Roisin Meaney 💙📚
@roisinm.bsky.social
Made in Ireland a long time ago. Cats, books, tea, spotty bananas. Daily recorder of #3goodthings, celebrating the tiny joys. Pub by Hachette Ireland and Sphere Books UK. 23rd novel, Second Chances, out now. Thinking about next.
Be kind, it's easy.
Be kind, it's easy.
Pinned
Roisin Meaney 💙📚
@roisinm.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Now listen up: words to live by in 2026 (and beyond). Be what the sad world needs.
"So many gods, so many creeds
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs."
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"So many gods, so many creeds
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs."
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
#3goodthings
1. Evening sky, dry ending to wettish day.
2. Birds on a wire. Having the chats.
3. The sea at Spanish Point, bit wavy this afternoon.
1. Evening sky, dry ending to wettish day.
2. Birds on a wire. Having the chats.
3. The sea at Spanish Point, bit wavy this afternoon.
February 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#3goodthings
1. Evening sky, dry ending to wettish day.
2. Birds on a wire. Having the chats.
3. The sea at Spanish Point, bit wavy this afternoon.
1. Evening sky, dry ending to wettish day.
2. Birds on a wire. Having the chats.
3. The sea at Spanish Point, bit wavy this afternoon.
#3goodthings
1. Oh look - a host of golden daffodils. What? OK, four. Four daffodils. Hosts are relative.
2. An invitation to be part of a new book festival. Yes please and thanks for asking.
3. A quiet pint after a busy day. Sláinte.
1. Oh look - a host of golden daffodils. What? OK, four. Four daffodils. Hosts are relative.
2. An invitation to be part of a new book festival. Yes please and thanks for asking.
3. A quiet pint after a busy day. Sláinte.
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
#3goodthings
1. Oh look - a host of golden daffodils. What? OK, four. Four daffodils. Hosts are relative.
2. An invitation to be part of a new book festival. Yes please and thanks for asking.
3. A quiet pint after a busy day. Sláinte.
1. Oh look - a host of golden daffodils. What? OK, four. Four daffodils. Hosts are relative.
2. An invitation to be part of a new book festival. Yes please and thanks for asking.
3. A quiet pint after a busy day. Sláinte.
##3goodthings
1. Carrot and ginger juice. Uses up elderly carrots and tastes good. Win win. 😋😋
2. Packing my Stitch and Bitch bag.
3. Poinsettia made it into Feb.
1. Carrot and ginger juice. Uses up elderly carrots and tastes good. Win win. 😋😋
2. Packing my Stitch and Bitch bag.
3. Poinsettia made it into Feb.
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
##3goodthings
1. Carrot and ginger juice. Uses up elderly carrots and tastes good. Win win. 😋😋
2. Packing my Stitch and Bitch bag.
3. Poinsettia made it into Feb.
1. Carrot and ginger juice. Uses up elderly carrots and tastes good. Win win. 😋😋
2. Packing my Stitch and Bitch bag.
3. Poinsettia made it into Feb.
Please share✨
Great opportunities for young people in Ireland.
This work experience could bring your to new places, new spaces with people from so many cultures & could change the trajectory of your life 🤩💪🏾 Give it a go!
#spéirghorm #EU #Disabled #ChronicIllness #MS #JobFairy
Great opportunities for young people in Ireland.
This work experience could bring your to new places, new spaces with people from so many cultures & could change the trajectory of your life 🤩💪🏾 Give it a go!
#spéirghorm #EU #Disabled #ChronicIllness #MS #JobFairy
We offer up to six paid traineeships each year for EU nationals with disabilities. Interested in gaining work experience at the EU Council?
🗓️ Apply by 19 March.
More info 🔗 link.europa.eu/44GyXw
🗓️ Apply by 19 March.
More info 🔗 link.europa.eu/44GyXw
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
##3goodthings
1. A short walk in sunshine. Chilly and bright.
2. A scraggly tree. Needs a few sinister looking ravens.
3. Flanked by ginger females. Charlie on my left, Freddie on my right.
1. A short walk in sunshine. Chilly and bright.
2. A scraggly tree. Needs a few sinister looking ravens.
3. Flanked by ginger females. Charlie on my left, Freddie on my right.
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
##3goodthings
1. A short walk in sunshine. Chilly and bright.
2. A scraggly tree. Needs a few sinister looking ravens.
3. Flanked by ginger females. Charlie on my left, Freddie on my right.
1. A short walk in sunshine. Chilly and bright.
2. A scraggly tree. Needs a few sinister looking ravens.
3. Flanked by ginger females. Charlie on my left, Freddie on my right.
Charlie being a cat.
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Charlie being a cat.
They're playing our song. #IrishNationalAnthem 🥹🥹
Social media would be healthier if it fully shut down every evening after playing this, the Touch Grass video (Irish Edition)
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
They're playing our song. #IrishNationalAnthem 🥹🥹
##3goodthings
1. Duvet day to rest a wonky back and shoulder. Joined for a while by Billy, who has finally begun to trust me not to kill him.over a year since he strayed into my world. Still a way to go, but he's begun.
2. Valentine's Day. ❤️
3. Second Chances in the charts! Thanks to all. X
1. Duvet day to rest a wonky back and shoulder. Joined for a while by Billy, who has finally begun to trust me not to kill him.over a year since he strayed into my world. Still a way to go, but he's begun.
2. Valentine's Day. ❤️
3. Second Chances in the charts! Thanks to all. X
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
##3goodthings
1. Duvet day to rest a wonky back and shoulder. Joined for a while by Billy, who has finally begun to trust me not to kill him.over a year since he strayed into my world. Still a way to go, but he's begun.
2. Valentine's Day. ❤️
3. Second Chances in the charts! Thanks to all. X
1. Duvet day to rest a wonky back and shoulder. Joined for a while by Billy, who has finally begun to trust me not to kill him.over a year since he strayed into my world. Still a way to go, but he's begun.
2. Valentine's Day. ❤️
3. Second Chances in the charts! Thanks to all. X
Passing my train journey with @ronanhession.bsky.social Loving the deceptively simple prose, and the quirky characters. Reminiscent of an Irish Under Milkwood.
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Passing my train journey with @ronanhession.bsky.social Loving the deceptively simple prose, and the quirky characters. Reminiscent of an Irish Under Milkwood.
#3goodthings
A long, wet day in Dublin with some lovely bits:
1. Ireland AM interview. Elaine and Martin make it so easy. Felt like a chat with pals. Forgot snap, sorry.
2. Lots of bookshops, lots of signing. Hot chocolate en route to thaw me out.
3. A mesage on a bathroom door. #kindness
A long, wet day in Dublin with some lovely bits:
1. Ireland AM interview. Elaine and Martin make it so easy. Felt like a chat with pals. Forgot snap, sorry.
2. Lots of bookshops, lots of signing. Hot chocolate en route to thaw me out.
3. A mesage on a bathroom door. #kindness
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#3goodthings
A long, wet day in Dublin with some lovely bits:
1. Ireland AM interview. Elaine and Martin make it so easy. Felt like a chat with pals. Forgot snap, sorry.
2. Lots of bookshops, lots of signing. Hot chocolate en route to thaw me out.
3. A mesage on a bathroom door. #kindness
A long, wet day in Dublin with some lovely bits:
1. Ireland AM interview. Elaine and Martin make it so easy. Felt like a chat with pals. Forgot snap, sorry.
2. Lots of bookshops, lots of signing. Hot chocolate en route to thaw me out.
3. A mesage on a bathroom door. #kindness
Reposted by Roisin Meaney 💙📚
I'm delivering a free webinar on how to apply for arts funding tonight at 7 if anyone wants to join, it's for the Creative Places Kerry grants, but the info is applicable to all funds.
#Speirgorm #irishartist #artist
Link to join here:
tinyurl.com/wba2jz8c
#Speirgorm #irishartist #artist
Link to join here:
tinyurl.com/wba2jz8c
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Ciste Beag / Micro- Fund Application Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This webinar will guide applicants through the Ciste Beag Micro-fund application process. We will cover eligibility, priorities including Irish- Language and community- based projects, what makes a st...
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I'm delivering a free webinar on how to apply for arts funding tonight at 7 if anyone wants to join, it's for the Creative Places Kerry grants, but the info is applicable to all funds.
#Speirgorm #irishartist #artist
Link to join here:
tinyurl.com/wba2jz8c
#Speirgorm #irishartist #artist
Link to join here:
tinyurl.com/wba2jz8c
Chick pea, dammit. What's a chicken pea, autocorrect?
#3goodthings
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Chick pea, dammit. What's a chicken pea, autocorrect?
#3goodthings
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
#3goodthings
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
1. Butternut squash, spinach and chicken pea curry. Doesn’t look great but taste is very lovely.
2. Things I dug up that weren't doing well where I'd planted them. Flamingo tree was definitely unhappy. Fingers crossed.
3. View from a train. Ireland AM in the morning, 9.30ish. 📺
#3goodthings
1. First daff popped. Didn't see it till I got home from Limerick, in the rain and the dark. Still a beaut. Hello spring.
2. A bunch of gerbera. Love those happy flowers.
3. A bunch of new walking socks. Watch this space.
1. First daff popped. Didn't see it till I got home from Limerick, in the rain and the dark. Still a beaut. Hello spring.
2. A bunch of gerbera. Love those happy flowers.
3. A bunch of new walking socks. Watch this space.
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
#3goodthings
1. First daff popped. Didn't see it till I got home from Limerick, in the rain and the dark. Still a beaut. Hello spring.
2. A bunch of gerbera. Love those happy flowers.
3. A bunch of new walking socks. Watch this space.
1. First daff popped. Didn't see it till I got home from Limerick, in the rain and the dark. Still a beaut. Hello spring.
2. A bunch of gerbera. Love those happy flowers.
3. A bunch of new walking socks. Watch this space.
#3goodthings
1. Stretch and tone class this morning. Contained WEIGHTS. I'm stretched and toned till at least next Tuesday. NO PICS.
2. The long unwinding road for the walk today. Bóthar fada bán as my mother would call it.
3. A pint in my nearest pub. Sure why not? Isn't Lent till next week.
1. Stretch and tone class this morning. Contained WEIGHTS. I'm stretched and toned till at least next Tuesday. NO PICS.
2. The long unwinding road for the walk today. Bóthar fada bán as my mother would call it.
3. A pint in my nearest pub. Sure why not? Isn't Lent till next week.
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#3goodthings
1. Stretch and tone class this morning. Contained WEIGHTS. I'm stretched and toned till at least next Tuesday. NO PICS.
2. The long unwinding road for the walk today. Bóthar fada bán as my mother would call it.
3. A pint in my nearest pub. Sure why not? Isn't Lent till next week.
1. Stretch and tone class this morning. Contained WEIGHTS. I'm stretched and toned till at least next Tuesday. NO PICS.
2. The long unwinding road for the walk today. Bóthar fada bán as my mother would call it.
3. A pint in my nearest pub. Sure why not? Isn't Lent till next week.
#3goodthings
1. Another dry day, another long walk.
2. First daff about to pop.
3. Stitch and Bitch evening. Lots of gossip, lots of laughs. No snaps - I'd be thrown out.
1. Another dry day, another long walk.
2. First daff about to pop.
3. Stitch and Bitch evening. Lots of gossip, lots of laughs. No snaps - I'd be thrown out.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
#3goodthings
1. Another dry day, another long walk.
2. First daff about to pop.
3. Stitch and Bitch evening. Lots of gossip, lots of laughs. No snaps - I'd be thrown out.
1. Another dry day, another long walk.
2. First daff about to pop.
3. Stitch and Bitch evening. Lots of gossip, lots of laughs. No snaps - I'd be thrown out.
Blush.
@roisinm.bsky.social Hi Roisin. I've just finished Moving On and absolutely loved it ♥️
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Blush.
##3goodthings
1. Fabulous blue sky day. Walked to White Strand beach and had a paddle. Refreshing.
2. Bit of gardening, start of the post-winter tidy up. Lots more to do.
3. Bread. Not my best, too heavy, think I overdid the seeds, but I'll plough through.
1. Fabulous blue sky day. Walked to White Strand beach and had a paddle. Refreshing.
2. Bit of gardening, start of the post-winter tidy up. Lots more to do.
3. Bread. Not my best, too heavy, think I overdid the seeds, but I'll plough through.
February 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
##3goodthings
1. Fabulous blue sky day. Walked to White Strand beach and had a paddle. Refreshing.
2. Bit of gardening, start of the post-winter tidy up. Lots more to do.
3. Bread. Not my best, too heavy, think I overdid the seeds, but I'll plough through.
1. Fabulous blue sky day. Walked to White Strand beach and had a paddle. Refreshing.
2. Bit of gardening, start of the post-winter tidy up. Lots more to do.
3. Bread. Not my best, too heavy, think I overdid the seeds, but I'll plough through.
##3goodthings
1. Hyacinths and poinsettia neck and neck.
2. George snoozing.
3. Met the lovely owner of Floral and Hardy, Miltown Malbay's new florist - and guess what? Her name is Emily Feeney, same as my main character in The Restaurant. And what's more, she's read it. 😂😂😂
1. Hyacinths and poinsettia neck and neck.
2. George snoozing.
3. Met the lovely owner of Floral and Hardy, Miltown Malbay's new florist - and guess what? Her name is Emily Feeney, same as my main character in The Restaurant. And what's more, she's read it. 😂😂😂
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
##3goodthings
1. Hyacinths and poinsettia neck and neck.
2. George snoozing.
3. Met the lovely owner of Floral and Hardy, Miltown Malbay's new florist - and guess what? Her name is Emily Feeney, same as my main character in The Restaurant. And what's more, she's read it. 😂😂😂
1. Hyacinths and poinsettia neck and neck.
2. George snoozing.
3. Met the lovely owner of Floral and Hardy, Miltown Malbay's new florist - and guess what? Her name is Emily Feeney, same as my main character in The Restaurant. And what's more, she's read it. 😂😂😂
#3goodthings
1. A run around the bookshops of Ennis to sign anything with my name on it.
2. Bought slippers. The essence of comfort. What? Why yes, I am old. How can you tell?
3. A belated publication day pint. Forgot snap till the halfway mark. Can't remember my last pint, so it was time.
1. A run around the bookshops of Ennis to sign anything with my name on it.
2. Bought slippers. The essence of comfort. What? Why yes, I am old. How can you tell?
3. A belated publication day pint. Forgot snap till the halfway mark. Can't remember my last pint, so it was time.
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
#3goodthings
1. A run around the bookshops of Ennis to sign anything with my name on it.
2. Bought slippers. The essence of comfort. What? Why yes, I am old. How can you tell?
3. A belated publication day pint. Forgot snap till the halfway mark. Can't remember my last pint, so it was time.
1. A run around the bookshops of Ennis to sign anything with my name on it.
2. Bought slippers. The essence of comfort. What? Why yes, I am old. How can you tell?
3. A belated publication day pint. Forgot snap till the halfway mark. Can't remember my last pint, so it was time.
Very sorry to hear this. May she rest in peace.
Incredibly sad news. Catherine O’Hara has died. In her role as Moira Rose in particular, she has made me laugh so hard I’ve cried. Such a brilliant actor. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Legendary Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71 | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Very sorry to hear this. May she rest in peace.
Thank you so much, Michelle x
Congratulations to @roisinm.bsky.social on the release of her new book,Second Chances!! Can’t wait to read it! 🎉🎉🎉
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Thank you so much, Michelle x
#3goodthings
1. No more sleeps. Second Chances is out in the wild. Available in all good (and bad*) bookshops, and in libraries soon, if you're broke.
2. Publication day flowers.
3. Another walk to Spanish Point beach. Weather dire but unimportant.
*Joking. No such thing as a bad bookshop. 🙂📚💙
1. No more sleeps. Second Chances is out in the wild. Available in all good (and bad*) bookshops, and in libraries soon, if you're broke.
2. Publication day flowers.
3. Another walk to Spanish Point beach. Weather dire but unimportant.
*Joking. No such thing as a bad bookshop. 🙂📚💙
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
#3goodthings
1. No more sleeps. Second Chances is out in the wild. Available in all good (and bad*) bookshops, and in libraries soon, if you're broke.
2. Publication day flowers.
3. Another walk to Spanish Point beach. Weather dire but unimportant.
*Joking. No such thing as a bad bookshop. 🙂📚💙
1. No more sleeps. Second Chances is out in the wild. Available in all good (and bad*) bookshops, and in libraries soon, if you're broke.
2. Publication day flowers.
3. Another walk to Spanish Point beach. Weather dire but unimportant.
*Joking. No such thing as a bad bookshop. 🙂📚💙
#3goodthings
1. Bought some insanely good garlic mayo today. I'll be insanely disappointed if it doesn't deliver.
2. Dropped into O'Mahonys bookshop in Limerick to find them in the act of putting out Second Chances. Signed all, smiled for the camera. One more sleep.
3. The Shannon in the sun.
1. Bought some insanely good garlic mayo today. I'll be insanely disappointed if it doesn't deliver.
2. Dropped into O'Mahonys bookshop in Limerick to find them in the act of putting out Second Chances. Signed all, smiled for the camera. One more sleep.
3. The Shannon in the sun.
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#3goodthings
1. Bought some insanely good garlic mayo today. I'll be insanely disappointed if it doesn't deliver.
2. Dropped into O'Mahonys bookshop in Limerick to find them in the act of putting out Second Chances. Signed all, smiled for the camera. One more sleep.
3. The Shannon in the sun.
1. Bought some insanely good garlic mayo today. I'll be insanely disappointed if it doesn't deliver.
2. Dropped into O'Mahonys bookshop in Limerick to find them in the act of putting out Second Chances. Signed all, smiled for the camera. One more sleep.
3. The Shannon in the sun.
Reposted by Roisin Meaney 💙📚
#BookReview of #SecondChances by Roisin Meaney | @roisinm.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/second-chanc... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
Second Chances by Roisin Meaney | Review
Second Chances by Roisin Meaney (February 2026, Hachette Ireland) is described as 'a heart-breaking yet hopeful read'
www.swirlandthread.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 AM
#BookReview of #SecondChances by Roisin Meaney | @roisinm.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/second-chanc... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social