When Lucy from Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, was victim to shoplifting people told her to install CCTV. Instead she put this ancient book thief curse on the wall from the Monastery of San Pedro in Barcelona so book stealers would be consumed by "the flames of hell" with "their members blasted".

“Think about it. Most Americans voted for this guy twice. The second time they knew what he was going to do. He told them beforehand” ~Brian Feeney The Irish News ☕️🥐

Mark O'Connell: A climate event cancelled due to heat. Is there a more lurid symbol of the climate crisis?

There are two East Belfast UDA paramilitary flags on lamp posts either side of the entrace to Garnerville Rd in East Belfast. Garnerville is where the PSNI training college is. The paramilitaries are showing everyone who is in charge. Policing is severerly compromised. How did we get to this? [1/n]

In ‘terrible but also funny’ news, the state of Florida is currently beefing with… An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, aka the world’s largest and oldest governing body for Irish Dance because the NA championships are being held in Orlando and CLRG refuses to ban trans girls from competing as girls

Stardust campaigner Bridget McDermott has died aged 89. Three of Bridget’s children - William, George and Marcella - died in the fire on Valentine’s night in 1981 in the Stardust nightclub in Artane, which claimed the lives of 48 young people in total. jrnl.ie/7086870

Grandpa Joe: In tellin' you. There was a werewolf who lived in Ballymena back in the day. Gerry: I don't think there was Joe. Sarah: Aye you're right Daddy. I remember him now. Eyebrows that met in the middle. Lovely fella most of the time but then he'd be an absolute nuisance once a month?

This Sunday I'm going to be at Otherworlds scifi festival with panels at 1pm "Ireland as a setting for Science Fiction" and 3pm "Fantasy in the age of AI". And I'll be around to sign books as well. Come and say hello!

F*cking hell RTÉ Morning Ireland. Manage to spend 10 minutes talking about record temperatures in Paris, London etc, presenter twice says "high temperatures in X aren't usual", and not a single mention of climate change, let alone emissions. Public Service broadcasting.....

There is no evidence puberty blockers are harmful to kids. There is plenty of evidence trans kids die if they don't get them. Labour banned them.

My Q&A with Chris Haughton: ‘Children’s books are underappreciated in general. It’s short-sighted’ The new Laureate na nÓg on inspiring hope, combating injustice, and his upcoming court appearance www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Crumlin & Walkinstown History Festival 2026 will take place this year on Saturday 27th June, 2-5pm in St. Agnes Parish Centre, Crumlin.

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

We have the highest domestic energy prices in Europe. But our data centers pay half the domestic rate. We are in the middle of a cost of living crisis. Data centers facilitate the obscene profits made by trillion dollar tech companies...

Congratulations to Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes on his outstanding performance for Cape Verde in yesterday’s World Cup match against Spain and best of luck to Pico and the team for the rest of the tournament.

Israeli settlers destroy sole water pipeline serving Umm Safa village in occupied West Bank

Ms. Rachel: As the American Academy of Pediatrics says, there is no safe amount of time for a child to be in detention. The Dilley immigration detention center must be shut down. We need to end the cruel policies of family detention and family separation.

Today marks nine years since the Grenfell Tower fire. Nine years without justice. 72 people lost their lives in a tragedy that was entirely preventable. And yet not one person has faced criminal accountability. Not one prosecution. Not one conviction. Not one person behind bars.

Thread: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense & repays study big time! Here is a picture of his beloved daughters. Let’s explore this character’s work! [1]

Acclaimed French-Iranian author, artist and film director Marjane Satrapi has died aged 56. 👇

Love this video from @powells.bsky.social featuring @nan69.bsky.social, who has hand-sold so many books over the years for so many authors.

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 30: Your next #RIWC26 read - The Hotel Guest by Rosemary Hennigan #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriters #femalewriter #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social

In THE ORB OF CAIRADO - the latest instalment in @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's the world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR - a disgraced scholar tries to clear his name but stumbles on murder, death-trapped tombs and ancient artifacts! Buy our signed, limited-run special edition novella https://geni.us/orbcairado

All Hail Chaos, book 2 in the Time of Iron series, is out May 12 and book 3 is out July 2027. So we thought you guys might like to know the title… I called the book that because Imma do it. Trust me, I’m telling you stories. #booksky

Day 30 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 & I'm dying to see what everyone is planning to read next! So now to what our Rathmines booksellers are planning to read - list in alt text I've picked these two books The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong & Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa #RIWC26 #speirgorm

A book about freedom - Day 28 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 In the @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines bookshop, we chose these titles displayed - list in alt text I picked Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor & One by Sarah Crossan #freedom #RIWC26 #speirgorm

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 29: A book of poetry or a play - Shades of Red by Vivienne McKechnie #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriters #femalewriter #books #poetry @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 27: A book with an animal companion - Secret of the Selkies by Laura Keohane #readirishwomenchallenge #femalewriters #irishwriters #irishauthor #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 28: A book about freedom - Brigid by Kim Curran #readirishwomenchallenge #femalewriter #irishwriter #femaleauthors #book @bookaneer808.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 26: A book featuring an alternate history - The Fallen The Magdalene Laundries & Ireland’s legacy of Silence by Louise Brendan #readirishwomenchallenge #femaleauthors #irishwriters #femalewriters #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social

Day 29 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book of poetry/play I chose this book of poetry, as I'm at the launch 🩵 The Salt of Something New by Chandrika Narayan-Mohan & the play is The Cordelia Dream - Marina Carr @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines booksellers-list alt txt #RIWC26 #poetry #play

The #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 aims to highlight the great range of women writers in Ireland, past & present. Don't miss the anniversary edition of @sonjatiernan.bsky.social's biography of the Irish radical poet, rebel & reformer Eva Gore-Booth. Available from all good bookstores & online! #booksky

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 27: A book with an animal companion Homebirds tells the inspiring and often funny story of Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely's birding adventures around Northern Ireland. @bto-ni.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatchers #BirdwatchingUK #birdwatchingireland

A book with an animal companion - it's Day 27 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 I chose Secret of the Selkies by Laura Keohane & Cameroon with Egbert by Dervla Murphy The other booksellers @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines picked the titles in the display - listed in alt text #RIWC26 #speirgorm

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 24: A book about luck, good or bad - Something Bigger by Sheila Killian. #readirishwomenchallenge #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social @sheilakillian.bsky.social

Day 26 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book featuring an alternative history I've picked these two - The Lore of Silver by Ruth Frances Long & Few and Far Between by Jan Carson The others we chose @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines listed in the alt text #speirgorm #RIWC26 #alternativehistory

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 23: A book by a women of colour/ ethnic minority/ diaspora - Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri. #readirishwomenchallenge #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters #books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 22: A book connected with the land - The Hare’s Corner By Jane Clarke and Catherine Cleary #readirishwomenchallenge #books #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social

Day 25 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book recommended by a bookseller/librarian/social media Two of our booksellers @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines Molly - Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan & Mae - The Favourite by Rosemary Hennigan Also recommend these titles - list alt txt ##speirgorm

Day 24 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book about luck, good or bad I chose a reprinted classic crime & a darkly comedic book - Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes & Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney The booksellers @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines picked the rest on the table, list alt txt

📚BOOK EVENT 🕡Fri 24 April @ 6.30pm 📍Wexford Book Centre are hosting WEB Women's Writing Group, with authors reading from their own works including Catherine Dunne, Liz McManus, Mairide Woods, Shauna Gilligan and Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. All welcome!! #readirishwomenchallenge

Day 23 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book by a woman of colour/ ethnic minority/diaspora We chose these titles @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines (list in alt text) The two books I chose are - Same but Different by Emer O'Neill & The Perfect Match by Adiba Jaigirdar #RIWC26 #speirgorm

A book connected to the land - it's Day 22 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 I picked - Land by Maggie O'Farrell & Everything That is Beautiful by Louise Nealon My fellow booksellers @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines loved the titles in this display for this prompt #RIWC26 #land #speirgorm

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 21: A book with element of #fantasy, #mythology or #fairytale Jane Talbot’s 'The Faerie Thorn' will draw you into a world of fairy tales & magick, devilish debts, trysts & trades, broken bargains & unjust trials, quick-wittedness, hoodwinking & revenge. #shortstories

Day 21 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 A book with elements of fantasy/ mythology/fairytale Booksellers @dubray-books.bsky.social Rathmines chose the books in the first picture (list in alt text) Siobhán chose Skipshock-Caroline O'Donoghue & I chose Queen of Coin & Whispers-Helen Corcoran #RIWC26

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 21: A book with elements of fantasy, mythology or fairytale - Penelope Unbound by Mary Morrissy #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #reading #irishwriter #femaleauthors @bookaneer808.bsky.social @bansheepress.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 19: A book that you found really scary - Redder Days by Sue Rainsford. Winner of The Kate O’Brien Award 2019 #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #irishwriters #books #readmore @bookaneer808.bsky.social @suerains.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 19: A book your 8 year old self would have loved - Fia And The Last Snow Deer by Eilish Fisher #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #irishwriters #books #readmore @bookaneer808.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @eilishfisher.bsky.social