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Molly Twomey

@mollytwomey.bsky.social
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Arts Council supported poet. ‘Raised Among Vultures’ & 'Chic to be Sad' published by The Gallery Press. Host of ‘Just to Say’ international poetry event. mollytwomey.com 💫

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Circling The Square @circlingpoetry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@mollytwomey.bsky.social will be reading at this year's Circling The Square, together with Rita Ann Higgins, on Oct. 16th. @thegallerypress.bsky.social
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Reading Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva and I have no idea what she is saying to me but I like it
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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“A radical humanitarian poet, O’Rourke exposes the futility of bloodshed with fierceness & unwavering empathy... ‘Prophetstown’ is as much an appeal to conscience as it is an exceptional literary achievement.” ~ @mollytwomey.bsky.social on ‘Prophetstown’, now available from all good bookshops 📚
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Kevin MacAlan @kevinmacalan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
We filled the room! Thank you everybody for your support. The place was buzzing. Never seen the venue so full (we spilled into the adjoining annex). And thank you @mollytwomey.bsky.social for bringing a degree of professionalism to the proceedings. #poetry #writingcommunity #micropoetry #waterford
The photo shows a crowded room at Waterford Gallery of Art where people have gathered to enjoy poetry.
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Reading 'Dunce' by Mary Ruefle and mostly I have no idea what she is saying to me but I like it
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Dropped a cup of coffee on my laptop so if you need me send your finest pigeon x
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Wombletom @wombletom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thinking of complimenting the many suv owners in my estate by saying 'hoho that massive beast of an unnecessary machine looks capable of causing catastrophic injury and a higher chance of death. Wicked cool, buddy'. 👌👌👌
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 23/06/2026
Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds
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Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds
Research shows 14% of on-street car parking spaces will be erased by ever bigger cars
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Crawford Art Gallery @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
☀️ As the sun sets on the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re tipping our hat to the Summer Solstice and Midsummer... This beautifully coloured work by Susan Lecky (1837-1896) is likely a view from Valentia Island, County Kerry as the expansive Atlantic Ocean stretches into the distance 🌊
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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
CMAT in Cork - Feb 2020 v June 2026
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polifeed @feed.gavreilly.com · 18/06/2026
TheJournal.ie: Here's how every TD voted on the bill to remove the three-day wait for an abortion
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Here's how every TD voted on the bill to remove the three-day wait for an abortion
The vote passed by 86 votes to 70.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17/06/2026
The Dáil has passed the Sinn Féin bill to remove the three-day mandatory wait for access to abortion services. The vote was carried by 86 votes to 70. The bill will now go before an Oireachtas committee for further scrutiny
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Dáil passes SF abortion bill to remove three-day wait
The Dáil has passed the Sinn Féin bill to remove the three-day mandatory wait for access to abortion services.
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waterford rhyme @waterfordrhyme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Tune in to the #BreakfastBlaa on @wlrfm.bsky.social to hear Kyle Butler interview @kevinmacalan.bsky.social about the #waterford, the #thirdannualwaterfordcompetition and the first anthology of waterfords. More info and entry form: waterfordrhyme.com #waterfordrhyme #micropoetry #poetrysky #poem
Photo of poet Kevin MacAlan in a WLR radio studio, with a We Are WLR FM logo on the wall in the background. Kevin is leaning towards a microphone which has a blue cover and WLR logo on it.Photo in a WLR FM studio of poet Kevin MacAlan and news journalist Kyle Butler, with a We Are WLR FM logo on the wall in the background.
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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
3️⃣ The mandatory 3-day wait is paternalistic, medically unnecessary, and delays women from accessing timely care, sometimes forcing them to travel abroad. 👏 NWC welcomes proposed legislation to remove it and we will keep campaigning for abortion access for everyone who needs it.
Text: The mandatory 3-day wait for abortion must go! Image: hourglass
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Phoenix magazine closing down www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
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Phoenix magazine closing down after more than 40 years on newsstands
Contributors informed that publication is going into voluntary liquidation
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.
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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Love video games? Want to learn a new skill? Join acclaimed games writer Charlene Putney for a crash course in writing for video games, kicking off online in two weeks! irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 03/06/2026
Ah English Paper 1, a big day for those of us who inexplicably decided to make that the rest of our lives.
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Adored listening to students being happy with English paper 1 on the radio, the most glam paper of all x can't wait to read all the writers of the future 😍
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I'm back running but probably only while it's not cold so I'm back running for like a month or so and then I'll give up again because life is too short to be shivering in my lil shorts
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Literature: the only discipline where people want to be shot *into* a canon.
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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Today is National Poetry Day, Ireland The theme is Home Me, @judesherry.bsky.social took some poets for walk around Corks historic core, & talk about all things home, heritage & city living A lovely experience Thanks @mollytwomey.bsky.social & @poetryireland.bsky.social #RestPlayWork #SpeirGhorm
Today is National Poetry Day, Ireland
The theme is Home
Me, @judesherry.bsky.social took some poets for walk around Corks historic core, & talk about all things home, heritage & city living
A lovely experience
Thanks @mollytwomey.bsky.social & @poetryireland.bsky.social  

#RestPlayWork #SpeirGhorm
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
LinkedIn is like the stereotypical girl in an American movie who is obsessed with other people's dating lives, 'someone noticed you' it squeals in my emails every morning. 🎀
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
One last push for this as I'd love to have you join us tomorrow for Poetry Day Ireland x
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waterford rhyme @waterfordrhyme.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We're honoured to have the 1&only @mollytwomey.bsky.social as this year's judge! 😍 Enter here: waterfordrhyme.com - 💸 prize #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #poetsofbsky #poetrysky #PoetsOnBluesky #skypoets #poetrycommunity #poetrycompetition #waterford #waterfordrhyme #micropoetry
Poster for the third annual waterford competition, with blue text over a background image of a lighthouse with a sunrise behind and a headshot photo of the judge, Molly Twomey. 

€5 for 5 entries (free entry available). Judged by Molly Twomey. Submit your waterfords at waterfordrhyme.com. 

Write a waterford - an uplifting four-line poem of 8, 4, 4, 8 syllables, with an a-b-b-a rhyming scheme. Win €100 cash, publication and adoration! Open for submissions 9 May - 19 June 2026. 

For details and examples of waterfords, visit: waterfordrhyme.com
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waterford rhyme @waterfordrhyme.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Don't miss the chance to attend a #PoetryWorkshop with the #judge of this year's #annualwaterfordcompetition (more info about the competition at waterfordrhyme.com 😉)
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Waterford poetry format and poetry competition
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Join us at Cork City Library this Thursday from 12:00 to 3:00 for a dereliction tour led by #DerelictIreland founders Dr. Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry & a poetry workshop with me. Email derelictpoetrycork@gmail.com to sign up. Presented in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social 🤌
Photo of Frank and Jude in front of a boarded up window with text on it saying 'Everyone should have a home' as well as a photo of me in a shell of a building. Text says 'A Cork Dereliction Tour & Poetry Workshop'.
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Do I actually need something from vinted or do I just want a little gift in the post that gives me a lil dopamine 🤔
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Drs and specialists are expensive, but today my Dr said 'aw poor thing' and the letter from the specialist said 'very pleasant lady' so it was all worth it ☺️
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
All the big boys, all the Berties 🎵✨
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Once a gobsh*te, always a gobsh*te www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Bertie Ahern on video: Ireland has 'too many immigrants'; 'I worry about Africans'
A video, which appeared to be taken during a by-election canvass in Dublin Central, was shared on social media
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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
*the Government reading this, sobbing* "Please, let's just ban kids from stuff, don't make us regulate the tech companies"
The members of the Arts, Media and Communications Committee instead made other recommendations, including that platforms turn off recommender algorithms aimed at children, a ban be introduced on "infinite scrolling", autoplay videos and prompts that keep pulling users back.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"The transport minister gave 2,359 clearances under carriage of munitions of war legislation from 2019 to 2025 and only refused five applications to land in Clare." Jesus Christ. This should be considered treasonous!
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In my limited experience, nurses are some of the kindest people on earth and I would like to pocket their kindnesses and bring them around with me forever.
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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Unbelievable. He has suffered life changing injuries, she was driving an SUV, a type of vehicle known to inflict these injuries, and she gets a slap on the wrist.
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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 02/05/2026
Job hunting in a hostile environment. ✨
A three panel comic done in mostly a blue-purple ink. Frame 1: The artist, a tired person with their hair in a bun and a bag on their shoulder standing in the awning of a bus shelter. There's an ad on it that says "STOP HIRING HUMANS", above a woman whose face has been replace with the word "AI".
Frame 2: The bus comes, it's wrapped in an ad that also says "STOP HIRING HUMANS." The artist has a blank look. 
Frame 3: A plane has now arrived above the bus and the human. It's carrying an ad banner that also says "STOP HIRING HUMANS".
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
So I did give myself huge burns all over my tummy and side on Monday night from tea and it's made me think about how shite my t-shirt was because i have a really good t-shirt on today that hot water would struggle to burn me through & so much of clothes for women are disposable and shite 🙄
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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Jennifer Horgan: Middle-class kids learn selfishness early — it's no wonder they won't change the world
Katriona O'Sullivan's interview last Sunday about her latest memoir, Hungry, at the Cork World Book Fest was full of empathy. Something that needs to be taught to privileged people, writes Jennifer Ho...
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Kevin MacAlan @kevinmacalan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This competition opens for submissions on May 9th. Visit waterfordrhyme.com - final details will be published over the next few days. @waterfordrhyme.bsky.social @westwaterfordag.bsky.social #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #poetsofbsky #poetrycommunity #poetrycompetition
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Up the déise, up the poets 💙🤍💙🤍
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Turns out it's a bad idea to balance a hot cup of tea on your stomach, who knew.
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If you're feeling an itch to write more in this stunning weather, than join me on Tuesday evenings from May 12th for an 8 week poetry workshop with @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social where you can expect to be gently urged from your comfort zone into the unknown 🔮 irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/side...
Headshot of Molly. Text says: Writing What You Don't Know, Molly Twomey, 8 weeks, 12 May 2026, online, 6.30-8.30 pm.
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I think my favourite thing, if you're ever privileged enough to see a kid read a story or a poem they've written, is when they introduce it with 'when I was young' 🥺
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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
How stunning is this @bansheepress.bsky.social cover! And how exciting is the thought of a new collection from Billy Ramsell. Billy joins us for a morning of poetry at WCLF on 11 July alongside @mollytwomey.bsky.social and @deanbrowne.bsky.social. Tickets at link in our bio
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President of Ireland @president.ie · 20/04/2026
Today, Uachtarán na hÉireann, Catherine Connolly has convened a meeting of the Council of State under Article 26 of the Constitution, for the purpose of her hearing from the Council regarding the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026.
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
22 people. All paying €890 to share rooms. In a converted office. Close to a quarter a mil a year. Be great if we had laws against endangering renters lives for greed.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’ Well that is some admin error - get the US military out of Shannon #USoutofShannon www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’
Irish Times investigation finds almost 250 more overflights than previously disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs
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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Jennifer Horgan: We have set a new standard for what angry men can achieve. It's terrifying
Angry men's blockades stopped my mother being with her dying brother-in-law last week. She was not the only vulnerable person whose needs were trampled on
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Éidín Ní Shé @eidin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Finally www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Sarah Moss: The unshed tears of men with big trucks are costly indeed
How different would Ireland have been this last century if the tears of women were a national emergency?
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