Reposted by Des FitzGeraldSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 06/10/2026'Asta, a wire-haired terrier, jumps to avoid being vacuumed up.' Kurt Hutton , Picture Post, 1949 529951
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Una Sealy – Time Lines: Selected Works 2016-2026 RHA Gallagher Gallery, until 20 December Video: Barry Lynch #RHA #RHAGallery #UnaSealy #TimeLines #ArtsIreland #ArtsCouncilSupported #AlwaysFreeAdmission 011
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldColin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Pedestrian crossing, London, 1935, by John H. Ahern. 05812
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Join us this Friday evening at the RHA for a screening of Maïa Nunes’ Lake Burst short film accompanied by a live performance of the original soundtrack by Maïa on vocals with Brendan Jenkinson on clarinet. Book tickets at rhagallery.ie/events/publi... #RHA #RHAGallery #MaïaNunes #LakeBurst 011
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldSupercollider @viking3.bsky.social · 04/10/2026@imcmillan.bsky.social in case you missed it Ian. 0132
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Join designer Edwyn James Hickey, engineer Peter Flynn and geologist Dr Aidan Forde here next Wednesday to discuss the concept and design process of the Valentia Bench. It’s currently exhibited as part of Deconstructing the Mountain by artist Fionn McCann at the RHA Ashford Gallery. 122
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldJohn Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Arya Satheesh, an 18-year-old student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...smithsonianmag.comThis High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It BiodegradesEighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution 317073
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldNeon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Would you believe we don’t have a single neon Q in our collection? Do you? If so, please send it our way… In the meantime, the Neon Alphabet continues with Day 18: R is for Rimbach. 27412
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldMark Jenkin @marghjenkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026October LIVE SCORE Tour Tickets: www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-rel... 0166
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/09/2026Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023rte.iePublic library visits increased by two million nationwideVisits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide. 221482384
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldGilbert White @gilbertwhite.bsky.social · 21/09/20261777: Little corn abroad: hop-picking almost finished. Grapes turn apace. 0275
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Join Academician Una Sealy this evening as she does a live portrait painting for Culture Night 2026, from 6-9pm in the main gallery upstairs. Una Sealy – Time Lines: Selected Works 2016 - 2026 Until 20 Dec Culture Night 2026 at the RHA – open until 9pm this evening. #CultureNight #RHAGallery 033
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Join Aerial Cirque’s Ria Murphy for two incredible vertical dance performances (6pm & 8.30pm) on the outside of our building for Culture Night 2026 tonight! Culture Night 2026 at the RHA – open until 9pm rhagallery.ie/events/famil... #CultureNight #OícheChultúir #CultureNightDublin 012
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Culture Night returns TONIGHT and the RHA will be open until 9pm with five new exhibitions, live portrait painting and amazing vertical dance performances on the outside of our building 💥 Details at rhagallery.ie/events/family/culture-night-at-the-rha-2026 #CultureNight #OícheChultúir 011
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s almost time for Culture Night 2026 this Friday at the RHA; we’ll have plenty to see inside but do join us outside for two incredible vertical dance performances (6pm & 8.30pm) on the RHA building itself! Full details ➡️ rhagallery.ie/events/famil... #CultureNightDublin2026 #CultureNight2026 021
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 111293423
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thanks to all who turned out in record numbers to our preview last evening at the RHA – before the doors were opened our President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, and new RHA Director, Séamus Kealy, addressed the crowd, acknowledging the hard work and effort of many that brought this season to fruition 👏 121
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Cnuasach, a group exhibition curated by Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA, brings together twenty-one artists in a dialogue between established and emerging artists. Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery 11 September – 25 October Learn more: rhagallery.ie/events/exhib... 011
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldEamon Carr @carrport.bsky.social · 02/09/2026May not be your thing .. but..this event at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin on Friday night promises to be fun. After all, it’s got redoubtable counter-culture historian Pat Thomas, rock chronicler Stuart Bailie, The Write Stuff instigator Steve O’Toole and, along for the ride, myself. Expect fireworks 142
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Twist and Shout, an exhibition of new artworks by Róisín Lewis, opens at the Municipal Gallery, DLR LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire this Sunday, with a preview from 2-4pm on Saturday afternoon. Róisín has just completed a year as an RHA Studios Artist in Residence. Read more: www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/municip... 011
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldpeebeevee.bsky.social @peebeevee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026They’ve just placed a plaque at this spot to commemorate this fine lady www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGodmother of rock and roll's Manchester station gig honouredThe blues guitarist and vocalist Sister Rosetta Tharpe performed at an empty station for TV. 117721
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born in 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. Here she's performing "Didn't It Rain" at a train depot in Manchester, England in 1964. She's often called the "Godmother of Rock & Roll" and influenced future music icons like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley. 14982152047
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 31/08/2026IPUT Living Canvas at @immaireland.bsky.social is currently showing John Beattie’s film An Artist, The Studio, and all the rest... 2006 - 2012. The RHA was central to making this work with several Academy Members, including Mick O'Dea, Des McMahon, Carey Clarke, Stephen McKenna, and Tom Ryan, 101
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldIrish Architecture Foundation @irisharchitecturef.bsky.social · 27/08/2026As #BogBothy settles into its final 2026 stop, we look back at the fantastic community engagement led by the Cornafulla Micro Reserve team. It's truly inspiring how a place to gather & even a small team can pull a community together to experience the bog in new ways! @tocharstories.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldIan Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The first BBC repeat since NINETEEN SEVENTY-FIVE. Which is just mad. 9240107
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We were thrilled to bring the RHA Friends on an exclusive tour of Visual Poetry: The Photography of John Minihan at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social, in the company of Sarah McAuliffe, Curator of Irish Art post 1900. Visit rhagallery.ie/join-friends to learn more about RHA Friends membership. 🧵 121
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I've been inundated with messages from people telling me how much they loved the 1st part of An Irish Atlantic Rainforest on @rteone.rte.ie last night. You can watch it again anytime on RTÉ Player tps://www.rte.ie/player/series/an-irish-atlantic-rainforest/10011258-00-0000?epguid=IP10011327-01-0001rte.ieAn Irish Atlantic Rainforest S01E01Two part documentary series that tells the story of Eoghan Daltun, a leading climate activist at the forefront of saving native Irish oak forests. Watch An Irish Atlantic Rainforest S01E01 on RTÉ Play... 821139
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldDavid Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Mexican Fleabane, The Metals, Dún Laoghaire. #wallplants #wildflowerhour 0184
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldTuatha @tuatha.ie · 21/08/2026This Hnefatafl gaming board is around 1,000 years old and carved from yew. It is decorated with a fusion of Irish and Scandinavian art styles. It was found during Hencken's excavations at Ballinderry Crannog, Westmeath, and you can see it on display in the National Museum of Ireland. #Ireland 125949
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldRHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Lake Burst is the title of an upcoming exhibition at the RHA by Irish Trinidadian interdisciplinary artist Maïa Nunes. Read more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhibitions/maia-nunes-lake-burst Maïa Nunes O’hUiginn & Petronella Brown Galleries 11 September – 25 October #RHAGallery #MaïaNunes #LakeBurstrhagallery.ieMaïa Nunes, Lake Burst - RHA Gallery 021
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldIrish Film Institute @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🥁Drumroll please 🐴 Christopher Nolan's unrivalled epic THE ODYSSEY is officially the IFI's biggest film release of all time! ⚔️ Thank you to our audiences, patrons, and the entire IFI community for joining us to witness this monumental motion picture. 🎟️ Book Now | ifi.ie/film/the-odyssey 0124
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldCrawford Art Gallery @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Happy World Photography Day! #WorldPhotographyDay commemorates the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre in 1837. Here’s a peek at just some of the beautiful photos we have in the collection, from portraits of familiar faces to dreamy underwater scenes. 151
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is a postcard. 1343453
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Tonight's movie. Another one I've seen a lot but if it's on, I have to watch it again. #TCMParty 1832814
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 12/08/2026spanish galleon restaurant, san antonio, texas, 1982 435677
Des FitzGerald @fitzgeralddes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Good news story of the day — I adore 'I Know Where I'm Going!' 030
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldGilbert White @gilbertwhite.bsky.social · 13/08/20261777: No swifts. One swift, the last. The swifts went away this year just as the beautiful weather began. 0286
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldIrish Wildlife Trust @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The Irish Wildlife Trust are disappointed to see the number of newspaper articles reporting on this accident without giving the details of what happened. @irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie #BlueShark #IrishSharks 12311190
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A Mr Kipling cupcake, mini roll, apple & can of coke - back when your picnic owned nothing to TV cookery programmes Artist: Martin Aitchison, 1975 2326822
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Hoping for clear skies later so we can add a new #SolarEclipse photo to our collection. Like this one that Tom Kent took 114 years ago of a solar eclipse over Kirkwall #Orkney in April 1912. Taken 2 days after the sinking of the Titanic. Archives are amazing. ❤️ 746199
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A tiny part of me still hasn’t absolutely given up hope that one day, when I really, really need it, The Elves will turn up and help out. (The Elves and the Shoemaker, 1965. Artist Robert Lumley) 1636425
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A summer holiday cartoon for @theguardian.com 8774159
Reposted by Des FitzGeraldThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 09/08/2026Artefacts of life: a treasure trove of Ireland’s architecture turns 50irishtimes.comArtefacts of life: a treasure trove of Ireland’s architecture turns 50From Georgian Dublin to the 20th century, the headquarters on Merrion Square boasts a staggering collection of photographs and drawings 087