Siobhán Dowling
@siobhandowling.bsky.social
Dubliner, Ex-Berliner, Editor at Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social. Doing an MPhil in literary translation at TCD. @tclctdublin.bsky.social she/her
The race to the bottom is hotting up Beds in sheds progresses rapidly to beds in work depots This government is truly delivering #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland "Rental crisis forces bus firm to put beds for staff in Dublin depot" www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Rental crisis forces bus firm to put beds for staff in Dublin depot
Swords Express operator’s planning agent said “severe shortage” of suitable sites for employees
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We too easily skipped over the part of the Ceuta story where thousands of young people were manipulated into risking or losing their lives for a lie; to orchestrate images that then led the news agenda for the weekend, and kneejerk reactions from EU Govs And the Irish failures that let this happen
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 10h agoIf you were confused about what happened in Ceuta last week read this piece by @lizcarolan.com who's looking at how it blew up online and who's behind it... www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
As we approach 10 years of #WorldKidLitMonth this September, we're fundraising to keep the #WorldKidLit ship sailing into the next decade, and for two projects aimed at promoting international reading among young people. Please donate & share widely! Thank you! worldkidlit.org/2026/07/21/w...
World Kid Lit: 10th Anniversary Fundraiser
It’s the 10th year of World Kid Lit: an international reading project with a global impact! As we approach World Kid Lit Month this September – our 10th anniversary – we are fundr…
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Scuse the clickbait headline which i didn't write, but the iPaper asked for some thoughts on the non-listing of Keshed despite huge public clamour. Actually a piece about diversity in publishing and advocating for small presses. This link sans paywall archive.is/QghKz inews.co.uk/culture/book...
The Booker is a shambles - and everyone in publishing knows it
Plenty thought my novel would make the list – it didn't. Here's why I don't give a toss
inews.co.uk
The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
BREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.
It's no longer just a passing #heatwave; it's a persistent state, made more than five times more likely by the impact of human-driven #climatechange. @climatecentral.org
Hello dog lovers! We could possibly adopt a 4yo Bichon Frise who has been rescued from a puppy farm. She's very friendly. Still has to be neutered etc, shelter want her to go to a home asap and then get surgery. All happening faster than I had expected! Are we mad? Any advice/warnings/tips?
*sigh* This is not how translation works in the real world, I do not MAKE WORDS UP because I FEEL like it as the translator, the AUTHOR coined a neologism and I, in turn, came up with a TRANSLATION for it, I don’t just PUT THINGS INTO A BOOK THAT AREN’T THERE you guys locusmag.com/review/the-h...
Germany alone is now close to 10.000 deaths as a result of heat / lack of airconditioning this year.
DIE ZEIT@zeit.de · 6d agoBundesweit sind in diesem jahr 9.800 Menschen wegen hoher Temperaturen gestorben. Das übersteigt die Zahl jedes Gesamtjahrs seit 2016.
The RHA is accepting applications for a one year studio opportunity from September 2026 – exact dates to be confirmed. Applications close on the 10th August. Applicants should clearly state on a cover letter that they are applying for RHA Studio 2. Details at rhagallery.ie/residencies-...
Just astounding: 'the applicant "has not sufficiently explained ... gaps in their education/employment career". One of the students explained that the gap in their education is accounted for by the war and destruction in Gaza over the past two and a half years.' www.rte.ie/news/educati...
Concern over study visa refusal rate for Gazan students
Concern is growing in Irish universities over a high rate of refusal of study visas to students in Gaza who are due to take up college scholarships in Ireland this September.
rte.ie
Half way through it I thought: wish this was Russell Crowe. He'd have been great.
Siobhán Dowling@siobhandowling.bsky.social · last wk.Went to see the Odyssey today. Kept wanted to turn on the subtitles because I couldn't hear half of what they were saying/mumbling. The sound was just too loud, felt a bit worn out by it. And Matt Damon lacks the charisma to carry it (for me anyway). Otherwise, rips along, grand auld yarn.
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It’s not all Greek to them: translators are shaping reader experiences
After the much anticipated release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, sales of all copies soared, as The Bookseller reported. 18,726 copies across all editions sold in the past four weeks.
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Went to see the Odyssey today. Kept wanted to turn on the subtitles because I couldn't hear half of what they were saying/mumbling. The sound was just too loud, felt a bit worn out by it. And Matt Damon lacks the charisma to carry it (for me anyway). Otherwise, rips along, grand auld yarn.
i don’t usually respond to these kinds of emails, but this one made me so fucking mad that i blacked out and regained consciousness with this in my outbox
God I love when translation makes it into mainstream discourse, I just saw someone claim that Emily Wilson didn't "choose" to use the term slave over servant she "just translated it correctly" and woo buddy you do not understand what you're talking about
Such sad news about Bill Oddie, a Renaissance Man genius, but here's the lovely conversation we had about his amazing comedic musical contribution to The Goodies on Front Row back in 2018. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
My mother's county won the All Ireland, breaking the CURSE.
Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · last wk.All Ireland Sunday! Mayo v Kerry! Even if you don't enjoy any form of sports ball, there's an *excellent*curse at play here to entertain you all. Short thread 🧵
To every trans Londoner: this city is yours too. Today we celebrate London Trans+ Pride and reaffirm a simple truth: you should be free to live as yourself, without fear or prejudice. You are loved. You are wanted. You belong here.
Such a joy: @trungles.com's hilarious reading of P&P for the first time.
Benjamin 🜬 (they/she)@enbyemu.bsky.social · 2w agoFor anyone who ever wants to read (or re-read) @trungles.com's Pride & Prejudice readthrough commentary w/o having to slog through needing to constantly expand the original thread, I put it all together on a google doc! 135 glorious pages! 💙📚 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
"I do believe, on a more fundamental level, that the consciousness of each translator is a prism that refracts the light of the source text in a unique way, and that it couldn’t be otherwise..." Antonella Lettieri @thethirdwheel-mag.bsky.social thethirdwheel.org/a-silly-epip...
A Silly Epiphany by Antonella Lettieri | The Third Wheel
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Someone get me in a room with MacKenzie Scott’s folks and I’ll deliver my impassioned / well-constructed argument that it’s a moral imperative that she give $20 million to a new distributor specifically for nonprofit and small presses in order to offset her ex’s dismantling of the book industry.
Peter Thiel's Dialog is suing Powerscourt Hotel in Co Wicklow over the cancellation of a planned, invite-only conference. The case has been lodged before the High Court’s commercial division, which hears disputes involving more than €1 million. jrnl.ie/7111485
Peter Thiel’s Dialog is suing Powerscourt Hotel over cancelled invite-only conference
The case was lodged before the High Court’s commercial division, which hears disputes involving more than €1 million.
jrnl.ie
Day 4 already of the summer school! It's been a whirlwind of translating and creative writing, and scribbling ideas into my fancy notebook.
British Centre for Literary Translation@bcltuea.bsky.social · 3w agoIn this panel, Anthony Bird (Honford Star), Hazel Millar (Book*hug Press), Rory Williamson (Pushkin Press) and Nariman Youssef (Chair) talk about how they select the books they publish 🤔 📚️ Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/panel...
The daughter read the Manga version of Les Misérables yesterday. I'm doing the slow-read that takes all year. I'm thinking she made the wiser choice.
A customer kindly posted about us on Insta. Said we give up 4% of profits. We actually give up 4% of turnover. It’s a common mistake and I wonder if people actually draw a distinction or is it all just noise? There’s a big difference between profit & turnover. I see it as authenticity over marketing
