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Poetry on public display!🙌 Poetry in the Park features twelve poets published in Howl New Irish Writing. The poems are now on display in six Cork City parks through the end of March. 📜🔍Want to go on a poem hunt? Learn more here: www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/poe... Supported by Poetry Ireland

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NEWS: Calling all writers! Receive mentoring from an acclaimed Irish writer of your choice. Writers living in all 32 counties can apply. Accepted forms: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and Children's/YA fiction. Deadline to apply: Sun 2 March 2025, 5pm irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...

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Exit Strategy moves through the cycles of loss - capturing the shifts between denial, anger, acceptance, and the quiet moments in between. Grief is not a straight path, but a series of overlapping states. Out now through @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

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Join us @ Cork City Library on the 22 of Feb at 3:30 pm. to celebrate the joy of words & hear some fine writers. Presented by HOWL New Irish Writing. Readers include Patrick Cotter, Liz Quirk, @laurenlawler.bsky.social, @mollytwomey.bsky.social Louis Mulcahy. Thanks @leggettbohan.bsky.social.

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From 2019: Michael Longley, Elaine Feeney and eight other Irish poets choose their favourite romantic verse www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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We had a great, if unexpectedly snowy, tour of the Hellfire Club this morning. We discussed the prehistory of the Dublin Mountains, 18th century debauchery, and how our recent excavations are revealing more about the story of this fascinating place. #IrishBluesky #SpéirGhorm

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Speranza: Poems by Jane Wilde, the book I co-edited with the late & absolutely brilliant Eibhear Walsh, is available to preorder from Liverpool University Press www.liverpoolunivers

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Áthas orm go bhfuil dán nua agam i Washing Windows V. Delighted to have a new poem in Irish in this great anthology of women’s poetry. Míle buíochas @arlenhouse.bsky.social @nualaoconnor.bsky.social Available to pre-order @booksupstairs.bsky.social 📚✨

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Calling emerging writers living in the North! We’re delighted to announce a new, online mentoring programme with writer-mentors Jan Carson & Stephen Sexton. The 5 awardees will showcase their work-in-progress at Belfast Book Festival. DEADLINE: 19 Feb 2025 irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

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This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Pepper’ by @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social from her collection ‘Cross-Talk’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/01/frid...

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Fabulous poem by Siobhan Campbell which is @serenbooks.bsky.social poem of the week

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I once rang Hotel Doolin to ask them if I could use their loos for a group of just arrived Syrian families who were on a day trip across Clare and when we arrived they had muffins & hot chocolates ready for all the children and teas and coffees and scones for the adults ready in their barn.

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RIP Michael Longley. What an extraordinary poet of great and profound beauty.

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Sad news for Irish poetry - RIP Michael Longley #irishpoetry

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We're open for submissions next month (5 Feb to 19 Feb) for volume 11 - all the details are over on the website. Looking forward to seeing what comes in. 📚📚📚

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This is a query for journalists and pharmacists in Ireland. Has there been a delay in roll out of free HRT promised from January in this year’s Budget? Pharmacies are telling customers it’s not happening but Minister said in Dail in November it was. Does anybody know the latest? #menopause

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Bob Quinn's Poitín, a drama released in 1978, was the first Irish language feature film. There's a good discussion with Bob about it here. @tg4.bsky.social are showing it on Sunday 29th at 7.15pm. One to watch. galwaypulse.com/2023/03/06/p...

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Fascinating tour of Fourknocks passage tomb this afternoon. Similar age to Newgrange, much smaller mound but much larger chamber and some fine rock art #irisharchaelogy

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The light is returning here in Rathfarnham and there in Newgrange chamber tomb - happy #solstice 2024 #newgrange #brunaboinne

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Just a little less than one more hour, then we can declare that #TheGrandStretchIsBack, and look forward to genuinely brightening evenings.

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Editorial services now being offered! Pamphlet-length, longer poetry manuscript and full-length poetry manuscript options available! You can work with @natashacuddington.bsky.social @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social or Kathleen McCracken. www.machapress.com/editorial-se...

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Struggling to find my writer pals on here. Can ye share this so I can find them - will be following everyone back of course x

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Today, Tuesday 10th December, is the last day for UK and ROI Christmas postal orders of Eilish Martin's dynamic collection ! ALL’ARME / ? AND WHAT... IF NOT via our website www.machapress.com We can't think of a more elegant, provocative gift.

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Macha Press's Siobhán Campbell closing proceedings at the launch of ! ALL’ARME / ? AND WHAT... IF NOT by Eilish Martin. This beautiful book is available for purchase @seasidebooksni @noalibisbookstore @bookspaperscissors @bsoa_artshop @anceathrupoili @tlp_says @booksupstairs @charliebyrnesbookshop

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#irishbooksforchristmas

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Delighted to welcome my publisher @salmonpoetry.bsky.social to Bluesky - they make gorgeous books and have a lovely bookshop and performance space in Ennistymon County Clare

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Irelands best seanchaí #latelatetoyshow #latelate

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3 Irish astronauts 🚀 #latelatetoyshow #latelate

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Go Norah! Brilliant book by Norah Patten for young space lovers and would be astronauts - Shooting for the Stars. Age 7+ #BookElves2024 #LateLateToyShow #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

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Young scientist #latelatetoyshow #girlpower

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Join us for #BookElves2024 - we will be recommending great children’s books during the #LateLateToyShow esp Irish ones #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

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Live doodles! #latelatetoyshow

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Watching the #latelatetoyshow with the 96-year-old in my life

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Just to explain to non Irish followers that tonight a million Irish will be posting about lots of precocious kids on a #latelatetoyshow on #speirghorm. Indulge us

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Great title on @maevedos.bsky.social 's new book of poems and look how she sets off the cover with her nail colour! From Alba and via MaeveOSullivan.com

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In the lead up to the #LateLateToyShow, I'm giving personalised book recommendations for the young readers in your life. Just tell me their age (0-18 years) and a bit about their interests and I'll share a book I think they'll love! #BookElves2024 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social @rte.ie

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