Breda Spaight
@bredaspaight.bsky.social
Collection from Arlen House: Watching for the Hawk, finalist in the Farmgate Cafe National Poetry Award '24. Arts Council Lit. Bursary. Forward Prize s/list Best Poem Written '23.
Michelle Obama looking very . . . .well, different.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Michelle Obama looking very . . . .well, different.
Source: The Irish Times
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Diarmaid Ferriter: Sr Stan asked a question in 1985. It still hasn’t been answered
At the time of her death, more than 16,000 people were in emergency accommodation across the country
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November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Source: The Irish Times
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I'm v happy to say - as you can see from the pics below, that my contributors copy of THE STORMS @eatthestorms.com arrived. Yay!🥳🕺💃🦋Thks Dami & Rhona🙏🤗
📢 If there's enough interest, I'll post my poem, from the issue later today IF THIS POST GETS 50+ likes & 10+ reposts BY 10pm tonight (UK time)
📢 If there's enough interest, I'll post my poem, from the issue later today IF THIS POST GETS 50+ likes & 10+ reposts BY 10pm tonight (UK time)
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm v happy to say - as you can see from the pics below, that my contributors copy of THE STORMS @eatthestorms.com arrived. Yay!🥳🕺💃🦋Thks Dami & Rhona🙏🤗
📢 If there's enough interest, I'll post my poem, from the issue later today IF THIS POST GETS 50+ likes & 10+ reposts BY 10pm tonight (UK time)
📢 If there's enough interest, I'll post my poem, from the issue later today IF THIS POST GETS 50+ likes & 10+ reposts BY 10pm tonight (UK time)
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Date for the diary:
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Date for the diary:
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
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Arlen House & Books Upstairs invite you to enjoy readings from 5 stunning works of Irish literature:
Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim*
Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights*
Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas*
Francis O'Hare *A Different Light*
Csilla Toldy *Firebird*
Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs
Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim*
Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights*
Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas*
Francis O'Hare *A Different Light*
Csilla Toldy *Firebird*
Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Arlen House & Books Upstairs invite you to enjoy readings from 5 stunning works of Irish literature:
Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim*
Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights*
Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas*
Francis O'Hare *A Different Light*
Csilla Toldy *Firebird*
Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs
Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim*
Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights*
Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas*
Francis O'Hare *A Different Light*
Csilla Toldy *Firebird*
Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs
More of the garden from my window.
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
More of the garden from my window.
I love a beech hedge - the view from my window today.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I love a beech hedge - the view from my window today.
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Accepting work for issue 21 until midnight (IST) 🎃
Submissions for issue 21 (spring/summer 2026) are open until 31 October! Submission guidelines are at the link below. We're looking forward to reading your short fiction, poetry, flash & essays! ✨
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Submit — Banshee Press
Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October. We are also accepting submissions for issue 21 (spring/summer 2026) until 31 October!
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October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Accepting work for issue 21 until midnight (IST) 🎃
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Our new Submission Call is now open! Submit!
We're pleased to present the Abridged 0 -108: Adrenochrome Submission Call. See www.abridged.zone/abridged-0-1... for info! Image by Mark Tamer: www.marktamer.co.uk #poetry #irishmagazine
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our new Submission Call is now open! Submit!
In the garden today!
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In the garden today!
Such an honour to have work in this birthday issue. @bansheepress.bsky.social Congratulations on your 10th birthday 🎂
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Such an honour to have work in this birthday issue. @bansheepress.bsky.social Congratulations on your 10th birthday 🎂
Went to the Springsteen film. 'Nebraska' is a haunting album. Seeing the emotional scaffolding behind it - the solitude, the darkness, and quite desperation - make the songs hit harder. A film for the fans.
two men playing guitars in front of a sign that says snl on it
ALT: two men playing guitars in front of a sign that says snl on it
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October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Went to the Springsteen film. 'Nebraska' is a haunting album. Seeing the emotional scaffolding behind it - the solitude, the darkness, and quite desperation - make the songs hit harder. A film for the fans.
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Definite date for the diary tomorrow Banshee issue 20 launch
Date: Thursday 30 October at 6pm
Location: Staff Common Room, the Quad, UCC
Date: Thursday 30 October at 6pm
Location: Staff Common Room, the Quad, UCC
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Definite date for the diary tomorrow Banshee issue 20 launch
Date: Thursday 30 October at 6pm
Location: Staff Common Room, the Quad, UCC
Date: Thursday 30 October at 6pm
Location: Staff Common Room, the Quad, UCC
I'm so honoured to be part of this issue. Big thanks to the editors.
Also featuring poems by: Shannan Mann @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social | David McLoghlin | Rafael Mendes | Emma Must | @nessao.bsky.social | Kerri Sonnenberg | @bredaspaight.bsky.social | Anna Szilagyi | David Tom's | Jemma Walsh | Stella Wong
Launch details soon ✨️
Launch details soon ✨️
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm so honoured to be part of this issue. Big thanks to the editors.
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Join us next Thursday 30 October in @ucc.ie at 6pm to celebrate the launch of Banshee issue 20! Hear readings from our brilliant contributors and raise a glass to ten years of Banshee 📚
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Cork launch of Banshee issue 20 — Banshee Press
Celebrate ten years of Banshee at the Cork launch of our speculative fiction-themed 20th issue. Join us at the Staff Common Room in the Quad, UCC , on Thursday 30 October at 6pm to raise a glass ...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Join us next Thursday 30 October in @ucc.ie at 6pm to celebrate the launch of Banshee issue 20! Hear readings from our brilliant contributors and raise a glass to ten years of Banshee 📚
bansheepress.org/events/cork-...
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Congratulations to Banshee on a decade of daring, beauty, and literary brilliance. Here's to the voices you've amplified, the boundaries you've pushed, and the stories still to come.
Issue 20 (autumn/winter 2025) has gone to print! Our landmark 20th issue, guest edited by acclaimed author @clarakiyoko.bsky.social, has a speculative fiction theme and marks our tenth anniversary in print. The beautiful cover art is by @erinconnally.bsky.social ✨
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Issue 20 | Autumn/Winter 2025 — Banshee Press
Guest edited by Clara Kumagai 154 pages ISSN: 2009-857X ISBN: 978-1-917161-18-3 Cover art by Erin Connally
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October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations to Banshee on a decade of daring, beauty, and literary brilliance. Here's to the voices you've amplified, the boundaries you've pushed, and the stories still to come.
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First Wednesday Series Returns!
🎤 Open Mic & Readings
🗓️ Wed 5 November, 7:30pm
📍 The White House Bar, Limerick City
Hosted by Lauren McNamara and D'or Seifer, this month’s special guest reader is Colm Scully.
Book a spot at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
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🎤 Open Mic & Readings
🗓️ Wed 5 November, 7:30pm
📍 The White House Bar, Limerick City
Hosted by Lauren McNamara and D'or Seifer, this month’s special guest reader is Colm Scully.
Book a spot at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
@limerickwriters.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
First Wednesday Series Returns!
🎤 Open Mic & Readings
🗓️ Wed 5 November, 7:30pm
📍 The White House Bar, Limerick City
Hosted by Lauren McNamara and D'or Seifer, this month’s special guest reader is Colm Scully.
Book a spot at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
@limerickwriters.bsky.social
🎤 Open Mic & Readings
🗓️ Wed 5 November, 7:30pm
📍 The White House Bar, Limerick City
Hosted by Lauren McNamara and D'or Seifer, this month’s special guest reader is Colm Scully.
Book a spot at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
@limerickwriters.bsky.social
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On Friday Oct 24 8pm, at Phil Grimes pub and venue in Waterford City, SpeakEasy will host Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke. Vona is shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot Prize. She will give a reading, and will also be in conversation with Waterford poet, @mollytwomey. @poetryireland
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
On Friday Oct 24 8pm, at Phil Grimes pub and venue in Waterford City, SpeakEasy will host Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke. Vona is shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot Prize. She will give a reading, and will also be in conversation with Waterford poet, @mollytwomey. @poetryireland
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Are you free on the evening of December 16th? 🎄 Join me for this masterclass all about finding multiple (infinite?) ways in to the same subject matter. We’ll write a ridiculous amount of poems in 2 hours…with brand new exercises
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Masterclass: Infinite Ways in to Writing Poems | Tackling big subjects with wonder | Arvon
For the third year running, with all new prompts and exercises, Arvon favourite Caroline Bird returns for our final Masterclass of the year, which promises to be a bolt of creativity to kick-start som...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Are you free on the evening of December 16th? 🎄 Join me for this masterclass all about finding multiple (infinite?) ways in to the same subject matter. We’ll write a ridiculous amount of poems in 2 hours…with brand new exercises
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
In a world grappling with war, authoritarianism, and disinformation, the Nobel Peace Prize reminds us that courage, truth, and democratic values still matter. A good day!
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Venezuela opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In a world grappling with war, authoritarianism, and disinformation, the Nobel Peace Prize reminds us that courage, truth, and democratic values still matter. A good day!
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
When viewers see a working-class woman on screen, empathy happens immediately. On the page, where poetry depends on tone and diction, those same realities get read as “rough” or “unpolished.”
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
When viewers see a working-class woman on screen, empathy happens immediately. On the page, where poetry depends on tone and diction, those same realities get read as “rough” or “unpolished.”
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I'll be heading to Belfast for the last of my New Arcana launches, introduced by the wonderful Stephen Sexton, at No Alibis Books, on the 21st October. Free but ticketed- get yours here!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'll be heading to Belfast for the last of my New Arcana launches, introduced by the wonderful Stephen Sexton, at No Alibis Books, on the 21st October. Free but ticketed- get yours here!
noalibis.com/event/poetry...
noalibis.com/event/poetry...