Dear @eppgroup.bsky.social ❌ Don't destroy our forests ❌ Don't deregulate nature protection ❌ Don't work with the far right Vote NO on the #EUDR in the European Parliament this Wednesday. share.greens-efa.eu/s/L7MglIq6

If any of my Bluesky author friends have written books that feature dogs quite prominently (not necessarily plural dogs, could be a singular dog), then do let me know, and I'll see if there's any way I can squeeze it into our forthcoming book Literary Dogs, a history of canines in literature.

So apart from being very talented my brother David is very brave. While his film Eternity was being wrapped up he had a very serious diagnosis and he has written about it here time.com/7339094/eter...

I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

We're rounding off the year with some truly excellent December online workshops! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @janeburn.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

really looking forward to welcoming @bansheepress.bsky.social to the #DublinSmallPressFair2025 on November 28/29 in the Pearse St Library, D2. Banshee publish a literary journal as well as books, and won Small Press of the Year in 2024 + 2025 at The Bookseller's Publishing Awards! bansheepress.org

An ex-Facebook lobbyist has been put in charge of Ireland’s data watchdog. This risks making Europe’s privacy laws meaningless. Sign today to tell the EU to reverse this decision: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...

What does it mean to be a young, working-class male writer in contemporary Ireland? Join @skeinpress.bsky.social for 'Young Blood' at this year's #DublinSmallPressFair Tickets are free but limited - find them at www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/you... Presented in association with Poetry Ireland.

Poet & translator @georgeszirtes.bsky.social is a nominee for the inaugural City of Literature Award. The winner will be chosen by residents of Eastern England & announced at a ceremony @writerscentre.bsky.social on 12 Feb. Vote by 12 Dec. #eastanglianbookawards www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...

I've just signed the Open Letter to support Standing Against Hate in our Communities. Can you do the same? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

Imagine your favourite beach crowded with oil rigs and spills 😢 I just signed a petition to stop drilling in the Baltic - let’s keep our seas clean and safe for wildlife, climate, and our future! 🌊💚 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-10...

A magical event in Cork celebrating Arlen House at 50, honouring Catherine Rose, Ireland's first feminist publisher; plus launching the biggest anthology of Irish women poets ever published ‒ Washing Windows V ‒ with an amazing speech by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin + stunning readings from contributors.

“Israel now controls about 53 per cent of Gaza, and there is no indication that it is going to leave,” Nathan Thrall, a former director at the International Crisis Group, said.

"A poet can survive everything but a misprint." Oscar Wilde #botd

The quiet power of never forgetting. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...

Via Sarah Clancy's partner Anne Mulhall: "Friends I am so happy to tell you that Sarah and all the Irish flotilla heroes are in the air flying to Athens and will all be on flights home to Dublin tonight or tomorrow. Sarah will be arriving into Dublin airport at 11pm tonight."

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now action.eko.org/a/world-lead...

Irish mums were promised safe, personal maternity care with real options. Instead, we're getting too many unnecessary procedures and unfair treatment depending on where you live. Our families—and hardworking midwives—deserve much better. my.uplift.ie/petitions/mo... @uplift.ie

All eyes on The Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to break the Israeli occupation's illegal siege on Gaza. Sign & share to show your support. my.uplift.ie/petitions/i-... @uplift.ie

Football is about respect and fairness. Not sports-washing genocide. Italy is set to host Israel for the World Cup qualifiers while people in Gaza starve and die. Sign now to demand FIFA and UEFA ban Israel from international football! #banisrael action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-09...

Enough is enough. Lets get toxic chemicals out of period products!: action.eko.org/a/toxic-peri...

We're very excited to announce this— Off The Scéal is a brand new Multilingual Open-Mic night created and hosted by the amazing @danflynn94.bsky.social and myself 😍 Come on down to the DLR Lexicon Studio and join us for a night of poetry and song —

A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...

Protect elephants: keep the global ivory ban action.eko.org/a/keep-globa...

Help Jana and her family in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1434...

For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them. Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

First look: the gorgeous cover of FILLY, Rosamund Taylor's stunning novel-in-verse, coming from Banshee Press in October 2025. Cover photography by Oana Stoian, with design by Jack Smyth ✨ @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social @jackflag.bsky.social

For a whole year I shared a riverbank with a male mute swan Everyday on my walk we conversed without a word being said Every day I hoped he found the partner he craved This year he brought his new family to see me

£76 million. That’s how much Stormont exempted companies such as Coca-Cola, Moy Park and Kingspan from paying rates last year. I've signed this petition calling Finance Minister John O'Dowd to scrap the exemption today - will you sign too? @actnowcampaigns my.actnowni.org/petitions/ca...

Stop the big corporations fueling Gaza’s destruction. action.eko.org/a/stop-fuell...

Adorable otters are being captured and trafficked for use in exotic pet cafes in Japan. We need to stop this! Help protect otters, join the global call. action.eko.org/a/stop-otter...

I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift.ie

I've just signed this petition calling on the Irish government to not raise university fees. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie

African Union: enforce the ban on the donkey skin trade action.eko.org/a/african-un...

This day last year - the launch of "May Swim". Thanks to Sinéad MacAodha for her lovely speech, @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social for publishing my 6th poetry collection, & to the friends, family and poetry lovers who cleared out the shop! Missing my swimming friend Sydna Farrar, who has since swum on...

New peer-reviewed research: wolves in Poland mostly hunt wild animals, not livestock. Predators keep ecosystems stable. And ecosystems are what feed, clean, and cool the planet. Biodiversity isn’t a luxury. It’s humanity’s life support system.

Green-crowned Brilliant #hummingbird at Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona #CostaRica #birds #nature

Banks: don't fund KEPCO's polluting coal plans action.eko.org/a/banks-don-...

Banks: don't fund KEPCO's polluting coal plans action.eko.org/a/banks-don-...

Banks: don't fund KEPCO's polluting coal plans action.eko.org/a/banks-don-...

Not long to wait until this years Cork International Poetry Festival - May 13th - 17th. Information on tickets and workshops along with the full programme on our website- www.munsterlit.ie #corkpoetryfest #cork #poets

We plan to publish two books per year: one historical or apex of career poet, and one emerging poet from within a wide range of concern and practice. We would like to invite you to join our endeavour as a subscriber, supporter or by making a donation to the press. www.machapress.com

It has been a joy to be part of the relay on this glorious Poetry Day - thanks Damien!

Delighted to have a poem in this Massive anthology of Irish women's poetry from the legendary feminist press @arlenhouse.bsky.social Congratulations to Editors by @alanhayes.bsky.social & @nualaoconnor.bsky.social Beautiful cover art by Pauline Bewick #washingwindowsV

I've just signed this petition calling for a domestic abuse register to be put in place in Ireland. This could save lives – will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Elizabeth Wincott Heckett - a leading scholar on the archaeological textiles of Ireland. She will be dearly missed by @ucc.ie colleagues & the wider academic & heritage community. Cork University Press is proud to have published her life's work.

Looking forward to reading my poems with Mark Granier and Luke Morgan at the Strokestown International Poetry Festival in Roscommon on May 2nd. A fantastic line up of events, fair play to festival director Joe Woods, and all the team! strokestownpoetryfest.ie/events/readi...

I've just signed this petition calling for a domestic abuse register to be put in place in Ireland. This could save lives – will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social