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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our literary rivalry hets up. For the record I am only at 22 because I am suspicious of odd numbers and REFUSED the number 21 spot

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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Anna isn’t sure it’s appropriate to write about Freyne in this manner given that he is, in fact, my near 78 year old father. I think it’s fine

As a man of letters, dedicated to the life of the mind, I don’t know how I would manage without the help of my trusty groundskeeper, Freyne. Though getting on in years (78-ish – not sure if he has a birth cert) Freyne is an absolute treasure and friends are often asking me if they could borrow him. “Not a chance,” I say. “Get your own Freyne!”

It’s not like days of yore when the relationship between upstairs and downstairs was a cold and distant one. We have a friendly and informal relationship, Freyne and I. I often take him refreshments when he is, for example, powerhosing my drive or insulating my shed and I am taking a break from writing deep thoughts in my study. And when I do so, we chat about the affairs of the day and I survey my estate (a terraced former council house in north Dublin).

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

LOVE that entire trilogy. Some of the best books about being a sister I’ve ever read.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I don’t think so! The annuals do pop up in charity shops and second hand bookshops sometimes….

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The “spooky” stories in girls’ annuals and comics in the 70s and 80s are the most bleak, fucked up shit you’ll ever read. Someone will be slightly rude to their old aunt and then get trapped in a paperweight for eternity or turned into a monster or put on a train that’s clearly going to hell

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

And the evil faces on the gnomeified family at the end! I couldn’t sleep when I first read it because I kept thinking about it.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

And I couldn’t relax until the bin men had taken away that bin!

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I am not joking when I say this story traumatised me for life.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

Collage of prints from my site

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland

One of the handwritten gift notes that I can include for free with all orders, if desired.

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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

So apart from being very talented my brother David is very brave. While his film Eternity was being wrapped up he had a very serious diagnosis and he has written about it here time.com/7339094/eter...

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Me, My Film, and My Massive Brain Tumor

David Freyne directed and co-wrote a film about death. Then, he learned he had a brain tumor the size of an apple.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I never heard the phrase until I was well into adulthood and have always found it baffling! Also baffled by idea it’s rude to announce you’re leaving. Maybe it is an Irish thing but when people leave without a word I generally wish I’d got to say goodbye to them.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It's important to give conservative politicians their dues when they're on the right side of an issue like this, because we want elections to be fought over housing policy and taxes and stuff, not demonising minorities. Make politics boring again!

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It’s so stupid because even if we had the weather for a piazza (we don’t), the reason squares work in continental cities is because as well as being warmer, they’re lined with restaurants and bars where people can sit and socalise. Not (checks) a university, a bank and a Spar.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Yes I am biased because this book is dedicated to me but it really is amazing. 💖 🦊 🎸

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Aw thank you! 30 quid from a Paris vintage kilo shop where you pay by the weight.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In future I will insist that all family photos take place in front of film premiere backdrops

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Same! I’m pretty sure there’s still one of these badges in my parents’ house.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I’ve got my earplugs ready and I can’t wait!

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I’ve written another romcom! It’s about two scriptwriters who can’t stop arguing but have to work together to save a TV show. Also there is kissing. I loved writing it and you can pre-order it here! linktr.ee/LoveSceneAnn...

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Thank you for reminding people of this, I feel like I’ve lost my mind when I see people I respect praising him for his recent activism. There are amazing people on the flotilla who deserve praise but he has spewed the most appalling shit for ages now.

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The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

If you haven’t yet, you can still vote for our amazing shortlisted titles in this year’s Irish Book Awards!

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the karyn in the woods 🎃 @karynmoy.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

absolutely raging that philip sutcliffe represents my area and I’m so sickened by his horrible spoiled vote/fucking zodiac killer hate scrawl that I’ve made a complaint to the dcc ethics registrar. the info is at the link below and he’s in direct contravention of section 9.4 of the code of conduct

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Our Song has been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award! It’s up for the Popular Fiction Book of the Year prize and you can (and should) vote for it here: www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/

An illustration of a tall man with glasses looking at a woman in a pink shirt, leaning against the covers of this year’s nominees

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

10 of the best Irish books of 2025 chosen by @rte.ie Culture with shouts out to Elaine Feeney, Róisín O’Donnell, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, John Banville, Anna Carey, Wendy Erskine, Patrick Holloway, Gráinne O'Hare, David Park & Claire Gleeson #IrishBookWeek www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

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Ten of the best Irish books of 2025 so far

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Sylvia Leatham @sylvialeatham.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Very happy to be doing this live podcast recording next Friday (17th Oct) with @urchinette.bsky.social and Prof Paige Reynolds at @molimuseum.bsky.social in Dublin! Will this be a MeetCute? Or a new love triangle? Will we get our Happy Ever After? Or just Happy For Now? 😜 moli.ie/events/happy...

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Happy Ever After: Anna Carey & Sylvia Leatham | MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I also bought it and feel the same regret/shame.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

AI advocates fundamentally have no understanding of creativity and my God, it’s grim to behold. Even on the days when hitting my book’s wordcount target is like drawing blood from a stone, I don’t want a fucking machine to do it for me. And not just because the result would be soulless shit.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Match me, Sidney! So so good.

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

If you are richer than god and the biggest pop star in the world, all your grudges are punching down at this stage! Like, just dry your eyes with your money!

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

If this intends to make it legally compulsory for every adult in Derry to carry something called a "Brit Card", then I'm willing to offer some high-paid consultancy on why this plan might be flawed.

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Is this the only credible solution to the global climate crisis?

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