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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks @eatthestorms.com and let's keep stormin'!

Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 9d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@maryodonnell.bsky.social is an award-winning poet, novelist & short fiction writer. In 2026 Wake Forest University Press will publish her ninth collection, Tenderness. A new novel arrives in 2026.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts & @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 19d

@jacqbetula.bsky.social has lined up a really interesting collection of events at Circling the Square (see below). It's a delight for me to also take part with the poetry tribe!

𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · 19d

Michael will be reading at this year's Circling The square.
www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...

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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 21d

POETS! Next week award-winning poet and facilitator @markgranier.bsky.social will be kicking off his beginners course 'Poetry for the Curious' online!

irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/poet...

Poetry for the Curious with Mark Granier - Irish Writers Centre

Are you looking for an adventure with language and to explore the various forms of poetry? Why not start with this 8-week course starting

irishwriterscentre.ie

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 22d

Snort😆God I'm pathetic, I need to laugh!

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 23d

Super article here in @irishtimes ‘Gotcha’ claims about Heather Humphreys’ husband have no place in modern Ireland

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Ed Burke: ‘Gotcha’ claims about Heather Humphreys’s husband have no place in a shared island

Why should the Humphreys family apologise for their historical connections with the Orange tradition?

www.irishtimes.com

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 27d

😊Just as well

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

😂😂😂😭😭😭

Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

Exactly what the current governing apes want! With apologies to apes! Women back home to make space for hunter-gatherer men once again

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

I'm looking forward to this very much!

𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · 28d

@maryodonnell.bsky.social @marygtroche.bsky.social @jackielynam.bsky.social @michaeldooley.bsky.social @laoighseach.bsky.social @eleanorhooker.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @sourcearts.bsky.social

Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @poetryireland.bsky.social · 29d

The 4th annual Circling the Square Festival comes back to The Source Arts Centre!

⌚31 October - 2 November
🎭The Source Arts Centre, Thurles
💷Tickets: €14.00-€17.50
💸Book your tickets here: www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/cir...

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 6

😂😂😂😂breakin' up here 😂😂Too right they do!

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Contrast this man's home—then and now! FREE PALESTINE

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 5

FREE PALESTINE! SPEAK, MARCH, REFUSE TO WORK, REFUSE TO BE SILENT!

a waving flag with the words freedom for palestine on it

ALT: a waving flag with the words freedom for palestine on it

media.tenor.com

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Aosdána General Assembly took place yesterday, and here's a shot of some of the gathering who attended this all island, inclusive affiliation of artists from many disciplines. Thanks to the Registrar and Asst Registrar for heading up the day long occasion @aosda.bsky.social

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 2

I see a future in which we will (rightfully imo) be encouraged to stay within geographical limits for the good of other people and the global habitat.

Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm very much looking forward to reading from my poetry at this wonderful festival, which every year remembers our great poet and friend Dennis O'Driscoll. With thanks to @jacqbetula.bsky.social @mercierpress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social

Circling The Square @circlingpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 1

The website for Circling The Square is now online. You can see full details of the festival, links to the poets' websites and information about the founding of the festival here:
circlingthesquare.weebly.com

@eleanorhooker.bsky.social @maryodonnell.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social

My Site

The first Circling The Square took place in 2022, marking ten years since the death of Dennis O'Driscoll, in whose honour the festival was established. Dennis was born in Thurles and lived in the...

circlingthesquare.weebly.com

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Typical. Happens in Ireland where tourists go to the Saltee Islands and then trample on the puffins' nesting burrows. And all for a photograph.

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not possible. 50? Nah!

Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ah, I think it has done

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GiGi Angel @gigiangel.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 15

So delighted to be part of this!

Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Aug 15

Join us for our 2nd Writers Showcase
on 19 Sept for Culture Night 2025

Fierce Form on Friday is a promenade literature tour in the Centre with @maryodonnell.bsky.social Jo Black, the Vagabond Queen & Sophie White

Full details on website
irishwriterscentre.ie/culture-nigh...

Culture Night 2025. Fierce Form on Friday. An Irish Writers Centre Promenade Showcase - Irish Writers Centre

Join us on Culture Night 2025 for a Writers Promenade Showcase in the Irish Writers Centre, a celebration of Fierce form in Literature. Tickets via Eventbrite

irishwriterscentre.ie

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 12

She does

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 12

Do you notice the general silence accompanying the withdrawal?

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The Lonely Crowd @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social · Aug 10

‘Blood pooled in the palm of her outstretched hand and a single red tear rolled down her wrist. Truth be known, it turned his stomach. She had been crying and her knickers were on the bathroom floor.’

Read ‘Knickerbocker Glory’ by Lisa Blackwell.

thelonelycrowd.org/2025/08/10/s...

Short Story of the Month, August: ‘Knickerbocker Glory’ by Lisa Blackwell

Blood pooled in the palm of her outstretched hand and a single red tear rolled down her wrist. Truth be known, it turned his stomach. She had been crying and her knickers were on the bathroom floor…

thelonelycrowd.org

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