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Your job is to pick the worst actor to play James Bond.

06.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Great cover!

06.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Astrid, Aghast by Ian Roy is now available for pre-order! gaspereaupress.com/books/astrid...

06.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wanna lead Iran?

06.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wanna lead Iran?

06.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

That also entitles you to three meals

06.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In pictures: Jack B Yeats home studio contents up for auction The collection includes paintbrushes, paints, pencils, chalks, palettes, blank sketchbooks and lots of vintage office ephemera

www.irishtimes.com/photography/...

06.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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She’s finally here. Welcome to the world, book number 9. Such a gorgeous article. One month till publication #FewAndFarBetween

06.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Grammarly Is Offering β€˜Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authorsβ€”Dead or Alive The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writersβ€”without their permission.

The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writersβ€”without their permission.
www.wired.com/story/gramma...

06.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Cleaned my laptop screen and keyboard today, and suddenly the literary cyberworld reveals itself in all its enormityβ€”who knew Irish writers were so successful? Annual cleaning, whether needed or not, from here on out.

06.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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thepickledbody from the sensual to the surreal, and all points in between

and co-edited with Dimitra Xidous this great online poetry and art mag - The Pickled Body

thepickledbody.com

06.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating ##worldbookday #abookshoplikenoother

06.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you got to hand it to them

06.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're thrilled to announce the 2026 Young Writer Delegates who will attend and contribute to @cuirtfestival.bsky.social this year! πŸ₯³

The 2026 Delegates are: Liam Carton, Luke Condon, Eddie Critchley, Shauna Murphy, and Val Carton!

Read more about them here: irishwriterscentre.ie/announcing-o...

06.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

International Debut Novel Competition

06.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful design

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Render proofs are out in the world! So excited for us to share this brilliantly inventive collection with you all ✨️
@bansheepress.bsky.social

06.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Like when you rush into the pub with a thirst and there's an open mic going on in the corner.

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's quite the commitment.

06.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The first biography I ever read (in my mid-teens) was about themβ€”a tad sad as I recall. (The next one was on Jack Benny and Bob Hope after that.)

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It sure is.

06.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bok tour to watch for with @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making the Poem Spring Programme 2026 continues with readings and interview with Patrick Chapman.

πŸ“†21st March
πŸ•’2:00pm
πŸ“ŒWestside Library, Galway
🎫 Free

πŸ”—More details www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/mak...

06.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If, like me, you can put up with the constant verbal abuse and no salary or prospects, the job here could be yours.

06.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Paddy's Week junket to the US must be preserved at all costs.
If the Yanks reduced the planet to a smoking apocalyptic wasteland, there'd be an Irish politician crawling through the ashes to present a bowl of radioactive shamrock to the last remaining American mutant.

05.03.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A sensible cost savings measure.

06.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think we need a tea trolley at the ILT offices. Maybe if I embraced AI, I could divert some of the staff from our Accounts department to operate it. I'm thinking about a tiered tray of cakes and pastries too, but the people from accounts might find that an unnecessary expense. They can be tight.

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Christmas!

06.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow the postman is bringing me my new book; this is basically Christmas Eve for a writer.

05.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’m so happy. I love writing songs. I love Ireland. I love Dublin. Up the Dubs. Up Bohs. Up Dunboyne. Free, free Palestine.”

05.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0