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Timothy Brendan Kennelly, usually known as Brendan Kennelly, was an Irish poet and novelist. He was Professor of Modern Literature at Trinity College Dublin until 2005. Following his retirement he was a professor emeritus at Trinity College. .. more

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 28
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com

Brendan Kennelly @brendankennelly.bsky.social · Jul 28
Wonderful day!
johnmullahy.bsky.social John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · Jul 27
What a match. Congratulations to
@brendankennelly.bsky.social, @donmoyn.bsky.social, and all who hail from The Kingdom.

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · Jul 27
What a match. Congratulations to
@brendankennelly.bsky.social, @donmoyn.bsky.social, and all who hail from The Kingdom.

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Mark Fabian @markfabian.bsky.social · Mar 31
I wrote something about free speech.

It draws on my last couple of years field-working coproduction and other ways of integrating lived experience into policy. I've learnt a lot about listening, and I think others could too, especially free speech warriors.

open.substack.com/pub/profmark...?
Free speech, Or better listening?
No rights without duties, no screeching without hearing
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Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE) @isweconomics.bsky.social · Feb 21
Our #IWD2025 event takes place in @universityofgalway.bsky.social on March 10th at 11am!

A panel discussion with panellists Prof. Helena Lenihan, Deputy Governor Vas Madouros & Prof John Mc Hale will be moderated by ISWE Chair @howardemma.bsky.social

Register: buytickets.at/irishsociety...
Brendan Kennelly @brendankennelly.bsky.social · Jan 30
101 Apt Aphorisms for Health Economists aheblog.com/2025/01/21/1...
101 Apt Aphorisms for Health Economists - The Academic Health Economists' Blog
Tony Culyer shares a selection of his collected aphorisms for health economists.
aheblog.com

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Prof Nancy Devlin @prof-nancy-devlin.bsky.social · Jan 16
I just came across this working paper by Charles Manski: 'What is the general welfare? Welfare economic perspectives'. It's a jolly good read for anyone interested in the use of preferences data in public policy.
👉https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/cfm754/what_is_the%20general_welfare.pdf
faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu

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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · Dec 11
Finished. Excellent set of talks. Behavioral science and policy in fantastic shape in Ireland.

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The Economic and Social Review @econsocrev.bsky.social · Dec 10
A reminder that the ESR is inviting papers for a special issue on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics” edited by Dr. Niall Farrell @esri.ie, Dr. Kelly de Bruin @esri.ie and Dr. Jason Harold (UniGalway). Details below, submission deadline of Feb 14th 2025
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...
Brendan Kennelly @brendankennelly.bsky.social · Nov 30
Jack Lynch?

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The Economic and Social Review @econsocrev.bsky.social · Nov 27
The Economic and Social Review is Ireland's leading journal for economics and applied social science and is now on Bluesky. Please follow and share folks! @orladoyle.bsky.social
@isweconomics.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social
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Marie Segger @mariesegger.bsky.social · Nov 26
What an incredible piece from Patrick Fealey, an award-winning journalist and writer, who became homeless last year. I often think about how wide the gaps are in Britain's social security net compared with Germany's. But America is truly in a different league.

www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com

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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · Nov 25
Programme for the 17th annual Irish workshop on economics, psychology, & policy (effectively now an annual behavioural science & policy workshop), Dublin December 11th bsp.ucd.ie/17th-annual-... My favourite work day of any year.

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Nov 20
In case you missed it - you can catch up with our event discussing the legacy of Daniel Kahneman on the Youtube link below.

Richard Layard, Gillian Tett, Paul Dolan and Barbara Tversky shared their reflections on how his work influenced society and will continue to do so.

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Daniel Kahneman: a legacy | LSE Event
Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman was the founder of modern behavioural science and behavioural economics. His close friends and colleagues Gillian Tett, Paul Dolan and Richard Layard will come together to discuss his research and the scale of his influence on society. Speakers: Prof
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · Oct 22
Preventing the future: why Ireland used not have one.

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Preventing the future
Why Ireland used not have one
www.programmablemutter.com

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · Oct 4
I highly recommend the last 20 minutes for the full sentencing. Starts at the 2:33 hour mark.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_P...
Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for election tampering
YouTube video by 9NEWS
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Dónal O'Shea @donaloshea.bsky.social · Mar 3
New paper just out from Cormac Ó Gráda and co-authors.

The problem of false positives in automated census linking: Nineteenth-century New York’s Irish immigrants as a case study

doi.org/10.1080/0161...

Pays particular attention to challenges algorithms face when they encounter imperfect data.
The problem of false positives in automated census linking: Nineteenth-century New York’s Irish immigrants as a case study
Automated census linkage algorithms have become popular for generating longitudinal data on social mobility, especially for immigrants and their children. But what if these algorithms are particula...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Nov 27
Gifted link to my piece in the NY Times about Trump's plausible plan to convert the administrative state into the authoritarian state.
1. More MAGA appointees
2. Gut civil service protections
3. Hire govt lawyers who will enable Trump's authoritarian tendencies
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/o...
Opinion | Trump Has a Master Plan for Destroying the ‘Deep State’
We should all be paying careful attention to the former president’s plans for a second term.
www.nytimes.com