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Jane Mayl🍷n 🍇 @janetrad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The purpose of any honest writing competition can only be to support and encourage the craft and industry of writing by *human beings* Nice piece by @vinography.com

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Is That the Death Rattle of Wine Writing I Hear?

My thoughts on the controversy that is roiling the wine-writing world at the moment in the wake of the recent 67 Pall Mall Awards.

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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Fabulous John Minihan exhibition at the National Gallery that runs till October but worth going twice as they are changing the display soon to show more of his photos

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Jane Casey @janecasey.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Once again: your kids should be reading things that shock and excite them, that scare them and widen their perspective on life, and that will make them read more, not sanitising their reading until it’s totally bland. I don’t have words for the bias of the list. Poor librarian, poor kids.

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Neil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

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Felicity Hayes-McCoy @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Periodic gentle reminder that Liking a Bluesky post doesn't raise its visibility. You need to repost Also here to say that my own Bluesky experience has been hugely enhanced by hitting the bell and plus sign icon on other people's profiles and choosing to be notified re their posts and/or replies

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

“Nobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

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Government bodies need to get off X, now

Nobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed, writes Clare O'Donoghue Velikic

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Crawford Art Gallery @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today is the Eve of St Agnes 💙 How better to celebrate than revisiting one of Harry Clarke’s strikingly blue watercolour studies that he made in preparation for his The Eve of St. Agnes Window (1924), inspired by John Keats’ poem. #CrawfordArtGallery #HarryClarke #EveofStAgnes

A detail cropping of the previous image, focused more on the illustration itself of the couple embracing while sheets of rain or wind fall around them; they are ornately dressed in blues with yellow accents.

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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Anyone who wants to mount their high horse and gallop around proclaiming that their leaving Twitter risks it becoming an echo chamber for racists, misogynists and paedophiles, should be invited to cite examples of where their posts resulted in people renouncing their racism, misogyny or paedophilia.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.

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The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

“If they were alive, all 10 would certainly salute this gifted writer who has done so much to restore women to our lopsided historical narrative.” Thank you to Clodagh Finn for such a brilliant piece on Nicola Pierce’s newest title. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 19/09/2025

Quite spectacular victim blaming from the Taoiseach when asked about the clearly illegal large scale commercial abuse of mobile phone location data. Reflective of institutional cluelessness about privacy throughout the Irish state. www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

Speaking to reporters in Lismore, Co Waterford, Mr Martin said:
"People shouldn't share their location data.
"I think one of the issues is when people are downloading apps or generally speaking, they don't read all the terms and conditions, and they tend to bypass those."

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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Happy Birthday, Harry Clarke... our documentary on his masterpiece, The Geneva Window, is linked here (along with more detailed clips exploring each panel). Thanks to @oireachtasnews.bsky.social & @Coimisiún na Meán Digital First initiative. www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

This is the anniversary of the death of much loved Irish stained glass artist and illustrator Harry Clarke. This unfinished portrait was made by his wife Margaret when she visited him in a TB sanatorium in Davos.

Artist Harry Clarke is portrayed wearing a blue dressing gown and muffler. He is gazing into the middle distance with a sad expression.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2024

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

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Frank Courtney @frankcourtney.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

A Christmas photo from Dún Laoghaire - a few years ago now, but still one of my favourites

Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire - with Christmas lights on trees

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Helen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Sunday heart lift - Coldplay's Chris Martin creates a tender love song with 99 year old Dick Van Dyke dancing and celebrating life, family and caring - #AllMyLove #Christmas www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/a... Spike Jonze behind the camera youtu.be/o4OlL0OpbW8?...

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Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)

YouTube video by Coldplay

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Paintings of Dublin @paintingsofdublin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

William Butler Yeats. Born No. 2 Georgeville, Dublin (1865) Flora H. Mitchell (1890-1973) Watercolour, pen and ink ©️ Estate of the artist #Dublin #artofDublin #femaleartists #art #DublinHistory #womenartists #DublinHistory #irishwriters

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James Gilbert @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

For #artadventcalendar today, another painting by my mum, Anne, whilst she gets to creating a Bluesky account — this one a portrait of a hare, using watercolour & pen.

A watercolour & pen sketch of a brown hare, by Anne Gilbert.

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Frank Courtney @frankcourtney.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

It's a mystery - but people do like some of the stuff they sell

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Frank Courtney @frankcourtney.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Will miss your writing - always an interesting and informative read.

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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Someone sang The River by Joni Mitchell at a party I was at last night and I introduced them to this beautiful little gem - Snoopy ice skating to it on the soundtrack. youtu.be/aBpw3SEfJSs?...

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Joni Mitchell & Peanuts - The River (Blue, June 22, 1971)

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Frank Courtney @frankcourtney.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Gerard Hutch's Declaration of Interest will be interesting reading if he's elected #GE24

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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Here’s a very handy map showing the locations of Harry Clarke windows in Ireland. These are all ones made during his lifetime. Many others labelled ‘Harry Clarke’ were made by his Studios, which carried on until 1973 (he died in 1931). www.google.com/mymaps/viewe...

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Harry Clarke Stained Glass IRELAND – Google My Maps

Works created by Harry Clarke (1889-1931) in Ireland

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Frank Courtney @frankcourtney.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I see Threads are making changes to try and be more like Bluesky - the kind of changes users always wanted. However, even if they succeed, then there's this other difference :

2 screenshots showing the number of trackers on Threads (96) vs Bluesky (0)

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Aidan Kearns @theblondebomber.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A photo taken this day 7 years ago along the East Pier in #DunLaoghaire, #Ireland ❄️ #Festive #photography #momentintime

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Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Really enjoyed new immersive production of The Dead in the atmospheric surroundings of @ucddublin.bsky.social’s Newman House - setting is spectacular, and the final scene incredibly memorable

Theatrical poster for The Dead by James Joyce in Dublin, featuring a photo of the two lead actors

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Tony Connelly @tconnellyrte.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Enormously thrilled to receive an honorary doctorate from University of Galway this morning. Big thanks to the President’s office, and to @rtenews for their continued investment in European news RTÉ journalist honoured by University of Galway www.rte.ie/news/connach...

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RTÉ journalist honoured by University of Galway

RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly is being conferred with an Honorary Doctorate at a ceremony in the University of Galway today.

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Ray Selby #ProEU #XR #Antifascist #ProUA #WeDidWarn #WeStillWarn @tarotray.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Please be aware that liking a post, here, is not the same as liking, in the other place. Here, it is not touched by the algorithms. It merely informs the original poster that you favour the post. Please, use the repost function, as well as (or instead of) liking.

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