Patrick Brannigan
@patrickjmb.bsky.social
In Choirs; on board of Housing Rights NI, worked at QUB Belfast
An Dún/music/nature/whatever resonates....
An Dún/music/nature/whatever resonates....
Pinned
BLOG: Gestetner to Office 365: Looking back on my time at Queen's
www.qub.ac.uk
This is but one version of my work history. In it, I'm suggesting that social interactions are vital, hint at issues around managerialism and corporatism (see later episodes!); and how singing in a work choir was life changing...
www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffG...
www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffG...
Some of our Antrim Soprano 2s have been leaning Irish and are thrilled with their Cúpla Focal badges.
#SpéirGhorm
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November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Some of our Antrim Soprano 2s have been leaning Irish and are thrilled with their Cúpla Focal badges.
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
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#Sudan: We call on the RSF to protect health facilities and staff, following the death of a Ministry of Health colleague during a shooting at Zalingei hospital.
For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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Sudan: MSF calls for protection of health facilities and staff after health worker killed | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF calls for protection of health workers and facilities after a colleague was killed at Zalingei Hospital in Central Darfur, disrupting care.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Sudan: We call on the RSF to protect health facilities and staff, following the death of a Ministry of Health colleague during a shooting at Zalingei hospital.
For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
ow.ly/O8VW50XxNcx
For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
ow.ly/O8VW50XxNcx
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Some great lines in this piece by @clodaghfinn.bsky.social - Josephine McNeil - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
Clodagh Finn: Remembering the first female envoy who paved the way in foreign affairs
Cork-born Josephine McNeill became the first Irish woman to head a diplomatic mission abroad in 1949
www.irishexaminer.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Some great lines in this piece by @clodaghfinn.bsky.social - Josephine McNeil - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
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Katherine Butler - a nun who was one of the first women in Ireland with a pilot's license
Gráinne Cronin - First woman to fly for Aer Lingus
Madeleine O'Rourke - Dedicated her life to flying, first women to fly a microlight in Ireland and recognised by the FAI for contribution to Irish aviation.
Gráinne Cronin - First woman to fly for Aer Lingus
Madeleine O'Rourke - Dedicated her life to flying, first women to fly a microlight in Ireland and recognised by the FAI for contribution to Irish aviation.
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Katherine Butler - a nun who was one of the first women in Ireland with a pilot's license
Gráinne Cronin - First woman to fly for Aer Lingus
Madeleine O'Rourke - Dedicated her life to flying, first women to fly a microlight in Ireland and recognised by the FAI for contribution to Irish aviation.
Gráinne Cronin - First woman to fly for Aer Lingus
Madeleine O'Rourke - Dedicated her life to flying, first women to fly a microlight in Ireland and recognised by the FAI for contribution to Irish aviation.
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🪧 New apartments for sale
Manchester 2-bed
£299,995 (€341,000)
Belfast 2-bed
£189,950 (€216,000)
.. & yet according to Dept of Housing urban apartments cost €535,198 to deliver in Dublin 🧐
Manchester 2-bed
£299,995 (€341,000)
Belfast 2-bed
£189,950 (€216,000)
.. & yet according to Dept of Housing urban apartments cost €535,198 to deliver in Dublin 🧐
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🪧 New apartments for sale
Manchester 2-bed
£299,995 (€341,000)
Belfast 2-bed
£189,950 (€216,000)
.. & yet according to Dept of Housing urban apartments cost €535,198 to deliver in Dublin 🧐
Manchester 2-bed
£299,995 (€341,000)
Belfast 2-bed
£189,950 (€216,000)
.. & yet according to Dept of Housing urban apartments cost €535,198 to deliver in Dublin 🧐
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Can a political journalist ask the DUP why they are (correctly) stripping this man's name off of street signs and yet continue to get selfies with Trump, who is accused of doing the exact same thing as this man?
Council votes to change street named after former prince
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
Council votes to change street named after former prince
BBC News - Northern Ireland
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Can a political journalist ask the DUP why they are (correctly) stripping this man's name off of street signs and yet continue to get selfies with Trump, who is accused of doing the exact same thing as this man?
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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NIC ICTU Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls 2025.
WHERE’S OUR SAFE LEAVE? RALLY FOR SAFE LEAVE: 25 NOVEMBER AT 12.30, OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, STORMONT.
WHERE’S OUR SAFE LEAVE? RALLY FOR SAFE LEAVE: 25 NOVEMBER AT 12.30, OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, STORMONT.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NIC ICTU Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls 2025.
WHERE’S OUR SAFE LEAVE? RALLY FOR SAFE LEAVE: 25 NOVEMBER AT 12.30, OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, STORMONT.
WHERE’S OUR SAFE LEAVE? RALLY FOR SAFE LEAVE: 25 NOVEMBER AT 12.30, OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, STORMONT.
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Sarah explains how she struggles to afford enough food and heat for her family as a result of four of her children being impacted by the two-child limit ⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sarah explains how she struggles to afford enough food and heat for her family as a result of four of her children being impacted by the two-child limit ⬇️
"Face to face GP appointments are available to be booked each day at 11 am for that day two weeks ... In addition, we have phone access to a Duty Doctor for urgent on the day medical queries from 8.30am to 10.30am, if all allocated, you will be asked to ring back the next day".
I sense a big gap!
I sense a big gap!
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Face to face GP appointments are available to be booked each day at 11 am for that day two weeks ... In addition, we have phone access to a Duty Doctor for urgent on the day medical queries from 8.30am to 10.30am, if all allocated, you will be asked to ring back the next day".
I sense a big gap!
I sense a big gap!
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
"Rethinking the history of the last thirteen centuries, in 'Crucible of Light", Elizabeth Drayson pulls together the epic interwoven history of the Muslim and Christian worlds."
www.elizabethdraysonart.co.uk/books/
#Islam
#EuropeanHistory
www.elizabethdraysonart.co.uk/books/
#Islam
#EuropeanHistory
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"Rethinking the history of the last thirteen centuries, in 'Crucible of Light", Elizabeth Drayson pulls together the epic interwoven history of the Muslim and Christian worlds."
www.elizabethdraysonart.co.uk/books/
#Islam
#EuropeanHistory
www.elizabethdraysonart.co.uk/books/
#Islam
#EuropeanHistory
Fascinating episode with Dr. Elizabeth Drayson about the interactions between Christian and Islamic civilisations in the C16th and C17th.
History Hit/Prof Suzannah Lipscomb
#BBCsounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
History Hit/Prof Suzannah Lipscomb
#BBCsounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Not Just the Tudors - When Europe Met Islam - BBC Sounds
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb discovers how Islam profoundly influenced early modern Europe
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Fascinating episode with Dr. Elizabeth Drayson about the interactions between Christian and Islamic civilisations in the C16th and C17th.
History Hit/Prof Suzannah Lipscomb
#BBCsounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
History Hit/Prof Suzannah Lipscomb
#BBCsounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Joan Baez singing Wild Mountain Thyme on #BBCradio3 Night Tracks.
Such a good eclectic music programme.
Such a good eclectic music programme.
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Joan Baez singing Wild Mountain Thyme on #BBCradio3 Night Tracks.
Such a good eclectic music programme.
Such a good eclectic music programme.
A special @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social programme on the theme of Bloody Sunday 1920, first broadcast in 2020, (with the support of the GAA Museum at Croke Park).
#SpéirGhorm
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#SpéirGhorm
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November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A special @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social programme on the theme of Bloody Sunday 1920, first broadcast in 2020, (with the support of the GAA Museum at Croke Park).
#SpéirGhorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#SpéirGhorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Boswells Sisters on "Jazz Record Requests" with Alyn Clayton, #BBCradio3
Donegal's own The Henry Girls have a great album of Boswell Sisters' covers.
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Donegal's own The Henry Girls have a great album of Boswell Sisters' covers.
#SpéirGhorm
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Boswells Sisters on "Jazz Record Requests" with Alyn Clayton, #BBCradio3
Donegal's own The Henry Girls have a great album of Boswell Sisters' covers.
#SpéirGhorm
Donegal's own The Henry Girls have a great album of Boswell Sisters' covers.
#SpéirGhorm
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Day 2079 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Portrait of Armand Roulin” (1888) Vincent Van Gogh. Museum Folkwang, Essen. The subject of the portrait is the 17-year-old Armand Roulin, oldest son of the post-master Joseph Roulin. In the summer of 1888, van Gogh became good friends with his neighbour in Arles.
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Day 2079 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Portrait of Armand Roulin” (1888) Vincent Van Gogh. Museum Folkwang, Essen. The subject of the portrait is the 17-year-old Armand Roulin, oldest son of the post-master Joseph Roulin. In the summer of 1888, van Gogh became good friends with his neighbour in Arles.
@sundaymiscellany.bsky.social with excellent pieces of prose and music to commerarate Bloody Sunday, 1920.
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
Bloody Sunday 1920
The events that took place in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday 1920
crokepark.ie
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@sundaymiscellany.bsky.social with excellent pieces of prose and music to commerarate Bloody Sunday, 1920.
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
@sundaymiscellany.bsky.social with excellent pieces of prose and music to commerate Bloody Sunday, 1920.
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
Bloody Sunday 1920
The events that took place in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday 1920
crokepark.ie
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@sundaymiscellany.bsky.social with excellent pieces of prose and music to commerate Bloody Sunday, 1920.
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
#CrokePark
#SpéirGhorm
crokepark.ie/bloodysunday...
Strangford view, in the distance is Portaferry and Nugent's Wood.
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
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#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
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November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Strangford view, in the distance is Portaferry and Nugent's Wood.
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM