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Dr Mary McAuliffe

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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 · 1d

This year I have been inspired by so many feminist activists fighting for women’s rights, LGBTQI rights, to end genocide in Gaza, for the environment, proudly anti-fascist & so much more-hope you all have a happy feministmas - relax and enjoy the day, tomorrow la lucha continúa #sleighthepatriarchy

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 2d

Micheál Martin giving us several reasons why he's a terrible person, all in one headline and just in time for Christmas!

‘No doubt’ migration has played part in housing crisis and homelessness, says Taoiseach
Martin ‘hurt and taken aback’ by commentary over what his team knew about Jim Gavin’s issue with former tenant, he tells The Irish Times

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

Their drift to the far right is becoming more and more visible … and dangerous! No Taoiseach, it’s the polices of FF/FG governments that created this crisis #speirgorm

Headline - migration played part in homelessness crisis

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

Except for some gender critical ráiméis from the countess person, this is quite a positive article on 10 years since the Irish Gender Recognition Act passed - most people, as one interviewee said, are ‘happy to let trans people get on with it’. #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘For the first time, she could tell people who she was’: Ireland’s gender recognition decade

Ireland’s 2015 Gender Recognition Act was born in an era of optimism and consensus, but as gender-critical activism grows so does debate whether it can hold

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

What a gorgeous cat

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

Out of office message on, last few presents purchased, meeting mates for a few drinks this evening … the festivities have begun. Happy holidays from Ogie #catmas

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Niamh Ní Charra @niamhnicharra.bsky.social · 4d

Massive thanks to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social for shout out to Digital archives in her latest column, to recent comments I made at launch of #ExploreYourArchive campaign with @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social as our new ambassador, and for encouraging all to

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Clodagh Finn: Hark! An overlooked Aladdin’s Cave of festive entertainment

At Christmas, people often binge-watch Netflix or stockpile books, but there is a wonderful array of digital archives to be enjoyed too

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning, here are the front pages in Ireland 📰

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 4d

Seems like it's worth posting this one again.

Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?

Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?

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impembo gabecube @impemboganecue.bsky.social · 4d

These people all go to rich people megachurches so they have no idea how freaky this looks to normal people

Erika Glurk getting the full pyro entrance

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5d

oh my GOD just put an old Bond movie on instead or something

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 5d

The painter Anne Madden has died at her home in Dublin. She was 93 years of age. One of the leading Irish artists of the 20th century, she became known for her epic canvases inspired by the Burren in Co Clare and its megalithic monuments.

Irish artist Anne Madden dies aged 93

The painter Anne Madden has died at her home in Dublin. She was 93 years of age.

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

Happy Solstice 2025
Watch live: Winter Solstice sunrise from ancient tomb at Newgrange #newgrangesolstice #speirgorm

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Watch live: Winter Solstice sunrise from ancient tomb at Newgrange

OPW and National Monuments Services arrange online broadcast on Sunday morning for sunrise

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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks to @irishhiststudies.bsky.social for the opportunity to review this fantastic edited collection by @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social & @jenniferredmond.bsky.social. It’s already been v useful for my research&teaching in Irish gender history -highly recommend! www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2024/t...

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 7d

Well that’s feckin marvellous

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 7d

At long last, some much needed good news today that swearing is good for us 🤬. For those of us (especially me) who are very sweary excellent to learn that swearing is a ‘calorie-neutral, drug free, low-cost’ way to boost performance. Thank **** for that then 🥳.

Don’t hold back, swearing can boost performance by lowering inhibitions, study finds

Study finds dropping an expletive can raise confidence and help people push harder during physically demanding tasks

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 7d

A reminder that women's bodily autonomy will always be politically restricted in a way that men's will never.

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Dáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination

Legislation passed second stage in previous Dáil but TDs decided by 73 to 71 to reject Bill

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

Delighted with this very thorough and engaged review by Laura Kelly of Jenifer Redmonds and my book ‘the politics of gender and sexuality in modern ireland; a reader’ availsble from Four Courts Press #history #irishhistory #speirgorm
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The politics of gender and sexuality in modern Ireland: a reader. Edited by Jennifer Redmondand Mary McAuliffe. Pp 288. Dublin: Four Courts Press. 2024. €26.95 paperback. | Irish Historical Studies | ...

The politics of gender and sexuality in modern Ireland: a reader. Edited by Jennifer Redmondand Mary McAuliffe. Pp 288. Dublin: Four Courts Press. 2024. €26.95 paperback.

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

Peadar Tóibín lying that Aontú stopped ‘abortion up until birth’ when the Dáil voted not to restore a private members bill (to abolish the three day waiting period). Tóibín playing the far right misinformation game & Aontú would rather women continue to travel after fatal foetal diagnosis #speirgorm

Text of the legislation - no three day waiting period and post 12 week fatal foetal termination allowed - it failed

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

The life of an academic- symposium for the great Kerryman #danieloconnell250 in the pontifical Irish college in Rome yesterday (spoke about his wife Mary).Back in Dublin & straight to the @rcsi to talk about the women Drs of st Ultan’s hospital-have a chapter on the subject in this book! #speirgorm

Women in health management - global revolutionaries

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 9d

A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says that although energy related emissions in Ireland have fallen by 16% since 2018, the country has not broken the link between economic growth and fossil fuel use in a meaningful way

Ireland needs to break link with fossil fuels, says SEAI

A new report from the SEAI says that although energy related emissions in Ireland have fallen by 16% since 2018, the country has not broken the link between economic growth and fossil fuel use in a me...

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 9d

the most incredible thing I've seen from the FF report is not that Micheál Martin picked his candidate after one meeting with him and did no polling for his candidacy, but that he said he wanted a candidate with "some sort of moral authority" and picked JIM GAVIN

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 10d

🏛️🇮🇪 A dedicated women’s museum may be developed in Ireland as recommended by an advisory committee chaired by Dr Sandra Collins, UCD’s University Librarian.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 10d

O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it.
To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.