Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 02/10/2026M. Gessen on NAZA.nytimes.comOpinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only OnceThe film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice. 043
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So much good stuff on at Dublin Theatre Festival. Go see something if you’re in town. My personal main rec is Zinc by Dead Centre.dublintheatrefestival.ieZINC - Dublin Theatre Festival 011
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I enjoyed this piece. People who are evangelical about A.I. really don’t seem to understand — or even appreciate — thinking, human creativity, or what’s important about, basically, everything.nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We ThinkAnything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. 1154
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Very excited for Emmet Kirwan's new play, What If We Get To Be Happy, coming to Dublin next February. You can book tickets now (which you probably should, as it will sell out.)projectartscentre.ieWhat If We Get To Be Happy by Emmet Kirwan - Project Arts Centre 0114
Reposted by Una MullallySally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026North America book tour dates for ‘This is Also a Love Story’ have been announced. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Please come or share this with anyone you know in these cities who might be interested. Links with more event info here: sallyhayden.net/2026/04/11/t... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social 1116
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026According to analysis by Why Not Her?, which monitors radioplay - usually for gender disparities - Ed Sheeran's airplay (Aug V Sept) has fallen significantly across Irish radio. Today FM: -60.8% LMFM: -51.7% Classic Hits Radio: -47.0% Cork’s 96FM: -46.2% RTÉ 2FM: -42.4% Spin 103.8: -42.2%whynother.euED SHEERAN AIRPLAY FALLS 42% TO 61% ACROSS MAJOR IRISH RADIO STATIONS IN SEPTEMBER – Why Not Her?New analysis of Radiomonitor data by Why Not Her? has found large falls in Ed Sheeran’s average daily airplay across a number of major Irish radio stations during September. 2111
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FAI reviewing footage of alleged racist chants from Israel fans towards Ireland player, Adam Idah.irishtimes.comFAI reviewing footage of alleged racist chants from Israel fans towards Adam IdahUefa delegate informed FAI that investigation cannot be opened as the correct protocols were not followed 0117
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has told the Irish squad he does not want to participate in the Republic of Ireland’s Uefa Nations League games against Israel.irishtimes.comIreland’s match against Israel thrown into chaos as Bazunu tells squad he does not want to playSome other players understood to be considering whether to join goalkeeper in withdrawing from Nations League fixtures 16018
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ed Sheeran’s two concerts at the Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium have been cancelled due to weather.bbc.comEd Sheeran concerts cancelled becuase of bad weatherThe star's concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday are cancelled after severe weather warnings. 2102
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Macklemore has announced a Free Palestine Tour, with the first show scheduled for Dublin next month. Paris and London shows also scheduled. All proceeds going to multiple organisations including Gaza Soup Kitchen, Jewish Voice for Peace, Medical Aid for Palestinians, and more. 5176113
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great to see Clash at the Quays at Dublin Fringe featured in the New York Times.nytimes.comIt’s a Rap-Wrestling Mash-Up, Irish StyleAt Clash at the Quays in Dublin, rappers and grime M.C.s trade superkicks and story lines, and the crowd goes wild. 000
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Really looking forward to seeing this doc on Fergie Chambers. Everything Sinéad O'Shea makes is always so intriguing. A brilliant director. 130
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'll be speaking to the filmmaker Jeanie Finlay at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social in Dublin this Thursday following a screening of her latest documentary, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea. The IFI Documentary Festival programme is great, so do check it out if you're in town.ifi.ieIFI Documentary Festival 2026: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the…Film Institute Ireland — The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s National Cultural Institution for Film. We Exhibit Curated Films, Preserve Ireland's Film… 052
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is such a fun piece of reporting from earlier this year by Ed Caesar on David Kenny's epic epitaph side quest in Dublin: Jonathan's Swift Last Joke.newyorker.comJonathan Swift Wrote His Own Epitaph. Was It a Joke?A college professor spent seven years decoding the inscription on the grave of the writer Jonathan Swift. He thinks he’s finally cracked it. 030
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New 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 peopleyouth.ieRED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of IrelandRED 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... 64535
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Google fined €403m by Irish data protection watchdog over GDPR breaches.irishtimes.comIrish data protection watchdog fines Google €403m over GDPR breachesUsers may have been ‘unaware’ that location data was being used to ‘influence them with ads’ 0129
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wrote about Ed Sheeran, censorship, and the transformative power of collective action by Irish artists in solidarity with Palestine.irishtimes.comUna Mullally: Irish artists became the biggest in the world when they walked away from Ed Sheeran’s tourUntil now, there has been a perception and reality that speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Palestine will hurt the bottom line 36317
Reposted by Una MullallyNew York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 18/09/2026Part of what makes the new documentary “NAZA” so devastating, our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes, “is the way it shows that mere indifference to civilian deaths can shade into deliberate mass killing.”nyti.msOpinion | Israel Is Going to War Against a DocumentaryIt’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true. 0124
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Big Irish data centre news. A data centre planned for Mayo has just had its planning overturned on the grounds that it breaches national climate policy. Numerous people objected to it, including Sally Rooney.irishtimes.comData centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concernsUS firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin 0354
Reposted by Una MullallyNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140556474
Reposted by Una MullallyThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 17/09/2026RTÉ confirms it will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027irishtimes.comRTÉ confirms it will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027Broadcaster says it will not participate given the ‘appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza’ 05219
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Two Irish support acts who had already wrapped on Ed Sheeran’s tour - Biird and Amble - have published statements in support of the Palestinian people, with Biird also saying they support the artists who have withdrawn from the tour. 925060
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Lukas Graham, another support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour, also now withdrawing from the tour. 652103450
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The artist Finneas, who was due to support Ed Sheeran on upcoming dates, has withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. 633292
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram: 142104022158
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour. 10497191990
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So inspired by Everybody Digs Bill Evans. A film of the year for me. Go see it if it's showing near you.youtube.comEverybody Digs Bill Evans - Official UK Trailer - In Cinemas 11 SeptemberYouTube video by Little White Lies 1214
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Excellent reporting here by Rachel Lavin on the ongoing impact of racist riots and arson attacks in Belfast, digging into the data, and the human stories behind the numbers and trends.irishtimes.comAfter Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked?At least 88 families made homeless in June’s race riots – most have not returned home 06736
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Wrote about how making it harder for people to become Irish citizens is a move that cannot be isolated from a broader context in which immigrants are being scapegoated. The reasoning around bringing Ireland in line with other EU states is also very thin.irishtimes.comUna Mullally: It’s easy to look tough on immigration. It’s much harder to build empathyIn practical terms, new citizenship rules will be another bureaucratic obstacle for people. But its other meaning is arbitrary cruelty-by-admin 59628
Reposted by Una MullallySteve Boylan @steveboylan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026An unmissable piece of filmmaking. Followed by a Q&A with Jeanie Finlay hosted by @unamullally.bsky.social. Tix: ifi.ie/films/doc-fe...ifi.ieIFI Documentary Festival 2026: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the…Film Institute Ireland — The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s National Cultural Institution for Film. We Exhibit Curated Films, Preserve Ireland's Film… 002
Reposted by Una MullallyRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Statement from President Connolly: We are in a world facing the existential threat posed by war and climate change, both of which are inextricably interlinked. I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted. 501273363
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.irishtimes.comThe Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guestMost people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation 22942337
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Large protest in Dublin on Saturday against Trump's visit to Ireland. Meeting at Parnell Square at 1pm. Large coalition involved including; Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PBP, Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, Green Party, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Amnesty, Irish Neutrality League etc.ipsc.ieNational Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump! 36922348
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“It takes no courage to scapegoat those without power in society, but it demands a lot to resist the pull of reaction because you know it is morally right and socially sensible to do so.” 094
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"They should be talking about these racist attacks and antisocial behaviour. We seem to be more worried about someone who is working full-time, paying taxes and trying to earn an Irish passport. I don’t really get it."irishtimes.com‘People just want safety’: Migrants feel ‘targeted’ by Irish citizenship reformsImmigrants label Jim O’Callaghan’s proposed changes, including an eight-year wait before applying, as ‘performative’ and a ‘distraction’ 0154
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ireland’s media regulator has opened an investigation into X. This one is about age verification and parental controls.rte.ieMedia watchdog to investigate X over parental concernsThe media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X amid concerns over its age assurance measures and parental controls. 041
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ireland's energy regulator warning data centre expansion will make it hard to source enough gas to meet national demand during extreme cold events. Data centres to be offered cut price gas in exchange for possible disruption to their supply. But for household customers, the price of gas is rising.irishtimes.comData centres in Ireland to be offered cut-price gas in return for possible supply disruptionData-centre expansion will make it hard to source enough gas to meet demand during extreme cold events, state regulator warns 2153
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Wrote about how Trump and co have finally caught up with Fine Gael's messaging on data centres, and how the Irish public is also now catching up with the data centre backlash. Two timelines colliding in Ireland ahead of a new Dáil term, and an issue that will become harder for government to handle.irishtimes.comUna Mullally: That’s not a hum you’re hearing from your local data centre, it’s a growing backlashThe pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience 1114
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Terribly sad to hear of the death of Frank McDonald. His granular knowledge of planning, Dublin’s architectural heritage, and the built environment was second to none. His journalism was an act of hope for a better place, and his passion and fastidiousness made a real difference. A man who cared. 06616
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 04/09/2026At a public meeting about a planned data centre in Kildare, more than double the number of expected attendees turned up.irishtimes.com‘We just don’t want them’: hundreds gather in a Kildare town over data centre plansNoise issues in Clondalkin are a cautionary tale – but it’s not too late for Kildare, town meeting hears 13212
Reposted by Una MullallyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/09/2026Breaking News: Gloria Steinem, the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, challenged sexist assumptions and fought for gender equality, has died at 92. nyti.ms/4cVollO 28442205
Reposted by Una MullallyThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/09/2026Europe does not need Patrick Collison to ‘fix’ itirishtimes.comEurope does not need Patrick Collison to ‘fix’ itWhat Europe lacks is a political mechanism to turn its qualities into co-ordinated action at a continental scale 0103
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"They had dreams in mind: Babylon, some called it. Europe, a continent where crushing poverty seemed possible to escape." More excellent reporting from @sallyhayd.bsky.socialirishtimes.com‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survivedA harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’ 0148
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The battle to keep global heating from passing the agreed 1.5-degree threshold has been lost. This should be an era when human ingenuity works to save the planet from catastrophe. Instead the tech broligarchy is busy embarking upon ludicrous AI data centre “infrastructure” fuelled by coal and gas.irishtimes.comBattle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees is lost - UNFocus must now switch to limiting extent of overshoot, says United Nations' climate report 10286154
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I'll be talking to Eugene Rabkin (StyleZeitgeist) about his new book TORN: Fashion and Postmodernism, at this event in Dublin on September 17th. Presented by No Filler and Soho House, tickets are limited, and include a copy of the book.eventbrite.ieAn Evening with Eugene RabkinAn evening with Eugene Rabkin, celebrating the publication of his new book TORN: Fashion and Postmodernism. 000
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wrote about the need for opposition parties in Ireland to come up with tangible initiatives - even small ones - that represent their policy goals; things that engage the public, and actively demonstrate what "change" looks like. For example: free babysitting piloted in New York City. A great idea!irishtimes.comUna Mullally: Politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart the one for New York parentsCriticising the Government isn’t enough: Opposition parties have to convince us they could make our lives better 081
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“I’ve become concerned that I’m suffering from a different affliction: castle blindness. I’ve been labouring under the assumption that there are maybe 15 castles in Ireland.” Emer McLysaght on Zuckerberg’s new Irish digs.irishtimes.comEmer McLysaght: With news of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish purchase, I became concerned I had ‘castle blindness’Could the Norman knight who built Drimnagh Castle in 1240 have imagined it would one day sit near an Aldi? 000
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi Kusama -> infinity What a remarkable, self-created life.theguardian.comYayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations 150
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Looking forward to Electric Picnic this weekend. I’ll be at Mindfield on Saturday at the Leviathan stage for Who Killed The Dancefloor? 6pm, discussing some solutions for expanding cultural spaces in Dublin. More parties, more public space, more clubs - night and day. 🪩 141
Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Wrote about Meta glasses, the creepiness of wearable surveillance, and people becoming phones.irishtimes.comUna Mullally: Meta’s smart glasses raise some existential questionsLike a phone held aloft filming, the device places a layer between the wearer and the real world 2145
