Aidan Fitzmaurice
@fancyvegaspro.bsky.social
I write comedy and kid's stuff & also do Comedy & STEAM workshops with people of all ages.
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
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Galaxy Fest - RTÉ Podcasts
Join the young crew of the Spectacular Irish Space Station (SISS) as they blast off on incredible interstellar adventures, exploring exciting new planets in never before seen galaxies. It's time to ig...
www.rte.ie
You can listen to all episodes of Galaxy Fest now at RTE Jr or wherever you get your podcasts
10 episodes of outer space hi-jinks with the crew of the Spectacular Irish Space Station and their trusty robot Bellhop.
It's time to let your imagination go supernova!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
10 episodes of outer space hi-jinks with the crew of the Spectacular Irish Space Station and their trusty robot Bellhop.
It's time to let your imagination go supernova!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Anyway, Housing Minister James Browne has all the signs of doing an Eoghan Murphy "quit the job early and then write a book about how hard it was for you" style crashout in the near future. And then we'll get another plan I guess.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Anyway, Housing Minister James Browne has all the signs of doing an Eoghan Murphy "quit the job early and then write a book about how hard it was for you" style crashout in the near future. And then we'll get another plan I guess.
Here's plan for the 1st session of my Arts Council funded Gaming Club project:
Chat about favourite games
Play the 1st Mario & Sonic games
A story from gaming history (most likely the ET game that crashed the industry in '84)
Build your own controller & get a high score in Space Invaders challenge
Chat about favourite games
Play the 1st Mario & Sonic games
A story from gaming history (most likely the ET game that crashed the industry in '84)
Build your own controller & get a high score in Space Invaders challenge
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Here's plan for the 1st session of my Arts Council funded Gaming Club project:
Chat about favourite games
Play the 1st Mario & Sonic games
A story from gaming history (most likely the ET game that crashed the industry in '84)
Build your own controller & get a high score in Space Invaders challenge
Chat about favourite games
Play the 1st Mario & Sonic games
A story from gaming history (most likely the ET game that crashed the industry in '84)
Build your own controller & get a high score in Space Invaders challenge
90 seconds spent answering the question "what is a starter home" without once getting near answering what a starter home might actually be.
"Starter homes are absolutely crucial"
"People just want to get into their starter home"
"It's about having that right starter home"
"Starter homes are absolutely crucial"
"People just want to get into their starter home"
"It's about having that right starter home"
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
90 seconds spent answering the question "what is a starter home" without once getting near answering what a starter home might actually be.
"Starter homes are absolutely crucial"
"People just want to get into their starter home"
"It's about having that right starter home"
"Starter homes are absolutely crucial"
"People just want to get into their starter home"
"It's about having that right starter home"
Something that depressed me about topical sketch writing is I could write basically the same end of year sketch about housing every year, & it would never date.
Minister claiming they will hit their targets, they build more houses in Dec, we are turning a corner etc.
Exact same thing, over & over
Minister claiming they will hit their targets, they build more houses in Dec, we are turning a corner etc.
Exact same thing, over & over
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Something that depressed me about topical sketch writing is I could write basically the same end of year sketch about housing every year, & it would never date.
Minister claiming they will hit their targets, they build more houses in Dec, we are turning a corner etc.
Exact same thing, over & over
Minister claiming they will hit their targets, they build more houses in Dec, we are turning a corner etc.
Exact same thing, over & over
Severely overwhelming how underwhelming the Government's new housing plan is
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Severely overwhelming how underwhelming the Government's new housing plan is
Yeah I'll bet you want to get away from yearly targets
“Why is there no annual targets in this plan?”
“Because we are focused on activation,” Minister for Housing James Browne says.
“We want to get away from yearly targets,” he adds.
@thejournal.ie
“Because we are focused on activation,” Minister for Housing James Browne says.
“We want to get away from yearly targets,” he adds.
@thejournal.ie
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Yeah I'll bet you want to get away from yearly targets
This the most "better things are not possible" response imaginable
🗣️ "We need a state construction company," says People Before Profit–Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barrett.
"How many years would it take to set that up?" asks guest host Fionnán Sheahan.
#TonightVMTV
"How many years would it take to set that up?" asks guest host Fionnán Sheahan.
#TonightVMTV
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This the most "better things are not possible" response imaginable
OH COME ON
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
OH COME ON
I wish they wouldn't speak in this indecipherable code
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wish they wouldn't speak in this indecipherable code
The final boss of banal centrism
Holy fucking dogshit. LMAO where's my inhaler? Bring the morphine—ALL OF IT.
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The final boss of banal centrism
Also reminds me of Bill Murray desperately trying to recreate the snowball fight with the kids in Groundhog Day
Watching you all try to recreate the "Irish People Fashion Burns" thread, like watching Alvie Singer try to recreate the lobster fun with a new woman in Annie Hall
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Also reminds me of Bill Murray desperately trying to recreate the snowball fight with the kids in Groundhog Day
Hans pulling back from kissing Anna and his little speech that follows is one of the coldest things you'll see in the movies.
"Oh, Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you."
"But you...you were so desperate for love you were willing to marry me, just like that."
COLD AS ICE
"Oh, Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you."
"But you...you were so desperate for love you were willing to marry me, just like that."
COLD AS ICE
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hans pulling back from kissing Anna and his little speech that follows is one of the coldest things you'll see in the movies.
"Oh, Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you."
"But you...you were so desperate for love you were willing to marry me, just like that."
COLD AS ICE
"Oh, Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you."
"But you...you were so desperate for love you were willing to marry me, just like that."
COLD AS ICE
Now I'm no fancy pants law expert or anything...
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Now I'm no fancy pants law expert or anything...
Maybe Trump adding more and more gold to the White House correlates with the release of the Epstein Files? The more incriminating the file, the more gold he adds
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Maybe Trump adding more and more gold to the White House correlates with the release of the Epstein Files? The more incriminating the file, the more gold he adds
Housing Minister tells aspiring homeowners to "hang in there", while doing nothing to reduce the amount of rent they have to pay while hanging in there.
What if I'm hanging in there and then get evicted for no reason? What then?
What if I'm hanging in there and then get evicted for no reason? What then?
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Housing Minister tells aspiring homeowners to "hang in there", while doing nothing to reduce the amount of rent they have to pay while hanging in there.
What if I'm hanging in there and then get evicted for no reason? What then?
What if I'm hanging in there and then get evicted for no reason? What then?
YES SHE'S COVERING THE PLACE IN GOLD
Newly appointed President Catherine Connolly has been unable to move into Áras an Uachtaráin just yet due to renovation works in the residential areas of the historic building.
President Connolly is staying temporarily at the Steward’s Lodge in Farmleigh — about 3km from the Áras.
jrnl.ie/6872231
President Connolly is staying temporarily at the Steward’s Lodge in Farmleigh — about 3km from the Áras.
jrnl.ie/6872231
President Connolly’s move to Áras delayed by renovations (she's living down the road for now)
Routine painting and flooring works at Áras an Uachtaráin have delayed President Catherine Connolly’s move-in by several days.
jrnl.ie
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
YES SHE'S COVERING THE PLACE IN GOLD
Watching you all try to recreate the "Irish People Fashion Burns" thread, like watching Alvie Singer try to recreate the lobster fun with a new woman in Annie Hall
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Watching you all try to recreate the "Irish People Fashion Burns" thread, like watching Alvie Singer try to recreate the lobster fun with a new woman in Annie Hall
Reposted by Aidan Fitzmaurice
Again if you find yourself wondering about things like Judicial review because politicians and some right wing journos say this is the reason we can’t get things done, just remember this is complete bollix and the real reason is lobbyists, lobbyists, lobbyists and politicians who become lobbyists.
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Again if you find yourself wondering about things like Judicial review because politicians and some right wing journos say this is the reason we can’t get things done, just remember this is complete bollix and the real reason is lobbyists, lobbyists, lobbyists and politicians who become lobbyists.
Obviously the best way to avoid this is do a character for your kids called "British Dada", who speaks in an extremely screechy cockney accent. They'll never want to put on an English accent after a few months of this.
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Obviously the best way to avoid this is do a character for your kids called "British Dada", who speaks in an extremely screechy cockney accent. They'll never want to put on an English accent after a few months of this.
Just realised the tax deadline has been and gone and I never even got to boast and feel smug about doing my taxes in January. So this is me doing that.
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just realised the tax deadline has been and gone and I never even got to boast and feel smug about doing my taxes in January. So this is me doing that.
I had a read of the Government's new housing plan and it is absolutely STUNNING. Beautifully written, it draws you in with its flowing prose, and keeps you there with expertly handled character development.
5 stars from me.
5 stars from me.
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I had a read of the Government's new housing plan and it is absolutely STUNNING. Beautifully written, it draws you in with its flowing prose, and keeps you there with expertly handled character development.
5 stars from me.
5 stars from me.
Ahead of the game by lagging behind
Irish business lag US on adoption of next gen AI, survey says
Irish business lag US on adoption of next gen AI, survey says
Autonomous AI set to transform workplace but Irish businesses lack trust in technology
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Ahead of the game by lagging behind
YES! MORE!
Coming soon to Mustang Ranch outside Reno:
The Oval Office Presidential Suite
The Oval Office Presidential Suite
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
YES! MORE!
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic expecting a new hat
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic expecting a new hat
