Mary O'Donnell
@maryodonnell.bsky.social
Fiction & poetry, I participate in lit fests & conferences. New novel is SWEEP THE COBWEBS OFF THE SKY (Epoque UK, March 2026)
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On 30 Aug, our final archive dip with memories of school - including fierce spellers, becoming a poet and schoolboy entrepreneurs. With Shane Fagan, Seamus Heaney, @maryodonnell.bsky.social Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody, Kathleen Hardie, Nuala Hayes and Bryan Gallagher @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
On 30 Aug, our final archive dip with memories of school - including fierce spellers, becoming a poet and schoolboy entrepreneurs. With Shane Fagan, Seamus Heaney, @maryodonnell.bsky.social Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody, Kathleen Hardie, Nuala Hayes and Bryan Gallagher @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social
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As we approach the end of the summer, have you had your last swim yet?
Here's Michael Laskey's majestic take on the subject...!
Here's Michael Laskey's majestic take on the subject...!
August 28, 2026 at 6:43 AM
As we approach the end of the summer, have you had your last swim yet?
Here's Michael Laskey's majestic take on the subject...!
Here's Michael Laskey's majestic take on the subject...!
V happy to have an archival essay on @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social next Sunday!
On 30 Aug, our final archive dip with memories of school - including fierce spellers, becoming a poet and schoolboy entrepreneurs. With Shane Fagan, Seamus Heaney, @maryodonnell.bsky.social Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody, Kathleen Hardie, Nuala Hayes and Bryan Gallagher @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
V happy to have an archival essay on @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social next Sunday!
Where peace comes dropping slow . . .
August 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Where peace comes dropping slow . . .
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A big thank you to @rteradio1.bsky.social and @rickoshea.bsky.social
for featuring Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
You can listen to the wonderful conversation about the book on RTÉ website via this link:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
for featuring Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
You can listen to the wonderful conversation about the book on RTÉ website via this link:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky - Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'Donnell discusses her new novel, Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky.
www.rte.ie
August 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
A big thank you to @rteradio1.bsky.social and @rickoshea.bsky.social
for featuring Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
You can listen to the wonderful conversation about the book on RTÉ website via this link:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
for featuring Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
You can listen to the wonderful conversation about the book on RTÉ website via this link:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
Looking forward to reading with Sarah and Enda in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on Thurs 6th--readings plus Q & A!
July 29, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Looking forward to reading with Sarah and Enda in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on Thurs 6th--readings plus Q & A!
The vet will have a fit but Ralph enjoys my coffee remains preferably ftom Spode. I can't deny him
July 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The vet will have a fit but Ralph enjoys my coffee remains preferably ftom Spode. I can't deny him
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A look back on our highlights from the first six months of 2026!
I hadn’t realised how often I use the word ‘marvellous’ - note to self to stop doing so!
Thanks for all your continued support.
#epoquepress #books #publishing #booksky
I hadn’t realised how often I use the word ‘marvellous’ - note to self to stop doing so!
Thanks for all your continued support.
#epoquepress #books #publishing #booksky
July 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
A look back on our highlights from the first six months of 2026!
I hadn’t realised how often I use the word ‘marvellous’ - note to self to stop doing so!
Thanks for all your continued support.
#epoquepress #books #publishing #booksky
I hadn’t realised how often I use the word ‘marvellous’ - note to self to stop doing so!
Thanks for all your continued support.
#epoquepress #books #publishing #booksky
Another great novel from @epoquepress.bsky.social !
The Shape of Guilt by @lisafransson.bsky.social
‘This is literature at its most gorgeous and provocative best.’
‘…emotionally complex, disturbing, and beautifully weird.’
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
‘This is literature at its most gorgeous and provocative best.’
‘…emotionally complex, disturbing, and beautifully weird.’
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
June 25, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Another great novel from @epoquepress.bsky.social !
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Helen Ogbu made history this afternoon as she became first African woman elected Mayor of Galway City
Helen Ogbu makes history as first African woman to be elected Mayor of Galway
Labour councillor received the unanimous backing of her fellow Galway local representatives
www.independent.ie
June 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Helen Ogbu made history this afternoon as she became first African woman elected Mayor of Galway City
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‘It was devastatingly straightforward: Her youngest child Jamie had been beside her at the fairground & then he wasn’t. Over his almost 4 years on the planet, they had rarely been more than the length of his shadow apart, & now he was nowhere...’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/s...
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/s...
Short Story of the Month, June: ‘The Brutality of Fairy Tales’ by Conor Griffin
Between the waves of panic and shock, some questions arose that could not be answered: How did it happen? How could she not have immediately noticed his absence? How would they ever fucking get thr…
thelonelycrowd.org
June 15, 2026 at 11:27 AM
‘It was devastatingly straightforward: Her youngest child Jamie had been beside her at the fairground & then he wasn’t. Over his almost 4 years on the planet, they had rarely been more than the length of his shadow apart, & now he was nowhere...’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/s...
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/s...
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Very many thanks to @maryodonnell.bsky.social for this compelling image of somatic work by Anatolii Liaskolo / Joan Somers Donnelly @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social's @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social launch of DWELLING in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social
June 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Very many thanks to @maryodonnell.bsky.social for this compelling image of somatic work by Anatolii Liaskolo / Joan Somers Donnelly @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social's @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social launch of DWELLING in association with @poetryireland.bsky.social
David Hockney has died. RIP in the blues and purples, the nibbed tree-trink forests, the deep dive in the pool . . . @davidhockney.bsky.social
June 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
David Hockney has died. RIP in the blues and purples, the nibbed tree-trink forests, the deep dive in the pool . . . @davidhockney.bsky.social
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The Irish Times Summer Reading Hitlist of New Novels!
Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured!
What are you reading this summer? Why not check out Mary’s work?
@irishtimes.com @waterstones.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured!
What are you reading this summer? Why not check out Mary’s work?
@irishtimes.com @waterstones.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
June 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The Irish Times Summer Reading Hitlist of New Novels!
Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured!
What are you reading this summer? Why not check out Mary’s work?
@irishtimes.com @waterstones.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
Great to see Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social featured!
What are you reading this summer? Why not check out Mary’s work?
@irishtimes.com @waterstones.bsky.social #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
Beautiful (traffic-stuffed) Deia @balearicisland.bsky.social @diariodemallorca.es
June 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Beautiful (traffic-stuffed) Deia @balearicisland.bsky.social @diariodemallorca.es
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Coming up this Saturday, the wonderful @maryodonnell.bsky.social will deliver a masterclass at The Dock as part of our Writers in the Regions series!
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
Writers in the Regions: Masterclass: Experience Counts with Mary O'Donnell (Leitrim) - Irish Writers Centre
The Irish Writers Centre presents a two-hour lecture style masterclass with Mary O'Donnell at The Dock, Leitrim
irishwriterscentre.ie
May 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Coming up this Saturday, the wonderful @maryodonnell.bsky.social will deliver a masterclass at The Dock as part of our Writers in the Regions series!
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
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The Beasts They Turned Away by @penofryandennis.bsky.social
‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookstagram
‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookstagram
May 6, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The Beasts They Turned Away by @penofryandennis.bsky.social
‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookstagram
‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #bookstagram
Today I signed copies of my novel Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky in the wonderful Barker and zones, Naas @barkerandjones.bsky.social With thanks to all fir the warm vibe! @epoquepress.bsky.social
April 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Today I signed copies of my novel Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky in the wonderful Barker and zones, Naas @barkerandjones.bsky.social With thanks to all fir the warm vibe! @epoquepress.bsky.social
In the fabulous @barkerandjones.bsky.social Naas today, thanks for the warm welcome from Leanne. Books signed, books, books, books! @epoquepress.bsky.social
April 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In the fabulous @barkerandjones.bsky.social Naas today, thanks for the warm welcome from Leanne. Books signed, books, books, books! @epoquepress.bsky.social
In Barker and Jones, Naas today where the welcome was warm! @epoquepress.bsky.social @barkerandjones.bsky.social Plenty of signed copies of Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky!
April 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In Barker and Jones, Naas today where the welcome was warm! @epoquepress.bsky.social @barkerandjones.bsky.social Plenty of signed copies of Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky!
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What a great review by Adam Wyeth in @irishtimes.com
‘A QUIETLY RADICAL VOICE’
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website.
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
‘A QUIETLY RADICAL VOICE’
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website.
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
April 18, 2026 at 9:34 AM
What a great review by Adam Wyeth in @irishtimes.com
‘A QUIETLY RADICAL VOICE’
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website.
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
‘A QUIETLY RADICAL VOICE’
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website.
#epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations
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Fairytales, faraway places, falling in love, In Dublin fifty years on, and a poem from the late much-missed Gabriel Rosenstock. Sunday Miscellany, April 12, with Grace Wells, Alexander McMaster @timcarey1.bsky.social Daniel Mulhall @maryodonnell.bsky.social Mary O'Malley @rteradio1.bsky.social
April 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Fairytales, faraway places, falling in love, In Dublin fifty years on, and a poem from the late much-missed Gabriel Rosenstock. Sunday Miscellany, April 12, with Grace Wells, Alexander McMaster @timcarey1.bsky.social Daniel Mulhall @maryodonnell.bsky.social Mary O'Malley @rteradio1.bsky.social
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Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
is at No 3 in the bestsellers section of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
is at No 3 in the bestsellers section of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
April 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky by @maryodonnell.bsky.social
is at No 3 in the bestsellers section of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
is at No 3 in the bestsellers section of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
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Thanks to Estelle Birdy and the @Independent_ie for the marvellous review!
‘Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph…a remarkably sophisticated tale…Mary O’Donnell brilliantly explores the liminal phases in ordinary lives.’
@maryodonnell.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
‘Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph…a remarkably sophisticated tale…Mary O’Donnell brilliantly explores the liminal phases in ordinary lives.’
@maryodonnell.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
April 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Thanks to Estelle Birdy and the @Independent_ie for the marvellous review!
‘Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph…a remarkably sophisticated tale…Mary O’Donnell brilliantly explores the liminal phases in ordinary lives.’
@maryodonnell.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookreview
‘Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph…a remarkably sophisticated tale…Mary O’Donnell brilliantly explores the liminal phases in ordinary lives.’
@maryodonnell.bsky.social
#epoquepress #books #bookreview