Kate Manning (was wexfordkate)
@kate-manning.bsky.social
Principal Archivist, UCD Archives
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
Suppressed Voices
Monkstown Parish Church
Tuesday 10th March, 7.30pm.
Music and composers suppressed by politics, war, religious persecution or enforced exile.
Will include internationally renowned Palestinian composer, oud player and singer Saied Silbak.
www.resurgam.ie/event-detail...
Monkstown Parish Church
Tuesday 10th March, 7.30pm.
Music and composers suppressed by politics, war, religious persecution or enforced exile.
Will include internationally renowned Palestinian composer, oud player and singer Saied Silbak.
www.resurgam.ie/event-detail...
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Suppressed Voices
Monkstown Parish Church
Tuesday 10th March, 7.30pm.
Music and composers suppressed by politics, war, religious persecution or enforced exile.
Will include internationally renowned Palestinian composer, oud player and singer Saied Silbak.
www.resurgam.ie/event-detail...
Monkstown Parish Church
Tuesday 10th March, 7.30pm.
Music and composers suppressed by politics, war, religious persecution or enforced exile.
Will include internationally renowned Palestinian composer, oud player and singer Saied Silbak.
www.resurgam.ie/event-detail...
Seamus Culleton speaks with Kieran Cuddihy. He said that detainees have been killed by staff where he is being held. The conditions in which he is being held are appalling.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Seamus Culleton speaks with Kieran Cuddihy. He said that detainees have been killed by staff where he is being held. The conditions in which he is being held are appalling.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
I've been listening to Seamus Culleton, his sister and others speaking about his detention by ICE in the US. It's really shocking.
He is back on air now
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I've been listening to Seamus Culleton, his sister and others speaking about his detention by ICE in the US. It's really shocking.
Thank you. It's horrendous.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Thank you. It's horrendous.
Sorry, was that News at One or Liveline? Thanks!
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Sorry, was that News at One or Liveline? Thanks!
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And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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It is super weird whenever someone sets up a new Substack and I can't say I have regrets about ditching the platform at all
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It is super weird whenever someone sets up a new Substack and I can't say I have regrets about ditching the platform at all
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On December 28, 2024, the IDF kidnapped Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from his post as pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He had refused to abandon his patients. He has been held in Israeli prison without charges ever since, tortured, starved, refused family visits.
This is absolutely heartbreaking
Dr. Hossam's lawyers warns: his heart is exhausted, his body shattered from continuous torture, & the freezing temperatures in his cell are worsening his suffering.
Do not let the voice of the doctor who saved lives fade away 💔
Dr. Hossam's lawyers warns: his heart is exhausted, his body shattered from continuous torture, & the freezing temperatures in his cell are worsening his suffering.
Do not let the voice of the doctor who saved lives fade away 💔
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM
On December 28, 2024, the IDF kidnapped Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from his post as pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He had refused to abandon his patients. He has been held in Israeli prison without charges ever since, tortured, starved, refused family visits.
It's a year today since Mary took her life.
"What though the radiance that was once so bright,
be now forever taken from my sight.
Though nothing can bring back the hour
of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
strength in what remains behind.
"What though the radiance that was once so bright,
be now forever taken from my sight.
Though nothing can bring back the hour
of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
strength in what remains behind.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
It's a year today since Mary took her life.
"What though the radiance that was once so bright,
be now forever taken from my sight.
Though nothing can bring back the hour
of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
strength in what remains behind.
"What though the radiance that was once so bright,
be now forever taken from my sight.
Though nothing can bring back the hour
of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
strength in what remains behind.
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An Italian court has recognised refugee status for an EU citizen - a Hungarian national who faces persecution for being Roma and transgender
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
Mutual trust does not supersede human rights! Italian judges unprecedently recognize the refugee status to an EU citizen
Dr. Chiara Scissa * Photo credit : Bologna Tribunal, photo by Alex Sirac via Wikimedia Commons * Research fellow in EU law at the Uni...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM
An Italian court has recognised refugee status for an EU citizen - a Hungarian national who faces persecution for being Roma and transgender
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
"In a disaster, the skeleton of society is laid bare. Politicians need scapegoats when their inability to make hard strategic decisions is exposed...But who rezoned the floodplains, who allowed housing closer to river banks...who has...underfunded climate-adaptation measures for the past 20 years?"
John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"In a disaster, the skeleton of society is laid bare. Politicians need scapegoats when their inability to make hard strategic decisions is exposed...But who rezoned the floodplains, who allowed housing closer to river banks...who has...underfunded climate-adaptation measures for the past 20 years?"
Arrived back in Dublin on Saturday. First Bus Éireann trip of 2026 to Enniscorthy today. It's cold, but still good to be home.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Arrived back in Dublin on Saturday. First Bus Éireann trip of 2026 to Enniscorthy today. It's cold, but still good to be home.
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St Brigid's Day is #OTD. Brigid's actual existence is debated. She is given different birth and death dates. UCD-OFM MS A13, provides one of her death dates: 525. The full Irish text and translation may be found online as part of the CELT project (celt.ucc.ie).
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 AM
St Brigid's Day is #OTD. Brigid's actual existence is debated. She is given different birth and death dates. UCD-OFM MS A13, provides one of her death dates: 525. The full Irish text and translation may be found online as part of the CELT project (celt.ucc.ie).
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Last night, israeli occupation forces raided Al Kamandjati Center located in Qalandiya Refugee Camp, destroying all musical instruments inside the center.
This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry
www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/
This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry
www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/
Al Kamandjati - الكمنجاتي on Instagram: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم. حيث قامت قوات ا...
427 likes, 15 comments - alkamandjati on January 27, 2026: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Last night, israeli occupation forces raided Al Kamandjati Center located in Qalandiya Refugee Camp, destroying all musical instruments inside the center.
This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry
www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/
This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry
www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/
The coffee area in the Bus Stop Shop on Templeshannon Quay in Enniscorthy where I often have a coffee waiting for the bus back to Dublin. 😓
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The coffee area in the Bus Stop Shop on Templeshannon Quay in Enniscorthy where I often have a coffee waiting for the bus back to Dublin. 😓
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some of my favorite snippets from newly released court docs in the Anthropic copyright book case. eye-opening stuff on Project Panama, their plan to "destructively scan all the books in the world" in order to train AI
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
some of my favorite snippets from newly released court docs in the Anthropic copyright book case. eye-opening stuff on Project Panama, their plan to "destructively scan all the books in the world" in order to train AI
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Shame the economics of seriously tackling climate breakdown don't stack up.
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
share.google/kYasbrNMgsV3...
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
share.google/kYasbrNMgsV3...
Enniscorthy ‘devastated’ by flooding
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January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Shame the economics of seriously tackling climate breakdown don't stack up.
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
share.google/kYasbrNMgsV3...
Guess we'll just have to let things keep on getting worse and worse.
share.google/kYasbrNMgsV3...
It’s so terrible for those affected directly and their families, and for the town.
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 AM
It’s so terrible for those affected directly and their families, and for the town.
Enniscorthy has flooded regularly since I was a child 50+ years ago and there are still no flood defences. It is such a judgement on the state of local government in Ireland. I saw photos of the flooding along the quays today. Businesses, homes, livelihoods, heartbreak, every time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Enniscorthy has flooded regularly since I was a child 50+ years ago and there are still no flood defences. It is such a judgement on the state of local government in Ireland. I saw photos of the flooding along the quays today. Businesses, homes, livelihoods, heartbreak, every time.
It’s an obscenity. And we have the gall to call ourselves civilised while we allow this to continue to happen.
"Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week". The West's normalisation of the mass death of black Africans (because that is predominantly who these people are) will never be less than devastating.
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It’s an obscenity. And we have the gall to call ourselves civilised while we allow this to continue to happen.
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"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
I think 15yr olds are sufficiently familiar with meta-narratives now that he would enjoy the cleverness and fun of it. It’s such a blast to read!
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I think 15yr olds are sufficiently familiar with meta-narratives now that he would enjoy the cleverness and fun of it. It’s such a blast to read!
Flann O’Brien, At Swim-Two-Birds.
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Flann O’Brien, At Swim-Two-Birds.