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Gerry Hoban

@ramblinghobo.bsky.social
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TV director/writer. Opinions: personal, random, sweary. Latest: The Last Irish Missionaries; Shakes Versus Shav - a short, mad, puppet film; Through a Glass Darkly - The Geneva Window.

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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Catherine Crichton @catherinecrichton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So excited to see the cover for my novel based on the life of Irish artist Harry Clarke. It tells the story of his controversial Geneva Window as seen through the eyes of a young female assistant in Clarke’s studio. Set in 1920s Dublin, publishing January with @stairwellbooks.bsky.social
The cover features a highly detailed stained glass panel by Clarke. It features the character of Nelly from Liam O’Flaherty’s Mr Gilhooley. He picks her up from the street and she dances for him wearing only a thin veil. The figure of Nelly is depicted with a head of golden curls. Her pink veil, decorated with tiny star and heart shapes and a yellow zigzag border, seems to float around her. Clarke used a photo of a dancer from the Ballet Russes as inspiration. Cover text reads ‘The Window, A Novel,  Catherine Crichton’
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It was a very interesting editorial choice to publish this interview transcript: time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This deserves an honourary knighthood
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It shouldn’t have been left to Gavin Bazunu (or any player) to make a principled stand. After acting all Billy Big-Balls at the UN this week (“let it not be said that we did not act”) Martin & the Government should have insisted the FAI boycott the fixture, and damn the consequences.
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The Shaw Society @shawsociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We are deeply saddened by the death of our Vice-President, Bonnie Greer OBE FRSL. A distinguished playwright, writer, critic & broadcaster, Bonnie brought intelligence, warmth & courage to British cultural life. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on current affairs shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It *is* racist, and was one of the core anti Irish/immigrant principles of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK land speed record of 403.1 mph (648.7 km/h) set by Donald Campbell on July 17 1964 has just been broken by a paper shredder at Reform UK HQ.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Loved Coyote Vs Acme: laugh out loud funny, nostalgic, packed with brilliant visual gags. And pleasingly philosophical about Wile E Coyote’s never ending Sisyphean task (catching the Road Runner) #meepmeep
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wordle 1,896 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FFS 🤦
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I was lucky to see Dolly at Glastonbury, playing the Benny Hill theme tune on a bejewelled saxophone… surreally superb. #dollyparton RIP
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Oh no. Dolly. What a human being. RIP
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The only thing I learnt from The Odyssey on the big screen is that you’re not supposed to laugh when the shonky animatronic dog dies.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Odyssey is basically Monty Python & The Holy Grail, without a sense of humour. #RunAwayRunAway
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wordle 1,867 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😀🥳🕺🏿🎉👍🏻
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A lovely man, we were lucky to have him as a puppeteer on our ‘Shakes Versus Shav’ short film RIP www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
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Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ah no, Kevin Keegan RIP. My first football hero, along with Steve Heighway.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Nice of the England players to offer Tuchel the window seat on the way home #itscominghome #threelions
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
King Cnut threatening the tide with tariffs... www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfires
US President Donald Trump has threatened a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of the United States.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Preparing the open-topped bus. #itscominghome
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wordle’s gone all Merriam-Webster 🙄
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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It is once again time to repost this classic.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is in this box. Or is it? Schrodinger’s Mat.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I wont stop him." <stop stop he's dead gif>
Rachel Reeves
@RachelReevesMP
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I will accept Nigel Farage's request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hydration Break
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Congo goalie saved that last one with his lad, just for the heck of it.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The BBC could save money on crowd cutaways by just reusing footage from the past 56 years #wc2026 #engdrc
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“The water pressure isn’t great, but the broadband’s incredible” From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Wordle 1,835 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 that’s not a f**king word.
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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#Brexit10
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Jon Will Chambers @jonchambers.co.uk · 19/06/2026
Where’s Andy Burnham going?
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I remember doing a piece on Manna during Covid (as an optimistic story, delivering prescription meds etc) when they were testing in Moneygall, at the back of the Obama Plaza. We vox-popped a local: "That yoke? Ah, we haven't seen it since it crashed into a tree last week" www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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Drone firm Manna announces end of deliveries in Ireland
Drone aerial delivery operator Manna has announced it is ceasing delivery operations in Ireland to concentrate its growth on the US, UK and other international markets.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Gwan Cape Verde. What a goalie!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'
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Chris Williams (dink) @chriswilliams-dink.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
One of mine from last week. Martin Scorsese to embrace AI.
Dink cartoon - Martin Scorsese to embrace AI. A yellow New York taxi  with only a passenger in the rear. From the taxi a computer voice says "It looks like you are trying to talk to me. Is that correct?"
Title underneath 'Taxi Driverless'
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Azteca stadium still has a real 70s vibe. Turn the saturation up, you expect hoarding ads for PanAm and Mirinda #wc2026
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Moving the game against Israel, rather than boycotting it, is the FAI peeling an Outspan orange in their pocket. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
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Ireland's home game with Israel set for neutral venue
The Republic of Ireland's home UEFA Nations League fixture with Israel is likely to be moved to a neutral venue, RTÉ Sport understands.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
And then he'll post about it on a website rigged to help Nazis and post non-consensual pornography.
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Linda @kirbyow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Gerry Hoban @ramblinghobo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
A great list, because it reminds you how mind-blowing the ones you read were, and excites you that the ones you haven't read might be equally so. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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Top 100 reader novels
After authors and critics chose their top 100 novels, we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, 3,000 readers cast their votes. Here are the titles that made your list – topped b...
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TroubleBob @troublebob.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Stewart Lee was brilliant tonight: "If you're unsure of which toilets you can use feel free to shit in a bag and mail it to Graham Linehan, he sorts through them by hand"
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 31/05/2026
oh god I've completely lost it at this
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