Conor Matthews

Do you wish you could turn back time? #poetry

My poem "The Eyes in The Night" is featured in the 12 Months 12 Stories podcast's Halloween special, along with other great poets and performers. Check it out for something spooky this Halloween season. #horror

It's always been a Tory rag, but, credit where due, they at least had good writing (until the recent culture war ragebait). But this just the last nail in the coffin; what is journalism without reliablity, expertise, facts, or even journalists? Why would I read something you didn't write?

Considering the history we have as a country (The Laundries, the Catholic Church, the demonisation of consent/condoms/sexuality), you'd would think we'd have learned by now why autonomy is important... But then again, what has actually changed since then? Nothing.

The issue that matters most.

#spéirgorm Do you think, when An Taoiseach called SF Nazi-sympathisers, Harris was sitting there sweating a little, hoping no one would remember Eoin O'Duffy?

Yes; these are all TECHNICALLY English words. #poetry

I'm reading at the Samhain Harvest book launch on the 25th. If you like #poetry, #art, #Halloween, and alcohol (not free (I know, I'm pissed as well)), then come on down.

Is there any hope when you’re hopeless? #fiction #shortstory

Episode 3 of my horror podcast is out today. Pól nearly drowns, saved by the most disturbing family in Ireland. #podcast #horror

JK Rowlings funds terfs. Sally Rooney funds protesters. Can you guess which is banned in the UK?

Storytelling is one of the last sacred things in the world. That’s why they mock it, because they know what it can do. They know that stories teach people how to listen, remember, resist and remain human. And anything that teaches people how to feel is a threat to a world built on forgetting.

"Come on guys; we DOUBLE pinky promise. That means something this time."

Is the secret to great writing exile? #essay #writing

Shout out to the random Romanians listening to the Her County podcast. It's always fascinating seeing how far something you've made can travel without you noticing. Vă mulțumesc!

It's crazy how for years (decades at this point) attention was said to be the skill of the future that would put you heads and shoulders above everyone, yet people have just dived head first into actively handicapping themselves with AI. It's like cutting off a leg in the middle of a race.

The second episde of my Irish horror podacst, Her County, is out now. Family is a strange thing, as Pól discovers from the disgraced brother of St. Brigid. How strange? Listen and find out.

I just tutned 37. Sorry ladies/lads; no free rides this year 😔 #Budget27

Every year Ireland gets stern warnings about how reliant it is on corpo tax revenue and every year it cuts its other tax nets to make that reliance worse.

A tenner a week for ordinary people in #Budget27 while corporations get €186 million in Capital Gains Tax reductions, €120 million in R&D tax credits. And if you have a shedsit, it's now called a "Designated Auxiliary Dwelling" and you don't have to pay any taxes on it!

Thanks @feudalismbot.bsky.social (I think?)

My new horror podcast is out today! "Her County" is about a young medieval scribe, Pól, as they set out to discover the legendary founder of the county, St. Brigid. But soon the holy legend of the saint is revealed to have a much darker and unholier truth lying beneath. Episode 1 is available now!

What would you do if you won? #fiction #shortstory #noai

We are a very silly country; there's a coffee shop at the Four Courts called the Mug Shot. #spéirgorm

Theory: Creating genre-changing works (Monthy Python, Harry Potter, Fr. Ted, etc) takes such a mental toll that you collapse like a star into online bigotry.

Do you ever just feel misanthropic? #poetry #spokenword

AI saying you'll be left behind has the same energy as the guy you just turned down calling you ugly and they weren't that into you anyway.

Weird hill I will die on: seasons should be capitalised. What the fuck do you mean it's "autumn" and not "Autumn?" Days of the week, months of the year, even time periods we capitalise, but we draw the line at Spring/Summer/Autumn(Fall)/Winter?

"Hi guys. Now that I know which way the wind is blowing, and my PR team have given me permission, let me saying how I really feel, within acceptable and popular terms, of course."

Business idea: Coffee that comes with a lighter so you can burn your tongue BEFORE you try to drink it. Think of the time you'd save! No more wasting coffee burning your tongue on the first sip.

I too will beat the dead horse. #essay #opinion

"Daddy, Daddy! Can I pet the mineral?" "Of course, son! What is that, Uranium? Touch it as much as you want!"

Recently they've changed minimum Leap card payments from €5 to €10. A fare, generally, is at €2. So with the hikes, not only will it cost more per trip but it devalues your €10. If you top up today and don't use it until after the change, it'll be as if government pickpocketed you.

When you read Kraft’s statement, both this headline and the article it links to are enormously misleading. Kraft says he’s been asked to donate, doesn’t say he has, and doesn’t mention any charities. Readers could be forgiven for thinking Kraft had donated to the charities listed in the text.

I've never understood Ireland's weird pining for Ed Sheeran; I'm glad we've rescinded his honourary paddy pass.

Why doesn't the Pope just bless the oceans? BOOM! Infinite holy water! What's wrong with them? Infallible my arse!

Do you know what's the best part about looking for jobs? The totally coincidental uptick in spam emails you get 😐👍

Oh great, now I have to become a Loyalist! Thanks Trump!

You've got to love Dublin; the only city in the world where you can see people snorting coke off a leap card. #Spéirghorm

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

¿Eh... Mama? ¿Eres buena?

Insomnia is great for poetry. Terrible for people, but what have they ever done for me!