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Librarian, Proud Mammy, lover of books and writing. My personal thoughts and opinions, not those of my profession or employer!
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University Librarian Maynooth University & St Patrick’s College Maynooth | Library Association of Ireland President 21-23 l CoChair WLIC 22 l Chair of OMARC | #ebookSOS #ynwa #scout
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Former telly executive in BBC & RTÉ. Live central Dublin after 30 years London. Politics, books, gardens, art, cats, travel, poetry. Friendly & approachable unless riled. No bots/trolls/MAGAs/Fascists/Anti-Vaxx please.
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@liznugent.bsky.social
No relation to Ted. Writer and rewriter. Sister and resister. Scullery maid to the House of Goldblatt. Strange Sally Diamond in all good bookstores now. And even the bad ones. Ha! As if there was such a thing as a bad bookstore. www.liznugent.com
@thepigsback.bsky.social
The Pig's Back is a literary journal based in Donegal. Edited by Dean Fee + Emily Cooper. Produced by the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny.
@walshiewrites.bsky.social
Reading, writing, rambling & growing things by the sea in Dublin. Half Dub, half Nordie. Getting more pagan in my old age. PR pro. News nerd. LUFC fan for my sins. She/Her.
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(she/her) | libraries & publishing & open research | Irish women's writing/art/history/culture | dress and clothing in literature | labhair Gaeilge liom! | Views all mine!
@thebookshopie.bsky.social
A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend €20 & get free shipping ! Gaeilge agus fáilte. www.thebookshop.ie linktr.ee/thebookshop.ie https://www.instagram.com/thebookshop.ie/
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
@unaminh.bsky.social
🌱 Irish-Asian Forager and Seaweed Obsessed 🗣️ Irish Language Creator (Gaelainn Chorca Dhuibhne) 📚 Wrote some books. Writing more. ⚔️ Dungeon Master Producer on Eyes of Hellfire Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/
@patriciascanlan.bsky.social
Author. Series Editor Open Door books. Half Dub half culchie. Loves Wickla and country life. Hates book snobbery. Also on @patriciascanlanauthor@mastodon.ie
@niamhgarvey.bsky.social
Autistic Author Editor of Bestselling 'Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Irish Voices'. @newislandbooks Author of: 'Looking After Your Autistic Self' JKP For kids: 'Being Autistic (and what that actually means)' JKP She/her niamhgarvey.com
@junec.bsky.social
🌟International Lamplight Fellowship 2025 🌟The Moth Short Story Prize, 2024/2014 📖 Room Little Darker, 2018/2017 #Orca #StingingFly #WinterPapers #BBC4 #ARC #GalwayStories #IrishTimes #Globe&Scales #LonelyCrowd #The32 #PVA #L'Esprit #PennsylvaniaEnglish
@wcorklitfest.bsky.social
#Bantry: 11-18 July 2025. Check out our line-up & download brochure. Booking open for all events https://linktr.ee/westcorkliteraryfestival
@booksireland.bsky.social
Established 1976. Reviews, news, features on Irish books and writing, database of all upcoming books each month. Podcast #BurningBooks. Editor Ruth McKee.
@lorrainelevis.bsky.social
📚Head of Sales for Bloomsbury in Ireland 📚 Author of ‘Once Upon A Reader: Raising your Children with a Love of Books' 📚 Big Ol’ Nerd
@ansiopaleabhar.bsky.social
Leabhair. Litearthacht. Litríocht. 📍66 Sráid Camden Íochtarach, D02 X201 🚪Oscailte Luan go Satharn 10.00-17.00 http://siopaleabhar.com 🖱️ 24/7
@chennessybooks.bsky.social
Writer, book critic, creative writing facilitator. Latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (short stories, Doire Press, 2025). Website: http://www.clairehennessy.com/ Blog: https://clairehennessy.substack.com/ Workshops: https://www.clairehennessy.com/store
@littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing. Books create waves.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
Independent bookshop and art gallery in Galway, Ireland. Free delivery in Ireland and we ship worldwide. New, used and rare books. www.kennys.ie | www.thekennygallery.ie
@deestevens.bsky.social
Making TV @ Tiger Aspect Kids (Mr Bean / Charlie & Lola / Super Happy Magic Forest) Making books @ Knights Of (Children’s Publisher of the Year 2022) Selling books @ Round Table Books (Children’s Bookshop of the Year 2023) Irish | they/them
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that famous Oscar Wilde quote... Store Manager Marta posts here whenever she gets a moment.
@ravenbooks.bsky.social
Bookshop 34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland info@ravenbooks.ie ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
@elainaryan.bsky.social
CEO of Children's Books Ireland. Co-artistic director of Towers and Tales Children's Book Festival. I swear I like things that aren't children's books too...
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Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather offering weather updates and forecasts for Ireland along with local photos. Brand Ambassador for Autoimage Carlow
@niecyokeeffe.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Short-listed for Sean O’ Faoláin Short Fiction Prize, Cúirt New Writer of the Year, long-listed for Fish Publishing Prize. Bit sweary. @niecyokeeffe on twitter. Http://niecyokeeffeonline.wordpress.com
@ansafiak.bsky.social
Mother to a child with Ataxia Telangiectasia. And two other children. Carer. Teacher. And in a different life - published poet. MA in Human Rights. National Leader of Antifa (supposedly). #IVF #Stillbirth In surgical menopause.
@emerthescreamer.bsky.social
I wish I hadn't committed to EmerTheScreamer as my Twitter handle in 2007, but here we are. Writer Dublin, Ireland
@twisteddoodles.bsky.social
Cartoonist, scientist. I draw cartoons for newscientist. I wrote a book once.
@sarahmcintyre.bsky.social
Artist, illustrator and writer of children's books, based in Devon. You might know my Grumpycorn picture books, or the Adventuremice series with my co-author Philip Reeve: jabberworks.co.uk/books / Adventuremice.com / youtube.com/@jabberworks
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@ciaraioch.bsky.social
Cartoonist/Illustrator/Doodler | Sí/í/YerWan | "Keer-ee-uhk" | 🇮🇪 📨 Work Queries: ciaraioch.art@gmail.com 🎨 Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints 📜 Newsletter: https://www.ciaraioch.com/newsletter 🫙 Tip Jar: https://www.ciaraioch.com/tip-jar
@rickoshea.bsky.social
Broadcaster @rte.ie - on @rtegold.bsky.social. Books columnist @independent.ie, runs Ireland's largest book club. Patron @epilepsyireland.bsky.social, board of Fighting Words NI, literary curator UCD Festival 2025. Quizzer. https://linktr.ee/rickoshea
@alnolan.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, designer. Any opinions probably somebody else’s. http://obrien.ie/alan-nolan http://alannolan.ie
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
Award-winning Irish children's author, children’s book reviewer, book events programmer and Events Manager at Halfway up the Stairs Children’s Bookshop Founder of #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SarahWebbWriter
@mariankeyes.bsky.social
Reads books. Watches telly. Wrings hands over the state of the world.
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In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@halfwayupbooks.bsky.social
Award-winning Children’s Bookshop, Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland www.halfwayupthestairs.ie Mon - Sat 10-5:30. Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays