Ibuki Taiko
@ibukitaiko.bsky.social
Founded by Fiona and Katsu Umetsu, bringing the joys of taiko drumming and Japanese arts & wellbeing to the North West of Ireland 🇯🇵 chats about taiko, poetry, and the 🌊 sea
Said the exact same thing this morning, the rain that gets you wet
On the bus from Mayo to Dublin in the rain and the woman behind me observed that it's very wet rain and we all agreed that yes 'tis indeed a proper wet rain
September 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Said the exact same thing this morning, the rain that gets you wet
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"All the months are crude experiments out of which the perfect September is made."
- Virginia Woolf
🎨 Abby Jacobs
- Virginia Woolf
🎨 Abby Jacobs
September 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"All the months are crude experiments out of which the perfect September is made."
- Virginia Woolf
🎨 Abby Jacobs
- Virginia Woolf
🎨 Abby Jacobs
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Seeking a home delivery service to bring me the precise bittersweet sensation of sitting in a warm elsewhere square with a small glass of something silly, delicious & violently intoxicating, watching the setting sun tie-dye the sky yolk & lilac & ballet shoe on the last night of a holiday
July 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Seeking a home delivery service to bring me the precise bittersweet sensation of sitting in a warm elsewhere square with a small glass of something silly, delicious & violently intoxicating, watching the setting sun tie-dye the sky yolk & lilac & ballet shoe on the last night of a holiday
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June 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Per most recent figures, net migration to NI *over the past 22 years* has been ~62,000 people.
Only 3% of Northern Ireland’s population currently belong to an ethnic minority.
Pogroms in Belfast (as with Ballymena last year) are just gutter-level "One Is One Too Many" racism, and nothing else.
Only 3% of Northern Ireland’s population currently belong to an ethnic minority.
Pogroms in Belfast (as with Ballymena last year) are just gutter-level "One Is One Too Many" racism, and nothing else.
June 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Per most recent figures, net migration to NI *over the past 22 years* has been ~62,000 people.
Only 3% of Northern Ireland’s population currently belong to an ethnic minority.
Pogroms in Belfast (as with Ballymena last year) are just gutter-level "One Is One Too Many" racism, and nothing else.
Only 3% of Northern Ireland’s population currently belong to an ethnic minority.
Pogroms in Belfast (as with Ballymena last year) are just gutter-level "One Is One Too Many" racism, and nothing else.
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Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks...
HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless.
Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it
So where's the wall-to-wall coverage?
Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless.
Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it
So where's the wall-to-wall coverage?
Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
May 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks...
HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless.
Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it
So where's the wall-to-wall coverage?
Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless.
Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it
So where's the wall-to-wall coverage?
Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
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Happy 1926 Irish census day! This is an amazing resource, huge undertaking by the NAI. Managed to find all eight of my great-grandparents. Interestingly, my great-grandmother’s father had filled their form in Irish so took a bit longer to locate them. nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
Search the Census | The National Archives of Ireland
Search through historical census records with The National Archives of Ireland, offering access to essential data for genealogy and historical research.
nationalarchives.ie
April 18, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Happy 1926 Irish census day! This is an amazing resource, huge undertaking by the NAI. Managed to find all eight of my great-grandparents. Interestingly, my great-grandmother’s father had filled their form in Irish so took a bit longer to locate them. nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
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I like real books because I can underline really clever writing and no one can stop me!
March 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I like real books because I can underline really clever writing and no one can stop me!
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"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
~ Emily Dickinson
Songbird on Blossom Branch
🎨 Ohara Koson
~ Emily Dickinson
Songbird on Blossom Branch
🎨 Ohara Koson
March 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
~ Emily Dickinson
Songbird on Blossom Branch
🎨 Ohara Koson
~ Emily Dickinson
Songbird on Blossom Branch
🎨 Ohara Koson
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It’s 33 years since the final episode of Absolutely was shown on Channel 4
February 26, 2026 at 7:11 AM
It’s 33 years since the final episode of Absolutely was shown on Channel 4
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Always a good time for Lucille Clifton
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Always a good time for Lucille Clifton
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Make more time to do the things that light you up.
December 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Make more time to do the things that light you up.
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The RTE Player is a penance that we inflict once a year on people who had the audacity to leave the country.
#Toyshow
#Toyshow
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Liam Neeson, love it #latelatetoyshow
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Liam Neeson, love it #latelatetoyshow
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46th anniversary this weekend.
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
46th anniversary this weekend.
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"Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat to at any time and be yourself."
~ Hermann Hesse
Ocean Meadow Cottage
🎨 Jo Grundy
~ Hermann Hesse
Ocean Meadow Cottage
🎨 Jo Grundy
August 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat to at any time and be yourself."
~ Hermann Hesse
Ocean Meadow Cottage
🎨 Jo Grundy
~ Hermann Hesse
Ocean Meadow Cottage
🎨 Jo Grundy
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A beautiful way to end the day...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A beautiful way to end the day...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
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There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
August 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
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Here is a letter from E.B. White to a man who wrote to him in despair over the bleakness of the human race. I've been thinking about this lately, so I thought I'd share it.
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Here is a letter from E.B. White to a man who wrote to him in despair over the bleakness of the human race. I've been thinking about this lately, so I thought I'd share it.
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Take a moment, and read...
• Norman MacCaig •
• Norman MacCaig •
August 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Take a moment, and read...
• Norman MacCaig •
• Norman MacCaig •
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Rounding off the month with...
July 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rounding off the month with...