Lisa O’Neil in Vicar St. tonight. The superstars in @foggynotions.bsky.social sorted me out with getting connected to the sound desk 🙌 #accessibility #HelpUsHear #CochlearImplant
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Lisa O’Neil in Vicar St. tonight. The superstars in @foggynotions.bsky.social sorted me out with getting connected to the sound desk 🙌 #accessibility #HelpUsHear #CochlearImplant
Waiting to get plugged in at The Fontaines in the Point (3Arena for you younglings). 😁 #CochlearImplant #Accessibility I have a few connection options. Will document how I get on below. dDeaf people go to gigs too! #HelpUsHear
December 6, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Waiting to get plugged in at The Fontaines in the Point (3Arena for you younglings). 😁 #CochlearImplant #Accessibility I have a few connection options. Will document how I get on below. dDeaf people go to gigs too! #HelpUsHear
👋 I write about recovery after sudden hearing loss & severe tinnitus at noisysilence.ie I also try to spread awareness about cochlear implants and accessibility for dDeaf people in the arts, particularly getting plugged into the sound desk at gigs #HelpUsHear
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Adventures in Hearing Loss & Tinnitus
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December 7, 2024 at 9:45 AM
👋 I write about recovery after sudden hearing loss & severe tinnitus at noisysilence.ie I also try to spread awareness about cochlear implants and accessibility for dDeaf people in the arts, particularly getting plugged into the sound desk at gigs #HelpUsHear
To Kill a Mockingbird in the Bord Gáis Theatre. Telecoil is a bit staticky. Have headphones to put into the Sennheiser receiver as a back up. Let’s see how it compares to Auracast in the Abbey #HelpUsHear
February 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird in the Bord Gáis Theatre. Telecoil is a bit staticky. Have headphones to put into the Sennheiser receiver as a back up. Let’s see how it compares to Auracast in the Abbey #HelpUsHear
Sorted. Yet another super sound sound engineer. Thank you Richie! Thank you Fontaines DC. Thank you Ross from the 3 Arena. Ear plugs in. Let’s go! 🤘🦻it’s so easy for promoters, venues and artists to #HelpUsHear 🙌
December 6, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Sorted. Yet another super sound sound engineer. Thank you Richie! Thank you Fontaines DC. Thank you Ross from the 3 Arena. Ear plugs in. Let’s go! 🤘🦻it’s so easy for promoters, venues and artists to #HelpUsHear 🙌
Back at the 3Arena and gettin plugged in for The Pogues Red Roses for Me gig 🙌🙌 #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear
December 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Back at the 3Arena and gettin plugged in for The Pogues Red Roses for Me gig 🙌🙌 #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear
Spiritual gig experience in Liberty Hall last night. The sound sound engineer (Lucas) plugged me into the desk. Jonny Dillon blew my mind. Muireann Bradley was absolutely sublime Solo acoustic blues with wizard-level finger picking worked so well with the #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear noisysilence.ie
July 21, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Spiritual gig experience in Liberty Hall last night. The sound sound engineer (Lucas) plugged me into the desk. Jonny Dillon blew my mind. Muireann Bradley was absolutely sublime Solo acoustic blues with wizard-level finger picking worked so well with the #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear noisysilence.ie
Amazing Black Country, New Road gig in the Olympia. 🤯 Many thanks to Canice at the sound desk for giving my cochlear implant a direct feed & to Paddy for letting me try out the fantastic sound/vibe vest. 🤘 #accessibility #HelpUsHear
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Amazing Black Country, New Road gig in the Olympia. 🤯 Many thanks to Canice at the sound desk for giving my cochlear implant a direct feed & to Paddy for letting me try out the fantastic sound/vibe vest. 🤘 #accessibility #HelpUsHear
New post on Noisy Silence. How to get great sound at gigs and theatres if you have hearing aids or a cochlear implant. noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g... #accessibility #HelpUsHear
Gigs & Accessibility
I’ve had amazing experiences at gigs over the past few years. This is the request that I send to promoters before gigs to ensure accessibility. These steps work for my current setup (Cochlear Nucle…
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January 17, 2026 at 10:08 AM
New post on Noisy Silence. How to get great sound at gigs and theatres if you have hearing aids or a cochlear implant. noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g... #accessibility #HelpUsHear
My Cochlear N8 is Auracast-enabled, but the firmware to support it isn’t out yet. I connected via MiniMic. Tried connecting headphones to the Auracast receiver too- sounded great. In the future, anyone that wants to will be able to pick up the sound desk output on compatible headphones #HelpUsHear
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 AM
My Cochlear N8 is Auracast-enabled, but the firmware to support it isn’t out yet. I connected via MiniMic. Tried connecting headphones to the Auracast receiver too- sounded great. In the future, anyone that wants to will be able to pick up the sound desk output on compatible headphones #HelpUsHear
Third time meeting the same super sound sound engineer - he’s wired me into the sound desk at Adriane Lenker, Tom Jones & CMAT. Absolute legend #HelpUsHear
June 13, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Third time meeting the same super sound sound engineer - he’s wired me into the sound desk at Adriane Lenker, Tom Jones & CMAT. Absolute legend #HelpUsHear
New post on noisysilence.ie today. It covers dreaming in stereo, #CochlearImplant advocacy with CIICA and getting plugged into the sound desk at concerts. #HelpUsHear Many thanks to @carlbergstrom.com for the Nautilus image!
May 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
New post on noisysilence.ie today. It covers dreaming in stereo, #CochlearImplant advocacy with CIICA and getting plugged into the sound desk at concerts. #HelpUsHear Many thanks to @carlbergstrom.com for the Nautilus image!
This time 2 yrs ago I was isolating prior to a long drive to Berlin for cochlear implant surgery. I could not have guessed at how the whole things would have worked out. 🤯 gigs, advocacy, refocusing everything, writing, better hearing, & a huge uplift in quality of life #HelpUsHear #CochlearImplant
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 AM
This time 2 yrs ago I was isolating prior to a long drive to Berlin for cochlear implant surgery. I could not have guessed at how the whole things would have worked out. 🤯 gigs, advocacy, refocusing everything, writing, better hearing, & a huge uplift in quality of life #HelpUsHear #CochlearImplant
Doing a bit of prep for Fontaines DC Fri night. It’s fantastic when a band/venue say they’ll do their best to get me connected to the sound desk 🦻 #Accessibility #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear
December 5, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Doing a bit of prep for Fontaines DC Fri night. It’s fantastic when a band/venue say they’ll do their best to get me connected to the sound desk 🦻 #Accessibility #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear
V grateful to Miriam O’Callaghan for hosting an amazing launch of #GibbetHill Eileen Walsh’s reading was spine-tingling. Felt like I was reading it again for the 1st time. The audience reaction to this lost story was overwhelming. rotundafoundation.ie/gibbet-hill/ #writing #BramStoker #HelpUsHear
October 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM
V grateful to Miriam O’Callaghan for hosting an amazing launch of #GibbetHill Eileen Walsh’s reading was spine-tingling. Felt like I was reading it again for the 1st time. The audience reaction to this lost story was overwhelming. rotundafoundation.ie/gibbet-hill/ #writing #BramStoker #HelpUsHear
Many thanks Emily! I document my experiences of sudden hearing loss & severe tinnitus in the Noisy Silence Blog. Story so far: deaf, tinnitus, cochlear implant, auditory rehabilitation, gigs again, and the unexpected twist (finding Bram Stoker’s Gibbet Hill) #accessibility #HelpUsHear
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Adventures in Hearing Loss & Tinnitus
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December 10, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Many thanks Emily! I document my experiences of sudden hearing loss & severe tinnitus in the Noisy Silence Blog. Story so far: deaf, tinnitus, cochlear implant, auditory rehabilitation, gigs again, and the unexpected twist (finding Bram Stoker’s Gibbet Hill) #accessibility #HelpUsHear
Interval in the show. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings🤯 In my Tennessee Mountain Home is being cast into my head via my TV streamer. I don’t have to listen to the overwhelming crowd noise & I control the volume. 🙌🙌 #Accessibility win #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear Thank you @aikenpromotions.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Interval in the show. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings🤯 In my Tennessee Mountain Home is being cast into my head via my TV streamer. I don’t have to listen to the overwhelming crowd noise & I control the volume. 🙌🙌 #Accessibility win #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear Thank you @aikenpromotions.bsky.social
Me too. I’m a noob/don’t feel that I was part of any particular group, but I told my story of sudden hearing loss & connected with many people. I miss those connections.🤞 that’ll grow again. I was getting some traction on describing & advocating for accessibility at gigs. Starting again #HelpUsHear
November 17, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Me too. I’m a noob/don’t feel that I was part of any particular group, but I told my story of sudden hearing loss & connected with many people. I miss those connections.🤞 that’ll grow again. I was getting some traction on describing & advocating for accessibility at gigs. Starting again #HelpUsHear
@gatetheatredublin.bsky.social I work next door and I’m happy to help with any testing that is needed for sound system set up to help improve sound quality for deaf people #HelpUsHear. Something that I’ve written about here: noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g... #Accessibility
Gigs & Accessibility
I’ve had amazing experiences at gigs over the past few years. This is the request that I send to promoters before gigs to ensure accessibility. These steps work for my current setup (Cochlear Nucle…
noisysilence.ie
March 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
@gatetheatredublin.bsky.social I work next door and I’m happy to help with any testing that is needed for sound system set up to help improve sound quality for deaf people #HelpUsHear. Something that I’ve written about here: noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g... #Accessibility
Playing in a session like this was magical, particularly when music once felt like it was becoming out of reach. Rough sense of some of the (pretty eclectic) setlist. Definitely missing a few songs that I didn’t know. #HelpUsHear
December 22, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Playing in a session like this was magical, particularly when music once felt like it was becoming out of reach. Rough sense of some of the (pretty eclectic) setlist. Definitely missing a few songs that I didn’t know. #HelpUsHear
A lot of that positivity is a result is sharing my story on noisysilence.ie, being lucky to be able to help others in a similar situation & advocating for better #accessibility for people with hearing loss, eg the #HelpUsHear campaign to make gigs more accessible (thank you @cmatbaby.bsky.social 🙌)
December 26, 2024 at 7:51 AM
A lot of that positivity is a result is sharing my story on noisysilence.ie, being lucky to be able to help others in a similar situation & advocating for better #accessibility for people with hearing loss, eg the #HelpUsHear campaign to make gigs more accessible (thank you @cmatbaby.bsky.social 🙌)
New short post at noisysilence.ie Gigs & accessibility🤘#HelpUsHear noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g...
Gigs & Accessibility
I’ve had amazing experiences at gigs over the past few years. This is the request that I send to promoters before gigs to ensure accessibility. These steps work for my current setup (Cochlear Nucle…
noisysilence.ie
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
New short post at noisysilence.ie Gigs & accessibility🤘#HelpUsHear noisysilence.ie/2026/01/05/g...
Interval in the show. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings🤯 In my Tennessee Mountain Home is being cast into my head via my TV streamer. I don’t have to listen to the overwhelming crowd noise & I control the volume. 🙌🙌 #Accessibility win #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear Thank you @aikenpromotions.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Interval in the show. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings🤯 In my Tennessee Mountain Home is being cast into my head via my TV streamer. I don’t have to listen to the overwhelming crowd noise & I control the volume. 🙌🙌 #Accessibility win #CochlearImplant #HelpUsHear Thank you @aikenpromotions.bsky.social
Gig #2 this weekend. My old friend, Jimi McDonnell & The Strolling Homes in Sally Long’s, Galway. Cochlear implant plugged in. Super-sound sound engineer again tonight. 👏👏👏👏👏#accessibility #HelpUsHear
August 31, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Gig #2 this weekend. My old friend, Jimi McDonnell & The Strolling Homes in Sally Long’s, Galway. Cochlear implant plugged in. Super-sound sound engineer again tonight. 👏👏👏👏👏#accessibility #HelpUsHear