Gerry Arthurs
@gerryarthurs.bsky.social
South East Technological University SETU (Ireland) Lecturer in International Relations & Politics. Views my own.
Simple and brilliant by @anntelnaes.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Simple and brilliant by @anntelnaes.bsky.social
Troy of the Rovers @barryglendenning.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social @footballweekly.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Troy of the Rovers @barryglendenning.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social @footballweekly.bsky.social
Troy of the Rovers
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Troy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers stuff
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Roy of the Rovers stuff
Highly recommend Colum McCann’s Twist about connection, rupture & repair in human relationships but also centring on the vulnerability of subsea fibre optic cables that carry so much of our daily affairs around the world. Beautifully articulated, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Highly recommend Colum McCann’s Twist about connection, rupture & repair in human relationships but also centring on the vulnerability of subsea fibre optic cables that carry so much of our daily affairs around the world. Beautifully articulated, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Delighted to be asked to speak to secondary school students in Waterford last Thursday alongside Ireland's youngest City & County Councillor Kate O'Mahony on the theme of spotting and fighting online disinformation in politics. Energy from students was fantastic & the questions were great!
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Delighted to be asked to speak to secondary school students in Waterford last Thursday alongside Ireland's youngest City & County Councillor Kate O'Mahony on the theme of spotting and fighting online disinformation in politics. Energy from students was fantastic & the questions were great!
I was delighted to Chair the EU Southeast Soapbox competition with my fellow judges Prof Felicity Kelliher of SETU & Jim Lenane of Waterford Council on theme of Social Media & u16s. A packed Waterford City Hall was alive with inspirational students, great day @waterfordlibraries.bsky.social #SETU
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I was delighted to Chair the EU Southeast Soapbox competition with my fellow judges Prof Felicity Kelliher of SETU & Jim Lenane of Waterford Council on theme of Social Media & u16s. A packed Waterford City Hall was alive with inspirational students, great day @waterfordlibraries.bsky.social #SETU
Hugely recommend The Best Of Everything by @kitdewaal.com Wonderful characterisation and compassion, such empathy for a range of characters. There is a particular kind of solace and inspiration to be found in a novel as good as this.
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hugely recommend The Best Of Everything by @kitdewaal.com Wonderful characterisation and compassion, such empathy for a range of characters. There is a particular kind of solace and inspiration to be found in a novel as good as this.
Brilliant new cover from @newyorker.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Brilliant new cover from @newyorker.com
I was delighted to take part in a fascinating panel discussion on Global Horizons with @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @howardemma.bsky.social Barry Doyle, Mayor Greg Ballard & expertly chaired by Mark Redmond, as part of the Kennedy Summer School & Wexford Chamber & Wexford Council. Great engagement.
August 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I was delighted to take part in a fascinating panel discussion on Global Horizons with @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @howardemma.bsky.social Barry Doyle, Mayor Greg Ballard & expertly chaired by Mark Redmond, as part of the Kennedy Summer School & Wexford Chamber & Wexford Council. Great engagement.
A graphic illustration of how Putin has been emboldened by Trump's resumption of the presidency - a massive increase in missile and drone launches from Russia on Ukraine, including in the hours before the 'peace' talks last week.
August 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A graphic illustration of how Putin has been emboldened by Trump's resumption of the presidency - a massive increase in missile and drone launches from Russia on Ukraine, including in the hours before the 'peace' talks last week.
Looking forward to this at the New Ross Kennedy Summer School with @stephenkinsella.bsky.social & @howardemma.bsky.social Greg Ballard (former Mayor of Indianapolis), Barry Doyle of Johnson Hana, chaired by Mark Redmond, former CEO of American Chamber in Ireland. Web www.kennedysummerschool.ie
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking forward to this at the New Ross Kennedy Summer School with @stephenkinsella.bsky.social & @howardemma.bsky.social Greg Ballard (former Mayor of Indianapolis), Barry Doyle of Johnson Hana, chaired by Mark Redmond, former CEO of American Chamber in Ireland. Web www.kennedysummerschool.ie
What a day in Trump world…..
August 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
What a day in Trump world…..
I cannot recommend highly enough 38 Londres Street by @philippesands.bsky.social Breathtaking, chilling conclusion to his exquisitely written & researched trilogy weaving the personal, political & legal legacies of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet & Nazi Walther Rauff. Astonishing & compelling.
July 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I cannot recommend highly enough 38 Londres Street by @philippesands.bsky.social Breathtaking, chilling conclusion to his exquisitely written & researched trilogy weaving the personal, political & legal legacies of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet & Nazi Walther Rauff. Astonishing & compelling.
Remarkable graph from @nytimes.com showing that the dollar has had the worst first six months of the year since 1973. The Art of the Deal.
July 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Remarkable graph from @nytimes.com showing that the dollar has had the worst first six months of the year since 1973. The Art of the Deal.
Best book title of the year so far has to be The Haves and Have-Yachts by @eosnos.bsky.social a collection of New Yorker essays detailing the excesses and warped realities of the super rich, fuelling the inequalities at the heart of the current American malaise. A portrait of an undeniable oligarchy
June 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Best book title of the year so far has to be The Haves and Have-Yachts by @eosnos.bsky.social a collection of New Yorker essays detailing the excesses and warped realities of the super rich, fuelling the inequalities at the heart of the current American malaise. A portrait of an undeniable oligarchy
Really enjoyed The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey, an excellent mole hunt spy thriller by an ex CIA operative that is very on point and well informed. Well paced and engagingly written. @swiftpress.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Really enjoyed The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey, an excellent mole hunt spy thriller by an ex CIA operative that is very on point and well informed. Well paced and engagingly written. @swiftpress.bsky.social
Perhaps the JCPOA was a pretty effective tool and Trump pulling out of a multilateral deal was perhaps not the greatest example of the art of the deal?
June 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Perhaps the JCPOA was a pretty effective tool and Trump pulling out of a multilateral deal was perhaps not the greatest example of the art of the deal?
Highly recommend @donnachadcu.bsky.social Unfinished Empire pub’d by @agendapub.bsky.social Clear eyed & perceptive contextual analysis of Russian imperialism, fascinating tour thru Ukraine, Caucasus, Moldova & Belarus. Concise & very accessible, will be staple on Int Rels reading lists for many yrs
June 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Highly recommend @donnachadcu.bsky.social Unfinished Empire pub’d by @agendapub.bsky.social Clear eyed & perceptive contextual analysis of Russian imperialism, fascinating tour thru Ukraine, Caucasus, Moldova & Belarus. Concise & very accessible, will be staple on Int Rels reading lists for many yrs
Excellent initiative
June 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Excellent initiative
From The New Yorker
June 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
From The New Yorker
I heartily recommend The Secret Life of Leinster House by @gavreilly.com A very readable & accessible, kaleidoscopic view on the practice of politics in Ireland, sympathetic to the practitioners, their frustrations & work/life balance, and a handy anecdote about why few male TDs don’t use the gym.
June 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I heartily recommend The Secret Life of Leinster House by @gavreilly.com A very readable & accessible, kaleidoscopic view on the practice of politics in Ireland, sympathetic to the practitioners, their frustrations & work/life balance, and a handy anecdote about why few male TDs don’t use the gym.
Not all heroes wear capes but a lot work in the US Government. Michael Lewis edits a dazzling new collection of essays from @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social tracing the unsung exploits of those currently being maligned by Trump & Musk. A must read for any student of politics & public service.
May 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not all heroes wear capes but a lot work in the US Government. Michael Lewis edits a dazzling new collection of essays from @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social tracing the unsung exploits of those currently being maligned by Trump & Musk. A must read for any student of politics & public service.
If you’re looking for a great read, Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a remarkably assured debut novel that is set in Sicily in 400BC about two Dublin accented locals who use Athenian prisoners to stage two Greek plays in a quarry. A mad premise but it really works.
May 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If you’re looking for a great read, Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a remarkably assured debut novel that is set in Sicily in 400BC about two Dublin accented locals who use Athenian prisoners to stage two Greek plays in a quarry. A mad premise but it really works.
Absolute corruption. Corruption to the core.
May 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Absolute corruption. Corruption to the core.