Eamonn Duffin @eamonnduffin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At least the Irish players are wearing black armbands. Nothing stops genocide quicker than a black armband, apart from thoughts and prayers, obviously. #stopthegame 093
Reposted by Eamonn Duffin🎃 Smersh Pod 🎃 @smershpod.com · 14/09/2026Coming Halloween 2026. Starting October 19th. Ending October 31st. 13 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN. A terrifying podcast event. Only from Smersh Pod. 35318
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/08/2026A note from Dolly Parton to Eminem in 2022. 10751160
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Less than a week left to submit your work for consideration. Guidelines on our website. Deadline is 1st September at midnight wherever you are. 053
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It’s time to shout about it - Issue 6 is here! Print & digital issues on our website. More prose, more poetry, essays and more - from writers in Northern Ireland and beyond 🍀💚🍀 1104
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinWangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Reposts very much appreciated... 045
Reposted by Eamonn Duffinshoogles (comms open, see 📌) @shoogles.bsky.social · 17/06/2026ebay.io/m/coM1KR Selling a Cintiq Pro 27 (excellent condition) for £2,000. Really kind of need the money rn. Signal boosting would be appreciated. Show me your art and I'll knock an extra £250 off. Not joking. Not a scam. Will explain below.ebay.ioWacom Cintiq Pro 27 (used, fully inspected and cleaned by Wacom) | eBay UKWacom Cintiq Pro 27, all cables and accessories included. Recently back from Wacom HQ in Germany. 5120168
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinSci-FI-Ireland @sci-fi-ireland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Print on demand is live in the Republic of Ireland! Much love to Nick who made us aware of the postage issue and we're delighted to see issue 1 landing on his doorstep looking gorgeous 🍀 💚 🍀 Issue 2 submissions remain open!!! #sciencefiction #ireland #irishwriters #opensubmission 052
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinIrish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 12/06/2026New on the site... for the next slot in our literary journals spotlight, we're introducing you to the brilliant Sci-Fi Ireland! irishwriterscentre.ie/.../literary... 094
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 11/06/2026There are people all across Belfast helping relocate people, get them food, clothes, meds and more. You will likely never hear about them on the news. But they are many. And *they* are Belfast. 171529438
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Gonna be in NYC for the premiere of Me, Myself & Mary at Tribeca, SO while I'm there, if any NYC-based arts/culture people would like to talk to me about serving drinks to the Irish president OR my critically acclaimed new novel Prestige Drama, hit me in the DMs! tribecafilm.com/films/me-mys...tribecafilm.comMe, Myself and Mary | 2026 Tribeca Festival | TribecaChris O'Dowd and Aisling Bea star in the viral, true story of Séamas O'Reilly, who got his days mixed up and ended up alone with his boss and the President of Ireland while high on drugs. 34916
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinSci-FI-Ireland @sci-fi-ireland.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It's less 6 days until we open for submissions for issue 2 - Submissions will be open 8th June - 26th of July so be ready 🚀👾🤖👽 Alex, Mark and the readers are absolutely buzzing so get ready and get your stories over to to us starting next Monday! #sciencefiction #ireland #irishwriters 031
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinNigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 06/10/2025"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!" 18958452
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinMartin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The Umbrella Man and Other Stories was a cultural pick on Radio 4’s Front Row yesterday. Huge thanks to @tds153.bsky.social for the mention 1308
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinIrish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Brand-new Irish Science-Fiction journal Sci-Fi Ireland will launch their inaugural issue at @norncon.bsky.social in Belfast on Saturday 9th May! Featuring past International Debut Novel Competition winner RB Kelly 🌟 More info: norncon.org 01110
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinBanshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · 18/04/2026'I imagined her soul as a small white electrical fuse, the kind you put into a plug. She was a tomboy, short-haired, freckled. Her family were Gaelgeoirs, she addressed me – An bhfuil tu sásta? An bhfuil? 'Best Friends' by Ger Duffy -- poetry from issue 18 👭 bansheepress.org/read/best-fr...bansheepress.org‘Best Friends’ by Ger Duffy — Banshee PressI imagined her soul as a small white electrical fuse, the kind you put into a plug. She was a tomboy, short-haired, freckled. Her family were Gaelgeoirs, she addressed me – An bhfuil tu sásta? An… 083
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Four Faced Liar @the4facedliar.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Four issues so far, and one in progress! Thank you again to everyone who submitted for Issue 5. In the meantime, head over to our website to learn more about The Four Faced Liar and secure a copy of Issue 4 www.the4facedliar.com 086
Eamonn Duffin @eamonnduffin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comNo more US military aid to Israel | Bernie SandersThe time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government 000
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinSci-FI-Ireland @sci-fi-ireland.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Next up on our author profiles ahead of issue 1 is Damien Kelly. We're ecstatic to be bringing @damosays.bsky.social back to the Sci-Fi fandom at our launch at @norncon.bsky.social 9th of May Tickets for NORNCON available at: norncon.org #sciencefiction #ireland #author 085
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinCllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Thank you Irish News for picking up on me raising ongoing pollution at Cregagh Glen and the pathetic response from DAREA & its Alliance Party minister. They failed to move for months, until I put in an FOI request on the department's response. Now they have taken notice, this isn't good enough. 1194
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinCllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 03/04/20261 in 5 MLAs are landlords. Many councillors & their family members also are. Is there the political will to tackle the housing crisis? The housing crisis in NI has been created by the 5 parties who have been in power for 28 years. Connect the dots. It’s not the fault of minority communities. 0123
Reposted by Eamonn Duffin🎃 Smersh Pod 🎃 @smershpod.com · 03/04/2026The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination with @4hundredblows.bsky.social shows.acast.com/smershpod/ep...shows.acast.comThe Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination with Martin Fitzgerald | Smersh Pod 102212
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinMartin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Just over a year ago I was a guest on @smershpod.com talking about Oliver Stone’s JFK. That gave me the idea for my new book. Yesterday, we talked about everything that has happened since. Give it a listen. John really is the best at what he does. 2237
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Four Faced Liar @the4facedliar.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Submissions are open! We look forward to reading your work. Head to the link below for information about guidelines and to submit your work for Issue 5! www.the4facedliar.com 01711
Eamonn Duffin @eamonnduffin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I suppose with Gerry Adams’s case being thrown out and Chuck Norris dying, you could say that it’s Chucky Norris ar la! 000
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinIrish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Check out our ✨freshly updated✨ list of competitions, opportunities, and calls for submission right here! irishwriterscentre.ie/resources/co...irishwriterscentre.ieCompetitions and submissions - Irish Writers CentreIrish Writers Centre, Dublin, Ireland. Writing courses, literary events, professional development for writers, fiction, poetry, non-fiction, playwriting. 023
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York. 1008389549564
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinSinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 17/03/2026For St. Patrick's Day, @foylesforbooks.bsky.social asked Irish writers to recommend Irish books they love. Some great recommendations, inc. @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social on Molly Keane - everyone please read Good Behaviour. In shocking news, I picked Maeve Brennan. www.foyles.co.uk/further-read...foyles.co.ukSt. Patrick's Day Author PicksHappy St Patrick’s Day! We’re not the only ones obsessed with the wealth of Irish writing, so we’ve pulled in a few favours and asked some of the most iconic Irish writers to recommend us a b 2218
Reposted by Eamonn Duffinpaddypadman @paddypadman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026She's going to bring the Oscar around to every school in the county like they do with the Sam Maguire 19919
Reposted by Eamonn Duffin🎃 Smersh Pod 🎃 @smershpod.com · 04/03/2026"Jedi should be the Space SAS storming in when some bad galactic types need a good shoeing. Instead, these dullards toddle into situations and immediately reach for the herbal tea and the Jake Humphrey podcast" Wrote this for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social 1256
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Submissions will be opening soon, 1 March. Free to submit (paid options for expedited response, feedback, extra submission). Free preview of current issue on our website. Submissions guidelines apply. Prose, max 6k words Poetry/Songs, max 3 pieces/pages Art/Photos, max 5 Scripts, max 20 pages 1107
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 23/02/2026In the New Statesman this week, I channel just some of my hatred toward AI Hype into 900 words. On the grifters and rubes surfing a bubble atop a pyramid, and the economy-shattering fraud the rest of us can no longer escape. www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...newstatesman.comAI will not save usIn fact, it's probably going to make our lives much, much worse 427586
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinCllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Delighted my proposal for a city wide graffiti removal and power washing team in Belfast will become reality. We've put a lot of work into the city centre in recent years, now it's time to expand this. Every neighborhood deserves cleaner greener streets. 1173
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinMark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Just caught up with this excellent @smershpod.com from @johnrain.co.uk w John Thomson talking about a 1978 Richard Burton film that scared the bejeezus out of me when I saw it aged 11 on Granada's "Murder Mystery Suspense" strand c1987. The Medussa Touch. Well worth a listen. pca.st/episode/ca31...pca.stTHE MEDUSA TOUCH with John ThomsonTELEKINESIS: A mental force that enables this man to move objects and control events. Science cannot explain the awesome power of the mind. And nothing can control it. Richard Burton has… 073
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026People who say they're 'minded' to do something come across like an absolute cunt. There are no exceptions to this rule. 4735321
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinWild Belfast @wildbelfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026While we're grateful to have this murmuration, we came so close to losing it, & the site remains unprotected in the Local Development Plan. In coming months there'll be a consultation on designating new Sites of Local Nature Conservation Importance, so be sure to respond & protect places like this! 01511
Reposted by Eamonn Duffinderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19/01/2026i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about 121119421561
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinCllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Got contacted by a resident who lives on Ravenhill Avenue, that the alleyway was blocked by a fallen tree & in poor condition. DfI dragging their feet to get the alleyway cleared, but after contacting myself, it was sorted in a week. Feel free to contact me if you think I can help in SE Belfast. 043
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Maidin mhaith from Silent Hill 0487
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/01/2026Bob Weir obituarytheguardian.comBob Weir obituaryOne of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs 29022
Reposted by Eamonn Duffin🎃 Smersh Pod 🎃 @smershpod.com · 10/01/2026Smersh Pod is officially 9 years old today. Happy Birthday to me. 2608
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/01/2026Actor and writer Paterson Joseph: ‘Tilda Swinton asked me a question that changed everything that came next’theguardian.comActor and writer Paterson Joseph: ‘Tilda Swinton asked me a question that changed everything that came next’Joseph on sussing the school system at the age of four, an awkward audition for the National Youth Theatre, and why he loves his ‘horrible’ Peep Show character 34610
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinNathan Anderson @nathanandersonart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Evergreen. 22337602
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 02/01/2026In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I. On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence. www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...thegist.ieGuest Gist: 2026, Our Already Rotting FutureSeamus O'Reilly warns of AI maximum bubbledrive this year. 21610251
Eamonn Duffin @eamonnduffin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Crocodile Dundee has one of the best scores of the 80s. It is just perfect for the atmosphere of each scene, particularly the final scene, which in itself is absolutely brilliant. 000
Reposted by Eamonn DuffinKneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 01/01/2026First day of 2026 and the Brits are at it again.... We will not be silent. FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 12395140
Reposted by Eamonn Duffin🎃 Smersh Pod 🎃 @smershpod.com · 29/12/2025Hello everyone. Keir Starmer, Lad Lawyer, here. Just to say that if you have enjoyed Smersh Pod's 2025 output, why not tell everyone? Why not review and rate on your platform of choice? Why not join the Patreon? 33010