A short personal announcement from me:

Looking ahead to the incoming season, I would love to provide a publication/TV company with analysis on upcoming fixtures.

Can do it in English or as Gaeilge; whichever suits.

Have done so for Tuairisc and TG4 in the past.

Shares welcome.

Jack Crowley is still managing broken ribs and another few knocks. Playing through it to stay in the frame with Ireland. That's why he's getting smaller minutes off the bench here just FYI

We hosted our annual disability tag blitz on Sunday and it remains, without a doubt, one of the highlights of the year.

Have a read and see what we’re continuing to build.

Your feel-good read for Thursday.

Shares welcome.

www.leinsterrugby.ie/2025/05/01/w...

Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.

Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.

Support local, not the billionaires.

CFP for Screen Music Pedagogies study day here in Leeds.
sites.google.com/view/screenm...

The #UCCSustainableFutures Forum is underway.

Laura Burke, Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency is currently discussing how we can provide the evidence base for Climate Action in Ireland.

Watch live here:

www.youtube.com/live/EPgZq0V...

Leaders from conservation, business, research, and the media will again convene at UCC to discuss climate and nature-related challenges and opportunities at the 2025 Sustainable Futures Forum, which takes place tomorrow in-person and streamed online.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

Here's a blog post I've written for the OU based on the initial findings of my 'Music Memorabilia as Cultural Biography' study, which involved interviewing Rory fans about meeting him, receiving keepsakes & their sociocultural meanings.

societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/blog/the-rol...