TV director/writer. Opinions: personal, random, sweary. Latest: The Last Irish Missionaries; Shakes Versus Shav - a short, mad, puppet film; Through a Glass Darkly - The Geneva Window.https://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mr3js6lvi22uAh no, Kevin Keegan RIP. My first football hero, along with Steve Heighway.20 Jul 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3js6lvi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mr35se36qk2tNice of the England players to offer Tuchel the window seat on the way home #itscominghome #threelions20 Jul 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr35se36qk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mqw7y66hc227King Cnut threatening the tide with tariffs... https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0718/1583985-canada-wildfires/18 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw7y66hc227https://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mqrh35fk722jPreparing the open-topped bus. #itscominghome16 Jul 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrh35fk722jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mqqrkxaxfc27Wordle’s gone all Merriam-Webster 🙄16 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqrkxaxfc27https://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mqbtvenzgc2sThe Bayeux Tapestry is in this box. Or is it? Schrodinger’s Mat. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbtvenzgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mq2pgjriac2aHydration Break07 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2pgjriac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mply5fthys2lThe Congo goalie saved that last one with his lad, just for the heck of it.01 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mply5fthys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mplwptwkh22lThe BBC could save money on crowd cutaways by just reusing footage from the past 56 years #wc2026 #engdrc01 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplwptwkh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mpdq5vy4qs2hWordle 1,835 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 that’s not a f**king word.28 Jun 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdq5vy4qs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3monqe2sshk2pI remember doing a piece on Manna during Covid (as an optimistic story, delivering prescription meds etc) when they were testing in Moneygall, at the back of the Obama Plaza. We vox-popped a local: "That yoke? Ah, we haven't seen it since it crashed into a tree last week" https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0619/1579350-manna-drones-ireland/19 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3monqe2sshk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3moduf33wfs2yGwan Cape Verde. What a goalie!15 Jun 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduf33wfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mnzy7idg5c23The Azteca stadium still has a real 70s vibe. Turn the saturation up, you expect hoarding ads for PanAm and Mirinda #wc202611 Jun 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzy7idg5c23https://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mns5gvluxc2wMoving the game against Israel, rather than boycotting it, is the FAI peeling an Outspan orange in their pocket. https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0608/1577339-decision-due-today-on-irelands-home-fixture-with-israel/08 Jun 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns5gvluxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mnoywunbrc2gA great list, because it reminds you how mind-blowing the ones you read were, and excites you that the ones you haven't read might be equally so. https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/06/readers-top-100-novels-of-all-time07 Jun 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoywunbrc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ramblinghobo.bsky.social/post/3mn2tadvrz22zOur mad little puppet film, Shakes Versus Shav, will screen at this (along with the actual puppets and us eejits doing a Q&A) https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2026/05/28/irish-cultural-centre-launches-inaugural-shaw-festival-celebrating-george-bernard-shaws-legacy/30 May 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:ldpkasye7md7hm62dbikvmv2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2tadvrz22z