James Taylor ticket going at face value (our friend cannot join us) - Iveagh Gardens July 12. secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/18006373D...

Not a bad Good Friday in my part of the world.

A reminder that last week, Pam Bondi accidentally released a Jack Smith memo revealing Trump’s motive for stealing and illegally retaining classified documents.

Reminder that the moon that orbits the Earth has a name in English and that name is the Moon. There are lots of nicknames and names in other languages (Luna, for instance) but technically in English it is just the Moon. The concept of a moon is uncapitalized; our moon is the Moon.

NOW PLAYING: IRAN WAR THE MOVIE starring Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zach Galifianakis & Dame Judi STREAMING FREE HERE 👇

NEW: Voice of America's employees have been in limbo for a year. A federal appeals court just ensured they'll stay there a little longer, halting a plan to return them to work. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Yup, that's me and my story published in this brilliant mag. ☺️

The left holds Paris. Emmanuel Grégoire is new mayor, succeeding Anne Hidalgo. He beat the right by about 51%-40% say estimates. Many factors mattered, but clear that voters endorsed left's transformation of Paris into biking city. See my @financialtimes.com column as.ft.com/r/7840a393-8...

Untitled, 1981 https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5036

I can't believe the Czechs have to go out and demo for democracy again. 250k people at Letna Park yesterday. Russia has won this round, sadly, populist, racists, climate change deniers, fascists form the government coalition. (Via @denikn.cz)

Hundreds of thousands of Czechs rally in anti-government protest

This is the way.

Search Party just published a video on Bellingcat and the Irish Times's investigation into the biggest drug cartel you've never heard of, and it's ties to everything from MMA to Hezbollah. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0G...

Email today that I have been awarded third place in the Anansi Archive's Autumn/Winter 2025/26 Short Fiction award for my work, The Beige Album. This does not entail any prize, or publication, but I'm delighted all the same. Many congratulations to me 🎉🎉🎉

“1 mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, 1 mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” The #’s may vary, but the truth is the same.

Oof. This is impressive. Not the usual green-tie nonsense.

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, "There is no superior race, gentlemen" "There is no people chosen by God" "Neither in the United States nor Israel" "Ignorant far-right fundamentalists think this way" "The people chosen by God is all of humanity"

Independent my arse No wonder the housing crisis gets worse & worse when those making decisions have so many vested interests Mo náire thú Landlord Minister Michael Healy-Rae for constantly voting against everyone having a home No doubt landlords should be kicked out of politics #speirgorm

“She’s the exception, I am the rule.” Such articulate cutting through of the nonsense around puberty blockers and eg Keira Bell’s detransitioning from Stephanie Lynnette on GMB this morning. It is also a refreshing relief to see a trans person actually being allowed to speak for once!

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent. State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes. www.wired.com/story/gramma...

Online Book Club | Sweeney Astray 📅 Fri 27 March | 1pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-book-club-sweeney-astray-0 Join us on Teams to discuss Sweeney Astray — Heaney’s reimagining of the medieval Buile Suibhne. Open to all — come listen, read, or join the chat!

Fragments of US-made missile seen in photos taken by Iran near deadly school strike

As seen in #Athens. Bimbos Against Capitalism.

Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.

Italy did it! 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 What a match! What a day in #6Nations #rugby #SixNations #ITAvsENG

Saturday in the Hunt Museum cafe that is back on our list of fave places in #Limerick. Their pastries are gorgeous.

The smell of a new book, spine as yet unbroken, the delight of anticipation of what awaits inside. Thank you @booksupstairs.bsky.social for the joy you brought into my day! Cannot wait to dive in. #amreading #irishwriting #rousseauslostchildren #newbook #speirgorm

Irishman Eoin Tonge appointed chief executive of Primark

My interview with @sealbeegames.bsky.social is up now! Thank you so much @saltyqueer.bsky.social for talking with me for the magazine and the fabulous @theblitchwitch.bsky.social for getting us together!! ❤️❤️❤️

“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shovelling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” —Shannon Hale #5amWritersCLub #WritingCommunity

A gorgeous horse getting a wash at the Shannon this morning. Feck your honda civic. #Limerick #Shannon #horseoutside #speirgorm

Love love love how my story Cypress Mother looks published in @flarelitmag.bsky.social . It came out yesterday, and I'm so pleased the editor @kellyesparza.bsky.social felt it was a good match for the issue. Congrats to all the other writers, too 👏💕🙏 flare-magazine.com/cypress-moth...

Critically endangered species are being killed in a rapidly expanding crayfish fishery, and the State has known the risks for decades, writes Pádraic Fogarty. jrnl.ie/6968217

Saturday 28th February it’ll be a year since our first monthly Stoneybatter book swap! So we’ll be at An Siol on Manor St from 11am-12.30pm if you want to pop by to browse, pick up a new to you book or just have a chat. All welcome. And it should - famous last words!! - be sunny!

Sunrise without the sun. #Booterstown #Dublin #SpeirGorm

Buried on the second page of the announcement for this year's Met Gala dress code was another piece of news: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos will serve as honorary chairs for the event. nyti.ms/4u7lbma

Not bad for a non-Nordic country of 10 mill 🇨🇿🏅👏

Jessie Buckley wins best actress at 2026 Baftas

Excira and delira that one of my short stories will be published in @flarelitmag.bsky.social! I started writing seriously in March last year and a year later, five of my works have found publication homes. 🙏💕

Really enjoyed the #WinterOlympics. Now I want to go to Cortina and Verona (been to Milano).

The United States Men’s Hockey Team must now gift their gold medals to the president. Thems the rules.

Written English has barely changed in 300 years. If you can read Harry Potter, you can read Robinson Crusoe (1719).

From few Limerick posters here, this is credible. Frustrating that collaboration/collegiality/healthy debate is not a cornerstone in LImerick local politics. The faff over wording seems extreme & lack of transparency seems a key feature in LCCC public meetings with needlessly long adjournments.

Come on #Canada 🍁 #icehockey #winterolympics #milanocortina

Abu Siyam (19) was a US citizen born in Philadelphia. He was among approximately 30 West Bank villagers trying to stop illegal Israeli settlers from stealing their goats. Settlers shot him dead. Meanwhile Ireland is terrified of passing the Occupied Territories Bill. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Overthinking gold medalist here 🙋‍♀️ My @tomtdowling.bsky.social would take first place in recognising 70s/80s/90s songs from the first few microseconds of playing. #Olympics #superpower

John Moran's blog post is remarkable and required reading for anyone in Limerick, or anyone interested in local politics www.johnmoran.ie/from_your_ma...

There Is Hope