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Why This Blog Looks Weird

Why This Blog Looks Weird

I haven't posted on this blog in ages. All my good intentions went out the window as other activities filled ...
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The Lamentable Tale of Dearg Due

Have you ever heard the ancient vampire story Dearg Due (Red Thirst)? It’s from my hometown of Waterford (Ireland) and ...
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Tips on Buying a Laptop for College

UPDATED: 26th August 2025 Every year around this time, I’m asked for advice on buying a laptop for a student ...
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Level 1 EP

Following on from the single 'Conspiracy', I've released a three track EP 'Level 1' on digital services today. It contains ...
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New Music – Conspiracy

Hey, I have a new song out! It's all about conspiracy theories and is sung from the perspective of a ...
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International Women’s Day 2024 Podcasts

As we approach the 8th March, I wanted to highlight some recent podcasts we’ve produced at SETU that chime in ...
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The Alien Overlords

Throughout 2023, I somehow became involved with a bunch of green-skinned extra-terrestrial musicians*. 'The Alien Overlords' claim to be one ...
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In Praise of Free Spaces

I began writing this piece at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands, having spent a week in the city of Groningen ...
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Using an iPad for Work Travel: Replacing My Laptop For Ten Days 

Questions like “can an iPad replace my laptop?” are often asked. iPads are pretty powerful machines and the availability of ...
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Creating a Deaf-accessible Podcast

This week I'll be travelling to Toronto to attend and present at the ICA 2023 Preconference 20 Years of Podcasting: ...
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Five Podcasts to Help You Learn About Computing & Technology

I learn a lot from listening. There’s nothing profound in that short sentence - it’s a pretty obvious statement actually ...
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Updates

Updates

I haven't posted in a while as I've been busy - that's my story and I'm sticking to it! I ...
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Irish Beats 23rd May 2021

Your weekly helping of fresh Irish music! All Tvvins, Saige, Amerik, James Vincent McMorrow, Moxie and more! My guests in ...
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Falling Down a Pi-hole

As part of a 4th year module, some students and I performed some test on Pi-hole, a network level ad ...
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Irish Beats 2nd May 2021

For the Bank Holiday weekend, I decided to host a mini music festival on Irish Beats, playing an hour of ...
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Irish Beats 25th April 2021

Plenty of new sounds to get your ears around on Irish Beats this week. Played stuff from Imelda May's chart-topping ...
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Irish Beats 18th April 2021

This week was pretty hectic for new Irish releases, so I kept the music coming thick and fast on the ...
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Irish Beats 11th April 2021

I didn't much in the way of new music on the radio last week because of the vinyl special, so ...
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Irish Beats 4th April 2021

It was an all-vinyl affair on this evening's Irish Beats as I dug into my collection to bring you some ...
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Irish Beats 21st March 2021

Last night was the first radio show I've done in a while that didn't feature an extended interview. I enjoy ...
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Five Ways To Celebrate Irish Culture in 2021

Another St. Patrick's Day has rolled around and many parts of the world celebrate Irish culture and heritage by painting ...
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The Machine Podcast - Walton Institute

The Machine Podcast – Walton Institute

Last week, we published an episode of The Machine podcast all about The Walton Institute, which is the new name ...
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Irish Beats 14th March 2021

A slightly different radio show on this evening. To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021, the second hour of Irish Beats ...
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Irish Beats 7th March 2021

To coincide with International Women's Day and the Shine Festival 2021, we had a female voices special on Irish Beats ...
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Interview with Caoimhe Barry (Wyvern Lingo)

Last week, I sat down with Caoimhe Barry of Irish trio Wyvern Lingo on the release day of their sophomore ...
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Irish Beats 28th Feb 2021

There’s a grand auld stretch in the evening! New sounds from Bobbi Arlo, Slaney and Carrie Baxter on tonights playlist, ...
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Lockdown Coding for Kids

During the mid-term break last week, a few friends were in touch seeking some advice on coding activities to keep ...
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