We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
Avalon goes to sleeps under a lilac sky. Taken at sunset tonight in Glastonbury.
Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
reminder that @kennysbookshop.bsky.social is the longest-running online bookshop *on the entire internet* (!!!)
they have FREE postage in ireland (and it's not so expensive to mainland europe, either)
don't give any money to jeff bezos and his employee-abusing company, go straight to kennys.ie
My ears were burning AKA I was working with lovely Jackie today and she mentioned this very post! 😅 So looking to finally meeting you in a few days... at last!! x
62 days, 62 sunrises. Every morning from December through January, I was out chasing the light - sometimes golden, sometimes moody, sometimes totally WOW and always magical. A reminder that every day begins with a fresh start and a new perspective. 🌅
#sunrise #ireland #photography
Sarah talks about this all the time - we should all keep banging a drum on it.
There are *so many* amazing books for children by Irish authors but they are still being flooded out of the market...
Things could always be worse,
we could all be United fans #ArsenalFamily
Ah brilliant, look forward to meeting you there Sylvia! 😊
Portraits of actor Ruth Negga, writer Sinéad Gleeson and singer Lisa Hannigan
On Friday, January 31st, Ruth Negga, Lisa Hannigan and I talk music and what it means to us with @sweetoblivion.bsky.social as part of Limerick festival All We Have Are Days.
Join us at St. Mary’s Cathedral from 7.30pm. Lisa is also performing some songs.
🎟️: limetreebelltable.ie/events/ruth-...
Do join us at Books Upstairs for Writehawks 2 on January 30th @ 6.30pm, hosted by @rickoshea.bsky.social Kevin Curran, Eithne Shortall and I will be offering live, in-person book chat and reading recommendations.
It's free but you need to book (link in Rick's post below).
Do come!
Booked my ticket for this, looking forward to it!
Calling writers aged 18-26!
Spend five days at Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway this April 📚🎪
Receive:
🎟️ Free entry to festival events
📝 Mentoring support from local writer
🎤 perform at a public showcase
🏠 Accommodation is provided
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
Good news. Ghost Mountain optioned for the screen. Really interesting people behind it, too.
Hello folks. A second hello, hi, how are you all. I've deleted my Instagram account which I've loved for years for interacting with lots of wonderful people but unfortunately, their new terms on hate speech are so regressive. My gut told me to leave. Bluesky is where I'll be for the foreseeable. ❤️
This is actually perfect. The funders, armers & arbiters of genocide rewarding the passive & silent acquiescence of genocide. When the empathy of ‘activists’ doesn’t extend to Palestinian children, and they are duly rewarded for not speaking up when inconvenient 🫡 🥾👅
Incredible symmetry earlier outside my kitchen window. ✈️
Looking for Dublin based artists/craftists of any art form to please fill this out. I'm trying to build a database of people available for work in the Dublin area.
Please share widely! 🙏
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Word of the day is a favourite for this time of year. To be ‘crambazzled’, in old Yorkshire dialect, is to be prematurely aged by excess drinking or partying.
Still pinching myself!
An absolute honour to photograph the legendary Joan Baez for the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on Friday last. 📸
Paul Murray walking to the mic
Paul Lynch reads at our annual christmas party
Jack Harte, Liam Maguire, Shauna Gilligan, Anna Walsh
Crowd at the Irish Writers Centre
Thank you @ghollandphoto.bsky.social for these lovely festive shots from Friday’s annual members’ Christmas party! 🎄🎉🍷
Thanks to all our members, writers, facilitators, partners and funders. We wouldn’t exist with you!
When the waves dance,
Pippin dances.
Take a moment,
And watch the light of a new week.
#ireland
Market Day!
Lovely jingly Christmas vibe. And visitors! Hello @ghollandphoto.bsky.social ☺️👋
One Sunday to go.
Come see us. 🙌
If you're looking for gifts for a sea/wild swimmer
i used to say it every year on twitter but i’ll say it again here. if ONE of yous starts slagging kids on the toy show on the timeline i’m calling the priest and the cops and getting you thrown in a fuckin dungeon. don’t slag kids. adults, fair game. no slagging kids. don’t be a freak
Peeking at the books on the #LateLateToyShow and I spy @chrisjudge.bsky.social Evil Duck & The Feather of Fortune! #BookElves2024
Would you like a personal recommendation for the child in your life?
Ask away!
The #BookElves2024 are here to help.
