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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

*Shares appreciated with anyone you know who might want to support this local Women’s Aid appeal* My wife is organising the appeal and sending the first order soon, DM for details Thank you @antisyzygy.bsky.social @brendanjharkin.bsky.social @lbangorstories.bsky.social @thealso.bsky.social

Women’s Aid ABCLN ‘send a moment of comfort’ details

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

*Shares appreciated* Dear BlueSky, our drinking water comes from just beside here (Lough Neagh, County Antrim) Otters, kingfishers, swans, cormorants and more call this home Due to a near-collapsed local government there are few solutions Please raise awareness @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

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Downpatrick & County Down Railway @downrail.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Are you hopping aboard the Easter Eggspress? Just a week to go, and this year promises to be EGGStra special, for we'll be using our classic Edwardian carriages. As you can see, the Easter Bunny has been stockpiling all sorts of treats for the children travelling. www.downrail.co.uk/event/easter/

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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'm not sure she'd forgive me if I posted a video of her chasing a cat intruder round her house while calling him Billy Big Balls so this will do instead. Love animals, take the bus and make MLAs scared of you.

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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Some of us on here knew Natalie. She was funny and kind and she should be here with her son. Thank God justice has been done for her family x

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As a carer who is deeply familiar with the current system, I strongly support the ‘Give 5’ approach to rights-based reform of mental health services Find out more here: www.nlb.ie/campaigns/me... #mentalhealth #northernireland

Mental health rights-based treatment guidelines

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Update: my beloved wife is now in psychiatric hospital The four and a half year route to getting this help has been a disgrace, with countless errors & failures along the way But the staff there are lovely and we hope this chapter will help get her some relief from her symptoms Thank you all

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

When my wife was at her most unwell former Councillor Linzi McLaren was - behind the scenes - INCREDIBLY kind & helpful Political unionism - esp the UUP and its supporters - should be awake at night asking itself how it managed to lose such a talent @amanda.ie @brendanjharkin.bsky.social

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Thinking about the McNally family, as well as Natalie’s friends, this week. What they‘re having to endure is impossible to fathom.

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James Ashe @jamesashestudio.com · 11/02/2026

Felt like doing a Halloween sketch 8 months early.

Sketchbook ink drawing of an abandoned mall called ‘Spook Street Mall’.

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Brenda Gough @brendagough.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

From 6pm at the Shankill Women's Centre, Belfast, 12th March. Join us as we discuss the importance of food security and strengthening our resilience. I'm on the panel. "How can we build an urban growing infrastructure to best ensure we have food resilience?" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strength-i...

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Strength in Solidarity: Climate and Food Resilience

We are all hit by the rise in food prices, join us as we discuss the importance of food security and how we can strengthen our resilience.

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James Ashe @jamesashestudio.com · 27/01/2026

The second part of my short illustrated graphic novel style story ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, set to when I was a young child living with my family in a Loyalist estate in Belfast. Currently a work in progress, as I retell my earliest memory at the tail end of The Troubles. #illustration #comics

Comic illustration double spread page depicting a young boy in paddling pool and a soldier landing down in the garden.

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James Ashe @jamesashestudio.com · 14/01/2026

I’m in the process of capturing one of my earliest memories among the blurriness of early childhood years in a Loyalist estate in Belfast at the tail end of The Troubles. A work in progress that is getting adapted into a short illustrated story. #kidlitart #kidlit #graphicnovel #comics

Graphic Novel Illustration featuring the Seymour Hill estate in Belfast. There is a a title that reads ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’. There is a colour scheme of red, white, and blue.

A graphic novel spread featuring terraced houses, the Good Friday Agreement ‘your decision’ poster, and a younger 3 year old James getting his height measured by his mum.

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James Ashe @jamesashestudio.com · 08/02/2026

Instead of using ChatGPT to make a caricature based on me and my job I used my own AI (Actual Imagination) to generate this image of me as a working illustrator (yes, I grew up playing the Ocarina of Time). #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #zelda

An illustration capturing James as a working illustrator, along with his clothes, tools, and utilities he uses. It purposely looks like a menu screen from Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Menu screen from Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Cregagh Wood, Cushendun

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Marina Grove - Belfast Urban Farm @marinagrove.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A year ago I slashed my way to the bottom of the garden hoping to stop the encroaching mare's tail, ivy, nettles and brambles. That quickly turned into "let's start a half acre urban farm in Belfast!" Utter madness. And yet, here comes the 12m² greenhouse... www.instagram.com/p/DT8SNyTCsn...

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Any #Olympus #EM1X users? Having trouble with a metering setting on the Big Olympus and would really appreciate a hand. Thanks 🙏 #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #PhotoHour

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Cormorant, Six Mile river, Antrim

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 23/01/2026

𝗡𝗜 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | Search ongoing for missing man Gary Bain. Police urge anyone who may have seen him or has dash-cam footage to come forward. Even small details could help. More below.

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Search continues for missing man Gary Bain as police appeal for public help

Police and emergency services continue a multi-agency search for missing Belfast man Gary Bain, last seen near Ormeau Bridge. Public urged to help.

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University of Atypical @universityofatypical.org · 22/01/2026

Want to support d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists? Join us for our Volunteer Information Session

Flyer for our Volunteer Drop-In Information Session. Text reads: “Join the Volunteer Drop-In Information Session. Grab a coffee, enjoy some free goodies, and take part in our collaborative art project while you’re there. Thursday 29 January 2026, 10:00–12:00 pm, Ledger Studio, Ground Floor, 109–113 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1FF.” The design has a green background and an illustration of a large, diverse group of people, including wheelchair users, elderly people etc.

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Live in NI? Please read this, your life could depend on it. When I mention ‘mental health services are dangerously bad here’ people nod but few really hear and get it. This is is what is waiting for you or a family member when you need help… #NorthernIreland #mentalhealth

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CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

NI photographers help a young art student/ photographer (my daughter) doing a course in Tech if you can please and thank you ⬇️ Her contact: VisualsByLeah on Insta Tried to tag more if you but tags are being weird @brendanjharkin.bsky.social @astra-photography.bsky.social @beebsymca.bsky.social

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 03/10/2025

Wind picking up with Storm Amy on Friday afternoon in Ballycastle. 🎥 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 03/10/2025

Clady River has burst its banks causing flooding in places on Friday morning. Much more rain forecast. 📸 Colleen Webb Photography

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 03/10/2025

How the day started on Friday morning in beautiful Cushendun, County Antrim. 📸 Angela Magee

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 30/09/2025

Waiting for a morsel this evening in Ballycastle. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 30/09/2025

A more great morning on the Antrim coast, but no matter the colour, beauty is in abundance. 📍 Views to Fairhead in Ballycastle, County Antrim 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social

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David Karlsen @vonkarlsen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Breaking Through is making the mind forget the past leave future lonely unneeded in thoughtless alleyways staying here the present time unstirred make kissing a good pastime every time listen to leaves rustle enjoy the bend in the lane the large standing stone that guards the gateway #poetry

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

Ramore Head, in Portrush, County Antrim. 📸 AerialTom

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

A beautiful Autumn Sunday in Ballycastle, County Antrim. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

Coming in north of Carrickfergus, banking 6 miles away and passing at 2 miles away, wheels down over Mossley then over Ballyrobert on its way in to Belfast International Airport.

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

Back garden views on Sunday… a lovely surprise golden hour arrival from Sigonella, with a sunset cloud backdrop. USAF 🇺🇸 C-17A Globemaster III (AE07DD), 93-0603 445th Airlift Wing Wright-Patterson AFB 📸 Michael Lyke • Wings and Space Photography

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

Slemish in beautiful Autumn evening light at sunset on Sunday. 📸 Noel Hughes

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

Sunset over Slemish from Scawt Hill this evening. 📸 Michael Watterson

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 28/09/2025

𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗞 | Work continues to progress on the Glenshesk Road, Ballycastle. The road has been closed since 27 March 2024 following a partial collapse caused by a landslide. Work is expected to be completed by November 2025. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social