Mark O’Brien
Executive / Co-Director of the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s National Theatre. Like a bit of Theatre, Music, Books, Film, TV, Football, Hurling, Man Utd and a bit of whatever you’re having yourself.
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- Tomorrow I will be indulging in the madness, chaos and joy of this @abbeytheatre.bsky.social Come along
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- Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking over 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember and think of the millions of Jewish men, women and children along with countless others murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. #holocaustmemorialday
- The best of way of celebrating the life of Mani is by throwing Arsenal over a Waterfall 💪 I am the Resurrection indeed
- Totally deserved that. Three brilliant goals. Arsenal had to make do with an own goal and their ‘crowd the 6 yard box’ set piece tactic. Great day at the office. Office won’t win the league. #MUFC #ARSMUN
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- Some weeks deserve a 0.0 and a bag of crisps on the way home
- Comfortable enough day for Erling Haaland to be fair 😉
- Privilege to be on Arena live from the GPO celebrating the 100th anniversary of @rte.ie and talking to Rick O'Shea about connections between @abbeytheatre.bsky.social and the National Broadcaster along with Bríd Ní Neachtain. Great also to welcome RTE back to the northside and to Dublin 1.
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- I hadn’t seen this before now and I am completely blown away. Jesse Buckley singing Sinead O’Connor’s Troy. Kindred spirits. Connected to the same well, the same source. Unbelievable performance. Everyone needs to see this. Fire 🔥
- Could not be happier for someone. Congratulations to Jesse Buckley for receiving @goldenglobes.bsky.social for her stunning performance in Hamnet
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- As 2025 makes way for 2026. Here's some of what happened. Your seat awaits @abbeytheatre.bsky.social Come join the adventure
- Theatre is important. Now more than ever... Amongst increasingly binary discourse, we react not to what we see, but to what we imagine — and how those reactions mirror our cultural avoidance of painful truths. Caitríona McLaughlin @abbeytheatre.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plke...
- Nollaig na mBan inniu Cumhacht na mBan gach lá #NollaignamBan #speirgorm
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- This young man is an incredible talent and a born winner. Congrats @lukethenukelittler.bsky.social #darts #worlddarts
- The young lad from the sweet shop has just been handed two gift wrapped #Traitors. Wonder did he notice?
- Onwards into 2026 #speirgorm #HappyNewYear
- New line of iced kittens available in Tesco apparently 😉
- This is such an important book. Patrick Lonergan has done us a great service in writing down in words the essence of @druidtheatre.bsky.social first 50 years. That which it was, is, and will be, the eternal quest for alchemy borne of the earth far beneath the streets of Galway.
- I feel seen #books #speirgorm
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- Haven’t read this in years. As magical as I remember.
- The wren, the wren, the king of all birds.
- Go dtuga an Nollaig síocháin agus teas dóibh siúd is mó a bhfuil gá acu leis May Christmas bring peace and warmth to those who need it most #christmas #ireland #gaza #peace #ukraine
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- Great article in @theatlantic.com today about how the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social being Ireland’s National Theatre inspired the FTP in the USA and continues to influence thinking on national theatres & their importance.
- Remembering a great artist and friend on the anniversary of his passing. Rest in colour John Duffy
- One of my favourite renditions of Fairytale was on the streets of Dublin City as Shane passed on his journey home just over two years ago. True love. #ShaneMcGowan #speirgorm
- He wrote songs for many of life’s journeys may his next one be to home. Rest in music Chris Rea.
- Villa without Rogers would never have scored. United without Deligt, Mbuemo, Amad, Maguire, Mazraoui, Casemiro should have at least drawn. Sesko, Cunha wasteful. Also loved Martinez in the pivot, tackling & his insightful passing brilliant. Still only 3 points off top 4. Onwards #MUFC
- Grianstad an Gheimhridh Sona Daoibh
- We live in a beautiful world.
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- What a stunning film Hamnet is. Another adaptation of a brilliant book that sings a song of its own. Hamnet shines. Chloe Zhao’s direction is mesmerising. Łukasz Żal cinematography is so beautiful and there simply are not enough superlatives for Jesse Buckley and Paul Mescal.
- You bet ya
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- Here’s to a great opening night to Caitríona McLaughlin and the brilliant company of The Playboy of the Western World at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk Can’t wait to see you all later
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- ‘I don’t have to go every day fighting for my position because I earned it’ Wow. Now there’s a problem That has to be the end of Salah. Sad to see, and endemic of a lot of the problems in premier league clubs. Notions of upperosity indeed.
- 100 years since he was born. His presence and words much missed. I loved loved loved his writing, particularly on sport. The archetypal magic realist writer before that phrase was born. The great Con Houlihan.
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- On a Grinch themed toy show this is simply brilliant casting #latelatetoyshow @latelateshow.rte.ie
- Kudos to Pan Collins whose idea this was in the first place 50 years ago @rte.ie @rteone.rte.ie @latelateshow.rte.ie #LateLateToyShow
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- Russia: coloniser in Ukraine? Israel: coloniser in Palestine? Peace deals surely should not just agree to colonisers keeping land they took? US, UK, EU criticised for not getting more involved in Palestine while criticised for helping Ukraine too much? Am I missing something? #gaza #ukraine
