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The context for We Only Want the Earth is ongoing, unpredictable social change. The perceived legitimacy of international institutions and international law is collapsing.

There are three polaroid photos on a white background. The polaroid photos are of a. a volcanic site in the north of ireland. There is a hill or small mountain in the background and green fields in front. b a text image that reads ' it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage on 4 seperate lines c. a close up photograph of a berry bush growing wild on a fench.

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Born to be alive. acts as a mechanism for an ongoing iterative conversation between A4 Sounds, artists, and audiences about the goals and strategies of social change: what kind of society do we want and how should we get there?

Banner image for the Born be alive. exhibition brief. There are three polaroid photos on a white background. along the top is text that reads Born to be alive. A brief. The polaroid photos are of a. a volcanic site in the north of ireland. There is a hill or small mountain in the background and green fields in front. b a text image that reads ' it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage, it might be a mirage on 4 seperate lines c. a close up photograph of a berry bush growing wild on a fench.

Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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It took 8 years for McEntee's F/FG government to pass a watered down version of the Occupied Territories Bill. They could have supported boycott of the Ireland-Israel football match, a potentially huge moment in the global cultural boycott campaign. Such hollow words. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said the EU's credibility "is gone" regarding its response to the actions of the Israeli government in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's so fucking depressing and humiliating to beg and beg and beg for our country to do the right thing JUST ONCE, despite it clearly being something the vast majority of Irish people support. But no - the small people clinging to the levers of power will go their own way, to our eternal shame.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

These are the people that the FAI and the Irish government, players and coaching staff are bending the knee for - bitter, entitled genocide-deniers protected by bigger nations, pissing in the faces of those who support the right of the Palestinian people to exist. For shame.

Tweet from the Israeli football association about Ireland head coach Heimir Halgrimsson that says:
We have contributed to the world and humanity in countless fields, earning an impressive number of Nobel Prizes along the way. Unfortunately, we have not yet found a cure for stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy displayed by Ireland’s national team coach. We’re not playing with ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity, We’re playing against the coach who embodies them.

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you're against these new proposed immigration laws do let your local TD know. It only takes a few minutes but it lets them know that there's disagreement as opposed to whatever bots on X & Facebook are telling them etc.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Did anyone hear back about the BIA at all? I've been waiting at the window for news via a raven on a dark and stormy night but nothing yet

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Sea-Watch (international) @en.sea-watch.org · 22/09/2026

We do not follow the EU's values compass. Because that would mean ignoring international law. Over the past two days, three NGO ships rescued 102 people at sea. Here's what our aircrew witnessed. 🧵

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New polling from the National Youth Council of Ireland: - 68% of 18–24-year-olds are considering emigrating - 71% believe they'd have a better quality of life outside Ireland - 83% support stronger government regulation of AI - 89% agree the housing crisis disproportionately affects young people

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RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland

RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland Young people are responding to unaffordable housing, the rising cost of everyda...

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Abortion Rights Campaign @freesafelegal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hear us Now! at the 15th annual March for Choice, this September 26th in Dublin. Meet us at 2pm outside the Department of Health before we march to the Dáil. Share this post far and wide and show your interest by clicking "interested" on our facebook event page, link in our tree.

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Over the course of 6 weeks, the exhibition will be formed, built, born from the works submitted, beginning with six building blocks from our research. We invite submissions of completed works that respond to our brief which is a visual representation of some threads from our ongoing research.

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

OPEN CALL!! Born to be alive. A brief A4 Sounds invites artists to propose work for our upcoming exhibition Born to be alive. as part of our We Only Want the Earth Programme.

1/3 images for the Born to be alive. Exhibition Brief. A polaroid photo on a white background. the photo is a of a volcanic site in the north of ireland. There is a hill or small mountain in the background with green fields in front.

2/3 images for the Born to be alive. Exhibition Brief. A polaroid photo on a white background. the photo a text image with the words : It might be a mirage repeated on 4 lines.

3/3 images for the Born to be alive. Exhibition Brief. A polaroid photo on a white background. the photo is a close up of an overgrown wild berry bush on a fench.

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If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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A4 Sounds @a4sounds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New opportunities for radical social change present themselves, but they are accompanied by reactionary violence that seeks to return to an imagined idyllic past. In this context, deliberative and discursive arts practices are urgently needed.

A polaroid photo on a white background. the photo is a of a volcanic site in the north of ireland. There is a hill or small mountain in the background with green fields in front.

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Domestically, the crises of inequality, cost of living, and homelessness continue to worsen. We are living through Gramsci’s interregnum: the old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born.

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Ireland participates as a junior partner in and beneficiary of Western imperialism, at the cost of much of its sovereignty; popular legislation aligned with international law cannot be enacted due to a fear of the US response...

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Climate change is accelerating, and the border regimes of the countries that have benefitted the most from its causes are increasingly violent, preventing escape for those suffering the worst of its effects.

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The context for We Only Want the Earth is ongoing, unpredictable social change. The perceived legitimacy of international institutions and international law is collapsing.

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A4 Sounds @a4sounds.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

OPEN CALL!! Born to be alive. A brief A4 Sounds invites artists to propose work for our upcoming exhibition Born to be alive. as part of our We Only Want the Earth Programme.

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We currently have 10 regular studio memberships available at A4 Sounds. We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community: • Sculpture • Print • Photography • Ceramics • Textiles • Media

Studio Memberships
10 available

Image is bright and colourful

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Their influences include Growler, Tom Waits, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the local crows.

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Fáin studied Irish Folklore at UCD, laboured in the story mines of The National Leprechaun Museum, and has produced various multi-media projects including podcasts, audio-dramas, Alternative Reality Games and video essays. Often involving weird little puppets.

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Once described as being like “a lovely loaf of fresh baked bread served at a satanic orgy” Fáin is an oral storyteller with a multidisciplinary background who loves to discuss the bizarre, the subversive and the deviant while creating an atmosphere of comfort, safety and comradery.

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This tradition and this art was once the province of the marginalised, who now find ourselves excluded all too often, join us in reclaiming it.

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Storytellers at every level, from fledglings to old crows are invited to join our Rookery every month at A4 Sounds to swap stories, develop their craft and find community in an inclusive and accessible environment that centres the queer and the disabled.

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