Una Mullally

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Another review here by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian.

Hozier, Kneecap, Dead Prez, Beoga, Lina Makhoul, DJ Habibeats perform at the opening night of Macklemore’s Free Palestine tour in Dublin.

Wrote about Sinéad O’Shea’s All About the Money, and documentary-making as a form of truth in an era of attention-hooking partisan algo-driven narratives.

Incredible news for Brazil, for the left globally, and of course for the natural world. What a fantastic 24 hours for democracy.

Congratulations to the young people of Serbia.

If you’re in Dublin, don’t miss this new exhibition at Imma, Eltiqa: How to Work Together? by the Gazan artists collective Eltiqa. The work has been collected and safeguarded by a trusted network of individuals and institutions, and well done to Imma for exhibiting it.

Assembly - Ireland’s national representation at the Venice Biennale 2025 - is now installed at Busáras in Dublin. Highly recommend popping in to see it if you’re in town. It’s really beautiful and strangely calming.

This, from the hugely experienced Irish courts reporter, Isabel Hayes, on the Minister for Justice’s performative outrage over an ad about children and consent, is worth reading.

Palestine supporters such as Sally Rooney are demonised like apartheid opponents, says Mary Robinson

Very interesting interview by Nadine O'Regan with Beoga, the band who quit Ed Sheeran's tour. "The decision to stand up for free speech and the right to speak about Palestine was a very easy decision for us as a band to make."

Saw a screening of Sinead O'Shea's new documentary, All About the Money in Dublin last night. It's a brilliant doc; complex, nuanced, and a fascinating portrait of a unique individual. In Irish cinemas from October 30th, go see.

Update on this: planning permission has been refused.

It’s come to something when a photographer has to get legal advice, before displaying this photo in an exhibition, due to the risk of being prosecuted as a terrorist, but that’s exactly what I had to do yesterday. What a state this country is in.

Mark O'Connell: Sally Rooney knows what she’s doing and is willing to pay the price for it

Great piece here about the Irish government's AI summit and Ireland's economic "model" and identity.

The data centre backlash continues, this time in a rural village in Waterford. This activism will become increasingly common across Ireland.

Microsoft pulls plug on Nscale data centre deal ft.trib.al/XwrVZtl

Looking forward to returning to the Hilma af Klint exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland many times. If you're in Dublin, don't miss it.

Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee, says she is "shocked" that Sally Rooney's books will no longer be distributed in Britain as a result of the author's support for Palestine Action. She said will raise the issue with Britain's foreign secretary.

"The technology, developed by Israeli company Discover-Tech, turns the system that processes trillions of online advertising transactions every day into a covert surveillance tool, enabling users to identify targets and hack their devices."

There's a shudder in DataCentreLand almost daily now. Today it's CoreWeave. IMO, the relevant "AI bubble" comparison isn't the dot-com bubble, it's the telecoms crash. Debt-funded build-outs, energy demands, and superfluous "infrastructure" are real, speculative overblown valuations are not.

Fatherland is out in cinemas next week. I saw a screening of it recently, and it's a film of the year for me. Highly recommend.

Sally Rooney's books will no longer be distributed by Faber & Faber due to her support for Palestine Action. This is absurd, and part of a broader ludicrousness in British society where solidarity with Palestine is punished in increasingly nonsensical ways, while genocide goes unpunished.

Enjoying Liz Carolan’s observations from the Irish government’s AI summit today. A counter-summit run by the Communications Workers Union was held at the weekend.

Solidarity with all on strike in Ireland today. As for minister for public expenditure Jack Chambers characterising the strike as “deeply unfair on the general public”, these workers are also part of the public, should be treated fairly, paid properly, and their working conditions improved.

Enjoyed (and agree with) this review of Fontaines D.C.'s Dopamine Chamber by Laura Snapes.

Great piece by Fintan O’Toole. I think it captures what a lot of people are feeling about Ireland’s sort of don’t-ask-me-I-just-work-here government.

Wrote about the AI frenzy to reduce human connection.

I spoke to Fontaines D.C. about their new album, Dopamine Chamber.

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.

Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums

Saw a screening of Elsinore in Dublin last night, and Andrew Scott is sensational.

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...

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.

Another sighting of the lesser-spotted Dublin fanlight horse

Corinna Hardgrave, restaurant critic of The Irish Times, dies

Interesting piece by Gavin Cooney about reporting on the Ireland V Israel fixtures.

Norway first country to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in public places

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".

M. Gessen on NAZA.

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.

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.

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.)

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