@Ireland Curator: Neil Markey

Next week's curator is Hellie Bullock @anseoamuinteoir who'll be tweeting tomorrow from Limerick!

It has been lovely talking with you guys. If you want to keep chatting I'm over at @Nerin_ or working on @Krank_IE. *waves*

If you want to give it a go (and everyone should) check out bit.ly/QIGPCu for the details.

I'll probably throw a blog post online during the week about the experience of tweeting from here.

Just finished off some work and getting ready to meet up with my friend for a drink our weekly catchup.

@unakavanagh fingers crossed! (that ' is the bane of everyone's existence ;) )

@unakavanagh tis an ancient potion to cure your ills

@BrendaDrumm no problem. If you give me a reminder during the week one of us will do a write up

@wyvernfriend I have thought about how unpleasant being trapped on a bus with zombies could be. Keeping fingers crossed for next few minutes

It is a rare Sunday that I make it to the homeland before 10pm. Dunno what to do with myself (other than avoid eye contact with to-do list)

@gemchakra well the sun has already set so it could get like that ;)

Someone on this bus has hot chicken. I see nostrils flaring around me. This could get messy

As much as I give Boards a hard time, this pic on the Wiser's Facebook made me smile on.fb.me/U281hv Nice to see folk willing to help

Look at this guy, windsurfing like it ain't no thing yfrog.com/h8brxndj

@bluesnowkat it always sounded like a lot of fun, kinda living life with the cheat codes on

@bluesnowkat later on, couldn't those replication machines make nearly anything?

It is a miserable evening for travelling back home. How far away from Star Trek teleporters are we?

Wonder if this piece by @ElaineByrne will result in many/any official complaints bit.ly/QeUS9q

@ninaism you have made my afternoon!

@ninaism I hope you slipped something into that story about unicorns

It's very interesting to read the different interpretations of what just happened on the radio,especially when undecided #ccref #thisweekrte

@TheClotheslines It's amazing to watch to be honest

@uneamino he's certainly not providing me evidence against such a claim :)

John Waters just equated taking children into care with execution. Don't think he's doing the No vote much good #cref

Have turned on the radio to hear about #cref.On the Yes side Alan Shatter,on the No side John Waters.Neither will be doing much to sway me..

@Gill_Lawlor it's not lazy if it's a Sunday ;)

@liamcredmond well played :)

@BrendaDrumm I must do a link to that later on!

@devronbaldwin with all the trimmings?

Good morning. How are you spending your Sunday?

@SenatorHealy This is awful news. Childhood weeps. Yeah, I did. It's not that exciting :p

@CTVoter the Irish web tends to be not as representative as real world when it comes to Irish peoples views on things. Usually.

"The Secret of Happiness" in the Sunday Independent tomorrow. Just saw the ad on TV. We couldn't help but chuckle sceptically...

@SenatorHealy woah, what?! Is it being taken over?

Last RT not a proper representation at all, just kind of interesting (sadly have to say that >_>)

@EimearP sounds great :)

@keithinshanghai I think that you can't beat proper realworld news services, but online orgs have certainly added greatly to them

@keithinshanghai Personally I don't think it'd be correct to say the web is the problem, more the use/lack of use of it by the media.

@irishnewsreview interesting and well written editorial.

I suppose in the current climate I should also add if you actually buy newspapers (hopefully yes)

What think ye of a new look Irish Times? irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel… Will it make a difference to you or do you care more about content in papers?

@borogovedub No, we need to strike at the heart of the problem. Ban children!

@travors Jealous!

@IAmSeanR Ms Calendar!

@FraffieB :D

Although I guess they're all old now >_>

We've put adventure on hold and are watching old episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on TV.

@FraffieB I'd assumed the same

@KathOMeara this is also true!

@KathOMeara this is very true

@TheSonicScrew and the responses have been surprisingly good/reassuring.

@TheSonicScrew Have to give children credit too. Folk on here & who I know IRL who work with kids have asked them about these sites.

@ismisesam To me, ultimate parental control is monitoring what your kid is doing and discussing issues with them.

@ismisesam why are kids being allowed to use the site in the first place or return to it after having issues?

@ismisesam surely (in this case especially) you can't expect a website to mind kids? Was the abuse reported (as you would on Facebook)

@TheSonicScrew But it's quite clear - ask people stuff. It isn't bully.fm, but sure we'd make a mint off of that. (I still think it's silly)

On a slightly different note RT @OrlaithFitz @ireland Neil - this needs to shared (save November, save everyone) itisnotchristmas.tumblr.com

@KathOMeara ... drive me scatty! They should know better/research before they talk. They have potential to cause damage & mislead

@KathOMeara I don't mind regular folk (the well meaning types) all you can do is try and explain. Politicians on the other hand...

@pdrgmrdt I just had a quick glance at their terms of service,they look like most sites.Nothing too special about them,users broke the rules

@ismisesam @mrsdeise just reading the terms of use bit.ly/TrFHnZ Plenty in there regarding content. Using it negatively breaks tos

@dermotcasey that is fantastic, thanks for the link

@pdrgmrdt personally speaking, not a big fan of sites like that and it is easy for people to use it to abuse, but it really is down to users

@MrsDeise fantastic point!

Almost as silly as the bold senator's ill thought out headline grab.

Just reading papers. Whoever asked the Children's Ombudsman if Ask.fm should be blocked to solve cyberbullying problem - seriously?

@clicky_here Trying (and probably failing) to wield the power for good

@clicky_here I woulda gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky tweeters!

@clicky_here what an insanely foolish comment for anyone to make.

@geoffboyle they should be fired...from a catapult!

I love a good hotel breakfast (taste everything!) but that looked particularly weak. Imagine serving that to someone as awesome as Nigella!

Ah lads! RT @Nigella_Lawson Hmmm. Breakfast looks rather different than I'd anticipated. Sure it'll taste good though! pic.twitter.com/oK0xlyb4

@flyingsquirl *somewhere, a machine implodes

@mikeneglia I couldn't really understand what they were singing but it was all very energetic :)

@mikeneglia just checked the listing, think they were down as Go Home

Was chatting to the drummer from @KatesPartyband, really looking forward to their next release in January

Currently enjoying the electric stylings of Wunderbra. Huge variety tonight, it's great!

"so what the hell is this Ireland thing all about guys?" Band Member.

Great set from @iamseanr. We're now sipping rum & ginger beer. @KatesPartyband are up next!

After a brief "where's the keyboard plug" issue, @iamseanr takes the stage

Now onstage- an acoustic duo on guitar and kajon. Very mixed evening :)

First band are done. 20 second thrash metal songs. Interesting!

We've arrived at @Thomashousedub yfrog.com/oe65610427j

@bluesnowkat already on our way out :)

Caught the news walking out the door. US election "Obama voters looking for an excuse to vote Romney, says Romney camp". Odd way to word it?

@Peter_Hegarty more than welcome :)

@geoffboyle delicious! Very seasonal too

@RosemaryMacCabe that is terrifying!

@APC55 "Should Sean Quinn be in prison." Total vote 17642 Yes 11254 No 6388 64% yes 36% no

And the other act we're big fans of is @KatesPartyBand youtube.com/watch?v=grcm0W…

Here's one of the acts we're seeing tonight - @IamSeanR youtube.com/watch?v=2h4bgX…

Colour me amazed! RT @borogovedub @ireland youtube.com/watch?v=T31ua0…

@shellymc love it!

@borogovedub I take my imaginary hat off to you sir. Not only did you provide me with the term offenderati but now this. Huzzargh!

@borogovedub I've been fooled already this week,is this real? His song about dog food tasting was brilliant!

@pdrgmrdt thanks so much!

@pdrgmrdt it was a big surprise alright! I had heard their version of Creep,but didn't expect them to open like that.

^^^ this is also true. I was always a classic rock/Irish pub rock fan. Dragged her along to those gigs back home in Kildare

Newton Faulkner gig was also where we first heard @_GraceSavage who is a fantastic beatbox champ/singer.Interesting & def worth checking out

@girl__friday oh god it could

I also had (people were shocked) never really heard Newton Faulkner before being brought to see him play The Olympia recently

@FraffieB thanks :)

@girl__friday lol oh dear I'll never live that one down ;)

@jacqs70 thank you!

...see a gigantic skeleton dance while the young choir sang Marilyn Manson songs!

I got brought along to Scala & Kolacny Brothers as a helper when she took her choir to see them. Awesome show although was also spooky to...

Before meeting her my head was buried in the same old mp3 playlists. This has been an especially good year for introduced to new music.

Myself and my OH are celebrating 4 years of knowing eachother with all sorts of fun this week. Think the gig tonight is a perfect example.

@eilisohanlon Yeah, because it was an official take down request as opposed to saying this guy makes my skin crawl,here's why. >_>

@ERMurray this year has been pretty rubbish for people and animals

@DuineEileAmhain exactly.

@ERMurray farmers complaining this year about poor nutrients in feed too

@AideenKelly there's a handful on the anti side who disagree and are getting in a serious tizz about it >_>

Interestingly (as wasn't expecting Twitter to be really representative of broader Ireland) similar result on #liveline Quinn poll

@ERMurray but but beetroot! :(

It's obviously a very divisive issue & everyone has a opinion, but neither side should be going out of their way to wound the other.

You have to laugh at the folks who are getting annoyed that I don't approve of tweeting abuse at women who've had abortions.

@eilisohanlon lol x 2

@yelofmail he sure did, even happily admits it. I'll let you search back through his disgusting tweets. My bio is on the Ireland page.

Reading about Sean Quinn after our discussion about threats of civil unrest. Prison for 9 weeks. Via @sundaybusiness businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/N…

@Scullybones024 LOL

@damienmulley dammit, I thought all those ones were taken :p

@kencurtin I firmly believe you are what you hang with Ken. Even online

@KathOMeara Thank you (although you might be the first to describe me as such)

Trying to find room in my tummy for Maud's ice-cream (they have rum & raisin) Failing.

@Martin_Flood I never said you were. What I said was I would prefer

@Martin_Flood And until Sunday it is expressing my views.

Take down? You called those poor women murderesses @PaddyJManning You're nuts

.@Martin_Flood would prefer not to be lumped into a #ff with @paddyjmanning who thinks it's ok to sling abuse at women who've had abortions

@ReachOutIRL go on, it's Friday :)

@CJAMcMahon thanks :)

@DRGderby *melts*

@CriticalRedPen cheers buddy

@koth thanks for the #ff sir

Irish roller derby battle tomorrow at 1pm in Birmingham. Live stream at rduk.tv Ladies, go kick some ass @DRGderby

Today is all about music as later on we're heading to see the wonderful @KatesPartyBand and @IamSeanR *dances*

Omnomnom hotel breakfast then back to bed. Had a great time at the #webawards12 last night, even if we didn't invade Costa Rica.

@boucherhayes We came for the #webawards12 party, tried to steal the mayors identity.

@leoie thievery :D

@johnbreslin ooooh are you here?

Old timey Irish sweet table! Mint crisps, stingers, refreshers etc etc yfrog.com/ntneowmj #webawards12

@stunt_penguin ah yeah, but Daft own Adverts now... So... Yeah. :D

It's now free cupcake time yfrog.com/od2yaeuj #webawards12

@ramp_ie o_O

Also Des Bishop was talking about Mulley at the #eircomspiders? Hmmm #webawards12

Oh Entertainment.ie won at that other awards too. Awkward. :D #webawards12

@maidhci yeah... >_>

#webawards12 Grand Prix: Best website in Ireland - Entertainment.ie

Lol #eircomspiders vs #webawards12

#webawards12 The fantastic @damienmulley now speaking on stage

#webawards12 most innovative website - @DublinTown! Double well done

#webawards12 Most useful website in Ireland - DoneDeal.ie

#webawards12 most beautiful site in Ireland - Sam's Potatoes

#webawards12 "that was unexpected or else I wouldn't have worn this jumper" is my favourite acceptance speech

#webawards12 best mobile site - Luas

Hoop off is allegedly trending #webawards12

#webawards12 best small business/sme - Dublintown.ie

#webawards12 oh my... A lot of Irish webheads up doing the Gangnam style dance!

#webawards12 Round 2! They've given away that sex hamper and best financial services site is Bankers.ie.

@beautie that moment is burned into my mind!

@ramp_ie super sad face

My Irish is also bad it seems. Thanks! @AMManton futafata.ie

#webawards12 @rickoshea is holding up a big hamper of sex toys that is one of tonight's prizes

Another poor soul challenges the Mulley Money Box #webawards12

#webawards12 amazing, the guys that built the Irish website admit they don't speak much Irish :p

#webawards12 best Irish language site - futafada.ie

#webawards12 best student web project - betterexaminations.ie

#webawards12 find out that @rickoshea loves The Cure too. Yay!

#webawards12 best education site - National College of Art and Design

#webawards12 best government/council website - Dublin city cycling

#webawards12 Ramp.ie getting lots of cheers from the crowd and the stage!

#webawards12 Best forum - Boards.ie

#webawards12 best new app or service - fix my street! Well done, great idea!

#webawards12 another hula hoop battle!

@pdscott Well done!

#webawards12 best tech site - (It's a draw!) Silicon Republic and The Sociable!

#webawards12 best arts website - cork opera house

#webawards12 best entertainment site - Entertainment.ie

#webawards12 the goldenplec crew have great costumes

#webawards12 best music site - Goldenplec!

#webawards12 Balls.ie win the hula hoop contest!

@AThingOfThePast Can't it be both? :p

It's a hula hoop fight! #webawards12

#webawards12 Rick calls out Backpage and Balls.ie for thrashtalking during the week!

#webawards12 best sports site - the score.

#webawards12 best independent podcaster - Arseblog.

He gets to keep any that were in his mouth or down his pants yfrog.com/h82tsvrj generous! #webawards12

Oh wow it's a money grabbing box! yfrog.com/j2h70lpj #webawards12

#webawards12 there is a mystery box. Hmmm

@girl__friday No. No it isn't.

@Eoin_Dineen think so, the place is full.

#webawards12 Newstalk win best radio site :)

@ramp_ie :(

#webawards12 best web only publication - The Journal. Oh well. We were robbed, as were broadsheet as were Ramp :D

#webawards12 totally Dublin are the first winners. Best online publication

You can watch all this crazy stuff on @aertv #webawards12

@pdscott I am. Nearest the bar

#webawards12 Rick wants to know how many kebabs and drinks €300 will get you

@pdscott I should have brought your nametag

@boucherhayes come to the mansion house!

Swag yfrog.com/nyv9hdxj #webawards12

@Hamperlady no, was totally robbed ;)

And we are here! yfrog.com/oelp8csrj

Yoink! RT @rickoshea And now *the* must steal item for tonight's @IrishWebAwards twitpic.com/b9f24s

View from our room yfrog.com/h4kbxymj

Just arrived at our hotel. Gonna drop off our bags, get changed and head for dinner before festivities tonight

Is George Hook the Eircom Spiders' version of Rick O'Shea?

Met Éireann today officially confirmed a tornado in Dublin on October 17th. Wowsers! bit.ly/SztQb7 via @MeteoTimesIRL

Oh dear RT @warrenswords Actual Fine Gael press release. "McDonald’s to create 700 new jobs…I’m lovin’ it - English."

@rickoshea @IrishWebAwards I'll take your most expensive drink mixed with your second most expensive drink, please and thanks.

@irishstu bloody hell o_O

@irishstu @rickoshea Ireland is a lefty rural sophisticate this week :D

@rickoshea that's true. A lot of the time the majority of Irish internet users seem to fall into one group.

Out of all the responses from you guys only one was supportive of the Quinns/their supporters.

@Lolly_Laura_1 I'm sorry, but you'll need to give me something to go on fact wise instead of just statements. Surely even a link?

@Lolly_Laura_1 We don't all know these lies you keep mentioning, that's why I am asking you. :s

@Lolly_Laura_1 but surely if you're able to tell me there are lies in the press, you can point out what they are?

@Lolly_Laura_1 can you point out what lies and by who?

@irishstu That's a great bio :)

@Lolly_Laura_1 you're the first person to tweet me that. Do you want to elaborate? Why do you think so many ordinary Irish people disagree?

So far the reactions to Sean Quinn supporters statement have been entirely negative. Keep them coming folks

Quinn supporters getting shirty...What's the wider view on this? "Warning of 'civil unrest' if Quinn is sent to prison" bit.ly/TbLW1i

@donal_cahalane since I'm Ireland wouldn't it be coming out of the cupboard?

@IrishWebAwards Can we invade Costa Rica?

@flyingsquirl Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

So @aertv is going to be streaming the @Irishwebawards tonight. You'll be able to tune in and see what we're up to

Was dragged out of my bed by a tiny monster this morning. Someone should tell them yesterday was the day for that

@shwilliams0823 I hope you are imagining this in one of those badly done fake Oirish accents :D

@kittynapper we've just stumbled on it :)

@h2eire yeah, I miss the effort they used to put in in the 90s

Wait, Sky Arts are also showing Halloween stuff.

FX, film 4 and Syfy are the only channels with a Halloween themed schedule that we've found.

@wholesomeIE oh dear! They picked a rubbish time to start

@TheClotheslines oh wow, haven't seen any of those! Must keep an eye out

@travors yeah, I think so too.

@wholesomeIE about twenty mins out. Seems to have died down now. I assume they were families letting them off

Wow! Lotsa fireworks here in North Dublin. Proper fireworks too, not just that banger crap.

Really interesting post by @ingeniousie on the Irish scientist who made hanging more humane ow.ly/eUfmL

.@harmlessnoise mentioned the new HMV tattoo policy last week. @sophie_charity posted this shop's reaction to it it fb.me/29Kl8Cmsa

@thumped I won't tell >_>

@c0n0rmc thanks!

@thumped cheers :)

@BMacGo I dunno how anyone would react to that info. In fact, I'm trying to process it right now!

@geoffsshorts It was important to me to give them a blank canvas that was just as much theirs as mine, so I got rid of self titled site

@geoffsshorts Must be 3+ years now. Started as just me writing, but other people wanted to do similar stuff, but without dealing with tech.

@Beanmimo pumpkin, bad b.o and toast

@gillmac You're the first person to say #happysamhain to me this year! You deserve a gold star!

Anyone have an answer for @Elmeraculous? "Give me the best Irish ska band you know"

@Elmeraculous heading to see two favourites on Friday, which I'll probably be tweeting from.

@Elmeraculous ooh, I dunno! I'm a bit rubbish when it comes to music, this year has seen me get taken to lots of different gigs though.

@whendowelive on a scale of 1-10 it's currently at 4. It was at 8 before the last stop. I wonder is there an official stanky scale?

@BMacGo I've seen people try that and get it explained to them :D

@thedylanstorm I don't know if it is, but it's a sea of mp3 players and sleeping students here :)

@Ashfeldt the bus doesn't have a number, it's a commuter bus on the Waterford-Dublin route. I'm heading up to the capital

@anthonymcg that seems like a pretty good start

I'm on a very crowded bus for the next hour. Anybody want to ask me some questions?

@DangerFarm moan away, there's usually an abundance of reasons to tell people somethings wrong around here

Meeting up with my friend before I get a bus and she brings her niece trick or treating. Lashing rain. Wrap up well folks!

@DangerFarm There is a site who owns it. You apply at WorldIrish.com/Ireland and they decide.

@DangerFarm meh, join the queue. A teenager ranted at me last night because she couldn't go trick or treating. O_o

@darraghdoyle Working on that could really mess up someones career :/

@darraghdoyle fair play to @OrbsOfficial for making a stand

@darraghdoyle @OrbsOfficial Just saw a tweet there from @randomirishnews that 4/5 women seeking domestic violence services is turned away

@randomirishnews That's terrible!

@redmadden Religious views played a big role in both. Both are complicated cases, but both feature extreme fundamentalists

@unakavanagh Have they not got turnips lighting on each desk in there?

Startling similarities between Ireland's X-Case & this Polish case.14-year-old rape victim hindered in abortion attempt bit.ly/TmCGFw

@unakavanagh How about a killer employee? :)

@fhayesmccoy delicious!

@unakavanagh I don't know how long he'll survive. One of the kids is obsessed with shoving a spoon in its face

@JohnMoynes not doing anything special then?

@TheClotheslines good call. I got all of the treats for this week in a bargain shop

This might interest you:"There's little special about being Irish, no matter how many certs you have" by @jenoconnell irishtimes.com/newspaper/feat…

Good morning and happy Halloween! How are you spending you evening?

We have returned from our child minding adventure with kebabs, drinks and are sitting down to watch 'Trick R Treat'. Night folks

@irishstu lol

@senhealyeames as has been pointed out already, it's more likely a headline grabbing attempt by yourself. Still, very foolish words

@senhealyeames you didn't say abuse- you called for a ban on anonymity, which is utterly ridiculous.

@irishstu I know, that's what I remembered her from. @suzybie was filling me in on the other embarrassing things

Oh wow! RT @paulkelly1234 @ireland So did I! I present SpiderPumpkin pic.twitter.com/NAMrlZIj

I got roped into carving pumpkins yfrog.com/obzhrkiuj

@cdayzee they're scraping out pumpkins now. Think they're getting tired

@maferortizb it is very nippy!

The kids made a gingerbread house. Awesome yfrog.com/odyk3noj

Walking to meet my friend who is back from Australia for a holiday. Passing through were I lived for two years. Lotsa memories here!

#cref is one of those things I've been really meaning to look into more but a mixture of things has gotten in the way.I'll have to make time

Picture of the no campaign beginning for the Children’s Referendum bit.ly/SeCpqb #cref

@ShivsterShiv What was it? I don't like things upsetting Shivvy!

@3Ts_irl thanks for that info, I'll pass it on and take note of you guys for after I'm Ireland. Cheers

I must away for now. Have a good afternoon.

@ChristaGiles attacks on subcultures like goths,emos,hipsters. Basically singling people out for the differences in their tastes & dress

Quote from Amanda Todd's father "“She was very courageous and I really love that she made that video..." bit.ly/RqJ6HA

Final tweet on cyber bullying and suicide before I jet off:

Some of the stories you have mentioned are truly heartbreaking but it is wonderful to see people agreeing that awareness is needed.

. @ConsoleIreland is a group that provide suicide prevention & intervention services that wasn't mentioned earlier on.

@emfmcc ...people might be helped by it.

@emfmcc I read an amazing interview with Amanda Todd's father. Obviously upset, but so happy her message was being heard and other young...

@emfmcc That's awful :(

Must tune in to @Coleman_David exploring teenage bullying in Ireland tonight at 10.15pm RTÉ1 bit.ly/V3wjxv (thanks @patomahony1)

@patomahony1 Nice one, thanks! @ReachOutIRL

@unakavanagh I've heard of Headstrong before, but not the Jigsaw model. Thanks!

I only learned the term alterophobic this year, from an Irish person! Stephen James Minton, Lecturer in Psychology of Education (Trinity)

(Btw alterophobic bullying/pro-conformist aggression is when people attacked for being in subcultures such as goth/emo/hipster etc.)

Are there other orgs like @SpunOut that deal with bullying,cyberbullying,Alterophobic bullying in Ireland we should know about?

@AislingCahill If you want to grab them later on that would be grand

@AislingCahill Do you want some pumpkins? I won't be here tomorrow and there are four going to waste really :)

@CJAMcMahon A) My site doesn't make ANY profit & is run by volunteers. B) I didn't link to my site, I linked to @spunout which has the guide

@AaronDoyle16 Truly awful stuff. The ask me anything anon sites make me a little twitchy.

@fhayesmccoy No problem

@CJAMcMahon scuse me? Which site?

@darraghdoyle What do you mean?

@darraghdoyle selling secrets to our nations enemies. How about you?

@SpunOut You're more than welcome

@PointPictures No Twitter account for a cinema, it isn't.

Now Erin Gallagher joins countless other young people who felt the only way out from bullying was to take their lives. So terribly sad.

It's been nearly three years now since I set up my first site & wrote about the Phoebe Prince case. We recently had the Amanda Todd case too

This guide to cyber bullying for young people from the folks @spunout is top of our list today bit.ly/TSUy1k

So usually, every day or so, I update the front page of our site to link to four of the most talked about & shared stories in Ireland.

@siobhanbtv3 you've given it away now, if he reads that :p

@Notorious_QRG I've read about that one. definitely not for me

@IrishWebAwards More likely we'll all get tipsy and do this bit.ly/t4t1xE @Krank_IE @broadsheet_ie

@Notorious_QRG (boo)I liked the idea and parts of the film,but in the end it fizzled out for me.The documentaries leading up to it were good

Can't wait for the @IrishWebAwards on Thursday! It's gonna be great fun(even if @Krank_ie & @broadsheet_ie were robbed ;D) Any of you going?

RT @jacqs70: In the @Netherlanders we don't mention it til Sinterklaas (5/12) is over!

I was lucky enough to attend 'Scealta Na Samhna' two years ago and it really was a fantastic evening of Irish stories, poetry and music.

If you are looking for something to do tonight (& can get to Dublin) I recommend heading to 'Scealta Na Samhna' on.fb.me/TSEMU3

@MonicaBulan Thanks!

@mms_ire Except that one child (you know the one) who ends up with a nose full :P

Nice post by @fhayesmccoy describing the current season. Dancing through Darkness felicityhayes-mccoy.blogspot.com/2012/10/dancin…

@mms_ire M&Ms are perfect too, because you can give out one at a time to kids you don't like :D

@MonicaBulan they explain it over here bit.ly/QIGPCu :) Sweden, Canada, London etc all have similar system

That's more like it ;) RT @mms_ire: @ireland ONLY ONE DAY UNTIL HALLOWE'EN!! :)

*glares* we don't mention it til Halloween is over! RT @mms_ire @ireland ONLY 8 TUESDAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!!!

@fhayesmccoy so a small loyal turnip group is telling me :) I like the turnip look but some folk prefer the squishy ease of pumpkins

@Celticsleftwing Celebrating Christmas in Ireland?! Surely you mean the solstice ;)

@niallspace I heard that alright. Nearby Tesco ran out completely. Local veg shop had very few.

@Celticsleftwing decorated my own place last week, so not my call. I still say penny for the pooka, although I suppose it should be cents...

@Celticsleftwing I can't see any of my friends putting the extra effort into battling a turnip.

@darraghdoyle post bank holiday return to the trenches for a lot of people.

@girl__friday invest in some sort of knock out gas

I think I'm being roped into last minute pumpkin shopping for a friend. Anyone else leave their Halloween prep til the last minute?

Hello Ireland. I hope this most dreaded of Tuesdays finds you well.

@mikeneglia it was very tough going. Sweet but sad

@orla_tinsley awesome!

@JohnMoynes Kill you say?

@JohnMoynes interesting to see how I can get opinions and reactions with ease. Will play with that some more tomorrow :) cheers

@JohnMoynes yeah, I think so. Getting a bit more comfortable with it now. Was a bit worried earlier on :)

@OrlaithFitz if you give the folks at @worldIrish a shout they'll hook you up :)

It already looks like it's going to be a heart breaker

Finished some editing & am now sitting down with a Moscow Mule & watching a @LouisTheroux documentary I'd been avoiding on dementia.

@MaryECostello There's a pattern forming for a while

@Glenna_lynch Thanks! Nothing has exploded yet, so far so good. Taking it one day at a time ;)

@Glenna_lynch I'm on my bestest behaviour :)

@JeremyTaxman I agree. The other part of the Political-Cringe-Megazord was Michelle Mulherin

Oh dear. I remembered Healy Eames for this: bit.ly/TQrV4N but @suzybie has just linked me to this mamanpoulet.com/rte-to-blame-f… Double Cringe

@suzybie I missed out on the sneachta reference... Was it as bad as her ideas for computers and consoles to power off mid use?

@JeremyTaxman that was one of the other embarrasing politicians we had lying around :D

@suzybie I know it's probably nothing but a soundbite for her, but still, gives me the creeps.

"we should regulate so that no one is allowed post or tweet anonymously." Extremely dicey talk from @senhealyeames

I get worried when Sen Healy Eames says anything about technology, even when I agree that cyber bullying needs sorting bit.ly/TQpGP8

@kcourtney8 fingers crossed it passes without too much incident

@kcourtney8 Really? I see you're in NY. Are the news reports getting overblown?

@kcourtney8 of course, no one doubts the storm is bad (as can be seen from meteorogical mapping) just that some extreme pics are.

@darraghdoyle That's true. But then when they're done giving out about RTE they'll have to go after BBC.

@graapples With great power comes great something something

I would have thought aggregators would have been on the hitlist before RTE

Found it odd to describe RTE as one of the most controversial services within the media community irishexaminer.com/analysis/count… via @darraghdoyle

@lochlainn1 I'll see your giant wave and raise you this bit.ly/V0IB9Q via @georgetakei

Stats were via @geoffsshorts who is well worth a follow. He finds all sorts of interesting figures on here. His site: geoffsshorts.blogspot.ie

Interesting post on the gender difference between Irish pro-choice/anti-abortion groups by @jendalton2 redwineandbrie.blogspot.ie/2012/10/gender…

Some fake hurricane photos doing the rounds this evening istwitterwrong.tumblr.com/post/345632490…

@graapples first here, then the Dail!

@SweetTree always a good idea, just in case :)

@TWkLGBTQ Hmmm that one has the potential to be a little scary. Try this bit.ly/Vz3MLJ

@ImACultHero There are still some fireworks down here, but mostly bangers, not many that actually flash in the sky

@unakavanagh @TWkLGBTQ Not going to say this lil fella is the cutest, but he has to be close bit.ly/So9qTg Look at his little feet!

@TWkLGBTQ Helloooo!

They don't think they'll get any pookas or trick r treaters this year. Seems to have gone into decline in rural areas in last few years?

I've returned from the tiring adventure of cleaning after two sessions. I had to give my family some of the abundance of left over sweets...

We're very fond of Irish emigrant vlogger @Clisare over on Krank.ie. In this vid she learns the local Australian lingo bit.ly/TPznHB

@geoffboyle We need to get Enda on this right away!

@borogovedub It might be more popular!

@geoffboyle We're a very accepting lot. And we'll be very accepting of any gifts from "Out Foreign" too :D

@uneamino Day hasn't aged well, but is a fantastic idea. I've a soft spot for the less well received Romero. Land & Survival are two faves.

@uneamino I had the original Night of the Living Dead on last night. Still fantastic!

@technokitten The idea of a cert doesn't really work for me. I don't think a piece of paper can really tell people who you are

@ElaineHanley72 That won't help numbers!

Would you buy a certificate to prove your Irish lineage? Heritage certificates fail to woo reluctant Irish diaspora bit.ly/TOINcl

@uneamino Also, great choices!

@uneamino Thanks! Hopefully my pro-Halloween agenda doesn't mess things up :D

I was sent this late last night. Forgetting politics for a moment, this is simply a very funny video. Whedon On Romney bit.ly/XGNNio

@paulkelly1234 That's not a bad choice. There is something nostalgic around these holidays too.

Gold star! RT @a_byrne_: @ireland Erm. Hocus Pocus. #ahem

@JohnMoynes They're sending me over bionic bits in the post

The majority seem to have gone for down right scary as opposed to spooky. What kind of films do you usually go for at this time of year?

So this week is one of my favourite (and a very Irish) holidays, Halloween. Over on our site we've been compiling our favourite movies...

I'm not going to lie, I had to squeeze in another 2 hours sleep. A big mug of tea and some Adventure Time and I'm fully recharged!

@hellofrmSG @TWkNYC @TWkUSA @PeopleOfCanada @sweden @PeopleOfUK @PeopleofLeeds *more waves*

@unakavanagh good morning!

@davidmg7 thanks! Sure we'll be here when you wake up :)

@UltimateHurl only ten days to go, then you can call for epic thesis celebration parties!

@wholesomeIE thank you :)

@UltimateHurl oh dear, is there a mad rush to complete it or are you slowly and surely winning the race?

@Caramacw It's not messy enough to even come close to equaling that :(

@JohnGNolan I wonder if I can convince all these followers that tidying is fun, like a digital Huck Finn?

@mcgconor if you get in contact with the folks at @worldIrish they'll talk you through the application :)

@RestaurantsIE thank you

@GuyLeJeune Surely they must have realised the risk!? Thanks!

@psneeze brace yourself... And me!

@nixenji Hi! Thank you :)

@mikeneglia morning!

@vwdasher it might be a good idea to keep one nearby :)

Did anyone get up to any interesting mischief this weekend & how are you spending today? If you are working today, I feel for you!

Right now I'm looking at a very messy apartment after a weekend of Halloween related fun and partying.

Good morning! I'm Neil, I run Krank.ie & I usually tweet from @Nerin_. Stick with me and let's survive this week together!