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One of the cool things about having an 8 year old is that you’ll find a Lego snake hanging from a lamp and think to yourself ‘now why did he think to put that there?’ Whilst simultaneously listening to him sing ‘fart, fart, fart, fart…’ to the tune of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in the other room…

A Lego snake dangling from a glass lamp…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thats gas… it has been a big hit in our house over the summer… great songs and really like their voice.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fair play Matana! Good things come to those who wait. I’ve been giving a class about coin coin to students since chapter 1. I do some parts of chapter 1 and some parts of the most recent chapter. Chapter 5 is a great one to talk about, and I also get to bring in ‘Atlanta’, so no rush, no rush 😂😂

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Me too… same for birthday candles etc. couldn’t sleep otherwise

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Condolences, Eamonn… sorry for your loss.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That’s an incredible list of people to be exploring, with a beautiful & striking cover to boot!

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TY… by the same token it’s not a poem, but I once inadvertently saw Benedict Cumberbatch read/perform Sol LeWitt’s letter to Eva Hesse in front of an audience, and it was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen…

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just booked my blood donation appointment on the website www.giveblood.ie - v quick & easy to do. If you can do it, it is really the easiest way to make a positive contribution this month! You just lie back and then get a bag of Taytos to recover! Win win! 🩸 @givebloodireland.bsky.social

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Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.org · 05/10/2026

In Gaza, Palestine, Israel continues to systematically destroy the conditions people need to survive through violence, the deliberate blockade of essential supplies, and the destruction of healthcare and vital infrastructure.

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Three years on: Israel is asphyxiating Gaza and dismantling the means of survival | MSF

In Gaza, Palestine, Israel continues to systematically destroy the conditions people need to survive.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That’s one of my favourites of Eiko’s…

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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 05/10/2026

Participating in a 1-hour walkout by #IFUT members over the Irish government’s refusal to enter into pay negotiations for public sector workers, including in #HigherEducation. ✊ #UCD

Irish Federation of University Teachers
Did you know there is a trade union for academic staff?

Join IFUT
UCD Branch
Open to all teaching and research staff
https://www.ifut.ie/
Email: ucd@ifut.ie

Why join a union?
• Strength in numbers! Collective bargaining results in better pay & conditions for workers
• Get support with contract issues and workplace disputes
• Defend academic freedom
• Offer solidarity to colleagues in less secure roles

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Members of my union, IFUT, will have a one hour work stoppage today, from 12-1, as part of the broader public sector union dispute. Read about it here: www.ifut.ie/content/ifut... - solidarity welcome on World Teachers Day

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IFUT Public Service Dispute Hub 2026 | Irish Federation of University Teachers

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the great masters of music @daviesrhodri.bsky.social has joined Bluesky… give him a follow there…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Am blasting the latest by @sarahdavachi.bsky.social and of course it’s fabulous… sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/the-wi...

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The Will of Tongues, by Sarah Davachi

13 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 ‘The Catholic Church… we’ve made a few changes’

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know difficult to choose out of almost infinite possibilities, but Purcell OR Bach, Schubert OR Dvorak, and I would seriously question the relevance of Bernstein to 21st century Irish students. Would free up 3 pieces right there. Stick in ‘nothing compares 2 U’ and you can talk about production…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Delighted to see Linda Buckley featured, and that is a cool piece that students can learn from. don’t know Beoga outside of Ed Sheeran context, so I’ll reserve judgement, but I think everything else is retrogressive. They had a chance to diversify & blew it. I wonder who acts as consultants on this?

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to this past week or so part VII An oldie but a goodie from my favourite hip hop artist, Billy Woods billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/today-...

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Today, I Wrote Nothing, by billy woods

24 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part VI Perhaps one of the most arresting recordings I’ve heard this year from James Creed anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/tending

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Tending, by James M. Creed

7 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part V Restrained & poised energy from @orenambarchi.bsky.social et al. orenambarchi.bandcamp.com/album/serpen...

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Serpentine, by Christer Bothén / Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

4 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part IV Viscerally virtuosic work from Donnacha Dennehy et al. @nonesuch.com donnachadennehy.bandcamp.com/album/nation...

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National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, Ryan McAdams: 'Donnacha Dennehy: Limina', by National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, Ryan McAdams

6 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part III Melancholic weirdness from Julia Holter juliaholter.bandcamp.com/album/materia

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Materia, by Julia Holter

7 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part II Careful & purposeful restraint from Klaus Lang anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/geschr...

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🧵🧵🧵 Some things I’ve enjoyed listening to over the past week or so part I Beautiful & distinct work from Sylvia Lim anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/flare

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Flare, by Sylvia Lim

12 track album

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ah had a quick blast, sounds cool. Will try pick up a little later (or early in the morning before bcf ends.)

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cheers Jules, you’re very kind!

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Great news! The article is subscriber only, so I can’t see the full story, but hopefully it can be used not just as a public performance space, but a place where young people can experiment and develop work.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reminds me of this Mika Vainio beauty

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Likewise! And thanks for a super gig!

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...

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Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far

The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love this poem a lot… When I was a student I made an electronic piece with Frank O Hara reading it on a cracked version of Ableton 5… hard not to read the poem without hearing Frank O Hara’s voice…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Was a real treat to catch the beautiful blissed out drones by @eimearreidy.bsky.social & @sunkenhum.bsky.social last night. Preceded by visceral drumming full of colour by @nyahhrecords.bsky.social. Another stunner by your favourite promotor’s favourite promotor @enthusiasticeunuch.bsky.social

A black and white photo of a cellist in the foreground and an organist in the background. A bright light appears in the upper left, and most of the image is shrouded in shadow…

A black and white image of a drummer shrouded in shadow. Behind him, prominent texts from the Unitarian tradition…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Saw both of these ledges in Dublin last night, and they were fabulous. Highly recommended!

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Georgian wine is excellent because the lads sing and dance to the grapes during all stages of the process…

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The kids were big into the Pope L. class today. This made me happy...

a smiling artist (pope L) holds a lemon in his studio. In the background is the detritus of art-making

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 30/09/2026

Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule

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Over 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-rule

Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Data centres • Increase our electricity bills • Pollute our water • Increase unemployment via AI • Accelerate climate + eco collapse • Offer NOTHING to ordinary people in return Why is the Irish government pushing us headlong towards them? www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...

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New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’

Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remember that one, lots of smiles!!!

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