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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So excited to see the cover for my novel based on the life of Irish artist Harry Clarke. It tells the story of his controversial Geneva Window as seen through the eyes of a young female assistant in Clarke’s studio. Set in 1920s Dublin, publishing January with @stairwellbooks.bsky.social

The cover features a highly detailed stained glass panel by Clarke. It features the character of Nelly from Liam O’Flaherty’s Mr Gilhooley. He picks her up from the street and she dances for him wearing only a thin veil. The figure of Nelly is depicted with a head of golden curls. Her pink veil, decorated with tiny star and heart shapes and a yellow zigzag border, seems to float around her. Clarke used a photo of a dancer from the Ballet Russes as inspiration. Cover text reads ‘The Window, A Novel, Catherine Crichton’

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Toured the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park today, really interesting and enjoyable. Free tours available with OPW.

A blast wall of solid stone built to protect the ammunition storage vaults.

The interior of one of the ammunition storage vaults.

View from the rampart of the fort, looking southwest over the park.

A lookout post built into the walls of the fort.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not a peep out of them when the main cause of the fuel increases … Trump … was in the country. Not even a token tractor in Doonbeg! And obviously they have no problem with public transport fare hikes … funny that!

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wednesday night is Patrick Brammall night. New episodes of Last Seen and Colin From Accounts. Marvellous.

Promo pic showing Gordon and Ashley from Colin From Accounts. And of course Colin the dog himself.

Promo pic showing Patrick Brammall in Last Seen.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Zelda in Ted Lasso has to be one of the most annoying characters in the history of TV. Every time she appears on screen I wish she’d go away.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Care: The Cost of Petty Politics Reading this just made me feel very sad. Both for the carers and the cared for. open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

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Care: The Cost of Petty Politics

How has the most humane work in our society been devalued and allowed to deteriorate for so long? By James Bloodworth

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I see the BBC has deployed a Russian version of Mike Ehrmantraut in Vigil.

Shot of a an actor in Vigil who looks like Jonathan Banks, the actor who played Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Some of Harry Clarke’s extraordinary stained glass at St Patrick’s Basilica, Lough Derg, Donegal.

An oval panel of stained glass, detail from a larger window, depicting Jesus being laid in the tomb. The people are wearing extraordinary colourful costumes, some with jewelled headgear, while Christ is painted in monochrome.

Two saints (Bartholomew and Philip) are holding oval panels depicting stations of the cross.

Two saints (John and James) are holding oval panels depicting stations of the cross.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Wow. Just wow.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Beautiful Narin beach and, just up the road, peaceful Portnoo harbour. ❤️ Donegal

A long double-curved strand of golden sand stretches into the distance, backed by sand dunes. Mountains can be seen in the background, beneath banks of cloud and patches of blue sky.

A small harbour seen from the road above. A stone jetty protects the harbour which has a slope of sand backed by white cottages. Small boats are tied up by the harbour wall and colourful kayaks are lined up along the beach. The sea stretches to the horizon beyond.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Some character names in the book I’m currently reading: Dr Wombat Bumble Blunderbore Peregrine Narrow A lot of the other names are very ordinary, I think the writer just threw these in for fun.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Remembering Sinéad on the third anniversary of her death. This joyful portrait by John Minihan is in the current exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Ireland. @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social

Black and white candid photograph of Sinéad O’Connor. She looks relaxed and happy, wearing a casual hoodie. She’s seated, leaning on a table and smiling at someone off camera.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This reviewer who “didn’t get” the Royle Family and switched off when Philomena Cunk was on Weekly Wipe wasn’t the best choice to review Ann Droid (in Irish Independent). She unsurprisingly gave this brilliant, hilarious, touching show a measly 3 stars. Give all the awards to Sue Johnston please.

Publicity photo for ‘Ann Droid’. Diane Morgan, playing a robot care assistant, is carrying her charge, an elderly woman played by Sue Johnston.

Extract from TV review in Irish Independent
“Then again, maybe I just don’t get it. When Philomena Cunk’s “interviews” would pop up on Weekly Wipe, I’d switch off. What was the point of it? It’s been done before, and better; look no further than Sacha Baron Cohen’s (‘90s incarnation of) Ali G or Caroline Aherne’s The Mrs Merton Show. Keeping with Aherne, I admittedly didn’t get The Royle Family either. I sat there wondering why on earth I’d watch a family watching other people on TV (and then Gogglebox was born…) In fact, the only reason I…”

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Collecting grey water from the kitchen sink in a bucket, to water the container plants. Fingers crossed the domestic hosepipe ban will save enough water for all those data centres! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Grey plastic bucket partially filled with water, a few coffee grounds are in the bottom.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Belgiums’s kit is a tribute to this painting by René Magritte. How cool is that?

Player wearing Belgium’s away shirt, pale blue background with pink and blue floating spheres.

A painting of three giant metallic orbs floating above the countryside.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Plans to restore this park were first published in 2014. This is beyond a joke, weapons-grade incompetence from Dublin City Council.

Mountjoy Square rejuvenation plans collapse after Dublin City Council error

Independent councillor Mannix Flynn said he would have initiated legal action had the process not been stopped

A blunder by Dublin City Council officials has led to the collapse of plans for the rejuvenation of Mountjoy Square proposed more than a decade ago.

The council’s executive has accepted it gave incorrect advice to councillors last month, which put them under pressure to vote on the plan for the Georgian park’s redevelopment, weeks ahead of the actual deadline for its ratification.

The council has now decided to scrap the planning process that had been in train since the start of the year. It will initiate new statutory planning procedures, which might not be completed until next year, potentially putting millions of euro in Government funding at risk.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Look at this fabulous front garden on our street, putting the rest of us to shame. AND these lovely neighbours are also currently supplying us with eggs from their hens. 🌺🌷🐓🥚

Surburban 1930s house on Dublin’s northside. Ground floor is red brick with arched door surround, pebbledash on first floor. The whole drive is almost completely filled with a container garden of flowers and plants of all sizes and colours, there is just room between them to walk to the front door.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Sad to hear this. Margo Leadbetter was one of TV’s grestest comedy characters and Penelope Keith played her to perfection. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Dame Penelope Keith: The Good Life actress dies aged 86

The actress was known for her roles in classic British sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Spray your pits with the heady scents of Regency London’s ton. 🙄

Supermarket shelves holding cans of new ‘limited edition’ Bridgerton-branded Dove deodorants, Raspberry Rendezvous (pink) and Love and Meadows (green)

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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Making our way home from Dublin City centre on midsummer night.

Four views of Dublin showing buildings silhouetted against a still-not-dark sky. Two are taken from inside a bus so the interior lights are reflected in the bus windows and appear in the photos. The last pic shows the tree lined street of home, with still some light in the sky at 22.40.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Nigel Farage. A proper football fan who hasn't moved an inch in almost two years.

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I hope Hull History Centre won't mind me sharing this lovely letter from Roy Hattersley's papers, on the sad news of his passing aged 93. RIP.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I love book launches. Today I was at the Teachers Club for Lucie Dumas by @katmezzacappa.bsky.social, a tale of a ‘fallen woman’ in Victorian London. We are stablemates (is that the right word?) at @stairwellbooks.bsky.social A pleasure to meet @susanlanigan.bsky.social and Catherine Dunne too.

Katherine Mezzacappa reads from her novel.

Me and Katherine Mezzacappa holding copies of her book Lucie Dumas in front of an ornate marble fireplace at the Teachers Club.

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Susan Lanigan @susanlanigan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Lovely launch of Katherine Mezzacapa’s novel Lucie Dumas at The Teacher’s Club in Dublin, introduced by Maybelle Wallis. Also great to meet @catherinecrichton.bsky.social whose novel about Harry Clarke is out next year.

Teacher’s Club, Dublin. Maybelle Wallis and Katherine Mezzacappa sit at a table with a green baize cloth. Behind them is an enormous gilt-framed mirror reflecting a chandelier on the ceiling.

Katherine Mezzacappa demonstrating the London Tuberculosis Case Map drawn up in the late nineteenth century

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I’m currently reading Tonight The Music Seems So Loud, by @sathnam.bsky.social and it’s drawn my attention to some of the incredible covers George Michael recorded, including this stunning version of Going To A Town. What a voice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZJ...

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George Michael - Going To A Town

YouTube video by georgemichaelVEVO

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

@clairehanna.bsky.social : "Last week, in a very high profile case, the murder of Natalie McNally, the judge.. talked about a frenzied knife attack, he talked about wounds so bad the cause of death was unable to to be determined. There were no riots over the perpetrator of that brutal crime"

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

That feeling when you eat a bit of the flimsy-looking cheese rind and then you look at the packaging and it says ‘WARNING: Do not eat the rind’.

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a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face .

Alt: David out of Schitt’s Creek making an eeewww face.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

First paragraph of ‘John of John’, and the first Scots word has landed. Feeling smug that, being married to a Glaswegian, I recognise it straight away. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Good news. It’s the same old story in Ireland: no enforcement of regulations.

Irish Times headline reading ‘EU is taking Ireland to court over failure to stop illegal peat extraction’. Photo shows a small pile of turf sods against a background of grass.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Went for a walk in Clontarf after dropping my daughter off for @cmatbaby.bsky.social concert.

A path leading to one of the art deco-style mint green shelters on the seafront in Clontarf. There is grass on both sides of the path and beyond the shelter you can see Dublin port in the background, at low tide.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This week I have accidentally ordered 2 Audible books. Well, my phone did it by itself, in my pocket. One was a free copy of Middlemarch which I will listen to when I have a spare 30 hours or so. The other was a Harry Potter book, using up a precious credit. Returned in haste.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I like Widow’s Bay but I hate jump scares. This is a dilemma.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I call myself a big reader but I’ve only read 26 from the Guardian’s list of the 100 greatest novels.

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Leo ᚑ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ @leoie.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I am so sick of the criticism of the "designer" bicyle storage facility in Kerry Hospital. Lets have a look at these costs, understanding them is about reframing what was actually built, and comparing it fairly against the infrastructure society routinely accepts for cars. 1/

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

100 Candles 🎂 today for DAVID ATTENBOROUGH — one of the most extraordinary, brilliant & important broadcasters in the history of Television.

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The satisfaction when you finally frame a picture you bought two years ago (from my pilgrimage to Miami to see Harry Clarke’s Geneva Window).

A stylised image of four pink flamingoes against a turquoise background. It hangs above a cabinet which was once used to store dental instruments. It’s painted the same deep pink/orange as the picture frame. On top of the cabinet there is a plant with pink flowers in a turquoise vase, and a turquoise bowl and jug.

A stylised image of four pink flamingoes against a turquoise background in a deep pink frame.

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Niall Winters @nwin.eurosky.social · 06/05/2026

No comment needed.

Screenshot of two contrasting headlines from The Irish Times.

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