Margaret Ward
@marg50.bsky.social
Feminist historian. Latest book ‘Rebel Women: Cumann na mBan in Belfast and the Glens of Antrim 1914-1924’ - contact publishers info@beyondthepalebooks.com.
Letting a sleeping dog lie. It’s a cold, very wet and gray Monday. Definitely Blue Monday. But not so bad when you have a Daisy for company in the study 💛
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Letting a sleeping dog lie. It’s a cold, very wet and gray Monday. Definitely Blue Monday. But not so bad when you have a Daisy for company in the study 💛
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Minnesotans triggering their car alarms from inside their homes when they see ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Minnesotans triggering their car alarms from inside their homes when they see ICE.
And how about including the northern 6 counties of Ireland? @btpbooks.bsky.social and @blackstaffpress.bsky.social for starters.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
And how about including the northern 6 counties of Ireland? @btpbooks.bsky.social and @blackstaffpress.bsky.social for starters.
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Grim to see OToole’s (@fotoole.bsky.social)Yeats test featured in today’s Observer (@theobserveruk.bsky.social)
January 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Grim to see OToole’s (@fotoole.bsky.social)Yeats test featured in today’s Observer (@theobserveruk.bsky.social)
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Die Frauen in Iran 🔥
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Die Frauen in Iran 🔥
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Ha ha!
You really need a Northern Irish accent to deliver that line right. Nice work, Rachel. #TheTraitors
You really need a Northern Irish accent to deliver that line right. Nice work, Rachel. #TheTraitors
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ha ha!
You really need a Northern Irish accent to deliver that line right. Nice work, Rachel. #TheTraitors
You really need a Northern Irish accent to deliver that line right. Nice work, Rachel. #TheTraitors
I never thought we needed more Christian missionaries here in the north, but I appreciate the good intentions of the idealistic young people. And of course absolutely condemn the murderous actions of ICE in the killing of a lovely young woman and mother.
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I never thought we needed more Christian missionaries here in the north, but I appreciate the good intentions of the idealistic young people. And of course absolutely condemn the murderous actions of ICE in the killing of a lovely young woman and mother.
Cloths not clothes!
A lovely surprise for the weekend. Delighted to be included in this extraordinary volume, edited by Catherine Harper, ‘The Stained and Bloodied Clothes of Ireland: a material culture view of Irish shame, oppression, morality and repression’.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Cloths not clothes!
A lovely surprise for the weekend. Delighted to be included in this extraordinary volume, edited by Catherine Harper, ‘The Stained and Bloodied Clothes of Ireland: a material culture view of Irish shame, oppression, morality and repression’.
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A lovely surprise for the weekend. Delighted to be included in this extraordinary volume, edited by Catherine Harper, ‘The Stained and Bloodied Clothes of Ireland: a material culture view of Irish shame, oppression, morality and repression’.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
Delighted to see this recognition of Catherine Shannon, so supportive of women in academia and particularly of women researching the role of women in the Irish peace process.
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Delighted to see this recognition of Catherine Shannon, so supportive of women in academia and particularly of women researching the role of women in the Irish peace process.
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#NollaigNamBan to all the fabulous women out there 💚
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
#NollaigNamBan to all the fabulous women out there 💚
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This week we are featuring some extraordinary Irish women in honour of #NollaignamBan. Mary Ann McCracken campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and argued that the liberty and equality sought by the United Irishmen should be extended to women. www.dib.ie/biography/mc... #DIBLives @ria.ie
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This week we are featuring some extraordinary Irish women in honour of #NollaignamBan. Mary Ann McCracken campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and argued that the liberty and equality sought by the United Irishmen should be extended to women. www.dib.ie/biography/mc... #DIBLives @ria.ie
The most indescribable, painful heartbreak. The anguish of the parents unbearable. I can’t stop thinking about them and those poor young people 💔💔
The last message Laetitia Brodard received from her son Arthur came just minutes into 2026, as he was celebrating New Year's Eve with friends in the Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana. It read "Mom, Happy New Year, I love you"
I love you': a mother's search for her son after fire
The last message Laetitia Brodard received from her son Arthur came just minutes into 2026, as he was celebrating New Year's Eve with friends in the Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The most indescribable, painful heartbreak. The anguish of the parents unbearable. I can’t stop thinking about them and those poor young people 💔💔
So uplifting. A great start to the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
So uplifting. A great start to the new year.
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Georgetown’s removal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese comes after relentless pressure aimed at silencing voices consistently standing with Palestinians under occupation. This is a dangerous precedent for academic freedom and human rights advocacy.
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Georgetown’s removal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese comes after relentless pressure aimed at silencing voices consistently standing with Palestinians under occupation. This is a dangerous precedent for academic freedom and human rights advocacy.
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They also expressed concerns regarding the treatment of the hunger strikers, including reported delays in accessing medical care, use of excessive restraint during hospital treatment, denial of contact with family members and legal counsel …
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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UN experts urge UK to protect lives and rights of pro-Palestinian detainees on hunger strike
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern for the lives and fundamental rights of eight pro-Palestinian activists imprisoned in the United Kingdom, who have been on indefinite hunger strike s...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
They also expressed concerns regarding the treatment of the hunger strikers, including reported delays in accessing medical care, use of excessive restraint during hospital treatment, denial of contact with family members and legal counsel …
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Me too! A beautiful production. Really looking forward to opening the pages.
Under the tree today on the Great Island @dedalusdenaries.bsky.social
You get an honourable mention! Looking forward to Late Heaney!
So many wonderful poems fit for the Christmas season, when those that wander come home. He'd appreciate the crisp night we're having under a bright waxing crescent.
You get an honourable mention! Looking forward to Late Heaney!
So many wonderful poems fit for the Christmas season, when those that wander come home. He'd appreciate the crisp night we're having under a bright waxing crescent.
December 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Me too! A beautiful production. Really looking forward to opening the pages.
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The people on hunger strike in England in protest at the British state's complicity in apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians and at their own grossly unfair treatment in prison are in danger. None of them has been convicted of a crime, they should be released. #FreeThemAll
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The people on hunger strike in England in protest at the British state's complicity in apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians and at their own grossly unfair treatment in prison are in danger. None of them has been convicted of a crime, they should be released. #FreeThemAll
Magical.
If you missed out on the Newgrange solstice livestream this morning you can find it here. Really worth it for the authoritative, evocative commentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgu...
Winter Solstice Live Streaming - 21 December 2025
YouTube video by Office of Public Works
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December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Magical.
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Interesting when Rory McIlroy wins SPOTY for BBC, and then the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, much of the online commentary centres on how (1) he isn’t British enough and (2) he isn’t Irish enough, which just about sums up the joy of being from the North of / Northern Ireland.
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Interesting when Rory McIlroy wins SPOTY for BBC, and then the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, much of the online commentary centres on how (1) he isn’t British enough and (2) he isn’t Irish enough, which just about sums up the joy of being from the North of / Northern Ireland.
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I have always liked Cher, and she has now gone up in my rankings.
December 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I have always liked Cher, and she has now gone up in my rankings.
I’m delighted for Rory. So well deserved. Between his Green Jacket and the Ryder Cup he has given me, who never watches sport & who still can’t tell a birdie from an eagle, some of the most thrilling moments on tv this year. And he is our Rory!
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1990
www.irishtimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’m delighted for Rory. So well deserved. Between his Green Jacket and the Ryder Cup he has given me, who never watches sport & who still can’t tell a birdie from an eagle, some of the most thrilling moments on tv this year. And he is our Rory!
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Kneecap’s Moglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix Park
Kneecap’s Moglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix Park
Hundreds of runners took part in the 10km charity event on Wednesday, ahead of Greta Thunberg’s Áras appearance
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December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Kneecap’s Moglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix Park
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President Catherine Connolly has welcomed Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin on a courtesy call.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
President Catherine Connolly has welcomed Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin on a courtesy call.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.
The Swedish activist is in Dublin for a fundraiser for Palestinian relief at Bohemian Football Club this week.