So delighted to be nominated in the Arts Journalism and Criticism category of the Irish Journalism Awards - for these three columns in the Sunday Times. Feels like a huge moment after going freelance in 2023!

If you know Soupy Norman, you know... if you don't, we have a deep dive into the cult comedy show on the latest Get Around To It Podcast. Plus I detail my Top 5 British comedies of the 2000s! Find your podcast provider here: linktr.ee/getaroundtoit

Listened to our arts & culture podcast Get Around To It yet? We’re number one in Arts in Apple podcasts in Ireland! Thanks so much to everyone who has listened in so far - please do spread the word. Listen in here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/g... or here open.spotify.com/episode/0Mqg...

Latest column in the Sunday Times was about the dire representation of women (or indeed anyone who isn't a man) on most Irish music festival bills - more here and in my Insta stories www.instagram.com/p/DLxHjVnte2...

Latest column today (not online sorry!) for the Sunday Times - a look at a collection of essays by autistic people living in Ireland (called Wired Our Own Way, pub by @newislandbooks.bsky.social). Felt important in the wake of recent coverage of autism diagnoses to turn to a book like this.

"All artists are learning that in the current climate their work is only of value if it can be used..." www.thetimes.com/article/2e8d...

"It’s obvious that the power here is weighted in the hands of tech and not artists." www.thetimes.com/article/2e8d...

Didn't think I'd have another example of unusual language from the government about arts-related spending issues already... First from my Sunday Times column: www.thetimes.com/article/95d5... (second screengrab from: www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...)

If you haven't grabbed the papers yet - my column in the Sunday Times 'Culture' mag is about Trump's potential impact on the arts and why it matters to Ireland. Lots of musing on how impactful the 2010s were on social change

This week's column in the Sunday Times' Culture magazine is about whether we can release ourselves from the tyranny of the algorithm this year - in today's paper

While I'm here *eyes emoji* some examples of my other recent columns for the Sunday Times 'Culture' magazine - the one this Sunday is about Irish female cinematographers. If it looks like your sort of thing, please do up the paper :)

Thanks Anne-Marie, I did indeed! (See pic). Don't see why we can't have room for sports and arts bulletins - both are really important to Irish culture & society. And so many listeners would be enthusiasts for both. (I write a weekly arts column in the Sunday Times 'Culture' )

Writing about musical gatekeepers and how Jann Wenner’s comments were stupid in the Irish Times today https://t.co/Vad1eQ0hdn