"The Drama" is in cinemas right now and it poses a terrifyingly relevant question for our era: In a world of oversharing and curated "truths," how much of our past do we owe our future partners? Just maybe don't make it your first-date movie! www.thefourthwall.xyz/post/love-in...

I'm preaching to the choir here but if you have a newbie interested in searching the #1926census, I've done a quick video explainer. Please share. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy youtu.be/6viUgy7vUsk...

🛍️ Looking for art prints for yourself or as gifts AND want to help an Irish artist/bog-dwelling hag? Prints on fine art paper at the link below, printed in Kerry and shipped in eco-friendly packaging, with proceeds going towards my dowry fund for a bachelor farmer husband www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

1926 Census: Sean McDermott Street Magdalene Laundry. 30 nuns and over 100 other women. Occupation entered as: Laundress. The incarceration of women in the early Free State. #SpeirGorm

Apple blossoms in the back garden this afternoon - the promise of yummy fruit in August/September. #SpeirGhorm

On this gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon, and in advance of Season 2 of #Ahsoka, hopefully this year, I'm about to crack the spine on this volume by @ekjohnston.bsky.social #SpeirGhorm

Dear @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social Can we have our old theme tune back please? I understand common audio identity as I work in the industry but the old Galliard Battaglia has been a Sunday morning institution since 1968. Please can we have it back? Thanks #SpeirGhorm

Dear @rte what the hell was that new theme to @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social !!!!?? Reminds of when someone thought it a good idea to change the Archers tune on the BBC. That was a mistake as most certainly is this. #reimstateSunmisctheme #speirgorm

APPEAL FOR BIKERS. A good man lost his daughter Amelia in tragic circumstances over the weekend and it would mean a lot if any #bikers available joined in her last journey from Glanmire to Ringaskiddy #Cork on Tues 21st April. Amelia's great loves were bikes and huskies. #SpéirGhorm

Charlize Theron on the Night Her Mother Killed Her Father in Self-Defense Unfortunately, this is not an isolated story. These things are prevalent in a lot of homes. Women really get a very, very unfair shake, even in this country. Nobody takes it seriously.

Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this gorgeous morning. It was chilly, about 3⁰ but the sun felt warm. A morning like this just lifts your spirits. Have a lovely Sunday everyone 💞

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

Existential movies are like buses. You can wait ages for one to come along and then, in the space of two days, I see two. Yesterday was "A Matter of Life and Death" and today was "The Life of Chuck". I missed it in the cinema but it's streaming now on Netflix www.thefourthwall.xyz/post/the-lif...

Best of luck to Ireland #W6N #IrlvIta #Speirgorm #COYGIG

There are a number of film critics whose opinion I value and there is a film that consistently appears in their top ten films of all time - A Matter of Life and Death. To my shame, I've never seen it but it's free to watch on YouTube. Here's my review 👇 www.thefourthwall.xyz/post/stairwa...

What Karl said 👇

Status of Schrödinger’s Strait to be determined by Schrödinger’s Ceasefire

Great episode from @theretrospectors.bsky.social on this: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Happy birthday to: 55 - David Tennant 63 - Conan O’Brien 85 - Former President Michael D Higgins 73 - Rick Moranis - Honey, I Shrunk the Birthday Cake!

#OTD in 1985, Wham! became the first Western pop group to perform in China, playing historic concerts in Beijing and Canton. Their album Make It Big was released there to coincide with this, marking a major cultural shift as one of the first Western pop albums released in the country

#OTD in 1968, American entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch purchased the 1831 London Bridge for $2.46 million to anchor his new Lake Havasu City development in Arizona. Contrary to the popular urban legend, McCulloch did not mistakenly buy Tower Bridge; his grandson confirmed.

Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this glorious morning. Loads of warm sunshine and the promise of a good day ahead. I hope you have a lovely Saturday 😀 If you're around I'm on the wireless from 11am to 2pm on @kfmradio.bsky.social 🎙️📻 with all the usual bits and bobs

#OTD in 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. monacolife.net/the-wedding-....

#OTD in 1906, The Great San Francisco earthquake occurred at 05.13. Between it and the subsequent fires nearly 4,000 people lost their lives and 75% of the city was destroyed with 300,000 homeless

#Hogsbreath is too stupid to be the Secretary of Defense!

It's still funny youtube.com/shorts/tpqzs...

Fantastic article.

Pete Hegseth quoting Pulp Fiction as if it were actual lines from the Bible was not on my bingo card today. youtu.be/taNi3btpaLs?...

After yesterday's @support.bsky.team outage, it's good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this morning. My hip and knee pain limited our walk this morning but it was a nice morning, if cool, with some weak sunshine here in Newbridge. Have a lovely Friday everyone 💖

This cartoon by Naked Pastor is SO GOOD. Sums up what I’ve been saying for ages about what happens when you start gatekeeping womanhood (and spoiler alert it’s the opposite of feminism).

⚠️ M50 northbound ⚠️ There is a collision on the M50 northbound after J4 (Ballymun). It's blocking lanes 3 and 4 (tunnel / Malahide lanes). Long delays of 40 minutes from J13 (Dundrum).

To answer all the questions - the film is Flashdance. Yes, I am an old woman. In fact today, I celebrate 61 trips around the sun

At the 41st Academy Awards #OTD in 1969, Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) and Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) famously tied for Best Actress, both receiving 3,030 votes. This remains the only tie in this category's history. Streisand attended to accept her award, while Hepburn was not present

#OTD in 1967, David Bowie released "The Laughing Gnome"

#OTD in 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM in the North Atlantic. The collision damaged the starboard side, opening six compartments to the sea and causing the "unsinkable" ship to sink in under three hours. Over 1,500 people died, and 710 were rescued by the RMS Carpathia

#OTD in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. while watching "Our American Cousin". The fatal shot was fired at ~10:15 p.m., after which Lincoln was moved to the Petersen Boarding House, where he died at 7:22 a.m. the following morning

A Tale of Two Cities was published #OTD in 1859 by Charles Dickens. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.

Fuel protests have swept Ireland — driven by real cost pressures. But without clear leadership, movements organised online can grow fast… and become vulnerable to misinformation and outside influence. #TruthMatters — question what you see.

Post your favourite film from the year you turned 18

#OTD in 1970, The crew of Apollo 13, 4/5ths of the way to the moon informed Houston, "We've had a problem here". A tank of liquid oxygen exploded, seriously crippling the spacecraft. Fortunately the capsule splashed down safely four days later. www.nasa.gov/history/50-y...

At the 7th Annual Grammy Awards #OTD in 1965 (honouring 1964 recordings), "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto won Record of the Year. The Beatles also won Best New Artist that same year, along with Best Performance by a Vocal Group for "A Hard Day's Night"

#OTD in 1964, Sidney Poitier made history at the 36th Academy Awards as the first Black actor to win Best Actor. He won for his role as Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field (1963), becoming only the second Black performer ever to win an Oscar, following Hattie McDaniel's Supporting Actress win in 1939

The Catholic Emancipation Act, passed by the UK Parliament #OTD in 1829 allowing Catholics to sit in Parliament, hold high public office, and sit on the judiciary. Championed by Daniel O'Connell, this legislation removed most anti-Catholic penal law restrictions in Great Britain and Ireland

#OTD in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah premiered at Neal's Musick Hall on Fishamble Street, Dublin. Conducted by Handel to packed crowds, the premiere raised significant funds for local charities, including prisoner debt relief and hospitals. The performance was an immediate triumph.

She's the smiliest dog and we love her.

Yes! Maybe this is the end for Authoritarians masquerading as Democrats

Space Shuttle Columbia launched for the first time #OTD in 1981, on STS-1. It was the first of 135 missions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-1

#OTD 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space and orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1. The historic mission lasted 108 minutes, completing one orbit before Gagarin safely ejected and parachuted down to Earth www.space.com/39251-on-thi...

Great idea ! Let's make this happen