Cal Doyle

Kriss Kross, vindicated

Ah, the mythology was all too complex: good, egalitarian badger people (with whom we are to dance) and bad, money grubbing badger people (from whom we are to run). Melody was all over the shop too.

Pretty sure there was a Fairport Convention song about this very topic in 1968.

Agree with this. It’s a lovely looking film. But not much else going on.

A little something for the poetry lovers...our poetry editor plays podcast host 🎙️

On this month’s episode, our poetry editor, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, is joined by Simon Costello & Jane Robinson who read and discuss their poems from Issue 53, The Climate Issue

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Reminds me of the time the govt accidentally legalised yokes for 24 hours

‘Avoid these pink, dangerous substance containing drugs, which are unlike those other white, safe drugs’

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Eating my words. My silly silly words.

They’ll be supporting a neutrality march next week…

Letterboxd is down.

Don’t panic people. But it might be time to fill the bathtubs with fresh water and get your hands on some rope for unclear survivalist reasons.

As annoying as it is to say, but if Jayson Tatum can find his feet and rhythm quickly, I think the Celtics could actually win it all this year. Which would be absolutely insane.

Has Adidas chosen the colours BLACK AND TAN for their Dublin sneaker?

They’ve never forgiven O’Neill’s for using the three stripes. Elite shithousery.

a black and white drawing of a person with a mask on ALT: a black and white drawing of a person with a mask on

Passing Limerick Junction

I genuinely do not understand what is and what isn’t a handball anymore?

You can direct a ball out of play with your elbow as long as your arm is ‘tucked in’? lol what? #LFC

Not sure about Szobo’s cornrows

Submit — Banshee Press \uD83C\uDF84 The Banshee shop is now closed for the festive season! Any orders placed will be fulfilled in January 2026 \uD83C\uDF84

Submissions for issue 22 (autumn/winter 2026) are now open until 31 March! We’re looking forward to reading your short fiction, poetry, flash & essays ✨

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A screenshot of a large group of people facing a heavily damaged building. A few of them are scaling the rubble. A headline reads: "Iran Says Dozens Are Killed in Strike on School" Photo by IRIB TV, via Agence France-Presse

During the U.S.-Israeli attack in Iran on Saturday, dozens of people, most of them likely children, were killed when a strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab and a high school in Tehran, according to Iranian health officials, state media and a human rights group. trib.al/y3MsQLC

*Benicio del Toro, of course. It was early. I was thinking of tacos.

Let’s do it fella

Midnight: Four beers, four tacos
2am: Sleep
6am: Two beers, two tacos
7.30am: Run ten miles
9.30am: Six beers, six tacos
1pm: Six beers, six tacos
4pm: Tactical... expulsion
6pm: six beers, six tacos

Obviously a lot depends on the beers. Guillermo Del Toro, OBAA: Easy. Creamy Beamy: Difficile.

If an institution wishes to provide 'direct routes to employment' it should just set up as an electrician, plumber, tiler...

(Again, my spicy, spicy views are my own.)

University of Galway plans to end and replace arts course amid fall-off in interest ‘Urgent’ reform aims to meet changing needs of students as they seek ‘direct routes to employment’

Sorry, but this is an absolutely stunning abdication of the humanities by a university based in a town that trades heavily on the arts: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

(My views are my own, not those of my employer.)

Absolutely all over the map. Some consistency is all we ask!

I dunno what to make of this Knicks team. 🤷‍♂️

Bodo!!!!

Teenage girl killed in Navan crash named locally The 16-year-old pedestrian killed in Navan at the weekend has been named locally as Mia Lily Keogh O'Keeffe.

Presumably there will be the same outcry about delinquent motorists as there was a few weeks ago about delinquent scramblers & scooters? No? Didn't think so.

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You Can Soon Rent the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Cottage The lakefront home from the hit TV series will be available through Airbnb, and it’s surprisingly affordable.

Everyone’s coming to the cottage.

You can now rent the lakefront home from the finale episode of “Heated Rivalry,” starting in March on Airbnb. And it’s surprisingly affordable.

That’s what finding… ahem… ‘alternative broadcasts’ is for I guess 🤷‍♂️

Anyway check out this author pic of Deborah Levy from the 80s/90s. Nailed-on Footybite energy, among many other vibes.

Why is Virgin Two showing the irrelevant second leg of Newcastle v Qarabag instead of Inter v Bodo/Glimt!? Absolutely unhinged programming.