AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoChildren’s Reading & Charity: “Give Like Dolly Day” launches on Sept. 25, encouraging donations to Imagination Library programmes and book drops for children aged 0–5, inspired by Dolly Parton’s giving legacy. U2 & Irish Culture: U2 marked 50 years with a Central Dublin run of surprises: a Mount Temple schoolyard performance, a Grafton Street pop-up gig, and a new €2 coin released by the Central Bank. Local Music Spotlight: Irish Music Month’s “A New Local Hero” continues, with East Coast FM naming Niamh Beatrix as a first local hero and Ocean FM announcing four finalists. Film & Memory: “The Lost Children of Tuam” is reviewed as a restrained, devastating account of the Tuam baby home scandal, centred on what’s left unsaid. Community & Faith: Irish Franciscans are set to leave a Glasgow parish after 1866, raising fears for the future of a long-running St Anthony Novena. Politics, Palestine & Pop: LiveNation UK faces questions over promoting Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” tour, while Ed Sheeran cancels US shows citing severe weather amid the wider controversy. Sports & Identity: Kosovo protests in Pristina continue after Ireland’s Nations League defeat, with “Not in my name” demonstrations tied to contested wartime justice.
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