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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 15h

Merci!

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Finbar Hawkins @finbarhawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Grab one of the best YA books this decade. Loved this so much!

Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 1d

UK folks!
I am excited to see that ‘The Call’ reissue is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week! 😍🎉

Enter the code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount and pre-order your copy now.

Offer ends at 23.59 Friday 17th October.

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The Call by Peadar O'Guilin | Waterstones

Buy The Call by Peadar O'Guilin from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 1d

UK folks!
I am excited to see that ‘The Call’ reissue is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week! 😍🎉

Enter the code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount and pre-order your copy now.

Offer ends at 23.59 Friday 17th October.

ow.ly/OVe350XbaWf

The Call by Peadar O'Guilin | Waterstones

Buy The Call by Peadar O'Guilin from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

ow.ly

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Quite Interesting @qi.com · 2d

Vallvidrera, near Barcelona, has a curling club. Each season, the members of the club go to the local reservoir and toss a stone in to see if the ice is strong enough to play. Since the water never freezes, they go for brunch instead and raise the toast, ‘We shall play one day’.

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 2d

Anybody else enjoying Néro, The Assassin on Netflix? Tremendous fun, I call it. Mayhem.

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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 3d

Cén uimhir fón atá ag an diabhal?

A' dó, a' dó, a'dó...

dwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 3d

As part of #mathsweek, there is a special Lá na Mata organised in Galway, including @davidstifter.bsky.social, @cathal.bsky.social and others. So, I have a few as Gaeilge maths jokes...

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 3d

I'm looking forward to it :)

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Wendy Ly🎃n @wendylyon.bsky.social · 4d

Have just seen a post on X featuring a screenshot of a house share offer in Kerry, digitally altered to say “No Irish”. The actual ad can be found online easily and of course says no such thing, but the target audience hasn’t checked and is reacting predictably.

This will only get worse.

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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 3d

If there are no consequences then it is de facto permitted. If the consequence is a fine, well, a fine is a price. Vandalism on this scale SHOULD have consequences.

Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 3d

A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 3d

Afternoon, more like, Womble ;)
I'm reading The Minstry of Time by Kim Stanley Robinson. Need to finish before I listen to the lastest episode of The Starship Alexandria podcast...

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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.bsky.social · 3d

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 3d

I just backed They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)

An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore

www.kickstarter.com

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Brian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 3d

I've just backed @cherylmorgan.bsky.social anthology - They Are Still Here - An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)

An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore

www.kickstarter.com

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 3d

"I've just come from Timbuctoo on my horse, Rumpelstiltskin."

"Your horse is called Rumpelstiltskin??"

"That's right. I've been through the desert on a horse with gnome-name."

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 3d

Fascinating to learn of Brian Friel’s Translations being staged in Senegal.

Ireland's iconic play 'Translations' hits Dakar stage • FRANCE 24 English

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

m.youtube.com

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Conchúr Mag Eacháin @mageachain.bsky.social · 4d

Tobar Cholm Cille, Baile na gCailleach, An Mhí
An chéad tobar le tamall is bhí sé tirim 🫣 Is cuma, bhuail mé leis an leaid bhreá sin. Ceaptar nach Colm atá ann is go mbaineann sé leis an 14ú haois. Seans maith gur dealbh a bhí ag clochar ann tráth (cailleach, 'nun'). Duine de na 3 Ríthe b'fhéidir...

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 5d

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Daryl FÉTH FÍADA Feehely 🎃 @darylfeehely.com · 6d

Where do you even start with this shit 😩

Do you know what else will polarise society?

Food shortages because we can't reliably grow as much because of...you guessed it Micheál...Climate Change.

13% more rain. Storms, floods, climate migration.

Fucking coward

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailer -- at least to me -- really embodies the spirit of the stories. I think I'm going to like this one.

youtu.be/UPFRItMOgPo?...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max

YouTube video by HBO Max

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d

Bari Weiss "is a self-described 'Zionist fanatic.' The idea that a 'neutral media organization' is led by someone who has a long history as a pro-Israel ideologue...is really worrying. I think there will be a lot more censorship of Palestinian voices." - me to Piers Morgan about CBS News and Weiss:

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 8d

Can you imagine if Russia attacked and seized a UK vessel in international waters & kidnapped the people on board, including UK citizens, and the only response from the UK govt was to say that's "a matter for the Russian govt".

No, me neither.

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Betcy Jose @betcy.bsky.social · 8d

Another stellar series by my favorite podcast, @empirepoduk.bsky.social. Most especially bc @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social handle Gaza’s long and fascinating story with such sensitivity, nuance, and humility, traits many current commentators sorely lack

291. Ancient Gaza: The Philistines (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Empire · 09/17/2025 · 45m

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Gary R. Bunt @garyrbunt.bsky.social · 9d

This has been a great @empirepoduk.bsky.social series, and a chance to try and remember my ‘crusader‘ studies from X years ago.

Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 9d

In episode 5 of the Gaza series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Professor Jonathan Phillips to discuss the Crusader history of Gaza and the rise of the Mamluk dynasty that followed...

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 9d

Your reminder that The Green Man's War is a Kindle ebook deal for October. You can get fully caught up with Dan Mackmain's adventures before The Green Man's Holiday is published on 30th October.
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...

Cover art shows a lethal, pale-scaled serpent-dragon or wyrm lurking in woodland. It looks straight at you as its forked tongue flickers between open, sharp-toothed jaws.

Cover copy reads: THE GREEN MAN’S WAR

For a few years now, the Green Man has sent Daniel Mackmain to resolve clashes between ordinary people and the supernatural world. Dan has found allies among folk from myth and met other humans who can see the uncanny.

He has also made dangerous enemies. Someone has decided to put a stop to this interference once and for all.
Dan and his friends are about to find themselves in the firing line.

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Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social · 10d

Holy moly, this was unlike anything I've ever eaten before, and extremely tasty. Shish Andaz, a persion dish made of walnuts, aubergines and pomegranite molasses*. Not very hard to make either!

*Substitue lemon juice and a bit of sugar if you can't find it.

bakinghermann.com/persian-shis...

Shish Andaz (Walnut and Aubergine Stew)

Shish Andaz stew with walnuts, aubergines, and pomegranate molasses. Plant-based, rich and full of texture, perfect with plain rice or tahdig.

bakinghermann.com

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