The distance between what is in happening Gaza, fully backed with US dollars and political support, and the reaction of American politicians who by and large just don’t seem to care or support it is just completely brain-breaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

Isso me pegou demais: "Um dia, todos sempre terão sido contra isso" - Omar El Akkad.

Left: Jabaliya in January 2024, after the heaviest phase of bombing and initial ground fighting had damaged a large proportion of homes but mostly left them standing Right: Jabaliya in May 2025, after months of concerted effort by IDF and IDF-contracted demolition crews

And back @davidjvaughan.bsky.social

Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News. Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid. Wait for the UN assessment at the end. This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.

Sunset over the Redhills, moon over Curragh and a flock of idontknowwhat heading north tonight

Curragh - sometimes the late walks are the best

sad.

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.” Albert Camus

I bought my husband a trip to Thailand as a Christmas gift, but really I just wanted a week off from being bombarded with sporting facts, stats and anecdotes.

Did you know that before the 19th amendment one of the reasons given for why women shouldn’t be allowed to vote was: “the mental exertion of voting would cause infertility in women.” This was clearly an idea coming from people who didn’t understand the mental exertion of organizing a household.

I have booked 10 Tesla test drives this week using fake details. I don't turn up to any of them.

Happy Imbolc 🌱

Because I think we could all use a little good news right now

A unanimous decision: This month's #WeeDote Award goes to The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons -

Tree and barely there cat. Happy Christmas all. Lovely to come across so many wonderful and fascinating people this year. 🎄

It would be so great if you could give my botanical illustration & mental health workshop below a RT if you have a moment. Thankyou 🌿

Home for Christmas 🎅

We're now welcoming well-thought-out, distinctive pitches for non-fiction pieces! Find out more here: www.tolkajournal.org/pitch

War and Peace: rare truce - I give it less than a minute

Tonight for the #LateLateToyShow I am going to get into warm pj's, make hot popcorn & drink a stroke inducing amount of vodka and red bull, just like I used to when I was a small boy #toyshow

(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> of the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \

This this this…. And growing up with crap (Irish) TV and being extremely bored..and ahem, Joseph Heller way too early but I vividly remember Frank O’ Connor and Maeve Binchy. Happy times!

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

I accidentally got a dadvent calendar instead of an advent calendar. A little older man comes out every time you open a door and shouts at you for letting all the heat out.

Poetry is the daughter of silence — George Mackay Brown, A Carrier of Stones, 1969.

And from my constituency, Kildare South, the "women should be breeding more" candidate is excluded and sent packing #GE24

Not participating in Black Friday because I'm against the relentless creeping Americanisation of Irish life and as a tiny artist I can't afford to, but will instead be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every print you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies

Foggy Notions present My Bloody Valentine live in Dublin for their first headline show in Ireland since 1992 @ 3 Arena Dublin on Saturday 22nd Nov 2025. Tickets on sale Friday 29th November at 10am Sign up via mybloodyvalentine.org and foggynotions.ie for presale access.

Signing copies of this book will never, ever grow old. In Hodges Figgis with very fancy bands that match the cover 🌊

November light, low, fleeting & gorgeously ephemeral

This is a Very Important Starter Pack of Biscuit Connoisseurs. For now, I’ve included people I personally know to have acceptable taste in biscuits. But if you’d like to be added to the list, just reply to this with your top three biscuits, in order, and I shall carefully consider your application

Rom-coms focus too much on budding writers, journalists, and hard-nosed professionals who fall for an aloof, obnoxious man with a secret heart of gold, and not enough on the love lives of Irish women trying to seduce a local Junior B player in the cold outside Supermacs at 3am

Love these starter packs - anyone know is there one around for Irish publishing yet?

Just a tiny 96,000 followers to go until we hit our goal of 100,000! We are just two little autistic women looking to fill the bottomless void where our self-esteem should be with bots and well-wishers. Repost to help make our dream come true! 💗🙏🏻🐙

My six favourite European Mr Men character names... 6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso 5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel 4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing 3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo 2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs 1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump

"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” Ursula K. Le Guin .

Blindboy: ‘I left my first day of school feeling great shame. The pain of that still rises up in me’ www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

We’re back with the short story competition at Ennis Book Club Festival 2025. Spread the word… Our judge this year is the wonderful writer Cathy Sweeney. Deadline 6 Dec. For more information on how to enter, copy and paste this link into your browser: ennisbookclubfestival.com/ennis-book-c...

Swirly misty skies on the Curragh this evening

Heartily recommend everyone should ditch Glendalough (crowded) and take up Slieve Blooms (empty). Below is Silver river out from Cadamstown. Perfect for a dip!

A lost village at Glenbarrow and moody Slieve Bloom skies

A carpet of bluebells in Moore Abbey Wood today

Thrilled to get paperbacks of my book coming out 9th May… that line on the top is special 😍🤩

"Aerial photos taken by Jordanian photographer Amir Khalifa, showing the massive destruction in Gaza City."

Israel attacked the Red Crescent ambulance even after they'd cleared them to rescue Hind. The paramedics were killed. Hind is dead as well, and if you listened to the tapes you know she died terrified and alone sounded by the bodies of dead family. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...