Dónal Hassett
@donalh.bsky.social
Colonial Historian, Interested in colonial veterans and all things Algeria. Proud Dub .
Hard to see through all the bluster, cynicism and bloated rhetoric of Trump et al but is this potentially positive? Hoping against hope that there will be a peace deal that can actually provide a sustainable peace for Ukraine and bring an end to this horrible war.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hard to see through all the bluster, cynicism and bloated rhetoric of Trump et al but is this potentially positive? Hoping against hope that there will be a peace deal that can actually provide a sustainable peace for Ukraine and bring an end to this horrible war.
Honoured to have been featured in tonight's DJ Carey documentary scoffing down a Snickers at the Walsh Cup final back in my youth. I was not aware of his crimes at the time and Dublin won on the day!
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Honoured to have been featured in tonight's DJ Carey documentary scoffing down a Snickers at the Walsh Cup final back in my youth. I was not aware of his crimes at the time and Dublin won on the day!
My former colleagues at French in Bristol are hosting the wonderful Prof Soulemayne Bachir Diagne, one of the most interesting contemporary philosophers thinking critically about the limits and potential of universalism.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My former colleagues at French in Bristol are hosting the wonderful Prof Soulemayne Bachir Diagne, one of the most interesting contemporary philosophers thinking critically about the limits and potential of universalism.
If you liked Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, your going to love Nicolas Sarkozy's book about his 11 days in prison... and it'll be out just in time for Christmas.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you liked Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, your going to love Nicolas Sarkozy's book about his 11 days in prison... and it'll be out just in time for Christmas.
Compulsory stop in Roti King to fuel up for my IHR seminar later.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Compulsory stop in Roti King to fuel up for my IHR seminar later.
Now with alt-text, apologies!
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Now with alt-text, apologies!
Vindication for the short lived Maoist group in Shandon, Cork in 1970. Their shop may have been smashed up by a local mob but their long march through the institutions has, according to David McWilliams in today's Irish Times, worked because everyone on the Irish Left is now "Maoist-Third Worldist".
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Vindication for the short lived Maoist group in Shandon, Cork in 1970. Their shop may have been smashed up by a local mob but their long march through the institutions has, according to David McWilliams in today's Irish Times, worked because everyone on the Irish Left is now "Maoist-Third Worldist".
Finally drafting my paper for the @sfps.bsky.social conference on Fanon. I'll be talking about how the origins of the racist colonial psychiatry against which Fanon struggled in Algeria lay in the experience of mass mobilisaiton of colonial subjects during WWI.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Finally drafting my paper for the @sfps.bsky.social conference on Fanon. I'll be talking about how the origins of the racist colonial psychiatry against which Fanon struggled in Algeria lay in the experience of mass mobilisaiton of colonial subjects during WWI.
It's that time of the year again when I absolutely cannot shift a cough so I'm working from bed. At least it gives me an excuse to dig out some of my favourite archival photos: Algerian nationalist leader Messali Hadj working from bed.
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It's that time of the year again when I absolutely cannot shift a cough so I'm working from bed. At least it gives me an excuse to dig out some of my favourite archival photos: Algerian nationalist leader Messali Hadj working from bed.
An absolutely fascinating paper from @mauricejcasey.com this evening. Invite him to your seminars. The research is so fascinating and he gives such a masterclass in both writing and in presenting that grad students will really benefit from.
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
An absolutely fascinating paper from @mauricejcasey.com this evening. Invite him to your seminars. The research is so fascinating and he gives such a masterclass in both writing and in presenting that grad students will really benefit from.
Really liked the book and think they've done a great job with the series. Top tier performances all around.
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Really liked the book and think they've done a great job with the series. Top tier performances all around.
Ah breathnú ar Nuacht Tg4 agus iad ag labhairt faoin ár uachtarán nua. So lovely to see pobal na Gaeilge speaking of their joy at seeing an ally of the language and their communities elected. Analysis from the ever insightful Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh. These two lads are her neighbours from the Claddagh😍
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ah breathnú ar Nuacht Tg4 agus iad ag labhairt faoin ár uachtarán nua. So lovely to see pobal na Gaeilge speaking of their joy at seeing an ally of the language and their communities elected. Analysis from the ever insightful Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh. These two lads are her neighbours from the Claddagh😍
🚨Deadline Extended🚨 You now have until December 1st to submit your proposals and/or apply for the bursaries. Come join us in beautiful Amynooth in June. This tree should be back in full summer bloom by then. frenchcolonial.org/annual-meeti...
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚨Deadline Extended🚨 You now have until December 1st to submit your proposals and/or apply for the bursaries. Come join us in beautiful Amynooth in June. This tree should be back in full summer bloom by then. frenchcolonial.org/annual-meeti...
I seem to be the only historian in Ireland who doesn't have a photo from the Arás but I do have one from the Embassy in Rome where I was younger, slimmer and had more hair!
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I seem to be the only historian in Ireland who doesn't have a photo from the Arás but I do have one from the Embassy in Rome where I was younger, slimmer and had more hair!
By the launch of a new book by an esteemed graduate of and current tutor in the Department, Dr Declan Monaghan. His book, The Irish National Stud: 1900-2025 will be launched at 18:00 in the same venue with light refreshments. Come one, come all.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
By the launch of a new book by an esteemed graduate of and current tutor in the Department, Dr Declan Monaghan. His book, The Irish National Stud: 1900-2025 will be launched at 18:00 in the same venue with light refreshments. Come one, come all.
Went to see Lisa O'Neill in De Barra's in Clonakilty and it was a piece of magic for Samhain. The opening act Rosie McCarthy was an amazing young talent (only 17) carrying on the proud tradition of Traveller singing. Lisa was as moving as ever and the whole event was just wonderful .
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Went to see Lisa O'Neill in De Barra's in Clonakilty and it was a piece of magic for Samhain. The opening act Rosie McCarthy was an amazing young talent (only 17) carrying on the proud tradition of Traveller singing. Lisa was as moving as ever and the whole event was just wonderful .
This pun gave me a much needed Friday morning chuckle.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This pun gave me a much needed Friday morning chuckle.
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Big day for the parish today. We have the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of our wonderful colleague Roisín Higgins on her research on sensorial history of the Troubles. This will be followed by a conversation between our also wonderful colleague Sarah Roddy and Niamh Nic Ghabhann on Sarah's new book
Great news from New York. A positive and radical platform can win. Looking forward to shoehorning a discussion of Zohran's father's theories of the legacies of indirect rule and Postcolonial polities in Africa into small talk for the next few weeks.
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Great news from New York. A positive and radical platform can win. Looking forward to shoehorning a discussion of Zohran's father's theories of the legacies of indirect rule and Postcolonial polities in Africa into small talk for the next few weeks.
Dan O'Brien suggesting the time has come to abandon the cause of nuclear non proliferation. Appears to be willing an even more dangerous world into existence. Not a thought spared here for those communities from Algeria to the Pacific and beyond who were devastated by testing not to mention Japan.
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Dan O'Brien suggesting the time has come to abandon the cause of nuclear non proliferation. Appears to be willing an even more dangerous world into existence. Not a thought spared here for those communities from Algeria to the Pacific and beyond who were devastated by testing not to mention Japan.
Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.
For all your Fenian apparel needs.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
For all your Fenian apparel needs.
Travelling to Cork later today to give a talk tomorrow to a group of architecture students on one of my favourite topics- Marseille!
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Travelling to Cork later today to give a talk tomorrow to a group of architecture students on one of my favourite topics- Marseille!
20 years since Zyed (17) and Bouna (15) died while fleeing the police despite being completely innocent. Racial profiling and police brutality remain endemic in France. A young black or North African origin man is 20 times more likely to be stopped and searched.
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
20 years since Zyed (17) and Bouna (15) died while fleeing the police despite being completely innocent. Racial profiling and police brutality remain endemic in France. A young black or North African origin man is 20 times more likely to be stopped and searched.
Living for the Daily Mail's rage.
October 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Living for the Daily Mail's rage.