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Give me old people any day. They are so enthusiastic and welcoming. Maybe because they haven’t been online all their lives.
February 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Give me old people any day. They are so enthusiastic and welcoming. Maybe because they haven’t been online all their lives.
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If you're looking to give up something for Lent, why not give up not coming to my book events?
You could begin your penance by coming to see me chat with Mei Chin about Chinese literature @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on Thursday at 6.30pm.
It's free!
www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/great...
You could begin your penance by coming to see me chat with Mei Chin about Chinese literature @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on Thursday at 6.30pm.
It's free!
www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/great...
Great Books of China - Gutter Bookshop - Dublin Lunar New Year 2026
www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
If you're looking to give up something for Lent, why not give up not coming to my book events?
You could begin your penance by coming to see me chat with Mei Chin about Chinese literature @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on Thursday at 6.30pm.
It's free!
www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/great...
You could begin your penance by coming to see me chat with Mei Chin about Chinese literature @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on Thursday at 6.30pm.
It's free!
www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/great...
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Tonight we open Fair Deal by Una McKevitt and directed by Conall Morrison. Such a joy over the last few nights to listen to the packed house’s laughter and gasps.
Bon voyage to all the cast, creatives & all at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social
Bon voyage to all the cast, creatives & all at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Tonight we open Fair Deal by Una McKevitt and directed by Conall Morrison. Such a joy over the last few nights to listen to the packed house’s laughter and gasps.
Bon voyage to all the cast, creatives & all at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social
Bon voyage to all the cast, creatives & all at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social
What? It's Pancake Tuesday, and no one told me.
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
What? It's Pancake Tuesday, and no one told me.
Syria turns page on Assad era with international book fair as censorship eases
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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Syria turns page on Assad era with international book fair as censorship eases
Most books which were banned under Assad are allowed again, but others are now prohibited
www.irishtimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Syria turns page on Assad era with international book fair as censorship eases
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealed
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Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealed
Shortlist ‘highlights the depth of analysis brought to bear on various aspects of recent Irish history’, says Prof Roy Foster
www.irishtimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealed
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Sally Rooney and Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin longlisted for Dublin Literary Award
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Dublin Literary Award: See the full list of the 2026 nominees
Award-winning writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alan Hollinghurst and Ocean Vuong are also nominated for the award
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February 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Sally Rooney and Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin longlisted for Dublin Literary Award
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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We are calling on government to deliver a Tobacco Free Future, ending tobacco-related harm once and for all.
Today, RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Smoking and E-cigarettes publishes a new position paper.
Today, RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Smoking and E-cigarettes publishes a new position paper.
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We are calling on government to deliver a Tobacco Free Future, ending tobacco-related harm once and for all.
Today, RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Smoking and E-cigarettes publishes a new position paper.
Today, RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Smoking and E-cigarettes publishes a new position paper.
Ireland Reads 2026 – A Call to All Schools
Ireland Reads Day takes place on Saturday 28 February 2026 – and we want every school in the country to join us.
www.librariesireland.ie/ireland-read...
Ireland Reads Day takes place on Saturday 28 February 2026 – and we want every school in the country to join us.
www.librariesireland.ie/ireland-read...
Ireland Reads 2026 – A Call to All Schools
www.librariesireland.ie
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Ireland Reads 2026 – A Call to All Schools
Ireland Reads Day takes place on Saturday 28 February 2026 – and we want every school in the country to join us.
www.librariesireland.ie/ireland-read...
Ireland Reads Day takes place on Saturday 28 February 2026 – and we want every school in the country to join us.
www.librariesireland.ie/ireland-read...
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Ireland Reads Day is 28 February and people across Ireland will be encouraged to get lost in a good book. Events are taking places in libraries throughout the country and the brilliant @conalcreedon.bsky.social is coming to #BantryLibrary at 3pm #FreeEvent
www.irelandreads.ie
www.irelandreads.ie
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ireland Reads Day is 28 February and people across Ireland will be encouraged to get lost in a good book. Events are taking places in libraries throughout the country and the brilliant @conalcreedon.bsky.social is coming to #BantryLibrary at 3pm #FreeEvent
www.irelandreads.ie
www.irelandreads.ie
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🤵🏅 Careful Now: Huge congratulations to Irish comedian, actor and author Ardal O’Hanlon, who has received the UCD Literary & Historical Society James Joyce Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the arts and Irish cultural life.
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
🤵🏅 Careful Now: Huge congratulations to Irish comedian, actor and author Ardal O’Hanlon, who has received the UCD Literary & Historical Society James Joyce Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the arts and Irish cultural life.
“Use your head, can't you, use your head, you're on earth, there's no cure for that!”
― Samuel Beckett, Endgame
― Samuel Beckett, Endgame
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“Use your head, can't you, use your head, you're on earth, there's no cure for that!”
― Samuel Beckett, Endgame
― Samuel Beckett, Endgame
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Great to see the Brontes’ Irish dimension explored in this well-researched piece in yesterday’s Sunday Times.
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Great to see the Brontes’ Irish dimension explored in this well-researched piece in yesterday’s Sunday Times.
Oh, dear.
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Oh, dear.
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Postman just delivered a gorgeous stack of the Greek version of #TheRaptures published by vakxikon. Thanks to Literature Ireland for all their support in helping my books find new readers around the world.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Postman just delivered a gorgeous stack of the Greek version of #TheRaptures published by vakxikon. Thanks to Literature Ireland for all their support in helping my books find new readers around the world.
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we are trapped
in the amber of the moment
there is no why
inside a house
falling on billowing sheets
beams of sunlight
like birds
the fluttering pages
of torn books in the wind
the sun
breaks through cloud
illuminates a small field
Photo: Andrei Tarkovsky
in the amber of the moment
there is no why
inside a house
falling on billowing sheets
beams of sunlight
like birds
the fluttering pages
of torn books in the wind
the sun
breaks through cloud
illuminates a small field
Photo: Andrei Tarkovsky
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
we are trapped
in the amber of the moment
there is no why
inside a house
falling on billowing sheets
beams of sunlight
like birds
the fluttering pages
of torn books in the wind
the sun
breaks through cloud
illuminates a small field
Photo: Andrei Tarkovsky
in the amber of the moment
there is no why
inside a house
falling on billowing sheets
beams of sunlight
like birds
the fluttering pages
of torn books in the wind
the sun
breaks through cloud
illuminates a small field
Photo: Andrei Tarkovsky
Not quite as bad as give those books away you are never going to read them
Throw them extra dipping sauces and ketchup packets in that drawer out. You are never going to use them.
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Not quite as bad as give those books away you are never going to read them
Free public lecture by Vona Groarke
Ireland Professor of #Poetry Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture at @tcddublin on 26 February - details below. It’s a free event. Vona is a fine poet. Her talk is sure to be interesting.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
Vona Groarke, 'A Lonely Began: The Poem Alone and the Poem in Company'
Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture as Ireland Professor of Poetry in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building,Trinity College
www.eventbrite.ie
February 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Free public lecture by Vona Groarke
Birthday weekends can run into Mondays too. (Special dispensation from the ILT.)
It's my birthday weekend!
Which has empowered me to be extremely cheeky now and say that if you enjoyed SISTER WAKE and feel like giving me a lil birthday present, getting to 50 reviews on Amazon is incredibly important for a book's reach and every one helps - even a rating and a couple of words!
Which has empowered me to be extremely cheeky now and say that if you enjoyed SISTER WAKE and feel like giving me a lil birthday present, getting to 50 reviews on Amazon is incredibly important for a book's reach and every one helps - even a rating and a couple of words!
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Birthday weekends can run into Mondays too. (Special dispensation from the ILT.)
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I’ve just finished reading the new Louise Nealon novel and it is both completely addictive and very moving. Coming in April from @manillapress.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I’ve just finished reading the new Louise Nealon novel and it is both completely addictive and very moving. Coming in April from @manillapress.bsky.social
Me bringing the last line of the poem home...
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Me bringing the last line of the poem home...
We're sparing no expense and updating the ILT's computer system to the latest state of the art model. The techie's a bit dour but seems to know what he's doing. However, it's a little concerning when he keeps muttering about there being a crack in everything. (I feel like telling him to lighten up.)
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
We're sparing no expense and updating the ILT's computer system to the latest state of the art model. The techie's a bit dour but seems to know what he's doing. However, it's a little concerning when he keeps muttering about there being a crack in everything. (I feel like telling him to lighten up.)
It's fricking freezing 🥶
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
It's fricking freezing 🥶
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45 years ago since the Stardust fire. (So hard to believe.) Remembering the 48 young people who so tragically lost their lives.
"Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy"https://share.google/H4BVp6ily8YqPNECk
"Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy"https://share.google/H4BVp6ily8YqPNECk
Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy
Today, the names of the 48 deceased were called out, followed by 48 seconds of silence.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
45 years ago since the Stardust fire. (So hard to believe.) Remembering the 48 young people who so tragically lost their lives.
"Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy"https://share.google/H4BVp6ily8YqPNECk
"Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy"https://share.google/H4BVp6ily8YqPNECk
Huh, I used to design a wall version of these for Russell Hobbs. Thought they sent the way of the dodo.
Our water kettle broke and we're just going to speedrun into being old Asians by getting one of these to replace it. Anyone have one? Should we get a 3l or 4l?
February 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Huh, I used to design a wall version of these for Russell Hobbs. Thought they sent the way of the dodo.