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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 1d

That new public colonnade on Liffey Street Upper? Motel One wants to close it off, a slap in the face for those who value public space. Here’s my Planning Observation, feel free to write your own: bit.ly/CufULS

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Tadhg Ó hErodáin / Tim Heron @timheron.bsky.social · 1d

Dear all,
I'm excited to share the CFP for the annual SOFEIR conference which I'm organising on 26-27 March 2026 in Strasbourg. The theme is "Irish Exceptionalism". You'll find the CFP here:

www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...

CFP Irish Exceptionalism – SOFEIR conference – University of Strasbourg, 26-27 March 2026 – SOFEIR

www.sofeir.fr

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Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted that my exhibition on the afterlives of Cork republican women who did not go on to marry is now up in Creegan lib DCU @dculibrary.bsky.social
I want to thank all the DCU library staff and especially @orlanicaodha.bsky.social
Also thanks to @cecilearchives.bsky.social for all her help.

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 1d

Join us on 8 Oct for Collecting Ireland’s History, a lecture for the Dublin Festival of History in collaboration with @virtualtreasury.bsky.social

Explore 700 years of Irish manuscript collecting.

Book your tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

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Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 2d

“Littered with errors including three nonexistent academic references and a made-up quote from a Federal Court judgement.”

Deloitte issues refund to (Aus) government for using AI in $440k report

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 3d

On flu jabs, paperwork, and a trickling tremor that public attitudes to science are going in the wrong direction.

observer.co.uk/news/columni...

My kids are due for their flu jabs, which is good to hear

But these days more and more parents are ticking the red ‘refuse’ box on the form

observer.co.uk

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Dorothy Cashman @irishcookbooks.bsky.social · 5d

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It being National Potato Day per Bord Bia, a recipe courtesy of a Scot, Elizabeth Craig, and her Art of Irish Cooking.
www.gwc.org.uk/watsonians/g...

A recipe for Irish Potato Mash which adds in apple sauce, and cloves if liked, at the end.

Cover image of Craig’s Art of Irish Cooking.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 6d

Shout out to Richard Flanagan. No idea who you are, but you seem like a good egg to me!

[Times]

Writer gives up prize
The winner of last year’s Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction has refused the £50,000 prize because the sponsoring company has not exited hydrocarbon investments. Richard Flanagan, 64, who won last November for Question 7, did not collect the money after “a candid conversation” with Baillie Gifford partners, the prize said. The cash will now go to charity.

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Willie Mackenzie @williemackenzie.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall, one of the most worthy humans ever to be officially immortalised as a Lego minifigure.

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 8d

So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/specia...

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Clodagh Tait @clodaghtait.bsky.social · 7d

Road bowling (pronounced like the bow you do to a king) in east Cork. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Inside Ireland's most unusual ball sport

On a small road in East Cork, thousands gather each autumn for the King and Queen of the Roads: the world's biggest road bowling tournament.

www.bbc.com

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Joe Moran @joemoransblog.bsky.social · 7d

I reviewed Sarah Perry's Death of an Ordinary Man here www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry review – a brilliant meditation on mortality

The Essex Serpent author offers a moving account of her father-in-law’s final illness that will resonate widely

www.theguardian.com

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Dorothy Cashman @irishcookbooks.bsky.social · 9d

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... (five minutes in).
Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire on his father Liam, ní thiteann an t-úll i bhfad ón gcrann.

portraidi.ie/en/liam-mac-...

A Giant At My Shoulder

Twenty-five years ago, the RTÉ Radio millennium series asked prominent Irish people select the person who has most influenced them.

www.rte.ie

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 11d

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

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Tomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 11d

“I was doing that thing where you realize your concept of home is going away and you have to make your own now. And you won’t ever get there. You’ll never feel home in the same way ever again. All you’ve got is memory, a place where you can’t live.”

From The Archives: Merle Haggard, Son of Bakersfield

Note: I wrote a bunch of stuff before posting the actual article. You know, like recipe sites, except I heard some of those guys make money. So just scroll down a thousand words for the actual thing y...

kalebhorton.ghost.io

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 11d

A mad little story of brazen food PR nonsense, and a wider indictment of media context collapse in Ireland and everywhere else.

Excellent work by @allthefood.bsky.social

Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 11d

It doesn't matter if you're into food and restaurants, this is a must-read on the importance of fact-checking and subject-matter experts (and a mini exposé on how a particular food enterprise in Dublin is capitalising on its absence in Irish media). www.allthefood.ie/single-post/...

Is new Dublin restaurant Entrecôte connected to the French originals?

A few weeks ago this Instagram page appeared, announcing a "world famous French bistro" was coming to Dublin. Ears were pricked, and questions abounded about exactly which "Entrecôte" was coming to Ir...

www.allthefood.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 12d

Annie M P Smithson born on this day 1873 was an Irish novelist, poet and Nationalist.

Her first novel, Her Irish Heritage (1917), a best-seller was dedicated to those who died in the Easter Rising. In all, she published 20 novels and 2 short story collections.

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

The women who boldly testified to the events of the Irish Civil War

Women’s testimonies of war were overlooked because they were disguised as fiction

www.irishtimes.com

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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 12d

Our sincere condolences to Martin Mansergh’s family and friends. Martin was a great friend of UCD Archives. We will miss his warm and gracious presence in our reading room.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78

Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78

Former minister of state and key Fianna Fáil adviser Martin Mansergh has died aged 78.

www.rte.ie

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 13d

"In my relatively short time in Dublin, one of the things that has impressed me most is the ability of the Irish to stand up for their rights," writes Fahd Hussein, of inspiration for the image he made for our latest print edition.

Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #114

"In my relatively short time in Dublin, one of the things that has impressed me most is the ability of the Irish to stand up for their rights."

www.dublininquirer.com

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Irish Architecture Foundation @irisharchitecturef.bsky.social · 13d

The HouseEurope! exhibition presents evidence of the wanton, unnecessary demolition of buildings in Europe when cities and those who live in them badly need more space for housing.

Presented in collaboration with Islander Architects.
architecturefoundation.ie/event/exhibi...

#IAFFutureHeritage

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 13d

Why did Dublin authorities try to ban street trading in the 1920s? The move to ban women traders selling fruit, vegetables and fish at Dublin street markets was led by a group of 'substantial ratepayers', writes @susanmariemartin.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why did Dublin authorities try to ban street trading in 1920s?

The move to ban women traders selling fruit, vegetables and fish at Dublin street markets was led by a group of 'substantial ratepayers'

www.rte.ie

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 14d

Will it be ever thus?

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 15d

Charlemont Grants scheme is open to applications until 23 October. This scheme is a travel grant awarded to outstanding early career researchers working in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences.

Learn more here: https://www.ria.ie/grants/charlemont-grants/

@lswalescddcymru.bsky.social

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