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Mary O'Donnell

@maryodonnell.bsky.social
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Fiction & poetry, I participate in lit fests & conferences. New novel is SWEEP THE COBWEBS OFF THE SKY (Epoque UK, March 2026)

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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 15h
I've had almost six months of sheer pleasure post publication of my novel Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky--and I want to thank @epoquepress.bsky.social, the wonderful bookshops that have stocked it, and the resders--oh, the readers!--who make so much happen!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The dance of love ...
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Twa corbies but no dead knicht to strip the banes!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
September and the gradual sinking back to earth
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Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On 30 Aug, our final archive dip with memories of school - including fierce spellers, becoming a poet and schoolboy entrepreneurs. With Shane Fagan, Seamus Heaney, @maryodonnell.bsky.social Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody, Kathleen Hardie, Nuala Hayes and Bryan Gallagher @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social
the late Seamus HeaneyMary O'Donnellthe late Bryan GallagherNuala Hayes
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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
As we approach the end of the summer, have you had your last swim yet? Here's Michael Laskey's majestic take on the subject...!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
V happy to have an archival essay on @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social next Sunday!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Where peace comes dropping slow . . .
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A big thank you to @rteradio1.bsky.social and @rickoshea.bsky.social for featuring Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social You can listen to the wonderful conversation about the book on RTÉ website via this link: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #epoquepress #books #bookreview
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Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky - Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'Donnell discusses her new novel, Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky.
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Looking forward to reading with Sarah and Enda in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on Thurs 6th--readings plus Q & A!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The vet will have a fit but Ralph enjoys my coffee remains preferably ftom Spode. I can't deny him
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A look back on our highlights from the first six months of 2026! I hadn’t realised how often I use the word ‘marvellous’ - note to self to stop doing so! Thanks for all your continued support. #epoquepress #books #publishing #booksky
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Another great novel from @epoquepress.bsky.social !
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 19/06/2026
Helen Ogbu made history this afternoon as she became first African woman elected Mayor of Galway City
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Helen Ogbu makes history as first African woman to be elected Mayor of Galway
Labour councillor received the unanimous backing of her fellow Galway local representatives
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The Lonely Crowd @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
‘It was devastatingly straightforward: Her youngest child Jamie had been beside her at the fairground & then he wasn’t. Over his almost 4 years on the planet, they had rarely been more than the length of his shadow apart, & now he was nowhere...’ thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/s...
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Short Story of the Month, June: ‘The Brutality of Fairy Tales’ by Conor Griffin
Between the waves of panic and shock, some questions arose that could not be answered: How did it happen? How could she not have immediately noticed his absence? How would they ever fucking get thr…
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Macha Press @machapress.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Very many thanks to @maryodonnell.bsky.social for this compelling image of somatic work by Anatolii Liaskolo / Joan Somers Donnelly @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social's @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social launch of DWELLING in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
David Hockney has died. RIP in the blues and purples, the nibbed tree-trink forests, the deep dive in the pool . . . @davidhockney.bsky.social
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The Irish Times Summer Reading Hitlist of New Novels! Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured! What are you reading this summer? Why not check out Mary’s work? @irishtimes.com @waterstones.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Beautiful (traffic-stuffed) Deia @balearicisland.bsky.social @diariodemallorca.es
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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Coming up this Saturday, the wonderful @maryodonnell.bsky.social will deliver a masterclass at The Dock as part of our Writers in the Regions series! irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
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Writers in the Regions: Masterclass: Experience Counts with Mary O'Donnell (Leitrim) - Irish Writers Centre
The Irish Writers Centre presents a two-hour lecture style masterclass with Mary O'Donnell at The Dock, Leitrim
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Beasts They Turned Away by @penofryandennis.bsky.social ‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’ Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store... #epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookstagram
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Today I signed copies of my novel Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky in the wonderful Barker and zones, Naas @barkerandjones.bsky.social With thanks to all fir the warm vibe! @epoquepress.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In the fabulous @barkerandjones.bsky.social Naas today, thanks for the warm welcome from Leanne. Books signed, books, books, books! @epoquepress.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In Barker and Jones, Naas today where the welcome was warm! @epoquepress.bsky.social @barkerandjones.bsky.social Plenty of signed copies of Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky!
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
What a great review by Adam Wyeth in @irishtimes.com ‘A QUIETLY RADICAL VOICE’ Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website. #epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
Review in The Irish Times of Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky
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Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Fairytales, faraway places, falling in love, In Dublin fifty years on, and a poem from the late much-missed Gabriel Rosenstock. Sunday Miscellany, April 12, with Grace Wells, Alexander McMaster @timcarey1.bsky.social Daniel Mulhall @maryodonnell.bsky.social Mary O'Malley @rteradio1.bsky.social
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social is at No 3 in the bestsellers section of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
Books in Hodges Figgis
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Thanks to Estelle Birdy and the @Independent_ie for the marvellous review! ‘Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph…a remarkably sophisticated tale…Mary O’Donnell brilliantly explores the liminal phases in ordinary lives.’ @maryodonnell.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookreview
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
You can read an extract of Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky my @maryodonnell.bsky.social on the @rte.ie website. If you like what you read, the book is available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us. www.rte.ie/culture/2026... #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
Article in RTE Culture
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
It was the evening of my dreams!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Sweep The Cobwebs Off The Sky by Mary O'Donnell - read an extract share.google/0n1msL8YTdQf...
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Sweep The Cobwebs Off The Sky by Mary O'Donnell - read an extract
As spring evenings lengthen over Kilnavarn House, two sisters, looking after their infirm mother, navigate the fragile territory between past and present.
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Not long to go!
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured in ‘the best new books this March’ in The Gloss Mag ‘The writing has such light to it.’ Published on 19th March amd available now for pre-order. #epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #booksky
Review in the Gloss Mag
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
How I'm looking forward!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
All welcome!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The day's writing begins the moment I put this monster phone in another corner of the house and get on with those pre-novel publication features and articles I need to write! @peterocmedia.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Great to spend time in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social with my editor Sean today @epoquepress.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
News!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Delighted to be asked for my book choices for 2025 by John Lavin
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Beyond thrilled! Thanks @epoquepress.bsky.social and here's to 2026 . . .
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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 25/11/2025
When it comes to modern war, Ireland is a high-value target: its waters on the western fringe of Europe contain three-quarters of all undersea cables in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, is unprotected and unprepared. An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
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“We’re a member of the EU but we’re not a member of Nato… If you wanted to strike at the European Union without any fear of Nato retaliation, then Ireland is ground zero.”
Attributed to Cathal Berry, former second-in-command of the Irish army’s Army Ranger Wing.
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Over the moon to be working with @maryodonnell.bsky.social to bring her latest novel, Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky, to publication in 2026! You can read more about Mary and her work via our authors page on our website: www.epoquepress.com/mary-odonnell #epoquepressauthors #newbooks2026
Author photo of Mary O’Donnell
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Thank you @shaunagilligan.bsky.social ! @mercierpress.bsky.social
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Disappointed by @bookerpb.bsky.social outcome but that's life. The super cool winner knew he had won too . . . #Flesh #TheLandInWinter
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The tarot card accompanies every copy of my short story collection 'Walking Ghosts'--a genius move by @mercierpress.bsky.social who realise that in these times we need to copperfasten Strength @epoquepress.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social Lads n ladies, charge the batteries & tell wild tales!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Readers Polina Cosgrave, Sean Lysaght, curator/organiser @jacqbetula.bsky.social & self at the wonderful Circling the Square Festival last night in The Source Arts Centre, Thurles...and there's more tomorrow!
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
A fine essay from a fine writer
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Coming up this Halloween weekend, and I'm delighted to take part. . .
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Mary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The Storms Journal issue V just arrived! Thanks to @eatthestorms.com Delighted to contribute!
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