Suzanne Ryan

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@itvcorrie Why was she in a+e?

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@Matt_Pinner Bridget and Mary and my great grandmothers Nell and Hannah

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@layeredlesbians It was amazing! And still bottom of the leaderboard😮

[Lansdowne Road ☘️🇮🇪⚽ @LansdowneRD_IE]

If there was ever a day to break this out, today is the day!

We hope this gets you in the mood to support the Boys in Green in Budapest!

A win and we're in the play-offs....

COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN!!!

#IRELAND

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

My choir Belle Voci had the great pleasure this weekend of attending the Vienna choral festival. On the way home on Saturday we decided to check out the acoustics on the underground #Vienna #choir #bellevoci

[ClonmelRugbyClub @ClonmelRFC]

Try Liam Ryan. And 6 out of 6 by Joe O’Connor. #clonmelrfc @FinalWhistleIE @AnyscorFanApp

[Amyobecause❤️ @amyobecause]

Steve Martin & Martin Short singing the way you look tonight to the beautiful #DianeKeaton 🥺💔

[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. 🤍

[Niall O'Loughlin Artist @nialloloughlin]

Did you really think I’d forget Shane Lowry? This one’s for all the Fckwits who booed the lads. 💥 A like, share & follow goes a long way—it means I can keep drawing more of these! #RyderCup #ShaneLowry #rorymcilroy #RyderCup2025 #PGA #Golf

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@philipnolan1 It's great to see you out and about and looking well Philip, maith thù

[Balls.ie @ballsdotie]

This father and son won the weekend

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@donnamalone21 Yet again, great jersey💙💛

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@donnamalone21 Love the jersey 💙💛

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@rcoady05 @DublinAirport @davidmcw Enjoy the hols😎

[Suzey @suzey_breckon]

I’m back and quite enjoying X again - seems like my feed is finally pulling through my favourite book people again too! Maybe it’s time for a little giveaway I think 🤔

Like and share if you are up for a giveaway!

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@dineen20dineen I walk our dog in the field and sometimes a robin joins us flying from bush to bush💕

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@karenfthompson 🤢🤢🤢

[Suzanne Ryan @suzybryan]

@liam_thelegend_ @mwoodgates @BBCSport @BBCnireland The Croke Park tour is excellent

[Darran Marshall @DarranMarshall]

“To one player who is no longer with us but is so much a part of what we are,
- Dillon Quirke.”

Lovely tribute from @TipperaryGAA captain Ronan Maher.

“We carried your spirit with us every step of the way.”

#Tipperary #AllIreland #hurling #AllIrelandHurlingFinal

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

Live on the BBC. This is class.