A4 Sounds
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A4 Sounds
@a4sounds.bsky.social
· Sep 18
We currently have 10 regular studio memberships available at A4 Sounds.
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Print
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
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"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
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We have been calling for Revenue to collect 7% Derelict Levy for yrs & finally they agreed but, they've delayed for 2+ yrs
So Councils will continue ridiculously low collection rates of less than 10%, leaving millions in unpaid fines while they struggle to fund basic services
#DerelictIreland
So Councils will continue ridiculously low collection rates of less than 10%, leaving millions in unpaid fines while they struggle to fund basic services
#DerelictIreland
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
We have been calling for Revenue to collect 7% Derelict Levy for yrs & finally they agreed but, they've delayed for 2+ yrs
So Councils will continue ridiculously low collection rates of less than 10%, leaving millions in unpaid fines while they struggle to fund basic services
#DerelictIreland
So Councils will continue ridiculously low collection rates of less than 10%, leaving millions in unpaid fines while they struggle to fund basic services
#DerelictIreland
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Are you thinking of running the Dublin City Half Marathon 3rd May 2026 and would like to raise funds for the IPSC via idonate portal? Here’s your chance to register, with ballots open tomorrow January 16th and closing 22nd January. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 eventmaster.ie/custom/event...
Dublin City Half Marathon 2026 - Buy Tickets
The Dublin City Half Marathon 2026 will take place on Sunday, May 3rd at 8:30 am.
eventmaster.ie
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Are you thinking of running the Dublin City Half Marathon 3rd May 2026 and would like to raise funds for the IPSC via idonate portal? Here’s your chance to register, with ballots open tomorrow January 16th and closing 22nd January. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 eventmaster.ie/custom/event...
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Ultimately the crackdown on transness has never been about trans people its never been about us. Its the struggle between the firm hand of heteronormative patriarchy and the freedom of feminism, bodily autonomy, reproductive rights. We are just the border where that war is fought
There’s just no subtlety or smarts to transphobic thought and its a mistake to assign it any. Its a very base and banal thing. Just the manifestation of belief in the base structures of patriarchal heterosexual society and that people should know their place in it
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Ultimately the crackdown on transness has never been about trans people its never been about us. Its the struggle between the firm hand of heteronormative patriarchy and the freedom of feminism, bodily autonomy, reproductive rights. We are just the border where that war is fought
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Dozens of distinguished scholars & authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK whose long detention on remand on charges relating to activism for Palestine has sparked criticism from human rights organisations & UN experts
#palestine-action #palestine
#palestine-action #palestine
Protest is not terrorism
Open letter on the proscription of Palestine Action - Defend the right to protest against war and genocide
protestisnotterrorism.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Dozens of distinguished scholars & authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK whose long detention on remand on charges relating to activism for Palestine has sparked criticism from human rights organisations & UN experts
#palestine-action #palestine
#palestine-action #palestine
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"Don't let me fall apart"
Plaques de céramique installées sur des maisons vides avec des messages, écho des voix de celleux qui souffrent des conséquences de la crise du logement. dontletmefallapart.com
Expo en cours: @rha-arts.bsky.social à Dublin
#ceramique #art #RDS #Exposition #RHA #VAA2025
Plaques de céramique installées sur des maisons vides avec des messages, écho des voix de celleux qui souffrent des conséquences de la crise du logement. dontletmefallapart.com
Expo en cours: @rha-arts.bsky.social à Dublin
#ceramique #art #RDS #Exposition #RHA #VAA2025
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"Don't let me fall apart"
Plaques de céramique installées sur des maisons vides avec des messages, écho des voix de celleux qui souffrent des conséquences de la crise du logement. dontletmefallapart.com
Expo en cours: @rha-arts.bsky.social à Dublin
#ceramique #art #RDS #Exposition #RHA #VAA2025
Plaques de céramique installées sur des maisons vides avec des messages, écho des voix de celleux qui souffrent des conséquences de la crise du logement. dontletmefallapart.com
Expo en cours: @rha-arts.bsky.social à Dublin
#ceramique #art #RDS #Exposition #RHA #VAA2025
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We are fast approaching the Jan 16th deadline for submissions to the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland in collaboration with Sample Studios at @ucc.ie. The deadline closes this Friday at 5pm.
www.ucc.ie/en/dah/news/...
@uccresearch.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/dah/news/...
@uccresearch.bsky.social
CFP: 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
We are fast approaching the Jan 16th deadline for submissions to the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland in collaboration with Sample Studios at @ucc.ie. The deadline closes this Friday at 5pm.
www.ucc.ie/en/dah/news/...
@uccresearch.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/dah/news/...
@uccresearch.bsky.social
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Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
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THERE IS NO CEASEFIRE!
Regional Marches for Palestine, 24th January
See ipsc.ie for details of local demonstrations.
End Gaza Genocide | End West Bank Attacks | Let Aid In
Enact the OTB | Arms Embargo Now | US Military Out of Shannon
#FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
Regional Marches for Palestine, 24th January
See ipsc.ie for details of local demonstrations.
End Gaza Genocide | End West Bank Attacks | Let Aid In
Enact the OTB | Arms Embargo Now | US Military Out of Shannon
#FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
THERE IS NO CEASEFIRE!
Regional Marches for Palestine, 24th January
See ipsc.ie for details of local demonstrations.
End Gaza Genocide | End West Bank Attacks | Let Aid In
Enact the OTB | Arms Embargo Now | US Military Out of Shannon
#FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
Regional Marches for Palestine, 24th January
See ipsc.ie for details of local demonstrations.
End Gaza Genocide | End West Bank Attacks | Let Aid In
Enact the OTB | Arms Embargo Now | US Military Out of Shannon
#FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
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👏🏽💜🇵🇸
A4 Sounds is proud to be an Apartheid Free Zone!
Look at this! 290+ shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations, trade unions, and local councils in Ireland have signed up to be Apartheid Free Zones! Join them, support the BDS campaign for freedom and justice for Palestine.
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Look at this! 290+ shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations, trade unions, and local councils in Ireland have signed up to be Apartheid Free Zones! Join them, support the BDS campaign for freedom and justice for Palestine.
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Look at this! 290+ shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations, trade unions, and local councils in Ireland have signed up to be Apartheid Free Zones! Join them, support the BDS campaign for freedom and justice for Palestine.
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
A4 Sounds is proud to be an Apartheid Free Zone!
Look at this! 290+ shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations, trade unions, and local councils in Ireland have signed up to be Apartheid Free Zones! Join them, support the BDS campaign for freedom and justice for Palestine.
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
Sign up ➡️ apartheidfree.ie
#FreePalestine #BDS
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A4 Sounds is proud to be an Apartheid Free Zone!
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We currently have 10 regular studio memberships available at A4 Sounds.
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Print
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We currently have 10 regular studio memberships available at A4 Sounds.
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Print
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media
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President Catherine Connolly has welcomed Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin on a courtesy call.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
President Catherine Connolly has welcomed Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin on a courtesy call.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
Are you looking for space for an exhibition, event, meeting or screening? The A4 Sounds Gallery is available for hire! A4 Sounds is conveniently located in Dublin 1, well served by public transport (and great pubs!). more information about gallery hire a4sounds.org/gallery-hire/
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Are you looking for space for an exhibition, event, meeting or screening? The A4 Sounds Gallery is available for hire! A4 Sounds is conveniently located in Dublin 1, well served by public transport (and great pubs!). more information about gallery hire a4sounds.org/gallery-hire/
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1/ New policy enabling private electricity lines risks entrenching fossil fuel use and increasing electricity costs, primarily to benefit data centres.
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
1/ New policy enabling private electricity lines risks entrenching fossil fuel use and increasing electricity costs, primarily to benefit data centres.
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New Zealand's libertarian/ populist/ right wing coalition Government is trying to follow Wesley Streeting's lead in banning puberty blockers.
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
![[17] There is also no evidence of a particular need to act urgently to prevent new prescriptions because of some immediate risk to physical health if young people commence treatment. [18] Puberty blockers are reversible. There is no evidence that they affect fertility. If they did, they would hardly be prescribed for children with precocious puberty and they have been prescribed for that purpose for decades. They may alleviate distress for a child who is simply not ready to cope with puberty either because they are too young or because their mental health is such that a delay is recommended. The only evidence-based impact on physical health is on bone density and that impact results from long term use. A period of months until the Judicial Review can be heard is not said to create any issues with bone density for a young person commencing treatment. [19] The evidence relating to mental health outcomes suggests negative outcomes from a ban are a far more immediate concern.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xurjtu2wa2akyi64gab34ahg/bafkreih3dcnwld4y5s4wqdtgps3fdhnnw2jcetmvkit4ictclmkfixiese@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New Zealand's libertarian/ populist/ right wing coalition Government is trying to follow Wesley Streeting's lead in banning puberty blockers.
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
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Server farms accounted for just under 7000 GWh on 2024, over one fifth of total energy consumption.
Burn. The. Servers.
Burn. The. Servers.
A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says that although energy related emissions in Ireland have fallen by 16% since 2018, the country has not broken the link between economic growth and fossil fuel use in a meaningful way
Ireland needs to break link with fossil fuels, says SEAI
A new report from the SEAI says that although energy related emissions in Ireland have fallen by 16% since 2018, the country has not broken the link between economic growth and fossil fuel use in a me...
www.rte.ie
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Server farms accounted for just under 7000 GWh on 2024, over one fifth of total energy consumption.
Burn. The. Servers.
Burn. The. Servers.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
Liam Herrick: Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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“A universal system of human rights was built to make sure that we could never end up in that nightmare scenario [of hierarchisation of rights in the Nazi era] again. We have to be very cautious and careful about the ultimate consequences of the paths we might embark on.”
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“A universal system of human rights was built to make sure that we could never end up in that nightmare scenario [of hierarchisation of rights in the Nazi era] again. We have to be very cautious and careful about the ultimate consequences of the paths we might embark on.”
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Queasy reading for those of us ticking all these boxes 🤢
“…the number of Irish pensioners renting in the private market has spiked in recent years. Driven, of course, by the surge in housing costs.
In a nutshell – this risks turning into a social catastrophe.”
#spéirghorm #Irishpol #Housing
“…the number of Irish pensioners renting in the private market has spiked in recent years. Driven, of course, by the surge in housing costs.
In a nutshell – this risks turning into a social catastrophe.”
#spéirghorm #Irishpol #Housing
Ireland’s pension system works on the assumption that people have essentially zero ongoing housing costs by the time they retire.
Once that no longer holds true, the whole system is at risk of falling apart, writes Paul O'Donoghue. jrnl.ie/6902208
Once that no longer holds true, the whole system is at risk of falling apart, writes Paul O'Donoghue. jrnl.ie/6902208
Ireland's true housing disaster emerges - renting into old age
The pension system works on the assumption that people have little ongoing housing costs by the time they retire. If that no longer holds true, it’s a major worry.
jrnl.ie
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Queasy reading for those of us ticking all these boxes 🤢
“…the number of Irish pensioners renting in the private market has spiked in recent years. Driven, of course, by the surge in housing costs.
In a nutshell – this risks turning into a social catastrophe.”
#spéirghorm #Irishpol #Housing
“…the number of Irish pensioners renting in the private market has spiked in recent years. Driven, of course, by the surge in housing costs.
In a nutshell – this risks turning into a social catastrophe.”
#spéirghorm #Irishpol #Housing
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The waiting for the next thing to happen (e.g EHRC guidance, Levy review) is exhausting in a way that I think other people don’t understand
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The waiting for the next thing to happen (e.g EHRC guidance, Levy review) is exhausting in a way that I think other people don’t understand