Dr. Mary Roche
@marygtroche.bsky.social
Author, bookworm, Ed Consultant. Creator of CT&BT dialogic pedagogy approach. Likes: chns lit, picbooks, action research. Co-founder of NEARI. Views all mine.
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Dr. Mary Roche
@marygtroche.bsky.social
· Nov 15
My own CT and BT book and other publications, co-authored with my @InfoNeari colleagues. See also eari.ie
#ChristmasRead No6 is a very popular choice by all accounts
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#ChristmasRead No6 is a very popular choice by all accounts
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Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
#ChristmasRead No5.
Tonight's choice was a sweet little story - Puppy's First Christmas. The 3 and a half year old Granddote really LOVED it. It was SUPER GOOD.
The 5 and a half 'liked it', too.
Tonight's choice was a sweet little story - Puppy's First Christmas. The 3 and a half year old Granddote really LOVED it. It was SUPER GOOD.
The 5 and a half 'liked it', too.
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#ChristmasRead No5.
Tonight's choice was a sweet little story - Puppy's First Christmas. The 3 and a half year old Granddote really LOVED it. It was SUPER GOOD.
The 5 and a half 'liked it', too.
Tonight's choice was a sweet little story - Puppy's First Christmas. The 3 and a half year old Granddote really LOVED it. It was SUPER GOOD.
The 5 and a half 'liked it', too.
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
And #ChristmasRead No4 is - Refuge. A timely and timeless story.
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And #ChristmasRead No4 is - Refuge. A timely and timeless story.
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Father Christmas is in trouble – snow is falling, the toy-making machines are breaking down and Rudolph has a temperature! This is a job for the Problem Solvers! A story-themed Mantle of the Expert context for young children – visit:
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/pl...
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/pl...
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Father Christmas is in trouble – snow is falling, the toy-making machines are breaking down and Rudolph has a temperature! This is a job for the Problem Solvers! A story-themed Mantle of the Expert context for young children – visit:
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/pl...
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/pl...
#ChristmasRead No3 is, for me, a wonderfully nostalgic Ladybird book - The Wise Robin. I remember my Mom reading it to me a LONG time ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#ChristmasRead No3 is, for me, a wonderfully nostalgic Ladybird book - The Wise Robin. I remember my Mom reading it to me a LONG time ago.
#ChristmasRead No2 is ...
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#ChristmasRead No2 is ...
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat, which will explore Staying active researchers after graduation with @aimiebrennan.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: shorturl.at/wFm9z
LTHEChat 346: Staying Active as a Researcher After Graduation: Teachers as Knowledge-Builders
Join us on Bluesky with guest Aimie Brennan (@aimiebrennan.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 at 20:00 GMT For many educators, research is something we associate with initial teacher educ…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat, which will explore Staying active researchers after graduation with @aimiebrennan.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: shorturl.at/wFm9z
AND ... Christmas Read No 1 is (drum roll) How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
AND ... Christmas Read No 1 is (drum roll) How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
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December with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra ❄️
Dec 2 - Sunday Miscellany Celebrates Christmas | SOLD OUT
Dec 9 - RTÉ 2fm Late Breakfast Live
Dec 10 & 11 - Handel's Messiah | SOLD OUT
Dec 14 - Celine's Christmas Celebration | SOLD OUT
Dec 20 - Love Actually in Concert
Dec 31 - New Year's Eve
rte.ie/co
Dec 2 - Sunday Miscellany Celebrates Christmas | SOLD OUT
Dec 9 - RTÉ 2fm Late Breakfast Live
Dec 10 & 11 - Handel's Messiah | SOLD OUT
Dec 14 - Celine's Christmas Celebration | SOLD OUT
Dec 20 - Love Actually in Concert
Dec 31 - New Year's Eve
rte.ie/co
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
December with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra ❄️
Dec 2 - Sunday Miscellany Celebrates Christmas | SOLD OUT
Dec 9 - RTÉ 2fm Late Breakfast Live
Dec 10 & 11 - Handel's Messiah | SOLD OUT
Dec 14 - Celine's Christmas Celebration | SOLD OUT
Dec 20 - Love Actually in Concert
Dec 31 - New Year's Eve
rte.ie/co
Dec 2 - Sunday Miscellany Celebrates Christmas | SOLD OUT
Dec 9 - RTÉ 2fm Late Breakfast Live
Dec 10 & 11 - Handel's Messiah | SOLD OUT
Dec 14 - Celine's Christmas Celebration | SOLD OUT
Dec 20 - Love Actually in Concert
Dec 31 - New Year's Eve
rte.ie/co
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After the sudden death of Jonathan Main at @booksellercrow.bsky.social, some local authors decided to organise a Christmas signing to help the bookshop make some much-needed ££. If you'd like to help, come on down! And preorder books! booksellercrow.co.uk/shop-tag/lou... I'm on at 2pm!
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
After the sudden death of Jonathan Main at @booksellercrow.bsky.social, some local authors decided to organise a Christmas signing to help the bookshop make some much-needed ££. If you'd like to help, come on down! And preorder books! booksellercrow.co.uk/shop-tag/lou... I'm on at 2pm!
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🤔 Some casual racism for your Sunday afternoon courtesy of the UK's BBC.
Alcohol consumption rates in Ireland are roughly the same as those in the UK. While UK has a significant problem with under-age drinking in comparison to Ireland's far lower levels.
#Speirghorm #Speirgorm
Alcohol consumption rates in Ireland are roughly the same as those in the UK. While UK has a significant problem with under-age drinking in comparison to Ireland's far lower levels.
#Speirghorm #Speirgorm
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🤔 Some casual racism for your Sunday afternoon courtesy of the UK's BBC.
Alcohol consumption rates in Ireland are roughly the same as those in the UK. While UK has a significant problem with under-age drinking in comparison to Ireland's far lower levels.
#Speirghorm #Speirgorm
Alcohol consumption rates in Ireland are roughly the same as those in the UK. While UK has a significant problem with under-age drinking in comparison to Ireland's far lower levels.
#Speirghorm #Speirgorm
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
Reposted by Dr. Mary Roche
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Well, the 24 Christmas/Winter Books are ready!! All set for Dec 1st. @bookwormthurles.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social @mariannedoherty.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Well, the 24 Christmas/Winter Books are ready!! All set for Dec 1st. @bookwormthurles.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social @mariannedoherty.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social
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Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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Are you a bookshop, library or festival outside the UK? I have some travel funding available from a Scottish creatives organisation…. Get in touch! This counts for kidlit also 💜🤖✨
Bookshops! Libraries! Festivals! I want to work with you for the paperback of SOME BODY LIKE ME!
It’s publishing in early February, had some fab press reviews for the HB, and makes people leave deranged messages in my inbox. I really want to help my girls find more readers!
#scifi #sciencefiction
It’s publishing in early February, had some fab press reviews for the HB, and makes people leave deranged messages in my inbox. I really want to help my girls find more readers!
#scifi #sciencefiction
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Are you a bookshop, library or festival outside the UK? I have some travel funding available from a Scottish creatives organisation…. Get in touch! This counts for kidlit also 💜🤖✨
Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here's a nice readaloud idea for Parents/Teachers in the buildup to Christmas. Wrap all Xmas/Winter books up individually and read 1 a day from Dec 1st.
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
@mariannedoherty.bsky.social @martingalway.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social @nikkigamble.bsky.social @jobowers.bsky.social #ChristmasReads
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A chance to buy original artworks from Axel Scheffler, Rebecca Cobb, Sydney Smith and many others who have featured in #NewIllustrationoftheDay. Bidding starts on 28 November, and bids start at £100. @childrensbkshow.bsky.social www.jumblebee.co.uk/thechildrens... #originalchildrensillustrations
The Children's Bookshow Art and Illustration Auction 2025
Make your bid in The Children’s Bookshow art and illustration auction and help support our programme of free in-school workshops in 2026.Each year, The Children's Bookshow gives 58 schools the incredi...
www.jumblebee.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A chance to buy original artworks from Axel Scheffler, Rebecca Cobb, Sydney Smith and many others who have featured in #NewIllustrationoftheDay. Bidding starts on 28 November, and bids start at £100. @childrensbkshow.bsky.social www.jumblebee.co.uk/thechildrens... #originalchildrensillustrations
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Ross Collins is fabulous. He’s very kindly contributed artwork for our Christmas appeal auction. shop.scottishbooktrust.com/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ross Collins is fabulous. He’s very kindly contributed artwork for our Christmas appeal auction. shop.scottishbooktrust.com/collections/...
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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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.'
'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.'
It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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.'
'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.'