Joanne Touhey-Francis
@joanne2efrancis.bsky.social
PhD Literary Practice @TrinityCollegeDublin | MSc Library & Info Mgmt @UlsterUni | MA Writing @UniversityofGalway |
Published in The Stinging Fly, Tír na nÓg, Onley Magazine. Write by the Sea 2024 Memoir Winner, with winning piece in The Waxed Lemon.
Published in The Stinging Fly, Tír na nÓg, Onley Magazine. Write by the Sea 2024 Memoir Winner, with winning piece in The Waxed Lemon.
✨ New post on Substack! ✨
I’ve just shared my latest piece, stories of memory, resilience, and finding light in the dark.
You can read for free, or support my writing for €5/month (aka one fancy coffee ☕ or two if it tastes of regret).
💛 joanne2ef.substack.com
I’ve just shared my latest piece, stories of memory, resilience, and finding light in the dark.
You can read for free, or support my writing for €5/month (aka one fancy coffee ☕ or two if it tastes of regret).
💛 joanne2ef.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
✨ New post on Substack! ✨
I’ve just shared my latest piece, stories of memory, resilience, and finding light in the dark.
You can read for free, or support my writing for €5/month (aka one fancy coffee ☕ or two if it tastes of regret).
💛 joanne2ef.substack.com
I’ve just shared my latest piece, stories of memory, resilience, and finding light in the dark.
You can read for free, or support my writing for €5/month (aka one fancy coffee ☕ or two if it tastes of regret).
💛 joanne2ef.substack.com
Looking for some powerful memoirs to read? 📚
I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite memoirs. Check out my Substack post where I share these recommendations, along with a little about why each one matters to me.
🔗 substack.com/@joannetouhe... 🔗
What is your favourite memoir? 💖
I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite memoirs. Check out my Substack post where I share these recommendations, along with a little about why each one matters to me.
🔗 substack.com/@joannetouhe... 🔗
What is your favourite memoir? 💖
Memoirs I Recommend (And Why)
• When the Truth Breaks Through: A Memoir Reading List
substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Looking for some powerful memoirs to read? 📚
I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite memoirs. Check out my Substack post where I share these recommendations, along with a little about why each one matters to me.
🔗 substack.com/@joannetouhe... 🔗
What is your favourite memoir? 💖
I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite memoirs. Check out my Substack post where I share these recommendations, along with a little about why each one matters to me.
🔗 substack.com/@joannetouhe... 🔗
What is your favourite memoir? 💖
New on my Substack: a personal story about early pregnancy, loss, and the fragile hope that comes after. ✨
This was the first piece I ever had published (back in 2021), and I’ve reshaped it for this post. It’s shorter now, but its heart is the same. 💖
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
This was the first piece I ever had published (back in 2021), and I’ve reshaped it for this post. It’s shorter now, but its heart is the same. 💖
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
Fruit of Your Loins
Hope, grief, and the fragile in-between.
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New on my Substack: a personal story about early pregnancy, loss, and the fragile hope that comes after. ✨
This was the first piece I ever had published (back in 2021), and I’ve reshaped it for this post. It’s shorter now, but its heart is the same. 💖
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
This was the first piece I ever had published (back in 2021), and I’ve reshaped it for this post. It’s shorter now, but its heart is the same. 💖
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
Just shared a new post on Substack about the book that first made me want to wrote my own personal piece.
Have a read if you’re curious 📚✨
substack.com/@joannetouhe...
#substack #writingcommunity
Have a read if you’re curious 📚✨
substack.com/@joannetouhe...
#substack #writingcommunity
The Book That Inspired Me to Write
How a single reading prompt cracked something open.
substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just shared a new post on Substack about the book that first made me want to wrote my own personal piece.
Have a read if you’re curious 📚✨
substack.com/@joannetouhe...
#substack #writingcommunity
Have a read if you’re curious 📚✨
substack.com/@joannetouhe...
#substack #writingcommunity
First Substack post is up!
I’m not really sure still how it works but worth a shot!
Subscribe if you like writing, memoir and the occasional bit of randomness. 📚
open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
I’m not really sure still how it works but worth a shot!
Subscribe if you like writing, memoir and the occasional bit of randomness. 📚
open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
First Substack post is up!
I’m not really sure still how it works but worth a shot!
Subscribe if you like writing, memoir and the occasional bit of randomness. 📚
open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
I’m not really sure still how it works but worth a shot!
Subscribe if you like writing, memoir and the occasional bit of randomness. 📚
open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
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Tune in now to Sally Ann Bennett on Saturday Focus on @midlands103.bsky.social coming from @tuslibrarymidlands.bsky.social and hear about the development of the new archive with special focus on the all Ireland drama festival collection
June 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Tune in now to Sally Ann Bennett on Saturday Focus on @midlands103.bsky.social coming from @tuslibrarymidlands.bsky.social and hear about the development of the new archive with special focus on the all Ireland drama festival collection
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Lovely cakes to mark our launch thanks to the sister of @joanne2efrancis.bsky.social for making them :)
May 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lovely cakes to mark our launch thanks to the sister of @joanne2efrancis.bsky.social for making them :)
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We're excited for our big launch tomorrow getting ready to welcome our guests and let them see our latest addition to our collections. @dri.ie @tuslibrarymidwest.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We're excited for our big launch tomorrow getting ready to welcome our guests and let them see our latest addition to our collections. @dri.ie @tuslibrarymidwest.bsky.social
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DRI Director @lisagriffith.bsky.social is the keynote speaker at the launch of @tusarchive-and-sc.bsky.social on 15 May at 3pm at the Athlone campus.
All are welcome to join on the day by RSVP'ing to library.archive@tus.ie
Find out more: dri.ie/events/launc...
All are welcome to join on the day by RSVP'ing to library.archive@tus.ie
Find out more: dri.ie/events/launc...
May 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
DRI Director @lisagriffith.bsky.social is the keynote speaker at the launch of @tusarchive-and-sc.bsky.social on 15 May at 3pm at the Athlone campus.
All are welcome to join on the day by RSVP'ing to library.archive@tus.ie
Find out more: dri.ie/events/launc...
All are welcome to join on the day by RSVP'ing to library.archive@tus.ie
Find out more: dri.ie/events/launc...
Delighted that my piece was shortlisted for the “Perseverance Through Words”competition at Trinity College Dublin, celebrating the legacy of Christy Nolan. 🥳
It’s available to read here:
marklkm.github.io/christy-nola...
It’s available to read here:
marklkm.github.io/christy-nola...
Christy Nolan Perserverance Through Words
The Perseverance Through Words
competition celebrates Christy Nolan's legacy and empowers disabled students
and staff at Trinity College Dublin to showcase their creativity.
marklkm.github.io
May 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Delighted that my piece was shortlisted for the “Perseverance Through Words”competition at Trinity College Dublin, celebrating the legacy of Christy Nolan. 🥳
It’s available to read here:
marklkm.github.io/christy-nola...
It’s available to read here:
marklkm.github.io/christy-nola...
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We got copies of #allirelanddramafestival programme today. Lots of great events and productions to look forward too. Including our launch! Happening on the 15th May at 3pm. Pick up a copy or click here for details online www.dramafestival.ie/event/launch...
April 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We got copies of #allirelanddramafestival programme today. Lots of great events and productions to look forward too. Including our launch! Happening on the 15th May at 3pm. Pick up a copy or click here for details online www.dramafestival.ie/event/launch...
April 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Really enjoyed tonight’s event @cuirtfestival.bsky.social . My friend Brenda read beautifully from Conception in Tolka and a new personal piece. 💕 Declan Toohey also read from his Tolka piece and spoke about his novel Perpetual Comedown.
#cuirtfestival
#cuirtfestival
April 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Really enjoyed tonight’s event @cuirtfestival.bsky.social . My friend Brenda read beautifully from Conception in Tolka and a new personal piece. 💕 Declan Toohey also read from his Tolka piece and spoke about his novel Perpetual Comedown.
#cuirtfestival
#cuirtfestival
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TUS is hosting Refugee Solidarity in Education Week All TUS libraries will promote a series of books & media that reflect stories of refugees & migration. We encourage everyone who wants to learn more to use @kanopy to access a range of documentaries and movies #pledgeofpeace #tuslibrary #refugees
March 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
TUS is hosting Refugee Solidarity in Education Week All TUS libraries will promote a series of books & media that reflect stories of refugees & migration. We encourage everyone who wants to learn more to use @kanopy to access a range of documentaries and movies #pledgeofpeace #tuslibrary #refugees
Have a good weekend! 🌅
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Have a good weekend! 🌅
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We are delighted to announce that @tusarchive-and-sc.bsky.social has joined as the latest member of DRI!
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
New DRI Member: Technological University of the Shannon - Digital Repository of Ireland
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has joined as our latest member. The main collections TUS hope to ingest at pres...
dri.ie
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are delighted to announce that @tusarchive-and-sc.bsky.social has joined as the latest member of DRI!
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
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Delighted to announce that we have been accepted to join the @dri-ie.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting the other members and working with DRI. We are excited to start uploading our collections!
We are delighted to announce that @tusarchive-and-sc.bsky.social has joined as the latest member of DRI!
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
We look forward to assisting with the ingest of: the Brendan O'Brien Archive on the All-Ireland Drama Festival and the Shannon Estuary Project.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-dri...
New DRI Member: Technological University of the Shannon - Digital Repository of Ireland
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has joined as our latest member. The main collections TUS hope to ingest at pres...
dri.ie
March 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Delighted to announce that we have been accepted to join the @dri-ie.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting the other members and working with DRI. We are excited to start uploading our collections!
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One of the challenges of cataloguing the documents in the Brendan O'Brien collection is deciphering handwriting. This letter took me some time to decipher but eventually I was able to see who it was by and the gist of the letter
March 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
One of the challenges of cataloguing the documents in the Brendan O'Brien collection is deciphering handwriting. This letter took me some time to decipher but eventually I was able to see who it was by and the gist of the letter
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Doing some work on our Brendan O’Brien Archive - material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival. Here is a sneak peak of preservation and cataloguing work! Slowly moving each letter from this yellow unsuitable folder into separate preservation covers.
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Doing some work on our Brendan O’Brien Archive - material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival. Here is a sneak peak of preservation and cataloguing work! Slowly moving each letter from this yellow unsuitable folder into separate preservation covers.
My son has designed a book cover for me 😄 #worldbookday
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My son has designed a book cover for me 😄 #worldbookday
Super excited to be working on this! Give us a like and follow 🥰🙏🎉
We have started archiving and digitising some of the Brendan O’Brien archive material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953-1982. Below are photos of some of our team and an item we were working on today using
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
February 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Super excited to be working on this! Give us a like and follow 🥰🙏🎉
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We have started archiving and digitising some of the Brendan O’Brien archive material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953-1982. Below are photos of some of our team and an item we were working on today using
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have started archiving and digitising some of the Brendan O’Brien archive material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953-1982. Below are photos of some of our team and an item we were working on today using
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
@transkribus.bsky.social
and a scan tent.
Reposted by Joanne Touhey-Francis
Galway calling! We'll be at @cuirtfestival.bsky.social on Saturday 12 April. Declan Toohey and Brenda Romero will be reading from and discussing their Tolka pieces at Charlie Byrne's. Hosted by the fabulous Molly Hennigan. Free to attend - all welcome! www.cuirt.ie/whats-on/tol...
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Galway calling! We'll be at @cuirtfestival.bsky.social on Saturday 12 April. Declan Toohey and Brenda Romero will be reading from and discussing their Tolka pieces at Charlie Byrne's. Hosted by the fabulous Molly Hennigan. Free to attend - all welcome! www.cuirt.ie/whats-on/tol...