A black and white Jack Russell poses in a white shirt with brass buttons and a sparkly green bow tie.

Bennie hopes everypawdy has a great St Patrick’s Day ☘️ 💚 #stpatricksday2026 #speirgorm

Three framed photos of a black and white dog splashing through water on a beach

So excited to hang these gorgeous photos in my new home of my little girl, taken on Donabate Beach by the super talented Ciara of Smiley Boy Photography. Cannot recommend her enough for a dog photo shoot!
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Monday morning in Salthill 🥰
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🙈 literally said it multiple times today 🙈

So sorry to read this, Leeann. All the harder to swallow, I’d imagine, given your standing in the field and the esteem in which you work is held.

Never one to be constrained by rules, Freckle decided to add some Christmas vibes to her Valentine’s Day… ♥️
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A beautiful day in Salthill for the Dogs Trust Big Paws walk. I was walking in memory of my beautiful Willough, and thinking too of Peppa, Leon and Cal. All money raised goes to supporting the important work Dogs Trust does: events.dogstrust.ie/fundraisers/...

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Ciara Meehan With your support, Dogs Trust Ireland can continue to make a profound impact on the lives of countless dogs in need. Every donation and every step taken during the Big Paws event helps us provide shel...

I’m taking part in The Big Paws on 31 January. A celebratory walk in memory of dogs who have crossed the rainbow bridge, all money raised goes to supporting Dogs Trust. I’ll be walking in memory of my gorgeous girl Willough. Donations very welcome: events.dogstrust.ie/fundraisers/... #speirgorm

Same to you, Colin! Hope 2026 is good to you.

Ciara Meehan With your support, Dogs Trust Ireland can continue to make a profound impact on the lives of countless dogs in need. Every donation and every step taken during the Big Paws event helps us provide shel...

I’m taking part in The Big Paws on 31 January. A celebratory walk in memory of dogs who have crossed the rainbow bridge, all money raised goes to supporting Dogs Trust. I’ll be walking in memory of my gorgeous girl Willough. Donations very welcome: events.dogstrust.ie/fundraisers/... #speirgorm

Doing the holidays right…
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Someone’s on the lookout for Santa Paws…
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What Irish mammies want for Christmas… Haven’t quite turned on the out-of-office yet, but today I was reminded of this letter to Woman’s Choice magazine (7 January 1969) that I came across when writing my book on Irish women’s magazines.
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He tried to pee on the tree not long after this. Tells us all we need to know…

Bennie would like people to know that he’s been set up…
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Prepping for @historyatgalway.bsky.social MA module I’ll be delivering in Jan, covering the everyday lives of women in the 20th century Ireland. Pictured below is a fraction of the women’s magazines and prescriptive literature I’ll be sharing with this year’s students.

If anybody wants to hear me babble (hopefully coherently) about my research into letters to Santa archives live on TV, tune into the BBC Breakfast Show this morning at 8:50ish...

She’s beautiful! Springers have such great personalities.

'Put some magic & romance into your #Christmas countdown with Ceri Houlbrook's enchanting & escapist debut novel', said one lovely reviewer of Winter's Wishfall. 'Cosy, speculative mystery with a good sprinkling of romance and magic' said another (the wonderful @meljrey.bsky.social I believe) ☺️

What a privilege to contribute, in a small way, to RTÉ’s coverage of President Connolly’s inauguration today. #aras25 #speirgorm

Thanks, David! Hope all’s well with you.

It's November so I'm allowed to quietly whisper the word #Christmas, right? Sneaking in between my #Folklore promos I also wanted to point towards a book based on archival research but cosily fictionalised as magical realism - I wrote the book I'd always wanted to read

On the eve of #aras25, I’m revising my chapter for the new edition of The Irish Presidency. A favourite detail: deliberations took place between 1938 & 1939 on an appropriate car that would give the president space to remove a top hat in a dignified way. The winner? A burgundy Chrysler limousine!

What a beautiful evening in #Salthill

Honoured to see I’m amongst the collection!

Gorgeous photos of my little girl, taken by the incredibly talented Ciara Slattery of Smiley Boy Photography www.smileyboyphotography.com #dogphotography #donabate

Looking forward to this!

Can’t believe we’re going to be in Edinburgh at the same time!! *excited face*

Fab time in London with @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social to see #MeanGirls, the musical. So good!