Clíona Ó Gallchoir
@clionaog.bsky.social
Lecturer in UCC. Interested in literature and culture, especially Irish and C18th. Labhair Gaeilge liom!
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We're launched! In my newsletter this week, I write about our new female-founded media collective
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve
The Nerve
We've got it. Do you?
broligarchy.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We're launched! In my newsletter this week, I write about our new female-founded media collective
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve
Why is everyone so down on this show? I really enjoyed the first episode.
The Walsh Sisters review: A poor attempt to bring Marian Keyes’ best-selling novels to the screen
The Walsh Sisters review: A poor attempt to bring Marian Keyes’ best-selling novels to the screen
Television: You have to wonder if there was a budget issue, as several scenes appear to have been shot on the Fair City set
www.irishtimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Why is everyone so down on this show? I really enjoyed the first episode.
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this new @carolecadwalla.bsky.social stuff is terrifying
TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE HOLY LAND'S DARK MESSIAH
As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...
www.thenerve.news
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
this new @carolecadwalla.bsky.social stuff is terrifying
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Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
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Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The free press fights back...
Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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In a statement, AVROTROS said that it could no longer justify Israel's participation in Eurovision "given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza" and the "serious erosion of press freedom".
http://jrnl.ie/6814901
http://jrnl.ie/6814901
Dutch public broadcaster joins RTÉ in saying it will boycott Eurovision if Israel takes part
The broadcaster pointed to the ban on journalists entering Gaza and the many reporters killed there.
jrnl.ie
September 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In a statement, AVROTROS said that it could no longer justify Israel's participation in Eurovision "given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza" and the "serious erosion of press freedom".
http://jrnl.ie/6814901
http://jrnl.ie/6814901
About time!
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest – About RTÉ
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July, a number of EBU members raised concerns about the participation of Israel in the ...
about.rte.ie
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
About time!
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
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We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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No, Lord Falconer. Labour should stop pandering to this nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns
Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No, Lord Falconer. Labour should stop pandering to this nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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23 years ago when me and my friend Paul were devising silly musical schemes, Paul's flatmate Mick was in the next room organising Belong To & starting an LGBTQI+ youth movement. Mick Barron is a legend. I interviewed him about his new book on LGBTQI+ youth activism www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
‘It was all about hurling... Being gay, ultimately, you were not masculine enough’
Cofounder of the LGBTQ+ youth organisation Belong To discusses the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric across the world
www.irishtimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
23 years ago when me and my friend Paul were devising silly musical schemes, Paul's flatmate Mick was in the next room organising Belong To & starting an LGBTQI+ youth movement. Mick Barron is a legend. I interviewed him about his new book on LGBTQI+ youth activism www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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This beautiful illustration was drawn by Annie West to commemorate the Marriage Equality Referendum, 10 years ago this month.
The All-Ireland vibe reminds we may well see a referendum soon on reunification. Another massive moment for Ireland.
That got a little closer this week.
quick 🧵
The All-Ireland vibe reminds we may well see a referendum soon on reunification. Another massive moment for Ireland.
That got a little closer this week.
quick 🧵
#HomeToVote — Annie West
Created to commemorate the marriage equality referendum 2015. Dimensions approx 25 x 25 cm. Image copyright Annie West
www.anniewest.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This beautiful illustration was drawn by Annie West to commemorate the Marriage Equality Referendum, 10 years ago this month.
The All-Ireland vibe reminds we may well see a referendum soon on reunification. Another massive moment for Ireland.
That got a little closer this week.
quick 🧵
The All-Ireland vibe reminds we may well see a referendum soon on reunification. Another massive moment for Ireland.
That got a little closer this week.
quick 🧵
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quick thread on why the political drive to leave the ECHR is gathering pace in england, as it infects Labour now too, pushing forward reunification in Ireland. 👆
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social
@edwinhayward.com
@kathylove.bsky.social
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@nialloconghaile.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social
@edwinhayward.com
@kathylove.bsky.social
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May 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
quick thread on why the political drive to leave the ECHR is gathering pace in england, as it infects Labour now too, pushing forward reunification in Ireland. 👆
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social
@edwinhayward.com
@kathylove.bsky.social
📌
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social
@profjacob.bsky.social
@edwinhayward.com
@kathylove.bsky.social
📌
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Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City.
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
www.dropsitenews.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City.
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
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3/Other religious leaders in Wilson’s orbit join in the video to explain to reporters that the man is the head of the household and the wife’s job is to submit. Then they delve into their belief that women shouldn’t be able to vote, with one pastor saying he supports repeal of the 19th Amendment.
August 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
3/Other religious leaders in Wilson’s orbit join in the video to explain to reporters that the man is the head of the household and the wife’s job is to submit. Then they delve into their belief that women shouldn’t be able to vote, with one pastor saying he supports repeal of the 19th Amendment.
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New data centre secures planning permission in Dublin, absurdly arguing that being powered mainly by on-site gas turbines means it will “play a part in Ireland’s decarbonisation strategy” - it’s the most deceitful yet common argument thrown out there.
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/data...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/data...
Data centre operator successfully challenges decision to refuse it planning permission for two new centres | BreakingNews.ie
EdgeConneX Ireland said that it was not within the remit of South Dublin County Council to determine whether there was sufficient capacity on the national grid.
www.breakingnews.ie
August 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
New data centre secures planning permission in Dublin, absurdly arguing that being powered mainly by on-site gas turbines means it will “play a part in Ireland’s decarbonisation strategy” - it’s the most deceitful yet common argument thrown out there.
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/data...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/data...
Over 54,000 people in Gaza killed. The EU still rewards Israel with a 16B€/year trade deal. We can help suspend it — sign the petition now! share.myvoice-mychoice.org/s/mz99X6Cw
Sign the petition - stop genocide now!
share.myvoice-mychoice.org
July 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Over 54,000 people in Gaza killed. The EU still rewards Israel with a 16B€/year trade deal. We can help suspend it — sign the petition now! share.myvoice-mychoice.org/s/mz99X6Cw
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Pressure grows on Yvette Cooper to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action
Pressure grows on Yvette Cooper to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action
UN experts and hundreds of lawyers warn that proscribing group would conflate protest and terrorism
The home secretary is coming under increasing pressure to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action, as UN experts and hundreds of lawyers warned that proscribing the group would conflate protest and terrorism.
In two separate letters to Yvette Cooper, the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) lawyers’ group and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers said that proscribing the group would set a dangerous precedent. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pressure grows on Yvette Cooper to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action
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Day after day - scores murdered by these war criminals.
Today a cafe bombed with over 30 dead mostly women and children.
Yet still Western media and governments rush to give them cover.
Today a cafe bombed with over 30 dead mostly women and children.
Yet still Western media and governments rush to give them cover.
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Day after day - scores murdered by these war criminals.
Today a cafe bombed with over 30 dead mostly women and children.
Yet still Western media and governments rush to give them cover.
Today a cafe bombed with over 30 dead mostly women and children.
Yet still Western media and governments rush to give them cover.
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No rioting in Donaghadee tonight? Interesting.
I feel sick to my fucking stomach. This country is a fucking lethal place for women.
June 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
No rioting in Donaghadee tonight? Interesting.
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Do they want him shot dead in Kilmainham while tied to his chair?
June 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Do they want him shot dead in Kilmainham while tied to his chair?
JFC.
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
JFC.
Profoundly depressing account of attitudes underlying the riots in Ballymena.
Some local people were reluctant to speak to The Journal, stating that they only speak to GB News.
jrnl.ie/6730160t
jrnl.ie/6730160t
I went to talk to people in Ballymena, and was told to make myself 'scarce' or there'd be trouble
Some local people were reluctant to speak to The Journal, stating that they only speak to GB News.
jrnl.ie
June 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Profoundly depressing account of attitudes underlying the riots in Ballymena.
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Looking forward to the 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, which is taking place next week at the @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 5-6 June 2025. Brilliant keynote speakers and an excellent programme, for tickets see the link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...
Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society Conference 2025
The 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society at the Trinity Long Room Hub 5-6 June 2025
www.eventbrite.ie
May 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking forward to the 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, which is taking place next week at the @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 5-6 June 2025. Brilliant keynote speakers and an excellent programme, for tickets see the link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...
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"... the US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity"
www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
The west’s shameful silence on Gaza
The US and European allies should do more to restrain Benjamin Netanyahu
www.ft.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
"... the US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity"
www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
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I’m glad to see this article but it’s after 24 hours of unchallenged corporate guff dominating the news cycle. Tony Blair is a tech lobbyist who is literally writing naive, venal & dangerous policy for Starmer’s government. Call it out.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
April 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m glad to see this article but it’s after 24 hours of unchallenged corporate guff dominating the news cycle. Tony Blair is a tech lobbyist who is literally writing naive, venal & dangerous policy for Starmer’s government. Call it out.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...