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Sìth.
Tha an saoghal feumach air.

The world needs it.

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Sìth. Peace in Scottish Gaelic with peace symbol. Long-sleeved t-shirt.

January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
Kilkenny Design Workshops: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Closing Sun 11 Jan
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Image: Patrick Scott, 'Gold Painting', 1979, gold leaf & tempera on unprimed canvas, 121 x 121cm (Detail) | mostly raw canvas, probably, but in the middle a 'sun' – a gold disk with a square in the middle, its sides about a quarter the diameter of the disk; radiating from this ‘sun’ are pale white rays forming an outer disk; they are in a slight swirl, as though the sun disk is turning • "Butler Gallery is very pleased to honour the 60th Anniversary of the Kilkenny Design Workshops with a special display of works by artists long associated with KDW. They include works by Oisin Kelly, Sonja Landweer, Louis le Brocquy and Patrick Scott, all artists who are featured in the Butler Gallery Permanent Collection. The opening of the Kilkenny Design Workshops (KDW) in 1965, established Kilkenny as the national home of design excellence in Ireland and over its tenure (1965-1988) played a significant role in shaping both our cultural heritage and identity. KDW was established to…”

January 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM

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Limerick City Gallery, Limerick
Director’s Cut
Closing Sun 11 Jan
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Image: installation shot at LCGA – five artworks on three walls, parquet floor, doorway into another exhibition room, ‘LCGA Permanent Collection 2015 – 2025’ in black letters on the wall facing us; walls white • “Selected works from the Permanent Collections running to end of November 2025"

January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM

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GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Waterford
Lunatraktors: Our Deepest Apologies
Open from Sat 10 Jan
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Image credit: Joe Lang | photo of (presumably) two figures outside on a slightly wet cobbled street; each figure is entirely draped with strips of traffic / warning / safety tape of different colours • “In Our Deepest Apologies, Carli Jefferson and Clair Le Couteur bring together nine years of Lunatraktors practice, moving between costume, video, audio, sculpture, performance and installation. The root of ‘apology’ is apologia-a formal defense of ideas, beliefs, or actions, rather than an expression of regret. At the heart of Lunatraktors’ work is a similar tension: how do we grapple with the past? How do we connect to heritages so tainted with imperial violence and misrepresentation? Who have we been, who are we now, and who might we become? Please join us at GOMA Waterford on Saturday 10th January 2026 from 6-8pm for the official launch of Our Deepest Apologies, with an opening night reception and performance by Lunatraktors. Entry is free and all are welcome!…”

January 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM

Awakari

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Not expecting anything to come of this email to Met Éireann, any more than a similar one I sent to Irish Rail over a year ago. But we live in hope. A reply from a human would be a start # Grok # Twitter # MetEireann # MastoDaoine # X # PublicService # SocialMedia

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January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM

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SIRIUS, Co. Cork
Artem Trofimenko: FXILE
Exploration Sat 10 Jan
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Image: Artem Trofimenko: FXILE | this appears to be a double-exposed black-and-white photo; it appears to show two people standing at some railings looking out to sea Artem Trofimenko is a Ukrainian Irish artist based in Cork City. His practice encompasses moving image, performance, photography, and sound, employing the body through endurance and spirituality. He experiments with analogue film, darkroom processes, found light, and sound design. Artem has a background in theatre and dance, including Butoh, which informs his engagement with various media and investigations of themes of displacement. He explores how memory and perception inhabit the body, as well as how the act of seeing constitutes a form of exile. FXILE is a somatic exploration of the SIRIUS building and its surroundings. It features audio-visual elements and live outputs that examine the relationships among self and architecture, stillness and movement, and land and water. The works elicit moments of communion…”

January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM

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The LAB, Dublin 1
Missy Brinkmeyer: Seen
Closing Sat 10 Jan
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Image: photo; head and upper body of a figure sitting in what may be a pub window; smiling somewhat; lower-lip and nose rings, long hair, long lashes, leopard-print furry coat • “Curated by Margarita Cappock Missy Brinkmeyer’s practice is grounded in how we navigate each other in public—inhabiting space together while remaining separate. The resulting photographs feel like encounters with empathy itself: driven by instinct and emotional intelligence, a form of quiet contact. As the artist herself says "separation is just an illusion, we are all connected". We are seen. For Seen, curator Margarita Cappock focuses mainly on images from central Dublin, including the area around the gallery. It is not intended as a conclusive statement on Brinkmeyer’s practice, but as one way to slice through her prolific image-making and reveal something about how she works. – Neva Elliott Missy Brinkmeyer has shown internationally in the US, EU, and UAE, as well as, and prominently in, Ireland…”

January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM

Gaston

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Good people of #mastodaoine, does anyone have an accountant they can recommend? I’m looking for one who deals with clients who specialise in technology contract work and selling digital products. Bonus if they’re located in and around #westcork.

January 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM

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Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin 8
Urban Myth
Opening Thu 8 Jan
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Image: the words URBAN MYTH in capitalised serif sky-blue font against a grey background; a horizontal sky-blue line comes in from the left to the base of the U and a line departs from the right bottom of the H to the right edge of the image; the words are one above the other but displaced horizontally such that the M is just left of the N • “Urban Myth: Michael Boran | Elaine Byrne | Gary Coyle | Dragana Jurišić | Sean Lynch | Scott Nokia | Adrian O’Carroll | Izabela Szczutkowska Kevin Kavanagh presents 'Urban Myth', a group exhibition of photography by gallery and invited artists. These artists demonstrate the changing role of photographs in our digital world. No longer just records of the real or of a moment in time, they have become the basis of our modern folklore. Where once we gathered round the fire to share stories, now we pass images from screen to screen. For all the solidity of the phone in our hand, these images flow by in a turbulent stream. As urban myths, this…”

January 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM

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Solomon Fine Art, Dublin 2
Tim Morris: Boxcars
Opening Thu 8 Jan
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Image: Tim Morris: Boxcar 8, bronze, unique 12 x 25 x 12cm | photo of a bronze object – a boxcar viewed from the side, only the patterning of the surfaces if very much like you would see with cardboard, where parts of the surface have been torn away to reveal the rilling; the view is from the side; the wheels look almost like biscuits; the background is a photo-studio white with soft shadows • "Solomon Fine Art is delighted to present an exhibition of sculpture by artist Tim Morris. Boxcars is an installation of over 200 unique bronze structures which the artist has been creating since 2020. Conjuring images of transport, trade and travel these Boxcars sit in wait, stationary yet charged with history, intrigue and anticipation. Constructed of discarded corrugated cardboard and cast in bronze, Morris began building boxcars during lock-down. The project, initiated to occupy the artist and to express a sense of ‘waiting’ during that prohibitive time has continued, with some boxcars…”

January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM

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Triskel Arts Centre, Cork City
Conor O’Brien
Closing Wed 7 Jan
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Image: organic shapes, a bit like cells, spotted, pinks against a white background • “Exploring the relationship between transgender bodies and the alien-other of science fiction & horror, Conor’s paintings act as a gateway to a dimension occupied by divine queer bodies. With Trans & Genderqueer bodies being weaponised politically by right wing movements worldwide, the discussion around trans identity in media, which largely seems to ignore or underrepresent trans voices, has reduced the issue to ‘us’ and ‘them’. This dehumanises and alienates trans people, who instead become a scapegoat to be feared, rather than individuals to be understood.” Abjection as termed by Julie Kristeva in her book Powers of Horror refers to that which does not “respect borders, positions, rules,” instead “disturbs identity, system, order”. Conor’s work looks to utilise this concept of Abjection as a liberatory field to explore ways of being that challenges paternal law. The bodies that appear in these …

January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Brendan Halpin

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Feeling smug after a bit of slactivism: Just e-mailed Micheál Martin and Simon Harris to ask them to stop hanging around with nazis and perverts.

I.e., to stop posting on x.com

#mastodaoine

January 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM

Seonaidh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Inbhir Aora

Cladach reòite, bàta cliùiteach is grian ceann na bliadhna.

A frozen shore, a well-kent boat and end of the year sunshine.

#scotland #meermittwoch #argyll #Gàidhlig #gaelic #mastodaoine #winterPhotography #photography @photography

Clyde steamer, the Vital Spark, sitting at Inveraray quayside on a frozen shore under clear blue skies.

December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Ronan

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Don't forget to shake the cable to get the last drops of electricity when you take it out #ev #mastodaoine #ioniq5

Changing cable being removed from an electric car

December 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM

amanda 🦋

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Is that #Trans colours on the Samuel Beckett Bridge in #Dublin?
#lgbtq #lgbt #queer #Ireland #Mastodaoine
🥺🙏🏻😄😄🏳️‍⚧️😄🏳️‍⚧️😄🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Night photo of the harp like Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, but the colours are white blue and pink

December 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Martin Nutty

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I always enjoy speaking with Ted Smyth. We’re both centrists making us screaming lefties in current day America 😜

#uspolitics #eurozone #uspol #socialdemocrat #irishpoliticz #mastodaoine https://mastodon.ie/@IrishStewPodcast/115797489243839184

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Attached: 1 image 🎙️ NEW EP TONIGHT @ MIDNIGHT EST Ted Smyth (fmr Irish diplomat) on 2025 politics: - Trump's "rolling coup" against democracy - Affordability crisis defining 2026 - Ireland's housing emergency - Right-wing campaigns vs Ireland/EU - Two-state solution for Israel-Palestine Sharp analysis, practical solutions. 🎧 IrishStewPodcast.com #IrishPolitics #USPolitics #Democracy #Podcast #USPol #Mastodaoine

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December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Ronan

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Did you know that #einstein discovered that time is relative while trying to work out what day it was between Christmas and New Year's Eve 1905.#xmas #mastodaoine

December 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM

Liam Ward

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A very disturbing account by one of Epstein's victims:

"The men were a part of an organisation that would take naked photos of young girls and used [REDACTED] photo where she flew to Ireland for politicians and notable men"

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Epstein files latest: Accuser describes being 'blindfolded, taken underground and raped' | US News | Sky News

We're continuing to go through the tranche of Epstein files released yesterday by the US Department of Justice. Follow the latest updates.

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December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Ronan

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#elfontheshelf #mastodaoine #xmas2025

Elf sliding down a string in the kitchen (like a zip line) while the other Elf has a set of scissors rest to cut the line

December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM

Pirate Badshah

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On a matter as potential serious as this it is poor form to expect the public to accept a priori what is claimed about these drones. "National security" as rubric for obscurantism doesn't good policy make.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41764481.html

#iepol #mastodaoine