@Ireland Curator: Úna Kavanagh

Goodbye and Slán! Curating this account from tomorrow on is @iandevlin Be sure to say hello and wish him luck! :)

A quick 'Thank You' video from me to you all and @worldirish :) youtube.com/watch?v=GJYL_4…

@delarivier Thank you so much Jane!

Will be you adieu soon! Normal tweeting will resume @unakavanagh - Please do tweet me, I'd love to hear from you all :)

@len_patrick @unakavanagh Thank you so much Patrick! Hope I entertained :)

@FlashMcDonnell I wish you the best of luck! Let me know how it goes :)

@FlashMcDonnell The best of luck! DCU is a lovely college :)

@UltimateHurl haha I would but I'm a lovely person ;)

Bhain mé sult agus taitneamh as a bheith ag labhairt libh go léir! Tá súil agam go bhfuil sibh lán de sheacláid! :D

@monasterium You too! Hope to see you about my normal Twitter account @unakavanagh :)

@FlashMcDonnell Thank you! I'll be hanging around my normal account @unakavanagh shortly :)

My last 30 mins of curating @ireland - Had such a wonderful time! So many of you have amazing stories to tell! Thank you for interacting :)

@stwidgie So much better :)

@mikecrotty59 Thank you so much Mike. I really enjoyed it. I tweet regularly @unakavanagh :)

@TweetweekUSA Good good! Am signing off today :(

@TomRaftery *is tweeting while eating chocolate* :p

@TweetweekUSA It is! How has your week been?

Forgot to mention the date that the thesis is due: Friday the 13th. Dun dun duuun!

@Isejael Due on the Friday the 13th :O

@TomRaftery It was definitely a challenge to resist it! ;)

@TomRaftery I feel like I have an obligation...

@pamelaaobrien Thank youuu!

@pamelaaobrien It was a fiercely long title, and in Irish, but basically it was an analysis of citizen journalism in professional news.

3 copies. That's all. lockerz.com/s/199676479

@TanneryDungarva Thank you so much! I hope it was ok! :) My normal goings on are to be found @unakavanagh

Really like this. Give it a watch: '50 Dubliners Express Their Inspirations in Life' :) worldirish.com/listening-post…

@topgold Thank you! Only a few hours left :) I really enjoyed it!

@VampMikaela Because it's one new person each week. If you want to follow my normal account it's @unakavanagh

I'll be leaving this account soon but if you want to find out how to be a curator of @ireland follow this linky link: worldirish.com/atireland

@maryrussell1 I'm a bit confused!

@psneeze Seems like good pricing!

Girl I knew didnt know the GPO was a post office. RT @thejournal_ie: Crowds gather to remember the 1916 Easter Rising: jrnl.to/Im89mK

@psneeze Have yet to get it bound. Needed to print it off myself. But heading to Duffy's Bookbinders.

@xPaulaSx They love me!

@xPaulaSx Boyfriend's mammy

Got my copies of my thesis printed off today. Holding them as if they were the most valuable documents in the world... Getting bound Thurs.

@diasporaireland @bydcompany I won't pick the stereotypical one...

Beannachtaí na Féile Cásca oraibh go léir :)

@dj1891 Thank you! :)

@tisJames Thank you James! Hope it was ok! I know that it's not everyones taste!

Easter Sunday. No eggs though. I suppose I should get out of bed and attempt to start the day...

@UltimateHurl I know what you meant! Well... If you're serious about relearning I've about a million books :p

@UltimateHurl Fadhb ar bith! I know! So many people are surprised with what theyve got :)

@juneshannon Thank you! :)

@UltimateHurl It's @unakavanagh :)

@omaoldhomhnaigh Perhaps...

Go raibh maith agat! :) RT @arriabelli: @ireland I'd just like to say I very much liked seeing Irish in my timeline. I'll learn it someday.

@dubhthach I think she had it backed up but the one on USB was the most updated

@STLwolverine Ooh whats it about?

Good Morning! My final day in the @ireland hotseat!

@ConzieSays Whoah! Now that's a challenge!

@Mal1905 Fós suas! Ag fanacht ar mo bhuachaill!

@Ziggystarduster Still up! Waiting for himself to come back from work! :(

Oh dear oh dear! Poor girl! If you're near Cork please RT this. Girl has lost the USB with her thesis on it... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Goodnight! Oíche Mhaith! :)

@paulmwatson The man speaks sense!

Saw Pan's Labyrinth for the first time a few nights ago. Really enjoyed it. Wish it was a book though...

@paulmwatson That movie made me incredibly paranoid..

@psneeze You're possibly one of the most luckiest people in the world... I'd love one...

@m2thefizzle Isn't it? I've a mad obsession with cleaning things...

Unusual, the machine is called a Unimog: 'Tunnel Washers: the cleaning of a Fort McHenry tunnel' darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2012/04/tunnel…

@Ziggystarduster @ThomasJFarrenSr I hope to god that there were no leprechauns mentioned!

@ThomasJFarrenSr @Ziggystarduster Well done! Sounds really interesting Thomas! :)

@m2thefizzle no I read Ghost Light ;) It's very good based on the life of playwright John Synge, sad in parts... josephoconnorauthor.com/novel-ghost-li…

@m2thefizzle What one?

@ThomasJFarrenSr @ziggystarduster Oooh I'd love to read that! Gaeilge is my speciality :)

@Ziggystarduster @m2thefizzle I tried to get into LOTR but got angry when the elves wouldn't stop singing. Loved the movies though.

@exroyalty One of the best definitely.

I much prefer books to television. A good book can help my imagination to run wild and give me inspiration to create something wonderful.

@Ziggystarduster @m2thefizzle Speaking of Historical Fiction, I liked Joseph O'Connor's Ghost Light

@m2thefizzle @ziggystarduster I'm ashamed to say that I haven't had time to read the Room yet!

@kevinlibrarian Will put that on the list! Thanks Kevin. I'm catching up on books that have been on my shelf for a few years!

@ThomasJFarrenSr @ziggystarduster Any book is worth a look at ;)

@m2thefizzle @ziggystarduster She's the same author of The Room yes?

@TheCatCantina +1!

Having discussion with @Ziggystarduster about the joy of reading. Can't wait to sit down with a good one again. Recommendations? #lovebooks

@Ziggystarduster :O shocking!!

@Ziggystarduster It's like the worst booklist ever. I really don't want to learn about the history of terminology...

@Ziggystarduster @goodreads haha yeah! Am trying to get back into reading recently. Have been caught up with college...

@Ziggystarduster Parents definitely play a part though. I never had a TV in my bedroom growing up. Even now don't own a TV in my apartment.

Really enjoying the peacefulness of the Easter Vigil that's being aired on RTÉ. Very spiritual. I'm not religious but it's very soothing...

@DuineEileAmhain yes.

@Ziggystarduster Totally agree. Needed the push!

@pamelaaobrien it really is :)

@pamelaaobrien Very true!

@Ziggystarduster Definitely! I even find that a lot of imagination has been lost.

@Ziggystarduster @goodreads Love that website! :)

Always found it fascinating no access policy in China. Was sometimes quite restricted in Vietnam. #RTE #satnightshow

I've got all the copies of the outtakes and the show itself on VHS at home. My schoolmates in 'Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn' loved taking part!

@collumbo Don't need one at the moment thanks. Was given all the copies and outtakes on VHS when they filmed it :)

Am reminded of him while curating this channel for some reason. I wonder how he's doing. I was about 11/12 at the time I think...

Don't suppose any of you remember a show on RTÉ years ago, Léargas special on foreign adoption? It focused on myself and another boy Máirtín

Fans of The Lion King, what do you make of this? Humanized Timon and Pumba. themetapicture.com/humanized-timo…

@Raiko06 I know!

So Titanic 3D is out! But there's one crucial detail that some people tend to forget about the movie... ;) facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

Very true in college! “@dulpit27: @ireland friends and friends of friends generally end up getting elected, not real politics in my mind..”

It's fascinating because you couldn't have called what they were doing 'campaigns.' No proper debate on what they were going to do etc.

Student politics amuses me. The SU elections this year were so rushed. I didn't bother voting this year. No idea who the candidates were!

@eoinpurcell That's true! I tend to catch up on most of my newspapers online.

Spending some time working on code. Later I'll have to tuck into some Irish grammar. I hope my life will be different after college! :P

This saddens me... '19% of people aged 16 and over hadn't read a single book in the last year.' huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/ere… #lovebooks

@VibrantIreland I know! So many eggs! Happy Easter to you too!

Ordered flowers for my mom for her support during my final year of college. The least I could do really!

Volker Kraft decorates his Easter egg tree with about 10,000 hand painted eggs. He does this every year :) [video] youtube.com/watch?feature=…!

@linglang It doesn't really appeal to me some reason!

@linglang So true. Still have to do a few assignments but that one is finally out of the way!

Poor chap! 'A Greek news presenter gets pelted by eggs by protestors live on-air' [video] youtube.com/watch?feature=…

Really? I still haven't set up a Pinterest account! 'Pinterest 3rd most popular social network in US' siliconvalley.com/news/ci_203405…

Ooooh! Thank you! RT @cmac2020 @ireland For you...happy Easter. pic.twitter.com/aEOqbmq8

If you think you want to curate @ireland for a week, click the following link to find out how to apply: worldirish.com/atireland (Worth it!)

@rachLwright You have to smash it a teeny bit!

@AspieJourno thanks! :)

My treat for #Easter for the past few years has been an egg made of Skelligs Chocolate. A solid egg. I get them in Magills on Clarendon St.

Finally! I'm so sick of spambots. Interesting read: 'Twitter files lawsuit against spammers' lnkd.in/dHAs3i

@laura193laura Haha I plan to Laura! :)

@noellarichard I am indeed! Thank you :)

Morning! 2nd last day curating this account ... :(

Goodnight all :) Oíche Mhaith

@beanobundle :)

It's scenery snapshots like this that makes me love Ireland. lockerz.com/s/199089299

@m2thefizzle Thanks Mary, will be tweeting away on my normal account @unakavanagh from Sunday onwards :)

@m2thefizzle Thank you!

@pamelaaobrien Thanks Pamela! :)

@FlashMcDonnell I have indeed! Now I must go to print and get it bound!

@delarivier It's wonderful. Now I must go to print!

@exroyalty That's exactly what I'm doing!

@betaburns I have indeed :)

@PieterVos ;)

There is nothing like the sense of relief when you finally finish your thesis/dissertation. I'm googly-eyed from staring at my computer.

@damienmulley Ironically this was tweeted into this timeline ;)

@Nialler9 @kdamo Thanks for offering Damo, sure whatever is going. I'll get you something from the chipper later. ;)

#Gaeilge an buntáiste dhá theangach. goo.gl/58dwQ. goo.gl/GAhWQ via @igaeilge

Incidentally, glad to see musicals and drama still going strong in colleges. I was in stage school from the age of 9.

One of my favourite songs from the musical Cats: Jellicle Cats. [Actual footage, shortened for TV] youtube.com/watch?v=UTTSiE…

@laura193laura Mmm I'd love some chocolate!...

@dj1891 Thank you!

@zeldasteyner It is. The tradition is still quite strong in Ireland

Love this video! So creative 'Moscow metro madness' vimeo.com/39434113 found via @Storyful

@beanobundle Thai food I find is so fresh. Less sauces than Chinese. I was a vegetarian for a couple of years. Have you tried Vietnamese?

@zeldasteyner Just for #goodfriday

@tampicopilot They can indeed! My other half is going skydiving next week so I'm staying optimistic ;)

Mick Flannery knocks Madonna off No. 1 spot in album chart irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…

@ShansHistProjec Plus it's the end of Lent soon so we're allowed to finally tuck into Easter eggs after being off them for about 40 days!

@ShansHistProjec In my eyes... Hmmmm. Well it's Easter weekend this weekend so there are lot of things going on with the Catholic Church

@beanobundle I love mushrooms... What about Thai?

@mmeller @TEDTalks Great set of talks to be found :)

@ShansHistProjec Well definitely use the hashtag #Dublin. I dunno about the cows causing traffic. But people are angry about Household tax

@blathnaidhealy @Limerick1912 It reminds me of the book Twitterature. twitterature.us

This is a really cool account, @Limerick1912 'tracking what life was like in Limerick 100 years ago'

@NiallTrumpet Who knows! Kind-of pretty cool to look at anyway :)

@2xjaime Thanks! Getting really interesting perspectives from everyone.

@ShansHistProjec Going on in what respect? :)

Interesting video, worth a watch! Not an endorsement :) 'Vote Yes for Fiscal Compact Treaty (Ireland) Yes for Jobs' youtube.com/watch?v=TZfzAO…

This video captured my attention! It's almost beautiful to watch. It's a different type of parachuting 'Flying Suit' youtube.com/watch?v=UYbYGD…

#ff to former @ireland curators @foxglovelane @donalfallon and @topgold

@UltimateHurl You too!

@UltimateHurl I feel your pain.. mine is due next week

@leisciul haha very true

@UltimateHurl It really is! But in one way I think I'm ready to leave it. For a while anyway!

One of my favourite websites. Always there for new ideas and talks from Journalists, Scientists, Innovators etc ted.com/talks

@brianwhelanhack @pamelaaobrien But don't worry Brian, I'm only here for 2 more days ;) I won't take it to heart ;)

@UltimateHurl I'm impressed! Are you still working on it now?

@Ziggystarduster I agree, I think practical experience is best :)

@FizaIsa oh dear ;) How're you feeling about it now?

@brianwhelanhack @pamelaaobrien finishing college (last week) and trying to find out what life is like 'beyond that'. Just interacting (2/2)

@brianwhelanhack @pamelaaobrien I guess the reason I'm asking so many questions is answered in my bio on WorldIrish. :) I'm just (1/2)

@foxglovelane Thanks Catherine :)

@pamelaaobrien @brianwhelanhack Thanks Pamela :) New week, new style!

@brianwhelanhack I will once I have my morning coffee!

I'm coming into my final week of a 3 year course and I'm reflecting on what I've learnt. Did you feel that when you finished college?

I wonder how much college life had changed over the years? Are there the same pressures to fit in? To please? Do people take it for granted?

@brianwhelanhack But if you want to give it go, apply! It's a definite learning curve for me, and I'm sticking to my style :)

@RevDSCbelfast That's really interesting!

@brianwhelanhack Apologies. This audience is much different to my usual one. My normal account focuses on current affairs and int. news.

Many thanks for your insights on what you do for your Easter weekend!

@beanobundle heh :) What's your favourite vegetarian dish?

11.11 make a wish!

@DaraghLally Ooh interesting to know! :)

@ismisesam Interesting :)

@abzbyrne Iontach! :)

I find that I absentmindedly do not eat meat on Fridays. I think it's embeded into my psyche

@wholesomeIE Interesting :)

@mcmillan212 Interesting :)

@BaxterSally @WeAreAustralia Thank you! :)

@monasterium :( mise freisin

@CiaraMK :) whooo

@karenboconnell Tuirseach!

Who obeys the no meat rule on Good Friday? #curious

Morning! Conas atá sibh?

@Nialler9 Hmm I don't know what you look like so it could be awkward :p

@Nialler9 You're heading to the Hybrids too? Damn I'm missing everyone!

@peerside So much fun!

@IamPhoebe My other half loves that song!

Of course I admit I do get stuck on it for about an hour...

It's educating and relaxing at the same time :)

Whenever I need a break for 15 mins or so, I always do this quiz... 'Countries of the World' My record is 145 sporcle.com/games/g/world

@foxglovelane @paulmwatson @darraghdoyle @sweden Tandem breastfeeding... Like on a bike???

@kelvinwins So far so good. Meeting some really fascinating people :)

@ArtRoger Hello there!

Who owns @Ireland? Give it a listen! [Audio] rte.ie/news/morningir… via @morning_ireland

@kelvinwins @paulmwatson @topgold @worldirish It's a fantastic idea :)

@micflan @paulmwatson Hello! :) I'm @ireland ;)

@paulmwatson *waves*

@diasporaireland Ah I understand you now :)

Sitting in on the 2nd years lecturer Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí (The Irish Times), talking about ethics in journalism. Interesting stuff.

@diasporaireland Why do you think so? :)

@diasporaireland The only part I don't get is 'how will you compare Ireland and Vietnam engage 'an emergency' :)

@diasporaireland Sorry? I don't understand...

@m2thefizzle I've done that many a time ;)

@VibrantIreland hehe

@karlodwyer ;)

What is the 21st century's most frequently told lie? "I have read the Terms and Conditions".

Say this trending today. Some interesting videos from Alaska. 'An eagle, a fox and my cat all getting along fine' unakavanagh.com/archives/1810

@DaraghLally A very long way. Which is such a shame really. Embracing diversity is what makes the world interesting and exciting.

@DaraghLally Unfortunately not. A lot from children actually. I felt bad but had to give out to them on Dublin Bus. Parents let them at it.

@iandevlin I've done that before actually! Baffles them :)

@markhamnolan I think it's the only logical suggestion today. I'm just gonna put it out there! Although... I am enjoying my coffee.

Pogo has great remixes. I present to you a compilation made solely from Monsters Inc. snippets (He has HarryP ones too) youtube.com/watch?v=0W1ULo…

@markhamnolan ZzzZZZZ

@psneeze haha!

I remember at one stage I had a woman say: 'Oh you speak English, well done you!' I cringed.

Unfortunately that didn't meant that it was non-existant. I still experience my fair-share. Usually off-campus though.

One thing I really enjoyed about college is that there was a significant drop in discrimination/racism amongst peers. Unlike hometown.

The count for the SU elections are on today. Normally I vote but I didn't have enough time to suss the candidates out fully this year.

@Garrai_Sile Prátaí, Trátaí, Spionáiste, ubhthoradh, oinniún... Gach rud i ndáiríre! :)

@Garrai_Sile Fadhb ar bith Síle! Bainim an-taitneamh as do chlár! Tá tunnel agam sa bhaile!

@FlashMcDonnell Never actually! Last year I had a love affair with a Nespresso machine though. :p

@kieranhannon Goodnight!

@grasscraig Nope... Still freezing...

Mmmm caife nó tae le harán tírthe! Yum. B'sin mo bhricfeasta de ghnáth :)

@wholesomeIE Fadhb ar bith :)

@iandevlin Sounds goooood!

@grasscraig Indeed! Easter Holidays here!

@kieranhannon I can put on tea too :p

@wholesomeIE No bother! Any preference?

@hyperballadpoet *puts on kettle*

@noellarichard :) Good philosophy to have!

@shanda1701 haha! :)

Morning! Coffee anyone?

@Sean_UnPC @willmcgrath81 I'm sorry if I didn't see your Tweet Will. They are on private and I have been super busy.

@saltandsparkle @sarahlam_84 That's very cool! :)

@Sean_UnPC @willmcgrath81 What's up? :)

Signing out from this account for the night :) Oíche Mhaith! Feicfidh mé sibh amárach.

@delarivier That's really cool!

@thegreatdays What's great is that there is usually some form of connection between languages which makes them easier to learn :)

@delarivier May learn them someday :)

A colleague of mine is Polish and I've been learning bits of it here and there. Really nice 'shh' sound to some of the words.

I love languages, especially how words sound. Tried to learn Vietnamese but quite a difficult language to learn, very tonal.

@Krank_IE Aw nílim ar an liosta :(

@AbbeyTheatre Sounds like you're having a blast! :)

Haha this gave me a giggle! #AliceinFunderland poster gets touched up by the Phoenix. pic.twitter.com/gN18Vsdu via @AbbeyTheatre

I see that 'National Tell A Lie Day' is trending on Twitter. Or is it?

@culstuff Go raibh maith agat! Níl ach dhá seachtaine fágtha agam sa choláiste anois :)

@culstuff But I'm not against religion at all. I admire people with such faith :)

@culstuff I just didn't find a connection. I went to a convent school and we were segregated if we didn't 'believe' or questioned religion.

@CiaraMK Many thanks! All had to do was send it to @blathnaidhealy - She did the hard work for me ;)

@CiaraMK haha! I'm only here for the week unfortunately but looks like my plans for world domination are right on track! ;)

@CiaraMK Also, I'm over on this account this week ;)

@monasterium .... gréasáinlongadánach - Doesn't have the same effect really :P

@foxglovelane @paulmwatson haha!

I absolutely love this username: @wibblywobblyweb :D

@LiamDoran Great stuff :)

@paulmwatson @foxglovelane Paul, I worry about you sometimes ;)

@foxglovelane For me it works but I think when I begin to start a family my views may change a bit to suit what's best for them :)

@omaoldhomhnaigh haha good luck on your venture ;)

@erlkilala :) It's true!

Want to curate @ireland? Find out more about how to here: worldirish.com/atireland It's worth it! :)

@brendamannion @foxglovelane Thanks Brenda! Feeling much better. On my second coffee :)

@foxglovelane I always find nature so rewarding too in that respect :) Growing your own food gives a sense of achievement!

@foxglovelane My mom is very close to nature too :) We have a tunnel at home+ I love seeing things sprout up! I'm veering towards atheism :)

Beautiful photo of a Blackthorn blossom from former @ireland curator @foxglovelane :) #inspiring pic.twitter.com/E91iGpBo

@omaoldhomhnaigh I like how you put that! :)

@omaoldhomhnaigh Gotta have faith ;) youtube.com/watch?v=lu3VTn…

@omaoldhomhnaigh Sometimes religion is important to those who want to believe in something 'out there' for faith. Which is quite nice.

@dotski_w All in the learning curve of life. I look forward to it :)

@cathalkeogh Go for it! I'm sipping on coffee here :)

'Poignant letter from Margaret Gregory, Coole Park, to Cottie Yeats, Easter Monday, 1918.' twitpic.com/95jrft via @NGIreland

@LiamDoran Is that a good or bad thing? ;)

@omaoldhomhnaigh I don't mean just Catholicism as such but more religion in general.

@dotski_w Yes, I think my vision may change a bit once I start a family. But that'll be more of an adventure than a burden :)

I really believe that there is good to be found in everyone and that's what I go on. Religion or no religion you're all ok in my books :)

@dotski_w I think so. To me, Catholicism wasn't for me, but I really do believe in the good in people.

@cathalkeogh I'm good! Having a lot of fun running this account. A totally new experience. What're you up to?

@trollnystan Thanks for sharing Fionnuala! I'm athiest but I'm not against religion at all. I agree with you, morality is not bound to rel.

@eoghanol Fadhb ar bith. Táim ag súil le cloisteáil uait! Anseo nó ar mo chuntas eile @unakavanagh :)

@foxglovelane I had a lovely read for an hour and took a nap. Have coffee by my side now. Feeling much better :)

That doesn't make me immoral, or immortal ;) But I've seen a lot of people unsure of what to do when they hit college. Thoughts?

I was brought up a Catholic but as I got older, moved into college etc. I decided that it wasn't for me. I think many students are the same.

Recommended by John Le Carré so you know it's good ;)

Back in the driving seat. Took time out to read some of 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City' by Chandrasekaran. Great read so far.

Ná bígí buartha, beidh mé ar ais libh an-luath. ;) Ba bhreá liom dá sheoladh sibh tweets chugam trí Ghaeilge :) Bainim an-taitneamh astu.

@blathnaidhealy Thanks Blathnaid! I think it's because I tend to be in front of computer screens a lot. Will be fine in a while :)

I'm afraid I must leave this feed for a few hours for a nap to clear my headache. Plenty of water at the ready! Tweet you all later. :)

@VampMikaela Just wondering why I ate that cupcake. I feel sick now!

@m2thefizzle haha! Bhí cinnte!

Cén fáth ar d'ith mé an cáca milis?? Tá mo bholg ina praiseach anois :(

@LisaOr26 On the bright side the novelty will never wear off :)

@LisaOr26 Totally agree. Plus I miss my mom's home cooking ;)

Not feeling very well today, my combination of takeaway and cupcakes was not a good idea. #occupybed and #occupyhotwaterbottle it is then!

@NeatFreak_ Another similarity ;)

@VampMikaela Shame to see

@FizaIsa Do!

@LisaOr26 I miss Kerry... haven't been back for a while now :(

Sad to read this about my home Co. Kerry! 'Rural Kerry turning into a land of ghosts' - census depopulation results pic.twitter.com/CmnFFtpb

Flea Market for students in college today. Great idea. I bought a cupcake! lockerz.com/s/198409826

@CorwenWitch haha perhaps!

@bobsleighbob Eep!

@bobsleighbob Sounds really interesting actually! Reflective of my dream perhaps!

Téarma an Lae/Term of the Day as #Gaeilge: nuacht ar bhuille na huaire = news on the hour

@halbenito haha very specific date! That's really cool! Slán! :)

Not a joke. Since the start of Final Year, I've been getting the most absurd of dreams.

They say that your dreams tell you things. But I have doubts whether a dream about me owning 2 penguins (Chris and Winky) predict anything..

@halbenito Great stuff!

@FlashMcDonnell :)

@cathalkeogh Hello! How're you keeping?

@taikotoma You too! :)

Good Morning!

@maryrussell1 Thank you Mary :)

@juneshannon Thank you June :) I hope so x

@foxglovelane Thank you Catherine :) x

@conibonjovi Go raibh maith agat Con!

Having an early night I think. Oíche mhaith! Tá súil agam go mbain sibh taitneamh as mo tweets :)

Just off a phonecall from my mother. I'm so blessed that she chose me as her daughter and has given me such a wonderful life. Proud Adoptee!

@NeatFreak_ Great stuff :)

@EimearMcCormack @monasterium Anytime ;)

@NeatFreak_ Are you really? Very cool. We've such a connection! ;)

@monasterium Great stuff! You should listen when @eimearmccormack is on air. Wonderful lady! :)

@njafarrell Sweet! Can you tweet at my normal account please?

@NeatFreak_ I'm one too shhhh! ;)

@RedDiamondMedia Many thanks :)

@monasterium @liveireland I do indeed! One of my friends is one of the presenters!

Do you want to be the curator of @ireland for a week? More details on how to apply to run the @ireland account here: worldirish.com/atireland

@njafarrell The Thesis Centre? Who did you use?

@Sean_UnPC Fantastic!

@donalfallon You should see the college elections that are going on at the moment!

Ringing the thesis binding service tomorrow, 'How long do I need, what do I need to do' etc. On the home stretch now, tweaking and editing.

@NeatFreak_ You're an only child? :)

@eoinbutler ;)

@SirJolt Very poetic!

@NeatFreak_ Brrr

@eoinbutler haha I wish! My personal account is less eventful at the moment! This is full-time work :)

Weather is getting worse. What happened to last week's wonderful days of sunshine and icecream? Looks like I'll have to buy a skisuit.

@FreelanceWebDev Brilliant!

@eoinbutler No idea! I wasn't curating this account that week. @ireland has a different person running it each week :)

@eoinbutler Mad! I expect volcanos erupting soon.

@VampMikaela If you look at the video you might understand :) twitvid.com/F5YH1

@eoinbutler Just spotted them! Huge downpour!

A sudden hailstone downpour in DCU caught on video: twitvid.com/F5YH1

Anyone in North Dublin?! Sudden downpour of hailstones. Students being belted by them trying to get into their apartments.

@m2thefizzle Thanks Mary! :)

@m2thefizzle If only there was a simple easy-to-understand rule book!

@paulmwatson Still though! You'll be cold on the way to work!

@trollnystan Speaking Irish is very easy :) Do give it a go! Thank you!

@Jonathanwpurvis Yes :P

@Jonathanwpurvis Titanic 3D is ok because it's the original. No idea why you'd want to call your ship Titanic 2 when you know what happened!

@dermotcasey @paulmwatson It's freezing Paul!!

@trollnystan I think it's easier if you have a person to converse with :)

@Jonathanwpurvis Titanic, Titanic 2, Poseidon, Deep Rising, Ghost Ship...

@Jonathanwpurvis Also, who knew that there were so many movies about ships!

@Ceridwen339 Both really interesting languages. Would love to learn Welsh.

Oh and by the way... here's the trailer for Titanic 2. Seriously. Guess what happens to the ship. youtube.com/watch?v=f720MN…

Really great to see some many people commemorating the Titanic 100 years on. I remember when I saw the 1997 I cried a lot!

@Ceridwen339 Some similarity between words too.

The reason I brought up Irish grammar is because I have one of my final exams in it next week so I'm a bit nervous... 3 years study.

@BasquesAbroad That's very interesting! Irish Grammar is very tricky!

@lornaocallaghan Good question!

@psneeze Well said! Speaking it is essential, then we can worry about the little bits.

@VampMikaela Ah that would be difficult! Come to Ireland sometime :)

@VampMikaela That's great!! I've been studying it for years. Almost there!

I think one of the main problems with Irish is that the spoken is easy to learn, but the grammar is absolutely diabolically hard! Thoughts?

@sweden It's good :)

So beautiful... 'Northern lights over Ireland Captured by International Space Station' worldirish.com/listening-post…

@saltandsparkle Thanks!

@ThomasJFarrenSr An-mhaith! Aon scéal?

@shanda1701 What if the books were cheaper? So many of the college books are over €100

College internet memes are so popular these days... This is one of my favourites ;) collegemedia.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/screen…

Coming to a really interesting section of my thesis at the moment which deals with journalism, citizen journalism and copyright #homestretch

@markhamnolan @marklittlenews Possible new catchphrase?

Students queuing up to vote in the SU elections... Definite buzz around. lockerz.com/s/198126216

RT @PatFitzGerald: @ireland I was in LA last week promoting our Primroses. I think Ireland still has a lot to smile about and share :) !”

@ConzieSays No I like it! :) Everyone likes a good cynic ;)

@m2thefizzle @mike_kiely @sdempsey @pamelaaobrien Not weird at all :)

I'm afraid I must go and attend my lectures. Will tweet you all again later, sorry if I didn't get a chance to reply to you yet. I will! :)

@ConzieSays Have to say that this year it's much quieter. No idea why.

@thenext100k That's true. Some ebooks are the same price as normal ones... But I suppose its the weight of carrying them really.

@thenext100k ;) hehe... Well personally I prefer holding a book but they're so expensive... I've one here, that cost over €100..

@thenext100k To bring to college? :P

@Mike_Kiely @pamelaaobrien @sdempsey Dedicated lecturer right there :)

@liamcredmond Tweet at my normal account please :)

Interesting topic of conversation: ebooks for college yay or nay? I own a kindle myself but I only use it for 'normal' books.

@Mike_Kiely @pamelaaobrien @sdempsey ebooks are way easier to carry around no doubt ;)

@liamcredmond It's more tweeting about your experience of Ireland. I'm coming from an Irish-Speaking, Final Year, Vietnamese Adopted side :P

Love this! On worldirish.com there are some wonderful home videos of Ireland in 1964 - worldirish.com/listening-post… via @worldirish

@liamcredmond haha thanks :) That's the goal ;) No I'm kidding it's not :P You should apply to do it :) Hard-work but fun!

@liamcredmond Oh hello Liamy! :)

@stevebyrnes369 Cold? I wish it was last week!

@AnseoAMuinteoir @Mike_Kiely I like a bit of both learning and going out :)

Wonderful blue sky overhead in DCU. Frightfully cold though! lockerz.com/s/198112355

@Mike_Kiely @sdempsey @pamelaaobrien Makes sense, but on the other hand I love books...

@EyeBlinks No worries Tommie!

@sdempsey @pamelaaobrien @mike_kiely No idea, the books were only given to first years not final years like me...

@Mike_Kiely Looks better I suppose... :/

@sdempsey @pamelaaobrien @mike_kiely I know that there was an initiative here in DCU where 1000 students were given ebooks to use and test

@Mike_Kiely Absolutely not imo.

It's Student Union election time here in college and it seems more subdued than usual. I was only ever once tempted to run for it... You?

@EyeBlinks Mentioned :)

Oh wow! Some beautiful prints being auctioned off for charity this weekend. Give them a look (Love the puffin): trimprintauction.com

@MoloneyKing and also would fees discourage those to come to college? It's a very tricky situation...

@MoloneyKing Thanks Michelle, problem then I suppose is that we need a happy medium where those who can't afford can still attend somehow...

@WiseMona @daydreamfoodie @cakeinthcountry I think so :)

@AnseoAMuinteoir I'm not assuming at all, I would never do so. But there are definitely those out there.

@AnseoAMuinteoir But it could also depend on the college you go to too. One noiser than the other perhaps?

@AnseoAMuinteoir Of course. I think there needs to be a happy medium whatever it might be...

@Cakeinthcountry @WiseMona Again I agree. A lot of students that I see are taking it for granted and even wasting their grant on partying.

Really great discussion going on in the @ireland twitterfeed. Thank you all, I'm enjoying hearing your say! :)

@Cakeinthcountry @WiseMona That's why I'm only slightly pro-fees, as I said. You're right Sarah, it could discourage.

@AnseoAMuinteoir I agree! I'm working too to get through my BA and of course you're meant to have fun, but some people have too much :)

@pamelaaobrien @mike_kiely side which is lecturers and the college itself.

@pamelaaobrien @mike_kiely I'm still struggling. But I've learned so much. Of course, it's not all down to fees and money but also the other

@Cakeinthcountry @WiseMona Taking in factors is def. very important.

@Cakeinthcountry @WiseMona I guess my point of view is that some of my peers tend to come into lectures drunk and waste the lecturers time

@pamelaaobrien @mike_kiely It's a tricky discussion really.

@carnsoreboxer It's a very difficult balance.

@WiseMona That's why I'm only slightly pro-fees. It's a very difficult balance.

@AnseoAMuinteoir I know what you mean! I'm struggling to pay my fees too. But, on the other hand, there are many students who waste college.

Great news! We've made it onto the World's most Happiest Country list! Funny how they calculated :) latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012…

@Mike_Kiely I think so. But of course then we might see a drop in those attending college.

@Mike_Kiely Ah interesting! Well in one way I do think that education should be free but also so many people take advantage of the system...

@carnsoreboxer In that case, a low interest loan scheme could be brought into place. Don't get me wrong, I struggle to pay college as it is.

@karlodwyer I agree. I think a low interest loan scheme could work best if introducing fees.

@AnseoAMuinteoir Then a special scheme, like a low interest loan scheme for those who can't.

@WiseMona Hard to condense my reasons in 140 characters! :)

@WiseMona I think that there are students who take the system for granted and waste away their college years by partying and not learning

@Sean_UnPC I think so!

@amamaria Agreed. Sounds good.

@Mike_Kiely students messing in college, annoying lectures, disrupting etc. I'm totally not against fun but so many of them do waste it.

@Mike_Kiely to be allegeable for a special loan of sorts. But I think the reason that I would veer towards pro is that I see a lot of

@Mike_Kiely I think there has to be a happy medium. Like I understand that some people genuinely can't afford fees, and so they should have

@darraghdoyle Thanks Darragh! Will tweet it out :)

I must admit, as a student I'm actually a teeny bit pro-fees.

I noticed this article today 'Students defer vote on whether to abandon ‘free fees’ stance' What do others think? thejournal.ie/students-to-vo…

@WiseMona Phew! That's good. Not sure how it's looking here. Still tucked up in bed.

@dancetotipp Iontach! You're up early :)

@paulmwatson @Europe haha now theres an idea Paul!

Good Morning! Welcome to another wonderful day! Conas atá sibh?

@NelsonBonner Don't worry I will!

@MontagsOnFire Thanks John!

@sophieml1 Thank you :)

@Sean_UnPC Night Seán!

Goodnight All! Oíche Mhaith agus codhladh sámh! Hopefully I'll see you all on the twit machine tomorrow!

@beatricewhelan Thanks Beatrice! I'm enjoying it so far.

@pamelaaobrien :) Go raibh maith agat Pamela :)

@brendamannion Thanks Brenda :) That's very sweet of you!

Coming to the end of my first day of curating. Hope I did ok. I promise to improve tomorrow! Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall!

@saltandsparkle @roryenglish Great show Nicky! Seasons 4 and 5 are my favourites :)

And in case you don't know who he is... This chart of his many faces will give you all a good idea ;) bigmentaldisease.com/wp-content/upl…

At 11.00 p.m. I shall be tuning into one of my guilty TV pleasures, 'Tonight with Vincent Browne' or #vinb

@laura193laura I did! Then the novelty began to fade... :( On the bright side I'm almost done now! Thanks :)

@roryenglish I've been rewatching The Wire!

@roryenglish Doesn't it? I'm very excited!

@laura193laura a case study of Storyful and their reporting of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. PHEW!

@laura193laura This may require 2 tweets, it's in Irish and it's: An Analysis of Citizen Journalism in Professional News Reporting with

Today marks Raidió na Gaeltachta's 40 Year Anniversary! Pictures here: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@monasterium Thank you!!

@Paulinosaure DCU - Dublin City University

@monasterium Where are you looking? :)

Someone in college is definitely NOT a fan of UGGs twitter.com/#!/unakavanagh…

@TweetweekUSA Doesn't it? Exciting!

@ThomasJFarrenSr Need any tips let me know :)

@TweetweekUSA @NelsonBonner Very interesting indeed. Quite a different audience from my usual Twitter channel.

Journalism? I love it! Very excited to see this trailer for the new series by Aaron Sorkin 'The Newsroom' youtube.com/watch?feature=…!

@pauljcorcoran Go raibh maith agat Paul! :)

@RBeaudryLTA :) Hear hear! Tá todhchaí fós ag an nGaeilge.

@NelsonBonner Don't worry! I've everything planned well :)

@NelsonBonner @TweetWeekUSA Fantastic stuff! Glad to see someone in the boat as me curating! :)

@karenboconnell Iontach Karen! :)

@NelsonBonner Thanks for the welcome :)

@NelsonBonner LocationCuration? Sounds good!

Also if you can tweet as Gaeilge, do! There's nothing more exciting than seeing Gaeilge appear in my twitterfeed. Plus it's a bitta craic!

Is cúis bróid dom go bhfuilim in ann Gaeilge a labhairt. Is cuma faoin ngramadach! If you can speak it, speak it!

@Caz_Collins Still going! Enjoying it so far.

@eoinpurcell I hear ya! I actually ha to move out of my room because the desk situation had gotten out of hand!

@Marcc68 Hahah I'm very tempted to do the same!

@pamelaaobrien I'd be amused!

Quality over quantity - Applies to so much more than my thesis in truth. Here's what my desk looks like. Look familiar? lockerz.com/s/197933132

@zeldasteyner Sounds like you have an interesting story to tell!

College life 101 in Ireland? Signs of going out in town no doubt! lockerz.com/s/197921201

@zeldasteyner That's really interesting! Did you grow up in the city?

@shanda1701 I feel your pain!

@Girlie1462 Thanks Kelly!

@elinstelin That's great to hear!

@stwidgie Agus anseo i mBaile Átha Cliath! :)

Off to lectures. I'll leave you with this yummy term as #Gaeilge til I return: Battered Sausage = ispín faoi fhuidreamh

@Aidan_Comerford 2 keys on my laptop alt + u

@Sean_UnPC *raises glass to the digital age!*

@misteil @maitiuocoimin Is breá liom an bábóg sin :)

Love the funny hashtags that Irish people come up with! I see #foodauthors #foodmovies coming into the twitterfeed.

@harrymcgee Dia dhuit Harry! Ag obair go dian? :)

@maitiuocoimin HEICSAGÁIN!

@Sean_UnPC I totally agree. I've been blessed with opportunities. Even curating this channel is an opportunity to express myself.

@Sean_UnPC I dunno about it being 'broken' though! I'm doing ok so far :)

@Sean_UnPC To travel yes, but to live, I doubt it. I've gained some valuable experience and connections from working in various places.

@elinstelin You must've had to learn a lot leaving so young! Well done! :)

@TweetweekUSA Isn't it? It always makes me smile!

@Sean_UnPC hehe I like the sound of an 'adventure bug'!

@donalfallon You should come over to DCU, such a small campus here!

@Sean_UnPC That must've been amazing! What made you decide to journey to Australia if you don't mind me asking? Work?

@psneeze @stwidgie Thanks for passing this on Jim!

We were introduced to this teddy (BábógBaby) in second year of college! Beautiful pronunciation of words. Give it a go: babogbaby.com/index.php/inte…

I think that college has really helped me to 'grow-up.' I came from small town Tralee to live in Dublin! Have any of you similar experience?

@pamelaaobrien Work hard. Don't worry, be happy :)

@karlodwyer hehe if you say so!

@Aidan_Comerford Thank you Aidan! Will you still be in DCU tonight to play?

People are wondering what I think about heading into the 'real' world. To be honest, I'm very optimistic. Pessimism will get me nowhere!

@foxglovelane @NeatFreak_ hahah!

Cool to see @rayfoleyshow doing his show today as Gaeilge. Táim ag baint taitneamh as! Éistigí leis: media.todayfm.com/live_stream/po…

@PANOABURRIRME Thank you :)

@pamelaaobrien @foxglovelane Wonderful to see different sides of Ireland, vewis, thoughts, experiences. That's why I volunteered :)

@foxglovelane heehee! You've such a way with words, I love it :)

College is quiet these days with students locking themselves away in the library. Can't believe that I'll be finished soon. #timeflies

@foxglovelane Thank you Catherine, I'll get into it properly soon. Different and new when it's not your normal audience so to speak :)

Mad! After a glorious week last week, it seems that there's an actual chance of snow and sleet this week! Met: met.ie/forecasts/

GRMA as ucht mé a tweatáil anseo @ireland - Scéaltaí iontacha atá á sheoladh chugam! Dhéanfaidh mé mo dhícheall chun iad a scaipeadh.

@mikeshx haha that's brilliant!

@ConzieSays Thank you Conor! I'll give it my all!

@brianherron @darraghdoyle I can only do my best :)

@foxglovelane Thank you! That's so poetic! I hope I do tweeting from this account justice... Your tweets were wonderful!

@zeldasteyner Thank you very much :)

@zeldasteyner I'm in Dublin at the moment!

@grmoneill Thanks. Each week is taken from a different perspective and tweeting style :)

@martintmckee Maidin iontach Mhaith!

@grmoneill Give me time. I'm trying to ease into the account.

@Joryansparkles "gach dalta mar a oiltear" would be close to 'each to their own'

@len_patrick Thank you!

@aniljina @unakavanagh Thank you for sharing! Good to find someone with a similar story :)

Amazing! RT @JaniceGill1: @ireland The most fantastic thing is that my Latin teacher is 101! Makes me feel like a school kid again!

Wonderful! RT @JaniceGill1: @ireland Not at all. At 69 I am learning Latin and loving it.

Lack of coffee/tea making me nod off while waiting for the bus...

@iandevlin I've first year German... Wann hast du Gerburtstag? :p

@Joryansparkles I'll get back go ya on that one!

@JaniceGill1 Fantastic stuff!

@aoifehegs haha!

@iandevlin German! That's a cool language too!

@iandevlin I know what you mean! Found it tedious enough when I had to study it as a subject for LC...

@FizaIsa It does indeed!

@iandevlin You think? :)

@davidod S'up! Ireland is quite overcast today!

@davidod Oh hello!

@GaeilgeMhaighEo Go raibh maith agat! :)

Heading into college to attend my Irish grammar lecture! Is it sad that I enjoy it?

@mareaction Thanks Mary!

@aniljina Thank you! :)

@Branedy Have some experience of that already! I feel your pain!

@SimonPRepublic I am indeed!

@LynchEddy Deadly!

@psneeze Thanks! I think I know where to go :)

2 weeks left before my thesis is due. Stress! Never want to see it again after I get it bound!

@monasterium Not even a teacher but a conversation would be good too.

@LynchEddy Tá coinín agat? Cool!

@freejournalism Just Irish!

@LynchEddy Is as Ciarraí mé ach tá mé i mBaile Átha Cliath anois.

@monasterium Not really! I find that spoken Irish is easy but the grammar is hard enough.

@freejournalism Nope! DCU

@freejournalism Hahah it's the small iarracht that counts!

@JaniceGill1 Irish :) Thats ok! I'll be tweeting in English too!

@kevindevine Go raibh maith agat Kevin :)

@AnseoAMuinteoir :)

@queenofpots You too Susan!

@markhamnolan B'fhéidir go mbeidh! Níl ach 2 seachtain fágtha do mo thesis a bheith due :(

@LynchEddy No worries! It's the effort that matters. Thank you :)

@elisloane Thank you Eli!!

And now I'm finishing up on a BA in Irish and Journalism. Almost there...

I learned my Irish from my Grandad, from Baile na nGall in Kerry. When he passed away I was determined to get an A1 in Irish for him. I did!

@LynchEddy Tá mé go maith! Agus tú féin?

@lehaneb @unakavanagh hehe thanks Bill!

@jamesclonmel Thanks James!

@Ziggystarduster Go raibh maith agat Anna!

@NaionraD :) GRMA!

@claireoconnell Thanks for sharing Claire!

Thank you all who've been tweeting to me as Gaeilge! Great to see :) Leanaigí ar aghaidh agus labhróidh mé libh!

@meganspecia Thanks Megan! Hope they interest people!

@FlashMcDonnell Ah thats interesting! I've only ever been back twice :)

@NeatFreak_ :)

@EllenBrickley Do! You won't regret it!

@chrisjhorn No worries! Would appreciate if you could delete the tweet please and rephrase?

@markhamnolan Aw thanks Markham!

@FlashMcDonnell Glad to hear that it went through successfully! I'd imagine it would've been intense in that period!

@EllenBrickley It's one of the most beautiful countries, with inspiring, hardworking, kind people, food that melts in your mouth. Wonderful!

@ingeniousie Go raibh maith agat! Bainfidh mé sult as gan dabht!

@pamelaaobrien Thanks Pamela! It'll be good fun I hope!

@lornaocallaghan Thanks Lorna. Do keep in touch :)

But I'd love to talk about Vietnam if you want to know! I was back there recently in 2010.

@foxglovelane Hehe go raibh maith agat!

@juneshannon Thanks June!

Just a little clarification as I see some misinformed tweets going by: I wasn't an orphan when I was adopted from Vietnam. :)

@photohumourist Thanks Paul!

@garethoconnor Hello there! How're you keeping?

@wholesomeIE Thank you! Hope you enjoy them!

@eoghanol Go raibh maith agat Eoghan!

@MaireSligo Thanks Máire! Will definitely enjoy it!

@chrisjhorn whoah whoah! I wasnt an orphan!

@eske @unakavanagh Thank you!

@sdempsey It's good fun alright :)

Dia dhaoibh! Hello! I'm Úna and I'll be curating here @ireland this week. I'm a final year student loving things all Gaeilge related!