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R.J. Breathnach
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Irish. Scríbhneoir of poetry and science fiction. https://linktr.ee/rjbreathnach
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Thrilled to get my copy of Tales from Beyond, Volume 2, including the first part of my short story “Olive Trees Burning”! Part two will be coming in Volume 3 next year! Big thanks to Red Books Wexford! #writing #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #irishwriters
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I can’t wait for PEN to comment on the Israeli intelligence forces storming the Palestinian National Theatre in Jerusalem and threatening the whole cast of the children’s performance and the audience if they didn’t leave in five minutes.

Because they won’t.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
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Tributes to ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ peace activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy who has died aged 91
Tributes have been paid in Galway to artist, Aosdána member and peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy, who died on Sunday at the age of 91.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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You can now read my poem "Democracy Dies" in the latest issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social! I wrote this poem for the journalists of Gaza, bravely documenting the genocide of the Palestinian people 🇵🇸 #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Democracy Dies by R.J. Breathnach
Democracy Diesfor all the journalists of Palestine There used to be a qualifieron the end of that phrase.Something to reassurethat democracide only occursin limited circumstances. That journalistic su...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.

You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...

We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Some amazing book post this morning, including my contributor copies of The Stony Thursday Book 50! Thanks to John Liddy, Jim Burke and Limerick Arts Office for including my poem “A Bog Oak Pen”! #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #irishwriters
A copy of The Stony Thursday Book 50th Anniversary Edition, A collection of Contemporary Poetry. Winter 2025, edited by John Liddy and Jim Burke.
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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COVER REVEAL:
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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What better way to start a new month than to announce that my short story, "The Electric Ghostwriter", has been published in Allegory Volume 48/75! #writing #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction

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Allegory | The Electric Ghostwriter
Biannual Online Magazine of SF, Fantasy & Horror
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November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Sometimes you just need to escape for a little while. Short stories are great for that.
Visitors welcome. Subscriptions are good too.
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Text reads: Fed up with your world? Visit ours. clarkesworldmagazine.com Includes our robot mascot's head looking up and over at the cover of a recent issue that has a building on a hill with red tubes bursting through the walls and into the sky. A small robot and some people approach the woods in front of the building. Ok, so maybe that place has problems too, but at least it's pretty to look at. I won't say that won't happen in the real world because you never know who will decide to invest in the BuildingDestroyer(tm) after seeing that picture instead of buying a subscription and supporting real human artists and authors. Those people probably wouldn't support us anyway because we hate their so-called "AI" and mock their little toys when we have the opportunity to. But yes, visit our world. The stories are good. Really. At least we think so. Can't hurt to try, can it? Stay as long as you like. There's nineteen years of stories, many in audio too. Just don't forget to stop to eat and drink and sleep and take care of yourself. And when you're ready, go back to the real world and fight your monsters or just breathe. You can come back any time. I suppose I should stop rambling now. I apologize for the lack of a screaming possum in this ad, but trust that it is there in spirit.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Now introducing the second half of the Sci-Fi Ireland team!!! YOU!!!

Sci-Fi Ireland is taking applications for fiction readers and a singular translation editor!!

If you're interested please go to the our website and follow the application process!!!

#sciencefiction #ireland #reader #translation
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Thrilled to say that my poem “Who?” and my prose poem “A Letter to Forgotten Irish Miners” have both been published in this incredible issue! #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity
rabblereview.bsky.social RABBLE REVIEW (RR No.9 is Available Now!) @rabblereview.bsky.social · Oct 11
RABBLE REVIEW No.9 is NOW AVAILABLE! Thank you to our fantastic contributors, and thank you reader for reading! Enjoy and please let us know which works resonate with you the most.

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October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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This happened just now.

Pre-orders up!!! Deeply grateful to @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social and all my teachers at UCD and the kind writers who wrote the blurbs including @gagebybell.bsky.social and @martinadalton.bsky.social and so many others …

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Róisín Ní Neachtain - I, bird | Broken Sleep Books
Róisín Ní Neachtain's I, bird is a fragmented, lyrical reckoning with grief, trauma, and the porous boundary between body and voice. Structured in poetic prose and verse, the collection moves between ...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Submissions for issue 21 (spring/summer 2026) are open until 31 October! Submission guidelines are at the link below. We're looking forward to reading your short fiction, poetry, flash & essays! ✨

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Submit — Banshee Press
Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October. We are also accepting submissions for issue 21 (spring/summer 2026) until 31 October!
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October 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Remembering Seamus Heaney who died 12 years ago today.
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Happy #InternationalDogDay from Clarke and Bacon!
August 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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There are only 2 Days until submissions close for our next issue! You can submit via our website or the link in bio! We are accepting submissions of short stories, flash fiction and poetry.
August 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Do you like coffee and/or robots? Then you'll love my flash fiction piece "STR1K3BR34K3R" that's just been published by Androids and Dragons! #writing #scifi #sciencefiction #coffee

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STR1K3BR34K3R
By R.J. Breathnach
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August 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The Irish Beekeepers' Association has warned that Asian hornets could "wreck havoc" on Ireland's bee population
Asian hornets could 'wreck havoc', warn beekeepers
The Irish Beekeepers' Association has warned that Asian hornets could "wreck havoc" as its preferred food is honey bees.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Happy #InternationalWolfDay! To celebrate, you can read my poem "Wolf Sonnet" in Issue 6 of Drawn to the Light! #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity

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August 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
Space Unicorn!
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM