John Toal
@johnnytoal
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I talk for a living. All views from my own imagination. 'Great Pyramids of Carlingford Lough' courtesy of the brilliant Sean Hillen. seanhillenartist on Insta
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Joined January 2014
Congrats to all!
Six exceptional musicians from #NorthernIreland have been awarded the NI Young Musicians’ Platform Award, supported by The #NationalLottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and @BBCnireland🎶 The six award recipients include three classical awardees, harpist, Rosie Murphy, soprano, Zoë Jackson and violinist and composer, Samuel Kane; traditional folk music awardee, uilleann piper, Maeve O’Donnell; contemporary singer-songwriter awardee, Becky McNeice, and jazz awardee, Timothy Boomer. Read more about the awards on our website 👇
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RT @colin_davidson: Michael Longley CBE 1939-2025 As I post these portraits of my dear friend today, I am filled with sadness. And a grea…
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RT @adair_mark: A little poetry for Book Week 2024 (21-27 October) from the wonderful Michael Longley… @LibrariesNI
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So so sad to hear this. He was a gentle giant. He was the best of company, with a wicked sense of humour and I always enjoyed hearing that distinctive voice describing the beauty of the West of Ireland which he loved so much.
IRISH POET MICHAEL LONGLEY DIES. Internationally renowned Irish poet, Michael Longley has died. The 85 year old Belfast-based poet passed away last night in the Royal Victoria Hospital following a short illness. A former pupil at RBAI he graduated from TCD in Classics.
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RT @darrenmccaffrey: 🥖 The average French person now eats less than 100g of bread per day, the equivalent of about half a baguette. In 1950…
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Farewell concert from UH in Belfast from @thepriests on now... And a chat with the three of them during the interval...
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RT @NiecyOKeeffe: Tom Crean is bloody mortified above in heaven at us. Look at him there thinking “Would ye ever cop yourselves on, lads. T…
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@eleanormcevoy So sad to hear this, Eleanor. I remember first talking to him when you recorded Yola. He was simply a quiet, passionate genius. Suaimhneas síoraí.
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Listen back to the beautiful Christmas Miscellany here. My story of Terry the Turkey comes up first...
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RT @TG4TV: 🇮🇪 Nollaig Shona 🏴Nollaig Chridheil 🏴Nadolig Llawen 🇫🇷 Joyeux Noël 🇩🇪 Frohe Weinachten 🇪🇸 Feliz Navidad 🇮🇹 Buon Nata…
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What a gorgeous poem, Linda...
Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a poetic 2025. Here's my favourite Christmas poem, UA Fanthorpe's 'BC:AD'.
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If you fancy a bit of pre-Christmas cheer have a listen back to the Christmas special from our house yesterday. Great guests, good craic
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