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Dr Mary McAuliffe

@drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social

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Historian, UCD Gender Studies - #EYA Ambassador 2024-25 / Research-gendered & to sexual violence in the Irish revolutionary wars / afterlives of Irish revolutionary women / Irish sexualities / she/her / Dublin via north Kerry/ views mine .. more

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Sep 16

Talking with Irish historians Jennifer Redmond & Mary McAuliffe about their views on Irish history-writing, their recent work and book and how they first became interested in gender studies #skystorians #irishhistory newbooksnetwork.com/jennifer-red...

Book cover - the Politics of Gender and Sexuality in modern Ireland

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 12h

chrishedges.substack.com/p/noam-choms... - perfectly put re the explanation / apology from Valéria Chomsky #epstein

He did not hold back...
"I know and have long admired Noam. He is, arguably, our greatest and most principled intellectual. I can assure you he is not as passive or gullible as his wife claims. He knew about Epstein's abuse of children. They all knew. And like others in the Epstein orbit, he did not care. From the email correspondence between Epstein and Valéria it appears she particularly enjoyed the privileges that came with being in Epstein's circle, but this does not absolve Noam's acquiescence. Noam, of all people, knows the predatory nature of the ruling class and the cruelty of capitalists, where the vulnerable, especially girls and women, are commodified as objects to be used and exploited.
He was not fooled by Epstein. He was seduced. His association with Epstein is a terrible and, to many, unforgivable stain. It irreparably tarnishes his legacy."

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 20h

‘We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'
- a headline out government should be ashamed off, but do they even care? A reminder - the 1850s was the period during and after the devastation of the Great Famine #spéirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

'We're seeing eviction rates not seen in Ireland since the 1850s'

The issuing of 5,000 eviction notices in three months last year is quite revealing when viewed against Ireland's historical record

www.rte.ie

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 1d

“Women’s voices are in hidden places – and they can be extraordinarily strong” indeed, indeed and indeed. www.trinitynews.ie/2026/02/wome...

“Women’s voices are in hidden places – and they can be extraordinarily strong” – Trinity News

In conversation with The Network for the Study of Resilient Women, who seek to uncover and amplify the extraordinary stories of ordinary women.

www.trinitynews.ie

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 2d

Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”

One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

My latest: Without anti-authoritarianism, 'anti-imperialism' is just conservatism with left-wing aesthetics

www.hauntologies.net/p/iranian-pr...

Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation

Without anti-authoritarianism, 'anti-imperialism' is just conservatism with left-wing aesthetics

www.hauntologies.net

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

‘The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club

Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

www.theguardian.com

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Ah forgot about that

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

What institute?

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Calls for UCD to revoke award given to Noam Chomsky over Epstein links #spéirgorm jrnl.ie/6949693

Calls for UCD to revoke award given to Noam Chomsky over Epstein links

The latest documents appear to shed new light on the relationship between the pair.

jrnl.ie

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely coffee and prep revision for my conversation this morning with TUD drama students who are working on a piece on anti treaty Cumann na mBan women in the North Dublin Union in 1923. Of course the NDU building is now part of the lovey Grangegorman campus #spéirgorm

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 4d

Mr B Ahern is now defending George Mitchell - what’s the matter with a few emails eh! I really can’t understand how those named & those defending them can said they didn’t know or see - Epstein was a sexual predator hiding in plain sight! Men, look at the emails & believe the victims. #epstein

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Birthday to suffragist and Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, depicted on this postcard as Joan of Arc. Did you know we have two collections with records documenting Markievicz?'s life?

See more here: findingaids.bc.edu/agents/peopl...

@bc-irish-studies.bsky.social

Portrait of Constance Markievicz dressed as Joan of Arc

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 5d

The follow up is vital but rarely happens, especially when he goes off on a rant. It is noticeable how awful he is to women journalists or opposition politicians - using words like ‘nasty’, ‘low IQ’ etc. the man has no redeeming features at all, how did millions, including women, vote for him?

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 5d

Toxic patriarchy in action-questioned by a female reporter about the Epstein releases,Trump gets nasty because she’s not smiling. Powerful men want smiling acquiescence from women-complicit women give it unfortunately. Good on this journalist that she does not! #dontsmileforthepatriarchy #spéirgorm

Irish times headline ‘Trump scolds CNN reporter for not smiling as she asks about Epstein abuse survivors’

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

The Paris Prosecutor's office announced they are leaving X by stating they raided their offices.

What a way to leave X.

Screenshot of an X (Twitter) post from “Parquet de Paris.” The post text says that a search is being carried out at X’s French premises by the Paris public prosecutor’s cybercrime unit with CyberGEND and Europol, as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, and that the prosecutor’s office is leaving X. Below the text is an image of a bright yellow armband or banner with black lettering reading “PARQUET de PARIS – JUSTICE.”

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 6d

1. People don’t ‘bin-dip’ unless they have to.
2. The Deposit Return Scheme/Consumer Tax made a pre-tax surplus of €51m last year. Get them to pay for street cleaning.
3. My preferred option is to make Eamon - I destroyed the Irish Green Party - Ryan clean the streets everyday with a toothbrush.

Bin 'scavengers' in search of Return bottles are leaving Dublin like a bomb site', says council chief Richard Shakespeare

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 8d

Judith Butler warns world is ‘witnessing restoration of patriarchy and racism
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/01/j...

Philosopher Judith Butler issues stark warning to the world

Feminist philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler has made a stark warning about the future of the world at an event in Spain.

www.thepinknews.com

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 8d

from his 1989 collection ‘Love of Ireland - Poems from the Irish’. ‘Saint Brigid’s Prayer’, trans Brendan Kennelly #BrigidsDay
‘I’d sit with the men, the women and God, There by the lake of beer, We’d be drinking good health forever And every drop would be a prayer’.
#irishpoetry #spéirgorm

I'd like to give a lake of beer to God.
I'd love the Heavenly Host to be tippling there
For all eternity.
I'd love the men of Heaven to live with me, To dance and sing.
If they wanted, l'd put at their disposal
Vats of suffering.
White cups of love l'd give them With a heart and a half;
Sweet pitchers of mercy I'd offer
To every man.
I'd make Heaven a cheerful spot
Because the happy heart is true.
I'd make the men contented for their own sake.
I'd like Jesus to love me too.
I'd like the people of Heaven to gather From all the parishes around.
I'd give a special welcome to the women, The three Marys of great renown.
I'd sit with the men, the women and God There by the lake of beer.
We'd be drinking good health forever And every drop would be a prayer

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 8d

Gas that all the right wing culture war bully bros-P Tóibín, D Quinn, P O’Gorman are having hissy fits over Imbolc, Goddess Bride, Brigid … according to them real Irish celebrate only the sanitised, domesticated version of St Bridget -have they nothing better to be doing with themselves? #spéirgorm

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Conor O'Carroll @conorocarroll.bsky.social · 8d

The eagerness of some people for Ireland to follow the UK in its anti-trans crusade is genuinely worrying.

If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?

A screenshot from yet another anti-trans opinion piece in the Irish media, this time from The Irish Times. It reads, "The department has not issued guidelines on transgender students since 2016. These guidelines are under review by Maynooth University, but the landscape has changed greatly since then. The UK Cass Review is central to that change. Not only does the Know Your Rights guide not reference it, but it also acts as if it never happened."

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 8d

Brigid is associated with blacksmiths, spring, and cattle, among other things, and stories like blinding herself to repel men's unwanted attention. The three-armed cross here represents both the triple goddess and the trinity. Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh 🌸

Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #Brigid #Brigit #Bridget #Imbolc

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t forget to put out your brat bríde tonight to get the blessing of healing from Brigid as she passes over the land #laféilebríde #brigidsday #spéirgorm

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 9d

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Sander van der Linden, Will Jennings , and 7 more Dorothy Bishop, Sander van der Linden, Will Jennings, David Brady, Robert W. Wallace, Mathieu Hainselin, Madeleine Pownall, Manisha Sinha, Mary McAuliffe, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 9d

It's disturbing to see many of the the major figures in moral cognition all over the Epstein files

He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein

www.justice.gov

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Touaregtweet @touaregtweet.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

"Nobody asked for this. Nobody needed it. Nobody lay awake whispering into the void, please God, give me ninety minutes of Melania in soft lighting. This thing exists the way a hemorrhoid exists—uninvited, throbbing, and insisting you deal with it. And nobody went. Boston’s biggest theater sold […]

Original post on mastodon.social

mastodon.social

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leilala ليلى @leilala.bsky.social · 9d

In case you missed this in August, an Israeli army database reveals that at least 83% of casualties in Gaza are civilians, and they admit this percentage could be even higher. They know what they're doing. They don't care.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

IDF database suggests 83% of Gaza dead were civilians

Classified intelligence reveals Israel killed 8,900 militants by May, indicating an almost unparalleled proportion of civilian slaughter.

www.972mag.com

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Tiago Veloso Silva @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social · 10d

Our special bonus episode just dropped and I'm very happy to have been part of this recording with @davidstifter.bsky.social and @niamhwycherley.bsky.social.

If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!

Spotify – Web Player

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 10d

UCD Centre for Gender, Feminisms & Sexualities - 2nd CGFS Conference
CFPs:Thinking Gender Justice: Oppression, Resistance, Liberation'
UCD, 17-19 June 2026
Proposal Deadline: 27 February 2026.
Proposal Submission form: forms.gle/4qkYr9riQ1yW... #feminism #genderstudies #spéirgorm

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 11d

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: How the emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging. By Jennifer Manning @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How St Brigid's Day and Imbolc mark the beginning of spring

The emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging

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