seeing too many Cuba stories from all directions the past 24 hours not to fear that the smash and grab energy long-simmering in Washington is coming to a boil

Absolutely thrilled with this review of 'Other People's Lives' by @johnboyneauthor, no less, in the @independent.ie I'm a great admirer of John's work, so it's a big honour to be reviewed by him. A favourable one, thankfully! m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

RTE news : One public pool for every 81,000 people - Swim Ireland www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

“This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.”

This excellent report by @ailbheconneely.bsky.social is further evidence of the scandalous state of services in Ireland for people with schizophrenia, and the heartbreaking reality for their families. RTE news : Mother of man with schizophrenia fears for her son's life www.rte.ie/news/health/...

I’d like to report a murder. Trying to fix a legacy media company is hard — we all know the economics — but Jeff Bezos just killed the @washingtonpost.com in the most cowardly & inept way possible. He would never entertain others who wanted to fix it too like me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Should you ever work for free? Yes, but go in with your eyes open www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...

Today in Israel’s ongoing targeted massacre of journalists: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...

Self-promotion klaxon! Delighted that Gill Books will be publishing my new book, "From Crown to Harp", in October... how the Treaty was undone in 34 episodes! Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/mcculld

Hey @elainefeeney.bsky.social there you are on a beach in Corfu, in Turkish translation.

Bruce Springsteen calling out Don the Felon hits different—when The Boss says you're out of tune with the country, maybe it’s time to face the music. 🎸🇺🇸 #Springsteen #OutOfTouch

“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands

How can it be that this is being allowed to happen? bbc.com/news/article...

Anyone from the European Writers Council on Bluesky?

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...

Wow. Whole pile of Irish authors’ books in here. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...