Reading 'Dunce' by Mary Ruefle and mostly I have no idea what she is saying to me but I like it
Molly Twomey
@mollytwomey.bsky.social
Arts Council supported poet. ‘Raised Among Vultures’ & 'Chic to be Sad' published by The Gallery Press. Host of ‘Just to Say’ international poetry event. https://mollytwomey.com/ 💫
Dropped a cup of coffee on my laptop so if you need me send your finest pigeon x
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
Thinking of complimenting the many suv owners in my estate by saying 'hoho that massive beast of an unnecessary machine looks capable of causing catastrophic injury and a higher chance of death. Wicked cool, buddy'. 👌👌👌
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · last mo.Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds
Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds
Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds
Research shows 14% of on-street car parking spaces will be erased by ever bigger cars
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☀️ As the sun sets on the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re tipping our hat to the Summer Solstice and Midsummer... This beautifully coloured work by Susan Lecky (1837-1896) is likely a view from Valentia Island, County Kerry as the expansive Atlantic Ocean stretches into the distance 🌊
TheJournal.ie: Here's how every TD voted on the bill to remove the three-day wait for an abortion
Here's how every TD voted on the bill to remove the three-day wait for an abortion
The vote passed by 86 votes to 70.
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The Dáil has passed the Sinn Féin bill to remove the three-day mandatory wait for access to abortion services. The vote was carried by 86 votes to 70. The bill will now go before an Oireachtas committee for further scrutiny
Dáil passes SF abortion bill to remove three-day wait
The Dáil has passed the Sinn Féin bill to remove the three-day mandatory wait for access to abortion services.
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Tune in to the #BreakfastBlaa on @wlrfm.bsky.social to hear Kyle Butler interview @kevinmacalan.bsky.social about the #waterford, the #thirdannualwaterfordcompetition and the first anthology of waterfords. More info and entry form: waterfordrhyme.com #waterfordrhyme #micropoetry #poetrysky #poem
3️⃣ The mandatory 3-day wait is paternalistic, medically unnecessary, and delays women from accessing timely care, sometimes forcing them to travel abroad. 👏 NWC welcomes proposed legislation to remove it and we will keep campaigning for abortion access for everyone who needs it.
Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.
Love video games? Want to learn a new skill? Join acclaimed games writer Charlene Putney for a crash course in writing for video games, kicking off online in two weeks! irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
Ah English Paper 1, a big day for those of us who inexplicably decided to make that the rest of our lives.
Adored listening to students being happy with English paper 1 on the radio, the most glam paper of all x can't wait to read all the writers of the future 😍
I'm back running but probably only while it's not cold so I'm back running for like a month or so and then I'll give up again because life is too short to be shivering in my lil shorts
Literature: the only discipline where people want to be shot *into* a canon.
Today is National Poetry Day, Ireland The theme is Home Me, @judesherry.bsky.social took some poets for walk around Corks historic core, & talk about all things home, heritage & city living A lovely experience Thanks @mollytwomey.bsky.social & @poetryireland.bsky.social #RestPlayWork #SpeirGhorm
LinkedIn is like the stereotypical girl in an American movie who is obsessed with other people's dating lives, 'someone noticed you' it squeals in my emails every morning. 🎀
One last push for this as I'd love to have you join us tomorrow for Poetry Day Ireland x
Molly Twomey@mollytwomey.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin us at Cork City Library this Thursday from 12:00 to 3:00 for a dereliction tour led by #DerelictIreland founders Dr. Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry & a poetry workshop with me. Email derelictpoetrycork@gmail.com to sign up. Presented in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social 🤌
We're honoured to have the 1&only @mollytwomey.bsky.social as this year's judge! 😍 Enter here: waterfordrhyme.com - 💸 prize #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #poetsofbsky #poetrysky #PoetsOnBluesky #skypoets #poetrycommunity #poetrycompetition #waterford #waterfordrhyme #micropoetry
Don't miss the chance to attend a #PoetryWorkshop with the #judge of this year's #annualwaterfordcompetition (more info about the competition at waterfordrhyme.com 😉)
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Waterford poetry format and poetry competition
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Molly Twomey@mollytwomey.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin us at Cork City Library this Thursday from 12:00 to 3:00 for a dereliction tour led by #DerelictIreland founders Dr. Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry & a poetry workshop with me. Email derelictpoetrycork@gmail.com to sign up. Presented in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social 🤌
Join us at Cork City Library this Thursday from 12:00 to 3:00 for a dereliction tour led by #DerelictIreland founders Dr. Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry & a poetry workshop with me. Email derelictpoetrycork@gmail.com to sign up. Presented in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social 🤌
Do I actually need something from vinted or do I just want a little gift in the post that gives me a lil dopamine 🤔
Drs and specialists are expensive, but today my Dr said 'aw poor thing' and the letter from the specialist said 'very pleasant lady' so it was all worth it ☺️
*the Government reading this, sobbing* "Please, let's just ban kids from stuff, don't make us regulate the tech companies"
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 3mo agoAn Oireachtas Committee that examined the regulation of online platforms and online safety has not supported a ban on access for under-16s to social media platforms
"The transport minister gave 2,359 clearances under carriage of munitions of war legislation from 2019 to 2025 and only refused five applications to land in Clare." Jesus Christ. This should be considered treasonous!
The Ditch@wereontheditch.bsky.social · 3mo agoGovernment approved 99.8 percent of applications for civilian planes carrying weapons – and usually US soldiers – to land at Shannon over the past seven years Ministers Eamon Ryan and Darragh O’Brien haven’t refused a single application since January 2024 www.ontheditch.com/government-a...