Bernadette Fallon

Then myself & the hotel cat, Lady, hung out in the drawing room for a while - they light the fires early at Gregan’s Castle!

Beautiful Burren sunrise this morning at Gregan’s Castle hotel

Beautiful show

Great show as always

Was in early to get my seat at the opening lectures for @yeatssocietysligo.bsky.social #YeatsSummerSchool in Sligo, now in its 66th year - I’ve spent the last 50 wanting to attend! So excited. And two excellent talks kicked us off this morning

Love this

A moment’s silence for Paul Durcan RIP at the ceremony for the Dublin Literary Award, which has just been won by Michael Crummy’s The Adversary @ilfdublin.bsky.social

Happy 40th Birthday Cuirt Festival of Literature, kicking off today in Galway - I'm looking forward to getting over there on Friday, my first time back since 1999! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Two suns this morning on John Osbourne’s river @arvonfoundation.bsky.social #TheHurst #Shropshire

Bring an angry young man was clearly lucrative if John Osbourne’s former home is anything to go be - now an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social writing retreat

Woke up in John Osborne’s house, The Hurst in Shropshire, now an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social writing retreat #writing #nature

Really enjoyed the first @forthwrite.bsky.social festival (and my first trip to Crawley!). @kitdewaal.bsky.social kicked things off with an insightful, relatable & funny keynote address

Ordering @thedublinreview.bsky.social now - on the strength of the first few lines of this essay & the cover

Nice bit of blue sky placing @martindoyle.bsky.social @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social

Interesting conversation with a panel of very inspiring women at the inaugural @forthwrite.bsky.social festival @kitdewaal.bsky.social @abirfellows.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social

I love books’ events - from the huddles of conversations to the books on sale - with the possibility of having the authors sign them forthwrite.bsky.social

Loved this - am a big fan of the power of letters to instantly bring us back to the past in the way that a text or email can never do - and also have a stash of treasured letters from the '80s and '90s

Setting the clock! (Taking the extra hour into consideration)

Looking forward to this

Missing the blue skies of #Lahinch this week but they’ve been replaced with misty #Sligo webs

Lahinch hiding its blue skies this morning, always the same on the day I leave, it doesn’t want me to go away missing the sun

#Bluesky Friday #Lahinch

The situation in #Lahinch is just getting better & better #CoClare #Ireland

Another beautiful #bluesky day in #Lahinch

I started coming to Lahinch just over a year ago, at the start of 2024, and I’ve come nearly every month since - being on the beach for sunrise is just joyous

Another stunning start to the day in Lahinch #CoClare #Ireland

Stunning skies in Lahinch - it’s good to be back!

Great show this morning - loved it. Well worth a listen back

There mightn’t be any leaves on the branches yet but the sky is blue, the birds are chorus-ing & the daffodils are out - nobody can tell me it’s not spring for another month

Really enjoyed this

@visitstmaarten.bsky.social What's the best time of year to visit?

I thought it was February 1st until I was 30. Then I moved to England & they laughed at me

Love this!

Beautiful

In the diary for tomorrow - looking forward to it - enjoy

Is February 1st the first day of spring? I've finally settled the question www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...

Although further down the Southbank it’s definitely London (as opposed to Venice) again..

#London has a hint of Venice about it this morning

Am in pole position for #TheYears at Harold Pinter Theatre - no escaping that abortion scene then…

Looking at all the photos in Ireland of deserted streets, here in London there’s apparently a tornado coming…

It’s not over yet! Getting a last go at Christmas in the Southern hotel #Sligo, loving the decs, Ding Dong Merrily On High ringing out in the dining room

Sligo sunrise #Sligotown #Ireland

Might be a relatable one the morning after the night before…

Sun rising on 2025 - here comes the light #newyear #sligo

Beautiful shot for a bright blue sky new year - here’s hoping!

A good cry can be cathartic

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Happy New Year's Eve good people