Eoghan

Forza Italia!

It's Bandcamp Friday!

CMAT: "Junior Brother is the best artist this country has produced easily in 20-30 years"

Delighted to be a judge for the Irish artist of the year at the Choice Prize this year - even happier that CMAT is the winner. Was not a hard decision.

tbf, Bill Simmons has been spot on about this ever since it happened.

Choice Prize: A profile of the 10 nominees for Irish album of the year being announced Thursday Cmat and Amble are among the favourites for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize.  Eoghan O'Sullivan runs the rule over the eclectic bunch in with a chance of taking the top prize

The Choice Prize is on today - always a great celebration of Irish music

Here's my run through the 10 nominees for Irish album of the year

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

RIP to one of the good ones. What a legacy of music he leaves behind

Exclusive: It’s bots vs. reporters at the AP The tensions inside the wire service reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism.

One of The Associated Press’ leaders on AI had a blunt message for the publication’s staff: Resistance to AI is “futile.”

www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

Landlord accused of evicting family while wielding hammer denies ‘outrageous’ claims Judge notes how alleged eviction occurred just before new rent rules came into force

A landlord accused of evicting a family of eight while wielding a hammer has denied the claims against him, describing the allegations as “absolutely outrageous”.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

‘Evil Dead’ Star Bruce Campbell Reveals “Treatable Not Curable” Cancer Diagnosis The 'Evil Dead' and 'Spider-Man' actor revealed his health condition on social media: "I apologize if that's a shock. It was to me, too."

‘Evil Dead’ Star Bruce Campbell Reveals “Treatable Not Curable” Cancer Diagnosis

‘It’ll devastate the village’: Over 30 homes in Co Wexford estate get eviction notices Local TDs have criticised Housing Minister and Wexford TD James Browne due to the evictions taking place in his “backyard”.

‘It’ll devastate the village’: Over 30 homes in Co Wexford estate get eviction notices

www.thejournal.ie/wexford-evic...

Jessie Buckley, Josh O'Connor, Saoirse Ronan & Dakota Johnson Are Set For 'Three Incestuous Sisters' Photography on the upcoming feature adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's best-selling novel is set to start in April.

Saoirse Ronan! Jessie Buckley! In a script written by Otessa Moshfegh!

deadline.com/2026/02/dako...

Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy, five-star album First listen review: Kneecap’s second record captures the glee and giddiness of their live performances

A first-listen review of an album that's not out for another two months? www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Heavy rain and flooding risk before brighter spring weather arrives Met Éireann warns of heavy rain and spot flooding before drier, sunnier conditions return next week

Oh good, the rain will return next week, phew!

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

No rain!?!

Clip from this week's episode of my music podcast

Cork band Cypress, Mine! on the legacy of their debut album Exit Trashtown - as they release the followup pulling all the clouds apart nearly 40 years on

Full interview: tr.ee/h-g184KDWr

Irish Independent: Man stole three coffee machines in a week from Monaghan department store.

How does he sleep at night?

Women's museum planned to replace International Rugby Experience in Limerick The six-storey building on O’Connell St, Limerick, has been donated to the State by billionaire businessman JP McManus

Women's museum planned to replace International Rugby Experience in Limerick

www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ U-BEND 20/2/26 Listen to The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ U-BEND 20/2/26 by Do!! You!!! Radio

Too good - www.mixcloud.com/do_you_radio...

90-minute trains to Dublin and eight new stations: Irish Rail CEO sets out plans for Cork Cork's commuter rail network is set for a €1.8bn Irish Rail overhaul, bringing electrification, new stations, and increased service to Mallow, Cobh, and Midleton.

"the ultimate goal is to increase train frequencies between Cork and Dublin to every 30 minutes and reduce travel times to 90 minutes between the cities"

www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...

Me: It's important not to over-hype players too quickly. It's bad for their development.

Also me: We should start building the statue of Robert Baloucoune now so it's ready for when he wins us a world cup.

#IrevIta

If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Alexis Petridis on the Scratch www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

she says that too

"it is not cycling that is dangerous but dangerous driving"

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date The Canadian star, 80, had been due to play Cork's Virgin Media Park this July alongside Elvis Costello

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date share.google/u7GmMTO3uYr5...

We are so back etc

Legislation needed for BusConnects Cork to apply for planning permission The National Transport Authority (NTA) confirmed it requires a piece of legislation to be passed in order to “fully empower” the NTA to make the ...

BusConnects needs new legislation before planning permission can be applied for, almost three years after the projected rollout of the project

www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

More rain on the way as Met Éireann issues fresh warnings for Cork and nine other counties The forecaster has issued a rain warning for Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin from 11pm on Tuesday for a 24-hour period.

Please make it stop www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Una Mullally: Hoxton noise row exposed tensions over Dublin’s night time economy One building’s apparently noisy neighbour is another person’s great night out

"All across the city, brilliant people working in promoting electronic music need more support and more spaces"

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...