Shauna Fannin
@shaunafannin.bsky.social
NHS GP N Ireland
Interested in medicine, the arts, politics, photography, Ireland and its culture-in no particular order.
Pro-European.
Interested in medicine, the arts, politics, photography, Ireland and its culture-in no particular order.
Pro-European.
A brilliant, immersive production, true to James Joyce’s novella.
Museum of Literature of Ireland, Dublin
Museum of Literature of Ireland, Dublin
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A brilliant, immersive production, true to James Joyce’s novella.
Museum of Literature of Ireland, Dublin
Museum of Literature of Ireland, Dublin
The beautiful city of Kilkenny plays host this weekend to the wonderful festival of economics and comedy that is @kilkenomics.bsky.social Fabulous speakers and political thinkers from across the globe.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The beautiful city of Kilkenny plays host this weekend to the wonderful festival of economics and comedy that is @kilkenomics.bsky.social Fabulous speakers and political thinkers from across the globe.
Enjoying Rathlin Folk Tales compiled from the late Tommy Cecil’s archive by Colin Urwin.
On Rathlin Island, of course.
On Rathlin Island, of course.
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Enjoying Rathlin Folk Tales compiled from the late Tommy Cecil’s archive by Colin Urwin.
On Rathlin Island, of course.
On Rathlin Island, of course.
A lovely mug by Highland Stoneware, Bog Cotton design, from Breakwater Studio, Rathlin Island.
Sun’s up!
Sun’s up!
May 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A lovely mug by Highland Stoneware, Bog Cotton design, from Breakwater Studio, Rathlin Island.
Sun’s up!
Sun’s up!
The setting sun, Portstewart, North Coast, N Ireland.
A stunner!
A stunner!
April 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The setting sun, Portstewart, North Coast, N Ireland.
A stunner!
A stunner!
Leaving by Carmen Bugan
Today’s @irishtimes.com
Today’s @irishtimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Leaving by Carmen Bugan
Today’s @irishtimes.com
Today’s @irishtimes.com
The incredible ceiling of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome, as reflected in its mirror.
March 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The incredible ceiling of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome, as reflected in its mirror.
A quote from Joyce seems apt.
Ulysses
Ulysses
March 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A quote from Joyce seems apt.
Ulysses
Ulysses
For the day that’s in it.
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton
Voted Ireland’s favourite painting
National Gallery of Ireland
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton
Voted Ireland’s favourite painting
National Gallery of Ireland
February 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
For the day that’s in it.
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton
Voted Ireland’s favourite painting
National Gallery of Ireland
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton
Voted Ireland’s favourite painting
National Gallery of Ireland
Save the date: 18th February, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.
Focusing on health and the environment. Hear from both CMOs on the island of Ireland Prof Mary Horgan and Prof Sir Michael McBride
Tickets online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-vision-f...
Focusing on health and the environment. Hear from both CMOs on the island of Ireland Prof Mary Horgan and Prof Sir Michael McBride
Tickets online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-vision-f...
February 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Save the date: 18th February, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.
Focusing on health and the environment. Hear from both CMOs on the island of Ireland Prof Mary Horgan and Prof Sir Michael McBride
Tickets online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-vision-f...
Focusing on health and the environment. Hear from both CMOs on the island of Ireland Prof Mary Horgan and Prof Sir Michael McBride
Tickets online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-vision-f...
Today marks James Joyce’s birthday and the date of publication of Ulysses in 1922.
Copy no 1, first edition
Museum of Irish Literature, Dublin
Copy no 1, first edition
Museum of Irish Literature, Dublin
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today marks James Joyce’s birthday and the date of publication of Ulysses in 1922.
Copy no 1, first edition
Museum of Irish Literature, Dublin
Copy no 1, first edition
Museum of Irish Literature, Dublin
The Widow’s Son stained glass windows by Harry Clarke. Fabulous detail, considered to be some of his finest work.
Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan
Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan
January 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Widow’s Son stained glass windows by Harry Clarke. Fabulous detail, considered to be some of his finest work.
Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan
Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Balbriggan
Apricity- the warmth of the sun in winter.
Rathlin Island 14/1/25
Rathlin Island 14/1/25
January 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Apricity- the warmth of the sun in winter.
Rathlin Island 14/1/25
Rathlin Island 14/1/25
This super production comes to the Viking Theatre, Clontarf, Dublin. Worth grabbing a ticket.
January 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This super production comes to the Viking Theatre, Clontarf, Dublin. Worth grabbing a ticket.
‘May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.’
from Beannacht: A Blessing for the NewYear
by John O’Donohue
📸 Sunset Portstewart Strand 2024
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.’
from Beannacht: A Blessing for the NewYear
by John O’Donohue
📸 Sunset Portstewart Strand 2024
December 31, 2024 at 10:33 PM
‘May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.’
from Beannacht: A Blessing for the NewYear
by John O’Donohue
📸 Sunset Portstewart Strand 2024
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.’
from Beannacht: A Blessing for the NewYear
by John O’Donohue
📸 Sunset Portstewart Strand 2024
My nativity set has been a source of wonder to clumsy toddler hands and has crashed to the floor more than once. Baby Jesus has been repaired and two of the Wise Men have lost an arm. Each carefully positioned to avoid embarrassment.
Imperfectly perfect.
The Spirit of Christmas❤️
Imperfectly perfect.
The Spirit of Christmas❤️
December 22, 2024 at 12:46 AM
My nativity set has been a source of wonder to clumsy toddler hands and has crashed to the floor more than once. Baby Jesus has been repaired and two of the Wise Men have lost an arm. Each carefully positioned to avoid embarrassment.
Imperfectly perfect.
The Spirit of Christmas❤️
Imperfectly perfect.
The Spirit of Christmas❤️
Looks like the Spanish Armada are answering Ireland’s call. They are a little late…
Vessels sheltering off the West Cork Coast 6/12/24
#StormDarragh
Vessels sheltering off the West Cork Coast 6/12/24
#StormDarragh
December 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Looks like the Spanish Armada are answering Ireland’s call. They are a little late…
Vessels sheltering off the West Cork Coast 6/12/24
#StormDarragh
Vessels sheltering off the West Cork Coast 6/12/24
#StormDarragh
A poem by the Master Czeslaw Milosz
December 2, 2024 at 12:58 AM
A poem by the Master Czeslaw Milosz
Portstewart, North Coast, N Ireland.
December 2, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Portstewart, North Coast, N Ireland.
Winner of An Post Irish Children’s Book of the Year: Junior
The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Based on the natural wonder of the golden hares of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim
Well done!
The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Based on the natural wonder of the golden hares of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim
Well done!
November 27, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Winner of An Post Irish Children’s Book of the Year: Junior
The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Based on the natural wonder of the golden hares of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim
Well done!
The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Based on the natural wonder of the golden hares of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim
Well done!
An uplifting and beautiful concert by The Irish Doctors Choir in the enchanting Pepper Canister Church in Dublin. Familiar faces from North and South and lovely to see Dr Gareth Lewis, Consultant in Renal Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, playing the piano and organ. Money raised donated to MSF
November 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM
An uplifting and beautiful concert by The Irish Doctors Choir in the enchanting Pepper Canister Church in Dublin. Familiar faces from North and South and lovely to see Dr Gareth Lewis, Consultant in Renal Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, playing the piano and organ. Money raised donated to MSF
Lovely to see Rathlin A Wild Life showcased in the window of Hodges Figgis, Dublin-Ireland’s oldest bookshop.
Well done Ruby Free!
Well done Ruby Free!
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Lovely to see Rathlin A Wild Life showcased in the window of Hodges Figgis, Dublin-Ireland’s oldest bookshop.
Well done Ruby Free!
Well done Ruby Free!
‘Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly on the Bog of Allen and farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves.’
from The Dead by James Joyce
from The Dead by James Joyce
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
‘Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly on the Bog of Allen and farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves.’
from The Dead by James Joyce
from The Dead by James Joyce
Dangerous Coats by Irish writer Sharon Owens.
November 19, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Dangerous Coats by Irish writer Sharon Owens.