@irishequity.bsky.social Huge congratulations to Jessie Buckley, on her Golden Globe award for Best Female Actor in HAMNET - an extraordinary performance from a truly exceptional actor.

Huge congratulations to Jessie Buckley, on her Golden Globe award for Best Female Actor in HAMNET - an extraordinary performance from a truly exceptional actor.

New Jersey Repertory Theatre has joined the growing list of employers standing strong with union actors and stage managers! See how the movement is growing - check out The Organizing Voice in the member portal. https://bit.ly/4mFlhxf

Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”

‪Irish Equity‬ ‪@irishequity.bsky.social‬ · 20h Registration is open for the Irish Equity Christmas Get-Together at the Peacock Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Thu 18th December: 2pm-4pm. Register at: bit.ly/3KmG8XZ Please register so that we have an idea of numbers attending.

I would urge you to sign the letter as soon as possible. This an initiative from our colleagues in Equity NI and Irish Equity. Both unions working together to protect your rights. Please sign today. Gerry O’Brien President, Irish Equity.

To this end we have asked agents to forward the link to all their clients, members and non members, please check that you have received it.

Colleagues Members of Irish Equity will have received a link to an open letter to the film industry regarding unfair contracts. We know that many performers are not yet members of Irish Equity and as a result miss out on the opportunity join such campaigns to reshape our industry for the better.

“At a basic level, it should not be too much to expect recipients of tax relief to comply with copyright law". sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fe...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/op...

Dragonflies and Damselflies have been around for 300 Million years, they live up to 6 months & feed on mosquitos & other insects, keeping numbers in check. They are a good species to have around as they require clean water, indicating a good ecosystem & they do not bite or sting contrary to rumour.

Ann Russell and Gerry O'Brien at the unveiling of the plaque to the late Deirdre O'Connell at the former Focus Theatre.

October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org

Diane Keaton has passed at the age of 79. With a career that spanned over 5 decades, Keaton was an award-winning performer from films such as 'Annie Hall' & the 'Godfather' movies who captured hearts with her spirit. Condolences to her family & friends. #SagAftraMember since 1969

Andy Street is spot on. Birmingham is a brilliant city. Vibrant, diverse, wonderful.

No President should ever stoke this kind of division and dehumanize the other half of the country in this way.

Good morning . Your #FoxOfTheDay toay was shared by @davidhateley , thank you David

Congratulations @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

The wellbeing of Broadway’s actors and stage managers is making headlines. Jimmy Kimmel Live highlighted the possibility of an Equity strike: Broadway workers need and deserve health care. And sounds like audiences agree 👂 👏

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Minnesota’s soybean farmers produced a bumper crop this year, just to find out they have nowhere to sell their harvest thanks to Trump’s trade policies. I’ll keep standing with our farmers to advocate for an end to these reckless tariffs. wjon.com/minnesota-so...

Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?

Delighted for the team behind Coast which will be screened this Saturday in Cineworld as part of the Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival 🎉 Featuring ReActor Killian Filan 👏 Tickets available via Eventbrite 🎟️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/programme-...

This is who ICE has become. Are we going to continue to stand for it?

London mayor Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump. About time. Trump spreads lies about every country. Trump is doing so much harm at home/abroad - undermining the UN. NATO, US economy, human rights, free speech, tolerance Will he ever be held to account?

And they hide their faces so they can remain unaccountable.

Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks. Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana): These mammals are highly intelligent with a large neocortex, a trait shared with apes, dolphin species & humans. Mimicry behaviour, grief, learning & play are regularly observed. Magnificent image taken by Ann Warner in Zimbabwe 🐘 #elephant #wildlifephotography

TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez discuss the areas of our members’ work that are most heavily impacted by A.I. #Take5SagAftra

Our Pre-budget submission is now available as a pdf: irishequity.ie/wp-content/u...

Vincent van Gogh "Blossoming Plum Tree" 1888 Van Gogh Museum

History rhymes a bit too well sometimes.

My review of Octopus Children at Project Arts Centre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Join us at Dublin Theatre Festival for ‘Complaining for Good – Activism, Feminism and How to Affect Change’ featuring UCD Press author Sarah Durcan alongside Sara Ahmed, Caitriona Crowe, and chair Emma Dabiri. 🗓️ 7 Oct Abbey Theatre, Abbey Stage €10 12.30pm 🎟️ Tickets available here: bit.ly/wtf-dtf

Excited for Series 13! For example, archaeologists in England recently found a richly furnished Anglo-Saxon grave, giving a 1,400-year-old glimpse into lives, loves, and beliefs 👉 glassalmanac.com/archaeologis... Can’t wait to see what new stories you bring to light this season!

ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an alarming case of powerful corporations helping the Trump admin suppress the freedom of speech among America's working people. America’s unions stand with the workers whose jobs are on the line from this chilling censorship.

Congratulations, Stephen! 🎉

In Perth last week, I went to the museum @perthmuseum.bsky.social to say hello to my favourite smiley Pictish stone. It features four faces and was found near Abernethy. #ReliefWednesday

Thank you, Fran. On her final day as SAG-AFTRA president, we recognize Fran Drescher’s extraordinary leadership, including her work on the historic streaming bonus fund. Check out this message from SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland: www.sagaftra.org/thank-you-fran

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster): 29cm (11.4in). These colourful social birds are of course native to Europe, wintering in Africa and have an ability to catch insects acrobatically in the air, usually in open country, often near water. Exceptional photo taken by José Luis Rodriguez in Portugal.

Fund Trustee Owen talks about the Irish Equity Support fund. Apologies re captions. Please message for support if you would normally use them.

One of the rarest animal sightings in the world: chirodectes maculatus jellyfish, only seen once before. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #climate #oceans

Martinus van Regteren Alteat's portraits are not like looking at a painting; they are like meeting the sitter. This work from 1902 is a profound, complex, compelling intense and deeply affecting work of a farmer from North Holland.

Yes!!