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A fragment of Irish rainforest near Moycullen, Galway. These places are so rare, so deeply enchanting, yet still so undervalued. What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?

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These black cats must be some of the most photographed marginalia of our collection (and RIGHTLY SO!)

No amount of woke scolding from the most annoying people imaginable has ever made me consider abandoning my core principle of seeing all people as equal human beings

#SpeirGorm #Ireland Sending out a request for donations to help my mother's former carer whose house was set on fire by masked & hooded people on the 15th of February. Please donate what you can, instead of buying a pint or a coffee please donate & help this family. gofund.me/2e5b2eae

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#SpeirGorm A family escaped with their lives - please donate what you can & share this. Instead of buying a pint at the #6nations today or a coffee - help this poor family gofund.me/4248b737 Let's give racism the boot out of #Ireland www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

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40 Years On: Contraceptives Legalised In Ireland | Newstalk - Talking History with Dr Mary McAuliffe, Dr Jennifer Redmond, Prof Caitriona Beaumont and Prof Lindsey Earner Byrne #skystorians #history #irishhistory #speirgorm #irishwmnhistory www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Check out this series of short vids on Gardening for Bats. Really great info frm Bat Conservation Ireland w/easy actions to take, info on plants to plant etc Also v interesting facts on how bats help ppl including by eating cranefly whose larvae can impact crops. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLHs...

A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁

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Just out from visiting Dad in James's, really grateful to have all the foreign healthcare staff, the foreign catering staff, the foreign security guards etc etc without whom our healthcare system would collapse. #SpeirGorm

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BBC 10pm news monitor: Trump attacks UK and France leaders over Ukraine, Hamas hands over hostage’s body, man found guilty of attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie, Berlin knife attack on election weekend near Holocaust memorial, Apple pulls advanced data protection in UK after Govt pressure.

This is the poor family who lost their home & all their belongings. Please if you can donate - this isn't us. This isn't the Ireland I want for us. #SpeirGorm gofund.me/4248b737 www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

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I know Friday night is not a great time - but if you see this post please #share even if you can't afford to donate. This poor family have been targeted by racists & it sickens me that this is happening in #Dublin & #Ireland #SpeirGorm

#SpeirGorm #Ireland Sending out a request for donations to help my mother's former carer whose house was set on fire by masked & hooded people on the 15th of February. Please donate what you can, instead of buying a pint or a coffee please donate & help this family. gofund.me/2e5b2eae

Hello Wexford! Pop into the library on Saturday morning and say hello! 11am. 😊 #irelandreadsday wexfordcoco.libcal.com/event/4347051

Children are often the innocent victims of war, migration, and ruthless policies. Daniel Macdonald’s Irish Peasant Children, painted during Ireland’s Great Hunger, subtly reminds us of the vulnerability of children in times of upheaval. #art #immigration #children #compassion #migration #fineart

#SaferInternetDay #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s Claire Daly’s article museumofchildhood.ie/celebrating-... Children and young people have the right to fully participate in the digital world—not just as consumers, but as creators, activists, & change makers! museumofchildhood.ie/childrens-ri...

Were you a fan of Playmobil? Invented by Hans Beck,they’ve been produced in Germany since 1974.Activities extend beyond #play #collecting . #playmobil figures/playsets/related stories being photographed/researched by Lauren Kavanagh #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/playmobil-fi...

Honoured that @irishmuseums.bsky.social has selected #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland as the first recipient of their Membership Award supporting museum orgs in the volunteer/ community-led sector museumofchildhood.ie/ima-membersh... #IMA #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann #Children #Childhood #Historic #Contemporary

NEWS: Calling all writers! Receive mentoring from an acclaimed Irish writer of your choice. Writers living in all 32 counties can apply. Accepted forms: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and Children's/YA fiction. Deadline to apply: Sun 2 March 2025, 5pm irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #Ireland #Food

Time to share a #painting with you. "West Cork". My knees often aren’t happy in west Cork. People have to lift me out of couches. On the other hand when you cycle up those hills, or even their mountain passes, you tend to get glorious views. So I painted this, it’s my West Cork. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear

Molly drinking from her water bowl after her food. Post her day with the vet. Molly has returned with a newborn babygro to try to cover where she has overgroomed. Purring & happily home & ready for sleep now. 😍

Loving the tunes on @rte.ie #radio www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/

Like a line of timeless sentinels, naturally upright megaliths stand at the crest of a rocky prominence deep in an Irish rainforest. Frequently, it's the combination of the geological + ecological that makes these places so incredibly special. 🌎

A chilly morning for most with temperatures down to -2c and high cloud before the rain, sleet and snow pushes in. Latest high resolution AROME charts showing the mix of rain and snow to come over next 36 hours.

Really worth your time to read. An Ireland for all - respect, social support & inclusion for us all. Cheers for sharing.

So sad to hear of the death of Olivia Hussey, an earnest and vivid actor who lit up Romeo & Juliet (1968) alongside Leonard Whiting, brought conviction to the theatrics of Death on the Nile (1978), and traced the origins of Norman Bates in Psycho IV (1990). www.bbc.com/news/article...

A foggy walk around St Albans.

The previously confidential government files released this week to the National Archives cover a huge array of subjects, from the serious to the plain bizarre.

Tidy #radio celebration of the #shippingforecast #BBC 🎙📻🎙⛵️ www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I'm drinking tea, so here - have a goo at a painting. "Sunset over Clare Island" was painted 5 yrs ago, based on a time I was standing on a pillar on the southern shore of Clew Bay enjoying its many islands and looking all the way out to the fantastically shaped Clare Island. #SpeirGorm #painting