Afternoon. Think about this. "Ireland has a supply problem, consider that Government spending has ballooned by 47 per cent from €71 billion to €105 billion over the last five years. How can we have spent so much money with so little to show for it?" irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

🟩 Born today James (‘Jemmy’) Hope. #UnitedIrishman and republican social radical, born 1764 in Templepatrick, Antrim. The son of a Covenanting Scottish immigrant. He received little formal schooling, and in his early teens worked as a farm labourer and later as a linen weaver.

Today marks the 226th anniversary of the legendary ‘Races of Castlebar,’ in 1798: 2000 🇫🇷 French troops and 🟩 Irish Rebels routed 6000 🇬🇧Crown militia at Castlebar. ▪️Crown militia fled as far as Tuam and Athlone, abandoning weaponry (and General Lake's personal luggage) -

Phenomenal thread - I have faced more resistance to my show about optimism than I have for my shows about the murders of our leaders. I am determined that optimism will win. Remove your head from 20th century tribute-act culture and politics and deal with the here and now.

Check out what audiences are saying about Paddy Cullivan newest show 'I Can't Believe It's Not Ireland' at An Táin Arts Centre this September. 🧈 🇮🇪 @dundalktourist #louthchat

The greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life 🤣🤣🤣

A Year ago the Ballinamuck 1798 committee organised a phenomenal WE for 225th Year of the French with over 300 reenactors & since they made an amazing film launched this WE. Bravo! Backstage Theatre Longford County Council LongfordTourism France in Ireland 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Paddy Cullivan

THURS September 5th MICHAEL COLLINS Portlaoise bit.ly/3Tk2eft FRIDAY September 6th I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT IRELAND Enniskillen bit.ly/3YSaIxL No-one helping me promote gigs despite normal pleas to the media (except Laois People ❤️) so please spread the word!

My Autumn tour kicks off this Thursday! Find a date near you at paddycullivan.com - meanwhile here’s my whistle-stop visit to Ireland’s greatest unknown museum!!! 🤣 Dunamaise Arts Centere MullingarArtsCentre-Centre For The Performing Arts Hawk's Well Theatre An Táin Arts Centre Mulranny Arts Roscommon ArtsCentre islandtheatreballinamore Town Hall Theatre

Tomorrow and Friday!!

INDIGESTION ! A play written and performed by Seamus O’Rourke This play has been described as sensitive, hilarious, intelligent, absolutely compelling and refreshingly forthright. A man, whose name we never hear, tells us his story of a life, always slightly out of his control..

See you tonight at ‘The Murder of Michael Collins’ in the Dunamaise Arts Centre Portlaoise! Tickets at bit.ly/3Tk2eft ! Dunamaise Arts Centere

I’m on in the incredible Dunamaise Arts Centere tonight at 8pm! Selling bigly but still a few left! Go to paddycullivan.com for tickets to tonight and all my shows especially tomorrow in the Ardhowen Fermanagh!

See you TONIGHT in Enniskillen!! Michelle Gildernew

See you tonight in Enniskillen! Ardhowen Theatre tickets still available at bit.ly/3YSaIxL

We’re really looking forward to this Paddy, break a leg!

See you in Mullingar this TUESDAY with ‘I Can’t Believe it’s Not Ireland’ which imagines a United Island in 2032 where we’ve moved the capital to…somewhere in the midlands! Go to MullingarArtsCentre-Centre For The Performing Arts or paddycullivan.com for tickets! Here’s what people thought about the show…