Jen Matthews
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Often reading - sometimes writing. Substack @ChaseTheWren Editor
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Darach Ó Séaghdha
12 months ago
It's
#stpatricksday
and I present to you a thread on representations of Irishness from around the world, especially those not well-known in Ireland.
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kate wagner
4 days ago
"why did you become a writer" because no one gave a shit about my special interests growing up. now i make them everyone else's problem. next question
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‘s New Arcana. And this poem… I have no words. Will return to Magpie (among others) regularly. I used to read tarot in my early 20s and got self conscious about engaging with mystery. This collection feels like an old friend.
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12 days ago
Haunted Pond, 2015 by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici who creates embroideries that often show magical, surreal worlds
#womensart
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Jess Traynor
17 days ago
A little sample from Found in a Context of Destruction by Tim MacGabhann for your Friday evening ✨️
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See you tonight for vino, art and some gorgeous readings.
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21 days ago
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Two more sleeps!
23 days ago
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Richard Miller
23 days ago
This rules. I love how delighted they all look!
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Would love to see you at the launch of
@the4facedliar.bsky.social
‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.
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Just really enjoying the world of
@deanbrowne.bsky.social
‘s After Party. Confident strokes drawing a very emotionally “true”otherworldliness.
#amreading
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Would love to see you at the launch of
@the4facedliar.bsky.social
‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe
28 days ago
I’ve been thinking about what drives these men to destroy their life’s work (whether we agree with it or not) and all I can see is - at their core was a virulent misogyny, enveloped in toxic patriarchy and a belief that they were untouchable.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe
28 days ago
‘The hysteria that has developed about abuse of women’ (Chomsky in an email to Epstein).To all the Chomsky defenders, esp those on the left-this sentence, alone, dripping with misogyny & a sexist dismissal of sexual violence against women condemns him.There is no acceptable apology for this
#epstein
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Not a million miles from the Beauty Industry in any given point in time.
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29 days ago
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨
30 days ago
👍✨All good!!✨👍
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The Four Faced Liar
about 1 month ago
Issue 4 is launching! The competition issue will be presented by the journal's four editors, Stephen Brophy, Sinéad Griffin, Patrick Holloway and Jennifer Matthews in Waterstones, Cork, on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 6.30PM, and will include readings from contributors
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about 1 month ago
‘Spring Ritual’ Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici
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It’s so very good 💪
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Friends, would love to see you there!
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HOWL New Irish Writing
about 1 month ago
We’re thrilled to announce Julie Goo as the Irish language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26.
www.howlwriting.ie/post/welcomi...
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Welcoming Julie Goo
We’re thrilled to announce Julie Goo as the Irish language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26.Julie Goo is a bilingual poet and writer from Cork City whose work moves through languages, forms,...
https://www.howlwriting.ie/post/welcoming-julie-goo
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“…what will the cops smell like this morning…” Tim MacGabhann’s poetry collection from
@bansheepress.bsky.social
is a rare work that is actually NEEDED badly in times like these. And on the level of the line, really original and fresh.
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UCD Research
about 1 year ago
Curious to learn more about
#StBrigidsDay
? 👂Podcast exploring Brigid in folk tradition through the National Folklore Collection at UCD:
shorturl.at/pLs0G
📔Assoc Prof Elva Johnston writes on Brigit of Kildare as the first Irish saint to be celebrated in detail by early writers:
shorturl.at/l0OFD
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Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 - Brigid In Folk Tradition
St. Brigid’s Day falls on the first of February, and is traditionally understood as marking the beginning of spring in Irish custom. Dedicated to the saint nicknamed Muire na nGael or the ‘Mary of th
https://soundcloud.com/folklore_podcast/bluirini-bealoidis-18-brigid-in-folk-tradition
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irishfamilydetective
about 1 month ago
Remembering Ann Lovett who died
#Onthisday
1984
www.dib.ie/biography/lo...
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Merriam-Webster
about 1 month ago
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The Four Faced Liar
about 1 month ago
Maeve Keane's creative non-fiction piece "A Real Death Sentence" was selected as the Runner Up by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and check out "A Real Death Sentence" in our upcoming issue!
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The Four Faced Liar
about 2 months ago
Issue 4 is coming soon! Presales are open now at the link below. Stay tuned for details about the official launch.
www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
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Anne O'Leary
2 months ago
New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026
anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...
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Short story competitions 2026
And so, we launch into another writing year with positive intentions. There are so many competitions out there it can be bewildering, but selecting even one or two to aim for can be a useful spur i…
https://anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/short-story-competitions-2026/
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Naomi Klein
2 months ago
hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.
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“Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order in which some states have corrosive outsize power due to their possession of oil and gas while others have corrosive dependency on these often-human-rights-abusing regimes.”
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Jonathan Edward Durham
2 months ago
I would like to thank potatoes for always being there for me this year
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TeenagePhlebotomy
2 months ago
Guys, the gyre is widening. The falcon gone deaf.
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Chuck Wendig
2 months ago
All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
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Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/12/31/writer-resolution-2026-wield-the-weapon-that-is-you/
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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi
2 months ago
Here’s to 2026
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Cethan Leahy
2 months ago
A miraculous night but I will say the oddest moment was when my deceased business partner Jacob Marley started telling me the five lessons eternal torment in the afterlife taught him about B2B sales.
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Ian Duhig
3 months ago
"Burn it down, my children; burn it all down!"
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The Four Faced Liar
3 months ago
We're excited to announce the cover for Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar, our competition issue, with artwork by the wonderful Jenny Lawlor!
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I’m a bit of a fiend for author biographies, and this six part series on Jane Austen discussing her politics, reading life, and more, is just delicious.
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Jonathan Edward Durham
3 months ago
Pantone’s vibe of the year is uneasy institutional silence
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Sarah Webb
3 months ago
From tomorrow, 5th Dec
#BookElves2025
will be on hand to recommend brilliant Irish books for all ages - from tots to teens. if you'd like a recommendation - ask away below. I'd be delighted to help! And I'll be posting some of my favourite Irish books of the year every day.
#discoveririshkidsbooks
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Congratulations
@elainefeeney.bsky.social
!!!!
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Dublin Small Press Fair
3 months ago
LITERARY MAGAZINES FOR EVERY READER at the
#DublinSmallPressFair2025
Nov. 28-29 at Pearse St. Library
dublinsmallpressfair.com
for full details!
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Christodoulos Makris
4 months ago
Come to a new hourlong performance from my ongoing durational writing project DIAL (Chapter 11: November) w/ sound interventions from Keith Lindsay, closing this Friday’s FLUXUS / John Cage inspired extravaganza programmed by Kirkos at The Complex. Tickets:
www.thecomplex.ie/event/kirkos
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https://www.thecomplex.ie/event/kirkos
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McSweeney's
4 months ago
"We have included an advance copy of the hardcover edition of your diary, which Simon & Schuster will be releasing this winter. We think the photo of the time you laughed so hard in the school cafeteria that milk came out of your nose makes for a perfect cover."
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We Regret to Inform You That Your Middle School Diary Has Lapsed into the Public Domain
This letter is to inform you (the author) that your intellectual property (middle school diary) has officially entered the public domain due to you...
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Sinéad Griffin
4 months ago
Thanks to The Marrow Poetry for highlighting my poem ‘Long Haul’ today
www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-five/l...
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depths of wikipedia
4 months ago
french wikipedia is the only language that has a "list of bastards" article
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“For a short story to lure me in, I need one thing: great voice. If your narrator and/or character doesn’t have a unique or bizarre voice, I’m back to Netflix or staring at my neighbour across the road arguing with his bins.” — June Caldwell
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4 months ago
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“Because survival is insufficient.” 💙
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4 months ago
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