Mia Elena
@miasherwoodscully.bsky.social
MA Public History
Freelance researcher and journalist
Freelance researcher and journalist
Delighted to have graduated from the MA Public History programme in UCD yesterday, can't wait to see what's next for me!
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Delighted to have graduated from the MA Public History programme in UCD yesterday, can't wait to see what's next for me!
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If 24 people are dead due to airstrikes, I think we're safe to assume that the ceasefire is not being "tested", but is "over" - if it ever started in the first place.
Call things by their proper names.
Call things by their proper names.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If 24 people are dead due to airstrikes, I think we're safe to assume that the ceasefire is not being "tested", but is "over" - if it ever started in the first place.
Call things by their proper names.
Call things by their proper names.
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Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
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‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and won
‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and won
As a mosaic is unveiled in her honour, she reflects on her 1973 Supreme Court victory in overturning the ban on contraception
www.irishtimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and won
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THANK YOU to everyone who came along to Stillgarden Distillery last night for OLDER BOLDER WISER. What a buzz.
Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all.
To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos
Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all.
To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos
September 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
THANK YOU to everyone who came along to Stillgarden Distillery last night for OLDER BOLDER WISER. What a buzz.
Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all.
To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos
Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all.
To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos
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Congratulations to every f**king moron in the country who voted for FF and FG at the last election believing that they would actually so something - anything - to solve the housing catastrophe.
August 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations to every f**king moron in the country who voted for FF and FG at the last election believing that they would actually so something - anything - to solve the housing catastrophe.
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*marks a book as ‘finished’ on my goodreads*
ooh an email!
(it’s from goodreads saying i finished a book)
ooh an email!
(it’s from goodreads saying i finished a book)
July 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
*marks a book as ‘finished’ on my goodreads*
ooh an email!
(it’s from goodreads saying i finished a book)
ooh an email!
(it’s from goodreads saying i finished a book)
An incredibly important item for me today. I was honoured to pitch, brief and feature on this discussion on living with epilepsy on the Hard Shoulder.
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 23, and i am joined by John verling whose son has Dravet Syndrome.
open.spotify.com/episode/1BBs...
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 23, and i am joined by John verling whose son has Dravet Syndrome.
open.spotify.com/episode/1BBs...
What it's like to live with epilepsy
The Hard Shoulder Highlights · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
An incredibly important item for me today. I was honoured to pitch, brief and feature on this discussion on living with epilepsy on the Hard Shoulder.
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 23, and i am joined by John verling whose son has Dravet Syndrome.
open.spotify.com/episode/1BBs...
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 23, and i am joined by John verling whose son has Dravet Syndrome.
open.spotify.com/episode/1BBs...
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Thousands of women have to travel to neighbouring countries in Europe to access abortion care due to barriers faced at home.
As part of a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, @investigates.thejournal.ie exposes this stark statistic for the first time:
As part of a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, @investigates.thejournal.ie exposes this stark statistic for the first time:
Over 5,000 women in Europe have to travel abroad for abortions each year
Legal, bureaucratic and social obstacles are still faced by women, even if they live in countries where abortion is legalised.
jrnl.ie
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Thousands of women have to travel to neighbouring countries in Europe to access abortion care due to barriers faced at home.
As part of a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, @investigates.thejournal.ie exposes this stark statistic for the first time:
As part of a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, @investigates.thejournal.ie exposes this stark statistic for the first time:
A (hopefully short-term) loss for Irish politics. Wishing him a speedy and full recovery.
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has announced that he is stepping back from politics for a period as he receives treatment for throat cancer.
Richard Boyd Barrett being treated for throat cancer
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has announced that he is stepping back from politics for a period as he receives treatment for throat cancer.
www.rte.ie
April 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A (hopefully short-term) loss for Irish politics. Wishing him a speedy and full recovery.
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Irish surgeon returns from Gaza: ‘Every night there were more children brought in dead’
Irish surgeon returns from Gaza: ‘Every night there were more children brought in dead’
Irish surgeon returns from six-week humanitarian mission in Gaza
www.irishtimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Irish surgeon returns from Gaza: ‘Every night there were more children brought in dead’
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Speaking with Sarah Corbett Lynch was so enlightening. She is an incredible woman with an incredible story, which she articulates brilliantly through her new book "A Time for Truth."
You can listen to her conversation with Pat, prepared by me, here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3BR9...
You can listen to her conversation with Pat, prepared by me, here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3BR9...
Sarah Corbett Lynch Author of 'A Time For Truth'
The Pat Kenny Show Highlights · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Speaking with Sarah Corbett Lynch was so enlightening. She is an incredible woman with an incredible story, which she articulates brilliantly through her new book "A Time for Truth."
You can listen to her conversation with Pat, prepared by me, here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3BR9...
You can listen to her conversation with Pat, prepared by me, here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3BR9...
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If you're at the point of anti-woke moral panic that you're questioning whether NORTHERN IRELAND needs public investment in equality and inclusion initiatives, it's safe to say you're out of your fucking mind.
The Department of Finance has spent almost a quarter of a million pounds on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) training and related initiatives since 2019, with a further £70,000 shelled out by other Stormont departments.
Stormont spend on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion tops £300k since 2019 – with Department of Finance having shelled out £236k
The Department of Finance has spent almost a quarter of a million pounds on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) training and related initiatives since 2019, with a further £70,000 shelled out by other Stormont departments.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If you're at the point of anti-woke moral panic that you're questioning whether NORTHERN IRELAND needs public investment in equality and inclusion initiatives, it's safe to say you're out of your fucking mind.
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It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.
March 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.
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what do you think would happen if someone elected to political office turned out to be an idiot
March 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
what do you think would happen if someone elected to political office turned out to be an idiot
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Hear me out: it’s time for America to be sealed under a giant mysterious dome
March 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hear me out: it’s time for America to be sealed under a giant mysterious dome
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Major Security Breach Sees Two Russian Agents Gain Access To White House
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Major Security Breach Sees Two Russian Agents Gain Access To White House
Would definitely recommend giving Caroline West's new book 'Wrong Women' a read as it reaches #1 in the non-fiction charts. A brilliantly written book on the highs and lows of life in the Monto brothels. Caroline discussed it with Pat Kenny last Friday, for which I had the pleasure of researching!
Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin’s Forgotten Red Light District
The Pat Kenny Show Highlights · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Would definitely recommend giving Caroline West's new book 'Wrong Women' a read as it reaches #1 in the non-fiction charts. A brilliantly written book on the highs and lows of life in the Monto brothels. Caroline discussed it with Pat Kenny last Friday, for which I had the pleasure of researching!