Allan LEONARD
@mrulster.com
PhD Researcher @UlsterUni | Managing Editor @SharedFuture | Board Member @FactCheckNI | Photographer 📸 | Runner 🏃♂️ | Genealogist 🌳
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Allan LEONARD
@mrulster.com
· Nov 13
Bluesky version of verifying accounts is a self-service option. Slight learning curve, but if you know how to access your domain's DNS records (or ask a friend), it's pretty straightforward:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and…
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and…
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland. In a 208-page book, The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB, Doug Mayer sets out to explain the origins of UTMB and how it “brought about a revolution in running that continues to resonate around the globe”.
mrulster.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and…
Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and…
A celebration of music journalism and Belfast’s musical legacy: #booklaunch event for The Song is Nearly Over by Stuart Bailie
My summary article 👉 mrulster.com/2025/11/08/a...
#SoundofBelfastFest #SoundofBelfastFest25 #thesongisnearlyover
@ohyeahcentre.bsky.social @stubailie.bsky.social
My summary article 👉 mrulster.com/2025/11/08/a...
#SoundofBelfastFest #SoundofBelfastFest25 #thesongisnearlyover
@ohyeahcentre.bsky.social @stubailie.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A celebration of music journalism and Belfast’s musical legacy: #booklaunch event for The Song is Nearly Over by Stuart Bailie
My summary article 👉 mrulster.com/2025/11/08/a...
#SoundofBelfastFest #SoundofBelfastFest25 #thesongisnearlyover
@ohyeahcentre.bsky.social @stubailie.bsky.social
My summary article 👉 mrulster.com/2025/11/08/a...
#SoundofBelfastFest #SoundofBelfastFest25 #thesongisnearlyover
@ohyeahcentre.bsky.social @stubailie.bsky.social
I completed my first trail running race. Learned some truths about terrain, distance, and performance. #running #trailrunning #NorthernIreland
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/13/mourne-skytrail-20k-review/
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/13/mourne-skytrail-20k-review/
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I completed my first trail running race. Learned some truths about terrain, distance, and performance. #running #trailrunning #NorthernIreland
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/13/mourne-skytrail-20k-review/
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/13/mourne-skytrail-20k-review/
Preparing for my first race with trail running kit
Just over 40 years ago, I learned how to run competitively by joining a high school cross-country team. To get any sort of hill climbing on the otherwise flat…
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/04/preparing-for-my-first-race-with-trail-running-kit/
Just over 40 years ago, I learned how to run competitively by joining a high school cross-country team. To get any sort of hill climbing on the otherwise flat…
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/04/preparing-for-my-first-race-with-trail-running-kit/
October 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Preparing for my first race with trail running kit
Just over 40 years ago, I learned how to run competitively by joining a high school cross-country team. To get any sort of hill climbing on the otherwise flat…
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/04/preparing-for-my-first-race-with-trail-running-kit/
Just over 40 years ago, I learned how to run competitively by joining a high school cross-country team. To get any sort of hill climbing on the otherwise flat…
https://mrulster.com/2025/10/04/preparing-for-my-first-race-with-trail-running-kit/
BBC Radio Ulster – Seven Days – America Right Nation
BBC Radio Ulster programme, Seven Days, reviews and discusses topic about book, The Right Nation: Why America is Different, written by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge. Expert contributions by John Micklethwait and Nick Cohen (The…
BBC Radio Ulster programme, Seven Days, reviews and discusses topic about book, The Right Nation: Why America is Different, written by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge. Expert contributions by John Micklethwait and Nick Cohen (The…
BBC Radio Ulster – Seven Days – America Right Nation
BBC Radio Ulster programme, Seven Days, reviews and discusses topic about book, The Right Nation: Why America is Different, written by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge. Expert contributions by John Micklethwait and Nick Cohen (The Guardian). Panellists were Fionuala Meredith, Newt Emerson, Brian Ashworth ("an American Christian missionary living in Bangor") and Allan Leonard ("a Democrat voter"). John Micklethwait defined conservatism in America as distinctively different than that in Europe.
mrulster.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
BBC Radio Ulster – Seven Days – America Right Nation
BBC Radio Ulster programme, Seven Days, reviews and discusses topic about book, The Right Nation: Why America is Different, written by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge. Expert contributions by John Micklethwait and Nick Cohen (The…
BBC Radio Ulster programme, Seven Days, reviews and discusses topic about book, The Right Nation: Why America is Different, written by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge. Expert contributions by John Micklethwait and Nick Cohen (The…
OTD 14/08/1968
“The Catholics have been interfering in Ulster affairs since 1641.” —Rev. Ian Paisley, as leader of Free Presbyterian Church, 14/8/1968. The Irish Times, 15/8/1968.
“The Catholics have been interfering in Ulster affairs since 1641.” —Rev. Ian Paisley, as leader of Free Presbyterian Church, 14/8/1968. The Irish Times, 15/8/1968.
OTD 14/08/1968
“The Catholics have been interfering in Ulster affairs since 1641.” —Rev. Ian Paisley, as leader of Free Presbyterian Church, 14/8/1968. The Irish Times, 15/8/1968.
mrulster.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
OTD 14/08/1968
“The Catholics have been interfering in Ulster affairs since 1641.” —Rev. Ian Paisley, as leader of Free Presbyterian Church, 14/8/1968. The Irish Times, 15/8/1968.
“The Catholics have been interfering in Ulster affairs since 1641.” —Rev. Ian Paisley, as leader of Free Presbyterian Church, 14/8/1968. The Irish Times, 15/8/1968.
Reposted by Allan LEONARD
Taoiseach Micheál Martin honours Mallon’s legacy with ‘Shared Home Place’ programme
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/martin-honou...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #SharedIsland #peacebuilding #reconciliation
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/martin-honou...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #SharedIsland #peacebuilding #reconciliation
July 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Taoiseach Micheál Martin honours Mallon’s legacy with ‘Shared Home Place’ programme
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/martin-honou...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #SharedIsland #peacebuilding #reconciliation
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/martin-honou...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #SharedIsland #peacebuilding #reconciliation
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North–South surveys 2024
mrulster.com/2025/03/14/a...
#NorthernIreland #UnitedIreland
mrulster.com/2025/03/14/a...
#NorthernIreland #UnitedIreland
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North–South surveys 2024
mrulster.com/2025/03/14/a...
#NorthernIreland #UnitedIreland
mrulster.com/2025/03/14/a...
#NorthernIreland #UnitedIreland
Reposted by Allan LEONARD
Peace process as ‘a long, slow murmuration’: the Mark Durkan interviews
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/peace-proces...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding @mrulster.com
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/peace-proces...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding @mrulster.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Peace process as ‘a long, slow murmuration’: the Mark Durkan interviews
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/peace-proces...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding @mrulster.com
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/peace-proces...
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding @mrulster.com
Reposted by Allan LEONARD
Photographers can learn from filmmakers, who work with story boards to aid their visual storytelling. Or at least have this frame of mind when editing a selection of images for a #photobook or photo essay. #photography #photojournalism
December 9, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Photographers can learn from filmmakers, who work with story boards to aid their visual storytelling. Or at least have this frame of mind when editing a selection of images for a #photobook or photo essay. #photography #photojournalism
The importance of imagery in #journalism. From book, Reporting Beyond the Problem: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
December 5, 2024 at 3:14 PM
The importance of imagery in #journalism. From book, Reporting Beyond the Problem: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
A diet of #warphotography may not be good for your health.
#Peace #photography #peacephotography suggests an alternative: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
#Peace #photography #peacephotography suggests an alternative: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
November 23, 2024 at 10:31 AM
A diet of #warphotography may not be good for your health.
#Peace #photography #peacephotography suggests an alternative: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
#Peace #photography #peacephotography suggests an alternative: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
Folks, let's admire what a proper bicycle lane looks like, ie you can't park a car on it. Maybe someday we'll have these in #NorthernIreland
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Folks, let's admire what a proper bicycle lane looks like, ie you can't park a car on it. Maybe someday we'll have these in #NorthernIreland
November 17, 2024 at 9:28 PM
November 17, 2024 at 9:19 AM
A sliver of justice. I do like The Onion. Their piss take of Infowars should be entertaining.
The Onion, a satirical publication that skewers newsmakers and current events, said on Thursday that it had won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Infowars, a website founded and operated by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. nyti.ms/4fqnxEF
November 14, 2024 at 9:45 PM
A sliver of justice. I do like The Onion. Their piss take of Infowars should be entertaining.
Bluesky version of verifying accounts is a self-service option. Slight learning curve, but if you know how to access your domain's DNS records (or ask a friend), it's pretty straightforward:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
November 13, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Bluesky version of verifying accounts is a self-service option. Slight learning curve, but if you know how to access your domain's DNS records (or ask a friend), it's pretty straightforward:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Pleased with the result. Hopefully encourages trustworthiness.
Saddened by the passing of Anna Lo, a genuinely good person. @MadameUlster and I remember her support for stroke survivors.
Anna was a trailblazer. Coincidentally highlighted in @SharedFuture article today:
Anna was a trailblazer. Coincidentally highlighted in @SharedFuture article today:
November 16, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Saddened by the passing of Anna Lo, a genuinely good person. @MadameUlster and I remember her support for stroke survivors.
Anna was a trailblazer. Coincidentally highlighted in @SharedFuture article today:
Anna was a trailblazer. Coincidentally highlighted in @SharedFuture article today:
I've walked past this fountain in the inner square of Belfast City Hall without realising it was a #memorial of #TheTroubles. Card reads:
"In proud and loving memory: Seamus Sullivan; Murdered by UDA/UFF gunman; 3rd September 1991; Springfield Rd Depot; RIP; Co workers B.C.C."
"In proud and loving memory: Seamus Sullivan; Murdered by UDA/UFF gunman; 3rd September 1991; Springfield Rd Depot; RIP; Co workers B.C.C."
September 8, 2024 at 10:08 AM
I've walked past this fountain in the inner square of Belfast City Hall without realising it was a #memorial of #TheTroubles. Card reads:
"In proud and loving memory: Seamus Sullivan; Murdered by UDA/UFF gunman; 3rd September 1991; Springfield Rd Depot; RIP; Co workers B.C.C."
"In proud and loving memory: Seamus Sullivan; Murdered by UDA/UFF gunman; 3rd September 1991; Springfield Rd Depot; RIP; Co workers B.C.C."
A selection of images from a working trip to #Kosovo. A kind of homecoming for me from my previous assignments there. Looking forward to returning the favour with their visit to #NorthernIreland soon. #WorldPhotographyDay
August 19, 2024 at 9:33 PM
A selection of images from a working trip to #Kosovo. A kind of homecoming for me from my previous assignments there. Looking forward to returning the favour with their visit to #NorthernIreland soon. #WorldPhotographyDay
On our way to #Mitrovica, a place fond in my heart, where today I will meet friends and see how this divided city is working for a better future. @cbmitrovica @AGK_AJK @UKinKosovo @SharedFuture @PeaceJourn @valdete_idrizi
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
On our way to #Mitrovica, a place fond in my heart, where today I will meet friends and see how this divided city is working for a better future. @cbmitrovica @AGK_AJK @UKinKosovo @SharedFuture @PeaceJourn @valdete_idrizi
This #4thofJuly is another opportunity to kick the Tories out 148 years later! #IndependenceDay #ToriesIntoThird 🇺🇸🇬🇧
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
This #4thofJuly is another opportunity to kick the Tories out 148 years later! #IndependenceDay #ToriesIntoThird 🇺🇸🇬🇧
#MemoriesofOthers — The Irish work of #AkihikoOkamura
A posthumous #photography #exhibition @PhotoMuseumIRL #AtelierEXB
My summary article on the curators’ panel discussion and #photobook publisher’s presentation 👉
A posthumous #photography #exhibition @PhotoMuseumIRL #AtelierEXB
My summary article on the curators’ panel discussion and #photobook publisher’s presentation 👉
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
#MemoriesofOthers — The Irish work of #AkihikoOkamura
A posthumous #photography #exhibition @PhotoMuseumIRL #AtelierEXB
My summary article on the curators’ panel discussion and #photobook publisher’s presentation 👉
A posthumous #photography #exhibition @PhotoMuseumIRL #AtelierEXB
My summary article on the curators’ panel discussion and #photobook publisher’s presentation 👉
Excellent @politicsinacti1 presentations and richly engaging conversation by @StJosephs1964 @stpaulsbbrook @NewryHigh students with @JustinMcNu1ty @LizK1988 @MickeyBradySF @niassembly
Hopefully students left with appreciation of putting passions to action via politics.
Hopefully students left with appreciation of putting passions to action via politics.
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Excellent @politicsinacti1 presentations and richly engaging conversation by @StJosephs1964 @stpaulsbbrook @NewryHigh students with @JustinMcNu1ty @LizK1988 @MickeyBradySF @niassembly
Hopefully students left with appreciation of putting passions to action via politics.
Hopefully students left with appreciation of putting passions to action via politics.