Breda Spaight
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Collection: Watching for the Hawk, finalist in the Farmgate Cafe National Poetry Award '24. Arts Council Lit. Bursary. Forward Prize s/list Best Poem Written '23.
Naturalist Mardy Murie--the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement"--instrumental in the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge & passage of the Wilderness Act. Recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom (US), 1998. She was born #OTD in 1902. #WomenInSTEM #Environment #WomensHistory
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Iowa High School Student Dasia Taylor Invents Color-Changing Sutures That Detect Infections.
Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.” She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer. She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
If you're interesting in learning about haiku, it would be nice to see you in Bere Island on Saturday 19 September.
THREE LITTLE LINES:A HAIKU WORKSHOP WITH LIAM CARSON — BERE ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL
This workshop will feature an introductory talk on the history and art of haiku – focusing on classical Japanese haiku poets and modern masters. It will then explore methods of writing haiku, explorin...
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When you run out of shelf space… Biblio-architecture.
We all like to think we're the centre of the universe ... heck, we ARE the universe 😉, but science tells us to keep a perspective. I know not everyone's into stargazing & astronomy, but we can all be in awe of the scale. #GoodMorning, everyone.
Duanaire lives! And it’s beautiful 😍 Official launch date: 29 August 2026. Over 300 waterfords by more than 90 poets from all around the globe.
Kevin MacAlan@kevinmacalan.bsky.social · 2w agoIt’s real - I have the proof.
Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #ThriftStore. Write the object and the life attached to it. The wedding dress. The record collection. The note in the pocket. Theme opens tomorrow. Use Alt Text.
Computer scientist Frances Allen was a pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. + 1st woman to win the Turing Award + Her research directly shaped compiler design, code optimization & automatic parallel processing Born #OTD in 1932 & died #OTD in 2020. #WomenInSTEM #CompSci
Join @the4facedliar.bsky.social editor @hollowaywriter.bsky.social on Tuesday August 4th at 6.30pm at Waterstones Cork for readings from Wendy Erskine & Andrew Cunning followed by a Q&A
Why do i think this is one more female achievement on a major scale that will not receive the fanfare her male counterpart would both expect and receive.
SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@covid19disease.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
More than 300 waterfords from 90+ poets 🤩 What more could you want?!? #duanaire #collectedwaterfords #poetryanthology
Kevin MacAlan@kevinmacalan.bsky.social · 3w agoComing Soon: From West Waterford Press. Featuring over 300 waterfords penned by more than ninety poets from all over the globe. Thrilling!
Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.
Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
On a day when a little cheer is needed, consider the humble beaver. www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/h...
Why beavers could be a secret weapon against Europe’s wildfires
Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes.
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Introducing Cú. She's been rescued from a hard start: bred from, underfed, and now safe. She's getting spayed, vaccinated, and chipped. It'll be a few weeks before she joins us. She & Lol met and became friends today. My next chapter opens. Those fierce eyes.😍 Thanks Limerick Animal Welfare.
Most passings leave you sad - some leave you angry: this is one.
☀️ Twenty years ago today, "Little Miss Sunshine" was released in theaters after premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
A poem by Virginia Hamilton Adair, who published her debut collection at the age of 83
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest will be screening in Cinemax Bantry from next Sunday the 2nd of August, with a Q&A after that first showing (film starts 7pm). If you live in counties Cork or Kerry, this is a chance to see a film so beautifully shot, so immersive, it will steal your breath away.
