Pauric Dempsey
pauricdempsey.bsky.social
Pauric Dempsey
@pauricdempsey.bsky.social
co-director www.Arinsproject.com; Dublin Director of irishstudies.nd.edu at nd.edu; Member of the MacGillSummerSchool.com Programme Committee 2025
Drew Harris tells @arinsproject.bsky.social podcast that prosecuting his father’s IRA killers would make little difference @ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social

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Drew Harris says prosecuting his father’s IRA killers would make little difference
Former Garda commissioner says short sentences they would receive would not ‘weigh the scales’ for 1989 murder
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January 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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🎙️New Episode of My Identity now online 🔔

Drew Harris speaks candidly about his career with the PSNI and An Garda Síochána in his first in-depth interview post retirement.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Doc...

@ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Join us on Thursday, 8 January 2026, at the RIA for a discussion of the @arinsproject.bsky.social Public Opinion surveys.

This one-day seminar brings together leading international experts to explore insights from the ARINS surveys.

Tickets available now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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This week we had informative conversations in London around For and Against a United Ireland (RIA, 2025) by Fintan O’Toole (@fotoole.bsky.social) & Sam McBride (@sjamcbride.bsky.social). Thanks to @clairehanna.bsky.social & @robinswannmp.bsky.social for hosting a Westminster briefing on the subject
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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For and Against a United Ireland reviewed by Andy Pollak: "I would make this balanced and scrupulous treatment of the great existential issue of this island required reading for every Irish & Northern Irish sixth year school student and first year undergraduate."
A sharp, clear-eyed look at Irish unity from two of the island’s best journalists…
Fintan O’Toole is the nearest thing Ireland gets to a public intellectual: a writer of erudition and intellect who tackles the political and cultural issues of the day and of the nation through a wide...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Commission by the ARINS project, For and Against a united Ireland, is available in book shops and online: shop.ria.ie/products/for...

@arinsproject.bsky.social is a collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and the Royal Irish Academy.

@fotoole.bsky.social @sjamcbride.bsky.social
For and against a united Ireland
Shortlisted for An Post Book Award 2025 - BEST IRISH-PUBLISHED BOOK OF THE YEAR. See shortlist   Book tickets to see the authors debate the strongest arguments for and against a united Ireland in The ...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Check out the review of For and Against a united Ireland in this weekends @irishtimes.com:

"For and Against a United Ireland by Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride: Arguing to end apathy of ‘undecideds’ Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride demonstrate the importance of free and reasoned deliberation."
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Join the For&Against discussion chaired by Sarah Carey in @NCH_Music on 30th Nov at 7pm @ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @arinsproject.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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🎧 Have you listened yet?
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins the ARINS My Identity Podcast to discuss national identity, religion, family, and his book Speaking My Mind.

Spotify: bit.ly/4q92RH2
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4nIEYEN
SoundCloud: bit.ly/48ZKuOD
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🎙️Listen to Sam McBride and Fintan O’Toole speak to @markcarruthers7.bsky.social about
their new book debating a potential united Ireland on Red Lines today.

For and Against is in book shops now with upcoming events in Dublin, Belfast and London.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Red Lines - Fintan versus Sam: The united Ireland debate. - BBC Sounds
Mark Carruthers speaks to Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride about their new book.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Listen to Paul Anderson, Coree Brown Swan, and Rory Montgomery on European Perceptions of Scottish Independence Before and After Brexit.
🎙️spoti.fi/3HsW0GG
🎙️bit.ly/3FyMzFb
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@RIAdawson @NDIrishStudies
September 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Pre-order now and book to attend our accompanying events with Fintan and Sam - 17 Nov in Belfast and 30 Nov in Dublin at arinsproject.com

@ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🎤 Live at the National Concert Hall 30th November 19:00

Join Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride in conversation around their new book For and Against a United Ireland, exploring the questions, challenges, and hopes behind this pivotal topic.

🎟️ Secure your tickets: bit.ly/4nwI1A4
📘 Out this October
July 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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📢 Speaker Announcement!

We’re pleased to welcome Claire Hanna MP @clairehanna.bsky.social to #MacGill25, where she’ll speak on the panel “Fractured Communities: From Disconnection to Discord.”

🎟️ Register now for #MacGill25, in association with @notredame.bsky.social: macgilllsummerschool.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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📣Speaker Reveal!

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social, Europe Correspondent at the South China Morning Post, will host "Caught in the Crossfire: Ireland, Trump, and the China Dilemma" at #MacGill25 next week.

🎟️ Register now: macgillsummerschool.com in association w/ @notredame.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📣 Speaker Announcement!

Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting & former Minister for European Affairs, joins #MacGill25 in Glenties this July.

She’ll bring sharp insight into Europe’s place in a fractured world.

🎟️ Register: macgillsummerschool.com
#IrishDebate #Donegal #MacGill2025
July 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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📣 Speaker Announcement!

Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party, joins #MacGill25 this month to discuss whether the constitution has atrophied.

🎟️ Register now: macgillsummerschool.com, July 17-19 in partnership with @notredame.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Seán Gallagher — entrepreneur, author, and two-time presidential candidate — joins #MacGill25!

He’ll join the panel “Let’s Talk About the Presidency” to share unique insights on Irish leadership and beyond.

🎟 Register: macgillsummerschool.com in association with @notredame.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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📣Speaker Announcement!

David W. Higgins. Independent economist and co-host of the Next Round podcast, David brings sharp, data-driven insight to the big questions of policy and society.

Catch him next week at #MacGill2025!

🎟️ macgillsummerschool.com
In association w/ @notredame.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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📣Speaker Reveal!

Jess Majekodunmi. Design historian, innovation researcher & Director at Accenture’s Human Sciences Studio.
With a passion for bold thinking, Jess will host “Taboo Ideas to Transform Ireland?” at #MacGill2025.

In association w/ @notredame.bsky.social
🎟️ macgillsummerschool.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Session Spotlight💡 4th of July Edition!

Trump, China, Ireland. 🌏 Can we stay neutral in a new world order? Join Mary Gallagher, @fbermingham.bsky.social, @billemmott.bsky.social & @donnachadcu.bsky.social for this big picture debate. 🇺🇸🇮🇪🇨🇳

In partnership with @notredame.bsky.social
#MacGill25
July 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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📢 Speaker Announcement!

We're delighted to welcome Sarah Carey, Irish journalist and broadcaster with @independent.ie, to #MacGill25.

She’ll bring sharp insights on a changing Ireland.

🎟️Register: macgillsummerschool.com, July 17-19 in association with @notredame.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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📣 Speaker Announcement!

Prof. Mary Gallagher, Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs at @notredame.bsky.social, joins #MacGill25 to discuss Ireland, Trump, and the China Dilemma.

🎟️ Register: macgillsummerschool.com, in association with @notredame.bsky.social
@keoughglobalnd.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Theme Reveal 🌍

This July in Glenties, we’re tackling: 'A Fractured World.'
From geopolitics to identity, can Ireland find clarity in the chaos?

Join the conversation → #MacGill25 | July 17–19

🔗 macgillsummerschool.com

#IrishPolitics #AFracturedWorld #Donegal #PublicDebate #Glenties #Summerschool
June 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM