Oíche mhaith 🌛

The partition of Ireland was a catastrophe, the legacy in the north of that decision has been disastrous, but now we approach a historic opportunity, to right the wrong & seize the benefits of a new United Ireland, no longer our destiny in the hands of absent landlords

Maidin mhaith. Downhill looking very moody & Wuthering Heights-esque & Donegal doing a Hy-Brasil again.

The Book of Kells is now closed indefinetly. No business as usual during a genocide. Trinity College Dublin cut ties with the genocidal state of Israel!

Oíche mhaith 🌛

‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire’.

Heartened to see students in our capital city stand on the right side of history in opposing apartheid and genocide.

'We are the voice of an idea which is older than any empire and will outlast every empire.'

- Patrick Henry Pearse, speaking in
Brooklyn. NYC. 1914.

Francis McHugh was born about five miles from the little village of Pettigo, on the border of Donegal and Fermanagh. He is more commonly known as Black Francis - the outlaw of Fermanagh and Donegal. Read his story... #Belfast Entries #Belfast belfastentries.com/people/black-f…

So here it is. The final cover of #ThomasTrue which will be hitting the shelves from July 4th. Very proud of my quotes from Janice Hallett & Susan Stokes-Chapman . Thank you Karen Sullivan 🇺🇦 for giving my story such a beautiful cover. 🦚 #AlwaysTogether
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'Pacific Ocean' has three Cs and each one is pronounced differently.

The first three syllables of cooperation don't sound like cooper.

The middle Gs in finger, ginger and singer all sound different.

English only seems like a normal language because you're used to it.

1/2 The theft of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle, in 1907, was a sensation throughout the British Empire. It wasn’t only because of the glamour of the objects and wealth of those involved but for the salacious gay scandal the investigation exposed at the heart of…

Here's some tips to identify Allium triquetrum, an edible onion relative, if you're out foraging this Leek-end!

We fucking DID IT!

Maidin mhaith 🌞 Donegal has returned, albeit in a ghostly fashion. Stunning morning.

Awk he’s a wee geg.

So well deserved Oh Yeah Music Centre, so proud of youssins 💚

Meanwhile in Britain —

Radio host Sangita Myska disappears from the airwaves and will not have her contract renewed soon after this interview with an Israeli govt spokesperson.

Asking tough questions is her job.

Very bad look for @lbc.

Placemaking between York St station, Sailortown and Ulster Uni is genuinely urgent. 5,000 more people live in the area than 5yrs ago, and 1000s walk every day. But the road system hasn't changed and no green space or new active travel. We can't wait 20 yrs for an interchange.

Women's Aid representatives were delighted to attend the first meeting of the All-Party Group on the Voluntary & Community Sector today at Stormont🗣️

Looking forward to further engagement with our wider VCS colleagues👏

The cub is in the middle of the end of first year masters exams. Just phoned to tell them it will all be okay, Nannie was in Clonard this morning and lit 10 candies.
Never fails.
Uppa Nannie’s ✊🏻