Kieran Glennon
@drnightdub.bsky.social
Researches the political/sectarian conflict in Belfast 1920-22. Author of "From Pogrom to Civil War - Tom Glennon & The Belfast IRA" and "Pogrom & Partition - Belfast's Market Area 1920-22." Blogs at www.thebelfastpogrom.com. Cooks fish, watches St Pats.
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hahaha. The guards calling to the house "Is Enoch there we need to take him to jail"
(muffled voice from inside pile of coats) "Enoch isn't here"
"Oh ok then, bye"
(muffled voice from inside pile of coats) "Enoch isn't here"
"Oh ok then, bye"
The purest example of white male privilege is the Guards allowing Enoch Burke to hide under his Mammy’s bed instead of hauling him off to prison.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
Gardaí believe Enoch Burke is hiding in family home – days after order by High Court returning him to prison for contempt
Enoch Burke remained at liberty last night despite multiple attempts by gardaí to execute an order by the High Court returning him to prison for contempt.
www.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
hahaha. The guards calling to the house "Is Enoch there we need to take him to jail"
(muffled voice from inside pile of coats) "Enoch isn't here"
"Oh ok then, bye"
(muffled voice from inside pile of coats) "Enoch isn't here"
"Oh ok then, bye"
Gardaí announce they can't find Burke but are still looking. Burke keeps hiding. Gardaí quietly stop looking but don't announce anything. Burke keeps hiding. Job done.
Gardaí have been unable to locate Enoch Burke after twice calling to his house yesterday to imprison him for contempt of court.
A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
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A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie/6880578t
Gardaí can't find Enoch Burke after calling to his house to imprison him for contempt of court
Burke was ordered back to prison by the High Court on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Gardaí announce they can't find Burke but are still looking. Burke keeps hiding. Gardaí quietly stop looking but don't announce anything. Burke keeps hiding. Job done.
"Denied" her chance of going before the electorate, Steen announces she's found her electorate-avoiding groove and is sticking to it
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
Áras hopeful Maria Steen rules out contesting by-election to fill Paschal Donohoe's seat
Dublin Central by-election expected to take place in late spring next year and likely to be held on same date as by-election in Galway West triggered by Catherine Connolly’s election as president
www.irishexaminer.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Denied" her chance of going before the electorate, Steen announces she's found her electorate-avoiding groove and is sticking to it
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
I'm guessing Tesco Newcastle has never heard of Dunnes Stores Henry Street, but they soon will
When a business doesn't know the history of the country they're in and picks a fight with the workers, it's not a great idea.
Do it in Ireland, lads?
You're fucked.
#GrapefruitLadies
Do it in Ireland, lads?
You're fucked.
#GrapefruitLadies
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm guessing Tesco Newcastle has never heard of Dunnes Stores Henry Street, but they soon will
Really really long shot: does anyone have access to a 1921/1922 Belfast Street Directory? Looking for a business named Emersons, maybe a shop or pub, in Clonard/Cupar St/Springfield Rd area.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Really really long shot: does anyone have access to a 1921/1922 Belfast Street Directory? Looking for a business named Emersons, maybe a shop or pub, in Clonard/Cupar St/Springfield Rd area.
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17 November 1988 'Cinema Paradiso' (in Italy 'Nuovo Cinema Paradiso') goes on general release in Italy. It is a total flop everywhere, except in one cinema in Messina and, maybe, it only goes on to win an Oscar due to the determination of Giovanni Parlagreco, owner of that cinema [Thread] >> 1
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
17 November 1988 'Cinema Paradiso' (in Italy 'Nuovo Cinema Paradiso') goes on general release in Italy. It is a total flop everywhere, except in one cinema in Messina and, maybe, it only goes on to win an Oscar due to the determination of Giovanni Parlagreco, owner of that cinema [Thread] >> 1
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I win.
I win.
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I win.
I win.
Just finished watching "Trespasses" on Channel 4, loved it. Loved Kenneth Branagh's "Belfast" movie even more, as it spoke to Belfast when I was a kid there. But by the time that "Trespasses" depicts, we'd left Belfast, cos my da had been ran out of it. Here's why...(thread)
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just finished watching "Trespasses" on Channel 4, loved it. Loved Kenneth Branagh's "Belfast" movie even more, as it spoke to Belfast when I was a kid there. But by the time that "Trespasses" depicts, we'd left Belfast, cos my da had been ran out of it. Here's why...(thread)
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I would love Ireland to qualify for the World Cup for all the usual reasons. But it would also be fantastic to have the whole country festooned in tricolours that haven't been put up by the "Ireland is Full" lot.
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I would love Ireland to qualify for the World Cup for all the usual reasons. But it would also be fantastic to have the whole country festooned in tricolours that haven't been put up by the "Ireland is Full" lot.
Parrot just knew to tap that down with his studs
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Parrot just knew to tap that down with his studs
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I realise it's an architectural term but "Brutalism in Cavan" just sounds so apt
My latest piece for my 100 Buildings series for @rte.ie Culture is Cavan Hospital designed by Andy Devane and team for RKD Architects and built by Sisk. You can read about a piece of Brutalism in Cavan here:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I realise it's an architectural term but "Brutalism in Cavan" just sounds so apt
Don't anyone go quoting Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Don't anyone go quoting Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"
Éamon Phoenix
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Éamon Phoenix
In Portlaoise. Only days after two men appear in court in Portlaoise accused of planning bomb attacks on mosques.
‘We call on all peaceful and compassionate people across Ireland to come together in unity and reject hatred in every form. Let us not allow fear or division to take root in our communities. Together, we are stronger and together, we will stand for peace, respect, and justice.’
The only place that Ireland's Muslim population pose any kind of threat to society is in online spaces like The Liberal dot ie, Gript and the far-right accounts on FB and X:
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise
#speirgorm
www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/violent...
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise
#speirgorm
www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/violent...
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In Portlaoise. Only days after two men appear in court in Portlaoise accused of planning bomb attacks on mosques.
Watch and learn, ye starving in your slumbers, watch and learn
Yes, they will.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Watch and learn, ye starving in your slumbers, watch and learn
Post yourself from a different era. 1988, pirate radio, "Dr Nightdub's Roots Rockin' Rainbow Rhythms Revolution" in full flow. @stane.bsky.social For bonus kudos, the studio was on the top floor upstairs over McGonagles.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Post yourself from a different era. 1988, pirate radio, "Dr Nightdub's Roots Rockin' Rainbow Rhythms Revolution" in full flow. @stane.bsky.social For bonus kudos, the studio was on the top floor upstairs over McGonagles.
Honestly reckon #BlueLights is up there with The Wire
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Honestly reckon #BlueLights is up there with The Wire
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One of the more depressing features of any 'debate' about sectarianism in this country is the inability of some to understand that two things can be true at the same time; that people you may dislike can suffer sectarian abuse and that this is just as wrong as people we agree with suffering it.
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of the more depressing features of any 'debate' about sectarianism in this country is the inability of some to understand that two things can be true at the same time; that people you may dislike can suffer sectarian abuse and that this is just as wrong as people we agree with suffering it.
@seidodge.bsky.social One for your collection
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@seidodge.bsky.social One for your collection
"When you’re not planning to screw over your class in the style of J. D. Vance, you don’t have to make such a fuss about where you came from."
One of the better analyses of the Connolly victory from Dan Finn in Jacobin.
jacobin.com/2025/10/iris...
jacobin.com/2025/10/iris...
Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide
Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge s...
jacobin.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"When you’re not planning to screw over your class in the style of J. D. Vance, you don’t have to make such a fuss about where you came from."
I was in Jamaica when Hurricane Gilbert hit it in 1988. That was nuts in its own right in terms of destruction, but even it was only a category 3 - this is a category 5 so my heart goes out to them.
God help Jamaica. And the rest of us, this weather will come for us all in the end.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica today as a category five hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
www.rte.ie
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I was in Jamaica when Hurricane Gilbert hit it in 1988. That was nuts in its own right in terms of destruction, but even it was only a category 3 - this is a category 5 so my heart goes out to them.
Can't believe that almost 60 years later, people are still even asking this question.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Can't believe that almost 60 years later, people are still even asking this question.
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youtu.be/s3Itb17PXvw?...
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The establishment has no difficulty understanding the legitimate concerns of fascists, but somehow finds a relatively moderate democratic socialist incomprehensible. CC doesn't stand for anything that hasn't been common political currency since socialist parties first organised 150 year ago.
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The establishment has no difficulty understanding the legitimate concerns of fascists, but somehow finds a relatively moderate democratic socialist incomprehensible. CC doesn't stand for anything that hasn't been common political currency since socialist parties first organised 150 year ago.