Val Troy
@valtroy.bsky.social
Comedy writer. Debut novel / screenplays in progress. Standup comedy too. 😀 Just having a laugh really. Rep: WGM Atlantic www.valtroy.com
Chatting to a pal yesterday and her wish for Mother’s Day was “a cup of tea & leave me alone.” Be honest, who can relate? 😂
March 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Chatting to a pal yesterday and her wish for Mother’s Day was “a cup of tea & leave me alone.” Be honest, who can relate? 😂
Who could have predicted this? Oh, wait…everyone. 🤦♀️
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD
Economic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs
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Donald Trump’s trade wars are splintering the global economy and unpicking progress made to reboot growth…
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Who could have predicted this? Oh, wait…everyone. 🤦♀️
Fantastic article for the day that’s in it. Happy St Patrick’s Day. ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Fantastic article for the day that’s in it. Happy St Patrick’s Day. ☘️
Ancient spreadsheets 😀 What’s not to like?!?
‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds
‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds
Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations
The red tape of government bureaucracy spans more than 4,000 years, according to new finds from the cradle of the world’s civilisations,…
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ancient spreadsheets 😀 What’s not to like?!?
I had such a lovely chat with Siobhan Daniels on her podcast Retirement Rebel. We talk about comedy & the need to make space for older witty voices & more besides. We could talk all day tbh 😆 Have a listen. 🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/3PNH...
open.spotify.com/episode/3PNH...
Val Troy's Stand-Up Challenge: What Happens When Comedy Meets Midlife?
Retirement Rebel · Episode
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March 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I had such a lovely chat with Siobhan Daniels on her podcast Retirement Rebel. We talk about comedy & the need to make space for older witty voices & more besides. We could talk all day tbh 😆 Have a listen. 🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/3PNH...
open.spotify.com/episode/3PNH...
My book review for @ruthwriter.bsky.social fab new novel. 5⭐️ from me.
www.writing.ie/readers/a-we...
www.writing.ie/readers/a-we...
A Week to Remember by Ruth O’Leary
A Week to Remember by Ruth O’Leary: three strangers, the Camino, one week to change everything. Hands up if you love commercial fiction.
www.writing.ie
March 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My book review for @ruthwriter.bsky.social fab new novel. 5⭐️ from me.
www.writing.ie/readers/a-we...
www.writing.ie/readers/a-we...
Reposted by Val Troy
Older Bolder Wiser, my one woman show is coming to DLR Mill Theatre in Dundrum.
Tickets here www.milltheatre.ie/events/older...
Tickets here www.milltheatre.ie/events/older...
Older, Bolder, Wiser - dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum South Dublin
21st Feb 2025 @ - Older, Bolder, Wiser’ is writer and broadcaster, Barbara Scully’s first one woman show. It is a lively, rollercoaster journey of storytelling and stand-up comedy as Barbara muses on ...
www.milltheatre.ie
January 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Older Bolder Wiser, my one woman show is coming to DLR Mill Theatre in Dundrum.
Tickets here www.milltheatre.ie/events/older...
Tickets here www.milltheatre.ie/events/older...
Just finished this. IMO the best @samblakebooks.bsky.social novel yet. No wonder it’s No. 1 in the charts this week. 5⭐️
January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just finished this. IMO the best @samblakebooks.bsky.social novel yet. No wonder it’s No. 1 in the charts this week. 5⭐️
My thought for the day - Hot water bottles are underrated. 🥶 As you were.
January 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My thought for the day - Hot water bottles are underrated. 🥶 As you were.
A hit of positivity from my pal @orladiamantino.bsky.social 💕
A message of hope for the New Year from writer & comedian @orladiamantino.bsky.social
'I am persevering and pushing my boundaries. I am constantly looking for ways to improve myself through courses and new activities. While I AM WAITING, I AM BUILDING.'
Read more:
www.writing.ie/news/orla-do...
'I am persevering and pushing my boundaries. I am constantly looking for ways to improve myself through courses and new activities. While I AM WAITING, I AM BUILDING.'
Read more:
www.writing.ie/news/orla-do...
January 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A hit of positivity from my pal @orladiamantino.bsky.social 💕
January wouldn’t be January without a new @samblakebooks.bsky.social novel 📚
Just realised I haven't changed my header to new book coming out in LESS than a week!! In the unlikely event you missed it, The Killing Sense is set in Paris and features perfume & a killer obsessed with red heads. And a woman called Kate, with red hair...photo = insta post by a WONDERFUL reader ❤️
December 27, 2024 at 12:34 PM
January wouldn’t be January without a new @samblakebooks.bsky.social novel 📚
I feel like the only person on earth who has never watched Gavin & Stacey. Not a clue what all the fuss is about 🤷♀️
December 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I feel like the only person on earth who has never watched Gavin & Stacey. Not a clue what all the fuss is about 🤷♀️
St Stephen’s Day is the only day you can eat trifle for breakfast & not feel judged. 🙂
December 26, 2024 at 12:10 PM
St Stephen’s Day is the only day you can eat trifle for breakfast & not feel judged. 🙂
I overheard a woman reading out her Christmas food shopping list. “Calpol, beer & sweet chilli sauce.”Sounds like a party 😆
December 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I overheard a woman reading out her Christmas food shopping list. “Calpol, beer & sweet chilli sauce.”Sounds like a party 😆
I’ve had two incidences recently of what I shall call, hormonal rage.
Not gonna lie…I quite enjoyed it 😃 Just me?
Not gonna lie…I quite enjoyed it 😃 Just me?
December 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I’ve had two incidences recently of what I shall call, hormonal rage.
Not gonna lie…I quite enjoyed it 😃 Just me?
Not gonna lie…I quite enjoyed it 😃 Just me?
Thrilled to bits to introduce @barbarascully.bsky.social last night at her sold out show Older, Bolder, Wiser.
Honestly, the show is a tonic. Get to see it if you can in 2025. 🤩
Honestly, the show is a tonic. Get to see it if you can in 2025. 🤩
The best wing women supporting me last night at my One Woman Show in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan. My eldest & youngest daughters and my comedy sisters @orladiamantino.bsky.social @valtroy.bsky.social
So grateful to them and all who came along last night. I’m still buzzin’
So grateful to them and all who came along last night. I’m still buzzin’
December 6, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Thrilled to bits to introduce @barbarascully.bsky.social last night at her sold out show Older, Bolder, Wiser.
Honestly, the show is a tonic. Get to see it if you can in 2025. 🤩
Honestly, the show is a tonic. Get to see it if you can in 2025. 🤩
Red sky in the morning…
December 4, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Red sky in the morning…
Is the Christmas lyric “Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is the new bird” about X? 🤣
December 2, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Is the Christmas lyric “Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is the new bird” about X? 🤣
Me too 🤣
December 1, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Me too 🤣
I’m a big fan of @ruthwriter.bsky.social monthly travel blog. At this stage I plan my weekend breaks around them. 😎
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Rambling Ruth November featuring a London Theatre break
Rambling Ruth’s November Blog featuring London, a quick one-night two-day visit.
rutholearywriter.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:51 AM
I’m a big fan of @ruthwriter.bsky.social monthly travel blog. At this stage I plan my weekend breaks around them. 😎
rutholearywriter.com/f/rambling-r...
rutholearywriter.com/f/rambling-r...
Massive congratulations 🥳
Absolutely wowed to win International Education Services Teen Book of the Year last night at the An Post Irish Book Awards for Something's About to Blow Up 🎉🎉🎉
Here with my agent Simon Trewin 😊 so lovely to share the night with @maireadhearne.bsky.social and the Irish Murderesses too!
Here with my agent Simon Trewin 😊 so lovely to share the night with @maireadhearne.bsky.social and the Irish Murderesses too!
November 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Massive congratulations 🥳
The size of this yoke sitting in my fence 😳 (“Yoke” is a technical ornithology term.)
November 27, 2024 at 10:49 AM
The size of this yoke sitting in my fence 😳 (“Yoke” is a technical ornithology term.)
Had a lovely little gallop around Marlay Park this morning. Face ranking high on the pinkness scale. 🥵
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Had a lovely little gallop around Marlay Park this morning. Face ranking high on the pinkness scale. 🥵
I hear cats are popular on social media. I don’t have any so I drew this one.
November 25, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I hear cats are popular on social media. I don’t have any so I drew this one.