Eve Patten
@evepatt.bsky.social
Professor of English, Trinity College Dublin
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I back this.
Name it after the youngfella who tweets about planes
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I back this.
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“Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.”
Me on Joyce Cary's great trilogy - Herself Surprised, To Be a Pilgrim and The Horse's Mouth - where we observe the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us:
Me on Joyce Cary's great trilogy - Herself Surprised, To Be a Pilgrim and The Horse's Mouth - where we observe the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us:
The swindler, the sex pest and the vamp — a great trilogy
In his First Trilogy, published between 1941 and 1944, Joyce Cary produced three novels touched by genius
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.”
Me on Joyce Cary's great trilogy - Herself Surprised, To Be a Pilgrim and The Horse's Mouth - where we observe the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us:
Me on Joyce Cary's great trilogy - Herself Surprised, To Be a Pilgrim and The Horse's Mouth - where we observe the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us:
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Our latest window display to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the Pollard Collection of Children’s Books to
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Library.
And...the full-day symposium kicking off now
@tlrhub.bsky.social
Find out more about the Pollard Collection here: bit.ly/449AL54
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Library.
And...the full-day symposium kicking off now
@tlrhub.bsky.social
Find out more about the Pollard Collection here: bit.ly/449AL54
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our latest window display to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the Pollard Collection of Children’s Books to
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Library.
And...the full-day symposium kicking off now
@tlrhub.bsky.social
Find out more about the Pollard Collection here: bit.ly/449AL54
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Library.
And...the full-day symposium kicking off now
@tlrhub.bsky.social
Find out more about the Pollard Collection here: bit.ly/449AL54
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Oh hey! Thanks to Kevin Smith for a nice mention of the "ticklish deadpan" in Ghost Mountain in today's
@irishtimes.com
Hat tip
@sarahgilmartin.bsky.social 🙏
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
@irishtimes.com
Hat tip
@sarahgilmartin.bsky.social 🙏
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Author Kevin Smith: ‘Whenever I leave the North I do feel a pull – a hankering for that coded familiarity’
The writer on his latest novel, Injury Time; his favourite funny writers; and the book that always makes him cry
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Oh hey! Thanks to Kevin Smith for a nice mention of the "ticklish deadpan" in Ghost Mountain in today's
@irishtimes.com
Hat tip
@sarahgilmartin.bsky.social 🙏
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
@irishtimes.com
Hat tip
@sarahgilmartin.bsky.social 🙏
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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very grateful for this kind endorsement for 'Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955' by @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social Prof Fearghal McGarry
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
very grateful for this kind endorsement for 'Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955' by @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social Prof Fearghal McGarry
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📣 Job Vacancy 📣
Teaching Fellow in English Literature
(0.5 FTE, Fixed Term – Spring Semester 2026)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
The appointee will have expertise in contemporary English Literature.
Full details: www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...
Closing date: 2pm on Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Teaching Fellow in English Literature
(0.5 FTE, Fixed Term – Spring Semester 2026)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
The appointee will have expertise in contemporary English Literature.
Full details: www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...
Closing date: 2pm on Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Vacancies | Mary Immaculate College
Mary Immaculate College has a wide range of academic and professional services job opportunities on an ongoing basis. Learn more about our vacancies.
www.mic.ul.ie
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📣 Job Vacancy 📣
Teaching Fellow in English Literature
(0.5 FTE, Fixed Term – Spring Semester 2026)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
The appointee will have expertise in contemporary English Literature.
Full details: www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...
Closing date: 2pm on Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Teaching Fellow in English Literature
(0.5 FTE, Fixed Term – Spring Semester 2026)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
The appointee will have expertise in contemporary English Literature.
Full details: www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...
Closing date: 2pm on Tuesday, 18 November 2025
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It is the booksellers who put books into the hands of readers, who host events and signings, who champion Irish writers. Nothing we do would be possible without them.
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It is the booksellers who put books into the hands of readers, who host events and signings, who champion Irish writers. Nothing we do would be possible without them.
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
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The book isn’t out until January in Ireland and March in the States, but if you’d like a copy eventually here is the pre-order discount code. I’ll share it again and have some launches planned in Bellaghy, Belfast and Dublin for late Feb/ early March. Do come along, I’d be glad to see you.
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The book isn’t out until January in Ireland and March in the States, but if you’d like a copy eventually here is the pre-order discount code. I’ll share it again and have some launches planned in Bellaghy, Belfast and Dublin for late Feb/ early March. Do come along, I’d be glad to see you.
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A short clip from Leonard and Hungry Paul for those who want a quick peek before tomorrow night.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC One - Leonard and Hungry Paul, Series 1, Episode 1, "They don't give this sash to just anybody"
Fire warden Shelley pulls rank on Leonard when a fire alarm goes off in the office.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A short clip from Leonard and Hungry Paul for those who want a quick peek before tomorrow night.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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DRUID THEATRE: FIFTY YEARS by PATRICK LONERGAN 🎭
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
October 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
DRUID THEATRE: FIFTY YEARS by PATRICK LONERGAN 🎭
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
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4x4-year, fully-funded PhD opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary group at Trinity College Dublin 2026-2030.
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
PhD Opportunity - Trinity East - Graduate Studies | Trinity College Dublin
Professor Timothy Stott and his team are inviting applications to doctoral research on the heritage of Trinity East in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.
www.tcd.ie
October 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
4x4-year, fully-funded PhD opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary group at Trinity College Dublin 2026-2030.
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.
www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
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Crossword editor’s desk: clues for Michael Stipe and a life in puzzles
Crossword editor’s desk: clues for Michael Stipe and a life in puzzles
REM’s Michael Stipe declared it an honour to feature in a puzzle; we continue to do those honours
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Crossword editor’s desk: clues for Michael Stipe and a life in puzzles
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A new museum dedicated to the life of Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton has opened in his native Kildare.
Among the features at the Shackleton Experience is the actual cabin in which he died in 1922.
http://jrnl.ie/6840929
Among the features at the Shackleton Experience is the actual cabin in which he died in 1922.
http://jrnl.ie/6840929
New museum dedicated to Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Co Kildare
The museum dedicated to Shackleton’s adventures is located in Athy Town Hall.
jrnl.ie
October 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A new museum dedicated to the life of Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton has opened in his native Kildare.
Among the features at the Shackleton Experience is the actual cabin in which he died in 1922.
http://jrnl.ie/6840929
Among the features at the Shackleton Experience is the actual cabin in which he died in 1922.
http://jrnl.ie/6840929
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The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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"The books seen here are some of the many which will be housed in our new Seamus Heaney Poetry Library at No. 11 Parnell Square."
It has been wonderful to see this image of Seamus Heaney in his study circulating ahead of the launch of his new collection.
The books seen here are some of the many which will be housed in our new Seamus Heaney Poetry Library at No. 11 Parnell Square.
We can’t wait to share them with you all.📖
The books seen here are some of the many which will be housed in our new Seamus Heaney Poetry Library at No. 11 Parnell Square.
We can’t wait to share them with you all.📖
October 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"The books seen here are some of the many which will be housed in our new Seamus Heaney Poetry Library at No. 11 Parnell Square."
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'With a marvellous cast of characters and even an ending that nods at James Joyce's 'The Dead', it's hard to know what more could be asked of this winning piece of work.' - Pat Carthy, Sunday Independent
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
'With a marvellous cast of characters and even an ending that nods at James Joyce's 'The Dead', it's hard to know what more could be asked of this winning piece of work.' - Pat Carthy, Sunday Independent
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
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“Some writers have no ear for the music.”
I interviewed Ian McEwan for the @irishtimes.com about his new novel, about whether “early school leavers make bad decisions” … and what he didn’t like about his friend Martin Amis’s writing.
In print now, online soon.
I interviewed Ian McEwan for the @irishtimes.com about his new novel, about whether “early school leavers make bad decisions” … and what he didn’t like about his friend Martin Amis’s writing.
In print now, online soon.
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“Some writers have no ear for the music.”
I interviewed Ian McEwan for the @irishtimes.com about his new novel, about whether “early school leavers make bad decisions” … and what he didn’t like about his friend Martin Amis’s writing.
In print now, online soon.
I interviewed Ian McEwan for the @irishtimes.com about his new novel, about whether “early school leavers make bad decisions” … and what he didn’t like about his friend Martin Amis’s writing.
In print now, online soon.
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Fun day in the sun with Kevin Smith signing copies of his amazing novel INJURY TIME all over Dublin!
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
September 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fun day in the sun with Kevin Smith signing copies of his amazing novel INJURY TIME all over Dublin!
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
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Incredibly sad. A man with a most beautiful mind - a true intellectual in the best sense of the word.
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Incredibly sad. A man with a most beautiful mind - a true intellectual in the best sense of the word.
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The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
October Books of the Month- smart choices from @dubraybooks.bsky.social including #InjuryTime from Kevin Smith @lilliputpress.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
October Books of the Month- smart choices from @dubraybooks.bsky.social including #InjuryTime from Kevin Smith @lilliputpress.bsky.social
Congratulations Gareth, look forward to reading
Published this month: 'Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940', by Gareth Roddy bit.ly/48Hkjfu
The next in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, available from 30 October: Open Access and paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians
The next in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, available from 30 October: Open Access and paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians
October 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congratulations Gareth, look forward to reading