriguing. A brilliant director.
Break Out Pictures@breakoutpictures.bsky.social · 3w ago🎞️🔊Trailer and artwork release for the much anticipated ⭐All About the Money⭐ directed by @sineadoshea.bsky.social In Cinemas October 30th!
I'll be speaking to the filmmaker Jeanie Finlay at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social in Dublin this Thursday following a screening of her latest documentary, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea. The IFI Documentary Festival programme is great, so do check it out if you're in town.
IFI Documentary Festival 2026: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the…
Film Institute Ireland — The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s National Cultural Institution for Film. We Exhibit Curated Films, Preserve Ireland's Film…
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This is such a fun piece of reporting from earlier this year by Ed Caesar on David Kenny's epic epitaph side quest in Dublin: Jonathan's Swift Last Joke.
Jonathan Swift Wrote His Own Epitaph. Was It a Joke?
A college professor spent seven years decoding the inscription on the grave of the writer Jonathan Swift. He thinks he’s finally cracked it.
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New polling from the National Youth Council of Ireland: - 68% of 18–24-year-olds are considering emigrating - 71% believe they'd have a better quality of life outside Ireland - 83% support stronger government regulation of AI - 89% agree the housing crisis disproportionately affects young people
RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland
RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland Young people are responding to unaffordable housing, the rising cost of everyda...
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Google fined €403m by Irish data protection watchdog over GDPR breaches.
Irish data protection watchdog fines Google €403m over GDPR breaches
Users may have been ‘unaware’ that location data was being used to ‘influence them with ads’
irishtimes.com
Wrote about Ed Sheeran, censorship, and the transformative power of collective action by Irish artists in solidarity with Palestine.
Una Mullally: Irish artists became the biggest in the world when they walked away from Ed Sheeran’s tour
Until now, there has been a perception and reality that speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Palestine will hurt the bottom line
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Part of what makes the new documentary “NAZA” so devastating, our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes, “is the way it shows that mere indifference to civilian deaths can shade into deliberate mass killing.”
Opinion | Israel Is Going to War Against a Documentary
It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
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