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Louise Kennedy
@louisekennedy.bsky.social
Writer, galoot, sunscreen aficionado
north by northwest
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📚LitFest weekend at @liverpooluni.bsky.social📚
Plenty of events for booklovers to look forward to including the reading and discussion by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize
🗓️ 5:30pm, 19 October 2025
🧭 @victoriagallery.bsky.social
🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...
The John McGahern Annual Book Prize
Join us for the 2025 Liverpool Literary Festival
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The book isn’t out until January in Ireland and March in the States, but if you’d like a copy eventually here is the pre-order discount code. I’ll share it again and have some launches planned in Bellaghy, Belfast and Dublin for late Feb/ early March. Do come along, I’d be glad to see you.
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trespasses trailer. I can’t believe how good it looks. 🙏

youtu.be/HNJF5No6NU0
Trespasses | Official Trailer | 4TheDrama
YouTube video by 4 The Drama
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October 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
October 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Five Irish citizens are among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla, including writer Naoise Dolan. They were not breaking international law and should be released immediately.
🇵🇸saoirse don Phalaistín

www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Author Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in Mediterranean
www.irishtimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Before Britpop & Cool Britannia, Blur were just 4 lads from Colchester finding their feet. On Talk 90s To Me, @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social chats with @daverowntree.bsky.social about those chaotic times and his brand new book of pics from the band’s early days!

Listen linktr.ee/talk90stome
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Congratulations @sineadgleeson.bsky.social and @louisekennedy.bsky.social and thank you @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social - great to see a big group of people celebrating Norah Hoult today in Terenure 💫
September 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Great thread from @sineadgleeson.bsky.social here. Amazing that this is really happening.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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'I can remember a time when I could not speak English'

Micheál Ó Conghaile, founder of Cló Iar-Chonnacht talks about his life in publishing 📗

@forasnagaeilge.bsky.social @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social

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'I can remember a time when I could not speak English'—Micheál Ó Conghaile - Books Ireland
Micheál Ó Conghaile, founder of Cló Iar-Chonnacht on his life in publishing.
booksirelandmagazine.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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What a wonderful week with our special guests and travelling companions, authors @louisekennedy.bsky.social, Micheál Ó Conghaile and Alan Murrin!

First in Berlin with at the Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum and then at the Leipziger Buchmesse.
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The latest one in the Penguin European Writers series just landed: Brian Friel's Stories of Ireland, with an introduction by @louisekennedy.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Join us in Leipzig for four great literary events, featuring @louisekennedy.bsky.social, Micheál Ó Conghaile and Alan Murrin. All events are open to participants of the buchmesse, free and unticketed.

Event Details below 👇
March 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Shove your daffodils
February 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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For much of 2024, I transcribed the diaries of Edna O’Brien by night and edited our film about her by day.

I couldn’t believe it when she died. She seemed capable of willing herself to live forever.

Here's to Edna for obsessing us all 💚
December 31, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh daoine álainn
#saoirsedonphalaistín🇵🇸
#endthegenocide🇵🇸
December 31, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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I'm pleased to share our new trailer for BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY.

In Irish cinemas on Jan 31st w @breakoutpictures.bsky.social and in UK after.

It features @louisekennedy.bsky.social Gabriel Byrne, Walter Mosley, Jessie Buckley and of course, Edna.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEEr...
BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY | TRAILER | IN CINEMAS JANUARY 31
YouTube video by BREAK OUT PICTURES
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November 25, 2024 at 7:59 PM
this life 🙏
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Difficult to describe what a dangerous moment we are in.

The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.

This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
November 24, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Londoninium
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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I'll be at the Irish Writers Weekend tonight to see @louisekennedy.bsky.social with Graham Norton and Paul Muldoon. There's still time to get tickets! Let me know if you'll be there! #irishwriters #britishlibrary www.seetickets.com/event/graham...
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November 22, 2024 at 9:19 AM
God it’s great on here. Since the US chose darkness I’ve picked up a rake of followers without doing a hand’s turn.
November 20, 2024 at 11:08 AM