Sarah Hynes™

Journalism grad working in PR. Lover of a good TV series, a nice hike and have a dream that Mayo will one day win an All-Ireland football final.

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

Stick that up your bollox Viktor Orbán 💚🤍🧡

[madeline @madelinesselena]

david harbour publicist today

[The Antihero @YourBoy_KG]

Are the developers at Outlook happy with their search function?

[Sarah Hynes™ @SarahHynes97]

It has finally happened

Wordle 1,569 1/6

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[Widmerpool Appreciation Society @AtticumFloreat]

RIP Patricia Routledge, an absolute legend.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Éanna Ó Broin @OneEyeGene]

Kellie. Not to be dramatic, but the entire country needs you to lock the fuck in right now. #TraitorsIRL

[Rory Cashin @roarEcashin]

"Being an astronaut, you get sent off to live with different species." That's Will just low key confirming the existence of aliens there. #TraitorsIRL

[Keobee @naggun]

Wilkin

#TraitorsIreland #TraitorsIRL

[: @sn0oozey]

Been there sister

[Mick ☕️🍉 @MickCoffey2]

Bob Mortimer at the Bressingham Steam Museum.

[Dublin By Pub @dublinbypub]

Aul Benjamin Franklin has the look of a West of Ireland barman who's just been asked to make three espresso martinis.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:*

**“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”**

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

**I’m writing this to tell you something simple:**

**Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.**

Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

*With love and gentleness,*

— Patricia Routledge

[Not Today Eric @NotTodayEric]

Sorry I missed your call. I watched it ring and everything.

[abrish @cxrnerrstone]

ever since i was a child i wanted to retire

[Chris Doyle @Doylech]

But Glastonbury....

[SHANE REACTION @imshanereaction]

Helen from Wales during the Kneecap set at Glastonbury

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

We've plastered London with a few messages ahead of this witch-hunt.

British courts have long charged people from the North of Ireland with "terrorism" for crimes never committed.

We will fight them.

We will win.

GRMA to our pals at @TenthManHello for sorting.