Abby Keating
@abkeating.bsky.social
Film lecturer @ucc, writer, maker.
Co-founder of Alphaville Journal.
Researching women in film & protest media.
Runs on music.
abbkeating.wordpress.com
Co-founder of Alphaville Journal.
Researching women in film & protest media.
Runs on music.
abbkeating.wordpress.com
I think much of the media underestimated how many of us have been Catherine Connolly fans for years 💚 The power of Left unity was also wildly underestimated ✨ #PresidentConnolly #Áras2025 #Aras2025
October 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think much of the media underestimated how many of us have been Catherine Connolly fans for years 💚 The power of Left unity was also wildly underestimated ✨ #PresidentConnolly #Áras2025 #Aras2025
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On a day which included a TV debate and Jim Gavin’s surprise Áras drop-out, Catherine Connolly still found time to impress the public with her football skills.
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Read more: jrnl.ie/6836588
October 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On a day which included a TV debate and Jim Gavin’s surprise Áras drop-out, Catherine Connolly still found time to impress the public with her football skills.
Read more: jrnl.ie/6836588
Read more: jrnl.ie/6836588
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Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
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President Michael D. Higgins has sent a message to all those celebrating Pride today and across the summer
June 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
President Michael D. Higgins has sent a message to all those celebrating Pride today and across the summer
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Join the Cork branch of the IPSC tomorrow, 1pm, Grand Parade. Stand together for Palestine, against racism, bigotry and the far right.#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
June 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Join the Cork branch of the IPSC tomorrow, 1pm, Grand Parade. Stand together for Palestine, against racism, bigotry and the far right.#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Oh my god, I bawled my way through that hashtag ten years ago 😭❤️
Thinking of all the people who travelled home to vote #OnThisDay ten years ago for the Marriage Referendum! 📝
[IMAGE: #hometovote pen, ink and watercolour drawing of the Marriage Equality Referendum by @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social, 2015; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0...
[IMAGE: #hometovote pen, ink and watercolour drawing of the Marriage Equality Referendum by @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social, 2015; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0...
May 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh my god, I bawled my way through that hashtag ten years ago 😭❤️
Using this as an example to students next academic year on how AI can’t do hands (ie can neither think critically nor check its own sources)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Chicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that don’t exist
Outlet calls story, created by freelancer working with one of the newpaper’s content partners, a ‘learning moment’
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Using this as an example to students next academic year on how AI can’t do hands (ie can neither think critically nor check its own sources)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Una Mullally today on the hope of the #MarRef moment -
“Ten years ago, when we came together, when empathy was expressed, the movement became broad and porous… If we can tap into that again, who knows what kind of society we could be?”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
“Ten years ago, when we came together, when empathy was expressed, the movement became broad and porous… If we can tap into that again, who knows what kind of society we could be?”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I f***ing hate gay people’
I miss the optimism and unforgettable beauty of that time, whatever ugliness came before or after
www.irishtimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Una Mullally today on the hope of the #MarRef moment -
“Ten years ago, when we came together, when empathy was expressed, the movement became broad and porous… If we can tap into that again, who knows what kind of society we could be?”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
“Ten years ago, when we came together, when empathy was expressed, the movement became broad and porous… If we can tap into that again, who knows what kind of society we could be?”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Ireland (and France) still with above average cinema attendance, a fact I like to see, despite global decrease last year 🎟️🍿
amp.rte.ie/amp/1513629/
amp.rte.ie/amp/1513629/
Global cinema attendance drops in 2024
amp.rte.ie
May 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ireland (and France) still with above average cinema attendance, a fact I like to see, despite global decrease last year 🎟️🍿
amp.rte.ie/amp/1513629/
amp.rte.ie/amp/1513629/
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Our President calling out apartheid Israel's forced starvation of Palestinians #GazaGenocide #SanctionsNow
May 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our President calling out apartheid Israel's forced starvation of Palestinians #GazaGenocide #SanctionsNow
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Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
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Ralph Fiennes and Yorgos Lanthimos were among over 350 artists to sign an open letter denouncing the industry’s silence in response to Cannes film subject, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona.
Filmmakers Denounce Industry ‘Silence’ About the Killing of Cannes Film Subject
Ralph Fiennes and Yorgos Lanthimos were among over 350 artists to sign an open letter denouncing the industry’s silence in response to Cannes film subject, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona.
www.vulture.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ralph Fiennes and Yorgos Lanthimos were among over 350 artists to sign an open letter denouncing the industry’s silence in response to Cannes film subject, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona.
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It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCIN AT THE
May 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCIN AT THE
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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🇵🇸 Events in solidarity with the Palestinian people around the country this weekend. All out for Palestine! #SolidarityIsAVerb #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
May 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🇵🇸 Events in solidarity with the Palestinian people around the country this weekend. All out for Palestine! #SolidarityIsAVerb #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
“TERF stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, but there is nothing radical or feminist about othering and excluding, about making another person a non-being.”
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Suzanne Harrington: Trans women are not a threat — there is plenty of room for all
TERF stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, but there is nothing radical or feminist about othering and excluding, about making another person a non-being
www.irishexaminer.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“TERF stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, but there is nothing radical or feminist about othering and excluding, about making another person a non-being.”
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s #mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910. She had a huge influence on her daughter, including encouraging Tove to draw #womensart
March 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s #mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910. She had a huge influence on her daughter, including encouraging Tove to draw #womensart
Ooh.
Zendaya will star in a new Ronnie Spector biopic directed by Barry Jenkins
Zendaya To Star In Ronnie Spector Biopic Directed By Barry Jenkins
Well, this is cool. Ronnie Spector had one of the wildest lives in pop music history. She led the Ronettes, the early-’60s girl group who made some of the all-time great pop songs with producer Phil S...
www.stereogum.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ooh.
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“If we accept that war is inevitable, that inequality is inevitable, that environmental destruction is a necessary cost of progress, then we abandon the possibilities of transformation..”
President Michael D Higgins
What’ll we do without him?
President Michael D Higgins
What’ll we do without him?
March 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
“If we accept that war is inevitable, that inequality is inevitable, that environmental destruction is a necessary cost of progress, then we abandon the possibilities of transformation..”
President Michael D Higgins
What’ll we do without him?
President Michael D Higgins
What’ll we do without him?
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WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
March 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
The utter ridiculousness of fox news exemplified in 20 seconds. MM a socialist, jesus wept
Micheál Martin lambasted as a “very socialist” leader by Fox & Friends.
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The utter ridiculousness of fox news exemplified in 20 seconds. MM a socialist, jesus wept