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Una Mullally

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The xx cover ‘Last Christmas’

There’s a part of me that would like an XX-ifying app, that would turn the most upbeat, fun and lush songs into a sparse, downtempo, yearning version. Here they are covering ‘Last Christmas’ for BBC’s Live Lounge. The xx play …

Someone is apparently getting the Ikea monkey tattooed on them

And surprisingly, that someone is not me. It’s her. Good attention-seeking troll-gag if it’s a spoof. Image via Reddit

A post-apocalyptic vision of Dublin in which only Q102 has survived

I wrote this short story on Wednesday afternoon for a ‘performance’ (talking into a mic) at PETTY CASH that evening in the Little Green Gallery in Christchurch. I’ve never written a short story before, so it’s just a bit of …

Willie Heffernan and the Monkey Sanctuary of Ireland

I just came across this old report from Nationwide on Willie Heffernan’s monkey sanctuary in Wicklow and thought I’d share it. It’s not a place many people know about, but it’s a fascinating site – 13 man-made islands on a …

The Sound of the Overground: BBC Sound of 2013 long-list announced

Here it is, the list that people in the know love to nark about and those outside the know use to be in the know. Yup, it’s annual BBC Sound Of… list, a collection of 15 acts brought together by …

Hero of the Day: #IkeaMonkey

The story.

RIP Dave Brubeck

The Chicago Tribune reports the jazz legend’s death.

Hark! I give to you this year’s Christmas Number One

A friend from Monaghan txtd this to me this morning: