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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 5h

Big day for IRMA tomorrow as, in collaboration with NewsBrands Ireland, we host the conference on "Copyright & Human Creativity in the Age of AI". We have an impressive roster of speakers and it looks like it will be a full house. For further info, look here: copyrightconference.ie

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Irish Presidency Copyright Conference | Copyright ConferenceCopyright Conference – Copyright in the age if Ai

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’d say the Lidl marketing department is doing a merry dance following the pics of Katie Taylor’s boxing gloves on their logo in the Croke Park ring #KatieTaylor

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Could @mark-carney.bsky.social be responsible for the world’s most famous use of the word “hydronym” in this statement? #LakeOntario

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yesterday was an evening of real contrasts. Finished work, legged it to the crèche, fed my toddler & sang lullabies to get her to sleep. Then cycled across town and found myself in the mosh pit at Amyl & the Sniffers. Amazing gig and just what the doctor ordered.

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We're just normal men @wejustinnocentmen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We’re just normal men

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Looking forward to hearing your version of A Liffey Less Ordinary

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Whether you are happy with your #LeavingCert results or not, be warned that, even into your late 20s & early 30s, you may encounter a privately educated Dubliner who asks about your results because s/he is unable to place your small town school in their deeply internalised social hierarchy.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In this movie, Jason Statham plays a retired [Riverdance choreographer] who is working as an [adviser to Nigel Farage]. Events will transpire, causing him to have to spin kick [his TV] while [questioning] his [poor judgement in choosing leadership figures].

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This amazing photo from Tom Maher in the @irishtimes.com sums up the feelings of Mayo people on All-Ireland Final day. If you zoom in, you see such a range of exhilaration and emotion. It's made all the more special to see a kid from Claremorris conducting the crowd like an orchestra. #MayoForSam

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Captain Cabinets @samebattime.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My first professional book cover design gig. Not gotten around to reading the book yet. Wish me luck

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This Belgium v Senegal game is wild. Also, lying on the penalty spot is a really interesting tactic 🤣

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

You can’t say anything these days!

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My favourite is the types who do this in their weekly column in a national newspaper.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It must be the strangest feeling to go from living in Áras an Uachtaráin to moving back to your old house after 14 years. There are elements of the returning emigrant, but also the differing profile. As with many things, Michael D and Sabina know how it's done. www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...

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‘We’ve successfully left the Áras, but we haven’t successfully arrived here yet’ – Michael D Higgins on the challenges of adjusting to life back in Galway

When Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina, arrived back to their Galway home last year, their neighbours stood in the rain to welcome them.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A touristy English pub called the “Admirable Admiral”. The main attraction will likely be patrons with too many ales on board trying to tell their mates where they are.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sadly, some cultural output succeeds, not despite being bland, but because of it. The rapid spread of algorithmic & AI content risks sending this into overdrive, creating material that is "technically accomplished and creatively inert". Interesting piece 👇 thesoundhack.beehiiv.com/p/economics-...

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Why Everything Is Starting to Look the Same (The Economics of Sameness)

From high streets to Netflix, the same economic forces are driving culture towards sameness. Here’s why originality is under pressure.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

And: "Government sources also pointed to the fact it is not being attended by the UK and the US."

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

For example: "One Government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the preference of officials was that Connolly visit the UK for her first overseas trip – which would have been seen as an “appropriate” choice."

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The comments quoted here really underline the Anglocentric priorities of Irish foreign policy at official level. For a country that presents itself as a beacon of multilateralism, and at the heart of the EU, it is frankly quite weird. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas trip

Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This is a very insightful article. I noticed accounts I follow for GAA, community or amusement purposes taking a quick pivot during the #fuelprotests. Complacency about the need for adults to be vigilant about our own media consumption could lead us to some dark places. goosed.ie/news/how-iri...

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We're not just scrolling: how Irish Instagram is quietly radicalising adults - Goosed.ie

Irish Instagram is quietly radicalising adults, and it's not teenagers you should be worried about. From nostalgia reels to rage-bait algorithms, here's how ordinary feeds are reshaping Irish politica...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This is some really excellent reporting on the #fuelprotests from the Journal. 'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the protest WhatsApp groups jrnl.ie/7008346

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Jean Claude Trichet should also raise a few eyebrows among those countries worst affected by the 2008 debt crisis.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Not sure how my teenage self would have reacted to that 😂

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

If you get a reputation for being an early riser, you can sleep in for the rest of your your days and keep that rep. These guys had their “charm” narrative fed by other powerful people and compliant journalists. It didn’t even need to be remotely true once it became received wisdom.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

It’s true they’re less craic than the alternative.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

It appears he is was schooled in London for a few years of his secondary education.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I had my first appearance on @rte.ie Radio 1 yesterday, speaking on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association on Morning Ireland. It was a really positive segment on the surge in sales of #vinyl records in Ireland. A good news story in these crazy times. www.linkedin.com/posts/irish-...

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#vinyl #music | Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)

We continue to receive very positive coverage of our 2025 music market report, and the great news for homegrown talent. RTÉ Radio 1 ran a piece on 'Morning Ireland' yesterday morning, which highligh...

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The Westport taxi drivers, who hated each other, shouting “I made no phone call!” gave us the pinnacle of that genre.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It's been a fun week at the Irish Recorded Music Association, launching the 2025 music market report for Ireland, We got a lot of coverage and it was especially nice to see the reaction of international press. Here is the piece in @musicnewsweb.bsky.social. www.music-news.com/news/Undergr...

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Homegrown revolution: Irish artists triple market share as streaming hits record highs

The Irish music industry is celebrating a landmark year as domestic talent reclaimed the charts in 2025. According to the latest figures

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Please help. This maniac stole my bus.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Looks like I’ll need to check the record for that Mayo under-12s handball doubles runner up medal, just in case I become Minister for Finance.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This sounds like an argument in favour of you becoming a pol corr.

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Menotti Minutillo @menotti.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize. Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Genuinely saddened to hear this morning that Seán Rocks has passed on. I was something of a latecomer to Arena but greatly valued it in recent years, always learning so much from his interviews and really enjoying his warm banter with guests.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I had a very enjoyable afternoon in Athlone, providing a training workshop on effective communications to @forsatradeunion.bsky.social representatives. As expected, they were a very engaged and committed group who care a lot about what they do. #communications #messaging #training #union

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Complacency on the basis of poor public support is the equivalent of correctly storing the deckchairs on the Titanic. Polls don’t matter a curse when the powerful irrevocably shift norms of governance. LA is a now a testing ground.

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Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

People sent abusive comments over this? I guess some snowflakes just can’t take a joke. #UpMsyo Mayo Pride apologises for 'Child of Drag' post and has reviewed social media policy jrnl.ie/6722851

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Mayo Pride apologises for 'Child of Drag' post and has reviewed social media policy

The joke image was posted “in a spirit of fun, not mockery”, Mayo Pride told The Journal.

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