Raven Books
@ravenbooks.bsky.social
Bookshop
34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
[email protected] ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
[email protected] ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
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Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
A woman steps into the shop: Where do I vote?
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
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Though Carysfort National School is maybe a 7min walk for most of us, I was concerned about her making it and seeing a dear customer approaching – John, we'll call him, as he may wish for anonymity - I quickly explained the situation and asked was he by any chance heading up Carysfort Ave. He was.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Though Carysfort National School is maybe a 7min walk for most of us, I was concerned about her making it and seeing a dear customer approaching – John, we'll call him, as he may wish for anonymity - I quickly explained the situation and asked was he by any chance heading up Carysfort Ave. He was.
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Not only did John walk Kathleen to the school, while she was voting he fetched his car so that he could drive her back home and save her, and Esmeralda, the trek.
She came in to thank me a few of days later and to ask that I pass on her gratitude to John which, of course, I was delighted to do.
She came in to thank me a few of days later and to ask that I pass on her gratitude to John which, of course, I was delighted to do.
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Not only did John walk Kathleen to the school, while she was voting he fetched his car so that he could drive her back home and save her, and Esmeralda, the trek.
She came in to thank me a few of days later and to ask that I pass on her gratitude to John which, of course, I was delighted to do.
She came in to thank me a few of days later and to ask that I pass on her gratitude to John which, of course, I was delighted to do.
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The following week, two women came into the shop looking for me and one introduced herself as Kathleen's daughter. She'd heard all about John's kindness and wanted to extend the family's thanks, and to let us both know that her mother had unexpectedly and suddenly died a couple of days previously.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The following week, two women came into the shop looking for me and one introduced herself as Kathleen's daughter. She'd heard all about John's kindness and wanted to extend the family's thanks, and to let us both know that her mother had unexpectedly and suddenly died a couple of days previously.
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John came in later that day and I shared the sad news
This afternoon, Kathleen's son came in, again wishing to pass on his thanks – John had gone to the funeral home and had met the family, and the son in his eulogy had used John's story to illustrate the importance of friendship in Kathleen's life
This afternoon, Kathleen's son came in, again wishing to pass on his thanks – John had gone to the funeral home and had met the family, and the son in his eulogy had used John's story to illustrate the importance of friendship in Kathleen's life
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
John came in later that day and I shared the sad news
This afternoon, Kathleen's son came in, again wishing to pass on his thanks – John had gone to the funeral home and had met the family, and the son in his eulogy had used John's story to illustrate the importance of friendship in Kathleen's life
This afternoon, Kathleen's son came in, again wishing to pass on his thanks – John had gone to the funeral home and had met the family, and the son in his eulogy had used John's story to illustrate the importance of friendship in Kathleen's life
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Given the sparkle she radiated when I met Kathleen those two brief times, it's not hard for me to imagine people being drawn to her or that she would bring out the best in everyone. What a final gift for her family to know she was cared for and that she brought joy to others right up until the end.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Given the sparkle she radiated when I met Kathleen those two brief times, it's not hard for me to imagine people being drawn to her or that she would bring out the best in everyone. What a final gift for her family to know she was cared for and that she brought joy to others right up until the end.
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The words that spring to mind when I think of Michael D. Higgins: erudite, intellectual, dignified, inclusive, sincere, fervent, jovial, moral.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The words that spring to mind when I think of Michael D. Higgins: erudite, intellectual, dignified, inclusive, sincere, fervent, jovial, moral.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
The words that spring to mind when I think of Michael D. Higgins: erudite, intellectual, dignified, inclusive, sincere, fervent, jovial, moral.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The words that spring to mind when I think of Michael D. Higgins: erudite, intellectual, dignified, inclusive, sincere, fervent, jovial, moral.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
We have been so very fortunate to have him. Go raibh míle maith agat, Michael D, you have done us proud.
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Late to Michael D's message: "A truly inclusive society is one where all can live authentically and creatively, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, where all can participate fully, and where all voices are not only heard but valued, in all their richness and diversity"🌈
President Michael D. Higgins has sent a message to all those celebrating Pride today and across the summer
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Late to Michael D's message: "A truly inclusive society is one where all can live authentically and creatively, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, where all can participate fully, and where all voices are not only heard but valued, in all their richness and diversity"🌈
After fighting a losing battle against An Post bureaucracy, we have latest @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After fighting a losing battle against An Post bureaucracy, we have latest @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social
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Huh. How about that.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Huh. How about that.
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Wonder what colours publishers are using this season...
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Wonder what colours publishers are using this season...
Wonder what colours publishers are using this season...
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Wonder what colours publishers are using this season...
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Hot off the press release. My second book is a collection of interviews with Irish writers from Alice Taylor in 1991 to Sebastian Barry, Wendy Erskine, Colum McCann, Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín, John Banville, Emma Donoghue and Anna Burns in 2025. Out April from the Lilliput Press
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Hot off the press release. My second book is a collection of interviews with Irish writers from Alice Taylor in 1991 to Sebastian Barry, Wendy Erskine, Colum McCann, Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín, John Banville, Emma Donoghue and Anna Burns in 2025. Out April from the Lilliput Press
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Have been sent the clip of Bernese Mountain Dog owners sending off Michael D twice by heart-melted people outside of Ireland.
What a country.
What a country.
President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening as his term comes to an end.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Have been sent the clip of Bernese Mountain Dog owners sending off Michael D twice by heart-melted people outside of Ireland.
What a country.
What a country.
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President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening as his term comes to an end.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening as his term comes to an end.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
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It's Monday morning - which means a new episode of Get Around To It arts and culture podcast! It's Deep Dive week, and this week we're asking... What's it REALLY like to write a book? I talk through the writing of Social Capital and what I learned podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...
Deep Dive: What's it REALLY like to write a book?
Podcast Episode · Get Around To It · 10/11/2025 · 23m
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
It's Monday morning - which means a new episode of Get Around To It arts and culture podcast! It's Deep Dive week, and this week we're asking... What's it REALLY like to write a book? I talk through the writing of Social Capital and what I learned podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...
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A lovely tale on the importance of community and kindness
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
A woman steps into the shop: Where do I vote?
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A lovely tale on the importance of community and kindness
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Happy Berlin Wall fall day! Good riddance to the Wall and the regimes that had built it. Celebrate the freedom that followed and don't fall for revisionism. The hard next decade was the pain of extrication from a failed political and economic project. This is my high school class on that day.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Happy Berlin Wall fall day! Good riddance to the Wall and the regimes that had built it. Celebrate the freedom that followed and don't fall for revisionism. The hard next decade was the pain of extrication from a failed political and economic project. This is my high school class on that day.
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⚡️ Lights went out twice during Zelenskyy’s interview at Mariinsky Palace
📹: The Guardian
📹: The Guardian
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚡️ Lights went out twice during Zelenskyy’s interview at Mariinsky Palace
📹: The Guardian
📹: The Guardian
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Sometimes controversial, strongly opinionated, but never dull, Michael D Higgins' 14-year term as Uachtarán na hÉireann comes to an end this week after many historic moments that helped define modern-day Ireland
Activism, opinions were hallmarks of Higgins' presidency
Sometimes controversial, strongly opinionated, but never dull, Michael D Higgins' 14-year term as Uachtarán na hÉireann comes to an end this week after many historic moments that helped define modern-...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Sometimes controversial, strongly opinionated, but never dull, Michael D Higgins' 14-year term as Uachtarán na hÉireann comes to an end this week after many historic moments that helped define modern-day Ireland
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It is difficult to capture what Ireland is, but I feel that this thread gets pretty close..
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
A woman steps into the shop: Where do I vote?
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It is difficult to capture what Ireland is, but I feel that this thread gets pretty close..
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
A woman steps into the shop: Where do I vote?
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
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I’ve just seen a narrowboat that looks like it’s entirely crewed by cats, and it’s not even 10am
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I’ve just seen a narrowboat that looks like it’s entirely crewed by cats, and it’s not even 10am
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Thanks Jackie, great guests and heartwarming to see so many familiar faces in the audience - all there for Seán Rocks.
A beautiful tribute to Seán Rocks @dublinbookfest.bsky.social chaired brilliantly by
@paulashields.bsky.social with Kathleen MacMahon, Kevin Barry, Paula Meehan and Colm Mac Con Iomaire who finished the event with The Finnish Line which he said was a song of joy for Seán who was full of joy❤️
@paulashields.bsky.social with Kathleen MacMahon, Kevin Barry, Paula Meehan and Colm Mac Con Iomaire who finished the event with The Finnish Line which he said was a song of joy for Seán who was full of joy❤️
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thanks Jackie, great guests and heartwarming to see so many familiar faces in the audience - all there for Seán Rocks.