Mark Patterson @markypblue.bsky.social BBC Broadcaster. IMROx2. Rugby. People. Planet. Donegal. NUJ. Orca. Gardening. Astronomy. Ex surfer. Cooking. Herbs. Books
Derry, Ireland. (Joined '24)
LetterkennyLive @letterkennylive.bsky.social 📰 A new FREE paper dedicated to Letterkenny bringing you the latest news and sport
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Seamus Heaney HomePlace @shhomeplace.bsky.social Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy offers an inspiring journey through the life and literature of one of Ireland's greatest literary voices.
https://seamusheaneyhome.com/upcoming-events/
The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social Community-based registered charity, focused on promoting human rights and conflict transformation, locally, nationally and internationally. Founder and owner of the Museum of Free Derry.
Museum of Free Derry @museumfreederry.bsky.social The Museum of Free Derry focuses on the late 1960s and early 1970s in Derry. It tells the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. https://museumoffreederry.org/
DerryJournal @derryjournal.com Established in 1772, the Derry Journal is among the longest-running news publications in Europe and has been covering the north west of Ireland for over 250 years. As well as our print editions Tuesday and Friday you can find us at www.derryjournal.com
Chris McCann @canntoya.bsky.social County Derry man, used to write for newspapers in Ireland. Worked in Central Govt for a few years at Dept for Business and Cabinet Office now Chief Exec at Healthwatch England. Based in Belfast
Sandra Duffy @sandraduffysf.bsky.social Sinn Féin councillor
Derry City
Former Mayor
Manager homeless services
Mammy, wife & friend
She/Her
PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social Offices in Derry, Belfast & Armagh. Caseworker in Dublin. Providing legacy advocacy support to bereaved families. Exhibitions available on Legacy of Colonialism (15 pop ups). Also available a mobile video exhibit w/family interviews on Brit state impunity.
Finn Harps FC @finnharpsfc.bsky.social League of Ireland club from Donegal, Ireland. Community based, fan owned football as it should be!
Paddy McGill @donegalpaddy.bsky.social Donegal GAA commentator with Ocean FM 🎙.Host of the Donegal GAA podcast. History & Politics teacher. Views are my own.
Cllr. Lilian Seenoi Barr @lilianseenoibarr.bsky.social Former Mayor of Derry City and strabane District. Proud maasai woman and Derry girl
Dominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social UK Correspondent at The Business Post | Irish in London, via Tyrone 
Philip McDermott @ppmcdermott1.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, Ulster University
Sociologist who works on cultural and linguistic diversity in the public space.
https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/persons/philip-mcdermott
Tom Collins @tcollins.bsky.social Scribbler, Irish News columnist, dad. Emeritus journalism prof at Stirling University.
Stephen McCauley @stephenmccauley.bsky.social Award winning radio presenter/producer
Music/film/books/cycling
Derry
Marie Lindsay @mariemccolgan.bsky.social Mother, wife, granny. Worked at St Mary’s College Derry. Interested in education, sustainability, the night sky and social media platforms that promote creativity and positiivity.
Trisha Ward @trishaward.bsky.social Derry woman, lover of language and books, my family and a dog. Interested in public services (esp. libraries) and politics
Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social Bog fancier, parent, professor & Dean of Arts @UCalgary, Treaty 7 Territory. sí/í. Account and all postings are personal, not professional.
Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social Derryman. Urbanist, Writer, Commentator, Consultant, Environmentalist, Social Entrepreneur. Transport nerd. History & Heritage geek. Derry City/Bath City FC supporter.
Matthew McCallion @matthewmccallion.bsky.social Derry man. #Autistic. PhD student, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast. Focusing on #CriminalLaw, #Autism, and #Neurodiversity. Former Barrister. Reposts/Likes ≠ endorsement/legal advice🌹 
Maureen Boyle @boylemo.bsky.social Poet, mentor, teacher, gardener.
Books: The Work of a Winter, Strabane and The Last Spring of the World, Arlen House, Dublin
Richard O’Reilly @richardoreilly.bsky.social BBC News NI Journalist and Presenter. Often found on Evening Extra, Talkback, GMU, etc. Formerly Presenter of the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Foyle
Professor Brandon Hamber @brandonhamber.bsky.social John Hume & Tip O'Neill Peace Chair | INCORE Ulster Uni | Peace via psychology & justice | Researches conflict, healing, mental health, art, tech & masculinity | Trustee Conflict Textiles | Board Impunity Watch | Director TechEthics | www.brandonhamber.com
Peter O'Neill @poneill.bsky.social Associate Professor Emeritus. he/him
Immigrant; Derry wan; London dweller; hallion.
Claire Allan Author @claireallan.bsky.social Writer of thrillers ✍️
Derry Girl ☘️ Izzy’s Human 🐾
aka FREYA KENNEDY, when I'm feeling romantic. 💕
Powered by ADHD, HRT & Maltesers 🤯🥵🍫
Published by @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
New thriller: 📕The Perfect Mother 😱🔪🎈- February '25
Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social Poet & Writer
Poetry Ireland Review • Banshee • The Waxed Lemon • Sonder • The Cormorant • Profiles • The Ogham Stone • Arts Council Literature Bursary • MA in creative writing from UL
colmgbrennan.com
Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social Writer of Fiction; Bae of Fundy
Irish-Canadian
Website https://www.lorekeating.com/
Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print
Collection THE TRUEST SENSE https://a.co/d/090sQN3I
She/Her
Naoise Dolan @naoisedolan.bsky.social Novelist. Author of EXCITING TIMES (2020), THE HAPPY COUPLE (2023), third novel coming 2027 ⁊ ag scríobh an 4ú ceann i nGaeilge
linktr.ee/naoisedolan
Arnold Thomas Fanning @arnoldtfanning.bsky.social Writer, Walker, Photographer, Record Collector. Essays & Stories in The Dublin Review, Banshee, The Stinging Fly, The Lonely Crowd & elsewhere. Author of Mind on Fire (Penguin Ireland, 2018).
https://about.me/arnoldthomasfanning
Amanda Bell @gagebybell.bsky.social Poet, author, editor: new fiction and poetry titles forthcoming in 2027, from Salt Publishing and Doire Press. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
www.amandabell.ie
David Butler @davidbutlerbray.bsky.social Novelist, poet, short-storyist, playwright, also writes as Dara Kavanagh
Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social Arts Council supported poet. ‘Raised Among Vultures’ & 'Chic to be Sad' published by The Gallery Press. Host of ‘Just to Say’ international poetry event. https://mollytwomey.com/ 💫
Sídhe Press @sidhepress.bsky.social One-woman press based in Berlin. EIC @missyerem.bsky.social
https://sidhe-press.eu Trans rights are human rights.
Free Palestine!
Nuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social Writer. Irish. Autistic. Latest book: Menagerie (poetry).
https://nualaoconnor.com/
Books at One Dublin @booksatonedublin.bsky.social Books at One is a network of independent, local, not for profit community bookshops throughout Ireland. Our newest shop is at 46-47 Meath Street Dublin.
Niamh Boyce @boycie.bsky.social Irish Writer. Humourless Hag. Author of Her Kind, The Herbalist & Inside The Wolf 
MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland @molimuseum.bsky.social Where Irish writing comes alive.
https://linktr.ee/molimuseum
Emma Devlin @theactualemma.bsky.social Writer w work in Irish Times, Stinging Fly & more | 2026 Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellow at SHC | Rep'd by Sophie Scard | https://linktr.ee/emma.devlin.writer
Doire Press @doirepress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher based in the west of Ireland.
Free worldwide shipping on all orders over €60.
Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social the sea is completely written for me
https://www.transitbooks.org/books/darker
Niamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social Writer, artist, stylite.
Fair to middling spinster.
Magpie apologist.
Good at everything.
Northwestern Ireland.
Also Instagram, and X.
https://niamhmaccabe.wixsite.com/mysite
Dean Kelly @deankelly.bsky.social Irish, creative sort • painting, poetry, photography • own notions https://www.deankelly.ie
Sonya Gildea @sonyagildea.bsky.social John McGahern Literature Award | DLR Emerging Writer In Residence 2024 | Poetry Ireland Introductions | Cúirt New Writing Fiction Award | Art Council Literature Bursary Award |
sonyagildea dot com
Caoilinn Hughes @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social Irish writer.
Novels: THE ALTERNATIVES, THE WILD LAUGHTER and ORCHID & THE WASP. Short stories about the place.
Ken Mooney @kenmooney.bsky.social Ireland, gay, knows what it's like to be awake while getting your skull drilled open (thanks brain cancer.)
Writer of Godhead, Apocalypse...Whenever, Tackling The Issue et al.
Punk shit, tattoos, horror/SF, queer stuff, video games. He/Him. 
Róisín Lanigan @roisinlanigan.bsky.social 
Olivia Fitzsimons @oneflawediris.bsky.social Writer. 
Aimée Walsh @thereadparts.bsky.social Irish writer. Author of Exile (a novel) & Writing Resistance (a monograph)
Commentator of the Year finalist 2025 @ Media Freedom Awards.
Columnist and U35 Deputy Editor @ the Mirror.
Agent: Eleanor Birne @ RCW
Bernie McGill @berniemcgill.bsky.social Writer. Writing Fellow with Royal Literary Fund. Mentor at Irish Writers' Centre. Rep'd by Aitken Alexander. Winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Prize for This Train is For, available at https://noalibis.com/product/this-train-is-for-signed-paperback-edition/
Nessa O’Mahony @nessao.bsky.social I am a poet and novelist from Dublin. I’ve edited anthologies and teach creative writing
Bernadette Murphy @bernadetmurphy.bsky.social Author at Spiegel & Grau + others. NYT-bestselling collaborative writer. First/bio mom, advocating for reproductive justice.
Janina Franck @xilaya.bsky.social Irish-German Author, Photographer, Adventurer
Find my books here: https://books2read.com/ap/8PMBpo/Janina-Franck
Website: https://janinafranck.com
Newsletter: https://janinafranck.eo.page/7grzp
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Paul Murray @renebatt.bsky.social Artist, feeder of two cats,walker of my wife’s dogs, love art, poetry, James Joyce, St.Patrick’s Athletic, Leinster Rugby ( why are my teams so far away from where I live???) I live in Sligo, Nth West of Ireland: where W.B.Yeats is buried.
Eleanor Fitzsimons @eleanorfitzsimons.bsky.social Writer/Researcher. KeatsShelley Essay Prize, Rubery Book Award. Author Wilde's Women. Life & Loves of E. Nesbit, Selected Articles from The Woman’s World. Here for books, art, nature, laughter & tranquility.
Colman Jackson @collijackson.bsky.social Politics. Books. Media.
ShakespeareBint @shakespearebint.bsky.social Reader, Writer, Reveller
Anton Hur @antonhur.com Translator, bilingual author, Korean citizen. TOWARD ETERNITY (HarperVia), <하지 말라고는 안 했잖아요?> (어크로스). Repped by Safae El-Ouahabi at RCW. He/him.
🔗: antonhur.com
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social Historian. Writer.
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com Historian of intimacy and revolution in 1920s-40s Europe. New project: anti-Nazi vegetarians.
Author of Irish Book Awards shortlisted HOTEL LUX — about a hotel in 1920s Moscow — and radical history newsletter Archive Rats:
archiverats.substack.com
Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social Talking tech, science and media. Journalist and broadcaster. Host of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social and Connected AI Podcast.
Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com Nature comics (Bird and Moon). Books about nature. Talks. Bird facts. rosemarymosco.com She/her.
Emily Brennan @embren5.bsky.social Communications consultant. Big fan of the outdoors. Live in Dún Laoghaire but a Tipp woman first. Delighted to have another platform to shamelessly post photos of my madra.
www.birchconsultancy.ie
ATD Ireland @atdireland.bsky.social We hold a vision of a world without persistent poverty. Poverty is an affront to human dignity, a violation of Human Rights & people in poverty have unique knowledge & experience that can lower the barriers separating people & communities
www.atdireland.ie
Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social Marine ecologist at University College Cork 🇮🇪 Making space for nature 🐚 Historical ecology 📚LIMPETS ⚠️ Rewilding garden in West Cork 🌱🪲🌿🐞
David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Rusty Fischer | Children's Author @rustyfischer.bsky.social Rusty Fischer's poems for children have appeared in Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping and Woman’s Day. His latest poem, “Socks,” is currently featured in The Dirigible Balloon.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/36446
Mary @maryrca22.bsky.social She/her. Mom. LGBTQ+ rights. Women's rights.
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social Reporting the latest updates from Downing Street and Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Here until Downing Street setup an official account. I also run @royalfamilyuk.bsky.social.
Tracey Waddleton @bartlebomb.bsky.social Author of Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious (Breakwater Books, 2019).
Writer. Agitator. Godzilla fan.
www.traceywaddleton.com
Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social Writing. Reading. Making.
Boppin’ around Europe in a van with m’cats. Working on a novel that for now I'll just call "the Post Office book." It has vampires & poets.
Reading 📖 A Ghost in the Throat
deborahrosereeves.com
https://usps-teach-in.carrd.co/
page wicks @pagewicks.com She/They. Photographer, artist, cultural worker and writer. Not only work here.
pagewicks.com
Isobel @isobelwalsh.bsky.social 
Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app Founder & PI @aial.ie. Assistant Professor of AI, School of Computer Science & Statistics, @tcddublin.bsky.social
AI accountability, AI audits & evaluation. Cognitive scientist by training. Ethiopian in Ireland. She/her
Letters of Note @lettersofnote.com Professional letter nerd since 2009. Buy the books (https://books.lettersofnote.com), read the newsletter (https://news.lettersofnote.com/), come to the live shows (https://www.youtube.com/@LettersLive). Or don't. It's your choice. 
Tom McLaughlin @tommclaughlin.bsky.social Multi-award losing author and illustrator
Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social Writer, Irish Times columnist, New York Review of Books contributor, We Don't Know Ourselves author.
Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social Unofficial Kneecap account that I hope the lads will come and claim. Let's build a following here in advance, folks! GRMA
Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social Author. The Wolf That Chews Rocks (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-That-Chews-Rocks-ebook/dp/B0HF8SR6JR?ref_=ast_author_mpb), the Erin Callahan thrillers, and some politics nonsense. Wulferhampton interloper. Twat.
https://russelljonesauthor.com/
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social Author of I Want to Burn This Place Down
https://www.themarisreview.com/
https://www.mariskreizman.com/
Paddy @patrickmgrant.bsky.social Simpatico
Women's Aid Ireland @womensaidireland.bsky.social Leading national organisation, working to prevent and address the impact of domestic violence and abuse. 24hr National Freephone Helpline 1800341900 www.womensaid.ie. RCN: 20012045 
Early Childhood Ireland @earlychildhoodireland.ie Leading advocacy & membership organisation, championing quality for children in Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding settings. Registered charity CHY20078904.
🔗 www.earlychildhoodireland.ie
Paul Scraton @paulscraton.bsky.social Telling Stories
A Dream of White Horses / Bluemoose
Ambassador / Pahar Trust Nepal
Travel and the outdoors:
https://the-winding-trail.com
Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social Author of The Lost Thumb, PAH, Christ On A Bike | Longlisted Dublin Literary Award 2025 | A Circle Of Strangers coming Spring 2027 with Bluemoose Books | Rep: Susan Armstrong at C&W | Website: www.orlaowen.com
Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social Recovering social media addict…
Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social Subverter of the dominant paradigm
Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of FX series Say Nothing, now streaming on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social Sinn Féin. PhD from Queens University Belfast. Book: Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Donegal. Email: drrichiegallagher@gmail.com
Daragh @daraghfleming.bsky.social Writer, poet, silly goose.
A BRIEF INHALATION OUT NOW with @brokensleepbooks | writer | PK Award highly commended | FFP PRIZE highly commended | Duncairn Comp winner
@daraghfleming everywhere else
Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social We’re the museum looking deeper into the Earth’s past to shape a new future where both people and planet thrive.
Protecting the planet, it’s in our nature. 🌍
Judith Eagle @juditheagle.bsky.social Children’s author: The Secret Starling; The Pear Affair; The Accidental Stowaway; The Stolen Songbird. Published by Faber; rep’d by Lucy Irvine at PFD
Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social Poet: 'The River', 'When the Tree Falls', 'A Change in the Air', 'Coracle' (Bloodaxe 2015, 2019, 2023 &2026) https://www.janeclarkepoetry.ie/
Dr Gráinne Rice @grainnerr.bsky.social Adult Programme Coordinator, @Natgalleriessco
All views my own etc.
Board dir: @SCampbellTrust & @WeAreUpland Writing about Steven Campbell & art.
linktr.ee/grainnerr
Jess Lowe | Belfast Photographer @jesslowephoto.bsky.social Relaxed headshot photographer based in Ireland | Published NYT, Observer, Reuters, Telegraph and many more.
Get in touch hello@jesslowephotography.com
https://www.jesslowephotography.com