@Ireland Curator: Ben Moore

If we all took a leaf out of this man's book the world would be a better place youtube.com/watch?v=y_3BEw… feeding the homeless Signing off :-)

@endac and thanks :-)

@endac They are a wonderful lot here, have fun.

@wholesomeIE Thanks C, @endac Looking forward to your week :-)

@Irish_66 Thank you :-) @beanmimo

Before I send my last tweet please give a warm welcome to Enda Crowley @endac who will be taking over the helm tomorrow morning.

RT Thanks @lightnessalways @metaphysikhall @Hughsmorgan @newviv @lawlorlicious @BrendaDrumm @LizMcGPR

@EimearP Well done, "It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot

@ChicaNovo make-believe appetiser, imaginary main and a dreamy dessert :-)

@thegaelichour @heritage_cert Thank you both for listening and commenting!

Tried to thank everybody for RT's & reply to everybody's tweets so apologies if I missed you out & I know a few apostrophes went astray :-)

@Irish_66 Do you have any of your Art online?

@Irish_66 Nice dichotomy, does your work ever influence your art?

@ke4no Thanks for the tea-chat not to be confused with #tchat :-)

Less than an hour left and after that you are all more than welcome over to mine for tea and chats... @beanmimo

RThanks! @doalty @elfacosmosa @FirePillowRock @mitwittle @marloft @cloleaf @sharononeill @davidoflynn @AveTeresa @SarahMcCrann @mduffywriter

RT Thanks @mmeller @shwilliams0823 @a_byrne_ @runningwhio @leapin_lep @martinjcasey @MaryfromClare @sarahrodeo @Clearpreso @Berlinnaeus

@AndreaLHenry Nice :-)

@Ruthanasia I don't remember them.

@Irish_66 teach twitter for business, teach screenplay/playwriting and create html newsletter design & content :-) and yourself?

A wonderful example of Irish Grafitti RT @oneofmanyjbs Dublin, I love you. pic.twitter.com/9sNY7TVV

@EimearP Did you get close?

@runningwhio Very true!! Thanks :-)

Now what sort of Curator would I be without posting a timelapse video :-) (3.43 secs) wired.com/wiredscience/2… #spectacular

@Irish_66 I blame r politicians, banks & the EU financial legislators. Everyone has 2 take part responsibility for the state of our economy,

@runningwhio Lol, nice, first astronaut answer (I was expecting more), Lock-keeper still appeals to my simple nature.

@redmadden at a safe distance :-) thanks for aksing @beanmimo

@Irish_66 Still reeling from 2007 and reliance on property & with loans going to EU twill be a while B4 we pick up again.

Not finished until 8 but thank you all for filling my week with your interesting chat, wit and your very entertaining/engaging company.

@Irish_66 Well, you got halfway to your dream, more than most ;-)

@Marcc68 Thanks for your part in it as well!

@Julian_Lee76 Thanks!!

Hee Hee RT @CarolGertrude "I'm a Glover not a fighter." Danny Glover, probably

@Marcc68 Will announce the next curator at 8 pm... unwilling to let go until the last second of my week :-)

@seanfw And thank you for being part of it :-)

@Julian_Lee76 Apologies, I saw this on FB without the Coke part and had to youtube it for the link, didn't notice until you pointed it out.

@Marcc68 :-)

What you don't usually expect from Security Cameras youtube.com/watch?v=px2fjh…

@SpoodBeest82 Will do!

@Lena021 5th one took me 51 seconds, getting much better, good for the brain!

@NinaLjFr thanks Nina :-) @beanmimo

@rachheals I admire the motivation here :-) A girl with a goal.

@AntoinetteVict2 He was my great Uncle & he certainly was indirectly responsible :-)

@Lena021 The first one took me ages and then I flew through the next few, obviously my brain took a little time to adjust.

@AntoinetteVict2 Yes, you mentioned our maiden name was Moore. the O'Dea side of my family which was traced. don't have specific details.

@AntoinetteVict2 What a colourful history, wow, a lot to live up to :-) I expect great things from you.

@DulachG Ha, after it took me ages to do the first one the others then fell into place quite quickly :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 Someone in our family did the same and to the same century :-) Back to Kerry apparently.

These Nat Geo puzzles are doing my head in :-) ngm.nationalgeographic.com/games/geometri…

@HimawariChibi @auntyamo Thank you @beanmimo is my own account, still here til 8 though just winding down slowly, I'll miss the 10,500 :-)

RT Thanks @nextgreendoor @alsoMike @mccarthykanturk @lindysmit @yourdailyenergy @MartinaMe

During my highly enjoyable week curating I've been likened 2 Yeats & Walter White, my to do, see & read list is now bursting at the seams.

@sarahrodeo Thank you :-) I still think of that aspiration when I pass any locks.

@msannaandersson Absolutely, fun, interesting engaging, challenging and I didn't forsee this but should have known, exhausting!

@msannaandersson I was thinking the same.

@Marcc68 Lol, well these days some people make their living out of being virtual offices, you were a visionary!

@achillgooner You certainly need mind for order to work in that area.

@LeojjKelly Touché!

@paddypadman2 Did you get close?

@pdrgmrdt Ah, yes, I can see the attraction.

@Julian_Lee76 Most of us would agree with the last part of your statement :-)

@FizaIsa a worthy and ancient aspiration!

@sarahrodeo I would imagine most little girls aspire to this at some stage, sweet.

@MasterHolland thanks for the #Savita link, I did tweet one yesterday as the march was taking place.

@Irish_66 Did you, at least, manage to learn how to drive?

@OrlaithFitz An interesting dichotomy :-)

@achillgooner Are you still someone who likes rules?

What did you want to be when you grew up? My first dream job (aged about 5) was "Lock-Keeper" after a family holiday on the canals :-)

We will have to wait until next year for "Hitchcock" in the meantime an new clip youtube.com/watch?feature=…

@Palamity Thanks, seems to be the general consensus.

@abaesel2 I will, believe me :-)

@williamclemente Even reading those words conjures up relaxation!

A few words from my favourite comedians, their mayhem inspired many youtube.com/watch?v=W50L4U… #marxbrothers

@waterfallfarm I do enjopy a good cheesy comment of a Sunday :-)

A good rule live by... RT @dleacht - @milionlinexpert “The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work extremely well!” – Anonymous

@DuineEileAmhain It may have been my teachers and 6 schools I attended before doing my Leaving certificate.

@OperaDon @OrlaithFitz Nice statement :-)

RT Thanks @Celine_Kiernan @ABrushAbroad @tombellino @hispanista @Kil_Car @Magsodo @HimawariChibi @CaTs_4_ChRiSt @Odoherty1O @MPowereast

@fluffanella Lol, very good :-)

@msannaandersson My to do list has swelled enormously this week :-)

@msannaandersson @eleanormcevoy a rare statement?

@MsButcherLimk I have to get this started in my garden :-)

@iaminthepause oops :-) Still looking forward to it al the same.

@Magsodo Lips hermetically sealed ;-)

@fluffanella I believe it is important to indulge oneself, as long as you can strike a good balance :-)

Can you trace your roots :-) RT @OrlaithFitz Nature will always win. pic.twitter.com/fiwkZrX5

@fluffanella :-) Sometimes you have to think of yourself first!

@iaminthepause Thanks Catherine, that sounds a little one sided but I suppose you shouldn't be too surprised.

@laurasm82903461 happy to have helped, curious, which tweets in particular?

@fluffanella I admire your dedication to current affairs :-)

Looking forward to this RT @bngr Anyone see Argo? Any good?

RT Thanks @MFOnline @SittehRhinnaFry @ghosthunter718 @evilenko_ @evilenko_ @PALOMA100449 @MCotillardSpain @redmadden @mackenab

@PaulAnthonyWard Nice to hear, enjoy!

@gillmac :-) We both need to brush up!

@DuineEileAmhain I was one of those students who struggled all the way through school with the subject.

@Magsodo Well done :-)

@CaTs_4_ChRiSt Mmmm.. drugs are bad mmmm :-)

@thejournal_ie :-) in my defence I only studied biology after my intercert.

@JohnMoynes I know, I am not looking forward to it but have enjoyed the week immensely!!

3/16 *hangs head in shame* RT @thejournal_ie QUIZ TIME! A 2'dary school science test. No pressure: jrnl.to/T3VviD #squeakybumtime

@JohnMoynes I shall refrain this time. Though I may need your counselling services after this week :-)

@PaulAnthonyWard Personally my favourite of all the Star Trek films.

@bigrig480 Lovely, it reminds me a little of the area around Glenmalure in Wicklow.

"Blithe Spirit" followed by "Star Trek: First Contact" on Film Four, two good movies for very different reasons.

@bigrig480 That looks lovely :-) Puts me in the mood for a walk.

@HimawariChibi I live two mins from a gym since June & haven't darkened its doors, at least I cycle & walk a lot because I don't own a car.

@DuineEileAmhain @dulpit27 Ah, maybe I did, my view is that if we made Irish fun & non-compulsory people may be more inclined to adopt it.

@travi44 Lol :-)

@bigrig480 Lovely, binding the family together as well :-)

@Marcc68 Today I have a slightly better excuse, I live in Dublin and have just relocated to house sit in Bray for a while :-)

Sunday is traditionally the day of rest, what is your favourite way to relax?

@Marcc68 A nice crisp November's day in Dublin... oops, actually, I'm in Wicklow, Bray to be specific, forget it's not Dublin sometimes.

@Pat_Whelan @CorkBilly ditto

@HimawariChibi Still I could do more :-) I still cycle but having moved from the sea I do not get the opportunity to row as much as I used.

@dulpit27 A good point @DuineEileAmhain I feel the energy put into The Revival has not been a success but that PRSI idea seems extreme.

@stunt_penguin Nice one :-)

@eleanormcevoy It certainly had become less cold, a fine November's day :-)

Some of these twitter games are fun i.e. #festivalshakespeare "Beer, oh, pour! & the heat of the Sun" thanks @roisiningle @colmtobin

@HimawariChibi I am not surprised :-) I was never good at that sort of exercise, always preferred cycling or rowing.

@Marcc68 oops to me as well for not checking your profile, how's Cork this morning?

@DuineEileAmhain Who do you blame, the people or the failure of successive governments to reinstate An Gaeigle?

It took me a few albums to appreciate Coldplay, here is a nice track of theirs for a Sunday Morning youtube.com/watch?v=EqWLpT…

@Marcc68 Yup, he is pretty popular over here as well :-)

@HimawariChibi Lol, :-) Or even a Marathon runner, anaerobic exercise is good preparation for runners :-)

@DianeMann1 Thanks Diane, makes it even cuter :-)

@HimawariChibi Ok, not nice :-(

@HimawariChibi is a creeper the same as a creep? Or is there a subtle difference?

@Britt_W House definitely, boss not so sure :-)

Had to 'kettle' the windscreen! RT @eleanormcevoy Was minus 1 driving up from Wexford this morning. Icy roads out there - stay safe people.

@HimawariChibi Not much consolation :-(

@DianeMann1 @levdavidovic @AllanCavanagh Cool, excuse my ignorance but should I know the identity the young woman in the pic?

"I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables youtube.com/watch?v=Wq3boA…

@Britt_W I dreamed I was working form my old boss but in the house where I grew up :-)

@maggiefairy :-) may have to listen to it again, on to Les Mis now.

RT Thanks @josephdelaney @sarahrodeo @jennyrev @seanohargain @ursulastephens @limmster @CSMC_Tech @fergalharte @Drimoley @jannetwalsh

@travi44 Yup, with you on that, I find twitter doesn't help either! Are you on holiday?

B4 Lady Gaga & Madonna, after the Beatles, David Bowie was reinventing himself RT @OGaora 20 Nov. 1977 via @guardian gu.com/p/3bz9h

@maggiefairy Some say it is over used and over played.... but there is a reason for this :-) It is one of the best!

Saw this on FB yesterday and glad it made its way to twitter :-) RT @levdavidovic @AllanCavanagh I do love this. pic.twitter.com/0kqQY1OI

@Britt_W Sleep well?

Another old favourite for a Sunday morning youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2h…

@travi44 Morning Alicia, dropped my Mum to the Airport Bus on this crisp November morning, you are up late (3am?) :-)

@HimawariChibi Wow, you may not have had a good date but you certainly got some exercise :-)

@honestfaith He is start is certainly in its ascendency , he has great presence.

@Britt_W :-) Thanks, rested and back at the helm.

@damiankeane86 Lol, brings me back to my childhood.. hmmm tempting to go back to bed :-)

Good morning from Ireland's time zone!! Here is the first of a few of my old favourite Sunday tunes youtube.com/watch?v=L41oGX…

Getting tired and must get to Bed, Bed, beautiful Bed, nowhere to go but Bed, nothing to do but Sleep.

Taking reliance on the internet waaaaaay too far treehugger.com/energy-disaste… #wikipedia

@KiaraGannon It reminds me of listening to "The Beatles" on my old record player & on the a 78 setting they sounded like the Smurfs.

@KiaraGannon Thanks, now I have it too :-) "In the town, where i was born, there lived a man..."

@gaspeprincess Bad 2 Worse :-(

@CdLune Thank you for your kind words :-) *blush*

Interesting article RT @guardiantech Fake Twitter accounts and the danger for politicians gu.com/p/3bpbt/tf

@gaspeprincess Oh dear, a bad judge of character, "Hmmm she looks like the kinds girl who'll get a kick outta my bizzare hobby" :-(

Should I stay up and run the risk of having nothing of any worth to say tomorrow?? (Warning: this question may be rhetorical)

Call me traditional but I still use... RT @MariaMernagh The best search engine ever. pic.twitter.com/hCYLhNWg

@jevoislafemme lol, or are we like them?

@blush_01 @evileyedbear It is difficult for me to whisper when 10,500+ are listening in :-)

Poor Monkey on the right, I would have done that as well :-) MT @jevoislafemme Wonderful. @bluntshovels via @Upworthy upworthy.com/2-monkeys-were…

@bluesnowkat Understandably! Really poor choice, only good early date movies have to be comedies.

@blush_01 @evileyedbear It's the way you tweet 'em :-)

@irishstu @JohnMoynes Me too, on my personal account, same as my facebook header, for consistency sake.

@blush_01 @evileyedbear lohahahahal

@bluesnowkat Lol, poor you, really, though I love the cinema, it is not a great forum for getting to know people :-)

@JohnMoynes @leoieso too many ways to answer that *checks filter for holes* :-)

@rojertb Lol, brilliant :-)

@leoie I have less than 24 hours to end it in tears :-)

@Britt_W Nice :-)

@blush_01 Oooh Creepy.

@AntoinetteVict2 Kingpin was made by the "There's Something About Mary" crew and "The Big Lebowski" is the Cohen Brothers, always good.

RT Thanks @Celine_Kiernan @CdLune @redmadden @mackenab @irish_quill @lind_loo1x @laurasm82903461 @TheDoctorOfWho @leoie @jackie_caruana

@AntoinetteVict2 @beanmimo looking forward to more chats :-)

@blush_01 That is why some guys grow beards, (I am not including myself here, I grow my goatee coz I can) :-)

@Britt_W You must have been alone in the early stages of one of those 'par hazard' meetings, or maybe you've never has a bad date.

@AntoinetteVict2 That's a toughie, "Kingpin" or perhaps "The Big Lebowski"

@AntoinetteVict2 do follow me at my normal account, I am going to miss this terribly :-)

Worst date: couple set me up blind date, guy fell asleep in his dinner (drunk), girl argued with my 'date' & made her leave. Yours?

@AntoinetteVict2 Thank you for the kind words, I only wish I could have chatted more.

@jim_napier Sorry bout that :-(

@jim_napier This link may be of use howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-…

If there is one thing I have learned from this week it is that you are ALL awesome :-) RT @DunphyQuotes How awesome are people?

Newsflash Chris O'Dowd turns cannibal :-) RT @BigBoyler I'm eating them!!!! pic.twitter.com/3TY5XZfj

@randomirishnews Yes I heard this earlier, our rad deaths are awful.

OK who is reading this tweet when they are out on their Saturday night and should be concentrating on their movie/play/friends or date :-)

Ah "When Harry Met Sally" the best movie from the great late Nora Ephron. A great example of a chic flick with testosterone.

@AntoinetteVict2 maybe we could tempt @glinner @daraobriain and @grahnort back to our shores to make a comedy together :-)

Donald Clarke muses (lightly I may add) about Ireland rejoining the UK :-) irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…

I know it was not of this week but did anyone go to any plays in Fringe or Dublin Theatre Fests. Enjoyed "Green Street" & "The Last Summer"'

@AntoinetteVict2 Spot on, Sheldon's character stands out from the rest, they would be nothing without him :-)

@EmmaElliott4 Hee hee, all you need is Dr. Lecter in the kitchen.

Ire. Vs Fiji Spoiler Alert. Can't believe missed the Ireland Vs,Fiji rugby match!!! Fun or R we 2 far ahead of them for it to be enjoyable?

@AntoinetteVict2 Love Big Bang cast ideas, though couldn't see Sheldon accepting unless you told him Leonard Nimoy was also invited.

@SarahMycroft I don't know the characters Penelope Keeling or Dan Brown? Which book/movies are they in?

Heard interview with the cast of "Box of Frogs" incl. @johnmoynes coming soon 2 Smock Alley, "Lighter side of Depression" will be attending.

@dshuller Was that the result you desired?

@EmmaElliott4 A dangerous dinner :-) Survival of the most dangerous :-)

@DarbySteven Ah too long to RT this but @michaelhogannui should be interested.

@MartinaMe How kind of you t say :-)

@msannaandersson Yes, I may have run over the line with that one :-)

I have to sign off but will be back later on this evening...

RT Thanks @IrishFarmerette @MPowereast @melomys @MargaretEWard @HelenMcElligott @wibkeladwig @laurasm82903461 @AnseoAMuinteoir @PALOMA100449

The Irish Public congregate right now in memory of #Savita RT @paulmwatson Working video of "over 10k" announcement m.flickr.com/#/photos/paulw…

@Smithy_kath Always felt she'd be such a cool person to know.

@LeojjKelly LOl, Touché

@MartinaMe Cool!

My Five fictional guests: Frankenstein's Monster (@Thy_Creature), a houyhnhnm, Owen Meany, Hester Prynne & Ripley.

@OLNicki @AnseoAMuinteoir The Tardis always has trouble with that :-)

@LeojjKelly Of course, you will all be kept waiting by your second guest.

@AnseoAMuinteoir @OLNicki Two time travellers, do you think they will be punctual?

@SarahMycroft Check out tonight's five, literary and cinematic fictional characters :-)

@Korhomme Could the others keep Laura croft sitting still?

@OLNicki Ha, thanks, I missed that, who is your fifth? @AnseoAMuinteoir

@OLNicki Miss piggy would be torn between Solo and Stark :-)

@ChicaNovo :-)

@stephenoleary It is 1 thing I cannot stress enough to my clients about using twitter for business, the absolute transparency of the medium.

@LaughingJ0ker @stephenoleary here you go blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/rupertmye…

@wibkeladwig one of the houyhnhnms

@Smithy_kath Mr Darcy has come up twice now, Bond would be hitting on Scarlett for sure :-)

@laurasm82903461 Not sure what the question is there? You did rt Michael Fassbender tweet.

@AnseoAMuinteoir LOl!! Dr. Who could bring us for a spin between... well any time :-)

@AnseoAMuinteoir @michaelhogannui @AntoinetteVict2 Good conversation about how to empower the Irish people, thought you might be interested.

@JeremyTaxman A good mixture of heavies, action and comedy there :-)

@ChicaNovo I love the benevolent Death from the Book Thief :-) But some of your guests are real people :-)

@wibkeladwig LOL, I too have a horse in my list :-)

Fans of the Irish actor Michael Fassbender and Formula One racing will enjoy this :-) movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.as…

Following on from last nights 'Dinner party' tonight you can only invite 5 fictional characters from Literature & Cinema. Who would they be?

Thanks for all your favourite Irish holiday spots: Ballymore Eustice water works, lakes and dams, Cobh, Doolin, Co Mayo, Lahinch,

Re: Well being Index RT @AntoinetteVict2 recession maybe equalising force 4 chnge & create new soc groups wit desire 2 recover Soc mobility?

@michaelhogannui @AntoinetteVict2 I think @AnseoAMuinteoir would be interested in this conversation.

@michaelhogannui @AntoinetteVict2 Take a leaf out of #coderdojo movement, students become the teachers with what they have learnt.

@MartinaMe Suggestion: split time between Dublin (history) & Galway/Clare (scenic), two sides of the country (only takes 3 hrs in a train),

I need help, the pressure! @MartinaMe has one week next June to get an idea of living in Ireland, where does she visit and what does she do?

@stephenoleary Yes, I was very interested, and I agree this case is the beginning of a new definition of how people will approach twitter.

Re: Well-being Index RT@michaelhogannui How do we empower people and create a culture of entrepreneurship? This is an emerging science.

@lynch3001 Just channelling the answers :-)

@michaelhogannui Yes, I agree thought that was a good one, thanks again @AntoinetteVict2

@TramoreTourism @CiaranWalsh__ Thanks, I am afraid that I can't tweet any specific businesses on this account :-)

@lynch3001 Somebody loves it :-)

@CiaranWalsh__ I'm afraid I can't plug on this account, it is one of the conditions :-)

@mkearley2008 Perhaps...

More favourite Irish holiday spots: Carlow, Castlegregory, Co Kerry. Inishowen, Achill Island, Donegal.

More favourite Irish holiday spots: Kilbaha, Co Clare. Ring of Kerry. From Beara Peninsula (and everything in between) to Mizen Peninsula.

More favourite Irish holiday spots Rush & Skerries! Inishbofin, Co. Galway! Fethard on Sea - Hook Peninsular in County Wexford

More favourite Irish holiday spots West Cork, Valentia Island in Kerry. Carlingford, muckross house, Kinsale for Musicfest, Dublin, cont.

A great list of Irish holiday destinations! Boyne Valley, Dingle Peninsula, Salthill/Galway City/Connemara, Mulranny, Mayo, North Connemara.

@AntoinetteVict2 Thanks for putting the thought into. An interesting view, @michaelhogannui are you listening.

@patmoroney @HimawariChibi Did you read the book finished by his son? I think he wrote a few more as well, must check.

@sdempsey @StanCarey Ah yes of course it is. Apologies.

@CJAMcMahon But good point all the same.

@CJAMcMahon Ah, I was talking about the ease of access to our Constitution, about educating ourselves as opposed to the actual vote.

This is for everybody, name your favourite Irish holiday destination?

Thanks for the RTs @AmandaCook627 @LordFermented @ErnestBPopwick @henningojgfs9 @MarcasPadraig @HearneAoife @Alan_199 @brandalisms

@sdempsey @StanCarey Yes, it is back in the supreme court now, I wonder if they had to ask us again would we vote no :-)

@SarahMycroft Thanks Sarah :-) and @evil_gnome lol, lovin' the madness. We can almost hear you cackle.

@TymCon This is another reason I have heard quite a lot, "Ah sure it'll be passed anyway".

@Muteeat_xx @JumaiKolawole_ I am as lost as a puppy at sea???

Sad but true RT @StanCarey Lots of reasons for low turnout in referendums, e.g. apathy, uncertainty, busyness, cynicism, sense of futility.

@patmoroney @HimawariChibi :-) maybe not the best writing in the world but great fun.

@michaelhogannui Happiness Index : % taking responsibility for their situation, new start-ups, not relying on Government to bail them out.

I enjoy her stykle :-) RT @maevehiggins This morning I'm making lots of lists to give me the illusion of being in control of things #control

@patmoroney I'm afraid to go to any meets in case i get murdered :-)

Passive Aggressive Hippie :-) newtribez.net/photo/2192/pas… #funny

Hearing reports from Cheltenham always reminds me of reading Dick Francis adventures :-) Loved his simple formula Horses + crime = plot :-)

@mcgconor If the importance of our choice was taught to us through our education system I believe things may be different. I wish ;-)

@SarahMycroft @borogovedub Ooh, Florence Nightingale, Emily Pankhurst, Bodicea, Countess Markievicz :-)

@mcgconor It is up to us as individuals to educate ourselves, our Constitution is available to all, even online in a few places.

@HimawariChibi It reflects the fact that I come from a family of strong women. Though history is patriarchal and most choices reflect this.

@snastablasta Yes, I agree but it them boils down to personal responsibility to educate ourselves.

On Irish Referendums low turn out RT @penguinbloke lack of connection with policy & lack of faith in policy makers is what I put it down to.

@cooker3 I think most Irish politicians would agree with you there, it must be difficult for them but still I do like that I have a voice..

@a_byrne_ God to hear just giving my opinion on your reason, thanks for the input :-)

@stibhan Thanks for the input anway :-)

@CJAMcMahon Yes, it should be part of the education curriculum. Though it is online and accessible to all.

@thegaelichour Good point!

On Referendums: It'll affect someone they know & future generations RT @mcgconor because the issue more than likely doesn't affect them.

@blush_01 Each referendum is a completely different animal, past ones should not reflect future changes.

@stibhan Thanks you for the correction! My mistake.

@a_byrne_ Each referendum is a completely different animal, past ones should not reflect future changes.

@Claredaisy Funny, all talk but when given a voice not all of us use it, ironic.

@mcgconor Why don't they care?

Has anyone seen "The Master" yet? No spoilers please, just opinion!!

@spcahore Wasn't he great :-) Tragic about his addiction, really tragic.

As a nation we're privileged to have a say in our Constitution, why then, do you think, is there such a low turn out in referendums?

@SarahMycroft @borogovedub Churchill did come up a lot, wouldn't have minded breaking bread with him myself.

@mypetfisheric Ah, the young ones what a bunch of madmen, loved them first second third etc. time around :-)

@HimawariChibi Well you need an even balance :-)

@evil_gnome @SarahMycroft Very creepy :-)

@TheSandboxN Thanks for the shout!!

Good afternoon from the Irish timezone! Here is a lively tune from Thin Lizzy youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T…

Sorry lovely persons of twitter, have to cut it short tonight, will be back as early as possible tomorrow, before nightfall anyway... :-)

@michaelhogannui Apologies, I have to dash now but will give this more thought and come back to you tomorrow :-)

@pamelaaobrien The Conference in Limerick was great!

@declanh @MarsCuriosity Touché

My five, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day Lewis, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Mary O'Rourke and Péle.

@DirkVanBryn @patmoroney @ke4no @Drimoley Sounds almost illegal... oops.

@declanh @MarsCuriosity That was a little fast, could you look around a bit more and then come back to us ;-)

@joeydonn or by the same logic they are taken hostage and no one gets any pudding.

@shanda1701 Shall not :-)

@declanh @AntoinetteVict2 Nice :-)

RT thanks @pamelaaobrien @caramcdermott @openplaques @stibhan @MPowereast @darraghdoyle @denisduggan @fhayesmccoy @Britt_W @JamesDoorley

@eilisohanlon @Jonathanwpurvis Once you have read the book and grown up with tv & radio series the film wasn't great, Can't say otherwise.

@shanda1701 I need to be some distance away at ten which means if I leave at nine I will be on time, what homework? Hope it is interesting?

@achillgooner Touché :-)

@mygoddelusion Thanks John (mostly).

@declanh :-) Dear @MarsCuriosity please find some jobs and beam them back to Ireland.

@patmoroney @DirkVanBryn @ke4no @Drimoley Thats the spirit.

@achillgooner I refuse to take part in this conversation on the grounds that it is scaring me & may eventually kill me, politely yours etc.

Any "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" fan is a friend of mine RT @eilisohanlon The Vogons.

@DirkVanBryn @ke4no @patmoroney @Drimoley I don't mind a cold gulp as long as it is on my way to putting the kettle on again.

@achillgooner I can think of three.

@fhayesmccoy @RaveneyeJulia The last time I was on black pudding it fell apart and I hurt myself falling off :-)

@shanda1701 Aw, sweet :-)

I need to sign off early this evening, in 25 mins to be exact, tick, tick, tick, what could solve all the worlds problems in 25 mins?

@AntoinetteVict2 My beard has, on average, become longer and I'll skirt around the other issue.

Madness I tell you madness youtube.com/watch?v=vmezII…

@AntoinetteVict2 Sorry, in sympathy for an Economic depression? Just clarifying :-)

@SarahMycroft That's a good 'un :-) Lot's of chat and Seb Coe commentating.

@travors Like many unfortunates in this country :-(

@shamroxann Are they shocked and appalled at what you were just thinking :-)

@EXECUTIVESTEVE Now you are showing my age :-) You could fry an egg on the stones here, if you had an egg...

@fhayesmccoy @RaveneyeJulia is this a sausage war?

@msannaandersson Oh yeah, they only have the first to covered, plenty of time for me to catch up :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 I suppose I should give my 5 :-) So busy enjoying all your i haven't thought of them yet!!

@travors that's pretty good, the shorter Q the higher the index.

@shamroxann hee hee, i like the way you are thinking, most see them as evil & plotting :-)

@declanh lol, if you draw that in diagram/mathematical formula before Sunday at 8 I will tweet it out :-)

@UMacLeod1 Thanks, every day is a school-day ;-)

Interesting question from RT @michaelhogannui What would you measure as part of a new national well-being index? #Ireland

Not sure how healthly this is:-) RT @RaveneyeJulia miss Ireland so much!!! (esp the sausage-like things!) pic.twitter.com/JJUgzeHx

@AntoinetteVict2 Lol good choices :-)

@msannaandersson Ah so you were deep enough in the books not to be tempted by the series.

I am not affiliated with Honda in any way but I like their robot "Asimo", isn't it quite childlike youtube.com/watch?feature=…

@msannaandersson :-) That's where box sets come in handy.

Thanks for RTs @seemetrolling @rafolas @XxMrsShelleyxX @OfficialEoin @Britt_W @MPowereast @Kil_Car @fhayesmccoy @darraghdoyle @openplaques

@jsuzcroist This little game is border-less.

@Nerin_ :-)

If you are a Golden Age of Hollywood fan and you are on Facebook, this account has on and off set stills facebook.com/pages/Decaying… #movies

@Nerin_ Lol, you would have to keep him away from Mark Zuckerberg as well... accountability Zuckerberg, accountability :-)

@jsuzcroist How about a picnic?

On an IT angle if you haven't already, check out #coderdojo - Irish Not-for-profit free computer coding club for children, now worldwide.

@Nerin_ Would love to see Vincent interviewing Jesus :-)

@joeydonn Well they'll all be safe in Liam neeson's company :-)

@Claredaisy Of course but only after dessert.

@DaveODiamond @MPowereast Interesting!

@Claredaisy 2 make it less upsetting, for the dinner, living people go back in time 2 when the historical figure was in their prime :-)

@conorjh To make it less upsetting, for the dinner, living people R transported back in time 2 when the historical figure was at their peak.

@conorjh I think that would be prudent :-)

LOL RT @ImACultHero David Bowie, Luke "Ming" Flanagan, Oscar Wilde, Banksy & Usain Bolt. I'll be emphasising the "party" at my dinner

@AntoinetteVict2 I am currently eating my words, UCD sounds great for both critique & film-making ucd.ie/englishanddram…

@conorjh :-) lol, no, they appear as they were when alive for the duration.

@UMacLeod1 You broke the rules with style :-) Lol

@CorkBilly That's a great mix, would love to hear the conversation!!

@MacAnBhaird There will be blood :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 But any arts degree is a worthy discipline, good for prospective employers.

@AntoinetteVict2 I think the course focuses on de-constructing films as opposed to film-making, interesting in itself.

A Dinner Party, you're allowed 5 guests, living reps from Politics, Arts Science, Sport and one dead Historical figure? Who do you invite?

@ke4no Yup, agree with you on this down to Terms & Conditions ;-)

Ireland this weekend RT @alicathoey Festival of Light in #Dundalk tonight.

On tea temperature, I agree... RT @patmoroney stone cold as long as it is close to the bottom

@travi44 :-) If you want it enough and plan enough you will make it happen.

This should be interesting RT @stephenoleary The Right Hook @newstalkfm @ 5.15 chat w/Shane Coleman Re: Twitter & libel newstalk.ie

Eerie placename and a good pic RT @worldirish Image of the day eerie looking cottage on a rural road in Co. Kerry: bit.ly/Xh0T8E

One hour to go till the weekend starts for most of you in Ireland, any plans?

@Drimoley @ke4no @patmoroney @DirkVanBryn How cold can you drink your tea, my current cup still has a bit of warmth but not much.

Nice caption for pic.twitter.com/g00b3Jyo by RT @tnteacherTim "Pssst! C'mere..... Wanna buy a watch?"

@travi44 Even when Ireland is grey, cold, and rainy as it is today it is still beautiful :-)

Couldn't fit @msmum "Hmmm interesting..." for Caption for pic.twitter.com/g00b3Jyo caption as well :-)

Caption for pic.twitter.com/g00b3Jyo @dulpit27 & @ImACultHero "Either "interesting" or "excellent".." @travors "My belly is full puny human" :-)

@auntyamo Thanks for asking :-) Yes, interesting, fun and challenging in no particular order.

@irishmammies @gra5105 I need to go to the shops and buy chocolate covered junk immediately :-)

Thanks for RTs @auntyamo @Stegbeetle @valmullally @auntyamo @lynn_zack @KitKat_Moore @fhayesmccoy @fhayesmccoy @danhanley @TWkNYC @NoelEOman

@ke4no @patmoroney @DirkVanBryn *Hangs head* I blame my tastebuds.

What do these boxes say to you? pic.twitter.com/g00b3Jyo by @BlawnDee via @siliconrepublic

@ke4no @patmoroney @DirkVanBryn I started off with Lyons but became a Barry's fan in my mid twenties.

@gra5105 Recieived then but answering previous tweets & making tea and sandwiches in the meantime :-)

@MariiaaCy @XxMrsShelleyxX 16:31, it's the weekend :-)

@gra5105 I have only one Chocolate Hobnob left and here you are talking about boxes full of chocolates, may have to visit the shops soon :-)

@cathyby Apologies for picking that up from the wrong wend :-(

@tnteacherTim @cathyby That is closer, Nice one Tim!

@PurpleTravel It took a while to settle in, the first few days were exhausting but it is great fun.

Thanks for the Tea-memories ;-) @patmoroney @DirkVanBryn @ke4no

@MartinFitz At least you are not that far away :-)

The Irish equivalent of Twinkies @cathyby wants to know? The closest I can think of is Chocolate Marshmallows or Cocoanut Creams?

When I was away the mere craving for tea brought me home :-) RT @patmoroney first sip of a hot cup of tea, always

Who remembers getting to 'clean' the bowl? RT @gra5105 Mammys plum pudding mix, with traditional flambé with Jameson pic.twitter.com/9qEc8xH5

@michaelhogannui Nice one, will get to that later on and include you in the tweet.

I should not have skipped lunch for some of these delicious Irish memories... RT @thisisnotme93 The smell of a fry on Sunday morning.

@MPowereast My taste buds are tingling :-) I'll have to make a sandwich!!

@MartinFitz But who is counting :-) Do you get back at all?

@travi44 Good afternoon from Dublin :-)

@BasquesAbroad Thanks!!

A nicely atmospheric memory of Ireland RT @lynn_zack Gammon, Christmas scented candles & grey, rainy days

Hmmm, "Think of the confusion." and to quote Groucho Marx "Yes, but think of the fun" RT @TWkNYC worldirish.com/story/15917-th…

A short blog, a bit of Ireland in the UK :-) RT @fhayesmccoy Ah now, don't start us ... felicityhayes-mccoy.blogspot.com/2011/07/irish-…

More culinary triggers RT @TRIDXB the smell of onions or bacon frying brings me back!

I love this one RT@MPowereast My mom remembers Christmas goose arriving by post sent from her cousins in County Cork..

A Culinary memory of Ireland :-) Yum! RT @danhanley Black Pudding

Nicely traditional Irish memory trigger :-) rt @thegaelichour Boiled bacon, green cabbage and mashed potato with white parsley sauce

@MartinFitz Have you been away for a long time?

Nice ;-) memories of Ireland RT @MartinFitz when I see a train pass and I get the urge to stop and wave at it.

@chezmik @AnGaeilgeoir Lol!

@AnGaeilgeoir That's lovely.

Reminding the Irish diaspora of home, nicely poetic :-) RT @TellyDubby a certain pattern of blue sky and clouds...

@KathOMeara I can;t make it unfortunately but will look forward to articles and blogs.

My kind of house cleaning RT @bo_novak The lazy cow's guide to housekeeping buff.ly/XvpCF9 #cleaningtips

@padamabe LOL, sweet!

For the Irish Diaspora, wherever you maybe, is there anything specific that suddenly makes you think of home?

@Omaniblog @worldirish @kencurtin That's a very difficult question, almost a reverse patriotic rorschach test :-)

@Richard_Duffy Me too, I wouldn't tweet such a link lightly to 10,000+ people:-)

@ImeachtaiTG4 Thanks, it's always a shock when the familiar screen doesn't appear & a cryptic message appears from the pc software :-)

@PurpleTravel Thanks, it is very interesting and entertaining to take control for a week :-)

@hellofrmSG Sometimes it is good to start again but go back and read the originals at some stage there maybe gems you had forgotten about.

@msannaandersson I watched the first series then read the first book and now want to read them all first.

@mortonbaypig Now I now what i have been missing and why everyone is raving aboput this, "I am the one with the appetite." :-)

@mortonbaypig Ha! On my box set list :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 Re: Bobby Charlton, that was mean, yes, I disagree with that sort of alter ego.

A little late but Happy Friday!! Hope you have nice plans for the weekend. I'm hoping to catch "The Master" between now and Sunday evening.

Just had obligatory laptop crash which occurs at the worst times, is there ever a good time? I am teaching this morning, back in the avo!

Here's a link for all you budding writers out there, some basic tips blog.bookbaby.com/2012/05/janet-… #iamwriting

Sleepy & signing off for the night... leave a beer out & get the bed bugs tight.

@AntoinetteVict2 I've one who is a fictional character and only speaks as that character, some days I enjoy it more than my own account :-)

@mortonbaypig Please explain, I am confused :-)

@davidmg7 Noooo, but it's on the DVD box set list :-)

@msannaandersson Ha! I was just thinking that I should buy book two of "Game Of Thrones" :-)

@RaulDore Byrne and Pollack are always good.

@MartinaMe Ah, that's hysterical :-)

@seanan_kerr It is much easier to whittle a first draft down to size instead of having to fill it out.

@natural20 Oh I enjoyed it for all its terrible everything :-)

The Buddy system RT @msannaandersson writing novel with friend. Good to have someone you have to perform for, we give each other 'homework'

@MartinaMe :-) Friendly werewolves and sun lovin' Vampires!

V good writing tip RT @seanan_kerr I've recorded a book to listen back to, through a different sense/brain area you see it anew #iamwriting

@msannaandersson I think so, there is a part of me that wants to see all movies in a franchise once I have started (very few exceptions).

Ah, Gabriel Byrne in "End Of Days" how I wish it was ""The Usual Suspects", now there's a movie :-)

@seanan_kerr Just over 25,000, yours.... not that this is a contest :-)

@seanan_kerr give me a few mins gotta find it again. (it's a children's book so more of a novella).

@msannaandersson Ii makes it taste so rich but I had a couple of cups with cream in a row one year and felt overloaded by the richness.

@seanan_kerr I have a first draft waiting for a second pass but as I am self employed at the moment I have little time,

@craftybecky :-)

A great challenge for struggling authors @GuyLeJeune right month for it, must be hundreds doing #nanowrimo here. Hard work and very lonely.

@AnseoAMuinteoir Cool, an guide to a different approach to education?

@travi44 I love Greece for the dusty and ancient antiquities, I studied its history in university, must go back someday.

Is anyone writing a novel or a short story? I'd love to hear your tips or ease your frustrations by sharing them!!

@travi44 You are welcome any time, lots to do and see here. As long as you bring an umbrella :-)

RT @GuyLeJeune ah the Internet... A bit like an iPhone 4. Drop it half a dozen times on concrete, it's fine. Drop it onto the carpet...

@robyntmorton Ended up there myself and posted up "The Host" trailer, there's always something to do on social media :-)

RT @cagssoc thought I was finally in Twitter jail.... With all the cool kids.

@travi44 For November it was quite nice, mildly cold, sunny and cloudy.

@HimawariChibi Maybe it was the sparkly Vampires :-)

He he best answer RT @notRuairi Oh... oh God... it was horrible... the lights were out and I couldn't see and... there were no survivors :'(

@robyntmorton The Fail Whale, Nice ;-)

Thanks, I was worried that I might have broken the internet AGAIN :-)

Was that just me or was Twitter over-capacity for anyone else?

@travi44 :-) That's OK, welcome to this account, how is California today?

@travi44 No not email, you replied to a tweet about twitter alter egos I was just asking in relation to that.

An amusing pic from a fridge magnet conversation... RT @Claredaisy I spotted this one> I like! pic.twitter.com/4fAK4uhN

@HimawariChibi At least you found a round about way to enjoy it :-)

@Claredaisy @LongNightIn @coffeeculture @droghedafoodie @ConorWilson @misteil @Maireadmud Excellent!!

@travi44 Very well thanks, do you have a twitter alter ego?

@HimawariChibi Me too. usually. but cream at a pinch.

@robyntmorton It was to justify the time spent on social media, a Catch 22 that spiralled down a dark well.

@BridgetFitz :-)

New Stephanie "Twilight" Meyers Film trailer, I've enjoyed many Saoirse Ronan performance & will be giving this a go youtube.com/watch?v=SRKjf8… …

@travi44 Hi there!

@robyntmorton People who do not understand how to approach SM correctly, instead of properly engaging they try to create a false buzz.

@BridgetFitz I think that being in a love triangle with a Vampire and a Werewolf says it all really :-)

@AbiePB At the very worst "Twilight" has only destroyed some otherwise productive hours compared to your list :-)

@zkhashram Lol.

@IcoryBu @wholesomeIE @FingalFoodie Good point, in Ireland when we mention tea we generally mean black tea.

@robyntmorton I've known a few businesses who have done this, it irks me.

RT @robyntmorton I've always been oddly concerned about people who hold conversations between themselves and their own alter-ego on Twitter.

In defence of "Twilight" RT @komeara the books are great & The movies are fine as long as you give in and go with them, don't judge!!

@coffeeculture @ConorWilson @misteil @LongNightIn @Maireadmud I recently received a wedding invite-fridge magnet, a novel approach.

@mmeller :-) Lovely werewolves and sun loving vampires :-)

@zkhashram For the life of me I couldn't even tell you which ones they were, full of friendly werewolves and sun loving vampires :-)

A furry alter-ego RT @kathrynb42 Errr I have an account for my cat... but that's a different sort of weird, I suppose.

@ColinJM Ah, I hear you.

On "Twilight" RT @Corcradee you are or aren't. loved them but was brought up on Barbara Cartland #hopelessromantic #notlikethatinreallife

@ColinJM Kids and romantics I believe, though don't knock kids movies in general, I watched "Hugo" recently and was quite captivated.

@Princess_Sassy @JonnyRWalsh @RosemaryMacCabe Some peoples sole account is an alter ego which is the beauty of twitter, you are in control.

I have only seen two of the "Twilight" movies and I am not convinced, any fans out there willing to try and, eh, 'turn' me?

On twitter alter-Egos RT @RosemaryMacCabe I think that's weird, I won't lie. WEIRD. Some people have several, the secretive weirdos!

Not counting business ones how many people have a second twitter account? A just for the fun-of-it Altwer-ego so to speak?

Bond, Dried-Out, Reloaded RT @MartinaMe Totally agree! (and they brought back the car!!!) #Skyfall #Bond

OK the no sugar and no creams win this round. Thanks for sharing your Tea-thoughts ;-)

RT @MartinaMe Also, saw @CelticThunder on Sunday. Always a fantastic show. This year was even sweeter with some 'older' tunes.

Personally I think it is the best non-Bond Bond movie RT @MartinaMe Saw 'Sky Fall' last night. #epic Loved it! #Skyfall #Bond

RT Thanks @breigaren @gaspeprincess @ZwartblesIE @fredskronk @AnGaeilgeoir @AmandaCook627 @susnao @MAFajMos @brandalisms @Mr_india_Raghav

Yep that's usually when I add cream. @Lena021 sometimes.. when there´s no milk. It gives another flavor to the tea though..

Sticking with tea for a moment, a handful of times a year I like to use cream instead of milk, anyone else? #cupoftea

@Emerald1234S :-) Very good!!

A solitary "Yay" for sugar amid a sea of "Nays" RT @CtyOfBlackbirds Two spoons of sugar is the only way to go, nice and sweet!

@MonicaBulan She said "No worries,sharing is caring;) activelink.ie/content/vacanc… … They post new jobs weekly,subscribe to their mail:)"

I used to take 4-6 spoons per mug and it took me a year (aged 17) to cut it out completely @newviv @wholesomeIE @FingalFoodie @Korhomme

@AliMerrigan @irishjobfairy @MonicaBulan Thank you Ali!!

A question 4 Tea lovers, nay from me RT @wholesomeIE Okay Twitter @FingalFoodie is insisting that sugar in tea is the way to go. Yay or nay.

Can @irishjobfairy help find a job for RT @MonicaBulan I can speak Indonesian & master graduate in communication and only 23 yrs old.

@limmster You are welcome!

@newviv Grate :-) Cheesy I know... Oh dear...

@thisisnotme93 I googled that and cannot display the results for fear of moral backlash.

A garden dilemma RT @limmster I'm looking for a garden shed! Maybe someone is getting rid of one or has one they should get rid of? :)

@misteil @LongNightIn @ConorWilson @Maireadmud Well done, a result, maybe not the way I intended :-)

@laurasm82903461 :-)

@MonicaBulan If you have another language or IT/computer coding skills there are quite a few opportunities/.

@Caramacw @doshea3 Closest I could find everynote.com/opera.choose/0…

Romance is not dead :-) RT @reverbstudios I was going to say "Love" but found that online in 2002..

@newviv It says here you can freeze for six months ?? ehow.com/how_5932487_st…

@Claredaisy Find a trustworthy babysitter? :-)

Anyone? This is a toughie RT @Tupp_Ed Name of a children’s book where a hungry medieval monk travels 2 Cork to find the Land of Ever Eating?

@misteil also keep an eye here they may come up with something :-) facebook.com/bordnamonafuel…

@misteil Ok no luck there. Perhaps @LongNightIn can help, we are looking for a picture of Pete the Briquette 1990s BNM mascot, any ideas?

@blush_01 I looked for 2 years & found nothing, best advice I can give is 2 look at all your skills and see if you can become self employed.

A big part of why I love twitter is helping random people. Can I help anyone with something they are looking for & can't find on line?

@Mr_india_Raghav Public outcry is being heard by law makers but tragically this will not bring Savita back, Irish people are mourning her.

@FirePillowRock Welcome!

@Mr_india_Raghav I do not make laws, this account is curated by a different person each week, I'm sorry that I can't answer your questions.

That's cool :-) Thanks for sharing RT@MonicaBulan My fone is prolly the best irish fone in the planet? #irishpride pic.twitter.com/yQCUXzaG

@Mr_india_Raghav The Irish public are outraged, many vigils took place last night in response to the news of Savita Halappanavar's death.

@shanda1701 There are no cars on Inishbofin (of the Aran islands), yes there are cars and buses and trains all over Ireland You'll be OK!

@Mr_india_Raghav @ibnlive We talked for most of yesterday morning about Savita & the discussion continue all over the country.

@marklittlenews @melissarfleming "The March of Time" springs to mind :-)

@marklittlenews @melissarfleming This looked like a great day, is there a podcast? Would be very interested to see any articles/blogs etc.

RT @Writersweek saw 'John B After Ten' last night in St John's listowel lovely evening of the words and songs of J B Keane 10 years on..

Thanks for the RTs @trollnystan @DickLeeStroker @sick_of_dreams @brandalisms @darraghdoyle @aaaglassboise @wyvernfriend @limmster @Alan_199

@AntoinetteVict2 My Mother infused me with a love for the movies, a hobby for years but recently making part of my living from it.

@shanda1701 Yes Inishbofin is my favourite. Hire a bike because there are no cars :-)

RT @jameshendicott Norwegian punk band @Honningbarna were in Dublin, 3rd time this year last night, outstanding. Amazing energy.

@Mr_india_Raghav @ibnlive We are ashamed & appalled that this could have happen in our country. This is reflected by our public's outcry.

Looking forward to this RT @JohnBrassey1 went to Argo. Thought it was excellent

@JohnBrassey1 Looking forward to it, read an account of the real events and it was begging to be made.

@sick_of_dreams Sounds fabulous!

@shanda1701 We are quite a distance from one another, 7hr flight to Boston & 6hr flight to Oregon but don't let that scare you away :-)

@trollnystan @stavvers Had to share :-)

@shanda1701 Ireland is like Oregon, as wet, only cooler in the Summer. warmer in the Winter and full of Irish people :-)

RT @TdeV_ Not this week, but I'm finally seeing Turbonegro in two weeks. #denim

@daniel_quinn A funny guy which is lucky as he is a comedian :-)

@Sanhou All reports have been very positive :-)

RT @Sanhou dublinbookfestival.com heard some interesting book readings from Irish authors

@adamjld Lol, So far I have been liked to W.B. Yeats and Walter White, Saul is a new one :-)

@darraghdoyle @SligoRaincoats @projectarts Thanks Daragh!!

RT @darraghdoyle Was also introduced to Flann O'Brien on stage by @SligoRaincoats @projectarts on Tues. Complicated piece told with humour

Intriguing RT @sick_of_dreams I was at an intertribal powwow... There were many people of both indigenous and Celtic heritage there.

@darraghdoyle The puppets all remind me of Guy Smiley.

RT @darraghdoyle saw @anglomusical last night. Funny. Few opening night kinks to work out including sound but overall better than I thought.

For those of you who like kittens (I know you are out there) here is a live stream RT @stavvers new.livestream.com/accounts/39816… …

@stavvers Ridiculously adorable, even when they are just sitting there.

@birdgehrl Thanks Cate!

It is Thursday, has anyone been to any concerts, movies, plays, gigs or other events this week they'd like to share?

Can we help Shanda with must see places in Ireland? RT @shanda1701 Where would you recommend as a place I shouldn't miss while I'm there?

@shanda1701 Dublin Castle, Glendalough, Ailwee or Michelstown caves, Connemara, Kerry, Rock of Cashel, I will rope in some help here :-)

@Currie3716 I could have phrased that better, apologies :-)

@Olivelavender :-)

@chattynige It is lovely that dogs can find their own sense of fun :-)

Thank you for such wonderful links to... RT @ingen1ous VIDEO: Do Parrots Name Their Babies? bit.ly/ZAKkD4 (via @natgeo) #science

Any mobile phone shop? RT @adrianweckler Game: you get 5 minutes to fill a trolley in any Grafton St shop (non-jewelry). Which shop?

@shanda1701 I was I Portland in July for bro's wedding, a lovely city, Andina (yum) and McMenamins Edgefield, a very quirky hotel.

@Alan_199 Besides Gaza (trending in loads of places) it looks like PCC is also the talk.

Thanks for the RTs :-) @alkemy7 @maggiefairy @lynch3001 @Enaregina @fhayesmccoy @HimawariChibi @doalty @leedalyire @lynch3001 @doalty

What is trending in the cities where your immediate diaspora has had to relocate? or tell me the cities and I will do the leg work :-)

My immediate family diaspora: Oregon where #PDX is a one of the top trends & Boston where trends are Celtics and a fight between 2 Rappers

Did any one in/from Tipperary lose a...RT @sebfoto Cannon Lens Found adverts.ie/lenses/cannon-… … via @adverts_ie

These people thought something was going on in their garden while they were out, put up a camera and... youtube.com/watch?v=0nXQ9y… :-)

Just a quick visit this morning, I have a client to attend to, will be back after three!! Happy Thursday,

@tomlowe Enjoy, there are 4 or 5 parts each an hour long.

@leedalyire Yes, still enjoyable to see them all talking about each other (if not to each other). The Chapman parts are pretty sad.

And for those of you interested the Monty Python Documentary is called "Monty Python - Almost the Truth" youtube.com/watch?v=JpjrlT… part 1/4

@tomlowe Monty Python- Almost The Truth youtube.com/watch?v=JpjrlT…

I saw this and the first thing I thought of was "Ulysses" :-) RT @ChristianHughes Sandymount Strand instagr.am/p/SC5cxiknzr/

Thanks to @eamonambrose I watched a Monty Python documentary which reminded me that a large % of British comedy has had an Irish influence.

Said Mother Tern to Baby Tern "Would you like a brother?" said Baby Tern to Mother Tern "Yes one good tern deserves another!" Spike Milligan

Signing off for the evening, a sad day, thanks for all the interaction :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 he played one of his drinking buddies at the bar, with the stutter.

@CinemaBookClub @Liam_Geraghty Now I have "Moon River" stuck in my head, love that version & the film, have not read the book. Thanks!

@AntoinetteVict2 Gleeson is very versitile, can play simple (The Snapper) as easily as nasty (In Bruges) or kind (24 Days Later).

For cinema and book lovers. Thanks for the link RT @Liam_Geraghty here's the podcast about @CinemaBookClub I promised! tinyurl.com/czgc775

@AntoinetteVict2 I haven't watched Brendan Gleeson's version, a lot of people say he was better (Neeson actually asked him for tips on set)

@AntoinetteVict2 Never caught "Stones In His Pockets" much to my dismay :-( Lucky you.

@fhayesmccoy No he was going to be the cameo in the Jonathan Rhys Meyers role. Costner as Collins wow!

@AntoinetteVict2 And the portrayal of physical, emotional and psychological war injuries were simply but effectively shown to us.

@NinaLjFr I remember actually moving from the sofa to the floor to be closer to the screen it was so good. But that might just be me :-)

Thanks for the RTs about #RIPSavita @andgoseek @amreeryan @Korhomme @DekoDD @CoraSherlock @mrs_bopp & thank you to anyone I have missed.

@borogovedub I don't know why is the famine ship Jeanne Johnson being used in a Captain Morgan's promotion?

Which Neil Jordan film was at one stage going to star Kevin Costner, Mary Louise Parker and Tom Cruise? Answer==> Michael Collins :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 Well done, another great play is the one-man Tom Crean show. Very good for children and adults alike.

@NinaLjFr George Clooney is closest to the golden age of Hollywood these days, have you seen "Michael Clayton"? My favourite of his.

@AntoinetteVict2 @markohalloran wrote both "Adam & Paul" and "Garage" and the TV series "Prosperity" he has quite a vision.

@ross_smith_ Doing my best!! :-)

@eileen1812 Love "All About Eve" every time it is on I am drawn to it.

@AntoinetteVict2 Was that play about Munster vs. The All Blacks? "The Deer Hunter" is a special pre&post war picture of working class USA

@NinaLjFr "The Hours" is a wonderful film, everything from direction to screenplay to performances.

@JimmyTraffic You are the second person to point that out :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 "Garage" (slow, touching, and sad) was his second and What Richard Did is his current, have not seen it yet.

It is difficult to choose a favourite but here are mine Film "It's A Wonderful Life", Book "A Prayer for Owen Meany" and Play "Faith Healer"

@the_petking For you I'll even throw in some milk, ready to go when you open the envelope :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 We are a different country to the early nineties, we have adopted a more serious voice in cinema e.g. Lenny Abrahamson

@RaulDore You got me, because I was responsible for them in the first place and didn't want to be seen as promoting, Well spotted hawkeye.

@AntoinetteVict2 From the opening bars of "Only Fools Rush In" to the birth of Georgina, I love every moment :-)

@AntoinetteVict2 Ah, you missed the answer, The Snapper :-)

@laurasm82903461 lol, you're a riot :-)

Irish Film Trivia 3: Which Neil Jordan film was at one stage going to star Kevin Costner, Mary Louise Parker and Tom Cruise?

Thanks :-) RT @AlKinger they re released it (The Snapper) in the cinema afterwards.

@lingmops Nice one!

@d_mc_g Nope, The Snapper, in case you missed the answer tweet :-)

@AlKinger Yup!

@hazelot @borogovedub Correct :-)

My mistake, wasn't a box office success but a TV film over here, the glossary was handed out at Boston Film Festival. Answer: The Snapper!!

@PODglen @HazelKLarkin Close but no Hob Nob.

@hazelot Yep, Russell Crowe, well done.

@borogovedub @hazelot Close but no Hob Nobs yet :-)

@laurasm82903461 Not half way through the week yet, there could be a train wreck around the corner :-) (9 years ago there was no twitter !)

@ke4no @RaulDore Correct to you both, a hob nob each, send stamped addressed envelopes to Ben, Ireland :-)

Irish Film Trivia 2: Which 1993 Irish box office success’s tickets were issued with a glossary in the U.S.? #movies #film #trivia

@Contrepeter Yes you get a Hob Nob as well :-) Stamped addressed envelope to Ben, Ireland.

You're most welcome RT @hejjet @ireland when traveling, must know nice words and Slainté has just been added to my list, go raibh maith agat

@the_petking Correct, you get a Hob nob, please send a stamped addressed envelope to Ben,.Ireland :-)

@laurasm82903461 Essential for the Mug of tea :-)

Irish movie trivia:Which actor unveiled the bronze statue to Richard Harris in Kilkee, Co. Clare in 2006? Anyone?

I mentioned twitter chats last night here is a list, something for everyone gnosisarts.com/home/Tweetchat… #tweetchats

@Julian_Lee76 @hautepop If it is the elephant impression I am thinking of I am not surprised :-)

@laurasm82903461 A lazy dinner, Pizza (bacon & mushroon) Chocolate Hob Nobs and Milk :-)

Bizzarely sweet RT @hautepop Man dresses up as a giraffe and carries out random acts of kindness across Scotland bbc.in/RWrtOn

Makes a change from the 1,000,000 new ones for €5 RT @JohnMoynes A spambot just offered me 100 new followers. Seems a bit stingy, somehow.

@fhayesmccoy Lol :-)

@hejjet Slainté!!

@dublinbermia I wish,

@joeydonn There should be laws against that lack of choice.

@borogovedub I'm afraid they were all out, though they had plenty of commercialism.

@eamonambrose Youtube link youtube.com/watch?v=JpjrlT…

@eamonambrose Great thanks!! Looking forward to it :-)

I must get myself to the shops to buy my dinner, back in a while, would anyone like anything?

I am not looking forward to #sixone

@Liam_Geraghty @LightHouseD7 @chaptersbooks @CultureFilePod Thank you!

@laurasm82903461 lol, 9 years ago that would not have made any sense :-)

@laurasm82903461 :-) Thanks you Laura!

@runningwhio Any & all of them. He wrote hundreds. The ones I enjoyed the best were the A.I. & Robot ones.

@Liam_Geraghty @LightHouseD7 @chaptersbooks @CultureFilePod That is tonight? Sorry I have to miss it!!

@LaughingJ0ker Thanks! deleted, fixed, retweeted.

@laurasm82903461 Thanks for the RT but I put the wrong link in could you un RT this one and RT the next one please... or just ignore me :-)

Wrong link slipped in last time, Outlined here are some laws regarding your content on #'socialmedia socialmediaexplorer.com/media-journali…

@LaughingJ0ker oops.

@IBS_Dublin Unless you are happy being a trembling coward :-)

@mackenab @ryanjohnkoch Severely jet lagged, ate a lovely wake-me-up brekker of luscious fruit with waffles & maple syrup, no complaints:-)

Had a lay over of 12 hrs in NYC (1st visit) this year, just opened a link & found the restaurant where I ate breakfast nytimes.com/2012/11/14/din…

What a night for the candlelight vigil RT @DublinYMCA Dublin skylight #gorgeous pic.twitter.com/HsVE1Y0L

@eamonambrose Thanks!

Ahem, good luck to anyone talking part in #RunInTheDark tonight is what I really should have said :-)

@shaneoleary1 It makes more money than the Cinema industry and that seems to be self propagating as people are drawn to it (excuse the pun).

@shaneoleary1 When mine broke (years ago) I thought I would be upset but instead let out a huge sight of relief :-)

@eamonambrose Will have to hunt further!

@gra5105 lol, a major flashback :-)

@shaneoleary1 This brings back memories, played San Andreas until my eyes bled (not quite) :-) Don't have the urge any more.

@eamonambrose Is this it? youtube.com/watch?v=zAS2vY…

@gra5105 The Child Catcher scared me for years, he hid in every shadow on dark wintry nights :-)

@eamonambrose I will hunt it down, his madness seeps into all the movies he makes.

@eamonambrose Terry Gilliam is wonderfully bonkers!! "12 Monkeys" is an all time favourite of mine.

A new trailer for the Wizard of Oz prequel, opening in March (Ireland) youtube.com/watch?v=X7NwRy… Which childhood film captured your imagination?

@mrsblack777 Thank you for sharing that Mrs. Black.

@AntoinetteVict2 Thank you Antoinette.

The light tone of my next post does not mean the tragedy and impact of Savita's death have left my thoughts, I will be back shortly.

RT @MazzyK If no other online tribute is ready, the rip.ie site has a condolences section per person. For #Savita: rip.ie/death_notices_… …

@MazzyK Thanks Mazzy.

Thank you for your RTs about #RIPSavita @Caitlin_Welsh @mrsims82 @jessicalgra @sick_of_dreams @Stephanenny @CaTs_4_ChRiSt @HRobertsonEsq

@leoie Spare your feelings for the grieving husband, I'm a caretaker finding a balance of my own interests with those of the followers here.

@leoie Thanks for your kind words about my curation so far, lets hope it all doesn't go downhill from here :-)

@leoie People who seek confrontation are an important element in the make up of social media & therefore it wouldn't be fair 2 ignore them.

@TellyDubby Thanks Helen :-)

@leoie these accounts represent different online voices, sometimes this means people with views not aligned with your own.

@leoie There was a hint of irony and humour attached to my application :-)

@TellyDubby @leoie @peterstafford @punkyscudmonkey Please leave me out of this conversation, thanks :-)

@leoie Ah, I was about to defend that by explaining how I emailed @worldirish with detailed reasons why I shouldn't be chosen to curate :-)

I cannot find an on line condolence page for #RIPSavita for people who cannot attend Dublin, Cork, London and potential Limerick gatherings.

@shaunoneil Yes, the avoidable death of an innocent person should never be ignored.

@jevoislafemme Thank you Karen.

RT @jevoislafemme Sounds like it's time to have a mature, difficult, thorough national conversation about women's rights.

@katteskes @smissmac @irein Thank you for the link.

@lilleyjuice I had other plans for today but my timeline is making it difficult to focus on anything else.

My plan for my week here was to avoid political/social commentary/contentious issues but some things are bigger than @ireland #RIPSavita

@jevoislafemme It is a modern tragedy that we have to wait for a woman to die before these issues can be properly addressed.

@Aisling_Browne @mckenna1977 The ULA are one step ahead of you facebook.com/events/3068351…

@DekoDD @Korhomme "If the Medical Counsel guidelines had been followed she'd be alive." We need to ensure that this can NEVER happen again.

Thanks for RT #RIPSivita @cristyclark @LinguistAshley @OLDEFARM @EntArchs @maryrose @Alan_199 @jevoislafemme @ciaranbradley @photohumourist

@HelenMcElligott @jevoislafemme We need to turn shame into something constructive to ensure this avoidable tragedy does not happen again.

@jevoislafemme Yes, the reactions this morning are a mixture of disbelief, despair, grief, anger and resentment from all sides.

@Aisling_Browne @mckenna1977 Why do we have do wait for someone to die so that these issues can be taken seriously?

@cheilt @newviv It is clear that Savita's death has touched you enough to express a question to the faith you have chosen.

Especially on days like today #RIPSavita RT @Dalatrass every country should have accounts like @ireland & @sweden. It would be eye opening.

@rosanna_davison In agreement here and would even go further to include Constitutional protocol.

@andgoseek @Glinner Yes, I don't understand how can a pro-life stance can be calm over a death?

@wasteofgoodskin lol. really, I am more of a night bird and tend to run ideas at that time :-)

@mckenna1977 Gandhi's quote "I like your Christ but I do not like your Christians" springs to mind.

@mckenna1977 Especially as with the 3 days in hospital, hadn't the doctors seen this type of thing before? Words fail me.

@cheilt I believe it was Gandhi who said "I like your Christ but I do not like your Christians", I left religion aside a long time ago.

The shocking and tragic death of Savita Halappanavar should not be happening in this country. My thoughts are with her husband, Praveen.

A good read RT @butcherjo Thought-provoking article on drinking/not drinking by @BridgetFitz irishtimes.com/newspaper/feat…

@eske Thanks Jason!!

This reminds me of an Isaac Asimov short story RT @runningwhio Hey World - this is awesome! upworthy.com/which-is-more-… ….

@amymergard Wonderfully drawn characters and a crisp picture of childhood, in the same tradition as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".

Good mid-morning to you all, I got stuck into a project of mine that took me into the wee hours last night. No clients today, I'm all yours.

@KathOMeara Tweché

@Numbstruck Sadly no it is, Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland.

Gotta skidaddle before I comment on The Vincent Brown Show and get myself in trouble, (Ducks in line aaaaghh), and I'm off..

@liamcredmond Despite that it was enjoyable.

Always is a great performance RT @liamcredmond Veronica Guerin is a great movie. I can never not like a film with Brenda Fricker in it.

@daraobriain @Glinner @simonpegg Thanks I'd replaced the memory of that fish with one of my online passwords. Now to figure out which one.

@John__Mee had a family holiday there when I was a teenager, it was so good I thought for years that we went two years running.

@acuparia They were more a percentage of our lives, very good point, nice blog!

Killary Fjord, "The Field" 2 reasons to love RT @John__Mee Leenane Village, Connemara, #Ireland | John Mee P#hotography buff.ly/PXOhjJ

@Isejael I agree, as close to the sea as possible.

@Fergal I hear Speilberg is coming out with the sequel :-)

@margaretwriting Lovely I love two out of three of them though I feel I know "Mrs. Dalloway" since watching "The Hours"

@HearneAoife Yes, I thought I recognised you :-) Just got an email and... it was me mentioning myself :-)

@HearneAoife @beanmimo

@sarahrodeo Hate that, check the front door!!

A picture full of stories RT @LOcculta Men and women harvesting straw by hand in Ireland about 1897: pic.twitter.com/IzGWSFvE

@HearneAoife Yes, a little more tiring than I had anticipated, but a lot of interesting fun!

@monkeytap Thanks for the RT :-)

@HearneAoife Thanks Aoife.

Does anyone use the weekly/monthly twitter chats? Do you have any that you would recommend? #twitterchats

@fergusculleton Ungrateful outline, there should be laws.

@oconnola @DublinBookFest That's the spirit :-)

@fergusculleton Wave back, I bet it will do it again.

@DublinBookFest @oconnola You guys are on fire, you'd love fwfr.com :-)

@mckenna1977 Lol, a great idea for a sketch, The Almost News :-)

@romperstompr Thanks, *switch careers added to to do list*

@josephdelaney Smooth :-) lol

@mmeller People don't have much good to say about "Moby Dick" I believe long and boring are two words that I remember being bandied about.

@Sean_UnPC @jacqs70 @zetgem We have seen plenty of evidence to that end yes.

I managed to Tweet through the 9 O'Clock news, did anything happen between #sixone and now?

@spiritualissues @DublinBookFest There's an answer for you!!

Lovin' the love here ==>@oconnola @DublinBookFest

@MartinaMe Sorry I did add the location but it didn't transfer:-) Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland

@Sean_UnPC @jacqs70 @zetgem Don't get me wrong I understand the value of money, I was speaking generally about unbalanced global wealth.

@CiHarb I too have a similar desire :-) Looks pretty spectacular.

@snastablasta Thanks!

@seanfw Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland, sorry couldn't fit it into the original tweet

@Sean_UnPC @jacqs70 @zetgem Unfortunately one of the basic human urges makes this very difficult: Greed.

@seanfw Yes, it was a novel before a time where aspects only came to pass, like a lot of prophetic novels.

@seanfw @craig_hopton @jacqs70 My Book list is bulging after today's chats :-)

@CiHarb @John33Maguire Thanks, couldn't fit that into my original tweet :-)

@sick_of_dreams @DublinBookFest And sometimes these suggestions can be very helpful.

No, sometimes you need someone else with experience to point out the obvious RT @DublinBookFest an editor is like a verbal butcher? yes..no?

@sick_of_dreams @DublinBookFest Yes, this has to be taken into account.

@wholesomeIE @DublinBookFest Was trying to come up with a similar analogy but that sounds like they take all the credit when they don't?

@stephdel77 It is one letter away... Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland

After our discussions today it would be rude not to post this :-) Vote in the Irish Book Awards irishbookawards.ie/vote-here-for-… #iamreading

Any writers out there with an opinion on this? RT @DublinBookFest an editor is like a verbal butcher? yes..no?

No regard for Guy Fawkes day then :-) RT @borogovedub Tesco parnell st. Had a christmas tree up 1 november

Apologies, the link was too long to include the this description: Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland

@gemchakra @mkearley2008 @jacqs70 @ImACultHero Sorry link to long!! Kirkjufell mountain seen from above, west of Grundarfjörður, Iceland

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Have you noticed the big retail brand are playing mostly generic music on their 'seasonal' ads, as if to say "Oh! Is it Christmas!?"?

@JoBW here is it youtube.com/watch?feature=… :-)

@ofarry Just a 1.0 or did it also have a Q? I feel there maybe some vital piece of humour which I am missing here.

Who has seen "Skyfall"? No spoilers but if you want to know what was on Q's mug here is the link quora.com/Skyfall-2012-m… #Bond

@JoBW Check out that tickled pengiun youtube clip I posted this morning, should do the trick.

@Sean_UnPC @zetgem @jacqs70 2 tiered society of "Brave New World" is closer 2 us than ignomy of a joyless life like the characters in "1984"

@JoBW Now I have that scene in my head where he is in prison and playing with the 'orb', sorry had to share.

@NeatFreak_ :-) have you read Gulliver's Travels? Great satire and fantasy mixture.

@patmoroney @jacqs70 Well, some contestants (BBC) have said things like "It's not what you think, they don't show you what really goes on."

@MartinaMe My list is now bulging at the seams :-)

On Orwell's "1984" RT @jacqs70 I feel a great desire to re-read it. *dives into her book shelves*

@jacqs70 @patmoroney @UMacLeod1 Manipulated transparency, the best kind :-)

@acuparia That has been mentioned a lot, I must give Ms. Austen another try :-)

@JoBW Other parents I know agree with you on that, I can understand. I couldn't even watch the movie because I found the book so powerful

@cuthbertable Lovely!!

@MartinaMe Conrad has that effect :-) have you read "The Shadow Line"

@syddels Dorian Gray is another of my forgotten favourites, have you ever seen it on the stage?

@eileen27 @maitiuocoimin Despite being somewhat of a fairytale it still hold a special place in many hearts.

@absinthedisco :-) Thanks

@seanfw @jacqs70 Interesting point, history is always rewritten by the victors, it was the 'communist' aspect of it I found dated.

@OSheaCanYouC I managed to get through Ulysses as well, tough overall but there are many moments of incredible writing.

@runningwhio Great, I love a short story of an afternoon.

@patmoroney @UMacLeod1 @jacqs70 And then it became a Reality TV show, would Orwell have approved?

@runningwhio A third of the way through and still enjoying it.

@jellytreats Dust it off, it is worth the read.

@UMacLeod1 @patmoroney @jacqs70 Very ironic!!

@NeatFreak_ Hard Times again, must put it on the list.

@trollnystan Ha ha very good.

@NLIreland Enjoyed your Yeats exhibition and saw the sign for it outside, it was worth the tweet.

@trollnystan Good skills :-)

@gillmac Lies of Silence, new to me!!

@ToowayROI Stunning!!

@runningwhio I had completely forgotten about Utopia, I adored that book, must read it again.

@RichRennicks Just got back into Hemmingway recently, a tough sonofabittch :-)

To Kill a Mockingbird is wonderful.RT @maitiuocoimin @ireland "Scothscéalta: Pádraic Ó Conaire" + "To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee"

A #sixone break :-)

I did enjoy "Heart of Darkness" and "The Shadow Line" RT @OLDEFARM Lord Jim

And a brief musical interlude from David Byrne from one of my favourite albums "Grown Backwards" youtube.com/watch?v=LzoZBK… #goodtunes

@LouiseNoone Another Of Mice and Men Fan, I did love the novel, poor George.

@Julian_Lee76 Will do :-)

@runningwhio I think I am actually enjoying Jacob De Zoet more, will read Cloud Atlas again after I have seen the movie.

Ah, George & Lennie what a pair. RT @ravenbooks @ireland Of Mice & Men. Also poetry by Kinsella and Eliot, brought alive by a great teacher.

Studied Joyce under Prof. Kieberd in UCD RT @OSheaCanYouC "Mrs. Dalloway", "East of Eden", "Dubliners", "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino!

@trollnystan Lol, I loved it so much I wrote a parody of it replacing the characters with my classmates :-)

Best read by Richard Burton (9mins16secs) youtube.com/watch?v=uuPO2K… RT @cuthbertable "Under Milk Wood"

Nice image of the day from WorldIrish worldirish.com/story/15781-im…

RT @NinaLjFr crime & punishment, the bell jar, lord of the rings, ulysses, the picture of dorian grey, the great gatsby. among many others.

It irks me to say that I have not yet found the time :-( RT @Julian_Lee76 Believe it or not "Hard Times" & "The Grapes of Wrath".

I read 1984 in the last year, engrossing but I found it a little dated.RT @jacqs70 Mine (for English) were 1984 and the Chosen

Haven't read it but saw the movie with John Thaw last weekend RT @confoxor Goodnight Mr. Tom, first year English introduced me to a classic!

New 2 me RT @brendandoris Jimin Mhaire Thaidhg 's Baile Seo Againne (Irish), in English we didn't have 1 in R day & in French Le Petit Chose

@Enaregina That is odd. It never grew on me though I have enjoyed many of the adaptations, maybe I should give it another try.

That depends on the person, the teacher and the book :-).RT @Shiminay I think studying a book takes any potential enjoyment out of it :)

Which were the favourite books you had to study? Mine "Wuthering Heights", "Gulliver's Travels" and "The Diary Of An English Opium Eater".

@conorjh Touché

@JoBW I read it 5 years ago & sometimes when I am waiting for a Dart the ghost of the story peeks at me from across the platform, chilling.

@conorjh I try only to read finished books :-)

@runningwhio Loving Jacob De Zoet, have you read it?

It was the best of tweets, it was the worst of tweets, it was the tweet of wisdom, it was the tweet of foolishness...

@lehaneb I won't mind letting Halle Berry lead me through her parts of the story :-)

I have often delayed finishing a book because... RT@damiansweeney "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan, I didn't want to end.

I did P&P for my Intercert, long time ago, a universal truth... RT @shanda1701 Atlas Shrugged, Pride and Prejudice

@wholesomeIE Which means I only have 5 1/2 days left to get it right :-)

@conorjh @EyeBlinks Well there you go, I didn't read it and you read it twice, there is balance in the world again :-)

LOL, I should have written "mentioning myself", I keep forgetting to delete the ireland handle :-) @wholesomeIE

"Skippy Dies" is on the top of my pile, I just have to finish "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet", :-) @lehaneb

@desireekoh13 I'll have to put it on the long list @conorobyrne

@EyeBlinks LOL, that's the same thing everybody says :-)

I must stop tweeting to myself. I must stop tweeting to myself. I must stop tweeting to myself. I must stop tweeting to myself.

Another new one on me RT @eamonambrose Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by @ransomriggs great read and beautifully designed.

@eilisohanlon I loved the challenge of the insane structure, can't wait to see how they transfer it to the screen with Tom and Halle :-)

Enjoyed L of P but eventually let me down, love Iain (M.) Banks earlier stuff RT @Prenderb The Life of Pi and most of Iain M Banks' sci fi.

@Emerald1234S I presume it is the same sort of people who buy 'lists' of contacts buy into Social Media marketing. @ClareODeaZ

All new titles to me RT @romperstompr bad pharma @bengoldacre, the devil's milk (history of rubber), skag boys @WelshIrvine

@DarraghMc I hope your dreams get better :-)

This was nearly as creepy as "We need to Talk About kevin" RT @Mrs_jenx "Room" that's incredible

@Enaregina Glad that I managed to song bomb you with something decent :-)

Would you believe I got away with never reading this... RT @EyeBlinks @ireland Peig :)

I was a classics student in '92, still this novel escaped me, must hunt it out. RT @conorobyrne @ireland “the secret history” - Donna Tart

There isn't enough time for all the good ones :-) RT @carrigman @ireland "Cloud Atlas", "Wolf Hall", "The Sense Of An Ending".

Interesting review, Noir Genre with string theory :-) guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may… RT @irishstu The City and The CIty. Incredible book.

@Enaregina I know, have you seen the stage musical?

4 me "We Need To Talk About Kevin", "Cloud Atlas" and "The Time Travellers Wife" stand out over other books in recent years, what are yours?

@abaesel2 Glad you enjoyed the penguin :-) Thanks for sharing.

@jaynefrances63 @Netherlanders @sweden @curatingturkey @CuratorsMexico @WeAreFilipinos @WeAreAustralia Trick:curate all accs. in 1 week :-)

@trollnystan It melts a little bit more of my heart every time I watch it.

Interesting question, what do you think? RT @ClareODeaZ Users of twitter = the product, not the customers. What's for sale and who's buying?

@mypetfisheric @sweden @PeopleOfUK Sorry about the AM, missing presumed in bed :-) Then busy with a client, thanks for the alarm call ;-)

@monkeytap @boniver @dublin @Apple @CNN @Jesus_M_Christ @BurgerKing @Delta For something so big it is quite small :-)

Thanks for the retweets! @Smithy_kath @The_Folker @AdamHawra @Alan_199

@AdamHawra I do think that the general reputation will be enough to see it through this damaging storm, people have short memories.

Something to look forward to after Christmas (January 11th in Ireland)... Les Misérables new trailer youtube.com/watch?feature=…

Client satisfied, provisions bought, now you have my undivided attention!!

Happy Tuesday!! I am with a client all morning. In the meantime a laughing penguin!! (36 seconds) youtube.com/watch?feature=…

Have to sign off for the evening, back with a fistful of topics tomorrow!!

@mortonbaypig :-).

Both similar and good points... what were we talking about? @Richard_Duffy @mckenna1977

@Waferino The donations might be a good yardstick to judge the public's attitude to the Corporation.

Without getting into the grim details it looks like the BBC has a lot of ground to claw back. How damaging do you think this has been?

@mmeller Sincerely, I wish I was reading "Frankenstein", again, for the first time :-)

@Cork_Media yes, I have heard about The Last Man, I'll put it on the list after The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet and Skippy Dies :-)

@msannaandersson @craig_hopton "Once", it was lovely.

Just to pitch in, mine recent Irish Movie was "Dollhouse", offensive, confusing, frenetic and violent, but some people like that :-)

@MilliesMommie Alan Rickman has now got two votes as well I will amend the results later. let's hope he gets more than Willie O'Dea :-)

@upstatetheatre It is a good trick to be able to look in the mirror and avoid it at the same time.

@AntoinetteVict2 I'm with you, between the expense and the time a lot of releases escape my clutches as well. have to wait for the dvds.

@craig_hopton That's sweet :-) It was a very nice movie.

@Jacob_Cantor47 LOL!!

@EleanorFitz @julieon I am sure someone will blog about it.

@Cork_Media Nicely summed up in a tweet, I haven't read her other novels outside of Frankenstein, have you?

@Jacob_Cantor47 Were gonna need a bigger cinema ;-)

@upstatetheatre LOL, plucked out of the chaos left to us by Bankers and Politicians.

@Jacob_Cantor47 It'd be rude not to :-)

Looks interesting RT @aidan_walsh I saw Happy Ever Afters on RTE a short while back. Far funnier than you’d expect. imdb.com/title/tt132405…

@julieon I thought you probably had checked the link but I wanted to make sure.

@upstatetheatre 'Real' Superheros are really in fashion these days.

@Jacob_Cantor47 Not technically Irish but I have heard great things about it.

@Cork_Media Absolutely, those two children tragically dying soon after their birth before she wrote the book, it was an obvious influence.

@craig_hopton I believe it was called Once imdb.com/title/tt090765…

For a chick flick it was not half bad :-) RT @MonicaBulan @ireland P.S I love you? That wud make one me thinks lol

@julieon @EleanorFitz Just to clarify it is on Tuesday :-) Apologies for the Monday confusion.

@Jacob_Cantor47 Any more hints?

@JaredParker the theme is still going strong today, somehow I don't see it ever going out of fashion, nearly 200 years old!!

@Annb2 thanks will look out for this.

Still haven't managed to see this, though do enjoy Abrahamson's work RT @susanjharrison What Richard Did - superb!

@AntoinetteVict2 Another good choice, his DeValera was excellent.

Missed this one but certainly a good review RT @yarrumk moonrise kingdom - fantastic, delightful, brilliant, gleeful

Nice identical tweets, I enjoyed watching this the 2nd time more than the 1st RT @hollyzone @stevofitz @ireland The Guard - Hilarious.

What was the last Irish Film you saw in the cinema and sum it up in one tweet?

Thanks for the RTs people! @gimptoast @mudpuds @niamhsmith @fhayesmccoy @trollnystan @ronpiovesan @YCelloThere

@ronpiovesan Yes, Philip K. Dick/Ridley Scott must have had it in mind, & with a stretch, Terminator and the Matrix as well, theme wise.

@Cork_Media I read it again last month, first time in 20 years, such a feat for a young woman as well.

From Dracula to Frankenstein, November is the month that that Victor Frankenstein assembled his pitiful experiment, any fans out there?

@emersonhex My vote didn't count but I would certainly give him a good reference if he needed one.

Apologies, that Foodie Blogging link is for Tuesday 20th Nov., thanks for pointing that out @ZoomamDublin nli.ie/en/list/curren…

Sticking with movies, did you hear that Tim Burton is hoping to shoot a Dracula feature in Ireland! thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/i… #dracula

Daniel Day Lewis has won, with Liam Neeson and Willie O'Dea tying for second as your choice for the imagined Yeats Biopic!!

@FollowIreland He really does!! Good lookalike choice.

This would be my choice RT @taisling Cillian Murphy? I mean, if height is no requirement.

Very interesting choice RT @betaburns @ireland Hard to get someone with Yeats's poetic, pathetic & slightly slutty aura. Maybe Dylan Moran?

Bringing out Yeats' tough side :-) RT @AThingOfThePast Silly question :-) Gerard Butler!

Irish Tweets in Space :-)

@DulachG LOL, thanks :-)

Yeats biopic casting , DDL 3, Liam Neeson 2, if height wasn't a factor????

Today I gave a Cat a pet through a tweet, first time for everything!! RT@trollnystan Kitty says thanks for pettings =) twitpic.com/bcopcb

If there was to be a film made about William Butler Yeats, which Irish or international actor would you like to see play him?

@jwalshireland It doesn't sound healthy, put them somewhere cold.

@kenmcguire Nice! I haven't had a west coast road trip in too long. *shuffles through diary*

@Alan_199 @magiczebras Good, yet, morbid point :-)

@trollnystan I have just turned the heat on in honour of your victory :-) Pet the cat for me, please!!

@stephie08 People were either on time, late or just didn't turn up at all :-)

@kenmcguire Sometimes Human Nature works against us :-)

@trollnystan That is one way to combat the dark and early nights, Fionnuala 1 November 0 :-)

@borogovedub Now there's a question!! Would he have still had that wandering eye I wonder ;-)

@auntyamo I do try to be helpful, on of the joys of Twiiter, random acts of kindness.

This looks like an interesting evening for Foodie Bloggers in Dublin.National Library, Kildare Street next Monday nli.ie/en/list/curren…

@EyeBlinks Thanks that is lovely and gentle :-)

@BeeForBattens Thanks Tony!

General twitter tip, before your account becomes compromised (if you cannot gain access) bookmark this handy page support.twitter.com/groups/33-repo…

@I_AM_NIGEL @gra5105 Well this week I am, mostly @ireland

@EyeBlinks Every artist is standing on the shoulders of giants and some even go through their pockets :-)

@deenish_m A close second, tread carefully :-)

@gimptoast Snowcones are for December, scarves are for November :-)

@eclairenboule Every time I see the name C.S. Lewis I think of Shadowlands (the film with Anthony Hopkins), heartbreaking.

Thanks for the welcomes :-) Already seeing how busy this account is, great fun. @iDonate_ie @heritage_cert

Welcome new followers :-) @lind_loo1x @mduffywriter @genockey @VisitInishowen @Culturlann @ClareODeaZ @Xpacker @bidpup @matty_mulligan

The influence of the English on an Irish surname from RT @HugoBradyBrown reminds me of the Ó Cuív family name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_%C3…

Dropped into Yeats exhibit, National Library in Dublin, I have always enjoyed "The Song of the Wandering Aengus", which is your favourite?

Not too easy to reply through mobile tweeting, back on public transport and back on the comfort of laptop soon.

Survived my public transport journey and about to step into my screenwriting class, back to you in late avo!

@eclairenboule Thanks, I may have exhausted the tea already:-)

OK, gotta take a little break, public transport beckons :-)

If you are starting 1st #twitter account, I suggest you begin compiling twitter lists now RT @garethoconnor by me blog.storyful.com/2012/11/05/mak… …

@eclairenboule Even just to be able to hear sound bites from the likes of Vonnegut and Bukowski etc. is a joy!

@garethoconnor I agree, it took me a while to sort out my news feeds, before I began using the Lists my timeline was all over the place.

@paulmwatson @jwhelton That's a Mighty Stain, I have been that soldier :-)

@jwhelton @paulmwatson One potato, two potato... :-) Hope you had a speedy recovery.

Something for the #teaspora RT @genockey Check out this WorldIrish article from Friday - bit.ly/Tkq3gH Made for any Irish tea-lover

@jwhelton @paulmwatson I was hooked up to an IV once and to the Nurses surprise a hot cup of tea poured from my vein #madeupfacts

The challenge of 140 character expression brought me to Twitter, the myriad of avenues to explore made me stay. What are your excuses? :-)

@spiritualissues or the Superpower of putting the book under your pillow at night and dreaming the story :-)

Number 8 makes me want to rush out and buy a new pot RT @eolai Some thoughts I've had on tea: bit.ly/eolai-tea

@eolai I bow to your purism :-)

@ravenbooks Yes there certainly will be some chat about books but I must find a balance, don't want to alienate anybody.

@spiritualissues So many books, so little time :-)

@wholesomeIE Nicely employed!

@ZwartblesIE yes, rodents do carry their fair share of disease.

@J_viola LOL, would love to start my morning winning last night's lottery but beggars can't be choosers eh? :-)

@gra5105 DDL brings an element of realism to a film that few other actors have in their bags.

@GLarAuna Nothing like it :-)

@gra5105 To get to the front of that queue I may be seen casting senior citizens to my left and right when it opens #madeupfacts Yours?

@jacqs70 We all are allowed to dream :-)

@ravenbooks Thanks for the mention :-)

@gra5105 I wouldnt turn them down mind you but I will also settle for a couple of spar bags in in a cup at a pinch.

@wholesomeIE Yes, it's smoother and easier on the eye, didn't think the last design was bad, but this one is better.

@gra5105 "My Left Foot" Jim Sheridan injected new life into the Irish film Industry & drew massive performances from each and every actor..

@jacqs70 Now that's a wake up call :-)

@john_geoffrey except for those characters in "Waterworld" they had enough.

@limmster How kind :-)

@gra5105 I am like Bob Hoskins "Mona Lisa" "Tea, just Tea" as long as it is strong, hot and often.

@GatheringIRL @limmster Read her blog as well, it's worth a follow :-)

@Nerin_ :-)

@Smithy_kath @WiseMona @BarrysTeaTweets Something needs to be done for poor Kathleen:-)

@AnseoAMuinteoir Couldn't agree more :-)

@ZwartblesIE Wow, how nimble!!

@ZwartblesIE Well you really deserve it then!

@AjK_18 Like Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, "Tea, I just want tea" :-)

@bjsebeck Yes, Shower should be on everybody's list :-) Being self employed it often doesn't happen till about lunchtime.

Please Welcome Belle and The Gathering @limmster @GatheringIRL to the ranks of our followers.

@AnseoAMuinteoir OK, cool, got through the 1st hour, head under the radar, thanks for the tip, glad I cleared most of the decks this week

@ZwartblesIE Did the horse hoof it out, yes, I'd say that was a sight!!

I love it, I 'm being pitted to a tea-off with @eolai by @psneeze and after only two tweets in, bags at the ready :-)

@rubot the morning horrors inflict us all once and a while, Happy Monday and welcome to a fresh week, full of possibilities :-)

Thanks for the welcomes!! @unakavanagh @WiseMona @garethoconnor

Mine is the biggest cup I can find in the kitchen filled to the brim with steaming tea, how do you like to start your mornings?

@blathnaidhealy @WiseMona Thank you both :-)

Good morning, I have lent the mice who usually tweet under the name @beanmimo to the @ireland account this week, looking forward to chats!

@paulmwatson If they said choose between tea and desserts for the rest of your life I would have to choose tea.

@Smithy_kath @WiseMona There's a campaign @BarrysTeaTweets tweet some tea, a cup of Tweat, assemble the marketing crew ;-)

@john_geoffrey Whatever the reason more water is a good thing!!

Well done @WiseMona Ahem @BarrysTeaTweets we have a Barry's Tea defeciency in OZ @Smithy_kath is suffering mild withdrawals.

@AnseoAMuinteoir Yeah twitter jail is exactly? A bad balance for replies 2 retweets?

@GuyLeJeune I have about 4 cups of coffee a year but I do not look up down or even sideways at coffee drinkers. Enjoy your brews :-)

@NeatFreak_ Nice to see the tay bonding the family together :-)

@ZwartblesIE :-) As long as they hide behind twitter I have found cats and mice can get along, I'll try not to let them worry your sheep.

@NeatFreak_ Morning Blanaid, waves back!!

@amymergard Yes, it is a time when you need two sets of eyes, patience on tap and the energy of the Duracell bunny!!

@john_geoffrey Do you feel better? I have been threatening to do this for some time.

@psneeze @eolai noted :-)

@Smithy_kath @WiseMona Shocked on two counts, no Barry's tea in Oz or on Twitter, I forsee a strongly worded facebook post :-)

@brianocofaigh @eolai @psneeze flavourwise yes, but I like my tea STEAMING :-) So straight from the kettle to the cup for me.

@clarevirtually Clare, that's a lovely welcome, thank you.

@AnseoAMuinteoir @Beanmimo Thanks, took baton and getting used to the track :-)

@geoffsshorts Yes, but it is a fresh week, nothing has gone wrong yet, up to you to keep it that way! Though I love the word 'gnash'.

@Nerin_ They have survived so far on twitter without scaring too many cats :-) Let's hope they keep it up. Enjoyed your blog abt your week!

@diarmuidcogan I admire the logic of this Diarmuid (remind self to have wits sharpened in the forge today) :-)

@wholesomeIE Thanks Caitriona, have you changed the look of your blog lately? I visited it a while ago but it looks different now.