Another one of my sons was KILLED in #Israeli_bombing near the refugee shelter where we are staying in Al Zaytoun neighbourhood of #Gaza_City !

Brilliant, deserved news. Congrats unamannion!

To maximize fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians, this show is moving to The Button Factory on June 11th. New tickets will be issued to purchasers. Refunds available were required. Anyone who can't attend but would like to donate can do so here map.org.uk/?form=FUNFXHDC…

The Festival of Writing & Ideas at Borris line-up is excellent but Deborah Levy and Margaret E Atwood on a panel about writing in uncertain times is a great call. PatrickFreyne & I discuss Hagstone on Friday, and I’ll chat to @anniemacmanuson about her work on Saturday. festivalofwritingandideas.com/wp-content/upl…

A polite gesture of solidarity, but after women and children were burned alive while sheltering in a designated place of refuge, the Irish government must place sanctions on Israel, stop allowing weapons to pass through Shannon and cut diplomatic ties. IPSC

Really looking forward to The Heart in Winter. Next Wednesday, June 5th, Kevin Barry and I are in conversation with Annie Mac in London at the London Irish Centre. There’ll also be music from the brilliant Ailbhe Reddy. Tickets: londonirishcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

Israel told the world that displaced Palestinians in Rafah would be safe.

Israel lied.

Tonight, Israel is burning entire families alive—among them babies.

It is an unspeakable massacre.

Sanctions and arms embargoes on Israel now.

No more hollow statements and condemnations.

It’s never spelled out – and I think it should be – that since 1948, 95% of all casualties in Israel and Palestine have been one side of the conflict. Since October 7, that rises to 98%.

Some more of Kirchner’s work:

Lots of great stuff on at International Literature Festival Dublin today (Claire Messud, Kevin Barry, Jhumpa Lahiri). Anna Carey & I are chatting at 5pm. What rain?

This will be great: the excellent Sinéad Gleeson talking about Hagstone with Anna Carey

Just remembered this song, which is like a short story, and if you've seen That They May Face the Rising Sun, the video stars Barry Ward.

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Tune into Brendan O’Connor after 11am. Colm Tóibín will be discussing his new novel Long Island Picador Books RTÉ Radio 1 #longisland #brooklyn

Before Arborist, caught Emma Martin’s bass-in-the-chest Night Dances (music by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox) which’ll make you want to go to a rave. Last performance tonight Abbey Theatre as part of DublinDanceFestival. (It’s also on at Cork Midsummer Festival in June).

Superb show from ARBORIST last night, and a bonus to see Clara Tracey on keys.

An Endless Sequence of Dead Zeros is one of the best Irish albums of recent years.

(Yes, we did a hometown gig photo swap).

Here’s Dreaming in Another Language:

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Glad to say that I finally managed to get hold of my sister Hind who managed to leave Jabalia this morning. She said that it was like walking through death valley, streets dotted with bodies, rubble, smoke, Israeli snipers shooting at everyone and non stop bombing

If you're at Writers' Week in Listowel next week, Rachael English and I will be in conversation with Sean Carlson on Sunday June 2nd at 6pm. eventbrite.ie/e/rachael-engl…