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Why are Irish artists so prominent in the UK’s free speech wars?

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Sep 9

My @IrishTimes column today www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...

Sally Rooney, Graham Linehan, Kneecap and John Boyne have all been caught up in controversy

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Ellen Coyne @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social · Aug 31

Slight change of plan: we'll be on stage at the later time of 5.15 today so more time for a lie in if you need one ☀️ @hlinehan.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

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Ellen Coyne @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social · Aug 29

See you on Sunday 😊 🎪 🎵 🍻

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pat needs a haircut.

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.

Hugh Linehan: Forget the futuristic dystopias - AI is changing the world right now

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 19

‘On the one hand, the most grandiose predictions of imminent machine overlords or silicon utopias seem, at best, premature. On the other, the technology is already reshaping fundamental aspects of how we work, learn and communicate.’ My cilumn today www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives

Hugh Linehan: Can you have too much democracy?

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 15

I had some thoughts on democracy and whether you can have too much of it as well as too little www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Ireland is one of Europe’s most referendum-happy nations - that is not without its pitfalls

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 11

The opening episode of our latest Inside Politics series drops today. Pat Leahy and I tell the story of three catastrophic years when hubris and deception came home to roost. Part one: bonfires in Offaly. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 8

All those places are too hot and sunny for Donald.

Anatomy of a photograph: Gaza, starvation and the battle for truth

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Aug 5

My media column in today’s Irish Tumes. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...

The power of a picture operates on different levels

Will the Government’s big projects survive the next downturn?

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Brian Caulfield @briancaulfield.bsky.social · Jul 23

I joined @hlinehan.bsky.social and Pat Leahy this morning on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast to discuss yesterdays National Development Plan review launch.

www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Hugh Linehan: My right eye is now failing too. The world is slipping away, just a little, just enough to notice

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thanks Annette

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Jul 19

I’m not normally in the habit of writing personal pieces but this is about my experience of declining vision. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Jun 6

I’m standing over this controversial view. Where do you go for a swim in Westport?

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Welcome to Bluesky.

Pádraig 🏳️‍🌈☘️ (he/sé) @patmch51.bsky.social · Jun 1

Hey Hugh. "Woke" is a term unique to African-American Vernacular English meaning to be alert and aware of white supremacy. It's utterly inappropriate for you to misappropriate it this way to uphold Anglo-supremacist narratives. Cop on and do better. Incredibly, bitterly disappointed as a listener.

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · Jun 1

As it happens I talked to Susan last week. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

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Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · May 16

Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...

Hugh Linehan @hlinehan.bsky.social · May 16

Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...