"There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from long hours alone. It comes from paying attention." Mind yourselves, people. And each other. Good article, by the way.

Ah, clocks...remember clocks? Well, the clocks go forward tonight. So if you have them, change them. I make it a little ritual. It's nice. #clocksgoforwardtonight #clocksgoforward2026 #itsthesimplethings

Daily Bear: LB has a picture book of happiness: A Friend For Tiny Ghost by Tatyana Feeney: charming, sweet, cheerful, w/ a subtle message about being observant & friendship. It really is delightful & a great book to share. @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/a...

Magic is everywhere.... Small Magics by @alexdunnewrites.bsky.social : intriguing adventure of family, friendship & magic; full of action, danger, hope & heart, enchanting, unexpected, captivating. I absoloutely adored it! @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/m...

TRUMP: "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!" #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

Today is the day! The balance between day & night, light & dark is here. From this point, the daylight grows longer. And by some quirk of the weather, the sun is shining down on Ireland. Happy Spring Equinox and Blessed Ostara to you all! 🏵🌼🌸 (artwork designed by the ArtfulHare) #springequinox2026☀️🌱

Tatyana Feeney’s heartwarming new picture book will be launched next week at Antonia’s Bookstore, all welcome!

Daily Bear: LB has a brilliant story for you here! 4 little bears run & hide & dive across the forest. Big Bear Is Coming! by Anuska Allepuz: engaging, endearing & super fun family romp; gentle, delightful, completely joyous. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/u...

Happy St Patricks Day! Là Fèile Pàdraig Sona Daoibh ☘️ #láféilepádraigsonadaoibh #stpatricksday☘️

Daily Bear: LB has a wonderful story of friendship, lending a hand & putting others first. Lion In A Hurry by Tiphanie Beeke: a fable-like tale; charming, thoughtful, entertaining and relatable; a perfect story to share. @graffegbooks.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/l...

RIP Dolores Keane, extraordinary singer. youtube.com/watch?v=Eap-...

‘One of Ireland’s greatest’ – singer Dolores Keane dies age 72 www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...

☘️🎨 Deadline for SDCC arts bursaries is 10 April: www.sdcc.ie/en/services/...

A quick shout-out for two of my favourite picture books from 2025, out now in paperback. Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly and Milo and the Mountain by Jamie Carroll. Both, in a word, fabulous! @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/o...

Happy Publication Day to... Where Are You, Eddie? by Michael Rosen; & Gill Smith: a tender, poignant exploration of loss & remembering; gentle, quietly sad & joyful at once; wonderful, comforting & reassuring for all of us. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/h...

Five Generations of the brilliant and bold women in my family. Happy International Womens Day! #InternationalWomensDay2026

Happy World Book Day 2026! In which I feature a few of the fabulous WBD books. @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social #FallenStarStories #WorldBookDay2026 #WorldBookDayIreland fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/h...

Happy World Book Week! Are you ready for World Book Day this Thursday! @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

Happy Book B'day to The Upside-Down Lighthouse by Paddy Donnelly!!! Explore again with Meara & Grandad as they sail across a foggy sea. Joyous, intriguing, delightful,full of wonder; just magical. See the world upside-down. @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/m...

Return to Tales of DarkIsle! Nell on Earth by @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social, illustrated by Ali Al Amine: another spine-tingling, nonstop horror awaits; the kind of book kids love to read; suspenseful, chilling, imaginative...filled with heart, humour fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/r...

Statement by President Connolly following strikes on Iran president.ie/en/media-lib...

Daily Bear: LB Koala has another lovely book to share! Mimi the Dancing Bee by Eoin O'Brien & Estrela Lourenco: pure delight; fun, adventurous, charming…an utter wonder. A perfect tale to start the Spring season with. @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/m...

Daily Bear: LB got his paws on Skunk and Sniffy by Muireann Ní Chíobháin & Paddy Donnelly...A gentle, charming story of Skunk & his favourite teddy; full of warmth, understanding & love; it will become a favourite for all. @theobrienpress.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/s...

A quartet of new books out from @theobrienpress.bsky.social, written/illustrated by Nicola Reddy & @roisinhahessy.bsky.social, Paddy Donnelly, Conor Forrest, @eoinkenobi.bsky.social & @estrelalourenco.bsky.social

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The head of Amnesty International slammed the "reprehensible" attacks on Albanese "based on a deliberately truncated video to misrepresent and gravely misconstrue her messages."

Apparently, there's a dog thread happening. Always a good thing. Here's one from Christmas time. As you can see, she liked her present. #DogsOfBluesky #BlueskyDogs

Just a quick post highlighting some very important KidsLit Award news, Ireland Reads & those all important World Book Day books! @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie #FallenStarStories #IrelandReads #HansChristianAndersenAwards fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/k...

Struggling to find the words to describe the utter reckless vandalism of this sickening move - deliberately making millions of people sicker & less secure in order to enrich billionaire polluters

It's St Gobnait's feast day, so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper @liber-ray.bsky.social @ria.ie looks at the life and times of Ireland's lesser-known patron saint of bees and beekeeping www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

BREAKING: An ICE flight just refueled in Ireland again. A local activist pressed police to investigate for human trafficking; the plane took off 30 minutes ago. Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone. #speirghorm gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...

Blessings & joy to you today, the Feast Day of St Gobnait, whose name translates to "bringer of joy" or "little goddess or sacred" depending on your source. She was a wanderer, a seeker; the patron saint of bees, beekeepers & ironworkers. All a bit of alchemy, if you ask me. #StGobnait

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

Limerick @ipsc.bsky.social out for Palestine today. There is no ceasefire, apartheid Israel is murdering Palestinians every day. To the utter shame of our government, Palestinians illegally abducted and deported from the US to the West Bank by ICE, went through Shannon Airport #FreePalestine

This!

📣 Please join us for our first book launch of the year! 📣 What: SHORELINES, the highly anticipated debut by @rurooie.bsky.social When: 5 Feb 6.30pm Where: @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Who: Launched by two-times KPMG–Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year winner Deirdre Sullivan All welcome!

World Book Day 2026 is on it's way! So get yourselves World Book Day ready.... (I love World Book Day; best day in the whole year!) #WorldBookDay2026 #ReadingIsFun @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/w...

What community can make happen... (I'm not crying, you're crying.)

Review: Lianna and the Hombit by Valinora Troy: A simply wonderful fantasy book; Heartwarming, hopeful, atmospheric, determination to continue when all seems lost; grief, friendship & healing @valinoratroy.bsky.social #MGBooks #TeenBooks #fantasy fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/l...

Imblog Blessings, everyone. Today, we honour Brigid, goddess of the hearth, poetry and renewal. We welcome the incoming Spring & ask strength and compassion to spread out across the land, in fact all the lands. May you have strength; may you have health; may you have peace. #ImbolgBlessings

💙Jon Klassen

In which I play a bit of catch-up and talk about three outstanding picture book offerings from the wonderful folk at @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Beautifully illustrated; full of heart, humour and warmth. These are simply amazing! #PictureBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/p...

I have no idea why the US thinks they can take their ICE agents (aka: hired thugs) to a foreign country in the first place.

Sign! For ECIs to be considered by the European Commission, each country must meet its threshold, for Ireland that's 10,080. We are currently at just under 6,000, approx 58%, so we need a big push! Belgium, Finland, France and Spain are there, let's get there too! eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

This petition could have a real impact on EU policy. Please sign. eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/

This just broke me...

Hello Bluesky, it's Blue Monday. Take a deep breath & show up. You're a hero! #bluemonday