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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5h

Massive fan of Stephen Graham, incredible actor.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 5h

Stephen Graham and psychology lecturer Orly Klein are working on a new project asking fathers to write a letter to their sons about what it means to be a man. Letters to Our Sons will be published by Bloomsbury in October 2026 👇 #BookSky

Stephen Graham working on new fathers-and-sons book with Orly Klein

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5h

Congrats John 🍾🎉🥂

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Praxis the Artists' Union of Ireland @praxisunion.bsky.social · 5h

Read our full budget statement here: www.praxisunion.ie/wp-content/u...

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly feel many people are sick of performatively confrontational presidential candidate debates.

The constant interruptions, prickly haranguing, random hypotheticals, repetitive dredging of controversy instead of hearing about values, character, vision.

We deserve smarter discourse.

#Aras25

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 1d

Loved the interview with #JaneGoodall on Netflix: untarnished wisdom, pure magic sparkle, and lots of fun. What a gorgeous soul. What she has to say about her mother's encouragement is vital, refreshing. But remember girls & boys, if your family were batshit, use negative energy to the same effect.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1d

you are finding a way by losing
the path and refinding
a path in what the other walkers
earlier said how had we never found
that tarn how
had we let the world dissolve
into the obvious life
we were living

‘Clearing’, a poem by Maureen N. McLane: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Maureen N. McLane · Poem: ‘Clearing’

www.lrb.co.uk

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Joyce! And nice to see a friendly face. I've been off socials mostly, which is liberating, it's the new going out!

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 4d

A tbsp of olive oil for both those bake-phases too. Winner winner of a #Vegan dinner (though I'm not).

June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 4d

Sweet Potato, Mushroom & 🍅 Polenta Bake with a Parsley, Lemon & Chili Dressing. Put 150gm Polenta into lined tray, 300gms cubed sweet potato, 400mls veg stock; bake 40 mins. Add 300gms sliced mushrooms, 250gms 🍅, 2 cloves garlic, s&p, bake 15 mins more. 15gms parsley, lemon juice, chilli = dressing.

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 4d

Love love love Muriel Spark!

London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 4d

‘The characteristic flavour of Muriel Spark’s writing was that of a Catholic ironist, for whom the terrible and the laughable are all but impossible to disentangle, and all might be viewed (or might not be) from the perspective of eternity.’

Colin Burrow: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Colin Burrow · World-Beating Buster-Upper: Muriel Spark’s Wickedness

The characteristic flavour of Spark’s writing was that of a Catholic ironist, for whom the terrible and the laughable...

www.lrb.co.uk

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 4d

Delighted to see this novel on the #bestseller list printed in @irishtimes.com today @martindoyle.bsky.social! The author is also a non-fiction expert on gender and colonialism & liberation psychology. It's a brilliant read about a time when matriarchal societies were possible in Ireland #BookReview

June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 12d

KEEPER OF STONES by Ger Moane, a gorgeous novel inspired by the magical Tuatha de Danaan and mystical monuments of Newgrange. It draws on myths and legends to imagine ancient Ireland as a land of abundance where people lived in harmony with nature & #FluidSexuality www.buythebook.ie/product/keep...

Keeper of Stones | Buythebook.ie

Keeper of Stones, published by Tribes Press, is inspired by the magical Tuatha de Danaan and the mystical monuments of Newgrange. It draws on myths and legends to imagine the world of ancient Ireland ...

www.buythebook.ie

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 7d

NEW FICTION: On our website, Eamon McGuinness's story ‘Los Sotos’

stingingfly.org/2025/10/08/l...

“Swallows are everywhere. Golondrinas, I say to myself and remember the day on the balcony when Pilar taught me that word. She used to praise them for eating the mosquitos in summer.”

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 4d

So sorry to hear this Celeste.

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

Exciting news, such a brilliant writer and woman! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

New Louise Kennedy novel out next year

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

www.irishtimes.com

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

Also worth noting from recent reports: the scheme pays for itself (+ is taxable) and even lends a profit back to government. Innovative minds would roll it out fully and take a proper punt. It's positive no matter which way you gaze into the fairground mirror.

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

*basically

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 5d

IN THE DESERT is out 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.
Many thanks to @ronanhession.bsky.social

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

It's basicall equivalent to the dole + 1 additional tax credit, which isn't a massive deal for people on the margins trying hard to genuinely achieve in life. Current cohort of 2,000 [pilot] recipients amounts to 0.0003% of government's €116.2 billion budget. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

‘Pure tokenism’: Artists slam Budget 2026 as income scheme stays too narrow

Irish artists say making the €325 basic income scheme permanent is meaningless without wider access and stronger sector support

www.irishexaminer.com

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly thought the aliens had landed, this bright pink light over the houses of North Co. Dublin, an hour after sunset. But allegedly it's Keelings' lights for growing strawberries off season 🍓 🤔

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 7d

Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.

Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd

We’d love to hear from you.

stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly thought the aliens had landed, this bright pink light over the houses of North Co. Dublin, an hour after sunset. But allegedly it's Keelings' lights for growing strawberries off season 🍓 🤔

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 7d

We get a lot of questions about commissioning, editing, line-editing etc. If you're able to get to Naas LIbrary & Cultural Centre this Friday 10 OCt, we will be on a panel with @stingingfly.bsky.social 's Lisa McInerney to talk about all this and more!

www.tickettailor.com/events/kilda...

Book Tickets – Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre

Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Fri 10 Oct 2025 - A unique opportunity for Kildare readers and writers alike to gain a greater understanding of ...

www.tickettailor.com

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June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social · 12d

KEEPER OF STONES by Ger Moane, a gorgeous novel inspired by the magical Tuatha de Danaan and mystical monuments of Newgrange. It draws on myths and legends to imagine ancient Ireland as a land of abundance where people lived in harmony with nature & #FluidSexuality www.buythebook.ie/product/keep...

Keeper of Stones | Buythebook.ie

Keeper of Stones, published by Tribes Press, is inspired by the magical Tuatha de Danaan and the mystical monuments of Newgrange. It draws on myths and legends to imagine the world of ancient Ireland ...

www.buythebook.ie

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Sarah Kay (she/her) @k-interarma.bsky.social · 7d

The Guardian has published the names of the 18,457 children killed in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social · 7d

Two Irish novelists have now done more to break the blockade and end man-made famine in Gaza than the entire UK government.

(Naoise Dolan on the flotilla and Sally Rooney with her words and deeds)

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 7d

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel
#speirgorm #stopthegenocide
jrnl.ie/6838266

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

There were five Irish citizens aboard boats in the flotilla.

jrnl.ie

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