The Democratic victories keep rolling in!

Just in: Zohran Mamdani has become New York City’s first Muslim mayor, after the democratic socialist scored a resounding victory beating Andrew Cuomo with the highest voter turnout in decades. on.ft.com/4nG7JkO

Booker prize launches £50,000 children’s award

The audio book of the Stranger anthology from Sans Press, featuring my short story, The Cure, has been released and you can listen on all the usual platforms books2read.com/sgsans?utm_c...

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🚨Breaking🚨 Israeli war bonds won’t be sold in Ireland from tomorrow. Israel today moved its bond prospectus approval process to Luxembourg. It has also not included Ireland as one of the member states where it will sell its war bonds.

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The new issue of Leon Literary Review is out, featuring my short story 'Snapped'. It's not auto fiction, but definitely inspired my years in Orange County 😉https://leonliteraryreview.com/issue-32-elaine-maguire-oconnor/

Another fab issue of Frazzled Lit is out. Spent the whole day reading it. Some real crackers in here!

The audio book of the Stranger anthology from Sans Press, featuring my short story, The Cure, has been released and you can listen on all the usual platforms books2read.com/sgsans?utm_c...

John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed. Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Hello. Looking to speak to people in their 40s and 50s in Ireland, about cocaine use, please. Do you use it? Does a loved one use it? Even occasionally. My DMs are open or you can email me at [email protected] Any shares, much appreciated 🙏 #journorequest

I wrote about the amazing skaters representing Ireland in the Roller Derby World Cup this week for Irish Times. Absolute legends! www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I wrote about the amazing skaters representing Ireland in the Roller Derby World Cup this week for Irish Times. Absolute legends! www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

“We want our publishers to stand with us.” An open letter against AI from some of your favorite writers to the people who publish them.

Disgusted by this. There is nothing 'fair' about multi-billion dollar corporations stealing work from independent creatives and then refusing to pay them.

Thrilled to be taking part in this ❤️📖

Disgusted by this. There is nothing 'fair' about multi-billion dollar corporations stealing work from independent creatives and then refusing to pay them.

A chink of light and a sliver of hope in these dark days ❤️

Thrilled to be chosen as a mentee for 2025! Big thanks to @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social and Fingal Arts Office for the opportunity ❤️

I'm judging this comp from the excellent @frazzledlit.bsky.social I love all sorts of stories, but v much like: vibrant language; hist fic; humour; moral complexity in characters; juicy details; fresh imagery; smart dialogue. None a prerequisite, but if these sound like your style, please enter 🙌

Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour. Please share :) mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/

'I can't run my business without stealing from other people.' says Nick Clegg. So, off to jail with you, good sir! www.theverge.com/news/674366/...

Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is 'far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives'

Heads up if you want to submit to TBQ8, we're closing the 31st! You got about 9 days left to shoot us something to consider for the most prestigious literary magazine of all time!

My open access article on the public history of allyship and solidarity between Native American and Irish people has just been published. It draws on thousands of comments published on a GoFundMe page between 2020 and 2024. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Over and over, we keep learning that #AI is just a thousand exploited workers in an ugly trenchcoat. www.pcmag.com/news/this-co...

Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog

Fashion businesses seeing stocks drop including Nike and Luluemon. Trump tariffs on Vietnam and India will impact all those that source cheap fabric in Asia. Trump imposing the tariffs despite the support of LVMH boss Bernault Arnault who attending Trump inauguration .

'I have seen landmine injuries from years ago. I have seen men with 100 cigarette burns on their body; women who were separated from their husbands crossing Libya and can now barely speak of it.' An anonymous dispatch from a clinical lead in an asylum hotel. www.the-fence.com/hotel-britan...

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish authors' books and creativity. Instead of paying writers, they stole their work and used it to build out their AI tool. Please consider signing.

Thanks to the team at Exeter Novel Prize for including my novel on their long list 🙏 it’s lovely that other people like my imaginary friends too ❤️

Are you passionate about the law & access to justice? We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic & dedicated individual to join our Pro Bono Connect project and help us to help more people 🫂 For more info visit: www.lawworks.org.uk/work-for-us

This story is immense 👌

@law-and-humanities.bsky.social is celebrating 250 yrs from Jane Austen's birth; I'd be delighted to hear from scholars in NYC who might like to write @law-and-humanities.bsky.social arts review of exhibition 'A Lively Mind' Morgan Lib NYC June-Sept 2025. Pls contact me by email tinyurl.com/tsywhxwr

My brother represents undocumented children facing detention and deportation so that the kids don’t have to go to court alone and have a Spanish speaking attorney to help them navigate the system. The government just canceled his coalition’s contract, and the law firm representing them backed out.

The Irish designer turned filmmaker following fast-fashion to the Dandora landfill open.substack.com/pub/fashionr...

Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street. Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist. Support local, not the billionaires.

Thrilled to have my short story, Digging Deep, published by the good people at @frazzledlit.bsky.social Issue Two out now filled with the finest prose and poetry!

Ireland right now.

Thrilled to have my short story, Digging Deep, published by the good people at @frazzledlit.bsky.social Issue Two out now filled with the finest prose and poetry!

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans "despite" court order. Meaning, of course: "in breach of". On the face of it, it looks like there is now a full constitutional crisis in United States, in that the executive is now freely ignoring court orders. Crisis point reached. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The surge in ‘super fake’ counterfeits is threatening the fashion resale market. I wrote about it for The Gloss. Out today.

Cosmetics giant e.l.f beauty has been accused of inflating its revenue and misrepresenting its inventory woes. #fashionlaw #beauty

Adidas is militant in the protection of its trademark - latest lawsuit filed against Fashion Nova over claims it infringed the 'three stripe' mark. #trademark #fashionlaw #iplaw