Robert Barrett

Operation Finbar Fury

New blog post: an up-to-date list of Irish literary journals anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/i...

I am judging Micro Madness this year with Renee Liang, for Flash Frontier. Free and international competition for stories up to 100 words opens April 15. We're interviewed today about the whole shebang. flashfrontier.com/micro-madnes...

A beautiful spring day in Paris for promenading and pique-nique-ing

💙 Happy International Nora Barnacle Day 💙 I'm reading from my novel NORA at GRÁ FEST today. Town Hall Theatre Bar, Galway, 4pm. See @grafestival for all events. 💗 21st March is International Nora Barnacle Day 💗

The biggest 'Cui bono' in modern history is - 'What does Putin have on Trump?' Nobody has an answer, and very few people even ask the question.

That Oval Office hissy fit, just looks worse and worse and worse for Orange Caligula, it was a mask drop, a glimpse of his Putin tatooed heart...

4th Week in January.

New blog post: Short Story Competitions 2025 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/s...

The electricity came back, just as I was about to build a fire and go hunting. Back on the sofa now. Bit disappointed... #stormdarragh

Just answered a rather panicky knock on the front door to find it was the Christmas wreath banging off it in the wind. #stormdarragh

Sure they're cute as hell, but these Blind Bag founders just got about €200k of free advertising. #latelatetoyshow

Should get one of these kids to review the RTE Player, just for the craic. #latelatetoyshow

Genius. [Henry V died of dysentery in 1422]

Now that we're well into #GE24 why not play a game of Cirque du Cliché . Fun for all the family

My new writers’ workbook is now out! Analyse how and what you write to better understand yourself ✍️ 🧠 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQP974MR?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_4DW7B3HY5VRR89DSD7VN