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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Does anyone here listen to 10% happier, the podcast with Dan Harris? He's a great interviewer, and something about his voice reminds me of our own @rickoshea.bsky.social (but American). Lots of little thought-provoking gems in the back catalogue.

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Not a writer or illustrator, but part of the community? Give me a shout and I can add you to this starter pack! (And you can also go follow @childrensbooksireland.ie !) go.bsky.app/QuaYUEw

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Time to share this starter pack again - and ask who I've missed! Are you an Irish or Irish-based children's YA writer? Give me a shout, then go follow @childrensbooksireland.ie 😄 go.bsky.app/2gSbStb

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 23/04/2025

The deadline is closing in! ⏰ Nominate your Reading Hero by May 1st and shine a light on their reading journey. childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Nominate your KPMG Reading Hero for 2025 | Childrens Books Ireland

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Katherine Mezzacappa @katmezzacappa.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This is #WorldBookandCopyrightDay. The European Writers Council has issued this call to protect work created by humans europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2504_labelli... #worldhumancreatedbookday #irishwritersunion @societyofauthors.bsky.social @conorkostick.bsky.social #dontzuckourbooks Please share

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Talk to your politicians. Tell them that trans people need protection, depathologised informed consent healthcare and respect. We are not men, we are not male, we are not a threat to other women. We are your sisters. We are in danger and therefore you are in danger too. www.contactyourtd.ie

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Find and contact your local TDs (Teachta Dála) in Ireland. Easily email or tweet all representatives in your constituency. View Dáil vote results and breakdowns by party. Enter your address to get sta...

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Fighting Words NI does incredible work and this is a serious curveball for them. If you can donate, give time, or buy something at their moving sale this Saturday, please do

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We are hiring! Join the @childrensbooksireland.ie team and help get books to children who need them. Deadline is next Weds 19th, more info at childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Join the team: Book-gifting Assistant required | Childrens Books Ireland

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Hi folks, I made two starter packs when I joined here but I've been neglecting them! Please give me a shout if you're an Irish/Irish-based children's or YA writer or illustrator and you'd like to be added (1/2) go.bsky.app/2gSbStb

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

True creativity displayed here for World Book Day. Give me Irish writers on a ruler any day over elaborate costumes

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

January media is the worst. Why is this a cover story? Gorgeous young woman travels to Thailand for liposuction. No insight into why. No comment on the absolutely broken societal messaging that has people spending thousands on procedures like this.

Front page of the Irish Times magazine featuring a collage of pictures of a girl who travelled abroad for cosmetic surgery

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 06/01/2025

prisoners are human trans people are human doing this shows who the real monsters are

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

This - so familiar to Irish arts organisations and charities. How often do we shout NO MORE NEW IDEAS at @childrensbooksireland.ie ?

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Thank you, Queer Eye, for the joy at the end of the First Monday Back. I thought we couldn't live without Bobby but Jeremiah is a pleasure to watch (as he weeps from start to finish of every episode).

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

One of the lessons from Christmas that we should all take into the new year, a resolution worth keeping, is: leftovers are class, food waste is terrible. Today most people in Ireland will be eating some sort of jazzed-up leftovers and will be happy out.

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

We went to see Santa this week and my six-year-old came away with this gift. 'Follow the clues to find the suspect', it says. Suspect of what investigation?! I don't ever remember Guess Who having such a dark premise...

A picture of a board game called 'who is it game'

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Ireland! SOS! A pal needs this in a week - an order has gone astray 👀 Any eagle eyed folks spy one in stock anywhere? www.lego.com/en-ie/produc...

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Forest Animals: Red Fox 31154 | Creator 3-in-1 | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop IE

LEGO® Creator 3in1 woodland animal toy building set

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Not sure if this unhappy bear in M&S is an embroidery faux pas or if he's trapped there against his will...

An embroidered bear with a santa hat and an unhappy expression

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Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

€1,500 gets us to target. Shares are amazing, donations, for the DSPCA and @unicefireland.bsky.social's Gaza and Lebanon appeal, are amazing, if you can xxx www.gofundme.com/f/therickosh...

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Donate to The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024, organized by Rick O'Shea

The Rick O'Shea Book Club is Ireland's largest book club with over 40,000 membe… Rick O'Shea needs your support for The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Let's all read this once a week. And someone, please, commission @patrickfreyne.bsky.social to write Dawdle - we need it.

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RTÉ @rte.ie · 07/12/2024

Thanks to everyone who has contributed 🙏 To donate visit rte.ie/toyshowappeal #RTEToyShowAppeal #LateLateToyShow #LateLate

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Yes, yes, a million times yes (and yes, I remember Walliams year, time to go again with an Irish artist)

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

My children: 'Will you please stop naming books?' 😆 #LateLateToyShow

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Time to get donating! The LLTS Appeal is an incredible support to children all over Ireland #LateLateToyShow

Confirmation of donation to the Lare Lare Toy Show appeal

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

READY! Already spotted Saintí sa Bhaile, Evil Duck and Milly McCarthy on set!

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The @irishtimes.bsky.social says we're getting Irish children's books on the Toy Show later, woohoo! @childrensbooksireland.ie

Clip from the Irish Times listing three children's books by Irish authors and illustrators

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Christmassy reads on Ireland AM in 15!

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Too close for comfort in Dublin Central, but delighted to see Marie Sherlock get in - a friend to the Arts sector.

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Excited for the important moment tonight at the An Post Irish Book Awards!

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Huge thanks to Oliver Calland and his team on @rte.ie for giving the whole show to Irish children's books. Phenomenal young reviewers, too! @childrensbooksireland.ie was delighted to choose a mega list to suit all tastes and abilities 😀📚 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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Oliver champions Irish authors on children's books special

The complete list of new titles by Irish authors featured on our Children's Book Special

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

On this note - does anyone know if Merchy Christmas is coming back to Dublin this Christmas? @nialler9.bsky.social maybe?

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Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Another 100 quid and we are there...

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Laureate na nÓg @laureatenanog.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

How best to say hello.. what about with a mentorship scheme for début children's writers facilitated by our very own Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde? The Live Literature Performance mentoring scheme includes training, shadowing, and a weekend at the 2025 @childrensbooksireland.ie Conference

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Little Island Books @littleislandbooks.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

📣 We’re open for submissions! 📚 We are looking for the best Irish books for young readers everywhere. You don’t need an agent. You don’t need to have published before. Please do read our submission guidelines: www.littleisland.ie/pages/gettin...

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Getting Published

Little Island Books is an award-winning independent Irish publishing company. We publish only great books for children and young adults.

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The problem with the #ReadingForPleasure feed is that it's a weird mix of chat about kids reading for fun (yay!) and some steamy werewolf novels which are... a different kind of reading for pleasure

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

When you ask people about the books that changed their lives, they almost always mention a children's book. They're the books that make us readers, shape us at the deepest levels, and stay with us FOREVER. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all! #kidlit #books

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Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

We went from €6,000 to €7,000 yesterday and I have no idea why. I think it might be from here. If Bluesky people step in and help us raise a fortune for this that would be an actual Xmas miracle. All in aid of the DSPCA and UNICEF Ireland's Gaza and Lebanon appeal. Share?

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Donate to The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024, organized by Rick O'Shea

The Rick O'Shea Book Club is Ireland's largest book club with over 40,000 membe… Rick O'Shea needs your support for The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Wanted: action-packed manuscripts for kids. Interesting opportunity for up and coming writers (though pretty poor form of Faber to pay 3 different advance amounts as 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize given the writers will effectively all get the same deal for the same work)

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hoo-wee, what a time to live in Dublin Bay North. Here's the far right avoid list and we have Aontú to boot. Thanks @buzzoneill.bsky.social #ge24

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK

Photo of The History of Information by Chris Haughton.

Photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This page is about newspapers.

A photo of a page from The History of Information by Chris Haughton. This one is about social change.

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Bookaneer808 @bookaneer808.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What a great list!

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Louise McSharry @louisemcsharry.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

✨Little reminder that Aontu exists because Peadar Tóibín resigned from Sinn Fein because of its support for Repeal. They want to seriously curtail women’s access to abortion, and would overturn repeal if they could.✨

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.

Sunrise over the rooves of a terrace of houses. An orange and blue sky.

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Elaina Ryan @elainaryan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This one's for the rest of us - booksellers, academics, librarians, reading promoters, publishers... who's missing?

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