Will Derham
@willderham.bsky.social
Would-be architect, printer, gym-goer, baker... actual curator & author, among other things. Currently working in a castle. Views are my own.
I love this Christmas Card 💚 The tower with the tricolour flying from it is actually the Record Tower.
However, because it housed the state papers previously held in the Bermingham Tower for 300-odd years (until about 1813, when they moved), its name was regularly confused. #History #Heritage
However, because it housed the state papers previously held in the Bermingham Tower for 300-odd years (until about 1813, when they moved), its name was regularly confused. #History #Heritage
Christmas card sent by Chief Justice Hugh and Mrs Clare Kennedy. Drawing by George Monks, depicting a scribe at work, with Dublin Castle, the Bermingham Tower (with tricolour) and the Chapel Royal in the background, [1924].
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Controversial, but this is probably my favourite dome in Dublin …
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Dublin
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Dublin
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Controversial, but this is probably my favourite dome in Dublin …
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Dublin
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Dublin
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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Ireland is an outlier for houses. We need more three storey medium-density terraced housing as an alternative to semi-Ds or apartments. Here are examples from John Dobbins, and Amsterdam. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ireland is an outlier for houses. We need more three storey medium-density terraced housing as an alternative to semi-Ds or apartments. Here are examples from John Dobbins, and Amsterdam. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
The day has come together wonderfully well. Got stuck into making the Christmas puddings (a bit later than usual). Turned on the tele for some background noise, and “My Fair Lady” was on. This is my spirit of Christmas 🎄
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The day has come together wonderfully well. Got stuck into making the Christmas puddings (a bit later than usual). Turned on the tele for some background noise, and “My Fair Lady” was on. This is my spirit of Christmas 🎄
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Northern Ireland continues show off just how broken UK counter-terrorism law has become...
Judge Kerr said he accepted that this was not a terrorist case but that the pipe bombs had been left to "cause fear and distress and in order to achieve a sectarian aim of stopping the GAA using public pitches".
Pipe bombs not terrorism, holding signs in support of Palestine Action however, is.
Pipe bombs not terrorism, holding signs in support of Palestine Action however, is.
A man who left pipe bombs at a Co Down sports ground in an attempt to intimidate a newly formed GAA club into leaving, has been given a three year sentence.
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Northern Ireland continues show off just how broken UK counter-terrorism law has become...
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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The reason is your party, John.
Fascinated by Fianna Fáil TDs who are surprised that changing the policy of 2:1 spending on public transport will result in less public transport being built.
Fascinated by Fianna Fáil TDs who are surprised that changing the policy of 2:1 spending on public transport will result in less public transport being built.
![Question:
224. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason crucial Luas Finglas and DART South-West projects have been delayed in favour of funding roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68883/25]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lkjxqe7hy4aqaj54qmybjhll/bafkreicv474myrtiit2n3ym7tbg5vqruvofcyzmtgbb574ztg2s3bncj6a@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The reason is your party, John.
Fascinated by Fianna Fáil TDs who are surprised that changing the policy of 2:1 spending on public transport will result in less public transport being built.
Fascinated by Fianna Fáil TDs who are surprised that changing the policy of 2:1 spending on public transport will result in less public transport being built.
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The last 3.5 yrs a small, stubborn team has been rebuilding an independent bookshop, powered by tea, spreadsheets & a slightly excessive love of books.
We’re now officially An Post Bookshop of the Year & our MD, Mick Finucane, has written a 5 a.m. blog about it
chaptersbookstore.com/blogs/news/b...
We’re now officially An Post Bookshop of the Year & our MD, Mick Finucane, has written a 5 a.m. blog about it
chaptersbookstore.com/blogs/news/b...
Bookshop Of The Year 2025 Chapters Bookstore Dublin
It is 5 a.m. and I am sitting at the kitchen table, my jacket and bow tie abandoned somewhere in the hall, far too wired to sleep. A few hours ago, at the An Post Irish Book Awards, Chapters was named...
chaptersbookstore.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Hear, hear! …
#Homelessness quick fixes
-enforce law on rental properties operating as holiday lets without planning permission
-prioritise bringing vacant property back to use, address barriers to scaling up this sector
-fix the regulatory burden for ‘over the shop’, Minister can do this at stroke of a pen
-enforce law on rental properties operating as holiday lets without planning permission
-prioritise bringing vacant property back to use, address barriers to scaling up this sector
-fix the regulatory burden for ‘over the shop’, Minister can do this at stroke of a pen
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hear, hear! …
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😱 I did not know this! The late, the great Tom Stoppard RIP
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
😱 I did not know this! The late, the great Tom Stoppard RIP
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Hi 🦋!
I have been on Twitter since 2011 but haven’t closed my account, as I have met many fab people & good friends there. But I have now deleted over 70k tweets before the next crazy move of the current cuckoo landlord! Let's connect & make this a positive corner of the internet 🙏
👉 #alwayslookup
I have been on Twitter since 2011 but haven’t closed my account, as I have met many fab people & good friends there. But I have now deleted over 70k tweets before the next crazy move of the current cuckoo landlord! Let's connect & make this a positive corner of the internet 🙏
👉 #alwayslookup
November 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Hi 🦋!
I have been on Twitter since 2011 but haven’t closed my account, as I have met many fab people & good friends there. But I have now deleted over 70k tweets before the next crazy move of the current cuckoo landlord! Let's connect & make this a positive corner of the internet 🙏
👉 #alwayslookup
I have been on Twitter since 2011 but haven’t closed my account, as I have met many fab people & good friends there. But I have now deleted over 70k tweets before the next crazy move of the current cuckoo landlord! Let's connect & make this a positive corner of the internet 🙏
👉 #alwayslookup
Upsettingly, he looks younger than my own fourty two years … 🤦🏻♂️
In 1579 when this was painted William of Orange, 46 years old, was at the height of his power. Five years later he would be assassinated at close range.
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Upsettingly, he looks younger than my own fourty two years … 🤦🏻♂️
A “playbook” versus a list of “new years resolutions” … discuss 🧐
Why has everyone got a playbook except me?
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A “playbook” versus a list of “new years resolutions” … discuss 🧐
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Looking up, Grafton Street Dublin
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Looking up, Grafton Street Dublin
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I was drawn to this humble, unassuming window at the Talbot Inn in Much Wenlock. Maybe it’s the bulls eye centre — or the thought of peeking faces, everyday moments, and stories it has seen over the centuries. What is it for you? 🤔
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I was drawn to this humble, unassuming window at the Talbot Inn in Much Wenlock. Maybe it’s the bulls eye centre — or the thought of peeking faces, everyday moments, and stories it has seen over the centuries. What is it for you? 🤔
Absolutely love the stylus Sir William Bruce holds in his hand here - chalk in one end and charcoal in the other? A wonderful insight to the methods of the past.
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Art
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Art
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Absolutely love the stylus Sir William Bruce holds in his hand here - chalk in one end and charcoal in the other? A wonderful insight to the methods of the past.
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Art
#History #Heritage #Architecture #Art
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We urgently need Compulsory Rental Orders so no habitable home lies empty in order to keep rents high, espically new build apartment blocks
Leaving these homes empty just goes to show that the profit margins must be huge to go without any income
#spéirgorm #VacantIreland #DerelictIreland
Leaving these homes empty just goes to show that the profit margins must be huge to go without any income
#spéirgorm #VacantIreland #DerelictIreland
Housing crisis in a nutshell
“Our adult children would love to move out
There’s a beautiful new apartment block 5 minutes away. Sadly they are all for rent at extortionate prices
What’s more infuriating is many of these apartments are still vacant” (text in alt) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
“Our adult children would love to move out
There’s a beautiful new apartment block 5 minutes away. Sadly they are all for rent at extortionate prices
What’s more infuriating is many of these apartments are still vacant” (text in alt) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We urgently need Compulsory Rental Orders so no habitable home lies empty in order to keep rents high, espically new build apartment blocks
Leaving these homes empty just goes to show that the profit margins must be huge to go without any income
#spéirgorm #VacantIreland #DerelictIreland
Leaving these homes empty just goes to show that the profit margins must be huge to go without any income
#spéirgorm #VacantIreland #DerelictIreland
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If they don't call this the Quorn Laws then the country truly is gone.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If they don't call this the Quorn Laws then the country truly is gone.
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Anyone commenting that they will find this helpful:
I will dig a hole to hell and drag you down with me
I will dig a hole to hell and drag you down with me
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Anyone commenting that they will find this helpful:
I will dig a hole to hell and drag you down with me
I will dig a hole to hell and drag you down with me
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Dublin Castle looking stunning for the presidential inauguration today, all credit to @opwireland.bsky.social @willderham.bsky.social, curators, tradespeople, maintenance & cleaning staff #Aras25
St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle looking immaculate ahead of the inauguration of President elect Catherine Connolly
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Dublin Castle looking stunning for the presidential inauguration today, all credit to @opwireland.bsky.social @willderham.bsky.social, curators, tradespeople, maintenance & cleaning staff #Aras25
‘According to Amnesty International, there is an “execution crisis in Iran, which has reached horrific proportions” […] Last year, Amnesty recorded 972 executions, marking the highest number since 2015. More than 800 people have been executed so far in 2025.’ #Iran
Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentence
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
‘According to Amnesty International, there is an “execution crisis in Iran, which has reached horrific proportions” […] Last year, Amnesty recorded 972 executions, marking the highest number since 2015. More than 800 people have been executed so far in 2025.’ #Iran