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.

"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

Inhaling @jesstraynor.bsky.social ‘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. #amreading

Haunted Pond, 2015 by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici who creates embroideries that often show magical, surreal worlds #womensart

A little sample from Found in a Context of Destruction by Tim MacGabhann for your Friday evening ✨️ @bansheepress.bsky.social

See you tonight for vino, art and some gorgeous readings.

Two more sleeps!

This rules. I love how delighted they all look!

Would love to see you at the launch of @the4facedliar.bsky.social ‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.

Just really enjoying the world of @deanbrowne.bsky.social ‘s After Party. Confident strokes drawing a very emotionally “true”otherworldliness. #amreading

Would love to see you at the launch of @the4facedliar.bsky.social ‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.

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.

‘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

Not a million miles from the Beauty Industry in any given point in time.

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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

‘Spring Ritual’ Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #womensart

It’s so very good 💪

@bansheepress.bsky.social @howlwriting.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social @wcorklitfest.bsky.social @corkmidsummer.bsky.social @corkbeo.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @booksireland.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social

Friends, would love to see you there!

We’re thrilled to announce Julie Goo as the Irish language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26. www.howlwriting.ie/post/welcomi...

“…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.

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

Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...

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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!

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 @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie

New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...

hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.

“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.”

I would like to thank potatoes for always being there for me this year

Guys, the gyre is widening. The falcon gone deaf.

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.

Here’s to 2026

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.

"Burn it down, my children; burn it all down!"

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! @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie

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.

Pantone’s vibe of the year is uneasy institutional silence

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

Congratulations @elainefeeney.bsky.social !!!!

LITERARY MAGAZINES FOR EVERY READER at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025 Nov. 28-29 at Pearse St. Library dublinsmallpressfair.com for full details!

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

"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."

Thanks to The Marrow Poetry for highlighting my poem ‘Long Haul’ today www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-five/l...

french wikipedia is the only language that has a "list of bastards" article

“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

“Because survival is insufficient.” 💙 #amreading