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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to represent writers in Arlen House anthology Fire - Brigid and the Sacred Feminine today in Books Upstairs. Compered by Shauna Gilligan,with an illustrious spectrum of Arlen House authors: Rosemary Jenkinson,Ger Reidy& Celia de Fréine

Fire-Brigid and the Sacred Feminine shorturl.at/uZ4em

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 4d

Our friend, poet and activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social has been illegally detained by the IDF and is being held in an Israeli jail. There are reports of mistreatment and human rights violations. Please keep pressure on the Irish government and embassy to secure the release of Sarah and others. 🇵🇸🇮🇪

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Erika McGann @erikamcgann.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 ANOTHER PUB DAY!🎉

A new retelling of Tír na nÓg from me and Conor Busuttil, following Niamh as she learns about the beauty of being vulnerable and human.

Conor’s artwork is absolutely stunning 🌟
And thank you Huw Davies for the gorgeous animation below!

The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 9d

Happy publication day to ‘Tír na nÓg - A Favourite Irish Legend’ written by @erikamcgann.bsky.social and illustrated by Conor Busuttil.

A tale of love and heartbreak, it's beautifully retold and lavishly illustrated for young readers.

Video by Huw Davies – thank you for the animation!

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · 4d

Come along tomorrow to Books Upstairs at 4pm, we’d love to see you.

Dr Shauna Gilligan @shaunagilligan.bsky.social · 6d

Join us! Rosemary Jenkinson, Ger Reidy, Celia de Fréine, @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social, TCArkle read from new work @arlenhouse.bsky.social 50 years celebration @booksupstairs.bsky.social Sunday 5th October at 4pm!

covers of four books which will be launched at Books Upstairs bookshop 5th October

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Feb 4

Exactly!

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Feb 3

Eminently relevant St. Brigid’s weekend reading for a future world writing project. Two Lives of St. Brigid, The Book of St. Brigid, Female Monasticism in Medieval Ireland and Sacred Whore (Sheela Goddess of the Celts). All borrowed from the (public) library.

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Feb 3

Wow, this is something. Do you know what they played first?

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Feb 3

Watch the First 2+ Hours of MTV’s Inaugural Broadcast (August 1, 1981)

Not everyone on August 1, 1981 had a VCR at their disposal, and not everybody stayed up until midnight. But fortunately at least one person did, in order to tape the first two hours of a new cable cha...

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Jan 4

Patrick Kavanagh’s Self-Portrait published by Dolmen Press was recently returned to Deansgrange library after 47 years! Publishedin 1964 and last issued in 1977 it contains the text of an autobiographical discourse on Telifis Eireann in 1962.

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Dec 24

Happy Christmas Eve. Working in the library till lunchtime.

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Dec 9

Last year following publication of Random Acts of Optimism short story collection I created an uplifting pack: book, gratitude journal, bamboo pen and nature bookmark. If you would like me to send this lovely gift set to you or a friend, follow link or message me alison-wells.com/purchase-sig...

Purchase signed books & gifts

For UK and Worldwide Prices including Delivery (or for Irish recipients paying by Revolut) use the Contact Form and I will give you the details for Paypal or Revolut transfer. Random Acts of Optimi…

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Ruth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · Dec 6

In the lead up to the #LateLateToyShow, I'm giving personalised book recommendations for the young readers in your life. Just tell me their age (0-18 years) and a bit about their interests and I'll share a book I think they'll love!

#BookElves2024
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
@rte.ie

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Dec 5

The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world

Irish dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list

The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world.

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Dec 6

The meeting of the waters Avoca through a lichen speckled bench.

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 28

#EverydayBeauty Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 22

In my library job we work alternate Fridays and Saturdays each week. I had all sorts of plans for my day off today but mainly paired a lot of socks. Here are some of them 🤦‍♀️

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 22

Library colleague created a replica of my short story collection Random Acts of Optimism. ❤️❤️❤️ Cover art by Beatrice Mecking.

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hi Rachel, I was lucky to get inside on a tour but some of my dlrLibrary colleagues used to work there. I think there’s a plan to hold some public events so people can get to enjoy the space.

Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 21

Secret peek inside the old Dun Laoghaire Carnegie Library which is to be part of an extended IADT campus.

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 21

When you find an old photo of your now 22 and 24 year old boys driving their Thomas trains on the garden bench.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · Nov 21

Today’s poem is called ‘She’d Dance’.

She’d Dance

She’d dance like no one was watching
although she liked to think he was.
The kitchen was her grand ballroom;
her partner was a mop.

She’d foxtrot among the pots and pans,
she’d paso doble to the sink,
and as she swept across the floor,
her mind danced, too. She’d think

of how he’d held her in his arms
at the Locarno and the Ritz -
whirling, waltzing, a world apart -
in the years before the kids,

and longer still before the shadow
the doctor spotted on his lungs.
How dazzlingly they had danced!
How dizzyingly she had spun!

Her neighbours saw her sometimes,
shuffling bent-backed to the shops.
But at home, she’d dance like no one was watching
although she liked to think he was.

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Nov 19

Have been out of creative writing for quite a while due to Library Masters course and full time work, should I dabble & play or get stuck in to regular writing on half complete or ekse brand new long project?

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · Mar 9

Mary Cassatt

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Feb 1

Really great to be with Books Ireland Magazine reading from Random Acts of Optimism (published by Wordsonthestreet) for The First Page booksirelandmagazine.com/the-first-pa...

The First Page—Alison Wells - Books Ireland

Alison Wells reads from her short story collection Random Acts of Optimism (Wordsonthestreet).

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Alison Wells @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social · Feb 1

Really great to be with Books Ireland Magazine reading from Random Acts of Optimism (published by Wordsonthestreet) for The First Page booksirelandmagazine.com/the-first-pa...

The First Page—Alison Wells - Books Ireland

Alison Wells reads from her short story collection Random Acts of Optimism (Wordsonthestreet).

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Dec 15

What Was Actually Lost When the Library of Alexandria Burned?
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What Was Actually Lost When the Library of Alexandria Burned?

The Library of Alexandria has been physically gone for about eighteen centuries now, but the institution endures as a powerful symbol. Today we have the internet, which none can deny is at least well ...

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