Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Beauty and form in this 1903 inlaid wardrobe designed by Koloman Moser. Leopold Museum, Vienna. My 📷 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Excellent @irishassoc.bsky.social conference today on Saving our Lakes. Need for funded action in partnership with local communities. Challenges yes, and long term commitment needed to to restore Lough Neagh. Thank you @andrewmuirni.bsky.social for your contribution today. 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Join the conversation, book your place now at this important conference at Ulster University, Belfast on Thursday 11th June. 011
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Conference Alert! Thursday 11th June UlsterUniversity, Belfast Ireland’s lakes & loughs face unprecedented crisis - pollution, fish deaths & recurring toxic algal blooms. What action can be taken & what shared solutions exist? Join in the conversation. Registration now open: bit.ly/4fjEZh1 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 25/04/2026My photo taken from the Portstewart coastal path during this lovely spell of weather. 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Finishing Jan Carson’s new novel set around Lough Neagh, N Ireland. Such an enjoyable and memorable read. A beautiful spot to read, beside the River Thames ( known as the Isis as it passes through Oxford). @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social 151
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Can’t wait to read the new novel Few and Far Between by @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social 120
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025A brilliant, immersive production, true to James Joyce’s novella. Museum of Literature of Ireland, Dublin 130
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025The beautiful city of Kilkenny plays host this weekend to the wonderful festival of economics and comedy that is @kilkenomics.bsky.social Fabulous speakers and political thinkers from across the globe. 020
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Enjoying Rathlin Folk Tales compiled from the late Tommy Cecil’s archive by Colin Urwin. On Rathlin Island, of course. 030
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 09/05/2025A lovely mug by Highland Stoneware, Bog Cotton design, from Breakwater Studio, Rathlin Island. Sun’s up! 070
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 05/05/2025DISTANCE Sometimes most times the distance is too far Like trying to touch your own face in the mirror By Belfast-born poet Adrian Rice (from Hickory Station, Press 53) 010
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025One for the Autumn. Who could resist the three ‘weird sisters’? “When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” “When the hurly-burly's done, When the battle's lost and won.” 020
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 05/04/2025A stand out performance by Conleth Hill, superb cast. Wonderful writing by William Shakespeare! 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The setting sun, Portstewart, North Coast, N Ireland. A stunner! 040
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Leaving by Carmen Bugan Today’s @irishtimes.com 010
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 16/03/2025The incredible ceiling of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome, as reflected in its mirror. 010
Reposted by Shauna FanninIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Pat Ingoldsby, August 25th 1942 - March 1st 2025 37815
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025For the day that’s in it. Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton Voted Ireland’s favourite painting National Gallery of Ireland 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Save the date: 18th February, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Focusing on health and the environment. Hear from both CMOs on the island of Ireland Prof Mary Horgan and Prof Sir Michael McBride Tickets online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-vision-f... 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 09/02/2025For those ( just about everyone) in need of a feel-good story. 010
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Today marks James Joyce’s birthday and the date of publication of Ulysses in 1922. Copy no 1, first edition Museum of Irish Literature, Dublin 000
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Tickets for FrieldDays: A Homecoming-on sale from February 1. This should be a great festival of his work Artsoverborders.comartsoverborders.comARTS OVER BORDERS – Happy Days & Lughnasa FrielFest 011
Reposted by Shauna FanninIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 28/01/2025W.B. Yeats who died on this day 1939 “I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” 316550
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025The Widow’s Son stained glass windows by Harry Clarke. Fabulous detail, considered to be some of his finest work. Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan 0112
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Apricity- the warmth of the sun in winter. Rathlin Island 14/1/25 071
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 11/01/2025This super production comes to the Viking Theatre, Clontarf, Dublin. Worth grabbing a ticket. 010
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 31/12/2024‘May the nourishment of the earth be yours, May the clarity of light be yours, May the fluency of the ocean be yours, May the protection of the ancestors be yours.’ from Beannacht: A Blessing for the NewYear by John O’Donohue 📸 Sunset Portstewart Strand 2024 070
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 22/12/2024My nativity set has been a source of wonder to clumsy toddler hands and has crashed to the floor more than once. Baby Jesus has been repaired and two of the Wise Men have lost an arm. Each carefully positioned to avoid embarrassment. Imperfectly perfect. The Spirit of Christmas❤️ 030
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Childhood images of my grandfather in this beautiful poem. 040
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Looks like the Spanish Armada are answering Ireland’s call. They are a little late… Vessels sheltering off the West Cork Coast 6/12/24 #StormDarragh 030
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 04/12/2024'The days are getting shorter and colder, but I ask you to remember: even as the winter comes in, there is hope, and there is light.' Seamus Heaney 010
Reposted by Shauna FanninOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 01/12/2024and i have lived a thousand lives since 2347
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Excellent article by Dr Rachel Clarke. Whatever your view on assisted dying, the truth is ‘ We cannot continue to fail dying people by grotesquely underfunding palliative care.’theguardian.comGood palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel ClarkeMaking dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients 050
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The Harvard Study of Adult Development reminds us that it is the concern – and touch – of others which brings humans happiness. ❤️ #bringhappiness 010
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Winner of An Post Irish Children’s Book of the Year: Junior The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press) Based on the natural wonder of the golden hares of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim Well done! 162
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024An uplifting and beautiful concert by The Irish Doctors Choir in the enchanting Pepper Canister Church in Dublin. Familiar faces from North and South and lovely to see Dr Gareth Lewis, Consultant in Renal Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, playing the piano and organ. Money raised donated to MSF 031
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Lovely to see Rathlin A Wild Life showcased in the window of Hodges Figgis, Dublin-Ireland’s oldest bookshop. Well done Ruby Free! 071
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024On a windy, watery day in late November what better than the romance of the poetry of WB Yeats? 052
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024‘Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly on the Bog of Allen and farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves.’ from The Dead by James Joyce 060
Reposted by Shauna FanninDr David Wrigley @davidwrigley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Excellent letter in Telegraph today. We are in the NHS family and don’t have customers we can charge more to offset this cost. This will lead to less doctor, receptionist and nurse time. #GPNIBombshell 42814
Reposted by Shauna FanninIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Dermot Healy #writingquotes 1527
Shauna Fannin @shaunafannin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Currently immersed in the sumptuous Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The historical details such as below, the costumes and the consummate acting make it a wonderful winter television treat. #wolfhall 030
Reposted by Shauna FanninDaniel Mulhall @danmulhall.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We sat grown quiet at the name of love; We saw the last embers of daylight die, And in the trembling blue-green of the sky A moon, worn as if it had been a shell Washed by time's waters as they rose and fell About the stars and broke in days and years. W.B. #Yeats ‘Adam’s Curse’ #IrishPoetry 022