Raven Books
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Bookshop 34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland info@ravenbooks.ie ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
I am completely convinced though that we heavily heavily heavily underestimate how much of politics is built on vibes. Voters are not machines that maximise their interests. A lot of them don't really even care about positions. They care about the way they're spoken to, what haircut someone has
"When it comes to reading, Ireland ranks seventh among the 91 countries analysed, third among OECD countries and top in the EU."
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 3h agoA major global study has found that Irish teenagers are ranked top in the EU for reading, third for science and fourth for maths. That’s according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is a project of the OECD. jrnl.ie/7155422
"When it comes to reading, Ireland ranks seventh among the 91 countries analysed, third among OECD countries and top in the EU."
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 3h agoA major global study has found that Irish teenagers are ranked top in the EU for reading, third for science and fourth for maths. That’s according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is a project of the OECD. jrnl.ie/7155422
A major global study has found that Irish teenagers are ranked top in the EU for reading, third for science and fourth for maths. That’s according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is a project of the OECD. jrnl.ie/7155422
http://jrnl.ie/7155422f
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The number of children in households below the poverty line rose to 200,000 in 2024. This is despite the fact that the average disposable household income has increased jrnl.ie/7155239
https://jrnl.ie/7155239t
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This piece on the increase in children living in poverty and the increase in average household income is blood-boiling enough without throwing data centres or "vales" into the mix. via @thejournal.ie: www.thejournal.ie/child-povert... bsky.app/profile/thej...
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 23h agoPlanned changes to Irish citizenship requirements will ensure that new citizens have an “understanding” of the country and its values, the Taoiseach has said. jrnl.ie/7154915
I don't know what the issue is, we have a list here...
Simon McGarr@tupped.bsky.social · 21h agoThe urge became too strong.
Now in stock plus another of hers that I'm impatient to get to
Raven Books@ravenbooks.bsky.social · last wk.6th #WITmonth book I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Towards Darkness by Irene Solà tr. Mara Faye Lethem narrated by Alma Cuervo published by Granta/Greywolf This book is WILD. Generations of women, living and dead, inhabit a house in rural Catalonia in a story filled with mythic characters. 1/3
In short, yes. This or reading Wendell Berry while lying draped across two branches of a pin oak beside a small, cattail-fringed pond in the middle of a restored prairie with the early evening sun slanting eastward and cabbage butterflies flopping along, throwing hilarious shadows
The Whimsical Muse@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 20h agoAt the end of the day, don't we all just want to read Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants?
At the end of the day, don't we all just want to read Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants?
And who will be deciding what the values of this country are? Because Micheál Martin and I have very different values. I, for example, value preventing children being made homeless over data centres. #spéirghorm
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 23h agoPlanned changes to Irish citizenship requirements will ensure that new citizens have an “understanding” of the country and its values, the Taoiseach has said. jrnl.ie/7154915
Doing some book-related events this month in the UK/Ireland/the Netherlands (Dublin, Oxford, Liverpool, Wigtown, Utrecht). Info here: sallyhayden.net/2026/04/11/t...
The Central Bank has announced that two new coins honouring U2 and the late author Maeve Binchy will be launched this autumn as part of their commemorative coins programme
Collector coins to be launched honouring U2, Maeve Binchy
The Central Bank has announced that two new coins honouring U2 and the late author Maeve Binchy will be launched this autumn as part of their commemorative coins programme.
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Sometimes we actively encourage you to judge a book by its cover
⤵️An excellent voice to listen to on the British Right
Daniel Trilling@trillingual.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is not to underplay the threat posed by black-clad masked fascists but it is a sign - for now - of the relative decline of their movement. This time last year Robinson had hundreds of thousands out on the street and since then has been unable to reassemble the same numbers.
Probably should have said "about the British Right" to make clear he is not on the Right🤦♀️
A Ukrainian lady wrote to a Ukrainian brand, giving them feedback on the jeans she bought from them. Please give it a read. "Good afternoon! I wasn’t sure whether I should write to you about this or not, but I decided to do it anyway.
⤵️An excellent voice to listen to on the British Right
Daniel Trilling@trillingual.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is not to underplay the threat posed by black-clad masked fascists but it is a sign - for now - of the relative decline of their movement. This time last year Robinson had hundreds of thousands out on the street and since then has been unable to reassemble the same numbers.
Late to this: the restoration of the Hope Castle gate lodge in Castleblayney into a community library: www.tg4.ie/en/search/pl... (Not sure if the @tg4.bsky.social player will work outside of Ireland)
Late to this: the restoration of the Hope Castle gate lodge in Castleblayney into a community library: www.tg4.ie/en/search/pl... (Not sure if the @tg4.bsky.social player will work outside of Ireland)
Ms. Olena and her family rescued and raised a little stork. He has already set off for his wintering grounds and will surely return to Ukraine next year. A beautiful video and a wonderful family. 📹: Olena Matviienko / Facebook
Sometimes we actively encourage you to judge a book by its cover
