Seán Moncrieff
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
Unvetted male Funkateer. Elevated neutrino readings. Talky stuff on
@newstalkFM @IrishTimesMag columnist. He/Him. 🇮🇪
@newstalkFM @IrishTimesMag columnist. He/Him. 🇮🇪
On the show today: Protecting our democracy; Sightseeing at night; @sofiaquagliajourno.bsky.social on foods that make you smell good; No bras on Gen Z; The story of Armistice Day; World news; Why do we yawn?
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On the show today: Protecting our democracy; Sightseeing at night; @sofiaquagliajourno.bsky.social on foods that make you smell good; No bras on Gen Z; The story of Armistice Day; World news; Why do we yawn?
On the show today: The struggle to feed Gaza; @henrymckean.bsky.social on compliments; @margareteward.bsky.social on pointless meetings; Threats to female politicians; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'Plul1bus' 'Battle of the Irish Dancers' & 'Death By Lightening'; The new CIE archive...
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
On the show today: The struggle to feed Gaza; @henrymckean.bsky.social on compliments; @margareteward.bsky.social on pointless meetings; Threats to female politicians; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'Plul1bus' 'Battle of the Irish Dancers' & 'Death By Lightening'; The new CIE archive...
Just a reminder...
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just a reminder...
On the show today: Did globlaisation fail?; @henrymckean.bsky.social on is Dublin City Centre dangerous; Tattoos of lovers mothers; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social have thei heads melted; Is Comedy art?; Women over 40 & fashion..
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
On the show today: Did globlaisation fail?; @henrymckean.bsky.social on is Dublin City Centre dangerous; Tattoos of lovers mothers; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social have thei heads melted; Is Comedy art?; Women over 40 & fashion..
On the show today: Opting out of organ donation; Breaking up with your hairdresser; Eating for autistic people; Is 'Find My Friends' creepy?; Should we have free buses?; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; The last Irish woman to be executed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
On the show today: Opting out of organ donation; Breaking up with your hairdresser; Eating for autistic people; Is 'Find My Friends' creepy?; Should we have free buses?; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; The last Irish woman to be executed.
On the show today: The EU hopefuls; @sarahcareyirl.bsky.social on poor toilets; The last woman executed; Dublin's tree guy; @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social on the workplace & pregnancy loss; World news; The celeb you've never heard of
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On the show today: The EU hopefuls; @sarahcareyirl.bsky.social on poor toilets; The last woman executed; Dublin's tree guy; @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social on the workplace & pregnancy loss; World news; The celeb you've never heard of
On the show today: @henrymckean.bsky.social on (bad) eating manners; The real climate con job; @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on built-in obsolescence; @maleallyship.bsky.social on AI girlfriends; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'I Love LA' 'Down Cemetery Road' & 'Game Of Wool'..
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On the show today: @henrymckean.bsky.social on (bad) eating manners; The real climate con job; @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on built-in obsolescence; @maleallyship.bsky.social on AI girlfriends; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'I Love LA' 'Down Cemetery Road' & 'Game Of Wool'..
Reposted by Seán Moncrieff
Scene in Frasier:
"Me and my STUPID ADVICE!!!" (notices the Live light is on)
"...will be with you for the next three hours".
"Me and my STUPID ADVICE!!!" (notices the Live light is on)
"...will be with you for the next three hours".
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Scene in Frasier:
"Me and my STUPID ADVICE!!!" (notices the Live light is on)
"...will be with you for the next three hours".
"Me and my STUPID ADVICE!!!" (notices the Live light is on)
"...will be with you for the next three hours".
Reposted by Seán Moncrieff
bsky.app/profile/ie-n...
This version is not paywalled
Also: Quiddity .
Had to look that one up.
Every day is a school day....
This version is not paywalled
Also: Quiddity .
Had to look that one up.
Every day is a school day....
Why would anyone want to be a radio presenter? – The Irish Times
https://www.europesays.com/ie/158793/
There’s been a lot of melodrama in the radio business over the last couple of months: presenters leaving…
https://www.europesays.com/ie/158793/
There’s been a lot of melodrama in the radio business over the last couple of months: presenters leaving…
Why would anyone want to be a radio presenter? – The Irish Times - Ireland
There’s been a lot of melodrama in the radio business over the last couple of months: presenters leaving their job to take up a new one or – to use that great
www.europesays.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
bsky.app/profile/ie-n...
This version is not paywalled
Also: Quiddity .
Had to look that one up.
Every day is a school day....
This version is not paywalled
Also: Quiddity .
Had to look that one up.
Every day is a school day....
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"...an invisible thread, connecting all of us".
My kind of frequency.
My kind of frequency.
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"...an invisible thread, connecting all of us".
My kind of frequency.
My kind of frequency.
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I took part in this interview with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social and it was great to speak the new research on challenges of residential licensees in Ireland
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I took part in this interview with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social and it was great to speak the new research on challenges of residential licensees in Ireland
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
On the show today: Witchy time in Ireland; Direct provision literature; In defence of dabbling; @stephenburgen.bsky.social on the Sagrada Familia; Irish-made wine; Showbiz news; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'Bugonia' & 'The Black Phone 2'
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On the show today: Witchy time in Ireland; Direct provision literature; In defence of dabbling; @stephenburgen.bsky.social on the Sagrada Familia; Irish-made wine; Showbiz news; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'Bugonia' & 'The Black Phone 2'
On the show today: Loneliness in Ireland; How to be cool; @feljin.ie on speed limits; @henrymckean.bsky.social takes a sound bath; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social think you should grow up; Should educators embrace AI?; Should we all learn to sew?
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On the show today: Loneliness in Ireland; How to be cool; @feljin.ie on speed limits; @henrymckean.bsky.social takes a sound bath; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social think you should grow up; Should educators embrace AI?; Should we all learn to sew?
On the show today: @bentonra.bsky.social on Boston vs Berlin; Ireland's dinosaurs; Joining a board; Swearing around the world; Irish women over 30 years; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; The history of objects..
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On the show today: @bentonra.bsky.social on Boston vs Berlin; Ireland's dinosaurs; Joining a board; Swearing around the world; Irish women over 30 years; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; The history of objects..
On the show today: Cop 30; More mortgages than ever; Dealing with SAD; @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social on her AI pal; Missiles made in Belfast; World news; Comedy wildlife photos
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On the show today: Cop 30; More mortgages than ever; Dealing with SAD; @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social on her AI pal; Missiles made in Belfast; World news; Comedy wildlife photos
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Don't remember but Dustin had a Christmas song where yellow was involved.
Equally horrific.
Equally horrific.
October 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Don't remember but Dustin had a Christmas song where yellow was involved.
Equally horrific.
Equally horrific.
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Don’t Coldplay have a song about Christmas lights at Halloween? If not I imagine they’re working on it
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Don’t Coldplay have a song about Christmas lights at Halloween? If not I imagine they’re working on it
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Nothing in the rules to say you can't carve a pumpkin for Christmas. Santy, a little donkey, or the horse off of Buckaroo.
October 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Nothing in the rules to say you can't carve a pumpkin for Christmas. Santy, a little donkey, or the horse off of Buckaroo.
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Halloween marks the time of year that I need to trim my ample white/grey beard before the ‘oh look it’s Santa’ chants start.
Halloween has become a time of the year that is arguably more Christmassy than Christmas
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Seán Moncrieff: Halloween has become more Christmassy than Christmas
Some houses had the front garden displays turned on weeks ago; some appear to have even dug up parts of their gardens
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Halloween marks the time of year that I need to trim my ample white/grey beard before the ‘oh look it’s Santa’ chants start.
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Never!
Halloween has become a time of the year that is arguably more Christmassy than Christmas
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Seán Moncrieff: Halloween has become more Christmassy than Christmas
Some houses had the front garden displays turned on weeks ago; some appear to have even dug up parts of their gardens
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Never!