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David McCullagh
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Journalist with RTE, presenter of the Today show, Springsteen and Leinster fan, views mine not RTE's. RTs are not an endorsement. Get my new book here linktr.ee/mcculld
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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · Jul 16
Self-promotion klaxon! Delighted that Gill Books will be publishing my new book, "From Crown to Harp", in October... how the Treaty was undone in 34 episodes! Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/mcculld
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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
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Really enjoyed “The Dead” at MOLI…
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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A really excellent biography by @stepwalktv.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
This is great fun. Insightful too.
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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I remember all too little of the interviews I did with rock stars when I was briefly employed as the music critic for a national newspaper, but there is this.
26 years ago I was sent to a London pub by a newspaper to interview and drink whisky with Lemmy, who was in the band Motorhead and, before that, slightly less famously, Hawkwind and, before that, much less famously, Sam Gopal. We had a good chat: about being from the part of the Midlands north of the River Trent, about books, and about roadying for Hendrix in the mid-60s (him, not me; I was minus nine at the time). When the record company PR sidled over to tell me my time was up, Lemmy waved him away. “No, no, I’m enjoying this,” he said, commandingly. I realised at this point that I had another question I’d been meaning to ask but hadn’t. “Are you scared of anything?” I said to Lemmy. “Nothing,” he replied. Then he paused and frowned for a moment, as if an idea had suddenly occurred to him. “Oh, maybe snakes,” he said. “It’s because they’ve got no shoulders.”
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
Wowsa! Really loved Bailout Babies by @adammaguire.bsky.social - intelligent, illuminating, and full of great one-liners. Really funny, but also thought-provoking. And now I want to go axe throwing…
December 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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More great yarns from the #StatePapers today on @news.rte.ie from @ocionnaith.bsky.social, Evelyn O’Rourke and @harrymanningrte.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
5 things we learned from Day 3 of State Papers
We have reached the penultimate day of this year's State Paper release - and today carries a bit of a sporting theme. Two of today's main stories centre around the Republic of Ireland national team.
www.rte.ie
December 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I wonder does @patrickfreyne.bsky.social know he’s quoted in a Big Important History Book? I also wonder how long the @irishtimes.com has really been “a thorn in Britain’s imperial side”…
December 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
More great #StatePapers coverage on @news.rte.ie this morning from @ocionnaith.bsky.social, @harrymanningrte.bsky.social & Evelyn O’Rourke - I liked this one… www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Chinese panda's Dublin trip may have led to its death
Chinese officials suggested that a trip by a giant panda to Dublin Zoo may have contributed to its death, according to a new file released under the State Papers.
www.rte.ie
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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patrickfreyne.bsky.social
Look, it occurs to me that this is quite ranty but I believe every spittle flecked word of it

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Patrick Freyne: AI’s weird billionaires want us all to be atomised units of labour and consumption
The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
www.irishtimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
Great stuff on the #StatePapers on @news.rte.ie from Fiachra O Cionnaith, Evelyn O’Rourke and @harrymanningrte.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Explainer: What are the State Papers?
The State Papers include letters, communications, private briefing notes, secret government documents, fax messages and e-mails relating to stories from the past.
www.rte.ie
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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anniewestdotcom.bsky.social
Big thank you to all the people working through Christmas looking after everyone
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
mcculld.bsky.social
Brilliant Christmas Eve Busk for @simoncommunity.bsky.social - including a turn from @imeldamay.bsky.social and some bloke from U2…
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Fairytale Of New York
December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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deshocks.bsky.social
This is almost impossible to read without dying inside for everyone concerned
crredwards.bsky.social crredwards @crredwards.bsky.social · Nov 17
I want to share with you the single funniest thing I have ever read in my life. I first read this around 1993 in a copy of the Oxford Book of Humorous Prose that I picked up in a bookshop in Pittsburgh, PA.

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December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
Here I am on the radio! Talking to @mylesdungan.bsky.social about “From Crown to Harp” on the History Show… www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
From Crown To Harp: How The Anglo-Irish Treaty Was Undone 1920-49
David McCullagh on how Ireland quietly dismantled the Anglo-Irish Treaty - a peaceful revolution that transformed the Irish Free State into the Republic of Ireland.
www.rte.ie
December 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The scariest words in the English language are "We're from the internet and we're here to read your joke."
December 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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beckyaizen.bsky.social
Nominative determinism at its finest.
December 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
Big pile of signed copies of “From Crown to Harp” in @dubray-books.bsky.social in Stillorgan!
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf but how about
A book about Dolly Parton on a blue book trolley. It's Dolly on a trolley.
December 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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ucdpress.bsky.social
🎄A Mary MacSwiney double-page spread in the Holly Bough! How wonderful to see this feature on a book written by a Cork author (@lloislanel.bsky.social) about an important figure in not only local Cork history but also revolutionary Irish history.
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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A *lot* of emotion in @dublinairport.bsky.social Arrivals…
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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owenoshea.bsky.social
Looking for a Christmas gift for the history lover in your life?

The three books I've authored or edited during 2025 are now available in all good bookshops

See www.owenoshea.ie

#books #Christmas 📚 🎄
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
mcculld.bsky.social
Fondly remember Joe joining Bruce onstage in the RDS in 1993… a magic night. May he rest in peace.
brucespringsteen.net Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 23d
Over here, we’re deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Ely, a singular American singer, great musician and great artist...
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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brucespringsteen.net
Over here, we’re deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Ely, a singular American singer, great musician and great artist...
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM