Lisa Grimm
@lisagrimm.com
DAM nerd. Nat'l Library of Ireland Board. USian in Dublin. Beer judge & podcaster @beerladiespod & blog @weirdodublinpubs. Ex-archaeologist/archivist. Runner. Theatre nerd. Whovian. Transit enthusiast. Geek mom to cats/humans. She/her. lisagrimm.com
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OUR HAUNTED YEAR 2025
Our annual blog post looking back at what we did at Swan River Press this year.
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Our annual blog post looking back at what we did at Swan River Press this year.
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Our Haunted Year 2025 | Swan River Press
After another cycle around the sun, and as the darker days of winter approach, it’s time to look back at what we managed to accomplish this year here at Swan River Press. Along the housing front, the ...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
OUR HAUNTED YEAR 2025
Our annual blog post looking back at what we did at Swan River Press this year.
swanriverpress.ie/2025/12/our-...
Our annual blog post looking back at what we did at Swan River Press this year.
swanriverpress.ie/2025/12/our-...
In for Saint Etienne at the Olympia next September...thrilled to get a seat, I am too tired to do standing.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In for Saint Etienne at the Olympia next September...thrilled to get a seat, I am too tired to do standing.
Will we see you there?
Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!!
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Will we see you there?
I was in a youth theatre thing in the late 1980s that insisted in the script that Les Miz was set during the French Revolution, and when I pointed out that was wildly incorrect, I was briefly shunned.
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I was in a youth theatre thing in the late 1980s that insisted in the script that Les Miz was set during the French Revolution, and when I pointed out that was wildly incorrect, I was briefly shunned.
Another one to add to the list!
Fab.
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Another one to add to the list!
Yesterday's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 really interesting discussions, lots of ideas, very informal but grounded in specific expertise. ☺️
Today's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 very corporate interview processes, 1 driven by bot, both vague 'tell me about a time when...' questions. 😱
Today's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 very corporate interview processes, 1 driven by bot, both vague 'tell me about a time when...' questions. 😱
big bird from sesame street singing one of these things is not like the other ..
Alt: Big Bird from Sesame Street singing 'one of these things is not like the other...'
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December 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yesterday's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 really interesting discussions, lots of ideas, very informal but grounded in specific expertise. ☺️
Today's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 very corporate interview processes, 1 driven by bot, both vague 'tell me about a time when...' questions. 😱
Today's Adventures in Jobhunting: 2 very corporate interview processes, 1 driven by bot, both vague 'tell me about a time when...' questions. 😱
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I *think* that's the final-final-final round of edits for this go-round of our book, before we get to proofs...but hey, DYK you can pre-order? I, uh, did not...until a few days ago.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/practical...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/practical...
Practical Digital Asset Management
A definitive introduction to digital asset management and its role in the content ecosystem: what, why, how-to, and best practices.This text is an important res…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I *think* that's the final-final-final round of edits for this go-round of our book, before we get to proofs...but hey, DYK you can pre-order? I, uh, did not...until a few days ago.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/practical...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/practical...
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From the @dib.ie comes a fascinating look back at the 1967 rediscovery of Newgrange’s winter solstice alignment. Despite its wonder, the event drew little public attention at first.
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On 21 Dec 1967 Prof Michael O'Kelly watched a beam of light strike the floor & creep forwards to illuminate the high, rock-vaulted chamber at Newgrange. @dib.ie's Terry Clavin considers the strangely muted response to prehistoric Ireland’s spectacular feat of engineering. www.dib.ie/blog/newgran...
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
From the @dib.ie comes a fascinating look back at the 1967 rediscovery of Newgrange’s winter solstice alignment. Despite its wonder, the event drew little public attention at first.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
Update: the shoes are still there and it turns out the laces are blue. Also now accompanied by an empty vodka bottle.
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Update: the shoes are still there and it turns out the laces are blue. Also now accompanied by an empty vodka bottle.
Constantly reminding people that I’ve been in tech for 30 years with my archaeology and library science degrees, most people who did CS crashed out decades ago. Researching, writing and presenting are much more important long-term than any specific coding language or framework.
So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Constantly reminding people that I’ve been in tech for 30 years with my archaeology and library science degrees, most people who did CS crashed out decades ago. Researching, writing and presenting are much more important long-term than any specific coding language or framework.
My kitty was too cute not to make a new, formal thread for the Bird & Blend #adventcalendar. Teas revealed daily in the comments!
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My kitty was too cute not to make a new, formal thread for the Bird & Blend #adventcalendar. Teas revealed daily in the comments!
CHALLENGE! Hijack a Christmas song with a #DoctorWho reference! Use the hashtag #AllIWantforChristmasisWho
🎅 Drahvin Home For Christmas
🎅 Ood They Know It's Christmas?
🎅 Ptingle Bells
🎅 Drahvin Home For Christmas
🎅 Ood They Know It's Christmas?
🎅 Ptingle Bells
a woman in a pink shirt is standing next to a man and a man in a blue jacket
Alt: The Tenth Doctor saying Merry Christmas to Jackie and Mickey.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Are you all ready?!?! The earliest sunset of 2025 in Dublin will be at 16:05:43 on the 13th of December. You know what that means? The #TheGrandStretchIsBack on the 14th!
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Are you all ready?!?! The earliest sunset of 2025 in Dublin will be at 16:05:43 on the 13th of December. You know what that means? The #TheGrandStretchIsBack on the 14th!
A pair of shoes has appeared outside our house, in our front garden, in the rain. What can it mean?
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A pair of shoes has appeared outside our house, in our front garden, in the rain. What can it mean?
Delightful.
More Irish folk horror from youtube:
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December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Delightful.
Happy Monday!
I added Saturday’s Parkrun to my page, though I’m leaving out my long daily walks:
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I added Saturday’s Parkrun to my page, though I’m leaving out my long daily walks:
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Happy Monday!
I added Saturday’s Parkrun to my page, though I’m leaving out my long daily walks:
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
I added Saturday’s Parkrun to my page, though I’m leaving out my long daily walks:
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
November pub wrap-up: we said goodbye to Underdog, and also visited McGowan’s and Grainger’s.
#SpeirGorm
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#SpeirGorm
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December 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
November pub wrap-up: we said goodbye to Underdog, and also visited McGowan’s and Grainger’s.
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/2025/11/
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/2025/11/
The Bird & Blend advent calendar is off to a strong start. Day 1 in the comments, in case you don’t want to spoilered for tea.
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The Bird & Blend advent calendar is off to a strong start. Day 1 in the comments, in case you don’t want to spoilered for tea.
Picked up a new-to-me zine at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social - looking forward to getting stuck in.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Picked up a new-to-me zine at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social - looking forward to getting stuck in.
#OTD last year, I was lucky enough to be staying at @gladlib.bsky.social for a wonderful MR James event. Would love to do it again, highly recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#OTD last year, I was lucky enough to be staying at @gladlib.bsky.social for a wonderful MR James event. Would love to do it again, highly recommended.
#Parkrun number 139 - we did a @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social road trip to Broadmeadow Linear Parkrun in Swords. It is cold, but it’s a flat course - pretty quick today. Toes still numb.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#Parkrun number 139 - we did a @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social road trip to Broadmeadow Linear Parkrun in Swords. It is cold, but it’s a flat course - pretty quick today. Toes still numb.
‘Brennan’s Irish Stout’
GOOD MORNING! Here's our weekly round up of good writing about beer, with pubs in Norwich and Bradford, thoughts on the budget, and notes on a kitsch advertisement for Hamm's beer. 🍻🍺
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News, nuggets and longreads 29 November 2025: Suburbia
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got dodgy dates, kidney beans and The Fat Cat.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Brennan’s Irish Stout’
