Thomas Leahy
@thomasdmleahy.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer British/Irish Politics & Contemporary History, Cardiff Uni. Research Irish Republicanism, Irish Gov & conflict legacy. Also have RR Multiple Sclerosis and Cardiff/Vale MS Society group organiser. Mavenclad since 2025. Views own.
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1 postdoc position on ERC Advanced Grant project IDEO-YEMEN. Focus on Yemen under Ansar Allah (Houthis). The position starts September 1, 2025 and runs for 56 months.
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Offene Stellen an der ÖAW
Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW
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February 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
1 postdoc position on ERC Advanced Grant project IDEO-YEMEN. Focus on Yemen under Ansar Allah (Houthis). The position starts September 1, 2025 and runs for 56 months.
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New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005
Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005
Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...
www.tandfonline.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.
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In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people.
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Stigma, trust and the history of UK disability policy - History & Policy
The numbers of people who are physically impaired, neurodivergent, chronically sick or experiencing mental distress have increased to around one in four of the UK population. Government ministers have...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people.
historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
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On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
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The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later today.
Findings of inquiry into loyalist gang to be published
The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later t...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later today.
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Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country
Disability Wales launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd election
Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the “systemic barriers” facing disabled people across the countr...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country
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My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001
Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001
Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...
www.tandfonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
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1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics on jobs.ac.uk!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
The Troubles Explained (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 09/09/2025 · 1h 4m
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September 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy
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Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m
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September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m
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September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
Great to see our new article
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Encountering research in Northern Ireland
As Northern Ireland marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, the political afterlife of the conflict persists in affecting the everyday lives of communities, kept alive through in...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Great to see our new article
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit - a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao
Newport County team up with La Liga side for unique collaboration
Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit – a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao. The red and white Athletic-inspired kit will celebrate the…
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July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit - a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao
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Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
July 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
July 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
Great few days in Dublin - Belfast and Derry next for research and meeting friends #leinsterhouse #oireachtas #BaileÁthaCliath
June 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Great few days in Dublin - Belfast and Derry next for research and meeting friends #leinsterhouse #oireachtas #BaileÁthaCliath
Last trip for awhile before immune system down for a bit - great to see the Poolbeg Towers once more on arrival in #Dublin #republicofireland
June 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Last trip for awhile before immune system down for a bit - great to see the Poolbeg Towers once more on arrival in #Dublin #republicofireland
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Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏