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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.

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I’ve spent my career studying imperialists bullying ‘weaker’ countries & leaders but it still didn’t prepare me for the sadness of witnessing an instance playing out, in public and in real time. apple.news/AAvyAG8eGSSK...

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When John Bolton thinks you’ve fucked up foreign relations, you’ve really hit a new low that nobody has ever experienced before.

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'Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, race and nation, c. 1850-1970' by @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social has won the Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language & Culture, awarded by #ACIS2025 🎉 'Exhibiting Irishness is a groundbreaking work' @rise-open-journal.bsky.social Out now! #Irishness #IrishStudies

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Tesla stock has lost one-third of its value since Trump became president and Musk became whatever he is now. The company was worth $1.35 TRILLION dollars then. It's worth $929 Billion now. That's a loss of $421 billion

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Our book is published! On how faith shaped ordinary people's experiences of family relationships, work and business, childcare, identity, time, the spaces in their town and their material possessions. A glorious mash up of economic/urban/social/religious history. And, it's open access! 🥳

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Friends, many of you know Dr. Yecid Ortega. He's not been seen or heard from since Feb. 14. If you have any information about Yecid's whereabouts, please get in touch with findyecid.gmail.com. Please share.

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Glasnevin Spring Lecture Series: Sugar, Food, Beer and Beaches in Irish History. (March 12 Máirtín will be discussing the making of Irish Food History: a companion).

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Congratulations to our colleagues Dr Ruth Duffy and Dr Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social on winning the ACIS Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book and Ann Owens Weekes Prize for best article in Irish Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies, and/or Intersectional Studies.

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There have been so few trans prisoners in Northern Ireland that they can't give specifics as it risks identifying individuals. AFAIK this means the number is under 10. There are currently zero (0) trans people in prison here.

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Delighted to arrive back in Ireland to find blue skies! I had a wonderful time in Boston and Savannah - looking forward to continuing loads of conversations and thinking through ideas before my next trip!

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The King of England doesn’t have four grandparents born in England

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🚨Check out the Call for Papers for the Irish Conference of Historians to be held in Maynooth 12-13 September 2025 on the theme of 'Inner Lives and Outer Realties'. Deadline 31 March. We have two wonderful keynotes, Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne (TCD) and Prof M'hamed Oualdi (EUI)🚨

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The @washingtonpost.com has just broken the story about my cancelled art show that was three-plus years in the making and due to open in three weeks. A press statement is being prepared, and further responses will be announced. For those of you who have already expressed support, thank you.

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This man is barely even a formal government employee, let alone elected or Senate-confirmed. A total failure of the Constitutional order, just broadcast & normalized by every major media outlet.

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No contest.

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Dream panel today with Marion Casey and @sophcocooper.bsky.social, tackling the forming of Irish American and diasporic identity. Sorry we didn’t get a picture! Thanks to my fellow panelists and ACIS 2025 organizers.

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En route from Knock Airport to Sligo, well worth stopping in Charlestown to see some exquisite Harry Clarke stained glass windows 💚

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Sign of the day…

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Absolutely alarming language from Pete.

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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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1/2 Despite all the denialism from right wing polemicists, Lyndall Ryan kept going, patiently gathering the evidence proving that Australia’s colonisation entailed hundreds of massacres. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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"Already reported for rape at least once to Hinge [...] Not only did the apps allow him back on, they featured his profile." Wish we'd move away from dating apps, culturally. Profit-driven, little interest in getting people off them, and zero regard for safety. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Ackshually... "remotely competent" historians recognize how much of progress and "major events" (e.g. abolishment of slavery, civil rights, women's voting & reproductive rights) are the result of ordinary people organizing and relentlessly demanding their governments to form a more perfect union.

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POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.

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"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?" Eighty two years ago today Sophie Scholl was executed, aged 21, for her part in the non-violent, anti-Nazi group the White Rose.

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The trouble is, once I started imagining they were taking selfies I couldn’t unsee it

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Insufferable Nate is at it again. Historian friends....<big giant eye roll>

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Many thanks to our 2025 QUB faculty exchange, Sophie Cooper! @sophcocooper.bsky.social Cooper discussed comparative projects and material culture with our graduate students and then gave a fantastic public lecture on Irish women’s historical agency in their built environments.

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The Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article is awarded annually for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and medical histories in English. The award consists of a $300 cash prize and a featured interview on the blog nursingclio.org/awards/

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The ice and snow meant that I couldn't get into any of Boston's burial grounds/cemeteries, though I did go on a crypt tour and looked mournfully through the gates of at least 4 burial grounds. Delighted that within 3 hours of arriving, I am happily sat in a cemetery in Savannah!

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This cannot be posted enough!

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Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

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What a devastating account of manifest state failure Also notable that Charlie, the victim, did absolutely everything asked of him and bent over backwards to be compliant and courteous and yet

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Gerard ter Borch The Letter, c. 1660-65 (Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

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@petergray47.bsky.social @sophcocooper.bsky.social and Peter McLoughlin will be representing QUB Irish Studies at ACIS Savannah this week - looking forward to catching up with #IrishStudies friends and colleagues

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Everything else aside, this is an example of something journalism frequently fails to do, which is to get just a little bit into the weeds to explain why something that may seem strange is actually not strange at all. When presented in a simple fact-based way, it is basically criticism-proof.

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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

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I've spent the last week in Boston thanks to the wonderful @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social faculty exchange. I've had excellent chats with colleagues, grad students & archivists at BC, UMass, and Boston Public Library - so much to ponder and I cannot wait to come back!

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“We’ll see you in court.” Gov. Janet Mills is a badass for this.

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Northern Ireland's First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, will boycott St Patrick's Day events at the White House next month over US President Donald Trump's stance on Palestine. 💚 ☘️ 🇵🇸 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Me, history professor: "Students please don't use AI. It doesn't work, you will fail, and it destroys the environment." Some professional scientists: "Oh the thinking box will read for me!"

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