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Peadar Ó Guilín
@thecallya.bsky.social
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Award-winning author of The Call and The Invasion. Pubbed by
@dfb_storyhouse and @scholastic. Repped by @mollykh
Also wrote The Inferior ❤️Gaeilge. Eats plants.
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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · Jan 9
Cover Reveal for The Sword Garden! Available for preorder soon at wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

A million thanks to the brilliant artist, Ben Baldwin, and of course to my editor, @cherylmorgan.bsky.social
Cover for the novel, The Sword Garden by Peadar Ó Guilín. Cover shows mysterious figure with yellow eyes and a hood in the foreground. In the background, are some warriors with spears beside a massive obelisk. Behind the obelisk is a a planet that seems to burn with blue fire.
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wtpress.bsky.social
UK Customers! Our ebooks are now available through Bookshop.org. Go ye forth and support your local bookstores!

We are in the process of adding direct links from our website. Here's our web page for The Green Man's Heir: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Green Man's Heir by Juliet E McKenna. Art by Ben Baldwin. The image is of a golden Green Man face against a dark green forest background.
February 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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craigbreathnach.bsky.social
I've been a part of this project for more than a year. Words can't express how happy I am to see it come to life and be able to share it with everyone.

#IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpeirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote
imirt.bsky.social Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 7d
Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Event, a week-long digital showcase.

Running on Steam during St Patrick’s Day 2026, 13th March - 20th March, this is an Imirt-led initiative, developed in collaboration with Irish developers and studios worldwide.

www.imirt.ie/news/2026/2/...
Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Sale - Presented by Imirt — Imirt
We’re delighted to announce the Irish Steam Sale , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland, by Irish developers around the world, and games shaped by Irish creative talent and ...
www.imirt.ie
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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rflong.bsky.social
Big news folks - The final book in The Feral Gods is called...

The God of Bronze

Pre-order now & get 25% off your pre-order at Waterstones website or app (code FEB26) until the 20th Feb.

www.waterstones.com/book/the-god...

The paperback of The Lore of Silver is in the same deal.
Out in November
Text reads Book 3 of The Feral Gods, The God of Bronze, preorder now for November 2026 and The Lore of Silver in paperback. Preorder now from Waterstones and get 25% off with the code FEB26 online and in app until 20th Feb on a black and gold background, with the cover of THe Lore of Silver and a placeholder cover for The God of Bronze
February 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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literaryhub.bsky.social
“AI giant Anthropic ran a massive program called Project Panama where they spent tens of millions of dollars to hoover up used books, which they then sliced, scanned, and pulped.”
Anthropic didn’t want us to know that they were destroying millions of books to feed their software.
Companies making machine learning and generative software aren’t just metaphorically ripping off books. In at least one case, they’re rather literally shredding millions of physical books to …
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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carolconnolly.bsky.social
“we need to just stop doing stupid things"

I feel this in my booooones

#spéirghorm
janematthews1.bsky.social Jane Matthews @janematthews1.bsky.social · 16h
On reports today that Councils tried to zone close to 300 sites prone to flooding for development over the last 6 years, SocDems climate spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore says: “we need to just stop doing stupid things when it comes to planning.”
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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saulstaniforth.bsky.social
Hani Mahmoud: "I'm not really sure if we can keep calling this a ceasefire, so let's just call a spade a spade. When you have four months of supposed ceasefire, you end up with 600+ Palestinians killed, close to 1,600 of various injuries.. this is not a ceasefire anymore" 🎯
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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marygillis.bsky.social
The good news is the astronauts have arrived safely, the bad news is that no one on Earth has any record of sending them and when the other astronauts on the station try to talk to them or read the patches on their oddly-designed suits, they're striken with visions of the unending void.
Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA’s evacuated crew
The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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sam-bambs.bsky.social
Pancake on the streets of London. Pancake on the streets of Birmingham.
March 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
thecallya.bsky.social
Wow! They were pretty cruel about it. Imagine dreading pancake Tuesday every year.
rtebrainstorm.bsky.social RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 19h
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland. The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but explains @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU, it certainly wasn't a good day for single people www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland
The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people
www.rte.ie
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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easterconuk.bsky.social
We’ve extended that deadline to the 25th.
We are sorry for the confusion it has caused.
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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mikebrooks668.bsky.social
If you, like me, realised that you can't find a link to @easterconuk.bsky.social's PlanZ where they're collecting participation requests (dealine tomorrow!), the only way I've found so far to get to the site is to go back to the email we got sent on Feb 6th and ask to reset your password again.
February 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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neiljackman.bsky.social
I'm so done with this generation of politicians.
A screenshot from the Guardian with the headline ‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating Homer Simpson says kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try
February 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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ianduff.bsky.social
The Cleaving - @julietemckenna.bsky.social
Cover of Juliet E. McKenna's The Cleaving
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
[Scene is a domestic kitchen. Night time. The room is all blue apart from warm orange-pink light streaming in from a streetlight outside. In the center of the room stands a woman named BRANDI, standing in pyjamas looking contemplative, the light cast dramatically on her face. At the doorway, leaning against the frame, her partner JOEL stands has woken up and found her in the kitchen.] JOEL: Honey… what are you doing? BRANDI: Can’t sleep Guess I just like standing in the kitchen at 3am thinking about the supernatural threat we temporarily defeated last year. While saying that out loud in a manner which sounds casually ironic but is actually just blatant exposition. JOEL: Brandi… you're talking strange... BRANDI: Dammit Joel. It’s time you knew. You're a Netflix character. [Joel looks shocked] BRANDI: Everybody you know has been forced to speak to you in second screen dialogue. Second screen dialogue helps the people scrolling their phones in front of the TV to follow the - JOEL: Stop explaining, Brandi! [Hands on head, emotional expression, warm pink light cast on his face against the cool blue darkness of the room]. JOEL: So that's why my entire life has looked so glossy and... BRANDI: Yep... Warm/cool colour graded. [Cut to a TV show TITLE SCREEN]: SECOND SCREEN - A Netflix original - [Ends]
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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emilycross.bsky.social
Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

#speirghorm #speirgorm
FAI Boycott Israel Games!
Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree
my.uplift.ie
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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vegandreamer.bsky.social
Carsie Blanton · Elon Musk
No billionaires were harmed in the making of this video 😔 This song is out now everywhere, along with 7 other brand new bangers for non-billionaires. You can get it on my website. Sign up on my mailing list while you’re over www.facebook.com/reel/1565745...htt
574K views · 42K reactions | No billionaires were harmed in the making of this video 😔 This song is out now everywhere, along with 7 other brand new bangers for non-billionaires. You can get it on my ...
No billionaires were harmed in the making of this video 😔 This song is out now everywhere, along with 7 other brand new bangers for non-billionaires. You can get it on my website. Sign up on my...
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February 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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bot.cowtools.org
Inevitably, their affair ended: Howard worried excessively about what the pack would think, and Agnes simply ate the flowers.
Inevitably, their affair ended: Howard worried excessively about what the pack would think, and Agnes simply ate the flowers.
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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adamroberts.bsky.social
*sings in Hot Chocolate*

Insects breath through spiracles
All day long
Insect-y thing (-secty-thing, -secty-thing)
A photogaph of the late great Errol Brown, singing "Sexy Thing"
February 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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lifeisterrible.bsky.social
i can’t stop laughing
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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trishconneely.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne... #spéirghorm
European states must retract outrageous attacks on Francesca Albanese
They should publicly apologize and retract calls for her resignation
www.amnesty.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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aliettedebodard.com
New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!

Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...

Covers @fringe-element.net
Cover of The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree surrounding a seal with Notre-Dame bisected with a sword. The caption says "Enter a ruined Paris, March 10, 2026" Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a Vietnamese dragon wrapped around a woodcut style seal featuring a crowned hawthorn tree. The caption says "Ruled by Fallen Angels, March 10 2026" Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger and smoke over woodcut-style arms featuring a tower and a harrier in flight. The caption says "and dragons of the depths. March 10 2026" Cover of Of Birthdays, Fungus and Kindness by Aliette de Bodard, featuring shadowed period staircases with ornate decorations. The mood is vaguely sinister.
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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theobrienpress.bsky.social
‘The Doomsday Club’ by Kevin Moran has been shortlisted for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2026!

Jack, Conan, Jerry and Yash will be back in Autumn 2026 with a hair-raising new adventure in ‘The Doomsday Club: Bog Bodies’ – stay tuned!

@kmoranwrites.bsky.social
Book cover and white text on pink background
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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gardeningwell.ie
I am delighted to allowance that my first stockist outside of Ireland for natures acre will be Coveyou scenic farm market Petoskey, Michigan. I feel so multinational. :-).
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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shamimmalekmian.bsky.social
this video lives rent-free in my head
February 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM