Marc Scully
@marcscully.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Does social psychology & qualitative methods, interested in identity in diaspora. Lives in Cork. Spends more time on the N20 than is good for me.
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Marc Scully
@marcscully.bsky.social
· Sep 2
“I feel I should put that work in”: Discourses of effortfulness and essentialism among post‐Brexit applicants for Irish citizenship
This article explores the post-Brexit increase in applications for Irish passports through descent, and in so doing, seeks to develop a social/political psychology of diasporic citizenship. It draws ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
New publication from me in Political Psychology on the phenomenon of the rise in applications for Irish passports post-Brexit and how such applicants negotiate discourses of citizenship and identity: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"In research, AI has begun to revolutionise the literature review process" let me stop you there chief.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"In research, AI has begun to revolutionise the literature review process" let me stop you there chief.
Oh go on then, seeing as we’re all MDH-posting. This was at the 2015 Global Irish Civic Forum, when I was on the board of Mind Yourself with Claire Barry (far left). @rachaelloftus.bsky.social & various other delegates from Irish welfare organisations in Britain are also pictured. #spéirghorm
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh go on then, seeing as we’re all MDH-posting. This was at the 2015 Global Irish Civic Forum, when I was on the board of Mind Yourself with Claire Barry (far left). @rachaelloftus.bsky.social & various other delegates from Irish welfare organisations in Britain are also pictured. #spéirghorm
My trips to Dublin to support Cork teams in national finals this year have both ended unfortunately, so it’s probably best for all concerned that I’ll be supporting Cork City from my living room this afternoon.
Regardless, #rebelarmyabú
Regardless, #rebelarmyabú
It's rare that you read a story about City in a Dublin-based outlet that "gets it", so hats off to the Times for this.
Even in their darkest moments, Cork City can surprise both their supporters and themselves
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
Even in their darkest moments, Cork City can surprise both their supporters and themselves
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
Even in their darkest moments, Cork City can surprise both their supporters and themselves
Fans dream of FAI Cup glory as Logic has never had all that much sway with Cork City supporters
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My trips to Dublin to support Cork teams in national finals this year have both ended unfortunately, so it’s probably best for all concerned that I’ll be supporting Cork City from my living room this afternoon.
Regardless, #rebelarmyabú
Regardless, #rebelarmyabú
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From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
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Imagine the chaos this would prompt in Ireland. 'Cripes, how do I know them? They've smiled and waved and Eye Contact, I have to stop and chat. Is that Mary's friend with the liver cancer or the guy I worked with three jobs ago? Do I lead with "do ye still all go to that pub on the quays" or not?'
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Imagine the chaos this would prompt in Ireland. 'Cripes, how do I know them? They've smiled and waved and Eye Contact, I have to stop and chat. Is that Mary's friend with the liver cancer or the guy I worked with three jobs ago? Do I lead with "do ye still all go to that pub on the quays" or not?'
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Based on Clark, R. D., & Hatfield, E. (1989). Gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 2(1), 39–55, of course.
Are there many other top 10 hits based on psychology articles?
Are there many other top 10 hits based on psychology articles?
Bantz! Top ten in Ireland this week in November 1998: Touch And Go with 'Would You...?' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-K...
𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗛 & 𝗚𝗢 - 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙔𝙤𝙪... 1998
YouTube video by VIDEO HITS
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November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Based on Clark, R. D., & Hatfield, E. (1989). Gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 2(1), 39–55, of course.
Are there many other top 10 hits based on psychology articles?
Are there many other top 10 hits based on psychology articles?
5 year anniversary of the funniest thing to happen in a particularly joyless year for sport. #gaa
youtu.be/zXA-Yy6k5Lw?...
youtu.be/zXA-Yy6k5Lw?...
EPIC MARK KEANE WINNING GOAL - CORK V KERRY - 2020 MUNSTER FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
YouTube video by TIPPTIPPTIPPTIPP
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November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
5 year anniversary of the funniest thing to happen in a particularly joyless year for sport. #gaa
youtu.be/zXA-Yy6k5Lw?...
youtu.be/zXA-Yy6k5Lw?...
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Here’s the link: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
It’s probably worth stressing that there will be groups who will be highly motivated and organised in responding to this survey, so if you have primary school age children and don’t want your voice drowned out by such groups, well…
It’s probably worth stressing that there will be groups who will be highly motivated and organised in responding to this survey, so if you have primary school age children and don’t want your voice drowned out by such groups, well…
Primary School Survey
This survey is for parents and guardians of children in primary school or who will enter primary school in the coming years
www.gov.ie
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Here’s the link: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
It’s probably worth stressing that there will be groups who will be highly motivated and organised in responding to this survey, so if you have primary school age children and don’t want your voice drowned out by such groups, well…
It’s probably worth stressing that there will be groups who will be highly motivated and organised in responding to this survey, so if you have primary school age children and don’t want your voice drowned out by such groups, well…
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Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.
The parents of 826,000 children are to be asked to share with the Department of Education their views on the type of primary school they would like their child to attend
Parents asked to take part in primary school ethos survey
The parents of 826,000 children are to be asked to share with the Department of Education their views on the type of primary school they would like their child to attend.
www.rte.ie
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.
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Now do the show but only with senior academics.
The Traitors is a very different game when the players are either friends already or in an industry where, if you’re making a project together, you are used to quickly bonding and making fast friends for the duration.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Now do the show but only with senior academics.
#celebritytraitors spoiler alert.
Joe, putting in the hard yards of repeated tough unglamorous muddy work to set his team up for an unlikely victory.
Nick:
Joe, putting in the hard yards of repeated tough unglamorous muddy work to set his team up for an unlikely victory.
Nick:
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#celebritytraitors spoiler alert.
Joe, putting in the hard yards of repeated tough unglamorous muddy work to set his team up for an unlikely victory.
Nick:
Joe, putting in the hard yards of repeated tough unglamorous muddy work to set his team up for an unlikely victory.
Nick:
FFS. 🤦🏼♂️
At least Social Psychology’s embarrassing moment this week happened 70 years ago. Not sure what History’s excuse is.
At least Social Psychology’s embarrassing moment this week happened 70 years ago. Not sure what History’s excuse is.
#celebritytraitors weirdly turning out to be a strong advertisement for the proposition that if you want to understand complex social dynamics, stop studying history and start playing rugby instead.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
FFS. 🤦🏼♂️
At least Social Psychology’s embarrassing moment this week happened 70 years ago. Not sure what History’s excuse is.
At least Social Psychology’s embarrassing moment this week happened 70 years ago. Not sure what History’s excuse is.
Solidarity with former colleagues at Leicester- this is dreadful.
The idea that you’d close Human Geography and lay off staff with considerable expertise in migration, in *Leicester* of all cities…
The idea that you’d close Human Geography and lay off staff with considerable expertise in migration, in *Leicester* of all cities…
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Solidarity with former colleagues at Leicester- this is dreadful.
The idea that you’d close Human Geography and lay off staff with considerable expertise in migration, in *Leicester* of all cities…
The idea that you’d close Human Geography and lay off staff with considerable expertise in migration, in *Leicester* of all cities…
Ha, there's a *lot* going on here.
If only, if *only* we knew of someone who had published several excellent peer-reviewed social scientific articles on how the multi-generational Irish in England negotiate 'authenticity' in dialogue with a real or imagined interlocutor.
If only, if *only* we knew of someone who had published several excellent peer-reviewed social scientific articles on how the multi-generational Irish in England negotiate 'authenticity' in dialogue with a real or imagined interlocutor.
Daily Telegraph’s agony aunt faces a conundrum – a mother worried that her son is turning ‘Irish’
Daily Telegraph’s agony aunt faces a conundrum – a mother worried that her son is turning ‘Irish’
We are well used in this country to visitors outdoing us in the performative aspects of Irishness
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ha, there's a *lot* going on here.
If only, if *only* we knew of someone who had published several excellent peer-reviewed social scientific articles on how the multi-generational Irish in England negotiate 'authenticity' in dialogue with a real or imagined interlocutor.
If only, if *only* we knew of someone who had published several excellent peer-reviewed social scientific articles on how the multi-generational Irish in England negotiate 'authenticity' in dialogue with a real or imagined interlocutor.
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-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> is an international journal publishing impactful basic and applied social psychological research from all parts of the world.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
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Cork people, I will be doing a guest lecture, ;The Biopolitics of Urban Green Space' at the Cork Centre for Architectural Education, Monday the 10th, from 1 to 2. Open to all comers as far as I know.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Cork people, I will be doing a guest lecture, ;The Biopolitics of Urban Green Space' at the Cork Centre for Architectural Education, Monday the 10th, from 1 to 2. Open to all comers as far as I know.
"Congratulations, son. Have you given any thought to your future?"
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Congratulations, son. Have you given any thought to your future?"
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the idea that psychology's privileged position in policymaking reflects a structural/ideological preference for individual explanation has been my main pub bore rant for decades!!reflected esp. more recently in the uncritical and wholesale embrace of "behavioural science/economics" in policymaking
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
the idea that psychology's privileged position in policymaking reflects a structural/ideological preference for individual explanation has been my main pub bore rant for decades!!reflected esp. more recently in the uncritical and wholesale embrace of "behavioural science/economics" in policymaking
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Well, now, look what arrived in the post...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Well, now, look what arrived in the post...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Delighted to share that my new book on psychology and the culture wars has now been published.
Writing it was a long, at times depressing, but ultimately satisfying journey for me. I hope you like it
Deets here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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*cough* www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
*cough* www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
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So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland.
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland.
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.
The parents of 826,000 children are to be asked to share with the Department of Education their views on the type of primary school they would like their child to attend
Parents asked to take part in primary school ethos survey
The parents of 826,000 children are to be asked to share with the Department of Education their views on the type of primary school they would like their child to attend.
www.rte.ie
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.