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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 2d

We are delighted to welcome @susiedeedigan.bsky.social to Maynooth tomorrow evening for a research seminar entitled '"Hardly serious”: the detention of republican women in wartime Ireland, 1939-45'. The seminar is open to the public and will take place in Roque Lab, Rhetoric House 17:00-18:00.

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats Michael!

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 20

Programme and registration is now available for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities.
@maynoothuniversity.ie, 12-13 September.

Please share widely.

Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

www.eventbrite.com

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Jamie Banks @milkwknives.bsky.social · Jul 25

Delighted that the CfP for the first @kthabitproject.bsky.social workshop is now live! Please do circulate freely, and consider submitting an abstract if of interest. Also more than happy to answer any queries you might have about the workshop, etc.

Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Jun 4

My @researchireland.ie project 'LGBT+ Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023: Looking Back, Going Forward'. Panels & podcasts from (1)History of LGBT Activism in Ireland (2)Where We’re Going – Backlash, Solidarity, and Mobilising 👉 historyhub.ie/lgbt-activis...
#speirgorm #queerhistories #LGBTIQactivisms

LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023 - History Hub

LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023: Looking Back, Going Forward is a UCD project which comprised of two workshops which were organised by Dr Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partners...

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · May 14

This is still one of my favorite research discoveries I've ever made. That said I won't be watching the Eurovision again this year for all the obvious reasons.

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · May 14

How the cost of the 1971 Eurovision nearly sank RTÉ. The station's decision to film the 1971 Eurovision in colour led to programme cutbacks and cancellations, writes @mwait13.bsky.social #Eurovision2025 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How the cost of the 1971 Eurovision nearly sank RTÉ

The station's decision to film the 1971 Eurovision in colour led to programme cutbacks and cancellations

www.rte.ie

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · May 13

Recently published by @drdeefoley.bsky.social: how did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money?

Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home

www.rte.ie

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Fionnuala Walsh @fionnualawalsh.bsky.social · May 7

I’m starting the week of 19 May with a paper to War Studies @ucddublin.bsky.social and finishing it on 24th with a paper to the @whaireland.bsky.social 2025 conference in Carlow College! Looking forward also to co-hosting papers by @caitbeaumont.bsky.social and Eilis ni Dhuibne in between!

Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · May 7

& on 19 May can't wait to hear papers by fab #Afterlives project colleagues @fionnualawalsh.bsky.social & @tiinalintunen.bsky.social speaking at @ucddublin.bsky.social Centre for War Studies event. Again open to all, don't miss what will be an important session on women's experiences of civil war.

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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · Apr 25

🎧Tune in to episode one of Trinity Talks: Dublin's Hidden Histories on @nearfm.ie, where Ciaran Murray interviews Dr Susan Byrne (@historytcd.bsky.social) about Mountjoy Prison and female prisoners of the Free State. 🇮🇪

🔊Listen now: listenagain.org?p=55214

Ciaran Murray interviews Dr. Susan Byrne from the School of Histories and Humanities in TCD, sitting on high wooden chairs and with a wooden wall background.

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · Apr 22

PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks Martin!

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am beyond delighted to share that my first book Rediscovering Women in Early Irish Television 1957-73 is officially under contract with @livunipress.bsky.social and will be part of the brilliant Reappraisals in Irish History Series. I am so excited to be able to get this work out in the world.

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 4

Really looking forward to speaking at this at the end of the month.

Dr Deirdre Foley @drdeefoley.bsky.social · Apr 3

Booking now for this symposium on 25 April, featuring @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @mwait13.bsky.social @tortietabby.bsky.social @brian-hanley.bsky.social and others working on Ireland in the 1970s beyond. Hoping for some interesting discussion! @iaphistorians.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social

Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Upcoming symposium, 25th April, on Contemporary Irish History. www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-direct...

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Apr 1

Looking forward to moderating a panel at this excellent event later in the week.

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Mar 31

Really looking forward to this event on Thursday. Hearing the histories of those who campaigned for LGBT+ rights in Ireland from the 1970s. It is booked out but it’s being recorded so there will be a chance for all to hear the contributions and podcast. #history #queerhistories #speirgorm

Poster for looking back going forward event at UCD

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Dr Shelby Zimmerman @shelbyzimme.bsky.social · Mar 27

Honoured to have contributed to this volume on death and institutions. My chapter examines how the priorities of post-Famine Irish workhouse administration shaped institutional mortality Thanks to @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/death-and-in...

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hexhistory.bsky.social @hexhistory.bsky.social · Mar 12

Wonderful Morning session @hexhistory.bsky.social Conferece. Gender, Sexuality, and in Modern Irish History by Susan Byrne, Deidre Foley & Morgan Wait.

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Alexandra Day @alexandradays.bsky.social · Feb 6

Fascinating talks yesterday for the Modern & Contemporary Irish History seminar by @caitwhite.bsky.social and @lmcevoy.bsky.social on public commemoration in sculpture, and the legacies of post-war humanitarian hospitality. Left me with a lot of ideas. @historytcd.bsky.social

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Dr Shelby Zimmerman @shelbyzimme.bsky.social · Feb 4

Looking forward to returning to Dublin to speak at the UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland’s seminar series on 6 Feb. My paper will discuss the institutional options for end of life in late 19th and early 20th century Dublin. #histmed #irishhistory #workhouse @tlrhub.bsky.social

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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · Jan 10

The spring series of CHOMI seminars begins with Dr Shelby Zimmerman on 6 Feb who will speak about: 'Who Cares for the Chronically Sick and Dying Poor?: The Role of the Dublin Workhouse as a ‘proto-hospice’ 1872-1920'

Current Seminar Series - UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland

www.ucd.ie

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Dec 12

Thanks Conor!

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Dec 12

A link to my most recent article in case anyone missed it at the other place and is interested in women who worked at RTÉ. My free copies are used up but if you don't have access I can easily send a copy.

doi.org/10.1080/0143...

‘Well they Weren’t Married!’: The Marriage Bar at Radio/Telefís Éireann 1962–72

This article examines the use of the marriage bar at the Irish national broadcaster Radio/Telefís Éireann from 1962, when the station went to air, until 1972, when the station lifted the bar. The m...

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Dr. Morgan Wait @mwait13.bsky.social · Dec 10

I can't believe I have to learn a new platform at this big age.

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