Colm Brennan

a black bear is standing in front of a door with the word viralhog written on the bottom ALT: a black bear is standing in front of a door with the word viralhog written on the bottom

We have reached the time of year when I hibernate from social media. See ya when I wake up.

HE'S BEHIND YOOUUU!!

I'd be open to a national dish encased in a giant Yorkshire pudding. Change it to Portlaois Pudding for a bit of alliteration.

Worked as a designer and illustrator for 15 years and THIS was was what nearly sent me over the edge. It's actually just a good lesson for life though. Ask for an opinion, ask for advice and you're going to get it no matter how qualified that person is to give it.

Will you keep the slashed 14,800 words somewhere?

Made Of Stone Documentary on David Keohan, also known as

This documentary (mostly) about a man lifting and then crying over large stones is surprisingly entertaining.

www.rte.ie/player/movie...

I've mentioned it here before but as a teenager he used to send press releases to the local papers, just to keep them updated. Who does that? Only someone who pursues politics for personal gains, even if the gains are ego-related rather than monetary. Through that lens his actions make sense. To me.

He's become a parody of himself.

The Cat reprieves the Mouse She eases from her teeth Just long enough for Hope to tease Then mashes it to death -

Emily letting it out

If anyone's in town on 27th. This will be good

Always enjoy her column. For me, Miriam Lord is a sharp satirical writer and certainly one of a few consistently good writers at the IT.

Yes! I'm ready to watch all of this again.

Nobody Wants This might be the most aptly titled TV show but if they shifted the focus to the siblings I might be in.

YouTube video by Conan O'Brien Will Ferrell Performs "My Favorite Things" As Robert Goulet | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Oh yeah if you google him and robert goulet you'll get loads. He used to do interviews in character.

youtu.be/k7QCje1kU1o?...

Congratulations, Susanna!

It's an SNL sketch

Thanks, Róisín!

Thanks, David!

a man in a suit is sitting in a car with a ram with horns on its head . ALT: a man in a suit is sitting in a car with a ram with horns on its head .

My friend wore a polo neck jumper to the pub and another greeted him with "Goulet!"

Haha! Well thanks for directing us to the replies. Great laugh reading them, but the mind boggles.

I got 99 poems – Cops of Life recently. I like his poems a lot. Often it's just a detail or turn of phrase that stays with me.

Still from Dead Poets Society in tribute to MDH

The Irish left today.

Portrait without looking at the page.

Precarious lego tower.

And a few other bits here.

Collage contemplating the role of the arts in bereavement.

Spent the past few weeks taking a fascinating course on the arts, grief and bereavement with the Irish Hospice Foundation. There's a lot of incredible work being done out there.

This is a collage I made in a workshop yesterday with the wonderful artist Caroline Schofield.

Why November 11th was a day for blood sacrifice rites in Ireland Blood sacrifices involving pigs, sheep or geese were practiced in Ireland well into living memory on Martinmas

November 11, Martinmas:

“Of all the Irish customs that may or may not have been rooted in pagan origin, it is astonishing to consider that blood sacrifice was practiced in Ireland well into living memory.”

Read more:

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Eating sushi.

Oh cool thank you

Yeah its a long way up!

This is the building. In there again today. If anyone knows anything about the history of it. I'd be interested.

We can't wear overcoats in Ireland anymore because of the perverse humidity.

Sorry, perhaps I shouldn't generalise but in Bray an overcoat could cause a medical emergency.