Dr Pauline McGonagle
@pgmcgonagle.bsky.social
Lecturer in Mod Lit, University of Groningen, Netherlands. Donegalian. AHRC PhD at Exeter/BL on archive of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.@[email protected]
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Finally found time to watch and enjoy this..,
‘Every single frame was sweated over’: how Becoming Led Zeppelin became the biggest documentary of the year
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www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
‘Every single frame was sweated over’: how Becoming Led Zeppelin became the biggest documentary of the year
Bernard MacMahon’s film about the 70s giants took advantage of audience enthusiasm to make a major impact in cinemas – and it’s just the latest in a string of films about the era of classic rock
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Finally found time to watch and enjoy this..,
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New from @EmpirePodUK
Our 1857 Uprising series continues
JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION
Our 1857 Uprising series continues
JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION
January 22, 2026 at 5:40 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK
Our 1857 Uprising series continues
JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION
Our 1857 Uprising series continues
JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION
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I cannot agree with this more as a Glaswegian living in Los Angeles and watching the same tactics & money that have undermined US democracy & law being employed in the UK to great effect.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social accurately describes the agenda being played out in the UK.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social accurately describes the agenda being played out in the UK.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I cannot agree with this more as a Glaswegian living in Los Angeles and watching the same tactics & money that have undermined US democracy & law being employed in the UK to great effect.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social accurately describes the agenda being played out in the UK.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social accurately describes the agenda being played out in the UK.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
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NL also gave each household the same recently.
Poland's government is currently posting 17 million copies of a 'Safety Guide' to every household in the country, explaining how to prepare for times of conflict and crisis
What is inside Poland's new 'Safety Guide'?
Poland's government is currently posting 17 million copies of a 'Safety Guide' to every household in the country, explaining how to prepare for times of conflict and crisis. RTÉ News' Eastern Europe R...
www.rte.ie
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 AM
NL also gave each household the same recently.
Monsters
Destroying over 13,000 eggs just so Palestinians can’t eat them. Filming it too, proud of themselves. This is the petty face of Zionism—spoiled brats with air defence.
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Monsters
Ireland and literary journals..
‘There are numerous high-quality literary journals being published in Ireland, but surely none is more gorgeous than The Moth. I always go straight for the interviews’ Rob Doyle
Iconic interviews from Sally Rooney, Sharon Olds, Kit de Waal, and more.
💚 bit.ly/pastmoths
Iconic interviews from Sally Rooney, Sharon Olds, Kit de Waal, and more.
💚 bit.ly/pastmoths
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Ireland and literary journals..
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🚨 World-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta (89) has canceled all his projects and artistic commitments in Israel, saying he cannot separate music from politics.
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🚨 World-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta (89) has canceled all his projects and artistic commitments in Israel, saying he cannot separate music from politics.
This is bureaucratic criminality and you should be acting @ec.europa.eu https:www.thejournal.ie/ireland-and-israel-aid-jordan-6927034-Jan2026/
This Jordanian warehouse is holding tonnes of aid for Gaza but Israel won't let it through
Aid workers at the Al-Ghabawi facility called it ‘death by bureaucracy’ as the vital aid supplies sit gathering dust.
www.thejournal.ie
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is bureaucratic criminality and you should be acting @ec.europa.eu https:www.thejournal.ie/ireland-and-israel-aid-jordan-6927034-Jan2026/
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"We are keepers of canon and critique, of traditions and interventions, of discipline-specific discourses and a robust legacy of public engagement."
Ragini Srinivasan, author of OVERDETERMINED, on the importance of literature teachers in an age of AI. bit.ly/4rBLgsa @columbiaup.bsky.social
Ragini Srinivasan, author of OVERDETERMINED, on the importance of literature teachers in an age of AI. bit.ly/4rBLgsa @columbiaup.bsky.social
Actually, It’s a Good Time to Be an English Prof (opinion)
No, really.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"We are keepers of canon and critique, of traditions and interventions, of discipline-specific discourses and a robust legacy of public engagement."
Ragini Srinivasan, author of OVERDETERMINED, on the importance of literature teachers in an age of AI. bit.ly/4rBLgsa @columbiaup.bsky.social
Ragini Srinivasan, author of OVERDETERMINED, on the importance of literature teachers in an age of AI. bit.ly/4rBLgsa @columbiaup.bsky.social
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“The midterm goal is to remove Palestinians from all the open land in the West Bank, and they are doing this with the full participation of the Israeli government. The settler maps make clear that ultimately they want to empty the land of Palestinians."
‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valley
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
“The midterm goal is to remove Palestinians from all the open land in the West Bank, and they are doing this with the full participation of the Israeli government. The settler maps make clear that ultimately they want to empty the land of Palestinians."
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“Literature, from the fury of Emma Bovary and the loneliness of Jane Eyre to the Old Testament and Greek mythology—by which I learned to read English—and some pop culture, like The Walking Dead television series and the X-Men comics.” —Esther Lin on what inspires her: at.pw.org/EstherLinDebutPoet
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“Literature, from the fury of Emma Bovary and the loneliness of Jane Eyre to the Old Testament and Greek mythology—by which I learned to read English—and some pop culture, like The Walking Dead television series and the X-Men comics.” —Esther Lin on what inspires her: at.pw.org/EstherLinDebutPoet
Totally right. The demand is behind the scourge
'You wouldn't fire bomb a house': Gardaí ramp up campaign against 'casual' cocaine use
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has stressed that those who ‘casually’ consume cocaine, often on nights out, are contributing to organised crime.
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has stressed that those who ‘casually’ consume cocaine, often on nights out, are contributing to organised crime.
'You wouldn't fire bomb a house': Gardaí ramp up campaign against 'casual' cocaine use
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has stressed that those who ‘casually’ consume cocaine, often on nights out, are contributing to organised crime.
www.thejournal.ie
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Totally right. The demand is behind the scourge
A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Fintan O'Toole: Ireland in Trump's Western Hemisphere – do you feel owned yet?
Steve Bannon’s boasts are not just those of a marginal blowhard – they chime with the fully official American claim on the hemisphere in which we live
www.irishtimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Legal action and constant threats are now targeting me over my reporting on Gaza. If my work has ever mattered to you, please share it and support however you can. Thank you.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Legal action and constant threats are now targeting me over my reporting on Gaza. If my work has ever mattered to you, please share it and support however you can. Thank you.
buymeacoffee.com/josepgodedf
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A week after Drop Site shared an initial update, Israeli authorities are still blocking the entry of education supplies, arguing education is not a critical activity for Palestinian children, per OCHA.
UN stated that it disagrees. But 3 months into the ceasefire, Israel is still blocking pencils...
UN stated that it disagrees. But 3 months into the ceasefire, Israel is still blocking pencils...
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Ireland allocates €42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by Israel
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Ireland allocates €42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by Israel
‘Ireland’s support for Unrwa remains unwavering,’ says Helen McEntee
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Ireland allocates €42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by Israel
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Very well said.
Jewish Council of Australia condemns Adelaide Festival cancelling Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah “in the strongest possible terms”. Invoking cultural sensitivity “exemplifies anti-Palestinian racism and the scapegoating of Palestinians in the supposed name of Jewish safety”.
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Statement: Jewish Council Condemns Adelaide Festival Removal of Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Very well said.
Not good news for Ireland. Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Not good news for Ireland. Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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WTAF is Louis Mosley of Palantir doing on Laura Kuenssberg? Why is an executive of this predatory big data firm, owned & run by far-right fanatics & central to the genocidal machinery of the Israeli state, given privileged airtime on the BBC's flagship politics show?
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
WTAF is Louis Mosley of Palantir doing on Laura Kuenssberg? Why is an executive of this predatory big data firm, owned & run by far-right fanatics & central to the genocidal machinery of the Israeli state, given privileged airtime on the BBC's flagship politics show?
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
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79 authors have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers Week now, that we know of - others are rumoured to have done so without declaring so publicly, if you’re wondering why different numbers are floating around. More than half of the festival gone. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 AM
79 authors have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers Week now, that we know of - others are rumoured to have done so without declaring so publicly, if you’re wondering why different numbers are floating around. More than half of the festival gone. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
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Israel has detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges for a year. Why has the New York Times refused to cover his case?
Israel has detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges for a year. Why has the New York Times refused to cover his case?
One year ago, an iconic photo from Gaza went viral of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walking through rubble to be detained by Israeli forces. Today, Safiya is still being held without charges, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the New York Times.
mondoweiss.net
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Israel has detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges for a year. Why has the New York Times refused to cover his case?
‘When the Taliban came, I lost everything. I found Ireland like paradise’
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‘When the Taliban came, I lost everything. I found Ireland like paradise’
Ireland is one of only two countries providing formalised routes to safety for people who face persecution in Afghanistan
www.irishtimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
‘When the Taliban came, I lost everything. I found Ireland like paradise’
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