Never thought I would be on a billboard outside the Royal Dublin Society!

It was enjoyable discussing with Gráinne Hurley the surprising connections between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mary Lavin, and their relationships with @newyorker.com, prepared and moderated by @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social.

#DBF25

During the centennial of The Great Gatsby, it is fitting that the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers clash in Croke Park in Week 4 of the NFL.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in Saint Paul, MN, was a football fanatic.

A 🧵 on Fitzgerald's love of American Football.

#Steelers #Vikings

An F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby evening on BBC 4 from 21.30.

A sandwich of interesting documentaries and a dodgy TV film from 2000 featuring Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway.

Preceded by the classic 'Brief Encounter' film.

www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p0...

Éamon de Valera: Let's clear up the myths of his time in America!

A 🧵 from "Revolution at the Waldorf: America and the Irish War of Independence".

#devdoc #devalera #IrishHistory

Get to Killarney on 3 July for an unforgettable Gatsby Evening!

Learn the Charleston with Out of FrAMe and Alina Maslak!

Be dazzled by our own Liberace Jack Patrick Healy!

And me on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his Irish American journey!

#thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald #discoverireland #killarney

An evening celebrating F. Scott Fitzgerald and 100 years of The Great Gatsby!!

Killarney, 3 July from 5pm.

#thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald #killarney

Speaking at the impressive Anam Arts Festival in Tralee on Sunday, 13 July!

"This engaging talk blends biography, history, and literary analysis—offering fresh insights for anyone curious about the roots of great storytelling."

Tickets: tinyurl.com/mtykdt42

#fscottfitzgerald #thegreatgatsby

'[The] book gave me that "aha!" moment' - Sherry Ladig.

This review has special meaning coming from an organisation in Saint Paul, birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald, dedicated to promoting and celebrating Irish culture.

irishartsmn.org

#Twincities #thegreatgatsby @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social

Launch of 'Gatsby: Death of an Irishman' at the wonderful Royal Irish Academy (@ria.ie).

Thanks to Ronan McGreevy for launching the book and to everyone in @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social for their hard work

Not sure where my smile went in the photos!

#gatsby100 #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald

"Michael Collins: My Generation" wins the Best Drama Script at the Liverpool Indie Awards.

Twenty-somethings set up a counter-state government in open defiance of British rule in Ireland; the West Wing meets Peaky Blinders.

#MichaelCollins #irishfilm

www.liverpoolindieawards.com/winners-2025/

I took this picture of the statue of a young F. Scott Fitzgerald, just off Summit Avenue in St. Paul, MN, last September. It has been stolen!

#gatsby100 #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald

Scott played football (badly) and was making notes on the football team in the Princeton Alumni Weekly - he adored the Tigers - when he died. He references football 18 times in This Side of Paradise.

A sod for the fire, a spud for the pot and a pound for the purse. Happy New Year!

Did Philip McQuillan bring the same tradition from Ireland?

#gatsby100 #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald

Scott Fitzgerald and Jimmy Stewart Give a Princeton Touch to Christmas 2024

"... written in 1912 when he was 16 ... Fitzgerald’s story reminds me of the hard-rocking, socially aware cynicism of “Father Christmas” by Ray Davies and the Kinks."

Via: Stuart Mitchner

#gatsby100

tinyurl.com/3cxcdanh

With President Michael D. Higgins discussing ‘Crowdfunding the Revolution: The First Dáil Loan and the Battle for Irish Independence’ on a courtesy call to Áras an Uachtaráin.

'Gatsby: Death of an Irishman' out in February 2025. A dramatic and evocative narrative of the early life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, his search for identity in an evolving America and how he uses that journey to bring the iconic Jay Gatsby to life. #fscottfitzgerald #greatgatsby #gatsby100