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Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
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Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January!
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Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann
Larry McCaffrey, co-founder of ACIS, was a highly respected, engaging, and beloved teacher throughout his entire career. He served as the first Secretary of ACIS and was ACIS President from 1975 to…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January!
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
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Dublin poets! Come join us together with @englishpen.bsky.social & The Seamus Heaney Estate for the announcement of the PEN Heaney Prize 2025. @nlireland.bsky.social Monday 1st December - details for booking below 👇👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏼
Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at @nlireland.bsky.social.
Find out more & book now ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
Find out more & book now ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist - News & Events - English PEN
English PEN announces the six shortlisted titles for the PEN Heaney Prize 2025
www.englishpen.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Dublin poets! Come join us together with @englishpen.bsky.social & The Seamus Heaney Estate for the announcement of the PEN Heaney Prize 2025. @nlireland.bsky.social Monday 1st December - details for booking below 👇👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏼
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If you're in ireland and have kids in primary school or soon to be, please fill out this survey on preferences re religious involvement in schools, and whether people prefer single-sex or co-ed. It takes < 1 minute and will inform future provision. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Primary School Survey
This survey is for parents and guardians of children in primary school or who will enter primary school in the coming years
www.gov.ie
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're in ireland and have kids in primary school or soon to be, please fill out this survey on preferences re religious involvement in schools, and whether people prefer single-sex or co-ed. It takes < 1 minute and will inform future provision. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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So i did this #TedX talk in October in Tralee -a different way of communicating for me- it was a nerve-wracking but fascinating experience, & met some wonderfully diverse speakers on the day. Hope it gets more notice for the Irish 🇮🇪 revolutionary women #tedxtralee #speirgorm youtu.be/FLRIKMiJ5Qc?...
Revolutionary Women | Mary McAuliffe | TEDxTraleeWomen
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
So i did this #TedX talk in October in Tralee -a different way of communicating for me- it was a nerve-wracking but fascinating experience, & met some wonderfully diverse speakers on the day. Hope it gets more notice for the Irish 🇮🇪 revolutionary women #tedxtralee #speirgorm youtu.be/FLRIKMiJ5Qc?...
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Dublin bookshop to host festive late-night shopping event following arson attack | Irish Independent share.google/spCMW7qYvg79...
Dublin bookshop to host festive late-night shopping event following arson attack
A much-loved Dublin bookshop will kick off the festive season next week with a late-night Christmas shopping party featuring cocktails, cookies and surprise author signings.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Dublin bookshop to host festive late-night shopping event following arson attack | Irish Independent share.google/spCMW7qYvg79...
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Oh wow, watching @virginmedianews.bsky.social & the auto generated subtitles for the Presidential oath as Gaeilge are *not good* 😬
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Oh wow, watching @virginmedianews.bsky.social & the auto generated subtitles for the Presidential oath as Gaeilge are *not good* 😬
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It is Sint Maarten, so don't forget to get the sweets in! Children carrying lanterns will come to your door and sing songs in return for a treat.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It is Sint Maarten, so don't forget to get the sweets in! Children carrying lanterns will come to your door and sing songs in return for a treat.
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#FokkeSukke Sint Maarten 11 november.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#FokkeSukke Sint Maarten 11 november.
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Sint Maarten | Fiep Westendorp
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Sint Maarten | Fiep Westendorp
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The book is now available to download! doi.org/10.54195/QEX...
We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.
We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.
March 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The book is now available to download! doi.org/10.54195/QEX...
We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.
We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.
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My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
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Rob Jetten (in English) about his triumph:
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
D66 has officially won the snap elections in the Netherlands.
With nearly all votes counted, the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders no longer has a chance at overtaking the D66 led by Rob Jetten. He’s now in pole position for PM.
With nearly all votes counted, the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders no longer has a chance at overtaking the D66 led by Rob Jetten. He’s now in pole position for PM.
Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general election winner
With nearly all votes counted, Geert Wilders' far-right PVV party no longer has a chance at overtaking the centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten.
www.euronews.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rob Jetten (in English) about his triumph:
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
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I'm raising money for our local Fishline org to feed, clothe, house, and support our neighbors, especially those impacted by the removal of SNAP benefits. My employer will match up to $1,500 of funds raised. Please consider contributing or sharing!
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm raising money for our local Fishline org to feed, clothe, house, and support our neighbors, especially those impacted by the removal of SNAP benefits. My employer will match up to $1,500 of funds raised. Please consider contributing or sharing!
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
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We will fight them on the quiches
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We will fight them on the quiches
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Chatting Trump, Musk and the radicalisation of the right with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Chatting Trump, Musk and the radicalisation of the right with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
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Katie Lam has made a video - focusing on not giving new ILR grants to people who don't have it
But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
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But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent
x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Still a few places to hear me talking ghosts at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Sat 25th at 2. www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/mag...
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Still a few places to hear me talking ghosts at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Sat 25th at 2. www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/mag...
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This is insane.
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is insane.
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How was Ireland involved in the American Revolution? 🇮🇪 🇺🇸
Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.
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Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.
youtube.com/shorts/Q0hb9...
Ireland and the American Revolution
YouTube video by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities
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October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How was Ireland involved in the American Revolution? 🇮🇪 🇺🇸
Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.
youtube.com/shorts/Q0hb9...
Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.
youtube.com/shorts/Q0hb9...
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#Slavery was a family business. Uncovering a network of familial relationships between #Irishslaveholders in South Carolina. tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep #speirgorm
Irish slaveholders, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania 1670-1865 - Google My Maps
Database (incomplete) created by Martine Brennan, Ireland.
Star icon: names of enslaved people attached.
Green tags: known or reputed county of birth in Ireland. Blue tags: unknown place of birth in ...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#Slavery was a family business. Uncovering a network of familial relationships between #Irishslaveholders in South Carolina. tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep #speirgorm
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Magnificent peroration to Simon Schama’s @financialtimes.com weekend essay on defending freedom of speech in the era of Trump - with help from Milton, Jefferson et al.
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Magnificent peroration to Simon Schama’s @financialtimes.com weekend essay on defending freedom of speech in the era of Trump - with help from Milton, Jefferson et al.
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
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Really cool story - bird species from across the world make the same sound to warn against cuckoos, and they can even understand each other. Feeds into ideas Darwin had about the origin of language! www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call
Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of languag...
www.newscientist.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Really cool story - bird species from across the world make the same sound to warn against cuckoos, and they can even understand each other. Feeds into ideas Darwin had about the origin of language! www.newscientist.com/article/2498...