Dónal Hassett
@donalh.bsky.social
Colonial Historian, Interested in colonial veterans and all things Algeria. Proud Dub .
I seem to be the only historian in Ireland who doesn't have a photo from the Arás but I do have one from the Embassy in Rome where I was younger, slimmer and had more hair!
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I seem to be the only historian in Ireland who doesn't have a photo from the Arás but I do have one from the Embassy in Rome where I was younger, slimmer and had more hair!
Really looking forward to welcoming @mauricejcasey.com to Maynooth on Thursday for a seminar entitled 'A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the Anti-Nazi Underground'. IONTAS building room 1.37 at 17:00. All are welcome. It will be followed.. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/history/even...
‘A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi
‘A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi underground, 1920s-1930s’ From 1934 until the Nazi defeat in 1945, one of Britain’s most effective anti-fascist resistance networks
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Really looking forward to welcoming @mauricejcasey.com to Maynooth on Thursday for a seminar entitled 'A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the Anti-Nazi Underground'. IONTAS building room 1.37 at 17:00. All are welcome. It will be followed.. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/history/even...
As expected, the Appeal Court have released Nicolas Sarkozy on bail but wild that they had to specify that he is not allowed to meet with the current Minister of Justice or his officials because that minister met with him just before he went to jail
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Nicolas Sarkozy va sortir de prison sous contrôle judiciaire, la cour d’appel lui interdit tout contact avec Gérald Darmanin
Le garde des sceaux avait rendu visite à l’ancien président fin d’octobre. Une interdiction de rentrer en contact avec l’ensemble des prévenus, le cabinet du garde des sceaux et de quitter le territoi...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As expected, the Appeal Court have released Nicolas Sarkozy on bail but wild that they had to specify that he is not allowed to meet with the current Minister of Justice or his officials because that minister met with him just before he went to jail
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Went to see Lisa O'Neill in De Barra's in Clonakilty and it was a piece of magic for Samhain. The opening act Rosie McCarthy was an amazing young talent (only 17) carrying on the proud tradition of Traveller singing. Lisa was as moving as ever and the whole event was just wonderful .
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Went to see Lisa O'Neill in De Barra's in Clonakilty and it was a piece of magic for Samhain. The opening act Rosie McCarthy was an amazing young talent (only 17) carrying on the proud tradition of Traveller singing. Lisa was as moving as ever and the whole event was just wonderful .
Fantastic new piece by @camilleriana.bsky.social on thinking trans-imperially and cross-colonially between the Italian and German empires. It showcases the archival research and intellectual work Nicola has been doing on the COLVET team. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Italian and German Colonialism beyond Comparison
This article addresses the history of European colonialism during the age of imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century from a transimperial perspective. It starts with the assumption that co...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Fantastic new piece by @camilleriana.bsky.social on thinking trans-imperially and cross-colonially between the Italian and German empires. It showcases the archival research and intellectual work Nicola has been doing on the COLVET team. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
This pun gave me a much needed Friday morning chuckle.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This pun gave me a much needed Friday morning chuckle.
What a wonderful (if slightly intimidating) day learning about colleagues' brilliantly insightful and empathetic work. Counting myself lucky to work with such smart and lovely people.
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What a wonderful (if slightly intimidating) day learning about colleagues' brilliantly insightful and empathetic work. Counting myself lucky to work with such smart and lovely people.
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Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
Listen to our colleagues in Palestine when they cry out about what has happened and what is happening to higher education there. They are in the frontlines of the struggle for academic freedom. We owe them our attention and our action. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza
Academics call for sanctions as Israel’s actions against education in Gaza draw condemnation
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Listen to our colleagues in Palestine when they cry out about what has happened and what is happening to higher education there. They are in the frontlines of the struggle for academic freedom. We owe them our attention and our action. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Great news from New York. A positive and radical platform can win. Looking forward to shoehorning a discussion of Zohran's father's theories of the legacies of indirect rule and Postcolonial polities in Africa into small talk for the next few weeks.
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Great news from New York. A positive and radical platform can win. Looking forward to shoehorning a discussion of Zohran's father's theories of the legacies of indirect rule and Postcolonial polities in Africa into small talk for the next few weeks.
When you realise your dad is actually in the WhatsApp group you've been using to plan a surprise present for your parents but it's grand because you also know he never reads his messages...
a man wearing glasses is laying in a hospital bed with a surprised look on his face .
ALT: a man wearing glasses is laying in a hospital bed with a surprised look on his face .
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November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When you realise your dad is actually in the WhatsApp group you've been using to plan a surprise present for your parents but it's grand because you also know he never reads his messages...
Regimes of grievability from my Senegal archive notes.
The Governor of Upper Volta to the Governor General of French West Africa, 1924: We shouldn't forget that for local families the material consequences of the loss of a husband or brother are infinitely less painful than in our European societies
The Governor of Upper Volta to the Governor General of French West Africa, 1924: We shouldn't forget that for local families the material consequences of the loss of a husband or brother are infinitely less painful than in our European societies
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Regimes of grievability from my Senegal archive notes.
The Governor of Upper Volta to the Governor General of French West Africa, 1924: We shouldn't forget that for local families the material consequences of the loss of a husband or brother are infinitely less painful than in our European societies
The Governor of Upper Volta to the Governor General of French West Africa, 1924: We shouldn't forget that for local families the material consequences of the loss of a husband or brother are infinitely less painful than in our European societies
Loving that apparently the password for the Louvre video cameras was "Louvre" 😂😂
www.liberation.fr/checknews/lo...
www.liberation.fr/checknews/lo...
«Louvre» en mot de passe, logiciels obsolètes, mises à jour impossibles… Dix ans de failles dans la sécurité informatique du premier musée au monde
Des documents que «CheckNews» a pu consulter, comme des audits confidentiels portant sur la sûreté du Louvre ou des appels d’offre, dessinent l’ampleur des brèches de sa sécurité informatique.
www.liberation.fr
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Loving that apparently the password for the Louvre video cameras was "Louvre" 😂😂
www.liberation.fr/checknews/lo...
www.liberation.fr/checknews/lo...
Dan O'Brien suggesting the time has come to abandon the cause of nuclear non proliferation. Appears to be willing an even more dangerous world into existence. Not a thought spared here for those communities from Algeria to the Pacific and beyond who were devastated by testing not to mention Japan.
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Dan O'Brien suggesting the time has come to abandon the cause of nuclear non proliferation. Appears to be willing an even more dangerous world into existence. Not a thought spared here for those communities from Algeria to the Pacific and beyond who were devastated by testing not to mention Japan.
The Go Ahead bus routes are living proof that privatisation does not mean enhanced efficiency. Cursed to live on a Go Ahead route and to have parents who live on a Go Ahead route. I am nostalgic for when the Dublin buses were late but actually turned up.
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Go Ahead bus routes are living proof that privatisation does not mean enhanced efficiency. Cursed to live on a Go Ahead route and to have parents who live on a Go Ahead route. I am nostalgic for when the Dublin buses were late but actually turned up.
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What to know more? Meet us on our:
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November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Your Master students think about PhD? Let them look at the EUI! I can also talk to them about the general vibe/history dept!
protesters were allowed to board a bus, racially profile the passengers and demand to see their documentation all without consequences. What a failure in policy and policing this has all been. www.thejournal.ie/clare-protes...
'Horror' after Clare protesters board bus to conduct 'headcount of asylum seekers'
Protests have taken place at Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare, after over 30 assylum seekers were moved into holiday homes there this week.
www.thejournal.ie
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
protesters were allowed to board a bus, racially profile the passengers and demand to see their documentation all without consequences. What a failure in policy and policing this has all been. www.thejournal.ie/clare-protes...
A reminder to get there early on Thursdsy lest you be subject to the kinds of brawls over seating that @seroddy.bsky.social details in the book. No pew rents will be applied and there may even be some catering to get you in the door before the event.
Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A reminder to get there early on Thursdsy lest you be subject to the kinds of brawls over seating that @seroddy.bsky.social details in the book. No pew rents will be applied and there may even be some catering to get you in the door before the event.
Ivan was so indignant that anyone connected him to the HH campaign- little did we know it was because he was working for Jim Gavin🙄Of course Matt won't run into this problem next time round because he advocates for abolishing presidential elections altogether.
Ivan Yates has been axed from a podcast he co-presented with Matt Cooper after it was revealed today he was involved with Fianna Fáil's presidential election campaign.
Cooper said in a statement he was unaware of this and believes it should have been disclosed to him jrnl.ie/6862164
Cooper said in a statement he was unaware of this and believes it should have been disclosed to him jrnl.ie/6862164
Ivan Yates axed from podcast with Matt Cooper over revelations he coached Jim Gavin
Cooper and Yates began podcast Path to Power together in December 2023 as co-hosts.
jrnl.ie
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ivan was so indignant that anyone connected him to the HH campaign- little did we know it was because he was working for Jim Gavin🙄Of course Matt won't run into this problem next time round because he advocates for abolishing presidential elections altogether.
Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.
For all your Fenian apparel needs.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
For all your Fenian apparel needs.
Really hoping to catch this when I am back in Dakar early next year.
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Really hoping to catch this when I am back in Dakar early next year.
We are just out of the election where a resounding majority of the voting public endorsed Catherine Connolly and we are already seeing think pieces about how the Irish public can be brought to see the error of their ways. This strategy of chiding the electorate is as offensive as it is ineffective.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We are just out of the election where a resounding majority of the voting public endorsed Catherine Connolly and we are already seeing think pieces about how the Irish public can be brought to see the error of their ways. This strategy of chiding the electorate is as offensive as it is ineffective.