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Eoghan
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Journalist, production @ Irish Examiner, Irish music and podcast stuff @ The Point of Everything

TPOE podcast/newsletter: https://linktr.ee/thepointofeverything
Examiner arts/culture: https://linktr.ee/oseoghan
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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · Jan 14
New episode of my music podcast out today

TPOE 381: New Irish acts to watch out for in 2026:

Listen/subscribe: tr.ee/lWtotk_h5d
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sweetoblivion.bsky.social
We're holding a Get Around To It arts & culture table quiz on 11 March! Tickets here - profits to MSF: www.eventbrite.ie/e/get-around...
Get Around To It arts and culture table quiz
Join the hosts of Get Around To It podcast for our first arts and culture table quiz!
www.eventbrite.ie
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Cork artist Dorothy Cross elected Saoi of Aosdána for 'rich and invaluable contributions to arts'
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Cork artist Dorothy Cross elected Saoi of Aosdána for 'rich and invaluable contributions to arts'
The ceremony was attended by President Catherine Connolly
www.irishexaminer.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
He went down in my estimation when he said that
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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mbunchanumbers.bsky.social
Moving up from Parks to the CEO role, you say
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
'Marry me? Chippy'

www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Cork man admitted painting message on side of building
John Barrow, who painted the words 'Marry Me Chippy', on the building pleaded guilty to a charge of causing criminal damage
www.echolive.ie
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
A promised flood relief scheme first mooted 25 years ago has yet to be put in place.

25 years!!
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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learnandsing.bsky.social
I talk to Ian, Mark, Ciarán and Morty about new @cypressmine.bsky.social album and a whole lot more www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Cypress Mine: Cork band of the 1980s reform for unfinished business
Cypress Mine! are all grown up now, but have returned with a new album, and even added a member of the Sultans of Ping
www.irishexaminer.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Bundee Aki has been dropped from Andy Farrell's Ireland Six Nations squad due to disciplinary reasons.

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Bundee Aki dropped from Ireland's Six Nations squad due to disciplinary reasons
Aki has been replaced in the squad by uncapped Ulster centre Jude Postlethwaite.
www.irishexaminer.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
We go again. Corcaigh abú!
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Ahhh yes we all love to reminisce about early 2020...
theathleticfc.bsky.social The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 20d
The Premier League six years ago...

🔝 Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool win 64 points from a possible 66

🦊 Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City challenge the Champions League spots — but ultimately miss out

🔴 Arsenal languish in mid-table, with Mikel Arteta appointed in December after Unai Emery's sacking
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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stevenhyden.bsky.social
In the newsletter I wrote about the critically adored 22-year-old Irish singer-songwriter Dove Ellis and his recent album BLIZZARD, which I describe as "Cameron Winter's THE MAN WHO. (In a good way!)" More refs to the band Travis contained within ...

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The Hype Cycle Comes For Dove Ellis
Also: My top five indie albums of 2006 and a strong debut from my favorite new NYC-sounding rock band in Los Angeles
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January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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fanningsessions.bsky.social
‘Plenty Times’ - Newstalk doc on 80s/90s Cork music scene. . Produced by @CathalFunge. Featuring @jimxcomet.bsky.social
@learnandsing.bsky.social @cypressmine.bsky.social StevieGrainger frankandws sultans_of_ping fanningsessions.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...
‘Plenty Times’ Newstalk doc on 80s/90s Cork music scene
Christmas always manages to throw up some gems and this year is no exception. On Friday last Newstalk broadcast a music documentary on the Cork music scene of the 80s/90s when The Frank & Walte…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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aldunne.bsky.social
same, ROG, same
screenshot of Ronan O'Gara being interviewed. he's speaking French and the subtitle reads "la rage dans ma tête"
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Embarrassing stuff from Munster
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Sean Edogbo! #mundra #urc
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
'We all make mistakes,' judge tells Cork man convicted of careless driving

www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
'We all make mistakes,' judge tells Cork man convicted of careless driving
The court heard that the accused was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and required a medical certificate every three years to enable him to drive
www.irishexaminer.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
Literally everyone in Cork: this is where I saw <unlamented mid-tier 00s act>!

Anyway, I saw soulwax there. Also the super furry animals.
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Good news for Cork - the Savoy to reopen as a venue. From the same people behind Live at St Luke's

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
The Savoy in Cork to reopen as an events venue
The venue has been closed for a decade but is planning to reopen in February
www.irishexaminer.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
New episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft Ian Nyquist on his bodhrán-reimagining album Gilded

linktr.ee/thepointofev...
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Jana Horn :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Jana Horn :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview - Aquarium Drunkard
Over the last few years, and now three records, Jana Horn has quietly asserted herself as a songwriter of great merit amongst a vast and seemingly bottomless sea of artists also in search of answers t...
aquariumdrunkard.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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gavreilly.com
An utterly marvellous bit of writing from @m-brosnan.bsky.social.
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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mikesilver.bsky.social
"Heavy is the head who wears the crown"... It was all on Josh Allen Saturday in Denver. The model isn't working. My column for @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Josh Allen's tears should tell the Bills everything: This isn't working
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Sad for you, Bills and Josh Allen 😢
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
eoghantpoe.bsky.social
Ronan O'Gara on New Zealand: "If international coaching is an aspiration of mine, then of course I’d consider any such approach"

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Ronan O'Gara: Gutted for Scott Robertson, my guiding light in coaching
The shock sacking of Scott Robertson raises uncomfortable questions about leadership, pressure, and what success really means in elite rugby
www.irishexaminer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM