Orla Burke
@orlaburke.bsky.social
Transport Nerd | Climate Action | Social Justice | Neurospicy | Cork, Like via Dublin | Comedy Improv | Reader | Insomniac
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“If people show you who they are; believe them”
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
June 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“If people show you who they are; believe them”
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
Tom Hollander’s “A life in the day” as an eyeball cleanse.
March 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tom Hollander’s “A life in the day” as an eyeball cleanse.
Honestly, the Cork City libraries just keeps delivering for the little legend in my life. Look at this week’s bootie! (She also picks out novels and graphic book: but I get nerdy joy from her love of non-fiction)
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
March 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Honestly, the Cork City libraries just keeps delivering for the little legend in my life. Look at this week’s bootie! (She also picks out novels and graphic book: but I get nerdy joy from her love of non-fiction)
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
#Booksky finally getting around to reading this one. I think it needs to be accompanied by an Edvard Munch Scream image to represent my existential dread.
March 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#Booksky finally getting around to reading this one. I think it needs to be accompanied by an Edvard Munch Scream image to represent my existential dread.
Being a dancing animal and seeing some great looking babies is good for the soul, the body and the high street! “Happy Cities” @charlesincities.bsky.social is a great read.
March 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Being a dancing animal and seeing some great looking babies is good for the soul, the body and the high street! “Happy Cities” @charlesincities.bsky.social is a great read.
One day I won’t get to live with someone who brings me rocks* in bed, while I’m sick.
“Mammy, is it okay if I bring you another rock?”
*later I will return these to our neighbour’s gravel driveway 🤣
#speirgorm
“Mammy, is it okay if I bring you another rock?”
*later I will return these to our neighbour’s gravel driveway 🤣
#speirgorm
March 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
One day I won’t get to live with someone who brings me rocks* in bed, while I’m sick.
“Mammy, is it okay if I bring you another rock?”
*later I will return these to our neighbour’s gravel driveway 🤣
#speirgorm
“Mammy, is it okay if I bring you another rock?”
*later I will return these to our neighbour’s gravel driveway 🤣
#speirgorm
I keep track of her books on a private Goodreads account. This is another one from and she wrote a review: “There is a lot of death. Kids who don’t like that might not like this book. But I thought it was a really good book“ 🙈 in fairness, she mainly reads about fairies, dragons and airbenders!
March 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I keep track of her books on a private Goodreads account. This is another one from and she wrote a review: “There is a lot of death. Kids who don’t like that might not like this book. But I thought it was a really good book“ 🙈 in fairness, she mainly reads about fairies, dragons and airbenders!
Graphic Novels are quite popular here: Anne Frank and Malala’s life story. The “shelf talkers” in Tory Top library are phenomenal. Herself (8 at the time) handed this to me and said: “Mammy I think you should read this one”: I did and I cried twice.
March 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Graphic Novels are quite popular here: Anne Frank and Malala’s life story. The “shelf talkers” in Tory Top library are phenomenal. Herself (8 at the time) handed this to me and said: “Mammy I think you should read this one”: I did and I cried twice.
Time to dust this old chestnut off and ask the children to gather around for story time.
March 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Time to dust this old chestnut off and ask the children to gather around for story time.
Isn’t it magnificent!
Some very cool adult back in the 80s knew their stuff when they chose the mixed species! A wonderful community has supported their growth and care since.
The bank of trees must act as a great wind break from the south westerlies.
Some very cool adult back in the 80s knew their stuff when they chose the mixed species! A wonderful community has supported their growth and care since.
The bank of trees must act as a great wind break from the south westerlies.
March 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Isn’t it magnificent!
Some very cool adult back in the 80s knew their stuff when they chose the mixed species! A wonderful community has supported their growth and care since.
The bank of trees must act as a great wind break from the south westerlies.
Some very cool adult back in the 80s knew their stuff when they chose the mixed species! A wonderful community has supported their growth and care since.
The bank of trees must act as a great wind break from the south westerlies.
Oh! The other request was for “pink cake” too which I thought was much easier to interpret
March 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Oh! The other request was for “pink cake” too which I thought was much easier to interpret
Anyway salad cakes continue but in less formal displays. I love these little meals we have together: no pressure, take the veggies you prefer.
I’ve no real point here just the joy of sharing food and our particular family tradition in our home.
I’ve no real point here just the joy of sharing food and our particular family tradition in our home.
March 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Anyway salad cakes continue but in less formal displays. I love these little meals we have together: no pressure, take the veggies you prefer.
I’ve no real point here just the joy of sharing food and our particular family tradition in our home.
I’ve no real point here just the joy of sharing food and our particular family tradition in our home.
My eldest turned 4 in December 2019. She had her first and only group birthday party that year: inviting all the kids we knew to a play centre for cake and pizza. She made a request for “salad cake” which I heard and duly forgot as I had no idea what she meant. #speirgorm
March 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My eldest turned 4 in December 2019. She had her first and only group birthday party that year: inviting all the kids we knew to a play centre for cake and pizza. She made a request for “salad cake” which I heard and duly forgot as I had no idea what she meant. #speirgorm
Solar Gains: Shadow (that’s her name) absorbing the light! #SpeirGorm
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Solar Gains: Shadow (that’s her name) absorbing the light! #SpeirGorm
Scam Alert: #Speirgorm share this to your friends, not just older people. Anyone of any age can be hoodwinked with this kind of thing!
February 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Scam Alert: #Speirgorm share this to your friends, not just older people. Anyone of any age can be hoodwinked with this kind of thing!
@athenamediaie.bsky.social screenshot below
February 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
@athenamediaie.bsky.social screenshot below
It’s not rocket science, it’s rock science!
Older child has stopped rolling her eyes when I do the science voice and seems to be getting in in the nerding.
Gorgeous low winter light casting long shadows in Youghal. Celtic Interconnector prep site on view.
#SpeirGorm
Older child has stopped rolling her eyes when I do the science voice and seems to be getting in in the nerding.
Gorgeous low winter light casting long shadows in Youghal. Celtic Interconnector prep site on view.
#SpeirGorm
February 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s not rocket science, it’s rock science!
Older child has stopped rolling her eyes when I do the science voice and seems to be getting in in the nerding.
Gorgeous low winter light casting long shadows in Youghal. Celtic Interconnector prep site on view.
#SpeirGorm
Older child has stopped rolling her eyes when I do the science voice and seems to be getting in in the nerding.
Gorgeous low winter light casting long shadows in Youghal. Celtic Interconnector prep site on view.
#SpeirGorm
For comparison, here is a reading from our bathroom on a December morning in 2023, after an hour of high output gas heating on for minimum one hour: still only 13’C inside. Outside temp that day was 2’C.
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For comparison, here is a reading from our bathroom on a December morning in 2023, after an hour of high output gas heating on for minimum one hour: still only 13’C inside. Outside temp that day was 2’C.
Heat pump diaries:
Seems some eejit (it was me!) Knocked off the heat pump yesterday evening by accident. It had dropped to 16.5’C by this morning on a night when it was -3’C outside! So the insulation is keeping us fairly toasty anyway.
#DeepRetroFit #Heatpump
Seems some eejit (it was me!) Knocked off the heat pump yesterday evening by accident. It had dropped to 16.5’C by this morning on a night when it was -3’C outside! So the insulation is keeping us fairly toasty anyway.
#DeepRetroFit #Heatpump
January 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Heat pump diaries:
Seems some eejit (it was me!) Knocked off the heat pump yesterday evening by accident. It had dropped to 16.5’C by this morning on a night when it was -3’C outside! So the insulation is keeping us fairly toasty anyway.
#DeepRetroFit #Heatpump
Seems some eejit (it was me!) Knocked off the heat pump yesterday evening by accident. It had dropped to 16.5’C by this morning on a night when it was -3’C outside! So the insulation is keeping us fairly toasty anyway.
#DeepRetroFit #Heatpump
Soft pants, lap blankets and doggie cuddles. Icy work from home days are awful 🤗
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Soft pants, lap blankets and doggie cuddles. Icy work from home days are awful 🤗
Costco melatonin came a close second 😂
December 29, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Costco melatonin came a close second 😂
Without downloading any new pics what’s your energy going into 2025?
December 29, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Without downloading any new pics what’s your energy going into 2025?
How pretty: completed my #GoodReads book reading challenge of 50 books in 2024 with 8 days to go!
51 next year? Let’s see how many I get through in the next week!
#SpeirGorm #BookSky
51 next year? Let’s see how many I get through in the next week!
#SpeirGorm #BookSky
December 23, 2024 at 10:18 AM
How pretty: completed my #GoodReads book reading challenge of 50 books in 2024 with 8 days to go!
51 next year? Let’s see how many I get through in the next week!
#SpeirGorm #BookSky
51 next year? Let’s see how many I get through in the next week!
#SpeirGorm #BookSky
A few stills of the space - you would never know we are still living on a building site 😂 #SpeirGorm
December 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
A few stills of the space - you would never know we are still living on a building site 😂 #SpeirGorm
Our Christmas tree in the hallway. We still are only living in part of the house after the #DeepRetroFit - soon we will have it all back in use. This year the hallway is getting the works!
#Speirgorm
#Speirgorm
December 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Our Christmas tree in the hallway. We still are only living in part of the house after the #DeepRetroFit - soon we will have it all back in use. This year the hallway is getting the works!
#Speirgorm
#Speirgorm