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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 17h

These aren’t offhand remarks. They’re a pattern.

They minimise. Mock. Downplay. Delay. Ignore.

The climate crisis is here. The question is: will our leaders wake up before it’s too late.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 8h

Heneghan returns to Ireland after being released by Israeli forces

The pro-Palestinian activists still detained in Israel include Naoise Dolan, Fionn Macarthure, Veronica O'Keane and Mutaz Jadaan.
www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-...

Heneghan returns to Ireland after being released by Israeli forces

Mr Heneghan, an Independent TD for Dublin Bay North, was one of five pro-Palestinian activists from Ireland who were aboard a vessel carrying medicine and nutritional supplies which was intercepted ju...

www.dublinlive.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 8h

"would've of"

Stan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social · 13h

"Would of" (for "would've) and other modal+"of" phrases are surprisingly common in literature – see the link below for loads of examples

But I've seldom if ever seen both at once: "would've of" (from Jim Nesbit's novel Lethal Injection) [1/2]

stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/w... #writing

"Well, I'll be damned," Eddie said. "I never would've of thought you had it in you."

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · 12h

So much fun visiting bookshops around Dublin today with the incredible Steve Pyke, signing copies of his amazing new book SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 ✨️

Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12h

Presidential campaign: Taoiseach signals intention to vote for Heather Humphreys

Micheál Martin rejects assertion that forthcoming election a referendum on Government

www.irishtimes.com

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Channel @channel-lit.bsky.social · 13h

We're honoured to be publishing the work of all these talented writers in Issue 13. Join us for the launch in @booksupstairs.bsky.social on 30 October to hear from some of them 👏🏻 channelmag.org/issue-13/

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 12h

This is quite the self-own.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 20h

White House staff should just make and show him an AI-generated video where he wins, fly him to Duluth and tell him it’s Oslo, and dare the New York Times to say anything more than “Experts disagree about whether Mr Trump was awarded the Nobel Prize”.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 12h

The article may be a year old, but the Book of Kells is a tad older and well worth exploring.

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 12h

The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online

If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures” comments Medievalists.net, “it is set apart ...

www.openculture.com

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 1d

Congratulations to Stephen King, who just this week was named the most-banned author in American schools 🙃

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 21h

I could spend hours looking at digitised images from the @nlireland.bsky.social Lawrence Collection. What an incredible visual repository of 19th-c Ireland.

The Quays on the northside of Cork looking east, with the Shandon Bell in background.

Two boys, one with a cap and a barefoot leg straddling the Quay wall, the other in a bowler hat looking into the River Lee.

Entitled 'Paddys Market', in Cork. An image with many people milling about, lots of produce in the foreground, furniture, baskets.

A shawled woman looking back toward the camera with what look like mounds of cabbages stacked in the foreground and wicker baskets.

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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 23h

Michael Longley, from 'Ghost Orchid'

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h

TGIF

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Jane Casey @janecasey.bsky.social · 13h

As anyone who works in or adjacent to UK publishing knows, it has been A WEEK. I'm exhausted.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h

New Louise Kennedy novel out next year.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

New Louise Kennedy novel out next year

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

www.irishtimes.com

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h

Brackula. Right?

I mean it's so obvious it practically sells itself.
Don't even think to thank me; just go make your fortune.

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Verity Holloway @verityholloway.bsky.social · 1d

Stop what you’re doing and get tickets to this at the Lyric Theatre, right now. Faster than that. There’s no time to lose.

A very red theatre stage and surround. The curtain says “DRACULA”

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 14h

Polarising society versus human extinction is such a hard choice.

"Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society."

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 19h

Wars, tariffs , paper, production costs and the battle to get our books seen means there is a crisis in publishing.

Indies do most of the heavy lifting in finding great new stories that the risk averse conglomerates shy away from.

Support Indies!

www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 15h

From the Nobel Committee today:

“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 16h

My wife and I are going to see Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Waiting for Godot this weekend.

I’ve never seen the show before. Which one of them plays Godot?

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 14h

"Wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus" might be the most astounding seven words any NYC mayoral candidate has ever spoken.

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 14h

[Me, a poor, on the subway, glowering jealously at all those fat cat, fancy pants rich people on the public bus]

Andrew Cuomo tweet:

@ZohranKMamdani's "plan" provides no relief for working families who take the subway, and unnecessary benefits to wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus and can afford the fare.

I focus on working families, while @ZohranKMamdani the mansion boy focuses on helping the rich.

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 19h

So many people I'd like to thank in Ireland for championing

Leonard and Hungry Paul @ronanhession.bsky.social

Here's a few

@jackielynam.bsky.social
@kitdewaal.com
Donal Ryan.
@martindoyle.bsky.social
@rickoshea.bsky.social

And all the booksellers & Librarians!

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Leonard and Hungry Paul cast and Director on telling a story about kindness, friendship, and the quiet heroism of everyday life -

The feel-good series stars Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, with Julia Roberts as narrator

www.bbc.co.uk

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