Tom Collins

Seamus Heaney’s poems for a darkening age | The Observer Collected in a landmark new edition, the late Irish writer’s work is attuned to wonder, replete with humanity and rooted in the tragedies of history

'The Poems of Seamus Heaney', reviewed by @fotoole.bsky.social
A "glorious gathering-in of his achievement, edited with meticulous care by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue".
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NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital

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Faith, Violence and the Call for Sanity in Northern Ireland - On This Day in 1975 Meeting the challenge - October 25 1975

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Labour’s choice: Tack left and dump Starmer or go full ‘Make England Great Again’ The Caerphilly by-election signals imminent destruction for Labour, but rather than take the necessary action, the party will just head further…

Labour lost Scotland a long time ago now. Starmer, if he is not removed from power, may well go down in history as the man who didn’t just lose Wales as well, but killed the Labour Party and dug the grave of the union

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

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There will never be justice for what the British state did in Northern Ireland

'It’s not John Swinney insulting Scotland, it’s you Starmer, you flailing buffoon' If the SNP gets a majority at the next election and London still says No to indyref2, then the party should recall its MPs from Westminster, our…

Starmer says the SNP insults Scotland by planning for independence. The only one insulting Scotland is Starmer with his refusal to even say how another referendum will be held. If this continues the SNP should consider withdrawing its MPs from Westminster

My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Guildford Four Sentenced to Life for 1974 Pub Bombings in Landmark Miscarriage of Justice - On This Day in 1975 Three men and girl get life for Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings - October 23 1975

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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Belfast Residents Criticise Sunday Drinking and Street Football - On This Day in 1925 Sunday drinking - October 22 1925

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American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

Tom Collins: In praise of Seamus Heaney, a man who gave the north back its dignity A new anthology of the poems of Seamus Heaney has been published this month

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Tom Collins: In praise of Seamus Heaney, a man who gave the north back its dignity A new anthology of the poems of Seamus Heaney has been published this month

www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-... My column in today’s @irishnews.com online and in the shops.

NUJ pays tribute to Ed Moloney "One of the most consequential journalists of his generation" dies in New York

NUJ Tribute to Ed Moloney RIP

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a young man, a priest

A large crowd of people gathered to mourn

OTD - October 19 1984 a Roman Catholic priest, Jerzy Popieluszko is kidnapped and beaten to death by members of the UB, the Polish Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for his continued vocal anticommunist stance.

Ed Moloney, award winning journalist, passes at 77. Edmund “Ed” Moloney passed away on October 17, 2025 at the age of 77 in New York City after a brief illness. Moloney was an award-winning Irish journalist, author and film-maker best kn…

NUJ Member of Honour and NUJ Belfast and District Branch member Ed Moloney RIP has died in New York. Moloney bravely defended the NUJ Code of Conduct by refusing to hand over his journalistic material. His win was an important legal precedent for journalism.
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Troubles journalist Ed Moloney dies aged 77 Journalist Ed Moloney has died aged 77, his family has said.

RTE News: Sorry to hear journalist Ed Moloney died.
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Renowned BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time receives prestigious British Academy President’s Medal for 2025 The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal to the long-running and beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time. Recognising its outstanding contribution to humanities and social s...

We are awarding our President's Medal to 'In Our Time' as it has done so much to showcase humanities & social sciences. We'd decided this before the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down, but glad we got our timing right & had a chance to celebrate with him!
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Okay, I'll bite. French citizens living in NI vote in French Presidential elections. It doesn't change NI's Head of State. Any change for Irish citizens in NI should not put Unionists up or down. Carping about what Irish citizens can and can't do is not a good look:

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Tom Collins: A tale of two leaders and a union without a future If the past 25 years have demonstrated anything, it is that the north is a failed statelet

www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-... UUP tied to a union with no future my take on the part conference in today’s @irishnews.com

Tom Collins: A tale of two leaders and a union without a future If the past 25 years have demonstrated anything, it is that the north is a failed statelet

www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-... Today’s @irishnews.com online the Ulster Unionist and SNP take on the future of the union. Online and in the shops.

Canonisation of St Oliver Plunkett Hailed as ‘Occasion for Great Joy and Thanksgiving’ by Irish Bishops - On This Day in 1975 Canonisation of Oliver Plunkett an “Occasion for great joy and thanksgiving” - October 14 1975

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Tom Collins: A tale of two leaders and a union without a future If the past 25 years have demonstrated anything, it is that the north is a failed statelet

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George Henderson Condemns Ireland’s ‘Crazy’ Partition, Calls for Unity and Common Good - On This Day in 1925 Northern MP – Partition is crazy - October 13 1925

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Journalists’ data can be shared with intelligence agencies: PSNI

Irish News: Journalists’ data can be shared with intelligence agencies: PSNI
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Punk Royale, London W1: ‘Someone shoved mystery slop in my mouth’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants A new immersive dining experience promises to unleash anarchy in Mayfair. But is it just revolting?

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Who could have guessed that Trump's "Give me the peace prize now or I'll go to war with you" strategy wouldn't work out?