Dr Laura Watson
@lauracwatson.bsky.social
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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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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
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.
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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
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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…
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I suggest that the censoring of Kneecap and other Irish pro-Palestinian artists has precedent in how Sinéad O'Connor was treated when she protested injustices.
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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
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After months of the Israeli government manufacturing a starvation crisis in Gaza, famine has officially set in.
Reposted by Dr Laura Watson
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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!
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Red wine from Wales. In rondo form too!
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Out socialising two nights in a row with friends and comrades - and on school nights. Triggering vague memories of being young.
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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!
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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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There is nothing anti-Jewish about calling for an end to a genocide.
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Huge turnout for #Palestine solidarity march in Dublin today.
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Looking forward to presenting at #IASPM in Paris today!
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I talked about how political performances by #Kneecap and #BobVylan - where the artists condemn genocide in Gaza - are part of a long tradition. In this clip I mention Sinéad O'Connor and The Specials, and how history might judge events of 2025.
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Did a live TV guest slot today with Ireland AM @virginmediatv.bsky.social. Welcomed the chance to discuss music, politics, and Kneecap and Bob Vylan controversies at Glastonbury last weekend. The segment from 8.15 - 8.27am can be seen on the VM player.
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