John D’Arcy
@johnmorgandarcy.bsky.social
Director,OU Ireland. Chair AONTAS. Vice Chair Universities Ireland. Trustee Lightbody Foundation & OCN. Founding Chair Oh Yeah.TEDx speaker.Personal views
Congratulations to the whole AONTAS team for an amazing week-long Festival of Adult Learning topped off with the STAR Awards at Croke Park - amazing nominees from across the island of Ireland.Huge thanks to Pauline McLynn our guest speaker, Andrew Brownlee CEO SOLAS and Dearbháil Lawless CEO AONTAS.
March 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations to the whole AONTAS team for an amazing week-long Festival of Adult Learning topped off with the STAR Awards at Croke Park - amazing nominees from across the island of Ireland.Huge thanks to Pauline McLynn our guest speaker, Andrew Brownlee CEO SOLAS and Dearbháil Lawless CEO AONTAS.
It was a pleasure to welcome Pádraig Delargy MLA to The Open University office today. Great discussion about widening access, skills and our partnerships with Colleges.
January 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome Pádraig Delargy MLA to The Open University office today. Great discussion about widening access, skills and our partnerships with Colleges.
Blue skies after the storm… a pagoda dismantled and a new project for @jackiedarcy.bsky.social and her assistant
January 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Blue skies after the storm… a pagoda dismantled and a new project for @jackiedarcy.bsky.social and her assistant
Thanks to Minister Conor Murphy MLA for joining The Open University and FE leaders from Belfast Met, SRC, SWC, SERC, NMRC and NRC to discuss and celebrate this regionally and college driven partnership for people and skills
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January 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thanks to Minister Conor Murphy MLA for joining The Open University and FE leaders from Belfast Met, SRC, SWC, SERC, NMRC and NRC to discuss and celebrate this regionally and college driven partnership for people and skills
www5.open.ac.uk/northern-ire...
www5.open.ac.uk/northern-ire...
Another big day for music yesterday as The Ed Sheeran Fiundation brought some brilliant commitment and investment for young people here. Here’s just a couple of great pics via @belfastlive.co.uk from the day… great work Ed Sheeran, Gary Lightbody, Oh Yeah, Drake Music and HotBox
January 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Another big day for music yesterday as The Ed Sheeran Fiundation brought some brilliant commitment and investment for young people here. Here’s just a couple of great pics via @belfastlive.co.uk from the day… great work Ed Sheeran, Gary Lightbody, Oh Yeah, Drake Music and HotBox
Maidin Maith and Happy New Year! First long walk of 2025 in the fine company of ThinLizzy 1976 re-issue Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox 🦊
January 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Maidin Maith and Happy New Year! First long walk of 2025 in the fine company of ThinLizzy 1976 re-issue Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox 🦊
and the beat goes on … and on … and on
December 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM
and the beat goes on … and on … and on
Loving the Twelve Days of Christmas window displays at Brown Thomas in Dublin with @jackiedarcy.bsky.social and Christmas in the lobby of the Riu Plaza Gresham Hotel
December 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Loving the Twelve Days of Christmas window displays at Brown Thomas in Dublin with @jackiedarcy.bsky.social and Christmas in the lobby of the Riu Plaza Gresham Hotel
Delighted to read this in today’s @belfasttelegraph.co.uk congratulations Lady Mary Peters from all of us at The Open University … an outstanding OU Honorary Graduate who is so generous with her time and support for our students and alumni 👏👏👏
December 14, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Delighted to read this in today’s @belfasttelegraph.co.uk congratulations Lady Mary Peters from all of us at The Open University … an outstanding OU Honorary Graduate who is so generous with her time and support for our students and alumni 👏👏👏
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
December 14, 2024 at 11:14 AM
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
Just received “Power to the People’ by President Michael D Higgins today .. a collection of his writings for Hot Press over his decade-long time as a contributor. His royalties go to @trocaire.bsky.social Congratulations Niall Stokes and Team Hot Press👏👏👏
November 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Just received “Power to the People’ by President Michael D Higgins today .. a collection of his writings for Hot Press over his decade-long time as a contributor. His royalties go to @trocaire.bsky.social Congratulations Niall Stokes and Team Hot Press👏👏👏
Thanks to top photographer Thomas McMullan for this lovely pic of me and @jackiedarcy.bsky.social at last night’s Aisling Awards
November 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Thanks to top photographer Thomas McMullan for this lovely pic of me and @jackiedarcy.bsky.social at last night’s Aisling Awards
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Colm Tóibín’s Long Island is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Richard Flanagan wins Baillie Gifford Prize; Irish translator wins Stephen Spender Prize; MS Readathon; (S)worn State(s) at MoLI; Never Too Late Award; Dublin Literary Award judges; Rory Brennan dies
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Colm Tóibín’s Long Island is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year
Books newsletter: A preview of Saturday’s pages; Richard Flanagan wins Baillie Gifford Prize; Irish translator wins Stephen Spender Prize; MS Readathon; (S)worn State(s) launch at MoLI; Never Too Lat...
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November 23, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Colm Tóibín’s Long Island is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Richard Flanagan wins Baillie Gifford Prize; Irish translator wins Stephen Spender Prize; MS Readathon; (S)worn State(s) at MoLI; Never Too Late Award; Dublin Literary Award judges; Rory Brennan dies
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
So pleased to be a part of the Aisling Awards last night. Excellent event celebrating the best of Belfast. Great hosts @barrabest.bsky.social and @lynettefay.bsky.social and thanks to Lord Mayor for opening the event 👏👏👏👏
November 23, 2024 at 12:08 PM
So pleased to be a part of the Aisling Awards last night. Excellent event celebrating the best of Belfast. Great hosts @barrabest.bsky.social and @lynettefay.bsky.social and thanks to Lord Mayor for opening the event 👏👏👏👏
Look what happened to @jackiedarcy.bsky.social back garden last night
November 22, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Look what happened to @jackiedarcy.bsky.social back garden last night
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Not many Irish brands can plausibly be called iconic , but Tayto can be. Every purchase of this book from us will get a free pack of Taytos included. Part proceeds of the book benefit Alone, the homeless charity.
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November 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Not many Irish brands can plausibly be called iconic , but Tayto can be. Every purchase of this book from us will get a free pack of Taytos included. Part proceeds of the book benefit Alone, the homeless charity.
thebookshop.ie/bobby-aherne...
thebookshop.ie/bobby-aherne...
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This week I watched a superb documentary series on VirginMedia One - ‘Women Locked Up - Inside the Dóchas’. In episode 3, The Open University in Ireland awarded a hard-earned degree to the first woman prisoner there. An amazing partnership with the Irish Prison Service and City of Dublin ETB
November 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
This week I watched a superb documentary series on VirginMedia One - ‘Women Locked Up - Inside the Dóchas’. In episode 3, The Open University in Ireland awarded a hard-earned degree to the first woman prisoner there. An amazing partnership with the Irish Prison Service and City of Dublin ETB
2024 has been a great year for Snow Patrol and 2025 is shaping up to be a cracker
November 9, 2024 at 7:16 PM
2024 has been a great year for Snow Patrol and 2025 is shaping up to be a cracker
It was a pleasure to meet new Open University graduate Bobby Burns and his family this week. Bobby is a professional footballer with Galway United who studied part-time with us and earned a first class BA Honours degree in Business Management (Sport and Football) Well done Bobby! 👏👏👏
November 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM
It was a pleasure to meet new Open University graduate Bobby Burns and his family this week. Bobby is a professional footballer with Galway United who studied part-time with us and earned a first class BA Honours degree in Business Management (Sport and Football) Well done Bobby! 👏👏👏