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Ireland - Almost 200 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes join Irish charity swim

"Marilyn’s Mater Paddle, now in its second year, held at Balcarrick beach to raise funds for women’s cancer care"

Fair play to all the Marilyns! 👱

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/almost-200-marilyn-monroe-lookalikes-join-irish-charity-swim

#Ireland

A photo of hundreds of people in blonde wigs running towards the water on a beach

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Forget flowers: lovers in 18th- and 19th-century Ireland exchanged hair

by Leanne Calvert

https://theconversation.com/forget-flowers-lovers-in-18th-and-19th-century-ireland-exchanged-hair-275356

Saint Valentine at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=saint+valentine

#books #history #ireland

Only a Lock of Hair by John Everett Millais

The portrait shows a young woman in a dress russet-coloured fabric with areas of blue (possibly a shot silk, giving an iridescent effect) with lace at the collar and cuffs, in the process of cutting off a lock of her hair with a small pair of silver scissors, while she gazes off to her left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_a_Lock_of_Hair#/media/File:Only_a_Lock_of_Hair,_by_John_Everett_Millais.jpg

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1y

WTF?

Burning of migrant boat #effigy in #NorthernIreland triggers police investigation

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a bonfire that featured effigies of migrants in a boat & a banner reading “stop the boats” to determine whether it was a hate incident.

#law #HateCrime #immigration #UK #Ireland #Éire #TuaisceartÉireann
https://apnews.com/article/northern-ireland-bonfire-migrants-effigy-fa590eb31b67fd97a4350ce2aae1e95c

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1y

Mastodon.ie is a Mastodon server intended for people connected to Ireland, but open to all who respect the server rules.

Freastalaí atá dírithe ar dhaoine a bhfuil baint acu le hÉirinn, ach atá oscailte do gach duine a urramaíonn ár rialacha.

This server has been operating since 2019.

https://mastodon.ie

You can find out more at https://mastodon.ie/about or contact the admin @mastodonie

#FeaturedServer #Ireland #Eire #Irish #Gaeilge #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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1y

Guy next to me at the cafe I’m working out of this morning gets a call:

“… no we don’t live there anymore… no… no, we don’t live there anymore… are you serious?! [my ears perk up] Is this AI?… It is?!”

Spoke to him afterwards. Apparently “some energy company.” And it was an LLM on the other side. He said it sounded so real (a woman who gave him her name and sounded perfectly normal) until he asked it if it was AI when it responded “yes” and then restarted the script.

*smdh*

#AI #BigTech #bullshit #capitalism #Ireland

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1y

Timeline cleanser: Ring of Kerry in the rain.

#ireland #photography #LandscapePhotography

View over green hills towards a lake with more mountains in the background.

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#GerryAdams welcomes historian #GerardShannon for a remarkable interview about Shannon's new book on #IRA leader #RoryOConnor, who was executed during the #IrishCivilWar

https://www.buzzsprout.com/991288/episodes/19182769-special-episode-in-conversation-with-author-gerard-shannon
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #IrishRepublicanArmy #SinnFéin #IrishWarOfIndependence #BattleOfDublin #books #biographies @bookstodon

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Evening splash

#MeerMittwoch #WavyWednesday #Atlantic #Splash #Strandhill #SligoCoast #Ireland

Under a lightly clouded evening sky, the sun sets over the sea on the horizon, its rays glowing golden-yellow. In the foreground, a wave with white foam crashes against a row of low stones jutting out into the picture from the right, along the flat, smooth sandy beach.

Unter einem locker bewölkten Abendhimmel geht die Sonne am Horizont goldgelb über dem Meer unter. Im Vordergrund kracht eine Welle mit weißem Schaum an eine Reihe niedriger Steine, die von rechts am flachen glatten Sandstrand ins Bild ragen.

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Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Ireland & Scotland: Cultural Intersections Across the Irish Sea

Issue 33 of Litteraria Pragensia: Studies in Literature and Culture explores some of the literary traffic between 🇮🇪 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in the 20th & 21st centuries

@litstudies

https://litterariapragensia.ff.cuni.cz/magazin/2023-33-65/

#Scotland #Ireland #Scottish #Irish #literature #culture #culturalexchange #StPatricksDay

Ireland and Scotland: Cultural Intersections Across the Irish Sea

Introduction: Cultural Intersections Across the Irish Sea
Petra Johana Poncarová and Radvan Markus, p. 1-7

Principles and Curses: The Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar and Some Irish Connections
Gerard Cairns, p. 8-24

Derick Thomson and Ireland
Petra Johana Poncarová, p. 25-44

A Mirror to Ireland: Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Articles about Scotland
Radvan Markus, p. 44-61

Dáimh le hAlbain?: Depictions of Scotland in Twentieth-Century Irish-Language Prose
Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, p. 62-84

Modernising the Islands: Irish and Scottish Gaelic Fictions
Alan Titley, p. 85-100

On Irish Poets Writing in Scotland
Peter Mackay, p. 101-123

“What Horrors Worse Than These?”: Childhood and Adolescence in Catholic Glasgow
Christopher Whyte, p. 124-139

Notes on Contributors
p. 140-142

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177d

“Joyce considered how the ‘sister’ nations Ireland & Scotland might be linked through similar philosophical traditions, MacDiarmid saw modern Irish cultural & political developments as a source of inspiration for Scotland, & Heaney turned to the Buile Suibhne story as a way of stressing cultural commonalities”

Late Celticism in Irish & Scottish literature: binding ties

@litstudies

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/06/14/late-celticism-in-irish-and-scottish-literature-binding-ties/

#Scotland #Ireland #Scottish #Irish #literature #culture #CelticStudies #20thcentury

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176d

Daily Beast:
Trump Goes on Wild Rant as Irish PM Struggles Not to Laugh

Trump reignited one of his favorite grievances, and the Irish prime minister could barely stifle his laughter at the absurdity.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin could barely keep a straight face as President Donald Trump launched a rant about one of his signature complaints: windmills.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-on-wild-rant-about-windmills-as-irish-pm-micheal-martin-struggles-not-to-laugh/

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump #Ireland #Environment #ClimateChange

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“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service.

Shannon Airport briefly closed. The man was arrested by Gardaí and the Armed Support Unit. Shannon has been used as a key US #military transit hub throughout the #Iran war, despite the Irish government's insistence it is not being used for #war.”

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129d

Looking for #opensource #linux #fediverse #mastodon people in #Ireland #Eire - #hackerspaces included ... anybody out there?

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A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

📚️ Books 1–9 available in box sets
📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

Discover the series - http://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

#Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Fitzgeralds of Dublin series - an Irish historical fiction series by Lorna Peel, featuring three box sets: Books 1–3, Books 4–6, and Books 7–9. The text reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets... The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series. Books 1–3 Box Set, Books 4–6 Box Set, Books 7–9 Box Set. Out now on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited." Each box set is shown with individual book covers. Background includes a grayscale photo of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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RE: https://mastodon.ie/@Ciaraioch/114586034659870819

🚗 So turns out the noise that my car was making is of the diamond-encrusted, gold-plated financial bracket variety, so it would be a VERY good time to treat yourself to a print, if you've had your eye on one - and there's 10% off when you use the discount code FECKINGCAR at checkout for a limited time. Shop here: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

#Art #MastoArt #MastoDaoine #Ireland #FediGiftShop

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Escape to 19th-century Ireland with The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, a sweeping family saga of forbidden love, betrayal, and secrets that shape generations.

Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited - https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

#BooksByLornaPeel #Books #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Bookstodon #Ireland #BingeRead #KindleUnlimited #Bookstodon @bookstodon

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110d

A Bee’s Dream.

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #crimsonclover #phacelia #ireland #wildflowers #nature #summer #bees

A close-up shot of several conical, crimson clover flowers stretching upwards against a blurred bright green background. In the lower left, a single purple phacelia flower head stands out with its delicate lavender petals and long, thin stamens. The scene is bathed in bright, warm sunlight, casting soft shadows and highlighting the hairy texture of the stems. The overall mood is sunny and warm.

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Warm light and sunset skies - my first daylight view of Galway will always call to me.... Doesn't it look inviting?

Thanks to someone in Illinois who chose a canvas print of this scene! ❤️☀️

(1/2)

#Photography #Ireland #Galway #GalwayCity #Waterfront #WildAtlanticWay #Irish #Art #CreativeToots #MarkOnArt

Color photograph of a row of buildings hugging the waterside on the Irish coast. The warm light and the skies around them suggest sunset is occurring out of frame.

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In 19th-century Ireland, a chance encounter between a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman begins a story of love, loyalty, and choices that will shape their lives.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman

#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #BookSeries #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family saga. The headline at the top reads, “One Family. Many Secrets.” On the left, text states: “Every family has secrets. The Fitzgeralds have generations of them. Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right is a 3D image of the book cover, featuring a young woman in a vintage dress looking downward, with a faded cityscape beneath her. The book title A Scarlet Woman and author name Lorna Peel appear on the cover. Along the bottom, the formats “Kindle | Kindle Unlimited | Paperback” are listed. The design uses a cream background with black and red text.

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Step into 19th-century Ireland!

Forbidden love, family secrets, and a sweeping saga await in A Scarlet Woman.

Start reading The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series today in Kindle Unlimited.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman

#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Romance #HistoricalRomance @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, a 19th-century Irish family saga. The image shows a Kindle device displaying the book cover, which shows a late 19th-century woman with dark hair and a pink flower on her white dress, looking down pensively. Text on the ad reads: “Love that defies society. Secrets that shape a family.” and “Step into 19th-century Ireland and meet the Fitzgeralds of Dublin. Start the series today! Free to read with Kindle Unlimited.” The background is a faded image of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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"Thanks humans"

Poster from the Thomas House bar in Dublin 🇮🇪. All AI posters and flyers are not accepted. Love it!

#AI #Ireland #IE

A!

PASSION NOT FASHION

THOMAS HOUSE

DUBLIN CITY

SO FOR THE FUTURE (LITERALLY) WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING AI POSTERS OR FLYERS FOR THE PUB.

We're right next to Ireland's biggest Art College, lads. It's not a good look.

WE UNDERSTAND BANDS CAN BE SKINT BUT RELYING ON SOME EARTH KILLING APP FROM SOME PAEDO ISLAND BILLIONAIRE IS NOT THE WAY. WE GOT BY WITHOUT IT AND WE'LL GET BY AGAIN.

IF YOU'RE STUCK WE'LL HELP.

YES IT HAS BEEN USED HERE BEFORE BUT CONSIDER THIS THE START OF THE END OF IT.

THANKS, HUMANS.

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A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

📚 Books 1–9 available in box sets
📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

Discover the series → http://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

#Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a woman living on the margins of society cross paths in a city shaped by hardship and tradition.

The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga exploring loyalty, resilience, and the choices that echo across generations.

Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - Amazon - http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman

#Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #HistoricalRomance #Romance @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Irish historical romance novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family saga. The image features the book cover, which shows a late 19th-century woman with dark hair and a pink flower on her white dress, looking down pensively. Text on the left reads: “A Scarlet Woman. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.” Below is a red text banner: “Kindle | Paperback | Kindle Unlimited.” The background is a faded image of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a woman living on the margins of society cross paths in a city shaped by hardship and tradition.

The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga exploring loyalty, resilience, and choices that echo across generations.

Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman

#Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.

The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.

Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman

#Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

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