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Rosita Boland

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Senior Features Writer at The Irish Times. Always curious. I'm at Rosita.Boland@irishtimes.com

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I loved Alice Munro but the literary legacy of the Canadian Chekhov is tainted forever now Everything written about Alice Munroe after revelations about her daughterโ€™s sexual abuse will record the Nobel Prize-winning authorโ€™s failure as a parent and human being

I wrote about Alice Munro's legacy. I loved Alice Munro but the literary legacy of the Canadian Chekhov is tainted forever now

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

05.01.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rรณisรญn Ingle: My profound, challenging, surprisingly joyful, life-changing year I havenโ€™t written a personal column for around a year. There have been difficult days. Iโ€™ve also had one of the best dayโ€™s of my life

Please read this beautiful, important, inspiring piece by my amazing friend @roisiningle.bsky.social Rรณisรญn Ingle: My profound, challenging, surprisingly joyful, life-changing year

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

24.12.2024 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rosita Boland: I wrote a letter to Gisรจle Pelicot as one woman to another in solidarity and support I wrote in admiration and acknowledgement of her bravery, and in sympathy and empathy for what she had endured for years

I wrote a letter to Madame Pelicot I wrote a letter to Madame Pelicot as one woman to another in solidarity and support

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19.12.2024 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This great piece by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social is making waves

18.12.2024 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Patrick Freyne: What do women want? A hunky idiot without a past, thatโ€™s what Hot Frosty, Netflixโ€™s latest reboot of The Snowman, at last brings some โ€˜hubba-hubba, vroom-vroom, arooooga!โ€™ to Raymond Briggsโ€™s family favourite

If you want a good laugh, read @patrickfreyne.bsky.social on Hot Frosty today, which has to be the best movie name for ages. What do women want? A hunky idiot without a past, thatโ€™s what

www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

05.12.2024 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, Dublin in December 2024. The sound of reindeers - and the broken, collapsed posters of the unelected flapping in the wind

04.12.2024 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rosita Boland: Plastic, plastic everywhere: I cannot abide the ever-increasing presence of fake foliage Why do shop and restaurant owners seem to think adding to the worldโ€™s collection of plastic tat improves the ambience?

I wrote about how plastic flowers in restaurants drive me crazy Fake flowers make me sad and mad: Plastic, plastic everywhere and I canโ€™t stand it

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02.12.2024 09:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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SuperValu, Costcutter, Centra and Carry Out to cease selling Conor McGregorโ€™s Forged Irish Stout and Proper No Twelve whiskey Barry Group says move โ€˜reflects our commitment to maintaining a retail environment that resonates with the values of our customers and partnersโ€™

I am glad to see this story. SuperValu, Costcutter, Centra and Carry Out to cease selling Conor McGregorโ€™s Forged Irish Stout and Proper No Twelve whiskey

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...

26.11.2024 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have sent this to my friend Jen Bray! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

26.11.2024 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hereโ€™s my dog, wondering how my first day on Bluesky is going. They are ALL good dogs. Especially this one.

25.11.2024 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cannot get โ€œI like my sootcaseโ€ out of my head. โ€œFirst we have lunch, and then we go to school.โ€ Did he only go to school AFTER lunch? With his Louis Vuitton Sootcase?

24.11.2024 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wind like roiling waves in the trees.

24.11.2024 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A sound and practical friend is looking for a room to rent to use as a small music studio in Dublin. Does anyone on here know of anything to fit the bill?

24.11.2024 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0