September and back to school, prompted me to take an amble down memory lane & remember all the SHITE that goes with being a ‘school mom’. This weeks newsletter!! Enjoy. Subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

THANK YOU to everyone who came along to Stillgarden Distillery last night for OLDER BOLDER WISER. What a buzz. Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all. To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos

So….. Clare and Limerick people….. I’m bringing OLDER BOLDER WISER to lovely Ennis & the fabulous Glor Theatre 🎭 on Friday 26th September. Tickets from the theatre. glor.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

My show in Stillgarden Distillery in Dublin 8 this Friday is SOLD OUT!! Delira. If you’re coming …. See ya Friday.

Feeling lucky? PRE ORDER my new novel from Irish indie booksellers O'Mahonys for a chance to WIN A BREAK FOR 2 at Ireland's stunning family-owned, carbon neutral FALLS HOTEL & SPA with DINNER and A SPA TREATMENT! www.omahonys.ie/once-a-year-... #feelgoodfiction #spéirgorm #Irish #writing #booksky

This weeks newsletter is landing into subscribers inboxes just now. You can read it here And if you like it you can subscribe too. Paid subs support my writing. But you can take out a free one too. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

Glued to #traitorsireland. So the most outstanding things are - well besides the sublime Siobhan McSweeney - are the WOLFHOUNDS & everyone saying they want the 50k for a deposit on a house.

An Ode to Summer. This weeks newsletter. A little more lyrical than usual. But West Cork does that Enjoy. And sure you might subscribe open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

My next show is in DUBLIN!! If you fancy having a laugh about some of the absurdities of being a woman & getting older, grab your gal pals, your sisters, your Ma, your daughters and your fellas and come along to the gorgeous Stillgarden Distillery on 12 Sept stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

This weeks newsletter. About the day I was told I MAY have had a mild stroke!!! I’d love you to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

Details of the Stop Killing Journalists protest in Dublin this evening. Please join NUJ members to protest Israel’s ongoing slaughter of media workers and civilians.

Are ya coming ? Gin and guffaws galore at Stillgarden Distillery. Sept 12 It will be special. Ticket link in next post

My next show is in DUBLIN!! If you fancy having a laugh about some of the absurdities of being a woman & getting older, grab your gal pals, your sisters, your Ma, your daughters and your fellas and come along to the gorgeous Stillgarden Distillery on 12 Sept stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

So thrilled to have been a small part of @wcorklitfest.bsky.social Great fun. Great memories

Another joyous day yesterday at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social interviewing the effervescent @pollyrowena.bsky.social about her fab book, The Company of owls. After which I joined @ermurray.bsky.social at the Bantry Day Cebtre for chats, readings & craic with real wise owls. (Forgot photos there tho)

Pure joy to interview Carol Drinkwater at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social in Bantry last night. Her new novel One Summer in Provence is a warm and thoroughly satisfying read.

Only one ticket left for @pollyrowena.bsky.social event at WCLF on Thursday 10am. Grab it while you can - coffee, mini scones, an amazing setting and chats about owls with Polly and @barbarascully.bsky.social ☕ 🦉 🎟️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/polly-atkin-the-company-of-owls/

My next show is in DUBLIN!! Funky groovy Dublin 8 in the gorgeous & quirky Stillgarden Distillery. I shall be delivering Older Bolder Wiser among some fab gins!! Tickets have just gone on sale. Craic and gin. Like what more could u want? stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

My next show is in DUBLIN!! Funky groovy Dublin 8 in the gorgeous & quirky Stillgarden Distillery. I shall be delivering Older Bolder Wiser among some fab gins!! Tickets have just gone on sale. Craic and gin. Like what more could u want? stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

My latest newsletter is about my feet…. Noooooo. Not in that way!! Get your mind outta da gutter. This is part 1 of what is setting up to be a bit of a saga. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

Can’t wait to meet & chat with Carol Drinkwater - writer, actor & olive farmer at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social on 15 July.

Plenty craic at @whelanslive.bsky.social last night for @funnywomen.bsky.social awards. Himself took a few pics. Thanks to @valtroy.bsky.social for superb organisation

Last few tickets for my show in THIS FRIDAY 20 June at The Purty Kitchen in #DunLaoghaire. It’s gonna be mega. comedyclub.ie/products/bar...

From her 'house by the sea' to our festival by the sea, Carol Drinkwater ‪‪@carol4olivefarm.bsky.social‬ will be at WCLF on 15 July discussing her new novel One Summer in Provence with @barbarascully.bsky.social www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/... www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...

Thank you @dublingazette.bsky.social dublingazette.com/whats-on/ent...

This weeks Substack newsletter is a love letter. To my hometown. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

This gorgeous book will be published next month by @atlanticbooks.bsky.social and to celebrate Carol Drinkwater will be at WCLF on 15 July. Come along to hear @carol4olivefarm.bsky.social read from One Summer In Provence & then chat to @barbarascully.bsky.social www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

my one woman show, OLDER BOLDER WISER, coming to The Purty Kitchen in DUN LAOGHAIRE on June 20th. Can’t wait to bring it home….. tickets here comedyclub.ie/products/bar...

This months newsletter for paid subscribers is landing in inboxes. You can subscribe for €5 per month. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

As I’m in my second home in deepest West Cork, this weeks newsletter recalls an evil that visited this place 40 years ago. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

Still a few tickets left for my show, OLDER, BOLDER, WISER in lovely Fermoy in THIS FRIDAY night. Grab your girlfriends, your sisters, your Ma, your daughters and your fella and come along. therichmondrevival.com/event/barbar...

This weeks newsletter has landed. It’s about Australia, emigrant kids, housing policy failure and long haul travel. Oh and feminism. You can read it here. And if you enjoy you might like to subscribe - I’ve both free & paid subs. They support my writing. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

In a change to schedules, RTÉ Investigates: Christian Brothers, The Abusers, The Assets will now be broadcast next week, Thursday 1st May, 9.35pm RTÉ One and RTE Player

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After months of research, it’s on its way Christian Brothers: The Assets, The Abusers Wednesday 9:35 RTÉ 1

This months The Cauldron Newsletter for paid subscribers to my Substack is out. Subscribe to read. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

We are so excited about this year’s programme & hope you’ll find plenty to inspire and entertain you this summer. From literary legends to fresh new voices, our lineup is packed with incredible talent 👀 Explore the full programme: www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-festival/programme/ 🎟️ On sale tomorrow

🌞📚💗🌞📚 Wondering what to do at WCLF2025? 📅 The full programme is now live online www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes... 🎟 All tickets go on sale this Thursday, 10th April. Join us this summer at West Cork Literary Festival 2025. July 11-18th #WCLF2025

If you’d like to listen to my essay - ‘Letters From The Past’ from today’s @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social here ya go. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The delight of a handwritten letter, the beauty of Ireland's South-West, and a mother-daughter rite of passage. #sundaymiscellany is on the way @barbarascully.bsky.social Jamie O'Connell Brian Daly James Harpur Joanne Hynes @conalcreedon.bsky.social Amenazeb Khan 9.10am Sun @rteradio1.bsky.social 📻

Delighted to have a script on tomorrows @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social. Called Letters From The Past, it describes the joy of finding a bag of letters from 1983, written by my Ma to me who was working as a rep in Gran Canaria for JWT. I hope you enjoy. 9am @rteradio1.bsky.social tnrw

On the show today: @theresareidy.bsky.social on votes for the diaspora; @henrymckean.bsky.social on big family holidays; @adrianweckler.bsky.social on social media after death; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social sigh loudly; @basalticellie.bsky.social on predicting earthquakes

This weeks column. A story about my Fermoy grandfather and one of the most interesting stories from The War of Independence. Enjoy. And if you do, you might subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/barbaras...

@debhruin.bsky.social GRMA.

Fermoy and north cork #speirgorm I’m doing a show in my maternal hometown of Fermoy on Friday 9th May in The Richmond Revival. My maternal grandparents were both from the town… so it’s a special show for me!! Maybe I’ll meet a relative?? Tickets therichmondrevival.com/event/barbar...

On the show today: @jeffreycollinsap.bsky.social on witnessing execution by firing squad; @henrymckean.bsky.social on la dolce vita; What should you have for lunch?; @declanbuckley.bsky.social & @barbarascully.bsky.social try not to laugh at you; Ireland's greatest invention; The happiest song...

HELLO CORK!! I’m taking my one woman show, OLDER BOLDER WISER to the real republic in May!! Fermoy on 9 May & Ahakista on 11 May. Link to tickets on my website I’d love to see ya there barbarascully.com/shows/