Máire T. Robinson
@momomightymo.bsky.social
Writer living in the West of Ireland. Most recent work in Banshee, Trasna, and on Sunday Miscellany 💚
For the day that’s in it, I thought I’d share my personal essay which featured in the Winter 2025 issue of Trasna. I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t:
bit.ly/3YW758z
#nollaignamban #nollaignamban2026 #littlechristmas #epiphany #braidedessay
bit.ly/3YW758z
#nollaignamban #nollaignamban2026 #littlechristmas #epiphany #braidedessay
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
For the day that’s in it, I thought I’d share my personal essay which featured in the Winter 2025 issue of Trasna. I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t:
bit.ly/3YW758z
#nollaignamban #nollaignamban2026 #littlechristmas #epiphany #braidedessay
bit.ly/3YW758z
#nollaignamban #nollaignamban2026 #littlechristmas #epiphany #braidedessay
It’s just not good enough leaving these children without school places. They have the same basic right to access education as ALL children. Solidarity with these parents.
‘We’ve to fight for our children – we’ve no choice’: Parents to stage sleep-out over lack of school places
‘We’ve to fight for our children – we’ve no choice’: Parents to stage sleep-out over lack of school places
Dozens of children with additional needs are without school places for the coming year
www.irishtimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s just not good enough leaving these children without school places. They have the same basic right to access education as ALL children. Solidarity with these parents.
Sorry to hear this news today. I’m a big admirer of her work. A dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
Jennifer Johnston obituary: Writer who combined brevity with razor-sharp wisdom
Jennifer Johnston obituary: Writer who combined brevity with razor-sharp wisdom
While Johnston was initially associated with the Big House literary tradition, she was above all a minutely observant chronicler of family dysfunction in Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sorry to hear this news today. I’m a big admirer of her work. A dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
A regular verb in the past tense
gets a séimhiú
Violets are blue,
A regular verb in the past tense
gets a séimhiú
February 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
A regular verb in the past tense
gets a séimhiú
Violets are blue,
A regular verb in the past tense
gets a séimhiú
⭐️ I’m grateful to the editors for including my personal essay in the new Winter 2025 issue of Trasna ⭐️
I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t.
trasna.online/maire-t-robi...
#adoptionstory #creativenonfiction #braidedessay
I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t.
trasna.online/maire-t-robi...
#adoptionstory #creativenonfiction #braidedessay
Máire T. Robinson
Trinity Knot: A Nollaig na mBan Story (in 3 Parts) I After my son was born, I didn’t know what birth story to tell. When people asked how it had gone, what version of the truth did they want to hear? ...
trasna.online
February 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
⭐️ I’m grateful to the editors for including my personal essay in the new Winter 2025 issue of Trasna ⭐️
I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t.
trasna.online/maire-t-robi...
#adoptionstory #creativenonfiction #braidedessay
I wrote about Nollaig na mBan, the birth stories we share, and the ones we don’t.
trasna.online/maire-t-robi...
#adoptionstory #creativenonfiction #braidedessay
Discovered recently that Pilates was invented by a man called Joseph Pilates and couldn’t stop laughing. It’s like finding out that yoga was actually invented by someone called David Yoga.
February 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Discovered recently that Pilates was invented by a man called Joseph Pilates and couldn’t stop laughing. It’s like finding out that yoga was actually invented by someone called David Yoga.
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Hello, all. Because of the entry system screw up last night and we're a little low on entries, we'll reopen for 24 hours as soon as we can make it happen on Monday morning, so you have the weekend to get your entry ready, and we'll announce Monday when we're open! Share?!
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Bristol Short Story Prize
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
February 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Hello, all. Because of the entry system screw up last night and we're a little low on entries, we'll reopen for 24 hours as soon as we can make it happen on Monday morning, so you have the weekend to get your entry ready, and we'll announce Monday when we're open! Share?!
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
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Last week's storm revealed not just the power of nature but also our own vulnerabilities, Declan Varley writes this week www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Unforgiving storm highlighted our vulnerabilities
Galway and the west coast of Ireland bore the brunt of the storm's fury last weekend, lashed by winds that howled like banshees, tearing through the land with a reckless, unrelenting force. The skies ...
www.advertiser.ie
January 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last week's storm revealed not just the power of nature but also our own vulnerabilities, Declan Varley writes this week www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
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In 2007, a clip went viral of a man being stopped on the street by a Guangzhou TV reporter. The man was asked about a sex scandal that was all over the news at the time and his reply has been a popular Chinese slang phrase for not getting involved ever since. He said “I’m just here to buy soy sauce”
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In 2007, a clip went viral of a man being stopped on the street by a Guangzhou TV reporter. The man was asked about a sex scandal that was all over the news at the time and his reply has been a popular Chinese slang phrase for not getting involved ever since. He said “I’m just here to buy soy sauce”
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The surface wind report right now for Storm Éowyn, looks a tad alarming! Charge those batteries & phones! #SpéirGorm
January 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The surface wind report right now for Storm Éowyn, looks a tad alarming! Charge those batteries & phones! #SpéirGorm
Live footage of Verona Murphy in The Dáil
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Live footage of Verona Murphy in The Dáil
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David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.
RIP David Lynch
A one of a kind artist. Genuinely saddened to hear of his passing.
A one of a kind artist. Genuinely saddened to hear of his passing.
January 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
RIP David Lynch
A one of a kind artist. Genuinely saddened to hear of his passing.
A one of a kind artist. Genuinely saddened to hear of his passing.
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
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If you didnt get a chance to see it in Cinemas, An An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl has its tv premiere tonight on TG4 at 8.
December 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
If you didnt get a chance to see it in Cinemas, An An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl has its tv premiere tonight on TG4 at 8.
Tá mí na Nollag anseo! Christmas-mode activated…
a woman is wearing a christmas wreath around her head .
ALT: a woman is wearing a christmas wreath around her head .
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Tá mí na Nollag anseo! Christmas-mode activated…
Agree 100%. Skillfully done. Proper public service broadcasting 🙌
Credit where it's due, that hour from Radio 1 going to every constituency in alphabetical order with a presenter for each was some impressive radio. #GE24
November 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Agree 100%. Skillfully done. Proper public service broadcasting 🙌
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November 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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I love shadows. Was thinking about how Vivian Maier interposed the shadow self in her photos.
November 29, 2024 at 8:33 PM
I love shadows. Was thinking about how Vivian Maier interposed the shadow self in her photos.
Looks like a lovely festival. Hope to go next year 🤞🏽
We are delighted to announce the dates for #DingleLit2025 📚
Dátaí do do dhialann - 21 - 23 November | Samhain. Lock it in agus Bígí linn 🙌 #FéileLiteartha #GaeilgeBéarla
Dátaí do do dhialann - 21 - 23 November | Samhain. Lock it in agus Bígí linn 🙌 #FéileLiteartha #GaeilgeBéarla
November 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Looks like a lovely festival. Hope to go next year 🤞🏽
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
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She did it. What a brave woman you are Nikita Hand!
I hope you find peace in the not so distant future x
I hope you find peace in the not so distant future x
November 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
She did it. What a brave woman you are Nikita Hand!
I hope you find peace in the not so distant future x
I hope you find peace in the not so distant future x
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
“I'm Jupiter! the biggest planet, I'm humungous, gargantuan
I spin the fastest, rap the fastest, plus I'm handsome, BLAM SON!”
I spin the fastest, rap the fastest, plus I'm handsome, BLAM SON!”
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
“I'm Jupiter! the biggest planet, I'm humungous, gargantuan
I spin the fastest, rap the fastest, plus I'm handsome, BLAM SON!”
I spin the fastest, rap the fastest, plus I'm handsome, BLAM SON!”
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📚We're reopening to unagented manuscripts in January. We really encourage LGBTQ+ folk, marginalised and underrepresented writers, disabled, non-London based authors, authors over 40, and writers from working class backgrounds to submit to us.
November 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
📚We're reopening to unagented manuscripts in January. We really encourage LGBTQ+ folk, marginalised and underrepresented writers, disabled, non-London based authors, authors over 40, and writers from working class backgrounds to submit to us.