Thread: Foxes have long captured our imagination—clever, resilient and at home between the wild and the familiar. This original pen & ink drawing places one beneath a star-filled sky, surrounded by grasses and flowers, inviting you to imagine the story unfolding beyond the frame. [1]

Thread: There are princes who give up their crowns & places in the succession. Few, however, did so for such a ravishing woman as Mrs Horton, later Duchess of Cumberland (1766). And few artists could catch the magic of a beautiful man or woman, like the wonderful Gainsborough

📻 Tune in to RTÉ Radio 1's Nature On One: Casement this Bank Holiday Monday (3 Aug) at 12 noon. Dr Aidan O'Hanlon explores Roger Casement's little-known passion for zoology and the remarkable specimens now held by the National Museum of Ireland. 🦋🐍

Thread: I drew this farm thinking of my grandparents farm & how it felt to the there. A sense of wonder & safety. A place of love. The Pink Farm House captures what it is to belong! [1]

One of the artists who has rapidly gained attention in recent years, is Irish stained glass creator Harry Clarke. The Dublin national gallery has continued to collect his exquisite work like this one ‘The Enchantment of Bottom’ (1922).

Thread: I think art is for everyone, whether a group of nuns admiring Renaissance works, or a small child proud of their drawing. Art is a personal thing - does the artist talk to you? Great works of art are the beginning of a lifetime’s conversation- see if these speak to you! [1]

Mind-blowing account of a Trump-advocate accused of violently attacking an environmentalist who is a medical doctor

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 2d ago

🔴 Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told Exclusive: André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump’s state visit to the UK

As a scientist & woodland expert I keep seeing pictures of the fires in Western Continental Europe & examples in these islands too. I have only seen industrial forestry* on fire. These are non-native tree species, planted as a monoculture & which are a fire risk, unlike native woodland.

Whilst cycling in Connemara, it was a great treat to see an abundance of Pipewort in several of their beautiful clear loughs. #wildflowerhour

An impressive display of Sea holly. Connemara. #wildflowerhour

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'The President said she would visit us and she was true to her word' – Catherine Connolly visits Leitrim’s Organic Centre

'She was true to her word' – President visits Leitrim centre

President Catherine Connolly visited The Organic Centre in Leitrim, meeting staff, volunteers, service users and students during a tour of the 19-acre charity and social enterprise, before inviting re...

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That this could happen in one of the richest most developed cities in Europe is devastating. People need to stop seeing each other as strangers & remember that we are each other’s siblings. We don’t have to like each other, we just have to care. Ar dheis Dé | Rest in peace

Gay Community News@gcnmag.bsky.social · 4d ago

Andrew Haire is remembered by friends as a bubbly and kind man. Read 👉️ buff.ly/UyoQQBs #GCNnews

One of the things I felt was important was to take the mystery out of science & let ppl know what the facts were, without spin. As a result I worked as a Research Scholar at Ireland’s oldest research institute to communicate science. I thought it was a fairly arcane idea [1]

So three losses happened for English transphobes in UK court yesterday*. Naturally the so-called ‘gender critical’ bigots are screaming murder & the UK media dipping into BlueSky for rage bait. Or as they call this app - the Woke Trans Mob™️

A recent sighting of former President Michael D Higgins. As always with Michael D he’s being a total dote. We have been very lucky in the calibre of first citizens in Ireland.

Thread: I think it’s important to keep your feet on the ground, to draw what you know. I’ve worked with the odd penguin over the years & was always struck not only by their elegant plumage but also their clever eyes. This lad is about creative freedom - but also keeping it real [1]

I am getting close to blocking the name of that mythology film. It’s truly depressing how many tulips can’t think for themselves so have to wait for a movie to work out what to talk about. It’s also depressing seeing how many don’t understand the role of Classics in colonialism & oppression* 🙄

So called ‘Gender Critical ideology’ [transphobia] is a colonial project. It’s about removing autonomy from the individual & forcing them to behave as authority dictates. This is why it has run rampant in colonial cultures like the UK & US, but failed in post-colonial anti-authoritarian Ireland*.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves@tonygroves.bsky.social · last wk.

Too good not to share

The 'feminists' are going after yet another actual feminist for not doing feminism to their liking.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves@tonygroves.bsky.social · last wk.

Too good not to share

Born on this day in 1609, in Haarlem, Judith Leyster. Famed in her own day and in yours. Here, by herself, laughing along with her subject. Hope she didn't really wear a big white collar while painting!

Aquamanile in the Form of Aristotle & Phyllis late 14th or early 15th century South Netherlandish (Met Museum) Tableware explainer: Aristotle, tutor of Alexander the Great, allowed himself to be humiliated by Phyllis as a lesson to the young ruler.

Thread: I’m delighted to share this painting of mine. It’s called Three Salmon of Wisdom & inspired by Hiberno-Celtic mythology, where eating of their flesh gave one access to the wisdom of the universe. It’s acrylic paint on special art paper. More details below [1]

I had an ancestor Sir Richard Page Turner Barron. He spent all his money on wine, art & handsome men. The rest he wasted. Fortunately he left his paintings, including this Rubens, to the Dublin National Gallery!

Thread: One of the things I decided when I first took my art to social media was that I wanted it to be accessible to everyone. I could cut gallery overheads & be able to make my work available to most people. To celebrate that, I have a special reduced price sale until the 2nd Aug. Scroll down! [1]

Thread: When I was a toddler I was inseparable from my stuffed bunny. He still hops up from time to time, over 50y later. He’s my own symbol of love - as you can see from my one off ink on paper drawing [1]

"What Féile an Phobail row has shown is that women’s rights are at risk — just not from a tiny trans minority" great piece from Allison Morris in the Belfast Telegraph. Please support Allison as she will no doubt be targeted now. Archive link below. archive.ph/oQ2Cs

Lovely to see so many #wetlandplants for tonight's #WildFlowerHour. Many thanks to everyone who shared photos! Today is #InternationalBogDay2026 so a good opportunity to remind ourselves about the crucial importance of bogs for wildlife, for carbon capture & more: www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org

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Homepage of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme providing an introduction to who we are and what we do.

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Moira O'Donnell@naturelark.bsky.social · last wk.

Trifid Bur-marigold, Bidens tripartita, Runnymede. #WetlandPlants #WildflowerHour

The wonderfully delicate Water lobelia from Lough Mask shores, #Mayo #wildflowerhour

Much of the glass is original & speckled with tiny holes. So when the rain blows sideways, the glass bubbles!

Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · last wk.

Fearful symmetry: Hardwick Hall, Bess of Hardwick's great Derbyshire house, designed for her by Robert Smythson in the 1590s. Amazing structure. Just a wall of windows; you can hardly even find the door! Today is Bess’s day.