From today’s Irish Times: Next stop, Antarctica: ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and its many historical Irish connections

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Just published:
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2023/c...

We are sorry to hear of the death of Tom Dunne, professor emeritus of history at UCC and formerly a director of Cork University Press. Details of funeral arrangements are at rip.ie/death-notice...

250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”

On the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Town of Concord invited BC President William Devlin, SJ to “The Concord Fight” in commemoration of the beginning of the American Revolution. We’re sending our best to our friends in Concord on the 250th Anniversary of the Battle!

"Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation" by Stephen Collins in @irishtimes.com, incl mention of research by our director Prof Shirlow showing that support for a united Ireland is not growing despite demographic changes:
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Last day for abstracts!

My thanks to Cormac O'Hanrahan and all involved with 'Cut & Paste', an annual historical journal on Arthur Griffith. An enjoyable launch in the James Joyce Center. My own article is about Griffith and Michael Collins' turbulent dealings with each other in early 1922 as civil war loomed.

‘What we are witnessing are not the collapse of the institutions of American democracy, it is the collapse of the culture of democracy… and it can be seen on this side of the Atlantic too’

Lord Sumpton - hardly a bleeding heart liberal- incredibly worrying on state of democracy

Crown Imperial fritillary attended by a court of bright tulips, Merrion Square, Dublin

My friend Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, was cancelled at NYU. The vice-president in education asked to see her powerpoint, prior to her lecture. One slide showed the number of humanitarian workers who died in Gaza. NYU cancelled the event.

Call for papers for the 35th Conference of Irish Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities' closes 31 March.

Open to historians of any geographic area and period.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Dublin parish unveils sculpture of atonement for Jesuits’ abuse
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/dublin-...

A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Reminder - get your abstracts in by March 31st #speirgorm #skystorians #history #irishhistory

Very pleased to be associated again this year with CUT&PASTE. The 2025 issue will be launched by:

Paschal Donohue TD, Minister for Finance

10am on MONDAY 31st MARCH 2025

at the JAMES JOYCE CENTRE
NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET
DUBLIN 1

Copies on sale at the event €7 each

Excellent letter in the Irish Times reminding us that Irish builders did not build the White House as indicated by the Taoiseach this week. It was build by slaves including those owned by the Irish architect James Hoban.

Permanent position for the right professional archivist. 😎