Sheila O’Flanagan
@sheilawriter.bsky.social
Writer, reader, armchair sportswoman. Secrets Between Friends out 26 March 2026
Every day in every way America flushes itself further down the toilet
How utterly embarrassing.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
February 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Every day in every way America flushes itself further down the toilet
Recently I was on the @librariesni.bsky.social bookcited podcast with Jillian & Pete talking all things books and some tips for new authors on getting published so do check it out wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks to the team for having me on 😌
February 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Recently I was on the @librariesni.bsky.social bookcited podcast with Jillian & Pete talking all things books and some tips for new authors on getting published so do check it out wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks to the team for having me on 😌
I’ve just got a notice from my internet supplier in Spain that they’re doing some maintenance and the server will be down between 2 and 4am. The notice was, as usual, in 3 languages. All customers seem ok with that 😊
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I’ve just got a notice from my internet supplier in Spain that they’re doing some maintenance and the server will be down between 2 and 4am. The notice was, as usual, in 3 languages. All customers seem ok with that 😊
I’m watching the series The Diplomat on Netflix - came to it late. The plot is getting even more unrealistic but not as unrealistic as an apparently competent US administration. Allison Janney is as brilliant as VP as she was as Press Sec in The West Wing
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I’m watching the series The Diplomat on Netflix - came to it late. The plot is getting even more unrealistic but not as unrealistic as an apparently competent US administration. Allison Janney is as brilliant as VP as she was as Press Sec in The West Wing
There are a million worse things this lunatic should be removed for but surely surely Reading this even the Republicans can see how utterly deranged and unfit he is
Yes, this is a real thing posted by the deranged lunatic today.
It must be so embarrassing to have to try to defend this nutjob
It must be so embarrassing to have to try to defend this nutjob
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
There are a million worse things this lunatic should be removed for but surely surely Reading this even the Republicans can see how utterly deranged and unfit he is
Delighted to reveal the cover for Secrets Between Friends which is out in March! I hope you are as excited for this one as I am 🤫 Sx
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Delighted to reveal the cover for Secrets Between Friends which is out in March! I hope you are as excited for this one as I am 🤫 Sx
So @news.sky.com is concerned that the connection between Epstein and Andrew is now overshadowing the visit of the Waleses to Saudi Arabia where William is being photographed beside Mohammad bin Salman who faced no consequences over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
So @news.sky.com is concerned that the connection between Epstein and Andrew is now overshadowing the visit of the Waleses to Saudi Arabia where William is being photographed beside Mohammad bin Salman who faced no consequences over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Read a piece about MELANIA. it mentioned her coming to the US on an Einstein visa. Swear to God I read that as an Epstein visa
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Read a piece about MELANIA. it mentioned her coming to the US on an Einstein visa. Swear to God I read that as an Epstein visa
I contributed to the retelling of mythological Irish women pulsating with desire, danger and defiance. Featuring unruly mothers, defiant mermaids and women outrunning their destiny, Banshee is out Feb 26th! 🧚🧝♂️🧙♂️
@hachetteuk.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social
@hachetteuk.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I contributed to the retelling of mythological Irish women pulsating with desire, danger and defiance. Featuring unruly mothers, defiant mermaids and women outrunning their destiny, Banshee is out Feb 26th! 🧚🧝♂️🧙♂️
@hachetteuk.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social
@hachetteuk.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social
I truly don’t understand why someone like Bezos who has more money than he can ever spend doesn’t use part of it to make life better, to treat his employees better and to be a decent person instead of sucking up to a depraved man so that he can become even richer. What’s the point?
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I truly don’t understand why someone like Bezos who has more money than he can ever spend doesn’t use part of it to make life better, to treat his employees better and to be a decent person instead of sucking up to a depraved man so that he can become even richer. What’s the point?
Why does Gillian Joseph get a big desk at weekends while @annabotting.bsky.social has to make do with a much smaller version on the weekday Wrap on @news.sky.com (also good to see @michaelspicer.bsky.social there tonight!
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Why does Gillian Joseph get a big desk at weekends while @annabotting.bsky.social has to make do with a much smaller version on the weekday Wrap on @news.sky.com (also good to see @michaelspicer.bsky.social there tonight!
I’m having to refresh my Rules of Curling 🥌 again
a curling rock with a red handle on top
Alt: a curling rock with a red handle on top
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I’m having to refresh my Rules of Curling 🥌 again
Reposted by Sheila O’Flanagan
Reposted by Sheila O’Flanagan
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
For US people who believe Trump when he says the US is respected like never before im sure the results would be different in Russia, tho perhaps respect is the wrong word there too…. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Opposition to US has hardened in western Europe after Greenland threat, poll finds
Large majorities in six nations express antipathy to Trump’s US and support European self-assertion
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
For US people who believe Trump when he says the US is respected like never before im sure the results would be different in Russia, tho perhaps respect is the wrong word there too…. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
That The Wrap desk is too small for people to sit side by side @annabotting.bsky.social @news.sky.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
That The Wrap desk is too small for people to sit side by side @annabotting.bsky.social @news.sky.com
Reposted by Sheila O’Flanagan
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Reposted by Sheila O’Flanagan
A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.
In another mansplaining moment have had a rule of badminton explained to me. I have been playing for 40+ years and was a board member of Badminton Ireland. Needless to say the man was supremely confident though totally incorrect
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
In another mansplaining moment have had a rule of badminton explained to me. I have been playing for 40+ years and was a board member of Badminton Ireland. Needless to say the man was supremely confident though totally incorrect
A Kerryman in California: America thinks it’s a beacon for freedom. Freedom from what exactly? Reality?
Is violence Americans’ most reliable export
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/...
Is violence Americans’ most reliable export
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/...
A Kerryman in California: America thinks it’s a beacon for freedom. Freedom from what exactly? Reality?
I’ve seen more than three decades of shootings, assassinations, riots, wars and ‘thoughts and prayers’ in my time here
www.irishtimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
A Kerryman in California: America thinks it’s a beacon for freedom. Freedom from what exactly? Reality?
Is violence Americans’ most reliable export
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/...
Is violence Americans’ most reliable export
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/...
So basically the billionaires buy up the media and turn papers like @washingtonpost.com into a magazine for their own special interests. Which seem to be supporting a felon as president, makiing billionaires more billionairy and telling non-billionaires that they don't work hard enough
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
So basically the billionaires buy up the media and turn papers like @washingtonpost.com into a magazine for their own special interests. Which seem to be supporting a felon as president, makiing billionaires more billionairy and telling non-billionaires that they don't work hard enough
Reposted by Sheila O’Flanagan
A quick flit to my “home” city in Spain 🇪🇸 Alicante. I still miss sharing pictures of my travels with my mum. Every time I’d go away she’d insist on photos ❤️
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A quick flit to my “home” city in Spain 🇪🇸 Alicante. I still miss sharing pictures of my travels with my mum. Every time I’d go away she’d insist on photos ❤️
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
Melania is a living demonstration of what happens when 20th century totalitarian kitsch reappears as 21st century luxury branding
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...