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Rory Gleeson
@rorygleeson.bsky.social
Writerfella: Rockadoon Shore | Blood in the Dirt | Psychic
Print, Screen & Audio stylings for BBC, Granta, RTÉ, Dublin Review.
I was on The Chase.
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Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
September 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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New short story, The Gregor Montgomery by Rory Gleeson @rorygleeson.bsky.social as part of our online fiction series.

”Gregor Montgomery, she said, sweeping her palm to behold the clouds. He was the one who set that night sky alight.”

stingingfly.org/2025/08/14/t...
August 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Listen to a perfect Birth Plan experience here:

booth.butler.edu/2025/07/04/l...
July 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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A wonderfully dynamic PGR workshop to begin #BAFTSS2025 co-chaired by @mattbruce007.bsky.social & Ocean Xu. @lrjdmnr.bsky.social @rorygleeson.bsky.social, @xanthepajarillo.bsky.social & James Dunlop MBE spoke on the interrelationship between academia & industry!

@baftss2025.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I am personally angling for nationwide adoption of these rules.
No Goddamn Apologising.
London's creative writing open mic has three rules: 10 minutes max, no phones — and no apologizing
The Creative Writing Open Mic event takes place monthly during term time in London, with faculty, staff and students all contributing.
news.northeastern.edu
February 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Preparing 15 weeks of short fiction lectures and shamelessly inserting as many 'keeping it brief' puns as possible.
January 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If I'd any interest in soccer, and if poetry wasn't the cheapest of the low art forms, I'd be on this residency like culchies on butter.
A Poem for your Club | National Literacy Trust
A Poem for your Club is an exciting new collaboration between the National Literacy Trust and five football clubs. It will provide an opportunity for fans from across generations and different communi...
literacytrust.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 1:05 PM
An item on the State Broadcaster in which I discuss how my son pissed in his own face.

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
The Argument for Children, by Rory Gleeson
A doting father on the pros and cons of parenthood
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
And on the introduction of Next Gen gingers.

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Registration of the Birth of Tadhg, by Rory Gleeson
A serenade to a delightful and tiny new Irishman in London
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Just gonna start posting stuff I've done to fill out the profile with nothing but high-quality Gleeson.

Speaking of which:
Psychic | Brendan Gleeson, Brian Gleeson & Domhnall Gleeson star in this quirky short film
YouTube video by NITVShorts
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Be lovely if news reports even just mention this when they let Israeli gov speakers rattle off lies during interviews.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Really missing that guy who goes: Single greatest scene in history of movies?

I'll start:
November 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Taking a swipe at the Italians? It's a free hit. Listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Genovese, by Rory Gleeson
On regional idiosyncrasies and national stereotypes from Italy to Ireland
www.rte.ie
September 26, 2023 at 10:04 AM