Greg Harrison
@greg-harrison.bsky.social
Lifelong Veggie, Late of PRONI, Still History, trying to follow The Way, very much guided by Alison
Unusually vivid sunset in Belfast late this afternoon - inspiring if I was a poet, sadly I’m not!
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Unusually vivid sunset in Belfast late this afternoon - inspiring if I was a poet, sadly I’m not!
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We'll be celebrating our first 60 years with a drinks reception following our Irish Studies seminar on Monday 8th December - please join us!
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We'll be celebrating our first 60 years with a drinks reception following our Irish Studies seminar on Monday 8th December - please join us!
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Brooke Nichols, a Boston University health economist, is calculating the consequences of Trump’s cuts to humanitarian aid across the world. Currently the level of additional deaths is 340,000 and rising.
June 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Brooke Nichols, a Boston University health economist, is calculating the consequences of Trump’s cuts to humanitarian aid across the world. Currently the level of additional deaths is 340,000 and rising.
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🚨 🚨BREAKING: High Court judge to quash @deptinfra A5 road plans following judicial review citing climate and environmental concerns
June 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🚨 🚨BREAKING: High Court judge to quash @deptinfra A5 road plans following judicial review citing climate and environmental concerns
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The failure of a government Department to pay attention to its own laws and rules once is unfortunate, the failure to do it time and time again is careless.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...
Judge quashes decision by NI Executive to upgrade A5 road
An Executive decision to proceed with the A5 road upgrade has been quashed at the High Court in Belfast.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The failure of a government Department to pay attention to its own laws and rules once is unfortunate, the failure to do it time and time again is careless.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...
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Thanks again to everyone who supported our academic programme in #IrishStudies this year. You can find recordings of most of our events on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@QUBIrishStu...
QUB Irish Studies
Posting talks, public lectures and other events given at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast.
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Ken Bloomfield was a crucial advocate for change in NI from within the system. His work after retirement was groundbreaking, especially in relation to victims. Along with Maurice Hayes and George Quigley he was a key public servant enabling NI’s transition in the 1990s.
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ken Bloomfield was a crucial advocate for change in NI from within the system. His work after retirement was groundbreaking, especially in relation to victims. Along with Maurice Hayes and George Quigley he was a key public servant enabling NI’s transition in the 1990s.
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‘It’s thrilling’: almost three centuries of the Belfast News Letter go online
The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
‘It’s thrilling’: almost three centuries of the Belfast News Letter go online
The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Babies with heart conditions enduring ‘greenhouse’ conditions on a Belfast hospital ward 😭
One parent also raised concerns for nurses working in such hot conditions
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
One parent also raised concerns for nurses working in such hot conditions
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Babies with heart conditions enduring ‘greenhouse’ conditions on Belfast hospital ward
Staff can’t turn on air circulation systems or open windows because of building works
www.irishnews.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Babies with heart conditions enduring ‘greenhouse’ conditions on a Belfast hospital ward 😭
One parent also raised concerns for nurses working in such hot conditions
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
One parent also raised concerns for nurses working in such hot conditions
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
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Thank you to BBC Radio 4. They have adapted The Boy from the Sea for radio and it'll go out in ten parts, 10:45pm to 11:00pm, starting Monday 12th May. It's produced by BBC Northern Ireland's Michael Shannon and read by Niall Cusack. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
When a baby boy is found abandoned on a beach in Donegal, a local fisherman takes him in.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thank you to BBC Radio 4. They have adapted The Boy from the Sea for radio and it'll go out in ten parts, 10:45pm to 11:00pm, starting Monday 12th May. It's produced by BBC Northern Ireland's Michael Shannon and read by Niall Cusack. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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This thread is excellent and supremely pertinent.
April 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This thread is excellent and supremely pertinent.
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Throwback to 1908
April 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Throwback to 1908
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"Contrary to general opinion the Modern Records Centre has not been established with the deliberate intention of creating new problems for the Library staff"
Strong #ArchiveBeginnings for the MRC in 1973. We've grown hugely in 51 years thanks to the work & support of friends & colleagues #Archive30
Strong #ArchiveBeginnings for the MRC in 1973. We've grown hugely in 51 years thanks to the work & support of friends & colleagues #Archive30
April 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"Contrary to general opinion the Modern Records Centre has not been established with the deliberate intention of creating new problems for the Library staff"
Strong #ArchiveBeginnings for the MRC in 1973. We've grown hugely in 51 years thanks to the work & support of friends & colleagues #Archive30
Strong #ArchiveBeginnings for the MRC in 1973. We've grown hugely in 51 years thanks to the work & support of friends & colleagues #Archive30
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As thousands of people come into Belfast City Centre to celebrate St Patrick's Day, one of its most important & historic buildings lies left to rot by the failure of private developers.
It's time for Assembly Rooms to come into public ownership & save it for future generations.
It's time for Assembly Rooms to come into public ownership & save it for future generations.
March 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As thousands of people come into Belfast City Centre to celebrate St Patrick's Day, one of its most important & historic buildings lies left to rot by the failure of private developers.
It's time for Assembly Rooms to come into public ownership & save it for future generations.
It's time for Assembly Rooms to come into public ownership & save it for future generations.
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Earlier this week the Society also released the March 2025 version of its 'Toolkit for Historians' bit.ly/3skly1l
The toolkit is a set of RHS and external guides, resources and data for those working in #History in UK higher education, with a focus on advocacy for the profession.
#Skystorians
The toolkit is a set of RHS and external guides, resources and data for those working in #History in UK higher education, with a focus on advocacy for the profession.
#Skystorians
March 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Earlier this week the Society also released the March 2025 version of its 'Toolkit for Historians' bit.ly/3skly1l
The toolkit is a set of RHS and external guides, resources and data for those working in #History in UK higher education, with a focus on advocacy for the profession.
#Skystorians
The toolkit is a set of RHS and external guides, resources and data for those working in #History in UK higher education, with a focus on advocacy for the profession.
#Skystorians
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⚡️Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing of minerals deal, NBC News reports.
Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing of minerals deal, NBC News reports
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a change in President Volodymyr Zelensky's stance toward peace talks with Russia and a willingness to make concessions such as giving up occupied territories t...
kyivindependent.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
⚡️Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing of minerals deal, NBC News reports.
Listening to Brendan O’Connor on RTE interviewing Gary Lightbody on his new book . Very taken by the joint inspiration he got from listening to Nirvana and reading Seamus Heaney
March 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Listening to Brendan O’Connor on RTE interviewing Gary Lightbody on his new book . Very taken by the joint inspiration he got from listening to Nirvana and reading Seamus Heaney
France have pace and power - sadly no one on our bench to counter that
March 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
France have pace and power - sadly no one on our bench to counter that