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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · 21d

What a beautiful anthology created by choice housing and @niamhymcnally.bsky.social.I hear the launch was great. The People Place Space project was a lovely one to be involved in .

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Sue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social · 28d

Loved calling in to the wonderful Elk Books in Warrenpoint for the first time today. Great to have an independent bookshop in this stunning part of the world.

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks so much @bridmcginley.bsky.social 😊

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 11

Delighted to have this short story of mine published in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social - thanks giving it a home 😊

darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · Sep 11

Heartbreak and hope all in one beautiful story. New fiction Stepping Stone Boy by Catherine Kay now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/steppin...

Stepping Stone Boy by Catherine Kay

‘See you down there then - the old stepping stones?’ You jerk your chin in that direction, rough stubble looking patchy and immature. [...]

www.darkwinterlit.com

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Sep 10

Starting tomorrow, meet the stars 🌟 of issue V of The Storms, the printed journal of poetry prose & visual art.

Supported by @fingal.ie & Dublin City of Literature & Dublin City Council 🙏

Issue V will be have its first launch on 1 Nov with full launch details coming soon 🎉

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looks like a great evening. Sorry I couldn’t be there- hope to make the next one!

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy belated birthday Damien @eatthestorms.com . Hope you had a super day and here’s to the next creative decade😊

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Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter @byddi.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great night at Flash Fiction Armagh in Crannagael House, Armagh Food and cider festival 2025

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations, Jackie - more time for the next act: full-time writer? Best wishes 😊

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Delighted to have been ask to read at this event last night. Lovely atmosphere, great stories and friendly people . Thank u @byddi.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊

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Elaine Feeney @elainefeeney.bsky.social · Aug 31

Solidarity with Galway legend @sarahmaintains.bsky.social joining the huge flotilla hoping to break the Siege of Gaza

The planned, murderous annihilation of the Palestinian people for decades is a genocide

Humanitarian aid must get in, governments need to act NOW

#FromEveryRiverToEverySea

Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social · Aug 27

Some news from me, thanks to a team of super activists who have been working for months, the biggest flotilla to try and break the siege on Gaza is leaving on Aug 31st. I'm proud to be going on it and obviously nervous. We'd love if you'd follow globalsumudflotilla.org #FromEveryRiverToEverySea

This is a video of me, in a black watermelon sweatshirt leaning on a tree trunk letting people know I'm joining the global sumud flotilla globalsumudflotilla.org please follow and support while keeping the Palestinian people at the centre of everything we do.

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Aug 7

@byddi.bsky.social @suedivinwriter.bsky.social

Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Aug 7

Delighted to be reading a flash fiction piece @ Flash fiction Armagh on 4/9/25
www.byddilee.com/flash-fictio...
Tickets for the event can by bought here £11 for flash fiction, a drink and mezze

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Aug 7

Delighted to be reading a flash fiction piece @ Flash fiction Armagh on 4/9/25
www.byddilee.com/flash-fictio...
Tickets for the event can by bought here £11 for flash fiction, a drink and mezze

armagh-navancentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Ticketbooth

armagh-navancentre.ticketsolve.com

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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · Aug 7

The depths that wait within. Compelling new poem Angry River by John Ganshaw @johnnyg63.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/angry-r...

Angry River by John Ganshaw

The water moved so fast as it hurled itself over the upper falls. The rapids were of which I had never seen. The majestic power [...]

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Aug 7

I’m delighted to have three of my poems published in the latest issue of Impspired magazine. Thank you to Charlie Cawte and Mary Farrell for their support and encouragement
impspired.com/2025/07/25/c...

Catherine Kay

Catherine Kay lives in the wild and beautiful Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal, Ireland. Her writing has been performed in the Waterside Theatre, Derry, Greencastle’s Words by the Water Event and at…

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 6

Minister Patrick O’Donovan has announced a 6-month extension to the Pilot Scheme for Basic Income for the Arts.

The NCFA are raising the profile of the sector call to Retain, Extend and Expand Basic Income for the Arts
🔗 ncfa.ie/2025/06/19/j...
/ email [email protected] link with your local constituency

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Jul 30

So proud to be a producer on Dublin, One City, Many Stories,
a collaboration between the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social & Dublin City of Literature

A 6-part video series celebrating literature & legacy.

In Video 1, Joseph O’Connor talks to Madeleine Keane.

irishwriterscentre.ie/video-series...

Video Series: Dublin, One City, Many Stories - Irish Writers Centre

A 6-part video series celebrating literature and legacy in Dublin, featuring 23 iconic, contemporary and recently emerging writers based in Ireland, all sharing their observations, experiences and wri...

irishwriterscentre.ie

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Jul 18

This will be a lovely event. Congratulations, Gill 😊

Gill Barr @gillbarr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Delighted to be launching my debut poetry collection @newgatearts on 6th August. Thanks to Cinnamon Press and @PatrykSadowski_ for his graceful, modern and mysterious image.

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Jul 12

Subeditor @rhonagreene.bsky.social and EIC Damien B. Donnelly are now working through the shortlist for Issue 5 and hope to have our final selection before the end of July 2025!

In the meantime, you can Flip through Issue 2, with cover art by Jane Rainey…

online.fliphtml5.com/uggrh/rqoj/

The Storms Issue 2

The printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art with cover as by Jane Rainey. This issue was printed in Ireland in January 2023.

online.fliphtml5.com

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Jul 4

Aspiring novelists,
a date to note 😉

Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Jul 4

SAVE THE DATE.

Full details 8 July.
Submissions open 1 August.

The Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition (IDNC)

You may have known me as Novel Fair 😉

#internationalwritingcompetition #debutnovelist #writingcompetition #writingcommunity #novel #writer #literature

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Jul 1

Programmes, curations and the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Jul 1

Hear from our Head of Programming, Damien B. Donnelly, on Curating the Centre with thanks to @writing.ie

Writing.ie Online Writing Magazine @writing.ie · Jul 1

Curating the Irish Writers Centre by Damien Donnelly

Damien Donnelly on his ‘hopes and dreams’ as the Programme Director for The Irish Writers Centre in Dublin. Arriving hot on the heels of my beginning at the Irish Writers Centre (while still producing my journal and podcast series), was our new…

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Jun 30

Brilliant news , Byddi- congratulations . Barren is top of my holiday reading pile!

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Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter @byddi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Great evening launching Barren in @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social with @suedivinwriter.bsky.social and there are some signed copies available in the bookstore... Treat yourself to a visit there! #booksky

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Jun 13

You too, Byddi!

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Catherine Kay @catherinekay.bsky.social · Jun 12

Lovely book launch of @byddi.bsky.social ’s book Barren tonight @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social.Great discussion questions by @suedivinwriter.bsky.social
Can’t wait to start the book 😊

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