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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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Waterford home of international travel writer Dervla Murphy bought by local council
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
www.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
www.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
Waterford home of international travel writer Dervla Murphy bought by local council
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
www.independent.ie
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Waterford home of international travel writer Dervla Murphy bought by local council
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
www.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
www.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
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You love to see it
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
You love to see it
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I don’t blame it theconversation.com/the-moon-is-...
The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
The Moon influences ocean tides – and ocean tides, in some ways, influence the Moon back.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I don’t blame it theconversation.com/the-moon-is-...
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This is a poem from the new book (out today from Renard Press!) that was recited beautifully on Phoenix FM last week by Dermot Peele. It can be found at 1 hour 40 here - www.mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM...
There is also an interview at 10 minutes in if anyone would like to listen.
Thanks for reading.
There is also an interview at 10 minutes in if anyone would like to listen.
Thanks for reading.
September 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is a poem from the new book (out today from Renard Press!) that was recited beautifully on Phoenix FM last week by Dermot Peele. It can be found at 1 hour 40 here - www.mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM...
There is also an interview at 10 minutes in if anyone would like to listen.
Thanks for reading.
There is also an interview at 10 minutes in if anyone would like to listen.
Thanks for reading.
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This poem, written from the perspective of a Palestinian person, was published in a special 'Poems For the People of Palestine' edition of The Madrid Review.
It is such a strange time to be alive.
Thanks for reading.
It is such a strange time to be alive.
Thanks for reading.
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This poem, written from the perspective of a Palestinian person, was published in a special 'Poems For the People of Palestine' edition of The Madrid Review.
It is such a strange time to be alive.
Thanks for reading.
It is such a strange time to be alive.
Thanks for reading.
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I've never seen a comma work so hard
September 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I've never seen a comma work so hard
Today Guyanese voters will have their say in the presidential and parliamentary elections. I wrote in The Irish Times about how the cost of living crisis will likely impact the result.
Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Oil money has supercharged Guyana’s economy, but ordinary people can barely get by
Voters go to the polls on Monday, many of whom are angry over the crippling cost of living
www.irishtimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today Guyanese voters will have their say in the presidential and parliamentary elections. I wrote in The Irish Times about how the cost of living crisis will likely impact the result.
Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
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Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
Journalists’ lives are not more important than those of other civilians, but when you attack journalists you stop the world from learning about what is happening
www.irishtimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
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When they shutoff the LLMs some people's emails are gonna be like "me client, me want deliverable, you make good, you incorporate brand strategy"
August 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
When they shutoff the LLMs some people's emails are gonna be like "me client, me want deliverable, you make good, you incorporate brand strategy"
Wrote about the campaigners holding big oil and the government to account in Guyana ahead of next month’s general elections. Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
‘Oil not the panacea it appears to be for economies’: Campaigners in Guyana take the fight to ExxonMobil
‘Lop-sided’ deal with US giant over offshore discovery leaves communities without protection or benefits, activists say
www.irishtimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Wrote about the campaigners holding big oil and the government to account in Guyana ahead of next month’s general elections. Reporting supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
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This poem, about the dwindling of wonder in the world, was published in an issue of Waffle Fried Magazine in February.
Thanks for reading. :)
Thanks for reading. :)
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This poem, about the dwindling of wonder in the world, was published in an issue of Waffle Fried Magazine in February.
Thanks for reading. :)
Thanks for reading. :)
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Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan
Today's three stories you should know.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Guyana’s high-stakes oil and climate debate - and Ireland’s role in it. My report from Georgetown a decade on from the big oil find off the coast of this small South American country. Made possible with support from the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Guyana’s high-stakes oil and climate debate - and Ireland’s role in it
The small South American country is ‘a living paradox’, pursuing the promise of oil while facing the potential peril of climate change
www.irishtimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Guyana’s high-stakes oil and climate debate - and Ireland’s role in it. My report from Georgetown a decade on from the big oil find off the coast of this small South American country. Made possible with support from the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
“As an Irish Jew my Star of David is no longer a badge of pride but a mark of shame”
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
As an Irish Jew my Star of David is no longer a badge of pride but a mark of shame
I’m aware that by writing these words, I’ll alienate members of my family, friends and wider community
www.irishtimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“As an Irish Jew my Star of David is no longer a badge of pride but a mark of shame”
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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love when a paywall sounds like it’s drawing a gun on you
July 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
love when a paywall sounds like it’s drawing a gun on you
I travelled to Guyana to report on how the country has been progressing 10 years on from a major offshore oil discovery. While I was there, things took a bit of a turn following the tragic death of an 11-year old girl. I wrote about it in today’s Irish Times.
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
‘Our country is deeply divided, but Adriana’s death has created closeness’: How anger over girl’s drowning has united rivals in Guyana
Initial police mishandling of case and claims of cover-up reveal mistrust towards political and law enforcement systems
www.irishtimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I travelled to Guyana to report on how the country has been progressing 10 years on from a major offshore oil discovery. While I was there, things took a bit of a turn following the tragic death of an 11-year old girl. I wrote about it in today’s Irish Times.
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
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Found out I was a plagiarist..
Their words, not mine.
Their words, not mine.
January 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Found out I was a plagiarist..
Their words, not mine.
Their words, not mine.
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This poem was originally published in The Opiate Magazine and is now part of the new collection, Taillights, Disappearing, from Opiate Books.
Several purchase links can be found here - theopiatebooks.com/steve-denehan/
If anyone felt like retweeting that would be great.
High fives! :)
Several purchase links can be found here - theopiatebooks.com/steve-denehan/
If anyone felt like retweeting that would be great.
High fives! :)
December 2, 2024 at 10:05 AM
This poem was originally published in The Opiate Magazine and is now part of the new collection, Taillights, Disappearing, from Opiate Books.
Several purchase links can be found here - theopiatebooks.com/steve-denehan/
If anyone felt like retweeting that would be great.
High fives! :)
Several purchase links can be found here - theopiatebooks.com/steve-denehan/
If anyone felt like retweeting that would be great.
High fives! :)