This is what the Irish call 'serious notions'

I played the teeniest tiniest role in helping this stolen wooden sculpture come back to its home in Nepal, where I just saw it reinstalled. May all the rest of the stolen gods follow!

Robbie is chewing everything, keeping us up at night and sleeping on the bed when he’s not supposed to. He is also learning the piano.

The 8-year old has said she'll be counting every time when I am *bossing* her. This has started last night and she is now up to 15 incl. 'please do go to sleep,' & so on. She says she'll be writing a book (memoir) when she is older. The title will be 'Bossing me again (and

Yes!! I have talked about this many times because when I was a single parent and the only woman lecturer in the department (although this shouldn’t matter), and no family or help in the UK, I faced a disciplinary from the HoD because I could not attend an away day starting at 8

My 8 yr old (still strange to me that she is now 8) asked me whether I loved myself more or her. I said her and she looked disappointed and said ‘you have to love yourself the most always’ and it was a good reminder of the lessons I teach her and forget to follow myself.

I have joined over 600+ scholars, writers, book workers calling for Baillie Gifford to divest and signed the Fossil Free Books letter and support Dawn Butler MP✊🏾💙’s choice to withdraw her labour. ✊🏽

It can be difficult to write about #Trauma . How much is too much? Can you just hint? Should you use trigger warninings? Join me on Sunday to find out more: bit.ly/3V5KZ2h Pls RT Ailise Bulfin Liz Nugent Claire Allan / Freya Kennedy Sunny Singh Prof. Pragya Agarwal JT

Prepping for an evening Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop with the wonderful Prof. Pragya Agarwal on Tuesday 11th June

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Ireland recognises the state of Palestine. Just such a fantastic explicit statement of support.

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I always sign any books that people bring whenever they might have bought it- hugely grateful to people who consider buying one of my books & making the effort to attend any of my events. Recently Maggie Nelson even signed an ARC I took to her book launch and she didn't flinch!

wrote for ELLE Magazine (US) about a heap of wiles, tips, & weapons that have helped me quell anxiety over the years!

not to kill it, since anxiety is a lifelong companion, but at least sometimes to keep it at an intensity that can feel tolerable, even welcome

Saw someone here complaining that people reply to emails from their phone calling it ‘unprofessional’. Oh gosh I wouldn’t be able to stay on top of my inbox and professional life if I didn’t (typing this from my car waiting for my kids & yes replying to my emails)

Legend. #standwithGaza

A group of 9-12 year old kids from a community centre in Cork met up with kids living in refugee accommodation nearby.
They made this track, & it’s gone viral; 📺 watch, & see why.
🔉 Sound up for💥The Spark, by the Kabin Crew & the Lisdoonvarna Crew 🇮🇪!