Des FitzGerald
@fitzgeralddes.bsky.social
RHA Gallery | Dublin City FM (2003-23) | Le Cool Dublin (2010-16) | 🇪🇺
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culver theater, culver city, california, 1977
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
culver theater, culver city, california, 1977
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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#OnThisDay 1850 celebrated Scottish novelist & poet Robert Louis Stevenson was born. Cave between Dunblane & Bridge of Allan on Darn Walk inspired Ben Gunn's cave in "Treasure Island." His visits to Dunblane's Old Glassingall, home of Thomas S Smith, who founded the Smith Institute Art Gallery…/👇
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#OnThisDay 1850 celebrated Scottish novelist & poet Robert Louis Stevenson was born. Cave between Dunblane & Bridge of Allan on Darn Walk inspired Ben Gunn's cave in "Treasure Island." His visits to Dunblane's Old Glassingall, home of Thomas S Smith, who founded the Smith Institute Art Gallery…/👇
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Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson unveils Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
21 November – 25 January 2026 🧵
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
21 November – 25 January 2026 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson unveils Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
21 November – 25 January 2026 🧵
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
21 November – 25 January 2026 🧵
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Mid-week coffee break.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Mid-week coffee break.
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Fingal County Council Arts Office in partnership with the RHA is delighted to announce that Eileen O’Sullivan, a visual artist based in Fingal, is the recipient of the RHA School Studio Award 2025-26.
Read more about Eileen: www.fingal.ie/news/recipie...
Read more about Eileen: www.fingal.ie/news/recipie...
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fingal County Council Arts Office in partnership with the RHA is delighted to announce that Eileen O’Sullivan, a visual artist based in Fingal, is the recipient of the RHA School Studio Award 2025-26.
Read more about Eileen: www.fingal.ie/news/recipie...
Read more about Eileen: www.fingal.ie/news/recipie...
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This year’s Dublin Gallery Weekend is in full swing with over forty galleries, including the RHA, taking part across the city.
See dublingalleryweekend.ie for more.
On view for DGW here at the RHA 👀
See dublingalleryweekend.ie for more.
On view for DGW here at the RHA 👀
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This year’s Dublin Gallery Weekend is in full swing with over forty galleries, including the RHA, taking part across the city.
See dublingalleryweekend.ie for more.
On view for DGW here at the RHA 👀
See dublingalleryweekend.ie for more.
On view for DGW here at the RHA 👀
Want.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Want.
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Jeremy Brett, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1933, in Berkswell, England
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Jeremy Brett, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1933, in Berkswell, England
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Cursive elegance (plus a bonus Umlaut for your weekend).
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Cursive elegance (plus a bonus Umlaut for your weekend).
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The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts has elected its new President, Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA.
Read more about Sinéad: rhagallery.ie/news/royal-h...
Image: Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, photographed by Paul Sherwood.
Read more about Sinéad: rhagallery.ie/news/royal-h...
Image: Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, photographed by Paul Sherwood.
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts has elected its new President, Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA.
Read more about Sinéad: rhagallery.ie/news/royal-h...
Image: Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, photographed by Paul Sherwood.
Read more about Sinéad: rhagallery.ie/news/royal-h...
Image: Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, photographed by Paul Sherwood.
I'm impressed - absolutely delicious 😋
Final harvest, other than enough green tomatoes, still on the vine, for a batch of apple ginger chutney
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm impressed - absolutely delicious 😋
Don't miss this - ends on Sunday
Marianne Keating — Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align; No Irish Need Apply
O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 26 October.
Learn more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Installation photography - Gillian Buckley. Images courtesy of the artist.
O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 26 October.
Learn more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Installation photography - Gillian Buckley. Images courtesy of the artist.
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Don't miss this - ends on Sunday
Need to register to vote HERE next time 😋 #Aras25
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Need to register to vote HERE next time 😋 #Aras25
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The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal!
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
October 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal!
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
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October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The modern world in old Ladybird books.
“A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971)
Artist: BH Robinson
“A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971)
Artist: BH Robinson
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The modern world in old Ladybird books.
“A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971)
Artist: BH Robinson
“A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971)
Artist: BH Robinson
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My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
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This weekend at the RHA ⤵️
A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 21 Dec
Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 Oct
A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 21 Dec
Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 Oct
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This weekend at the RHA ⤵️
A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 21 Dec
Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 Oct
A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 21 Dec
Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 Oct
A gorgeous listen.
Saved the second half of this for post-lunch enjoyment. It *may* just be my favourite thing Roedelius has done this century (that I've heard, properly keeping up with never-retiring 90 yr-old fella would be a full-time pasttime)
Random shelf pick not played in ages time: piano and prepared piano with a generous dash of electronics - this is very lovely indeed (if possibly overlong at 76 mins, but I remember liking all of it)
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A gorgeous listen.
Don't miss Words on the Wave – Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe at the @nmireland.bsky.social - it ends next week. Congratulations to all who put together such a beautiful book to accompany the exhibition 👏
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Don't miss Words on the Wave – Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe at the @nmireland.bsky.social - it ends next week. Congratulations to all who put together such a beautiful book to accompany the exhibition 👏