Dr Laura Watson
@lauracwatson.bsky.social
Musicologist/Associate Professor, Maynooth University | BOOKS: Paul Dukas: Composer and Critic (2019); Dukas: Legacies of a French Musician (2019); Women and Music in Ireland (2022) | Sounding the Feminists | Memoirs | she/her
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Dr Laura Watson
@lauracwatson.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Feminist Musical Activism in Ireland (2016–21) and Feminist Musicology - MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/18459/
'Feminist Musical Activism in Ireland (2016 - 21) and Feminist Musicology', Ethnomusicology Ireland 8 (2022): 1 -22.
'Feminist Musical Activism in Ireland (2016 - 21) and Feminist Musicology', Ethnomusicology Ireland 8 (2022): 1 -22.
The destruction of fertility clinics in Gaza has to be one of the IDF's most egregious acts of genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A single shell, fired by the IDF at a fertility clinic: peace prize recipient explains what lies behind her genocide finding
Former UN inquiry chair Navi Pillay says ‘what’s so unusual about this genocide’ is that ‘we are all witnesses to it’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The destruction of fertility clinics in Gaza has to be one of the IDF's most egregious acts of genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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So much talk about spoiled votes, but virtually zero about the 900,000+ Irish citizens who voted for Connolly and the 15,000 volunteers who campaigned for her - nothing about what they want and represent and hope for.
No, Irish media and politics insist you engage with those who can't be bothered.
No, Irish media and politics insist you engage with those who can't be bothered.
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
So much talk about spoiled votes, but virtually zero about the 900,000+ Irish citizens who voted for Connolly and the 15,000 volunteers who campaigned for her - nothing about what they want and represent and hope for.
No, Irish media and politics insist you engage with those who can't be bothered.
No, Irish media and politics insist you engage with those who can't be bothered.
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Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
#Aras25 #Speirgorm
Get out and vote if you've yet to do so. Voting rights were hard won for ordinary people, especially women. #ConnollyforPresident #CatherineConnolly #Aras25 #Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Get out and vote if you've yet to do so. Voting rights were hard won for ordinary people, especially women. #ConnollyforPresident #CatherineConnolly #Aras25 #Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
Obviously #CatherineConnolly is a brilliant presidential candidate anway for #Áras25 #Aras2025; her support for the arts is another reason to vote for her. @journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/opinion/cath...
Catherine Connolly Was There for Artists When It Mattered – Heather Humphreys Was Not
Heather Humphreys is a former Minister for Arts who made a serious funding misjudgement during her tenure; Catherine Connolly’s support for artists offers a contrast, writes Toner Quinn.
journalofmusic.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Obviously #CatherineConnolly is a brilliant presidential candidate anway for #Áras25 #Aras2025; her support for the arts is another reason to vote for her. @journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/opinion/cath...
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#Endometriosis really challenging to live with lately. #endo
October 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#Endometriosis really challenging to live with lately. #endo
Reposting to fix the link: www.rte.ie/culture/2025... My review of a Sinéad O'Connor book is now available on RTÉ. @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #spéirghorm
Book Of The Week: Sinéad O'Connor and the writers she inspired
A new book, Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us, edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne, brings together 25 essays inspired by the singer.
www.rte.ie
September 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposting to fix the link: www.rte.ie/culture/2025... My review of a Sinéad O'Connor book is now available on RTÉ. @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #spéirghorm
Don't normally publish twice in two weeks, let alone on the same topic, but happy to share another piece on Sinéad O'Connor. My review of a new essay collection is free to read in
@journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/book-reviews...
. #spéirghorm #womeninmusic #musicology #sineadoconnor
@journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/book-reviews...
. #spéirghorm #womeninmusic #musicology #sineadoconnor
Sinéad and the Writers She Inspired
A new book, 'Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O’Connor Means to Us', edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne, brings together 25 essays inspired by the singer. Laura Watson reviews.
journalofmusic.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Don't normally publish twice in two weeks, let alone on the same topic, but happy to share another piece on Sinéad O'Connor. My review of a new essay collection is free to read in
@journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/book-reviews...
. #spéirghorm #womeninmusic #musicology #sineadoconnor
@journalofmusic.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/book-reviews...
. #spéirghorm #womeninmusic #musicology #sineadoconnor
Reposting for the morning crowd. I discuss Sinéad O'Connor's history with Israel and #Palestine; how her song 'Famine' resonates today; how censoring #Kneecap & other pro-Palestinian artists echoes the way O'Connor was treated when she protested injustice. #Gaza #sineadoconnor #speirghorm #speirgorm
rebelnews.ie/2025/09/02/s... My article on Sinéad O'Connor and Palestine has just been published on Rebel. I discuss her song 'Famine' and some links with music activism and censorship today. #gaza #sineadoconnor #speirghorm
Sinéad O'Connor's Palestinian Solidarity and Legacy - REBEL
26 July 2025 marked the second anniversary of Sinéad O’Connor’s death. (She…
rebelnews.ie
September 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposting for the morning crowd. I discuss Sinéad O'Connor's history with Israel and #Palestine; how her song 'Famine' resonates today; how censoring #Kneecap & other pro-Palestinian artists echoes the way O'Connor was treated when she protested injustice. #Gaza #sineadoconnor #speirghorm #speirgorm
rebelnews.ie/2025/09/02/s... My article on Sinéad O'Connor and Palestine has just been published on Rebel. I discuss her song 'Famine' and some links with music activism and censorship today. #gaza #sineadoconnor #speirghorm
Sinéad O'Connor's Palestinian Solidarity and Legacy - REBEL
26 July 2025 marked the second anniversary of Sinéad O’Connor’s death. (She…
rebelnews.ie
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
rebelnews.ie/2025/09/02/s... My article on Sinéad O'Connor and Palestine has just been published on Rebel. I discuss her song 'Famine' and some links with music activism and censorship today. #gaza #sineadoconnor #speirghorm
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After months of the Israeli government manufacturing a starvation crisis in Gaza, famine has officially set in.
August 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
After months of the Israeli government manufacturing a starvation crisis in Gaza, famine has officially set in.
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Our pals The Mary Wallopers have just been pulled off stage and the PA shut down at VictoriousFest in Portsmouth for taking out a 🇵🇸 flag and saying Free Palestine
Speak up against genocide in England and you're treated like a criminal
Up the Mary Wallopers 💚🤍🧡
Free Palestine!
Free the 6 counties!
Speak up against genocide in England and you're treated like a criminal
Up the Mary Wallopers 💚🤍🧡
Free Palestine!
Free the 6 counties!
August 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our pals The Mary Wallopers have just been pulled off stage and the PA shut down at VictoriousFest in Portsmouth for taking out a 🇵🇸 flag and saying Free Palestine
Speak up against genocide in England and you're treated like a criminal
Up the Mary Wallopers 💚🤍🧡
Free Palestine!
Free the 6 counties!
Speak up against genocide in England and you're treated like a criminal
Up the Mary Wallopers 💚🤍🧡
Free Palestine!
Free the 6 counties!
www.rte.ie/news/middle-... This is unspeakable. Man-made famine in 2025. #Gaza
Famine has struck Gaza, says global hunger monitor
Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined today, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian a...
www.rte.ie
August 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
www.rte.ie/news/middle-... This is unspeakable. Man-made famine in 2025. #Gaza
Red wine from Wales. In rondo form too!
August 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Red wine from Wales. In rondo form too!
Sally Rooney on Palestine Action
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Sally Rooney on Palestine Action
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Out socialising two nights in a row with friends and comrades - and on school nights. Triggering vague memories of being young.
August 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Out socialising two nights in a row with friends and comrades - and on school nights. Triggering vague memories of being young.
A glimpse of the stunning scenery in North Wales: we stayed in Nant Gwrtheyrn first and then Port Meirion, the Italian-style village where The Prisoner was filmed in the 1960s. Surreal to stay in #PortMeirion after having watched #ThePrisoner!
August 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A glimpse of the stunning scenery in North Wales: we stayed in Nant Gwrtheyrn first and then Port Meirion, the Italian-style village where The Prisoner was filmed in the 1960s. Surreal to stay in #PortMeirion after having watched #ThePrisoner!
Sad to hear about the sudden death of Seán Rocks. Loved listening to Arena and was fortunate to be interviewed by Seán for it in 2018, about the Sounding the Feminists/NCH chamber series. He was very welcoming and so knowledgeable. Huge loss to arts broadcasting in Ireland.
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Sad to hear about the sudden death of Seán Rocks. Loved listening to Arena and was fortunate to be interviewed by Seán for it in 2018, about the Sounding the Feminists/NCH chamber series. He was very welcoming and so knowledgeable. Huge loss to arts broadcasting in Ireland.
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Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live
Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live
More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’
Palestine Red Crescent says the situation in Gaza is “only getting worse”, with spokesperson Nebal Farsakh calling it an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe”.
Farsakh said in a video posted to X on Tuesday that there has been no food, clean water or medicine entering the Gaza Strip for more than four months.
This has resulted in a catastrophe where people are literally starving to death.
More people are being admitted to hospitals with malnutrition especially among children, pregnant women and the elderly. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live