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Rocky O’Riordan

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The NYT style guide
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Frostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Morning.
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
19 years sober today!!! 🎉🎈I’ve had so much help and kindness along the way and the great truth of it is the opposite of addiction is connection so please tell someone if you think you might need help, give yourself grace and take it one day at a time, these little days all add up! 💚 #grateful #sober
 A happy old lady is holding a blueberry pastry which has two lit candles stuck into it. The candles are gold, one is in the shape of the number one and the other is in the shape of the number nine - she is celebrating nineteen years sober
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dylan fans, I know you know this spot! The fabulous Highway 61 Revisited stairs on Gramercy Park, where I got to plonk my arse down last night courtesy of the wonderful Harper House Music Foundation. Thanks to Laura Cantrell for the invite, and thanks to the extremely tolerant homeowners too!💚
A very happy Bob Dylan fan in a stripy jumper is sitting on the stairs of a beautiful mid-19th Century Greek Revival house. The stairs are lined with beautiful ironwork, gently glowing lanterns, and elegant foliage, -all leading up to tall intricately patterned double doors which are open, giving a glimpse of the house’s interior which is brightly lit
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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Tomorrow in NYC at the Paley Center: a rare chance to see the notorious Star Wars Holiday Special on a big screen with an audience! Post-screening, a convo between me & Paley Center curator Jason Lynch! 1pm screening! 3pm convo! www.paleycenter.org/events/paley...
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Just a perfect afternoon in Dublin with a couple of legends and a lovely cup of tea! Donal Lunny was and continues to be an immense influence on Irish music, and I loved hearing these two chat about future plans - thank you Steve for a lovely afternoon! 💚
In a lovely tea room bathed in soft golden light, three musicians sit around a low table covered in teacups and plates of cakes and little sandwiches. They are all smiling, properly buzzed on sugar and caffeine 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A big day in Ireland as we vote for our next President! I think we've been absolutely blessed these past 14 years to be represented by Micheal D. Please use your vote - polling is open until 10pm! 💚 #election #aras25 #president @president.ie
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Rum, Sodomy, and The Lash was released 40 years ago today! I’m very proud to say it’s one of Tom Waits’ favourite albums 💚 The launch party was on the HMS Belfast, in this pic I’ve no idea how I managed to keep the ash from falling but I hope I won the bet! 🏴‍☠️💚 #music #punk #happybirthday
A faded snap of the Pogues rhythm section playing live - they are wearing fancy dress sailors outfits - the Bassplayer is smoking and the drummer is laughing - there may be alcohol involved
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Simple Minds @simplemindsmusic.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Join Jim and Charlie for a special introductory Q&A of 'Everything Is Possible', taking place on Thursday, June 12 at the IFC Center in New York. The conversation will be followed by a screening of the critically acclaimed Simple Minds documentary film.
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I've just signed this petition to show my support for Kneecap in the face of abuse for their pro-Palestinian activism. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/we... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social
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We stand with Kneecap
I've just signed this petition to show my support for Kneecap in the face of abuse for their pro-Palestinian activism. Will you sign too?
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Ireland's Native Woodland Trust @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Do you know of any large old Elms in Ireland? We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country. Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there! www.wych-hunt.ie
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Sure miss you honey! Back in the old town 💚 #dublin #ireland
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
It was this time this day last year, soundchecking at Carnegie Hall for the immense tribute to Shane and Sinéad. It was such an emotional day and a really beautiful tribute, worthy of those sadly missed Irish legends. Where you there? 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
This is a must-see! Edna's power and fragility, the nostalgic glimpses of 60s, 70s, 80s Ireland and London, her relationship with her parents and her children, the final interview in her majestic old age - oh wow the whole thing is so compelling - grab a ticket! 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The universe to me on 15th February 2007! 💚 I'm eighteen years sober today and grateful as fuck - big love! 💚 #grateful #sober #musician #odaat
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Hey thanks so much for all the lovely texts and comments about my chat with Tommy Tiernan last night! I’m working in London at the mo so missed it but sure you don’t need me to tell the man is a total ledge and I was very happy to be there. Thanks Ciara for the pix 💚 #irish #tv #chat #musicianlife
A tv studio set, red curtain surrounding two chairs on a slightly raised circular stage. Two people hug
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
1999 at the Royal Albert Hall, it was a very special day for the O’Riordan family when I got to introduce Marianne Faithfull to my lovely baby bruv and his first-born! She was such a wonderful lady and a truly great heart-and-soul artist - may she rest now in peace and glory 💚
An informal backstage snap of healthy and happy Marianne Faithfull in 1999, she is smiling and holding the tiny little hand of an 8 month old baby girl in blue dungarees. The babóg, who looks slightly alarmed by her proximity to greatness, is being held by her very tall dad, he is slightly hunched because the room has a very low ceiling and he has ducked to avoid the old-fashioned orange 'upside-down lily' light fitting
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Tell ‘em Lisa! The mighty Lisa O’Neill after wrapping her run of sold-out shows at the Gate Theatre - one of the all-time greats. Good to see my U2X-Radio colleague John Kelly there, and huge respect too to Foggy Notions for making these shows happen! 💚 #dublin
Lisa O’Neill stands between two lanky fans and sticks her tongue out at photographers
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Winter Wonderland! Last night in Tompkins Square Park 💚 #nyc
Happy old lady in the park, there are big snowflakes on her green hat and scarf. It’s evening, a light shines on the path and the tree behind has snow on the branchesA ping pong table is covered in snow and some romantic soul has drawn a heart shape and the initials C + J in the snow. Snowflakes are falling and in the distance the Tompkins Square Christmas tree is glowing, covered in bright white lights
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Clemency granted. Thank you so much President Biden.
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Happy Birthday to meee says he 😂 Celebrating his hitting the big Seven-Oh with Stevie E! 🎉🎂💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Steam pipes and yellow cabs and bathtubs in kitchens! I love this crazy city 💚 Quick trip back to NYC - going to see Kate Pierson at City Winery tonight, maybe see you there!
happy tourist in cold weather gear standing in front of a billowing steam pipe at night as a yellow cab passes behind - it's a little snapshop of a New York City Streeta card taped to the door of an East village tenement building - the card is asking for an apartment in NYC with a bathtub in the kitchen, it has a nice illustration of an old-school clawfoot bathtub on it
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Sending a big ‘Happy Birthday!’ to Alejandro Escovedo today! So lucky to know this amazing artist, always the best-dressed, the coolest, the King! 🌟💚
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Gavin Miller @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Heads up, but that Minutemen documentary is on YouTube in full: youtu.be/S7crqdt0Kx0?...
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We Jam Econo - The Story Of The Minutemen (2005)
YouTube video by Weirdo Distro
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Happy Nollaig Na mBan to all my gal pals! For the day that's in it take time to relax and let Mr Rea do the talking - this is so good 💚 www.rte.ie/culture/2022...
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Nollaig na mBan: Stephen Rea reads The Dead by James Joyce
For Nollaig na mBan, we present the RTÉ Drama On One presentation of James Joyce's classic short story The Dead, read by Stephen Rea and taken from Joyce's collection Dubliners
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Thank you so much for all the lovely birthday good wishes! I’m absolutely delighted and a bit surprised to make it to 60 - it feels good! 💚 #birthday
Happy old lady with a cup of tea
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Big thanks to @kellymac14.bsky.social for sending me this! A lovely moment with @billybragg.bsky.social captured at Carnegie Hall last year as we paid tribute to Shane 💚
Billy Bragg is onstage at Carnegie and has wandered over to say hello to the bass player who is smiling and playing a tasty little red and cream Mustang
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Happy New Year! A message from Brix Smith, Kathy Valentine, Linda Pitmon and me! We’re thrilled to start 2025 with the announcement of a new musical adventure - our band Psycher. Recording February and more to come after that. Follow us on insta @psycher_band for updates and have a rocking 2025! 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I love the Grafton Street Lights! Keeping the Christmas vibe going and we’ve another week til Nollaig Na mBan - sparkle on my friends! ✨💚
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/12/2024
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one
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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one
From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave individuals that gave us hope Nine years ago, Cecilia Llusco was one of 11 Indigenous women who made it to the summit of the 6,088 metre-high Huayna…
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U2Songs @u2songs.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
A new show debuts today on U2 X-Radio. Adam Clayton hosts "Don't Ask Me I'm the Bass Player" a conversation between bassists, featuring Colin Greenwood for the first conversation. More on the show here: u2songs.com/news/new_u2x... #U2XRadio
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Singing a song for Shane with the @rteconcertorchestra for the special Christmas Day @sundaymiscellany going out tomorrow 9am on RTÉ Radio 1! 📸@tonykinlan💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
From @npr.org: "To put it mildly, 2024 did not hold back on grim news But let's not allow that gloom to eclipse the joy that 2024 also contained. Here are some of the stories from coast to coast that made us smile in 2024" 💚https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/nx-s1-5235667/good-news-stories-2024
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In a year of tough news, these are some of the stories that made us smile in 2024
Whether we were paying attention or not, 2024 was filled with good news. In case you weren't, NPR's member stations have been keeping track. Here are some of the stories that made us smile this year.
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Nice tips here to get us all through the next week or so! #sober abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...
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Stay sober and have a jolly holiday season with these expert tips
If you're planning to stay sober during this holiday season, experts suggest following some practical tips
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Outside the Manchester Ritz, heading in to soundcheck for the last night of our tributes to Shane MacGowan - these shows have been so joyous, rowdy, beautiful and heart-healing - hearing the audiences sing back every word of Shane’s immortal songs has been incredibly moving - thank you to all! 💚
A happy musician is standing outside a theatre, in front of the poster for a show she is part of
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Wow it was one year ago today! And I'll be playing some tunes and sharing some memories of my trip to Vegas on tonight's Rocky O'Riordan Show on U2X Radio 9pm Eastern @siriusxm 💚 #radio #dj #musician #musicianlife
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Looking forward to nexts week’s UK shows, remembering Shane and playing the old songs for ya in #birmingham #london & #manchester with the Sharon Shannon Big Band! 💚 #livemusic
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The shirt! 😍 Fabulous custom job by Barry Murphy of Hermitage Green. It was lovely to have him and brother Dan join us all in the Sharon Shannon Big Band last night in Limerick, celebrating Shane and singing the old songs with a huge crowd utterly undaunted by Storm Darragh - love ya Limerick! 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
All dressed up and having a time at the Sunday Miscellany Christmas Concert! Last time I was on stage here was for Shane’s 60th Birthday Celebrations, special memories in this grand old building 💚 Thanks to Irish soprano Mary McCabe for being a lovely person to share a dressing room with!🌟
two singers in fancy gúnas pointing at their names on a dressing room door backstage at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. One singer is wearing a gorgeous fiery red silk ballgown and has extremely elegant long curled opera star hair. The other singer is in a floaty green dress with a yellow and red tartan sash. They are both wearing sparkly earrings for the night that's in it
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Home Sweet Home! I've landed back in Dublin and straight to work I go singing an old folk song tonight with an actual, real-life, ORCHESTRA! Sunday Miscellany is one of the best-loved shows in Ireland so it's sold out, BUT they've given me two tickets to share - let me know if you want to join us! 💚
advert for a christmas concert, a nice lilac glow and christmas decorations overlaid with the performers name in white type
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Matt Dillon in the house! Matt was one of the MCs at last night’s beautiful Jesse Malin show and it was so lovely to see him again after all these years. In 1986 this sweet guy was one of the first people the Pogues met on our first US tour, and of course he starred in the iconic ‘FoNY’ video!💚
Movie star Matt Dillon in a very nice coat and Rocky in a Jesse Malin t-shirt smiling in the backstage area at the Beacon Theatre NYC
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
My fellow train nerds! This gorgeous old 1930s R1/9 holiday special is running from 2nd Ave up to 96th St every Sunday this month! 💚 #nyc www.nytransitmuseum.org/holidaynosta...
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero. 🖖
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Tom Doorley @tomdoorley.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I'm working on the story of Jesuit paedophile the late Joseph Andrews SJ who was - terrifyingly - a child psychologist who "treated" 10k kids over his career. If you can help with any details, however small, please make contact via my Substack (see bio). Reposts much appreciated!
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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A new six-day a week direct ferry service linking Cork and France? Yes, please! www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...
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New year round 'Brexit Busting' ferry service linking Cork and France for 2025
Hibernia Line will be a Cork-based company running two ships
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Actual Yoda in the house! MoMI just announced Frank Oz is going to come and talk at this special Saturday afternoon screening 💚 #starwars #nyc movingimage.org/event/empire...
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The Empire Strikes Back with Frank Oz in person – Museum of the Moving Image
Frank Oz, who performed the voice of Yoda, will appear in person for this special screening of the classicThe Empire Strikes Back, arguably the best film in the entire ongoing Star Wars franchise.
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Happy Heavenly Birthday Mark ✨ Wish he could be celebrating his 60th birthday today, safe and well in Ireland 💚
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Rocky O’Riordan @rockyo.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Oh yeah no biggie lol - on this chilly East coast winter day it was a nice dopamine buzz to see this pic just pop up on my phone’s home page - this was hanging with theeee B-52s at the Mosswood Meltdown this summer - Kate very patiently let me fan-girl at her and she was so lovely, I adore her! 💚
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
doctor: make sure you drink plenty of fluids me: that’s literally all i drink
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