@Ireland Curator: Bernie Goldbach

Handing @ireland to @foxglovelane for next week's tweets. Then mowing the grass tomorrow.

@foxglovelane Enjoy your week with the world watching @ireland -- no pressure :-)

Handing @ireland to @foxeingloves for next week's tweets. Then mowing the grass tomorrow.

@foxglovelane people actually talk back! And I got a direct text from Bangkok so people actually listen too.

Chatting with Americans who want to bottle @absoluteireland's seafood chowder for the flight home. A personal fav.

@cybernoelie I agree people should know how to spoof. Especially jurists.

Walking the Rock of Cashel at night youtu.be/3vDushcNUUo

@cybernoelie It is possible to educate (spoof) location markers on Twitter, Facebook, 4Sq etc. I learned in an LIT.ie course.

@conor_pope Reading printed RTs appeals to our voyeuristic side.

via NYT: US Travel Assoc (2006) found foreign visitors to USA were more afraid of US immigration officials than of terrorism or crime.

@cybernoelie Just pointing out that I'm rarely where Twitter's geolocation says I am.

@markcoughlan Eastern Europeans I know who avoid bit.ly/homelessireland sometimes do it via a third level course.

@queenofpots Please increase the joy of Clonmel by confirming fresh sushi may be on offer there.

@tommycollison don't forget your chargers.

Listening to the #sodshow with a welcome drumbeat pocketcasts.com/share/Ag8MFV

@patomahony1 Macnas win my vote for best of #spf12 yfrog.com/ki7uflyj

What did St. Patrick say to the snakes when he was driving them out of Ireland? "Are you alright in the back there boys?" h/t @jimeoin

@fionakearney Wife wants to go to Cork but 4yo wants her local parade. Torn because Moms should have double-strength votes.

@walter You're hurting thousands wannabe diasporians with your wry tweets.

@YouAintBaz Loads.

@ConorWilson #paddysnotpattys

Bring a photo to the @glucksman's photo timeline on #stpatricksday to get an artist exhibition cert.

Lovely Mother's Day brunches in Cork's @FrescoBistro this weekend. h/t @glucksman

@NanaDurr On #stpatricksday, everybody can claim they're Irish. Tell them you heard it from @ireland himself.

@misswhipass Choose your pubs wisely. Guinness never gives hangovers on #stpatricksday in Ireland.

Dawn in Dublin on #stpatricksday instagr.am/p/IQ0EiCmfbG/ h/t @gavinsblog

@conor_pope It's remarkable how many countries adopt @ireland's national holiday.

@MissKellyO The green isle awaits you.

@ScottArbs The success of the day is measured by the smiles of our 4yo. flic.kr/p/a8Jbrp

Discovered the joys of #LocationCuration this past week.

Dublin parade starts at noon. Parnell Square > O'Connell > Westmorland > Dame > Lord Edwards > Christchurch > St Pat's.

Ireland is authentically green: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?…

Happy St Patrick's Day, especially to the star of #howtobeirish, the 30th best-looking man in Ireland.

A sunny day when Ireland is the world's trending term.

Trying to follow Ireland via Readability.

No way! Just saw @donegangardens in an art exhibition--46 secs into vimeo.com/38631066

@lecraic Hmm. I didn't think "money grab" was the primary takeaway but I guess I'm too close to the focus.

I like @edgaras777's HDR Irish graveyards: flic.kr/p/asdt1c

@lecraic I think researchers want to avoid assessing the commercial value of a Twitter name. It distracts from what's actually happening.

@lecraic the ethics of selling names got edited.

@markhamnolan One umlaut is equal to four euro.

The weather station on my phone thinks there is a chance for snow in Dublin on Paddy's Day.

@mcawilliams If it is green and runny it might be a sign of the Big Day Tomorrow.

@mcawilliams How's the head, Mr Lucky Man?

That is @topgold and @blathnaidhealy on @morning_ireland talking about how @ireland came to be.

Nice to see "Ellen DeGeneres" trending on the Irish Twitter timeline.

@seansherlocktd should spend an evening with #dalkeyopen to see creatives in the online community who make jobs.

Night lamp outside: flic.kr/p/p8Q66

@rickoshea Thanks for the twitter #howtobeirish session.

Thanks for the #howtobeirish cross-talk.

What kind of food is essential in the #howtobeirish submissions? Surely food featured.

It sounds like the #howtobeirish call didn't attract the haters. Or did you get unpleasant content too?

Wondering if there's a tag cloud or a word cloud summary accompanying the #tobeirish TV show.

@ruthscott2fm Don't distract @rickoshea when he's tweeting.

Wondering if people want to know #howtobeirish because it's an annual question of identity.

@rickoshea I have a small classroom of creative multimedia students who wonder if the #howtobeirish show is most international content.

@BlakeCreedon Twitter Grader says @ireland is nearly two years older than @sweden, who is much more active. We have better pints.

Now following @mcawilliams, considered to be the noisiest Irishman on Twitter. Noisy, not nosy.

@dermotcasey I think that Paper.li product still generates. Must look at the API access rights.

@sweden I think your nic qualifies you for free pints wherever you go in Ireland this weekend.

@kDamo @colmhall I'm proof you don't have to be attractive. The queue is wide open.

@darran I edited the profile and now it's a little like @sweden

@SmarterEgg There's a whole mindset of "established business relationship" that pulls people onto mailing lists.

Spotting @darraghdoyle's Proud to Be Irish socks: twitpic.com/8wiwgy

Asking @rickoshea #howtobeirish via a 30 min Twitter-only interview starting at 4:30pm Dublin time on 15 March. Come along!

My 4yo's fav YouTube story: youtube.com/watch?v=KKNaYl…

@feylya Don't they have display port to DVI cables in Maplin's off Parnell St?

@dermotcasey I wonder. I actually think we didn't do anything but watch people connect to the account. Twitter might have reset the numbers.

The century tweet from @ireland is a spooky church in the hood. flic.kr/p/5SrRi

We opened @ireland just before Paddy's Day in 2007 when fewer than 1000 Irish used Twitter. Today we hit our 100th tweet.

@spin1038 That's @darraghdoyle giving you props.

@foxglovelane 4yo wants to buy her mom a living flowering plant for the big day. What do you recommend?

Irish SAR Conference showcasing impressive naval tech as examples of innovative Irish maritime economy. h/t @robinb

@puddleducks Do you recycle wellies?

@Nerin_ Embed or share the @seansherlocktd video on another account and let the comments and ratings flow. Harvest them as "consultation".

@Notorious_QRG We listen to all corners of the island but @worldirish handles where the curators originate.

Meeting Celine and Twitch in Kinect Rush: A Pixar Adventure. #gamesfleadh

Need a list of people who tweet for the ear.

@darraghdoyle Shouldn't your nose be green this week?

Save the planet. Plant a tree. Proof: youtube.com/watch?v=9Gorqr…

@keithbohanna Don't plug in where the hot kettles on railcar trollies draw their power.

@jackiedanicki Loved the photos in your southby post.

@dulpit27 I'd read or listen to @baratunde whenever and wherever.

Spending a day inside #gamesfleadh I returned home hungry after watching young programmers work their numbers. flic.kr/p/bD6JVx

No denying she's Irish: flic.kr/p/9AUoMh

@dulpit27 How to Be Black is a fav bookend.

@dulpit27 And we also follow @baratunde so we are well and truly compliant with best practise.

@EyeBlinks I like the prospect of the special benefit of curating the Ireland account but the @sweden curator isn't as cute as my wife.

@patphelan I discovered I need more than one OS after being able to consistently crash iOS with some apps.

Hello, @linneajosefina @sweden :-)

Night street lamps walking the Rock. flic.kr/p/6rza3

@patphelan So it's an app thing then? Or stable OS?

Thinking @ghook should give away hampers of Bounty bars. It would help his waistline.

@shwood I just sent your "Scam School Book 1" to my daughter's Fire. url.ie/euoa

I often like planning in a go-slow mode and that's where pens come in. flic.kr/p/hejvB

@eolai The Bank Holiday marks the next handover.

On with @ghook after 5pm to explain why #IrishGamesDev are rocking the world. #gamesfleadh

surrounded by lovely Irish smiles on the run-up to St Patrick's Day flic.kr/p/cC4UU

Full marks to the new @storyful look.

Hearing great things about @gavinsblog's Freedom of Information presentation in Dublin.

#IGAP4 Announced for Dublin Q4 2012 ht.ly/9CUdP Excellent for start-ups.

Noticed @TheEllenShow is giving away a trip to Ireland!

@paulmwatson I've seen that belt too! Now wondering how it's worked for yer man.

@LeonaONeill1 Your book is headed into a classroom of pre-teens who were weaned on HP and Twilight.

@jangles Thinking about archiving EB's printed content about Eire by taking screenshots at our local (library).

@LeonaONeill1 The Emerald Witch just landed on my Kindle. We think it has YA appeal.

@niall_fagan I think @markcahill still hasn't found his 10 gallon hat. So it's back to Texas for that.

One of the nicest Irish walks you can find at night: flic.kr/p/bq1GCW

@queenofpots @Tupp_Ed Here's someone successful at invoicing for use of his imagery: @archiseek

@jangles Our 4yo wants to buy her mom "flowers that grow". I told her the commitment to weeding she's making.

Proof that Irish have red hair: flic.kr/p/bBx2Sv

Stop innovating please! url.ie/eujc

The Express from Ireland Daily is out! bit.ly/gYYgq1 ▸ Top stories today via @vincentbrowne @Storyful @educast

@burkie People don't follow people who wear head-to-toe white zip-up garments.

@Rachel__Ray You shouldn't need a judicial order for a club.

@tom_murphy Excellent because @lynch3001 was asking for dunne deals.

6 years ago today @jack started working on Twitter and 6 months later @burkie had the most followers in Ireland.

Going green globally: independent.ie/national-news/… How do you plan on going green?

@tom_murphy Done at Dunnes?

@tommycollison Take your root beer cravings up with @golancasterpa

@rickoshea I like the puppets representing Irish stereotypes.

@darraghdoyle Recommending @conwaykt in Perth and @simonfitz in Adelaide.

@darraghdoyle @Rachel__Ray A judge has to approve the opening of a public house on Good Friday otherwise it's a public order offence.

Good luck @irelandcricket in T20WC

Liking the distinction between creativity and innovation as articulated by @fi0nak url.ie/eugi

@courcelan I might have misplaced a p earlier flic.kr/p/bpKGTG but the B&W Rick is better.

@eolai Have you drawn and quartered code to share?

It always surprises me when my iPhone crashes an app. I should unclutter its memory.

@queenofpots invoice that American lawyer. Tell them Ireland sent you. Escalate with a phone call from the LIT switch.

B&W (mostly black) from the morning walkabout of Cashel flic.kr/bpKGTG

Wondering what would happen if you needed to authenticate into a hashtag like #tweetgate.

The mark of reach is the spam your tweets attract. Time to mention our iPad.

Watching @liamocallaghan's report on the #Cheltenham migration at the Cork airport.

Just discovered how apps approved by your handset can block your access to Twitter. It's complicated.

That's Ireland's #tweetgate on the world's leading PR podcast pocketcasts.com/share/Tteyue

@ghook I have been trying to find the mute button on Twitter for five years so pls share how we can turn it off.

At ground zero of creative gaming talking to @muzzy_logic and @davidlarkindev url.ie/eucp #gamesfleadh

My fav mid-morning break involves crunchy Tipp Food: flic.kr/p/bpvrnd

I'm Bernie Goldbach, tweeting from the Ireland account this week.

It's as warm as Philadelphia on my morning walkabout the Rock of Cashel.