Substack for 30 April 2026

Catherine Connolly, Maurice Desmond, Buddy Guy, Patrick Hadden Keefe and William Cowper with another morsel of memoir. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/30-april-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 23 April 2026

 

Robert Ballagh, Bessie Smith and Nual Ni Dhomnaill plus the sorrows of a Tipp fan and a gripping new book.

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/23-april-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 16 April 2026

Moya Brennan, Thomas Wyatt, William Blake, Rory McIlroy and the conclusion of Blue’s story.

 https://johnposullivan.substack.com/p/16-april-2026?r=37fycr

Substack for 9 April 2026

Truck stops, William Blake at the NGI, Blue’s story, Olivia Laing again, and a beautiful version of a Dylan song. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/9-april-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 2 April 2026

 https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/2-april-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 26 March 2026

Juana by Stephen Lawlor on show this weekend at ArtEvolve at the RDS.

 https://substack.com/@johnposullivan/note/p-191991918?r=37fycr&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web

Substack for 19 March 2026

 

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/19-march-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 12 March 2026

Trolly Dolly by Eddie Mooney, encounters with Olivia Laing, Ry Cooder, Andrew Marvell, 6 Nations rugby and a poor start to Cheltenham.

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/12-march-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 5 March 2026

The Dissonance of Sequences by Diana Copperwhite 

 https://johnposullivan.substack.com/p/5-march-2026?r=37fycr

Substack for 26 February 2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/26-february-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 19 February 2026

 

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/19-february-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack for 12 February 2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/12-february-2026?r=37fycr&utm_medium=ios

Substack: 5 February 2026

Silent Theatre by Beatrice O’Connell from her new show at Taylor Galleries with contributions on Rob Doyle, Patsy Cline, Anne Sexton and a morsel of memoir. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/5-february-2026?r=37fycr&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

Substack: 29 January 2026

The Convalescent by Helene Schjerfbeck -  and more cultural manoeuvres involving Robert Lowell, B.B. King, the Caligula remake, and Honnold’s horror show.

 https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/29-january-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack: 22 January 2026

Catterline in Winter by Joan Eardley plus more cultural and political manoeuvres.  

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/22-january-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack: 15 January 2026

More tales from the Campfield, Sean Scully’s blues, The Grateful Dead’s roses and a sombre extract from the Four Quartets.

 https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/15-january-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack - 8 January 2026

Turner at the NGI, Shakespeare in elegiac mood, The Delines and more emanations from the Moronic Inferno. Plus diary of a young voyeur.

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/08-january-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Substack: 01 January 2026

 Brace yourself - it could be a bumpy ride.

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnposullivan/p/01-january-2026?r=37fycr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true