Eddie Brannigan

I took a plunge and hung my paintings at the RDS art fair this weekend. I won’t be giving up the day job at @dfatirl soon, but I was delighted to sell seven works. A sample.

One of nature’s mysteries in a Dublin suburb. A European eel in the Dargle river. Apparently these eels begin life far far away in the Saragasso Sea in the Caribbean. And they are now quite rare in these parts. I’ll probably not see one again.

@DoaltydanDoalty @flanno Definitely. Flann/Myles/Brían was a bloomingly fertile genius but when you read this book, you can’t help thinking he must have done so too. Strong influences there.

@edbrannigan Could it possibly have influenced Flann O'Brien? @flanno

A forgotten Irish work of satirical genius. 1926. Cúchulainn the mythical hero emerges from mythology to visit 1920’s Ireland, a post- apocalyptic dreadscape where the birds are in danger of being privatised by tycoons.

@IrlEmbPretoria This made me chuckle. Lovely.

Split loyalties... A snapshot of what the awesome folks at the @IrlEmbPretoria are thinking ahead of the crunch #rugbyworldcup2023 clash at the Stade de France on Saturday. #RugbyWorldCup 🇮🇪💥🇿🇦

The ruins of an old church and overgrown cemetery, below the Dublin mountains. Grass so deep, I feared I might step into a grave.

Me and my little girl sang this Waterboys song together when she was six. Eleven years later, we sang it again this week. Thanks for the joy @MickPuck

A little holiday painting in Greece.

@LaurelNelsonH Saorstát Eireann. (Irish Free State).

@edbrannigan What is S.E.?

Niche tweet. A postbox in Dublin, emblazoned G.R. I’ve seen many V.R. and E.R, and a small few S.E. but this was my first G.R.

@NadiaDobryanska @tuismitheoiri @IrisAniar @RTERnaG Conas a deirtear ‘Bravo’ as Gaeilge? Maith thú!

@IrlAmbJordan @dfatirl @irlembjordan @SarahDool Congratulations, Marianne!

A complete honour to be in Baghdad today to present my credentials to H.E. President of the Republic of Iraq to become Ireland’s Ambassador to Iraq @dfatirl @irlembjordan @SarahDool

The Cuanduine trilogy by Eimear O’Duffy, a forgotten 1920’s Irish writer, a satirical genius. The comic genius fertilised by Jonathan Swift and fertilising Flann O’Brien.

@GHollandPhoto A cormorant auditioning to be a statue, on a stanchion in the Liffey.

Stonework of Celtic Cross artefacts at Clonmacnoise. The classic we all know, but also gorgeous variations.

Burren wall and flower near Fanore, today.

@paulgPOL @blackrockmarket About 10.30am to 5pm.

Painted old floorboards. Signing them ‘Planksy’.

Painting. A crowd.

@conoron @DublinInquirer @fallon_donal @TCD_Geography Brilliant. Well done. I often wondered if Greek Street meant many Greeks may have lived there centuries ago. But no.

I’ve made an interactive map showing the origins of Dublin street names: conoronmaps.github.io/Dublin-Street-…. Can be viewed on mobile but works best on desktop! @DublinInquirer @fallon_donal @TCD_Geography