A huge result for Rovers. Michael O' Neill has had a great start. There is hope after all.
February 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A huge result for Rovers. Michael O' Neill has had a great start. There is hope after all.
Reposted by John Hughes
Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
Declan Doherty's Donegal. A superb exhibition.
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Declan Doherty's Donegal. A superb exhibition.
Another Graham.
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Another Graham.
The Bellarena to Derry train crossing the River Roe Estuary with Lough Foyle and Binevenagh Mountain this afternoon. 📷AV NI
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Bellarena to Derry train crossing the River Roe Estuary with Lough Foyle and Binevenagh Mountain this afternoon. 📷AV NI
Visit to the National Gallery today.
February 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Visit to the National Gallery today.
HMS Saldanha sank during a storm in Lough Swilly in December 1811 with the loss of all lives. The story goes that the Captain's parrot survived only to be shot near Burt 8 months later.
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
HMS Saldanha sank during a storm in Lough Swilly in December 1811 with the loss of all lives. The story goes that the Captain's parrot survived only to be shot near Burt 8 months later.
Just arrived. Can't beat a hardback.
February 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Just arrived. Can't beat a hardback.
The Donegal Tunnel Tigers were hardy men. Some stories to tell about the brutal work and the anti-Irish racism they encountered in England.
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The Donegal Tunnel Tigers were hardy men. Some stories to tell about the brutal work and the anti-Irish racism they encountered in England.
Zbigniew Herbert (tr. John and Bogdana Carpenter)
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Zbigniew Herbert (tr. John and Bogdana Carpenter)
“He thinks that just because he thinks, he is.”
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
“He thinks that just because he thinks, he is.”
Downe Cathedral in Downpatrick. First snowdrops of the year I've seen.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Downe Cathedral in Downpatrick. First snowdrops of the year I've seen.
Beside the Foyle the cast and crew of Brian Friel's 'Translations', during rehearsals for its premiere in the Guildhall on 23 Sept 1980. The pic includes Friel himself, Oscar nominee Liam Neeson, Buncrana born Ray McAnally, Mick Lally, Stephen Rea and Derry actress Ann Hasson.
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Beside the Foyle the cast and crew of Brian Friel's 'Translations', during rehearsals for its premiere in the Guildhall on 23 Sept 1980. The pic includes Friel himself, Oscar nominee Liam Neeson, Buncrana born Ray McAnally, Mick Lally, Stephen Rea and Derry actress Ann Hasson.
Cross Country today with Eoin.
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Cross Country today with Eoin.
Love this cover.
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Love this cover.
A while ago I cancelled my subscription to the London Review of Books and took one out with the Times Literary Supplement. One thing that's struck me is how much better the poetry published in the TLS is.
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A while ago I cancelled my subscription to the London Review of Books and took one out with the Times Literary Supplement. One thing that's struck me is how much better the poetry published in the TLS is.
Liked this. open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
Auden's 'Imaginary Friends'
NSP Guest Post! Andrew Neilson on how the literati cope as Rome falls
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Liked this. open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
Reposted by John Hughes
Orange Juice performing Rip It Up, which they released as a single on this day in 1983. Watch the full recording from Switch, which also includes The Day I Went Down To Texas, here youtu.be/PpkHczKcwsQ
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Orange Juice performing Rip It Up, which they released as a single on this day in 1983. Watch the full recording from Switch, which also includes The Day I Went Down To Texas, here youtu.be/PpkHczKcwsQ
Under the Volcano
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Under the Volcano
Disorderly order.
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Disorderly order.
Ruby Hamilton in the LRB on David Lynch.
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Ruby Hamilton in the LRB on David Lynch.