Eleanor Fitzsimons
@eleanorfitzsimons.bsky.social
Writer/Researcher. KeatsShelley Essay Prize, Rubery Book Award. Author Wilde's Women. Life & Loves of E. Nesbit, Selected Articles from The Woman’s World. Here for books, art, nature, laughter & tranquility.
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The Life & Loves of E. Nesbit (@Duckbooks @ABRAMSbooks) was a Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019, Washington Post Top 50 Non-Fiction Book 2019, Dallas Morning News Top 100 Book 2019, shortlisted for @dalkeybookfest Emerging Writer Award & won @RuberyBookAward for Non-Fiction.
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I'm totally pinching myself announcing this, but a film about my life journey rewilding a West Cork farm, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, will get its first screening at the Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday the 28th of this month.
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I'm totally pinching myself announcing this, but a film about my life journey rewilding a West Cork farm, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, will get its first screening at the Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday the 28th of this month.
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
Tickets are available here:
www.diff.ie/programme/an...
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Join Mei Chin and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on 19th February as we'll be talking about some of our favourite Chinese literature.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
Great Books of China at Gutter Bookshop ✨
Join Rónán Hession and Mei Chin for a discussion on books from and about China, exploring its history, present, and unexpected perspectives.
🗓️ Thursday 19 February, 18.30–20.00.
🎫 Free, no booking required.
📚 Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar
Join Rónán Hession and Mei Chin for a discussion on books from and about China, exploring its history, present, and unexpected perspectives.
🗓️ Thursday 19 February, 18.30–20.00.
🎫 Free, no booking required.
📚 Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Join Mei Chin and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on 19th February as we'll be talking about some of our favourite Chinese literature.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
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NEW member benefit: An Taisce is delighted to have a special reciprocal membership arrangement with Tuatha
As a member of An Taisce, you can enjoy 30% off Tuatha membership, or if you're a member of Tuatha, you can enjoy a 30% discount to join An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/members...
@tuatha.ie
As a member of An Taisce, you can enjoy 30% off Tuatha membership, or if you're a member of Tuatha, you can enjoy a 30% discount to join An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/members...
@tuatha.ie
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
NEW member benefit: An Taisce is delighted to have a special reciprocal membership arrangement with Tuatha
As a member of An Taisce, you can enjoy 30% off Tuatha membership, or if you're a member of Tuatha, you can enjoy a 30% discount to join An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/members...
@tuatha.ie
As a member of An Taisce, you can enjoy 30% off Tuatha membership, or if you're a member of Tuatha, you can enjoy a 30% discount to join An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/members...
@tuatha.ie
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We are excited to announce a special Climate Issue – Online Event next Tuesday 10th February 🌊
Our Climate Issue offers variety of responses to the changing climate and our responsibility to the present political moment 🍃
Free event. Registration is required 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our Climate Issue offers variety of responses to the changing climate and our responsibility to the present political moment 🍃
Free event. Registration is required 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We are excited to announce a special Climate Issue – Online Event next Tuesday 10th February 🌊
Our Climate Issue offers variety of responses to the changing climate and our responsibility to the present political moment 🍃
Free event. Registration is required 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our Climate Issue offers variety of responses to the changing climate and our responsibility to the present political moment 🍃
Free event. Registration is required 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Over 50 calls for literary competitions & submissions incl. poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - with deadlines in February 2026. Please share & best of luck! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
Writing & Poetry Competitions & Submissions – February 2026 — WORDBOX
Over 40 calls for literary competitions and submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, and more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - with dead...
www.thisiswordbox.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Over 50 calls for literary competitions & submissions incl. poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - with deadlines in February 2026. Please share & best of luck! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
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What a brave child ❤️
Rescuers have praised a teenage boy's "superhuman" survival instincts after he swam four hours through choppy waters off Australia to find help for his family
'Superhuman' Australian teen swims hours to save family
Rescuers have praised a teenage boy's "superhuman" survival instincts after he swam four hours through choppy waters off Australia to find help for his family.
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM
What a brave child ❤️
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Poor Lady Wilde. What a sad end. The lack of mourners was at her own request apparently (and the number varies with reports) I wonder who this old friend of the family was? Florence Stoker there on behalf of Bram? London Correspondence. | Freeman's Journal 8 February 1896 British Newspaper Archive
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Poor Lady Wilde. What a sad end. The lack of mourners was at her own request apparently (and the number varies with reports) I wonder who this old friend of the family was? Florence Stoker there on behalf of Bram? London Correspondence. | Freeman's Journal 8 February 1896 British Newspaper Archive
The Life & Loves of E. Nesbit (@Duckbooks @ABRAMSbooks) was a Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019, Washington Post Top 50 Non-Fiction Book 2019, Dallas Morning News Top 100 Book 2019, shortlisted for @dalkeybookfest Emerging Writer Award & won @RuberyBookAward for Non-Fiction.
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The Life & Loves of E. Nesbit (@Duckbooks @ABRAMSbooks) was a Sunday Times Book of the Year 2019, Washington Post Top 50 Non-Fiction Book 2019, Dallas Morning News Top 100 Book 2019, shortlisted for @dalkeybookfest Emerging Writer Award & won @RuberyBookAward for Non-Fiction.
I recently co-edited an introduced, annotated collection of her poems for @livunipress.bsky.social www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I recently co-edited an introduced, annotated collection of her poems for @livunipress.bsky.social www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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A #painting I did in Ireland's County Tyrone. "Weir at Sion Mills" came after a perfect night in Strabane where the next day I was brought to the attractive village of Sion Mills to see the weir. I did the painting before cycling on to Derry and beyond Ballykelly. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtAdventCalendar
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A #painting I did in Ireland's County Tyrone. "Weir at Sion Mills" came after a perfect night in Strabane where the next day I was brought to the attractive village of Sion Mills to see the weir. I did the painting before cycling on to Derry and beyond Ballykelly. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtAdventCalendar
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Play Dough Craft & Woodblock Printmaking: celebrate #DublinLunarNewYear with a family-friendly workshop at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again. Create your own festive keepsake, no experience needed Sat 21 Feb, 1.30pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/play-dough-craft-woodblock-printmaking-workshop
Play Dough Craft & Woodblock Printmaking Workshop
www.nli.ie
February 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Play Dough Craft & Woodblock Printmaking: celebrate #DublinLunarNewYear with a family-friendly workshop at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again. Create your own festive keepsake, no experience needed Sat 21 Feb, 1.30pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/play-dough-craft-woodblock-printmaking-workshop
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Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire.
Booking opens 9th Feb.
Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly.
Don’t miss it!
An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
Booking opens 9th Feb.
Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly.
Don’t miss it!
An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
February 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire.
Booking opens 9th Feb.
Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly.
Don’t miss it!
An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
Booking opens 9th Feb.
Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly.
Don’t miss it!
An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
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Dunmore Ogham Stone • Kerry
Perched high on Dunmore Head overlooking the Blasket Islands, this ogham stone is one of the most striking monuments on the Dingle Peninsula.
It reads ERC MAQI MAQI-ERCIAṢ ṂỤ DOVIṆIẠ
of Erc son of Mac-Erce descendant? of Duibne
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland
Perched high on Dunmore Head overlooking the Blasket Islands, this ogham stone is one of the most striking monuments on the Dingle Peninsula.
It reads ERC MAQI MAQI-ERCIAṢ ṂỤ DOVIṆIẠ
of Erc son of Mac-Erce descendant? of Duibne
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland
January 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Dunmore Ogham Stone • Kerry
Perched high on Dunmore Head overlooking the Blasket Islands, this ogham stone is one of the most striking monuments on the Dingle Peninsula.
It reads ERC MAQI MAQI-ERCIAṢ ṂỤ DOVIṆIẠ
of Erc son of Mac-Erce descendant? of Duibne
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland
Perched high on Dunmore Head overlooking the Blasket Islands, this ogham stone is one of the most striking monuments on the Dingle Peninsula.
It reads ERC MAQI MAQI-ERCIAṢ ṂỤ DOVIṆIẠ
of Erc son of Mac-Erce descendant? of Duibne
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland
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And once again, a personal appeal if anyone knows a hay supplier in any county around Dublin/Wicklow, I’ve lost mine for the coming months (rain crisis) and only have about a 3,week supply left for a small equine herd 😳
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
And once again, a personal appeal if anyone knows a hay supplier in any county around Dublin/Wicklow, I’ve lost mine for the coming months (rain crisis) and only have about a 3,week supply left for a small equine herd 😳
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Fighting Words: We’re thrilled to announce the Brendan Behan Celebration on Saturday, February 7th from 11am to 3pm!
Join us as Dublin City Council unveils a new plaque honouring Brendan Behan’s legendary contributions to Irish literature at Behan
Square, the site of Brendan's childhood home.
Join us as Dublin City Council unveils a new plaque honouring Brendan Behan’s legendary contributions to Irish literature at Behan
Square, the site of Brendan's childhood home.
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Fighting Words: We’re thrilled to announce the Brendan Behan Celebration on Saturday, February 7th from 11am to 3pm!
Join us as Dublin City Council unveils a new plaque honouring Brendan Behan’s legendary contributions to Irish literature at Behan
Square, the site of Brendan's childhood home.
Join us as Dublin City Council unveils a new plaque honouring Brendan Behan’s legendary contributions to Irish literature at Behan
Square, the site of Brendan's childhood home.
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One of Dublin's loveliest indie booksellers. If you're passing, drop in, give them all a hug and get yourself something to read this weekend
#booksky #spéirgorm #supportlocal #booksellers
#booksky #spéirgorm #supportlocal #booksellers
January 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM
One of Dublin's loveliest indie booksellers. If you're passing, drop in, give them all a hug and get yourself something to read this weekend
#booksky #spéirgorm #supportlocal #booksellers
#booksky #spéirgorm #supportlocal #booksellers
🤣 agus 😢
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🤣 agus 😢
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An 367ú lá de Eanáir... 👀
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
An 367ú lá de Eanáir... 👀
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Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney's Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine's Day ❤️
www.nli.ie
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
I listened to this one & loved it.
Thoroughly enjoying Anne Enright’s book ‘Attention: Writing on Life, Art and the World’ @thewrengirl.bsky.social #Essays
January 29, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I listened to this one & loved it.
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✨ What’s On This February at Collins Barracks! ✨
Brigit Festival tours (1 Feb), LGBTQIA+ Tours (7 Feb), Valentine’s Tours (14–15 Feb), Lunar New Year (15 Feb), Culture Club (27 Feb) + Sensory Quiet Hour (28 Feb).
More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents
Brigit Festival tours (1 Feb), LGBTQIA+ Tours (7 Feb), Valentine’s Tours (14–15 Feb), Lunar New Year (15 Feb), Culture Club (27 Feb) + Sensory Quiet Hour (28 Feb).
More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
✨ What’s On This February at Collins Barracks! ✨
Brigit Festival tours (1 Feb), LGBTQIA+ Tours (7 Feb), Valentine’s Tours (14–15 Feb), Lunar New Year (15 Feb), Culture Club (27 Feb) + Sensory Quiet Hour (28 Feb).
More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents
Brigit Festival tours (1 Feb), LGBTQIA+ Tours (7 Feb), Valentine’s Tours (14–15 Feb), Lunar New Year (15 Feb), Culture Club (27 Feb) + Sensory Quiet Hour (28 Feb).
More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents
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Mimi is a tiny bee with a tiny voice.
The bees need to find a nice spot for a new hive.
Mimi finds the perfect place, but when she tries to tell everybee about it, nobee can hear her.
It’s time to dance!
Coming March 2026 🐝
@estrelalourenco.bsky.social
@eoinkenobi.bsky.social
The bees need to find a nice spot for a new hive.
Mimi finds the perfect place, but when she tries to tell everybee about it, nobee can hear her.
It’s time to dance!
Coming March 2026 🐝
@estrelalourenco.bsky.social
@eoinkenobi.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Mimi is a tiny bee with a tiny voice.
The bees need to find a nice spot for a new hive.
Mimi finds the perfect place, but when she tries to tell everybee about it, nobee can hear her.
It’s time to dance!
Coming March 2026 🐝
@estrelalourenco.bsky.social
@eoinkenobi.bsky.social
The bees need to find a nice spot for a new hive.
Mimi finds the perfect place, but when she tries to tell everybee about it, nobee can hear her.
It’s time to dance!
Coming March 2026 🐝
@estrelalourenco.bsky.social
@eoinkenobi.bsky.social
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Aurora’s life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many followers. Below the surface it’s a different story.
When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever?
@zainabboladale.bsky.social
When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever?
@zainabboladale.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Aurora’s life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many followers. Below the surface it’s a different story.
When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever?
@zainabboladale.bsky.social
When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever?
@zainabboladale.bsky.social
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Penultimate new episode up now. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch, with guest Ian Patterson in Socratic dialogue with @unamccormack.bsky.social Nicky Birch and me. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
256. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch — Backlisted
Ian Patterson, author of Books: A Manifesto (W&N), returns to Backlisted for a joyful discussion of Iris Murdoch and her sixteenth novel The Sacred and Profane Love Machine  ...
www.backlisted.fm
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Penultimate new episode up now. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch, with guest Ian Patterson in Socratic dialogue with @unamccormack.bsky.social Nicky Birch and me. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
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Had a pretty convincing scam call from a lady pretending to be from my mobile operator.
Said there was a Jan promotion of 20% off — did I want in?
And if so, I’d get a six digit code texted to me. Which immediately came (from my real operator’s SMS)…
(—> cont’d)
Said there was a Jan promotion of 20% off — did I want in?
And if so, I’d get a six digit code texted to me. Which immediately came (from my real operator’s SMS)…
(—> cont’d)
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Had a pretty convincing scam call from a lady pretending to be from my mobile operator.
Said there was a Jan promotion of 20% off — did I want in?
And if so, I’d get a six digit code texted to me. Which immediately came (from my real operator’s SMS)…
(—> cont’d)
Said there was a Jan promotion of 20% off — did I want in?
And if so, I’d get a six digit code texted to me. Which immediately came (from my real operator’s SMS)…
(—> cont’d)