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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 13h

Join Ruby Free and @seanronayne.bsky.social at this year’s @dublinbookfest.bsky.social to immerse yourself in nature through discussing the stories behind their best-selling books: Nature Boy and #Rathlin, A Wild Life. Tickets have nearly sold out:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/immers...

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Munster Literature Centre @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excited to announce that The Cork International Short Story Festival takes place from 15th - 18th October. All the details on the programme and how to book your tickets go to www.corkshortstory.net
#shortstory #corkevents #shortstoryfestival

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dublinbookfest.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for a powerful morning of conversation with authors Evelyn Conlon, Sinéad Gleeson and Clodagh Finn, exploring the impact of women activists in Ireland through the decades, and some of the great writing that captures their stories 🎟️ bit.ly/4mFkhbu

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UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social · 16d

We're really looking forward to this Dublin Book Fair event in November with Evelyn Conlon (author and UCD Press co-editor of After the Train) and author Sinéad Gleeson in conversation with author and journalist Clodagh Finn!

Saturday, 8 November
11 am
IMMA, RHK

🎟️ Get your tickets: bit.ly/dbf-att

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 2d

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 6d

Blue Lights is back!

Why not "Take a beat!" and read the Real Life stories?

#bbc1 #BlueLights #bluelights2025 #crimedrama #colinbreen

Get it here: blackstaffpress.com?s=A+Force+Li...

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Dr. Hilary Lennon @hilarylennon.bsky.social · 19d

'President Michael D. Higgins this afternoon received the newly appointed Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025 – 2028, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, at Áras an Uachtaráin.' #SpeirGorm @president.ie

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 20d

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne’s candid and moving memoir tells the story of her thirty-year relationship with the love of her life, internationally renowned folklorist Bo Almvqvist, capturing brilliantly the compromises and adjustments and phases of their relationship.

blackstaffpress.com/twelve-thous...

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 22d

Brilliant conversion between new Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and Niall MacMonagle at @nlireland.bsky.social. Sounds like Éilís has great plans for her three-year tenure. @cormackinsella.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Mandy McAuley @mandymcauley.bsky.social · Sep 1

A privilege to be part of the NI premiere of the searingly powerful BOY by Damian Gorman @thelinenhall 11 Sept. The story, in words & music, of his brother Gerard who endured horrific abuse at the hands of Fr Malachy Finegan. Gerard’s courage inspired many other men to come forward.

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 27d

'Gerard Gorman’s experiences are brought to the stage with poems by his brother Damian and music by piper Leonard Barry. It is a story of hope amidst the darkness.'

Kathy Donaghy's piece in the Irish Independent on B O Y:

www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

#SoYoung #BOY

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 29d

Too many stories in Ireland have gone unheard. Many a lot like this one. Acclaimed Poet Damian Gorman and Master Uilleann Piper Leonard Barry give it voice through poetry and music – a stunning performance of courage, resilience & hope. 🗓️ Fri 19 Sep 2025 irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/b-o-y-...

B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 28d

Tech completed for the world premiere of B O Y in @hawkswellsligo.bsky.social Theatre, Sligo this evening (Wednesday, September 10th).

f.mtr.cool/fvyulgjilg for remaining tickets.

(Photo: Lorcan Doherty)

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · 28d

Now completely SOLD OUT. You can still catch the 1st outing of the show at its world premiere in Sligo's Hawk's Well Theatre (Sept 10th); at the New Gate Arts and Culture Centre (25th); or at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith (19th).

Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

BOY: An unforgettable life in words and music
11th September – 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £20.00

The Linen Hall invites you to the Northern Ireland premiere of a landmark production from Leonard Barry and Damian Gorman.

linenhall.com/.../boy-an-u...

#LinenHall #OpeningMinds #Belfast

BOY: An unforgettable life in words and music - The Linen Hall, Belfast

We invite you to the Northern Ireland premiere of a landmark production from two extraordinary Irish artists, master uilleann piper, Leonard Barry, and acclaimed poet and playwright, Damian Gorman. To...

linenhall.com

Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, in her first public event as the 4th Laureate for Irish Fiction, as she discusses her writing career to date and her role as Laureate. She will be joined in conversation with Niall MacMonagle.

Tues 16 Sept, 6–8pm @nlireland.bsky.social. Book here:

tinyurl.com/2xcf7zyh

Introducing the Fourth Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025-2028: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

The NLI is delighted to host this inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025-2028 event.

tinyurl.com

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · Aug 10

Nature at the Fringe, TODAY!

Wonderful @rubyfreewild joins us at 1pm with an ode to a very special island and its dizzying array of wildlife. Rathlin is a memoir of seabirds & conservation & island living written from the heart!

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

Earlier this month, Ruby Free was hosted by @lighthousebks.bsky.social for @edfringe.bsky.social #bookfringe to another sold out event! She discussed the importance of intersectional #environmentalism and why it’s so important to use your voice in the places & spaces that need it most.

#rathlin

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

BOY: An unforgettable life in words and music
11th September – 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £20.00

The Linen Hall invites you to the Northern Ireland premiere of a landmark production from Leonard Barry and Damian Gorman.

linenhall.com/.../boy-an-u...

#LinenHall #OpeningMinds #Belfast

BOY: An unforgettable life in words and music - The Linen Hall, Belfast

We invite you to the Northern Ireland premiere of a landmark production from two extraordinary Irish artists, master uilleann piper, Leonard Barry, and acclaimed poet and playwright, Damian Gorman. To...

linenhall.com

Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 29

From the football pitch to the airwaves — few wear as many hats as well. Passionate, principled, and pure #Ballymoney.

#LiamBeckett #NIfootball #football

blackstaffpress.com?s=liam+beckett

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Climbing out of the book bunker for a Jennifer Johnston event with Claire Kilroy & Christine Dywer Hickey, 06/09. Curated by @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social at @paviliontheatre.bsky.social, featuring Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Dermot Bolger, Frank McGuinness, Carlo Gebler. www.eventbrite.com/e/readers-da...

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join Ruby Free @lighthousebks.bsky.social on Sun 10 August @1pm.

She will be discussing her time living on remote islands alongside nature, the writing process, & wilding at Ballyconnelly Farm, with a few readings & a Q&A.

lighthousebookshop.com/events/a-wil...

#Rathlin #seabirds #islandlife

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Jul 30

Homebirds – A beautiful journey through Northern Ireland’s birdlife, from garden visitors to coastal flyers.

Perfect for bird lovers, nature seekers, and curious wanderers.

blackstaffpress.com/homebirds-97...

#Birdwatching #NorthernIreland #Homebirds #NatureLovers

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Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social · Jul 23

‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’

The new Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as some might think.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

#eilisnidhuibhne #irishfiction #irishwriting #gaeilge

New Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: ‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’

The new Laureate for Irish Fiction on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as you think

www.irishtimes.com

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