Margaret Cahill
@margaretcahillbsky.bsky.social
Nature, gigs, books, art & theatre lover.
Short story writer: Irish Book Awards 2025/Irish Independent/Frazzled Lit/The Argyle/Idle Ink/Roi Fainéant/Bending Genres/Blood+Honey/Epoque Press/The Milk House/Turn & Work
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Short story writer: Irish Book Awards 2025/Irish Independent/Frazzled Lit/The Argyle/Idle Ink/Roi Fainéant/Bending Genres/Blood+Honey/Epoque Press/The Milk House/Turn & Work
https://linktr.ee/margaretcahill_
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1. They set themselves a task they're unqualified for
2. They attempt and fail horrifically
3. A young person is injured by their "efforts"
4. An external party makes it "look" like they've achieved the goal.
5. They celebrate victory having never left the couch
Fine Gael in a nutshell #spéirgorm
2. They attempt and fail horrifically
3. A young person is injured by their "efforts"
4. An external party makes it "look" like they've achieved the goal.
5. They celebrate victory having never left the couch
Fine Gael in a nutshell #spéirgorm
Why are Irish political parties so *unbelievably* shit at social media messaging? Part: 178.
#Ireland
#Speirgorm
#Ireland
#Speirgorm
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
1. They set themselves a task they're unqualified for
2. They attempt and fail horrifically
3. A young person is injured by their "efforts"
4. An external party makes it "look" like they've achieved the goal.
5. They celebrate victory having never left the couch
Fine Gael in a nutshell #spéirgorm
2. They attempt and fail horrifically
3. A young person is injured by their "efforts"
4. An external party makes it "look" like they've achieved the goal.
5. They celebrate victory having never left the couch
Fine Gael in a nutshell #spéirgorm
I fell in love with Pawpear after seeing some of Kim's stunning prints this summer. She has something for every budget from single greeting cards and prints to writing sets. There's a free gift with orders this week. Message me for a free postage code.
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WILD ATLANTIC WAY
Box of 8 Ireland-inspired, colourfully illustrated cards. Sustainably printed and made in Ireland.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I fell in love with Pawpear after seeing some of Kim's stunning prints this summer. She has something for every budget from single greeting cards and prints to writing sets. There's a free gift with orders this week. Message me for a free postage code.
pawpear.ie/products/wil...
pawpear.ie/products/wil...
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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!
Trying to figure out what time you should go out to gigs in Limerick is a perpetual balance between arriving an hour or two before anything happens and missing half the show.
You will never crack the doors/start times system. It's impenetrable. 🤣
(@eoinbuckleylmk.bsky.social will concur.)
You will never crack the doors/start times system. It's impenetrable. 🤣
(@eoinbuckleylmk.bsky.social will concur.)
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trying to figure out what time you should go out to gigs in Limerick is a perpetual balance between arriving an hour or two before anything happens and missing half the show.
You will never crack the doors/start times system. It's impenetrable. 🤣
(@eoinbuckleylmk.bsky.social will concur.)
You will never crack the doors/start times system. It's impenetrable. 🤣
(@eoinbuckleylmk.bsky.social will concur.)
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The latest set of ceramics from my evening class. It's the first time I’ve ever tried framing work like this and I'm so pleased with how they've turned out. I adore the oak leaves and am keeping them for myself. Some of the others will make Christmas presents.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The latest set of ceramics from my evening class. It's the first time I’ve ever tried framing work like this and I'm so pleased with how they've turned out. I adore the oak leaves and am keeping them for myself. Some of the others will make Christmas presents.
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Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
This is incredible. The brilliant people at @harpersisland.bsky.social nature reserve near Cork city have set up a live webcam & they're streaming it with night vision tonight. I heard a Curlew call after just a minute watching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2US...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2US...
Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve Live Stream
YouTube video by Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve
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November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is incredible. The brilliant people at @harpersisland.bsky.social nature reserve near Cork city have set up a live webcam & they're streaming it with night vision tonight. I heard a Curlew call after just a minute watching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2US...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2US...
I absolutely love this.
I'm a sucker for all kinds of old-school simple mechanical methods of control. Using this with a laptop is sublime.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRmPFQs...
I'm a sucker for all kinds of old-school simple mechanical methods of control. Using this with a laptop is sublime.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRmPFQs...
Amedeo Capelli on Instagram: "Fake courtesy machine."
173K likes, 1,300 comments - stoccafisso_design on November 28, 2025: "Fake courtesy machine.".
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November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I absolutely love this.
I'm a sucker for all kinds of old-school simple mechanical methods of control. Using this with a laptop is sublime.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRmPFQs...
I'm a sucker for all kinds of old-school simple mechanical methods of control. Using this with a laptop is sublime.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRmPFQs...
The latest set of ceramics from my evening class. It's the first time I’ve ever tried framing work like this and I'm so pleased with how they've turned out. I adore the oak leaves and am keeping them for myself. Some of the others will make Christmas presents.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The latest set of ceramics from my evening class. It's the first time I’ve ever tried framing work like this and I'm so pleased with how they've turned out. I adore the oak leaves and am keeping them for myself. Some of the others will make Christmas presents.
This year's Other Voices kicked off with Michael D and @mylesoreilly.bsky.social in the church. They're still broadcasting live but you can scroll back to the beginning to see them.
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Florence Road, Miles Kane & more w special guests Michael D. Higgins & Myles O'Reilly | OV Dingle
YouTube video by OtherVoicesLive
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November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This year's Other Voices kicked off with Michael D and @mylesoreilly.bsky.social in the church. They're still broadcasting live but you can scroll back to the beginning to see them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHeR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHeR...
Woohoo, it's a double good book news day (see previous post on the wonderful @patrickfreyne.bsky.social's new novel).
If you're a Maeve Brennan fan, you're always looking for people to talk to about her work do you'll lap up a gang of sound heads who feel the same putting their thoughts onto paper.
If you're a Maeve Brennan fan, you're always looking for people to talk to about her work do you'll lap up a gang of sound heads who feel the same putting their thoughts onto paper.
If you’re a Maeve Brennan fan, Molly Hennigan has edited this excellent collection of essays about her work. Happy to have a piece in here alongside Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Darren Anderson, Niamh Campbell. Out in February. Pre-order www.newisland.ie/shop/p/an-as... @newislandbooks.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Woohoo, it's a double good book news day (see previous post on the wonderful @patrickfreyne.bsky.social's new novel).
If you're a Maeve Brennan fan, you're always looking for people to talk to about her work do you'll lap up a gang of sound heads who feel the same putting their thoughts onto paper.
If you're a Maeve Brennan fan, you're always looking for people to talk to about her work do you'll lap up a gang of sound heads who feel the same putting their thoughts onto paper.
It's been a while since I've been this excited for a new book. Patrick's writing is treasured by so many of us for its humour, insight and empathy. He knows bands and Dublin so intimately, you just know this is going to hit home. He's got lots of indy bookshops in the list for preorders.❤️ 📚
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's been a while since I've been this excited for a new book. Patrick's writing is treasured by so many of us for its humour, insight and empathy. He knows bands and Dublin so intimately, you just know this is going to hit home. He's got lots of indy bookshops in the list for preorders.❤️ 📚
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Dublin book launch of 'From the Bog to the Cloud' this Wednesday in @ConnollyBooks. See you there!
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Dublin book launch of 'From the Bog to the Cloud' this Wednesday in @ConnollyBooks. See you there!
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My natural history book of the year is ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My natural history book of the year is ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Love the chaotic nature of this, from the very opening line:
"Limerick city. Some call it the birthplace of failure...I've been failing for 35 years now."
Failure never sounded so good!
"Limerick city. Some call it the birthplace of failure...I've been failing for 35 years now."
Failure never sounded so good!
Watch A Litany Of Failures’ short documentary film
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Watch A Litany Of Failures' short documentary film | Nialler9
Volume V was released in October and features 21 tracks frtm pôt-pot, Landless, I Dreamed I Dream, Crying Loser, The Deadlians, Robbie Stickland, Róis, Rùn,
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Love the chaotic nature of this, from the very opening line:
"Limerick city. Some call it the birthplace of failure...I've been failing for 35 years now."
Failure never sounded so good!
"Limerick city. Some call it the birthplace of failure...I've been failing for 35 years now."
Failure never sounded so good!
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If you're in ireland and have kids in primary school or soon to be, please fill out this survey on preferences re religious involvement in schools, and whether people prefer single-sex or co-ed. It takes < 1 minute and will inform future provision. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Primary School Survey
This survey is for parents and guardians of children in primary school or who will enter primary school in the coming years
www.gov.ie
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're in ireland and have kids in primary school or soon to be, please fill out this survey on preferences re religious involvement in schools, and whether people prefer single-sex or co-ed. It takes < 1 minute and will inform future provision. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
I'm thinking tonight of her picketing her own play, rowing out to the island they lived on in Galway, Greenham Common, Armagh jail, her pirate radio work, her women's rights work, Shannon Airport, Limerick Prison, Shell to Sea...she was all over and did everything.
An unbelievable woman. ❤️
An unbelievable woman. ❤️
Margaretta fit more than a few lifetimes of living and activism into those years. Fearless and uncompromising in the pursuit of peace, justice and equality, she challenged everyone who met her to think outside themselves and act to make this world a better place.
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Activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy dies aged 91
Anti-war protester from Greenham Common to Shannon Airport had ‘life fully and purposefully lived’
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November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm thinking tonight of her picketing her own play, rowing out to the island they lived on in Galway, Greenham Common, Armagh jail, her pirate radio work, her women's rights work, Shannon Airport, Limerick Prison, Shell to Sea...she was all over and did everything.
An unbelievable woman. ❤️
An unbelievable woman. ❤️
Margaretta fit more than a few lifetimes of living and activism into those years. Fearless and uncompromising in the pursuit of peace, justice and equality, she challenged everyone who met her to think outside themselves and act to make this world a better place.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy dies aged 91
Anti-war protester from Greenham Common to Shannon Airport had ‘life fully and purposefully lived’
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Margaretta fit more than a few lifetimes of living and activism into those years. Fearless and uncompromising in the pursuit of peace, justice and equality, she challenged everyone who met her to think outside themselves and act to make this world a better place.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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This is really good and shows up the inaccuracies and wild statements made without argument or proof in Collison's opinion piece, as well as the lack of interest and care in our natural and built heritage. I hate everything about his Progress Ireland 'think-tank'.
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is really good and shows up the inaccuracies and wild statements made without argument or proof in Collison's opinion piece, as well as the lack of interest and care in our natural and built heritage. I hate everything about his Progress Ireland 'think-tank'.
In the days before online music, streaming and YouTube, Uaneen was one of our important music curators and guides. I don't remember the music she played but I do remember the feeling of someone sharing their musical secrets with us and the sense of wonder, discovery and community from it.
Beautiful piece by Rory Cobbe about Uaneen Fitzsimons- she's was everything he says within this piece as those of us who worked with us remember her on her anniversary - hard to believe it's 25 years but remember getting the shocking news of her death so well
#Spéirghorm
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#Spéirghorm
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A wee word for Uaneen Fitzsimons
In this personal reflection, RTÉ producer Rory Cobbe remembers his friend and colleague, the late broadcaster Uaneen Fitzsimons, 25 years after her death.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In the days before online music, streaming and YouTube, Uaneen was one of our important music curators and guides. I don't remember the music she played but I do remember the feeling of someone sharing their musical secrets with us and the sense of wonder, discovery and community from it.
This is really good and shows up the inaccuracies and wild statements made without argument or proof in Collison's opinion piece, as well as the lack of interest and care in our natural and built heritage. I hate everything about his Progress Ireland 'think-tank'.
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is really good and shows up the inaccuracies and wild statements made without argument or proof in Collison's opinion piece, as well as the lack of interest and care in our natural and built heritage. I hate everything about his Progress Ireland 'think-tank'.
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Simultaneously the gentlest and fiercest voice in folk music. A sad and eye-opening story but good to know DG is still around 🙏
Richard Hawley calls his music “a league away from most things in any genre". Rufus Wainwright says he was “so lucky” to work with him at an impressionable age. One of Billy Bragg's most famous covers came about because of him. But have you heard of Dick Gaughan?
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Simultaneously the gentlest and fiercest voice in folk music. A sad and eye-opening story but good to know DG is still around 🙏
For someone who doesn't cycle or do adventures, I love reading about those who combine both, from the queen Dervla Murphy and Liam/eolai doing it in pre-internet, pre-mobile phone days, to Spoke Yokes now.
This last entry from Liam shows how hard it was without live maps &📱
spokeyokes.substack.com
This last entry from Liam shows how hard it was without live maps &📱
spokeyokes.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For someone who doesn't cycle or do adventures, I love reading about those who combine both, from the queen Dervla Murphy and Liam/eolai doing it in pre-internet, pre-mobile phone days, to Spoke Yokes now.
This last entry from Liam shows how hard it was without live maps &📱
spokeyokes.substack.com
This last entry from Liam shows how hard it was without live maps &📱
spokeyokes.substack.com
