Bernie McCarthy 🏳️‍🌈

On a Grinch themed toy show this is simply brilliant casting #latelatetoyshow @latelateshow.rte.ie

When that foot was placed so elegantly in its starting position you just KNEW Aryan did not come to play #latelatetoyshow

The lads and Keano

#LateLateToyShow

Absolutely wonderful

Roy Keane, Kingfishr and Capaldi surprise Toy Show Roy Keane, Lewis Capaldi and Shane Lowry were among the big-name surprises on tonight's 50th anniversary Late Late Toy Show, with Irish band Kingfishr also joining the line-up of special guests.

Huge fan of Layla

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Totally

Totes

Ireland will not compete in Eurovision 2026 after Israel permitted to participate In addition to Ireland, other countries have announced they will boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation.

RTÉ [Ireland’s state TV] ‘feels that Ireland’s participation [in Eurovision] remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there, which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk.’

#BoycottEurovision

Humanity on trial: the case of search-and-rescue volunteer Seán Binder On 4 December 2025, Seán Binder will stand trial in Greece, for his work as a volunteer rescuer helping people at risk of drowning at sea.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...

First edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude: Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires, 1967. Depicts a boat, resting on stylized plants (perhaps agave), with a forest in the background. By Book cover, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27066856

Today in #LaborHistory 12/5/1928: Colombian military slaughtered 2,000 #workingclass people on #strike against #UnitedFruit. Márquez depicted it in his #novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”

#massacre #colombia #communism #GabrielGarciaMarquez #fiction #novel #books #author #writer

Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King Jr. in the background. She is wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a striped shirt and vest. By Unknown author - USIA / National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information Agency Record Group 306, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4344206

Today in #LaborHistory 12/5/1955: E. D. Nixon & #RosaParks initiated Montgomery Bus #Boycott. Lasted until 12/20, 1956, when #SCOTUS ruled bus #segregation unconstitutional.

#workingclass #racism #jimcrow #alabama

Squeaks not written by a Roman Catholic but brilliant series all the same

What if the British army had launched 'Z Day' in Ireland in 1921? Behind the scenes of treaty negotiations, British military had spent months preparing for a renewed and far more aggressive campaign

Fascinating stuff

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‘Is this what Ireland once looked like?’ Bison, wolves and nature itself roam free in Europe’s wildest forest To understand what nature does in our absence, there can be few better opportunities than Białowieźa

“Into the future”, I hope

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Inside this magical west Cork island estate | IMAGE.ie This island estate offers a retreat from the busyness of daily life, where candlelit meals bring people together, and the old and new are blended beau

Marvellous review of Inis Beg in west Cork - a wonderful place indeed

www.image.ie/living/insid...

Irish team sing anthem after God Save the King blunder Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhrán na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers mistakenly played Britain's 'God Save the...

Wonderful, just wonderful!

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Dublin Gothic brings a century of Irish life to the Abbey stage Playwright Barbara Bergin introduces her new work Dublin Gothic, an epic tale spanning 100 years of life in the capital and featuring a cast of 20 actors, coming to the Abbey Theatre this November.

I like the look of this

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Foxes believed behind damage to dozens of Dublin cars Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills of totalling tens of thousands of euro.

I’ve heard of orcas attacking boats but foxes attacking cars !!!!

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Narwhal carcass found in 'remarkable' Donegal stranding An arctic species of whale, normally seen in the waters off Greenland, Canada and Siberia has been recorded in Ireland for the first time, after a carcass was found washed up on a beach in Co Donegal.

Gosh!

Narwhal carcass found in 'remarkable' Donegal stranding www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

I love this. I’ve seen it in action on a small scale up North. Also in the organic system calves already stay a lot longer with the cow, so organic milk is a kinder choice until all dairy is kinder to the cows.

'We see things in a more positive light': Nursing home pub lifts spirits in France After obtaining a liquor licence, the retirement home has opened a bar to the public, and seniors – many of them in their 90s – say they love the idea.

I like it - more of this ; )

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The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers David Finlay is calling for the Scottish government to fund a pioneering dairy development programme.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Write like no one will read it.
Edit like everyone will quote it.

You'll be unstoppable! 🚀

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky

The days grow short, the nights grow long, the autumn turns to winter's song. #thursdayvibes

Great idea to publish the list of nominated titles then the judges create a longlist.
'In a new development for the Award this year, the judges will select a longlist of up to 20 titles, which will be announced on 17 February 2026 while the shortlist of 6 titles will be revealed on 7 April 2026.'

Jessie Buckley delivers powerful speech on womanhood at Elle gala Jessie Buckley attended the Elle Women in Hollywood 2025 event.

Great speech - so proud of Jessie Buckley from Killarney

Jessie Buckley delivers powerful speech on womanhood at Elle gala www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fa...

In praise of small presses: Ireland's indie publishers celebrated Ahead of the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair this November, co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung salute a golden age for independent publishing in Ireland.

Still got it in Ireland

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Michael D Higgins [b 1941], Uachtarán na hÉireann (2011-2025) will finish his two terms of the Irish presidency tonight. A statesman, Mayor of Galway, poet, govt minister, intellectual, socialist & the most beloved figure in Irish life; his will be a lasting legacy of speaking out for social justice

So long Miggledy. You woz the bestest president of any country ever. Go raibh míle mhaith agat.

You should be. Most of us were proud and thankful to call him our president.