@Ireland Curator: Ken Curtin

Thanks for the memories people, I hope like me you enjoyed the journey as for my curating of the account: youtube.com/watch?v=8m0dJX…

For those that haven't already heard, next week's curator is @RTE2fm legend @rickoshea couldn't think of a better curator for Paddy's Week!

It's amazing to think this project is now a year old with next week's curator becoming the 52nd to take it on for a week!

If any of you would like to continue to interact post returning @ireland costume to the @worldirish cave I'll be back tweeting as @kencurtin

Thanks all for your interactions over the last week (which has flown), I genuinely enjoyed it and I hope you did too

In context of #MothersDay always think speech that nails their importance is one delivered by Mr. Bean when talking about Whistler's Mother!

Great show! MT @patomahony1: Just spotted today is last day to catch #AEurovisionAffair on @RTEplayer po.st/ujiT5P/ #Eurovision

RT @JohnGilroyTeam: writing a book about murder of japanese servant at clifton lodge athboy in 1913, does anyone know about him? please ...

@sinead_ryan :-) @fraffieB

@FraffieB don't forget the journalists who hope to get column inches out of it! @amomcnally @sinead_ryan

The more things change.... RT @sinead_ryan: Looks like Revenue's site has crashed already. Why launch on a Sunday?

Have whole chicken cooking in slow cooker, judging by aroma wafting around the house she's nearly done! :-)

From my timeline I see there were some Paddy's Day parades today around the globe, would love to see some pics of the one near you!

@Tupp_Ed aha I did know now that I hear the answer @tjmcintyre

@am_flynn we've all been there! @jasonomahony

@Tupp_Ed I probably should know this but who are DRI

@ValerieMcDermot indeed but my plan was to engage with those who knew very little :-(

@TWkUSA have enjoyed your tweets,must follow you from my own account

@BarryDesignWeb :-)

One Gathering I'm really looking forward to is @theCurtinclan in #Macroom 26-28 July, a fantastic international event held every two years

@cathyby "with great power comes great responsibility" *puts on spiderman pjamas*

Hoped to talk about Irish politics & our political system a bit more this week but the topic (unsurprisingly) attracted very little interest

@cathyby yep before your tweet I'd forgotten about the seeds!

Suspect the fact I bought seeds yesterday may be the cause of the cold, all bad Irish weather is possibly my fault! :-)

A big part of my week was #NUIGSU13 with @nuigsu gang, I'm returning officer again this week in my alma mater @CIT_ie for #citsu13 @citsu

@UmNumNumm now that you mention it!

RT @foxglovelane: @ireland How about this one, can anyone beat it! For the week that's in it......a real Irish pub...... http://t.co/l3K ...

I have an admission to make - this current bad weather is possibly my fault as I bought a watering can yesterday, causing the rain to appear

RT @UmNumNumm: @ireland @SocialMedia_Day the plans are only fantastic & quite advanced now with some very talented people on board. ...

@Serendipitycork bit of a storm en route tonight @kencurtin

@JBBC they're far from perfect but they're getting better, as long as we don't read too much into them!

@UmNumNumm hooking up sounds good, complicated job sounds a little scary but nothing ventured, nothing gained! @SocialMedia_Day

@JBBC although they're far from perfect higher #klout #kred or #peerindex index scores of the tweeter does suggest a degree of credibility

@UmNumNumm done! @SocialMedia_Day

Happy to give a shout out to @SocialMedia_Day the plans for this day in #Cork on June 30th are spectacular and not to be missed!

Tried to respond to all queries this week, if I missed yours fire it in again or redirect it to my @kencurtin account & I'll answer there

Yes we have some great pubs, cafes & restaurants RT @LiamUnderpar: @ireland lovely pint in Cobh as well

@MetroHNews shhhh :-)

In case I forget to say it later, thanks to my supporting cast this (and every) week @corklollipop @eastcorkgirl Muirne, Angel & Abigail

RT @Stephen_Long: Epic photo. One for Season of Sundays 2013. RT @RTEgaa: Waterford and Cork shared the spoils today. #rtegaa http://t.c ...

@PuzzleBoxlit never saw myself as a spokesperson for Irish Mammies but on their behalf, thanks!

@jordanstone4 give me as in @kencurtin a shout any time you're down! @titanictrail @TitanicCobh @CobhHeritageCen

@jordanstone4 we'd love to have you and your family back again! @titanictrail @TitanicCobh @CobhHeritageCen

Agreed the man is a legend MT @daragall: .@ireland Ken,you should mention #EddieEnglish @sailcork International Sailing School!

@katia75014 he did!

@Corcradee I know :-)

RT @bigrig480: @ireland Nicest thing I've ever heard was "An Chúlann" played on Uilleann Pipes in the Cathedral for a friends wedding. ...

My replacement as @Ireland next wk is worst keep secret on twitter ever but I'm being good boy & not revealing his name before I'm meant to!

@DundalkExaminer 8pm tonight I turn back into Cinderella!

Yep, my daughters love it! (free lines and bait available) RT @james_mc_f: @ireland and crab fishing off the end of the pier :-) #cobh

Like nearly every parish in Ireland #Cobh has embraced The Gathering, you can learn more about what's happening here via @Gathering_Cobh

Good to know! RT @loghaD: @ireland You may be interested to know, @TitanicRealTime started up again earlier today.

Another must see in #Cobh is our fantastic cathedral, it's also a must hear when a carillion recital is taking place, it's simply beautiful

Three #titanic themed attractions in #Cobh I'd highly recommend are @titanictrail @TitanicCobh & @CobhHeritageCen all three are exceptional

#Cobh or Queenstown as it was known then was last port of call of ill fated Titanic, many of our current #tourism attractions reflect this

Conscious I haven't said much about the wonderful place where I live this week, so next few tweets are about #Cobh my home for last 5 years

Abigail (our cat) really doesn't want me to tidy these clothes away! via.me/-adv7w52

Herself is watching a programme where overweight owners and pets diet together, both myself and Angel (our dog) are now petrified!

@garethoconnor was telling that to someone today and they assumed I was then going to be doing @rickoshea's show for the week :-)

@ValerieMcDermot thanks Valerie, I'm my own biggest critic

@garethoconnor it was very different to what I expected & I'd like to have done more with it, but overall I'd have to say yes I enjoyed it

Very true! RT @hispanista: @ireland yummy:-) we economic exiles miss our mums and our mums miss us on days like today

Just noticed I've less than five hours till I've to hand back the keys to the country (the twitter account part of it anyway) *sobs*

This little collage gives a flavour of this morning's #mothersday bake sale via.me/-adu7qo4

@Claredaisy first cake sold and we'd put a €20 price on it!

Bake sale done and dusted so back here for my last few hours till I wave bye bye to you lovely people @ 8pm tonight

RT @Jack_Leahy: Argentina has the 5th-biggest Irish ex-pat population in the world. Pls RT if you know someone who can help #TCDJAILBREA ...

RT @HazelKLarkin: Happy Mothers Day to everyone on here who mothers - including all the single fathers who are Mum & Dad to their ki ...

@fhayesmccoy agreed

RT @fhayesmccoy: @ireland And let's remember with gratitude the Irishwomen forced to chose between having a family and having a career h ...

This is what @Corklollipop got for #mothersday from our youngest daughter, the rose is made from chocolate via.me/-adhxwmy

All set for this morning's cake sale, recipes thanks to the amazing followers of @Ireland via.me/-adhmcgs

This is what the Mammy in this house @Corklollipop got from her eldest daughter @eastcorkgirl for #mothersday via.me/-adgqcnm

Today is a day where we remember a special group of people - Mums! Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there, thank you for being you

Seems watching chocolate set is akin to watching paint dry, big difference being I never felt the urge to taste the paint!

@618T_A here you go! po.st/WeYfB9 @clarderoiste

Chocolate Shortbread setting, recipe via @clarderoiste from this morning via.me/-ad2tv9c

@despod rarely!

This is the recipe @Claredaisy gave me for the chocolate malteser cake I made earlier po.st/0BUq4G

Currently making shortbread, recipe this time thanks to @clarderoiste po.st/WeYfB9

@Claredaisy yep just put it in middle and on top

The finished product! Thanks to @Claredaisy for the recipe via.me/-acypzy8

The finished product! Thanks to @clairedaisy for the recipe via.me/-acyj6qk

Bar is set high tonight, my daughter made this earlier via.me/-acy5470

@AMMntn patience!

Have to admit I love baking :-) via.me/-acxy6dk

@LifeLoveLang wow, nearly worth jumping on a plane to go get some :)

Now that Aoibhe is finished baking (pic to follow) it's my turn & I'm trying out two recipes suggested by you lovely people on here earlier!

@lochgarman1798 some still don't get it!

@carrigman you'd hope not anyway!

@ctpaycc true that :)

@IrPsych great question! @mcculld

I love it when people write "facts" in a blog, including named individuals where those "facts" are in fact not facts at all :)

@MichaelMoriarty fixing now #fail

People need to remember what you write online is not exempt from legal challenge etc. you really need to be sure your facts are indeed that!

@LifeLoveLang Great to hear, would love to taste a slice! (twitpic will have to do) @Netherlanders

@mcculld :)

RT @mcculld: Anyone looking for tickets for Girls Aloud in Belfast, Weds 13? I know someone with 3 to sell. It's not me. Honest.

@mcculld agreed, RTing now to help your cause

@cossiemum will do, my phone has gone for a spin in the car as soon as it's home there will be twitpics

I think we should all applaud @mcculld for coming out publicly and admitting his Girls Aloud addiction #firststep

@DarrenMulvihill I've less than 25 hours left, the week flew! @kencurtin

Reason for all the baking is local school has a bake sale tomorrow @ 11.30am and as PRO of parents' council I'm one of the organisers :)

This house is now mini bakery, Aoibhe making Chocolate Pie with Crunchy Crust, then I'm doing some baking based on suggestions here this am

Another draw against the French, its not a win but better than a defeat #statingtheobvious

@Evas_Tweets local shops often come up trumps

Looking forward to it! RT @irfurugby: Live updates from the game on po.st/HZ9mxV #Irishrugby #BringOnTheGreen

Some great by election facts and stats being tweeted by @PaulDuggan_ today,worth a peek if you're into that kind of thing

@PaulDuggan_ that worked out well for them :-)

@PaulDuggan_ guessed as much by the date, used to work with a guy still bitter about that split!

@amichetti happy to help, hope ye have a great hen and wedding!

Interesting RT @PaulDuggan_: The largest number of by-elections on one day was on 11 March 1925, 7 constituencies filled 9 vacancies. #mhe13

@daynagraham56 good luck with your mission :-) @justinbieber

@MurraysWhoTweet great idea!

@paudy67 Meath east by election

Always thought its a golden rule on RTE when discussing elections that all candidates are meant to be named #mhe13

OK people whereever in the world you are, if you need cheering up, your mission is to watch all the @SminkyAnimation videos today!

RT @IFAmedia: People from all over the country gather in Cork to demand a fair CAP deal for farmers #CAP pic.twitter.com/CbARrG2frg

RT @conor_pope: Responsive design means the new look @IrishTimes checks if you're on a tablet, a smartphone or a PC and then makes thing ...

@Bordbia that's what I suspected, happy to connect you guys! @ciara_toner

@Eimearmc1 agreed! (not hard though)

@Corklollipop FAR too much information!

I see @IrishTimes have launched their snazzy new website today, what do people think of it?

@AnaPetrovna another classic

@endac top of the class!

@m2thefizzle :-)

Was meant to attend conference today on CAP (farming/rural followers know what this is) but had to give it a skip, will be following online

@fafa_cakes nice

@jennih666 great idea!

@suzybie when I head up to #mhe13 probably week after next, I'll try to be honest, but there's a chance of course they'll all love my man!

Been telling @corklollipop various baking ideas you guys gave me, fairly certain I'll need security to ensure she doesn't steal what I make

@jennih666 savage!

@clarderoiste thanks for all the advice

@BarryDesignWeb very true

@form_architect true

@Noelette_ie a classic!

@hispanista always goes down a treat

@eolai you are looking a bit green today alright :-)

@clarderoiste they sound like a winner, I might have trouble sneaking them out of this house though!

@orlamcdermott yep wearing my parents council hat it means we can charge more for them!

Thanks for all the baking suggestions, can say in confidence everything I bake will come from your ideas

@Noelette_ie can't see that making it into the school we'd want to eat it at home!

@clarderoiste even the name sounds amazing

@orlamcdermott the wrapping is a nice touch makes them look even more impressive

@cossiemum a rule I'm well aware of, I've the belly to prove it

@LoganNZed of course you are and that ancestry makes you one of us anyway!

@cossiemum thanks they'd go down well, only problem is I love smarties so not sure I can resist temptation!

Glad to help! RT @amichetti: @ireland thank you! haha - the best responses! Thanks, everyone. Can't wait to share with the bride-to-be!

@LorrCliff very true! *adds to my list*

@Claredaisy I'm a great believer in sampling ;-) @dleacht

@MarketsAlive :-)

@Happy_PattysDay top of the morning back at you

@cooper_clare nice idea

@eolai Congrats you don't look a day over 5!

@Claredaisy makes sense sounds a bit dense for bun cakes @dleacht

@DuckyMacDuck that's what I did last year, it went down a treat!

@Claredaisy great minds think alike! @dleacht

@karenboconnell thanks some great ideas there

@dleacht yep have made them before

@conorobyrne bar last year for some unknown reason we always get loads of them

@JohnMoynes wouldn't have the will power not to drink it myself before I brought it in!

@dleacht nice one! *Googles recipe*

I'm going baking later today for bake sale in daughter's school, any suggestions what I should make?

@JillianvT @DearbhailDibs fairly certain @PapalSmokeStack is not official but it's fun all the same!

@hannigancork I know but they're so comfortable it's hard to resist! :-) @amichetti

@LoganNZed grrrr

Any suggestions ppl? MT @amichetti: @ireland what is appropriate attire to wear to a hen’s night with the theme of “Irish bridesmaids”?

@amichetti hmmm green would have to be a key colour after that not sure!

@yupdemetria never heard of that game!

@Bordbia should know! RT @ciara_toner: Is it true you can get Bord Bia goods delivered to Australia, reasonably quickly? Anyone!? :)

@poppedapoly I don't understand your question :-(

#mhe13 tweets growing by the day, amazingly all canvassers regardless of party are getting great reception on the doorsteps :)

@Ryanofoto :)

@Ryanofoto thanks been a bit quieter than I'd have liked so will try to squeeze in fair few tweets between now and handover

@Ryanofoto Mick shows up late for work. His boss yells "You should have been here at 8am" he replies: "Why? What happened at 8am?"

@Ryanofoto that's a great rule!

Great to be home in #cobh again - níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin

@Hoijoost agreed one of my favourites

hmmm clock on bus says current time is 1.30 we must have passed through some type of temporal distortion!

RT @Real_Insights: WOW - @deeshocks #iwdcork - 56% of politicians in Rwanda are female!! Vs less than 20% here in ROI - lot more work to ...

@Glenna_lynch I for one love your tweets, fairly sure others do too!

@MarkBoland does exactly what it says on the tin!

@misteil thanks enjoyed my time with @NUIGSU as always :-) #NUIGSU13

Made my connecting bus in Limerick by skin of my teeth, this makes me VERY happy :-)

Just noticed I have three unused pint vouchers in my wallet, this would NEVER have happened when I was a student! #fail

@jwalshireland is it my imagination or did they not do one very recently?

Seems to be a golden rule of twitter, only your tweets with silly typos or very obvious spelling & grammar errors get RTed!

@TalentCoop great audience, very different to my usual!

Lucky for some! @Ireland passed 13k followers today, not too shabby as the curation rotation approaches its first anniversary

@TalentCoop have enjoyed it, had to change my plans for the week a bit once I got to know the audience

@TalentCoop thanks :-)

@VikingLady_Aine sounds amazing! @FLHS_DUBLIN

Not too far from Bunratty Castle & Folk Park at the moment - one of my favourite places as a kid, still love visiting there

Never denied it! RT @thomasjstamp: @ireland you're a loony

Going to miss a meeting tonight so had to talk through various agenda items on the phone, fairly sure rest of his now thinks I'm mad!

Mainly students but seems to be a really eclectic mix on my bus, I'm one of those annoying types who chats to strangers on public transport!

Travelling the roads up here in the Whest have to admit the Saw Doctors "stone walls and the grass is green" is on repeat in my head!

@njclicks it made sense in my head!

if one can draw a consensus from a handful of tweets seems my 6th January theory is way off! I have been put back in my bosca :-)

RT @williamcrawley: Confirmed: The Conclave to elect the new pope will begin on Tuesday 12 March.

@i_love_mayo true that

@suzybie *blushes* need to favourite that tweet and roll it out the next time I'm in the dog house!

In some ways 6th January are women's little Christmas is like an Irish equivalent of #IWD

How has #IWD been for people? Like most men fairly sure I don't acknowledge the role women play in my life half enough

Leaving Galway now en route home to the people's republic, weather is gorgeous here as I'm leaving :-( always seems to be the way!

RT @rickoshea: Chat Monday when I'll be here and @ireland at the same time for the week, in Galway on Wed, and in Boston for the weekend ...

For anyone who wants more details on #NUIGSU13 results etc. your best bet is read back the tweets on the tag

Had been tied up in my role as returning officer in #NUIGSU13 - ultimate definition of busy is no time to tweet!

Apologies for silence today - due to work commitments, tweeting wasn't an option, now there'll be no shutting me up from now till Sun night

@MarketsAlive :-)

View out the window of NUIG student centre this morning through the droplets via.me/-ab63qjk

@koth thanks for the #ff

Good morning all from a wet but happy Galway

@JoeLough follow #NUIGSU13 tag for updates

Happy International Women's Day to mna na hEireann where ever in the world you are

@kevinjpurcell you need to apply to @worldirish

@ShameOfIreland there's a story there alright and it's not over yet!

@Vvannnah123 vent away!

@FitzoSligo read back #nuigsu13 tweets

My "friends" from tonight have some form, you can read more about their past campaigns here: thejournal.ie/campaign-for-c… #nuigsu13

@Oireachtas_RX they are all part of campaignforconscience.org/about-us/

@Oireachtas_RX something like that!

@ShameOfIreland read back over #nuigsu13 tweets!

@ShameOfIreland starting tomorrow (today) at 9am as planned #nuigsu13

@indieindic it partially is

@SherlockJoe will do, we should catch up anyway

Irony is we've multiple security measures to ensure ballot boxes will not be tapered with, webcam was in effect bells & whistles #nuigsu13

@SherlockJoe see my last tweet (reader's digest version)

Quick summary: webcam had technical issue, no side reps in referendum came in to report same, refused to go home, there for night #nuigsu13

Stuff I learned tonight: never, ever trust a webcam! #nuigsu13

If I tweeted what happened tonight after the #nuigsu13 ballot boxes were closed fairly sure no one would believe me :(

Sounds gorgeous - Maritime Parade in #Kinsale harbour 7pm after #KinsaleParade Beautifully lit boats will sail into harbour via @KinsaleNews

This sounds amazing! RT @Camping_Ireland: @ireland See what's happening at Woodlands Caravan & Camping Park Tralee po.st/iyr691

Really looking forward to Paddy's Weekend, is there anything interesting or quirky happening in your area besides the usual parades?

@darraghdoyle love it! :-) @NeatFreak_ @rickoshea

@ideasasylum interesting point

Out of 14 candidates running here, only 3 are female - 2/6 for welfare, 1/5 for education and 0/3 for president :-( #NUIGSU13

@NeatFreak_ :-) @rickoshea @darraghdoyle

@rickoshea if we are the curates of @Ireland does that make @darraghdoyle the parish priest?

@CorkFoundation look forward to hearing more about it @badjerry @BarryDesignWeb @barrycork @AddsOS

@CorkBilly missed it :-(

@HelenaFarrell77 never heard Rathgoggin used, you learn something new every day! @carrigman

Now that I'm started with North Cork I'm going to do a whistle stop tour around the county in later tweets (rest might get jealous)

Agreed 100% with @HelenaFarrell77: Ballyhoura way & Doneraile Park are beautiful, mountain bike route in Ballyhoura is one of best anywhere

RT @CorkBilly: @ireland Glanworth's bridge Ireland's oldest? Black pudding king Jack McCarthy (Kanturk) & this walk on Corrin Hill ...

@DonnchaKnow :-)

True MT @carrigman: @ireland Interesting Charleville retained its Royal name unlike Queenstown, Kingstown, etc. "Ráth Luirc" never caught on

@HelenaFarrell77 I love ALL Cork!

If you're a fan of agricultural shows, Charleville has one of largest & best in country & Mallow hosts some great events at the racecourse

The scenery in north Cork is breathtaking with its mixture of mountains and green fields, they don't call it the Golden Vale for nothing!

More details on first ever steeplechase RT @JohnSmyth3D: @ireland 1752, 6 miles steeple to steeple I believe. But who was in the race??

@daithilinnane :-)

Ballyhea and Charleville have generated global attention for their protest marchs every Sunday morning against bailing out bondholders

Buttevant hosts a fantastic horse fair in the main street every July and is the location of the first ever steeplechase in the world!

Passing through North Cork yesterday evening, struck me this is an area with lot to offer that doesn't get same attention as rest of Cork

@galwayoyster hope to be in NUIG by then I'm afraid, will give you a shout next time I'm up

Given I'm in an elections zone at the moment would love to hear from you, your thoughts on Irish politics, happy to answer your queries

@galwayoyster can't make it I'm afraid out in NUIG till 2ish then legging it back to the real capital for an 8pm meeting @MeyrickHotel

@delarivier so a combination of rain of terror & reign of terror :-)

Printers of t shirts seem to be the big winners of SU elections in recent years, seeing it more and more in party politics as well

In a bit of an elections cocoon today, what's happening in the rest of the world?

Some of the former SU officers here in @nuigsu went on to be government ministers and the current president of Ireland was one! #NUIGSU13

Great turnout so far today in #NUIGSU13 probably reflecting fact we have a referendum & all three positions are contested

RT @CorkFoundation: @ireland Delighted to announce the launch of the @CorkFoundation today,which is dedicated to supporting local enterp ...

@rickoshea :-) @MeyrickHotel

@MeyrickHotel the current @Ireland is staying with you guys currently! @rickoshea @galwayoyster @rte2fm @discoverirl @ham_sandwich

@johnverling :-) @rickoshea @darraghdoyle

@rickoshea ;-) @Carrollsgifts @darraghdoyle

@rickoshea has to be an oversized green one if you're sticking to the dress code or else a tricolour dickiebow :-) @darraghdoyle

@Carrollsgifts fairly sure @rickoshea already has a leprachaun onesie that he sleeps in :-) @darraghdoyle

This tie is getting lots of positive feedback today at #nuigsu13 via.me/-aaam918

@darraghdoyle the current holder is wearing a muppets tie at the moment! @rickoshea

RT @darraghdoyle: So they've let @rickoshea announce he's getting the @ireland account next week. I hope conditions include him wearing ...

@microsquid not really the same!

RT @fhayesmccoy: @ireland My father rescued 1 of the gates when the railings were removed. It came to Dublin & stood in our garden f ...

@rickoshea my toes are fine that sob was tongue in cheek, myself & @JohnMoynes go back a while!

@JohnMoynes *sobs* @rickoshea

RT @rickoshea: All next week I've been asked to curate @ireland on its first anniversary. I'm honoured :-) That includes St. Patrick's D ...

Democracy breaking out all over the place here today! #nuigsu13 via.me/-aa7t496

Walking past the cathedral in Galway, always attracts huge crowds for the novena which seems to happen at same time as Rag Week most years

@savemarinapark have walked that 2km many times!

@unakavanagh no point eggsaggerating it, but it was an eggstrordinary incident *I'll get my coat* @iandevlin

@unakavanagh egg was thrown in Limerick not Galway! @iandevlin

I love the fact a park ie Eyre Square is right at the heart of #Galway city via.me/-aa6ztq2

@unakavanagh yep, hope it was an isolated incident

@unakavanagh yep, got the fright of my life as assumed it was a stone, hit just where I was sitting

@unakavanagh :-)

@unakavanagh is TGIT thank god it's Thursday (I'm not really in tune with the cool kid lingo)

@hispanista that's brilliant :-)

@travi44 thanks, sleep well

#nuigsu13 NUIG Students today are voting on sabbatical officers for next year as well as a referendum on #abortion I'm the returning officer

Often the first experience Irish people have of "real elections" are in college for SU elections. They are a microcosm of Irish elections

Morning all, hope all is good in your neck of the woods today

@bigrig480 rather you than me!

@FlirtNewsFeed hopefully it will be a nice fast incident free one! @NUIGSU #nuigsu13

@AccessibleJoe :)

@Corklollipop how could I forget that day!

@schnackbox ;)

@tv5monde_irl the joys of public transport!

Thanks to young lads in Limerick this evening who passed me an egg as I looked hungry, unfortunately it never made it through the bus window

@collumbo it's harsh on the throat!

@collumbo harsh!

Phone died hours ago but I'm now in the capital of the West having left the capital of the South over 4 hours ago!

Thought my battery would at least last till Limerick but think it will be dead by the time I reach Charleville. :-(

RT @NoreenBowden: MacSharry (with great emphasis): "Nobody is listening to anything we are saying today". I am! I am! Over here, in New ...

@gavreilly truth be told I prefer listening to the #Seanad over the #dail if I had to pick one

@aoiph :-)

@BumblesofRice mir as in mirror and then na, phonetic spelling of Muirne would be Mirna

@LifeLoveLang truth be told it's actually a dark green colour if you squint your eyes slightly

@LifeLoveLang thanks and never knew about the issue with short legged people

+1 MT @pjcoogan: Many in TCH group whom I count as friends. I hope todays developments mean their jobs & futures are safe. Good luck, guys

Had plans of taking some pictures out the window of my bus journey, but rural Ireland after dark looks very like everywhere else after dark!

@microsquid not sure the squid family would be too impressed if @fotawildlife added an aquarium *I'll get my coat*

@SuzieSheridan I think one designer did back in the day & he was jealous of all us long legged people

yep and yep RT @mduffywriter: @ireland My hubby would agree with that - or airplane seats or theatre seats...

.@irishexaminer good luck under new umbrella, I've no doubt you'll continue to provide same great service you've given for over a century

RT @irishexaminer: Landmark Media Investments Ltd has acquired the trading assets of the TCH Group following a restructuring. http://t.c ...

Buses are NOT designed for people with long legs like me :-(

As long as my battery lasts my next blast of tweets will be from the #Cork to #Galway bus en route to #nuigsu13

@travors reading a few lately and entire paragraphs look like ones I've read before!

These ladies have just finished their mother's day shopping (I've new grey hairs as a result) via.me/-a9p4w5i

RT @FOURSTARPIZZA: Order came in from #oirsocm earlier. Told them they could get a deal ordering on the computer. State car just arrived ...

This is my seven year old, Muirne, we spend Wednesday afternoons & every 2nd Saturday together via.me/-a9owz80

Reading a lot of blogs lately esp. re social media that are glorified copy and paste jobs, do people even try to be original any more?

Wednesday afternoons are one of my favourite times of the week as I spend them with my 7 yr old daughter whom I've only limited access to

@BrennanAine I will be baking Saturday night, early Sunday morning - there will be twitpics!

@MontagsOnFire looking forward to them @TWkLGBTQ

@TWkUSA :-)

Spent last few hours putting up posters in shops etc. for bake sale happening in local school Sunday, all part of my rock & roll lifestyle!

@stephie08 #mhe13

#Cobh has lots of lovely little cafes, one of its many attractions, just had lunch in one of them (The Riverroom)

I have now! RT @jessmaybury: @ireland @worldirish @DaraghDoyle have you guys seen this? po.st/s9yh2n

@damianbyrne01 he needs to contact our @worldirish overlords @mrcbehan

Makes sense :-) RT @CorkBilly: @ireland Paradise Place and Prosperity Square in Cork. What more do you want?

@SineadFennell she must have been nearly 50 when she had you so!

#oirsocm for people like me trying to put a positive light on Irish politics & who can see the benefits of social media; this is torture :(

@PeopleOfUganda mighty! @weareFrance @WeAreCzech @Netherlanders @CurateZAR @ScotVoices @sweden @PeopleofLeeds @PeopleOfCanada @PeopleofNZ

wow RT @gillianroseduff: @ireland There is a Scotland and a Moscow in Co. Laois!

Just as well all our politicians are such saints both offline & online it gives them real credibility discussing this :-) #oirsocm

RT @BrianHonan: If it were not for the fact that Ireland is selling itself as a technology hotbed the current debate at #oirscom would b ...

A tag well worth following this morning is #oirsocm it may cause some grey hairs though!

2 big days for mna na hEireann coming up this week, Friday is International Women's Day & Sunday is Mother's Day, will try to mark both here

Love it MT @wyvernfriend: @ireland 1 of my favourites Pass-if-you-can in north county Dublin near St Margarets. After a notorious highwayman

@deirdremullen that's a great one

RT @deirdremullen: @ireland Mam comes from Gubaveeny a townland in Blacklion Co.Cavan, as a child thought it sounded unusual, means mout ...

Class! RT @EileenJOBrien: @ireland We have The Upper and Lower Boolies in #Duleek #mhe13

@ValerieMcDermot thanks, giving it my best shot anyway

@paddycosgrave time to press that special red button that engages turbos

RT @ccferrie: @ireland There is a village called America near Clonbur, Co. Galway. My own favourites are Poison Glen and Bloody Foreland ...

@ValerieMcDermot you're welcome, I've added a few familiar faces as I was feeling lonely!

@AodhanORiordain are you sure you have enough officials? :-)

Tragic MT @corkindo: The bodies of a man & his three year old daughter have been recovered off the West Cork coast. po.st/xs0gh5

@graapples exactly

@patriciamacb funny thing is I thought I was being calm and measured as myself!

Brilliant! MT @KinsaleNews: @ireland in #Kinsale we have names like Breakheart Hill, Featherbed Lane, Devil's Lane (nxt to former Convent!?)

Assume #dail committee going to hear from those of us who regularly engage with & talk about politicos on social media *nose grows longer*

Not sure if it's a good idea or not tuning into the #dail committee looking at social media

RT @OireachtasNews: Cmte on Transport & Communications is discussing the challenges faced by irresponsible use of social media chann ...

One insight I've gained while curating here is how often my blood boils on twitter, I'm trying to be much more calm & measured in this role

@ValerieMcDermot if the vote for ..... cap fits ;-) @conoro

Wow! RT @frankhannigan: @ireland The Hanging Boyle, Donegal. It's where Grace O'Malley hung a member of my family enroute to meet QE1

@conoro yep complete with a didley didle soundtrack :-)

@oisinrhesa :-)

@conoro agreed, although takes a bit of getting used to, I'm used to a timeline full of politics and news geeks!

As per my last RT re some #mhe13 locations, are there any interesting or quirky #townlandnames where you live?

RT @JamesDoorley: Visit Sicily, Gibraltar & Peru in one day? Yes it's possible during by-election as they are all townlands in Meath ...

Wonder will our president head to #Chavez funeral or more to the point will government allow him, he has to get permission for foreign trips

@_MarkByrne you rang

Seeing several tweets about Donal Og in my timeline, he's on the twitter machine: @DonalOgC

@microsquid :-) @DogsforDisable1

@wholesomeIE indeed it is, I got birthday greetings in hours ago! @FraffieB

@FraffieB you can't be calling me sweet, you'll ruin my hard man image!

@NeatFreak_ didn't know you can have 2 godmothers!

@patphelan hadn't heard :-( sad to hear another Cork retailer go that's been there for years

Friendly reminder: If you want to send your mother a card in the post for Mother's Day you should post it today to ensure it arrives on time

Case starting today for Irish abuse victim RT @ChildrensOmbuds: Follow @childlawucc and @ConorUCCLaw for live tweets on O'Keeffe hearing.

@conoro few trolls but mainly fine, its a very different audience to what I'm used to as myself, much quieter than I expected

@conoro hi, we haven't connected in ages :-)

@njclicks truth be told we have no shortage of ale or water!

Best of luck and a big woof to my friends in @DogsforDisable1 who are having on street collections in #Cork today

Part of the impact of global warming :-) RT @njclicks: @ireland A dry #Cobh ? - A new concept.

Morning all from an overcast but dry Cobh

@AndreaLHenry thanks

@eileen1812 nah he's off the hook @john_mcguirk

@darraghdoyle much easier said than done at times!

A quick glance through my timeline tonight tells me #MUFC lost which caused #Chavez to die & somehow this is all @john_mcguirk's fault :-)

Given this is the @Ireland account, I assume I can wish Happy Birthday to @FraffieB on behalf of the whole country :-)

;-) RT @Oireachtas_RX: @ireland can't wait for all the FANTASTIC responses on the doorstep

Watch out for lots of #mhe13 twibbons supporting various candidates, as twibbons are obviously key to electoral success :-) *raises eyebrow*

@NUIGSU :-) @CITSU

@DirkVanBryn thanks for the suggestion @keithurbahn

@mickmuldoon it was special! @kencurtin

Seems Hugo #Chavez is dead for real as distinct from another false twitter death

@Julian_Lee76 :-) @kencurtin

@Julian_Lee76 my priority this week is to turn the country blue by subliminal #efc tweets, far more important! @kencurtin

@PaulDuggan_ 34 years since I hung my first poster, I was a very mature 3 year old at the time!

I can read English (just about) and Irish but if you tweet me in any other language I'm going to be depending on Google Translate!

@PaulDuggan_ will be turning 90 shortly

Just to clarify my last tweet I'm returning officer for @nuigsu #nuigsu13 this week & @citsu #citsu13 next week, looking forward to both

Looking forward to getting stuck into the #mhe13 campaign, in the interim my priority elections are #nuigsu13 & #citsu13 wearing my SU hat!

As usual multiple tags doing rounds for Meath East by election, #mhe13 is the one I'll be using, am hopeful it will emerge as most popular

My alma mater @CIT_ie are less than 100 away from 10k likes, a few likes their direction would be great, thanks ppl facebook.com/myCIT

@cdsb20 if you're eligible and have registered for it, you'll get your ballot in the post that you must return by a particular date

Rules on postal voting are very strict in Ireland basically you need to prove you are working or studying away from home on the day #mhe13

People in Meath East keep an eye out over next few days how to make it onto supplementary register & how to apply for a postal vote #mhe13

@MarxCrim embarrassed to admit i'm not a fan of music in general

@beatingblog nah the dog is on my side, our cat on the other hand is working away towards the elimination of the human race globally!

Tele off, radio off, child in her room, wife & dog sleeping, the silence is freaking me out, this house is NEVER this quiet at this time!

Big day coming up here in Ireland on Sunday, It's Mother's Day and we Irish love our mammies!

@VikingLady_Aine spitting out spam @Claredaisy @cork

Been offline for a while dealing with pesky real world stuff, how's life around these parts?

@craftybecky done @NLIreland @PhotosOfThePast

RT @NLIreland: Mystery street, Tweeties! @PhotosOfThePast thinks this is *possibly* Ireland! Look familiar to anyone? flic.kr/p/9XLert

@unakavanagh Kerry is my second favourite county in Ireland except when a big ball is involved! @m_o_donnell

RT @FreeFromGuru: @ireland For best view of #Dublin go to end of the South Wall and look back.

Seems social media conferences in #cork are like buses, none for ages, then two come along together #socnews in @ucc & #CITinnov8 in @CIT_ie

@MrPGallagher :) just for you i'll drop the e for a while!

@MrPGallagher en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By-electi…

@MrPGallagher both are correct and interchangeable! (have debated this elsewhere)

As a microcosm of Irish elections in general #mhe13 bye election will be an interesting case study, very typical commuter belt constituency

@CFFAM will do have been there a few times

Given #mhe13 bye election is happening Easter Week will we see canvassers handing out Easter Eggs dressed like this trc01028party.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/4978.j…

@AlanFarrell especially as I've a history of loosing keys

Thought bye election would happen late April or May, wasn't expecting today's news re #mhe13 also surprised/disappointed not at weekend

@RudyHellzapop fixed as in date decided not fixed as in fixed!

I as in @kencurtin will be using the #mhe13 tag for all my tweets concerning the Meath East by election, good luck to all candidates

The by-election for Meath East #mhe13 has been fixed for Wednesday March 27th according to @harrymcgee is this correct?

RT @harrymcgee: Meath East byelection on March 27, Sean O'Rourke has just said in @RTENewsAtOne.

@mrNeilButler I'm not here to defend the state that said sometimes landmark decisions are best appealed to give certainty to the decision

@mollie5555 any answer I give you would only be a guess I'm no legal expert! your theory seems plausible though

Here in Ireland as per last RT we just had a landmark ruling in relation to surrogate mothers! WOW!

RT @DearbhailDibs: Surrogate's sister wins landmark ruling to be recognised legally as mum of twins shar.es/jISpx

@RingofCork ;) @ideasasylum

The next weekend of #ccven will be looking at same sex marriage, deadline for submissions on this is March 19th constitution.ie/NewsDetails.as…

@TWkUSA as the father of two I fit into that category at times, but not generally! @WeAreAustralia

@zetgem :)

I had the pleasure of attending last meeting of #ccven as an observer, over weekend they looked at the role of women in our constitution

One of the more interesting developments in Irish politics over last while is our constitutional convention constitution.ie #ccven

@renatemurphy :)

26 things to love about being Irish - WorldIrish worldirish.com/story/24396-26…

@chiefofstaff I'm starting to get that way here in Cobh no longer wowed by the beauty in front of me :(

@ideasasylum spent most of my summers there growing up so I 100% agree with you on that one!

@Muff_CF good to hear!

@chiefofstaff totally agree stunning neck of the woods

RT @chiefofstaff: @ireland Ahem. Beara Peninsula is worth a drive too. Glengarriff, all the ways to Kenmare. Beautiful.

@carrigman woops sorry as the kids would say my bad!

@ideasasylum not disagreeing with you, that said can't we love both! @RingofCork

@hairymcboon I love Lismore and the area around there

@microsquid :)

RT @alsiewalsie: @ireland Cloughland, Bere Island, Co. Cork pic.twitter.com/r1Sn2cCME7

@CFFAM haven't counted in a while but have been to 20+ so far, several on my radar though

@LeojjKelly yep although the brewery is part of Heineken group now with some time

In case people think I'm Cork obsessed (they'd be right) happy to talk about other places around Ireland, I've been all over the 32 counties

@BiddyEarly it truly is gorgeous down there

@CorkBilly you don't need to convince me!

RT @BiddyEarly: @ireland That was where I took my New Year's Day perambulation. This was the view (no Instagram, a natural beauty!) http ...

RT @CorkBilly: @ireland Not just the Gearagh! That whole area around Macroom is under-rated, so much to see and do. swissroll07.blogspot.ie/2013/01/macroo…

@njclicks exactly and it basically is on your left hand side on that spread from about 1km onwards

Of course another great tourism asset we have here on our doorstep is Spike Island, its potential as a tourism resource is huge

@njclicks largest post alluvial forrest in western Europe, lots of unique flora and fauna, beautiful walks, it's like a mini Irish Amazon

@deshocks thanks

@aoiferigney thanks

In terms of lesser known drives that I'd recommend hard to beat Sheep Head Peninsula in West Cork, all the beauty without the crowds

Mentioned it briefly yesterday but one of least known but most magical places in all of Ireland is The Gearagh near Macroom, truly stunning

@JohnMoynes grrrr

Ring of Kerry is well established as a tourism location but a new location/brand with real potential is @RingofCork well worth checking out

@renatemurphy thanks was handed the keys yesterday morning, I'm here till Sunday evening

@renatemurphy any idea if another one is planned? @AoifsMahony @RingofCork @SECAD_SECork

@mrcbehan jokes aside in most pubs they will charge a phone behind the bar if you ask

@TitanicStories he really is a great asset to the town @pigletmagic @kencurtin

@renatemurphy was it a public meeting last night, hadn't seen it advertised? @AoifsMahony @ringofcork @SECAD_SECork

@FeargalOC sometimes the mundane is interesting, depends on who is listening at the time

@mrcbehan don't know I've gone into pubs in the past and plugged out the cigarettes machine in the past to charge my phone!

@mrs_bopp considered posting twitpics but didn't want to frighten followers!

@Corklollipop that was earlier, child left the gate open

Fairly sure our eldest daughter has the messiest bedroom in the country, not a title to be proud of!

@DonallGeoghegan agreed, its a project I've a huge amount of time for

@DonallGeoghegan this a tough audience but think that's the best plan!

My two side kicks at home during the day - Angel (our dog) in the foreground, Abigail (our cat) in the background via.me/-a8dsbbk

@RobDoofus I guessed that was what you meant

@SheilaLawlor it would mean best of both worlds

@oflahertyb was wondering the same thing woof woof @eoghanol

@brenstrong not sure but think you're right

@RobDoofus think you are on the button there

#SocNews conference in @UCC today sounds right up my street yet hadn't entered my radar at all :-( good luck to all involved

@little_redvixen my favorite pub in Cork city is @soberlane but we have lots of great pubs throughout the city and county

Wonder would there be space for a sister channel to #newstalk that's primarily sport, we are a sports mad country after all

@PeopleOfUganda greetings from the green isle

I believe @ghook when he says he wasn't consulted re #OffTheBall that said if their big wish was 6pm start seems bizarre he wasn't consulted

#budget14 is being brought forward to October apparently, fairly sure the entire country are looking forward to it (not)

RT @CorkBilly: @ireland How about politics & Cobh? Visit of ex US Pres Ike. Tiny post but 100s of hits corkandabout.blogspot.ie/2012/12/sharke…

RT @CathalMacCoille: The Department of Education's fee-paying #schools report is now available here: education.ie//en/Publicatio… in English. ...

RT @antiroom: We love this RT @lindasgrant: In case you missed this piece of pre-Banksy graffiti from the golden age of feminism http:// ...

RT @mrcbehan: @ireland seems to be a very uneducated attack towards @ghook he does not run/plan newstalk shows. Leave the man alone. #cy ...

@JillianvT reality is we pick our own timeline so not surprising curating another account is so different even if there's lots of overlap

@niall_cum none

@derekmerren obviously not! @ghook

@MichaelPolSci yep on a Friday @ghook is all sport after 6

@JillianvT interesting, much quieter than my own account despite far more followers, timeline very different without news & politics geeks!

@niall_cum OK :-)

Am I the only person who liked both @ghook & #OffTheBall based on my timeline it looks that way!

+1 RT @hairymcboon: I love that @ghook is RTing all the less than flattering tweets about himself. That's class.

@Claredaisy it already exists but it's suspended @VikingLady_Aine @cork

@hairymcboon no point buying more than one, you'll only be sharing the win with yourself!

@hairymcboon wow!

@BarryDesignWeb morning Louisa

Agreed! RT @hairymcboon: @ireland nothing at all wrong with Cork and politics, Ken!

@eoghanol great to hear, happy to help!

Good call! RT @MiriamAhern: @ireland @eoghanol They're probably microchipped. Bring them to vet with microchip scanner.

:-( RT @niall_cum: @Ireland I hate you

Coincidence or global conspiracy? Number of this week's location curators are interested in politics including me @WeAreAustralia & @TWkUSA

@armelleskitchen *waves*

@WeAreCzech happy to make an exception in your case @WeAreAustralia

OK people our mission this morning is to find the owner of these 2 St. Bernards found in Glanmire #Cork @eoghanol po.st/OzSCC8

@WeAreAustralia it's a golden rule of instagram, you must have cat pics!

@derekmerren sounds good Ireland is lucky to have such a thriving community and voluntary sector

@patphelan hmm I use the new on my laptop and old on my pc, maybe it's all in my mind but much prefer the one on my pc @keithbohanna

@LoganNZed agreed @joehas @DBachYSOM

@VibrantTravels thanks that's good to hear, don't want to leave my country down!

@EFFanning not the old version @keithbohanna @patphelan

+1 RT @keithbohanna: @patphelan it’s the desktop V I’ll miss, detested mobile tweetdeck!

So what do people want to discuss today? if left to my own devices I will revert to my default topics - Cork & politics #youhavebeenwarned

Gorgeous RT @VibrantTravels: Late afternoon waves at Hook Head, #Wexford #Ireland po.st/lTqzJz

Really wish the true identity of Bradford Batman was not revealed, kind of takes the good out of the story

@WeAreCzech hello all @Netherlanders @CurateZAR @hellofrmSG @PeopleOfCanada @PeopleofNZ @ScotVoices @sweden @PeopleOfUganda @weareFrance

@gita_laurensia hello yourself @ParisEiffel @LondonBigBand

Given his wisdom tooth problems amazing how Rory can bite into that apple in the Santander ad :-)

@ElaineGeraghty long may it last

@davidcochrane Congrats

Most people watching #generationsex on other channel it seems but the communion show on RTE 1 is fascinating

Lots of tweets in my timeline about #generationsex mainly positive, we've come a long way in this country in recent years!

*dusts off cv* RT @padraic83: UCD looking for new President (ad in The Economist) #jobfairy po.st/aNPRav

Sounds class! RT @ScotVoices: HISTORICAL FICTION FESTIVAL coming up in April in Edinburgh: po.st/2Z23yW

They're all the same! RT @maireos: @ireland my lab/golden likes to lie her head on the keyboard to assert her dominance over the laptop.

@barbarascully yikes!

@UOSTweets I suggest contacting @worldirish directly

Would be interested in people's thoughts on #CrokeParkII deal, I see it's coming up on #rtept again tonight lrc.ie/documents/2013…

Best of luck to Ireland's first ever Women's museum officially opened today @WMusIrl

Have never seen any animal hate an inanimate object more than Angel (our dog) hates my laptop when it's in "her space" ie my lap!

@KinsaleApp thanks :)

@LoretInStitches looks fantastic, great initiative!

@socmot #cork is now and always has been the centre of the universe! @jwalshireland

@ValerieMcDermot very different, most of my usual gang are news and politics geeks, not many of those here

@valleysboy indeed it is, the greatest republic on the planet!

@gaffo63 I think @aoifeirishbarb has an issue with the supply of certain perfumes or perfume bottles

@ValerieMcDermot so far, so good I think, very different to my usual stream/circle but in a good way!

Went off the air for a few hours today, spent most of that time stuck in traffic going no where, frustrating no matter where you live!

@dazlo3500 thanks Darren

thanks for the feedback! RT @AoifeIrishBarb: FUCK U @IRELAND

I'm attempting to respond to all queries and interactions but some are falling through the cracks, if I missed yours let me know!

Ask away if I don't know I can find someone who does! RT @beeroast: @TheHayleyLouise you could ask @ireland they probably know

This programme being run in the parish compliments what's being done in the school and at home for the confirmation via.me/-a7wkvby

Currently facilitating a fantastic group of confirmation students in the third week of our "you shall be my witnesses" programme

@Jonathanwpurvis thanks

@joeyblogs88 no worries!

Eldest daughter is at Irish dancing at the moment, a fantastic hobby but costs a fortune!

.@SecondCaptains was one of best Irish radio shows of all time, #offtheball A team can't be gone *sobs* (it's OK for men to cry about this)

Maybe it's time for #offtheball to change their handle from @SecondCaptains to @SecondString :(

My favourite radio show by a country mile just lost it's A team, seems entire @SecondCaptains #offtheball crew all resigned :(

@suzybie remember being involved in a youth org. in past where we thought we were doing mighty stuff trying out wheelchairs :( @jonnyfallon

@foxglovelane getting both of those more the former than the latter so far @unakavanagh

@foxglovelane speaking of kettles would be really cool if there was something like a mug to commemorate each week curating! @unakavanagh

@foxglovelane hmmmm hasn't changed much so! @unakavanagh

@unakavanagh time flies when you're having fun! @foxglovelane

@irishdeafkids :) @Corklollipop @BrianGreene @twitter

Abigail (our cat) is closely supervising all my @Ireland tweets via.me/-a7rgkrm

@irishdeafkids sometimes! other get a kick out of @Corklollipop giving out to me on twitter, me not so much!

@MontagsOnFire we would not call a foot of snow here a light dusting! @TWkLGBTQ

@_Tshock yep but it's meant to be a secret so don't tell anyone!

@Neidi fairly equal on a Monday as Aoibhe has Irish dancing today so things aren't as rushed now!

@IrelandUncut will be mainly tweeting in broad brush strokes how the electoral system works etc. will use #nuigsu13 as a case study

@IrelandUncut anything that improves the level of political knowledge and engagement is worth trying, will know fairly quick if it's a flop!

child has no homework *does happy dance*

@johnverling will do and thanks

@mygoddelusion Queenstown was renamed Cobh, same place! @pigletmagic @kencurtin

Will be spending two days in Galway this week for @NUIGSU elections, I'm the #nuigsu13 returning officer

I'm the second @ireland curator with #cobh connections, @johnverling was born very close to where I now live!

@WiseMona thanks :)

@ZakirahZ :)

@thomasjstamp they spend most of their time up the trees, fascinating when they come down

I'm one of four in my family who tweet, I'm married to @Corklollipop our eldest daughter is @eastcorkgirl & @patrickjcurtin is my father

@thomasjstamp sounds fantastic

@thomasjstamp only birth I've seen is a chick but a buddy of mine and his sons saw a giraffe being born!

@LouthPaul yep we've used our @fotawildlife card in @DublinZoo & Belfast Zoo in the past

@paudy67 can I ask you to stick around for a while before you pass judgement, you will not be seeing me endorse any party on here!

@climatech good to hear @EyeBlinks

@BMacGo no worries and fairly sure I'm ALWAYS being watched

@technopolitics true and it's bad enough having to defend our own actions never mind our family members or party colleagues

@derekmerren :)

@BMacGo currently tweeting from my (messy) kitchen you don't need to be in Dublin or even Ireland to tweet as @ireland :)

@EyeBlinks fair enough

@technopolitics matter is before the courts and don't think I should comment on same wearing this hat anyway!

@EyeBlinks over the week I will be tweeting about Irish politics and in general and lots of other bits and pieces (ala my own account)

@EyeBlinks if you look again I actually only tweeted about them once, every other time was responses to queries where they were included

@derekmerren thanks Derek

@IrelandUncut well as I said I plan to discuss Irish politics in general terms including all 4 main parties!

@IrelandUncut all I did was disclose my membership and answer direct queries, my tweets are backed up here: worldirish.com/ireland

@UmNumNumm starting to look that way, honestly I'm not trying to avoid you! @SocialMedia_Day

@LouthPaul 100% agreed and the beauty of both is they allow you free admission to the other one! @DublinZoo

@UmNumNumm thanks for letting me know, but unfortunately i'll be en route to Galway then :( @SocialMedia_Day

@IrelandUncut one of first things I did this AM was check if this account was following main parties, I added @fiannafailparty & @labour

@IrelandUncut only once any other time was responding to inclusion by a third party (just like you just did) @fiannafailparty

@karenboconnell I did disclose I was member of one in the interests of transparency but that was it! @IrelandUncut

Fairly sure the tabs on my web browser are related to rabbits, as I just open a few and suddenly there's a huge amount open at the same time

@TWkUSA pleasure to meet you Ben, no offense intended, I love the US of A or as we call it where I come from "the States" @sweden

.@IrelandUncut sorry you feel that way, my plan is to promote politics and political engagement this week but not any one party

@wasteofgoodskin only at times truth be told, more of a mouse at other times!

For those interested in accounts like this one globally with different curators every week, this list is superb twitter.com/ireland/locati…

@garethoconnor twitter.com/ireland/locati… @kencurtin @worldirish

Should really say hello to the other world Leaders on twitter this week like @sweden if all met would that be a T8 summit instead of a G8?

@TWkLGBTQ maybe we could have magical snow that didn't cause injuries! @MontagsOnFire

@EyeBlinks ah stick around if you don't enjoy you'll have something/someone to give out about!

@ReadaCronin :)

@MontagsOnFire where is here? (truth be told many of us would love to see some snow here)

Already disclosed my party membership, I should also disclose I'm a Roman Catholic (along with 3.86m others in Ireland at last census)

@eoinneylon beidh mé le cúnamh Dé @SnaGaeilge

@fotawildlife no worries :) @kencurtin

@PaulFedayn yep happy to mix it with the best of them :) (with mixed results) @Shane_Conneely

@KendaEnney you'd be surprised :) @kencurtin

@garethoconnor thanks Gareth @kencurtin

@ConwayDavid :) I did warn people!

@fhayesmccoy my favourite place on the planet (outside Cork)

@wasteofgoodskin :)

.@fotawildlife is a great #cork attraction, we've a family membership so visit regularly but everyone should try & visit at least annually

@Niamhstweet I like Dublin too, but it's no Cork!

@wasteofgoodskin brushed it yesterday, maybe that's it!

@CorkBilly know it will, The Gearagh is an amazing place one of Cork's & Ireland's greatest secrets, it's like a mini Amazon rain forrest!

@MCCPIreland Hi *waves back*

This week I want to highlight some of my favourite places mainly but not exclusively in #cork would be interested in others' suggestions

@am_flynn no trying about it ;)

@savemarinapark as long as decisions are made in public democratically I've no issue with private discussions, if anything they make sense!

@irishabroad thanks @kencurtin

@JillianvT thanks Jillian, every chance I will be referring to you during the week when I'm discussing #seanad ;)

@SineadFennell i'm an equal opportunities tweeter so both my cat (Abigail) and my dog (Angel) will feature in my tweets! @kencurtin

@furrylemmings the problems I'm aware of, the solutions are what's needed though! @luigii249 @fiannafailparty

@furrylemmings if you have alternative non party based proposals maybe you should submit them to #ccven @luigii249 @fiannafailparty

@PaulFedayn personally I'm already broke, never went near the Galway Tent and the only envelopes I get are filled with bills I can't pay!

@furrylemmings not aware of a single democracy on the planet that doesn't have a party based political system @luigii249 @fiannafailparty

@ElaineHanley72 will do my best can't promise any more than that @fiannafailparty

@luigii249 I've no issue with that, that said I'd love to see more join parties regardless of colour @furrylemmings @fiannafailparty

@luigii249 criticise away! that was only part of my answer though! @furrylemmings @fiannafailparty

@CorktoCanada thanks

;-) RT @am_flynn: I see Fianna Fáil is running @ireland again! *faints* ;-)

It just is :-) RT @DonallGeoghegan: @ireland Why is Cork by far the best place in Ireland? Us Dubs just can’t get our head around it. ;-)

@HRHgearoid thanks

@furrylemmings also to me @fiannafailparty is thousands of ordinary grass roots members not the household names

@furrylemmings I suppose I look at the bigger picture and see what the party was and what it can be again @fiannafailparty

@ben_honan once we start we won't stop ;-)

grrrr RT @ben_honan: @ireland Will CIT ever actually win a Fitz or should they just stop trying now?

@NeatFreak_ aha leave it with me

@NeatFreak_ missed your question can you resend?

Should disclose I'm a member of @fiannafailparty that said my tweets here are entirely personal & will attempt to remain neutral politically

@john_mcguirk thanks John

;-) RT @john_mcguirk: Fianna Fail back in control of @ireland. This is a good day. An auspicious day. A happy day. Welcome, Kenneth :-)

Far too boring an explanation! RT @RudyHellzapop: @ireland It's a process called Extrusion. Essentially a vaccum sucks them in. Ahem.

If you have questions about Cork, politics etc. fire them my way, should say in advance I've no idea how they get the figs in the figroll

I'm not very green fingered so fairly proud of my daffs, actually love the daffs all over Ireland this time of year via.me/-a7ir8e8

Just spotted some of the amazing #cobh tidy towns volunteers in action, tidy towns volunteers throughout Ireland are real unsung heroes

@astarmain have managed several at the same time previously! @kencurtin

@TWkLGBTQ hi yourself, good luck with your week!

Dropping these fliers off at local school for our cake sale next Sunday morning (expect lots of yummy twitpics) via.me/-a7i7f7e

:-) RT @TheMire_net: Going by their tweets politicians are the happiest people. They look forward to everything they have to do.

@SFarrell_5 the #seanad is on my radar as for pr-stv will be covering that later this week using an actual election as a case study!

@RozanneStevens thanks :-)

@barbarascully thanks Barbara @kencurtin

@MartyOPrey even more of me to love :-) @kencurtin

@UmNumNumm thanks Margaret

@socmot they are the same thing really as the rest of Ireland are basically suburbs of Cork! @kencurtin

@auntyamo :-)

@HelenaFarrell77 thanks @kencurtin

:-( RT @dermotcasey: Reminded that Tweetdeck 0.38 starts to dies tomorrow po.st/OGnuSC

It's my hope this week to use this account to help educate people about Irish politics generally without boring you to tears in the process

@mediabite I sneaked through security *evil laugh* @kencurtin

@NatashaLynchEF thanks

@pigletmagic will do next time I see him :-) @kencurtin

@ElaineHanley72 thanks :-)

@PadraicVallely happy to do so and thanks @kencurtin

@NiamhPitts I'm relaxed, it's just something I'm conscious of!

@pigletmagic I know Marc, he did a fantastic job last year @kencurtin

@mollie5555 2 out of 3 ain't bad! PS what's not to love about #cork :-)

@BarryDesignWeb thanks :-)

@pigletmagic exactly given it's now my home expect lots of tweets about #cobh here this week @kencurtin

@travi44 hello back at you, given my role this week is it wrong for me to say, wish I was there? @unakavanagh @kencurtin

@SJOGMHealth thanks @kencurtin

@NiamhPitts even on my own account I try to keep that to a minimum but obviously I will not be using this account to plug one party!

@pigletmagic Titanic was built in Belfast but it's last port of call was Cork or to be more exact #cobh the town where I live! @kencurtin

@mrcbehan indeed, thanks big time

@MonsterAnnie1 you'd both be very welcome here! @moltocristo

@fri3dchicken can't speak for @England or @Wales but Irish females are pretty as are our males, we're beautiful people in general (& modest)

Thanks, haven't been corrupted by the power yet! RT @mrcbehan: @ireland oh look who snook in and took a hold of Ireland! Enjoy your time ken

@soconaill go raibh maith agat a chara @kencurtin

@sixforgold1 thanks

@SiobhanNolan_SO thanks

@pigletmagic hard for any Cork man to claim we were in charge of Kilkenny over the last decade but we're on the way back! @kencurtin

@dleacht thanks

@juneshannon thanks and hi back at you!

@DundalkExaminer thanks

:-) RT @limmster: @ireland I read that as you love your three goats!

Very true! RT @patriciamacb: @ireland @kencurtin you may be fronting it, your regular followers know @Corklollipop is really in charge.

For those of you who don't me, my three great loves are my family, #cork & #politics expect lots of tweets this week reflecting those themes

.@kencurtin here, I've been put in charge of the country for a week* :-) *this may be a slightly exaggerated statement