In our new journal article, @tomhulme.bsky.social and I chart the biographies of three queer men who lived in N. Ireland between the 1900s and the 1970s. We show how their lives and sexual subjectivities were shaped by knowledge from beyond Ireland. muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...

We sat together again, chatting away until she got off at her stop. It was one of the loveliest conversations I have had with a complete stranger, which wouldn't have happened if the trains weren't undergoing maintenance today.

On my way back from #OnaS25

Giorraíonn beirt bóthar, cinnte.

3/3

A young woman had helped her onto the bus earlier (she mentioned the men standing around wouldn't help her when she asked, though the Irish Rail worker when we were disembarking was an absolute gent and helped her off) I helped her with her bag off the bus and on to the train. 2/3

A lovely lady (in her 70s) sat next to me on the bus transfer from Heuston to Athy today. We were both really annoyed about the entire ordeal.

She excused herself in advance for any coughing, reassuring me she didn't have COVID, she was recovering from esophageal cancer. We chatted on and off. 1/3

Chualathas de thimpiste:

"... Agus mé sa leithreas, ag smaoineamh ar an mbriathar saor..."

#OverheardAgAnOireachtas #OnaS25

Ag #Gradaim25 @oirnagaeilge.bsky.social agus tá ár nUachtarán tofa anseo, d'éirigh daoine ina seasamh chun bualadh bos a thabhairt di
#OnaS25

Maith thú! Déanfaidh mé mo cheansa anois

Ok. Ag obair anois don ríomhaire agus don fón - is féidir pdf de d'amchlár pearsanta le haghaidh Oireachtas na Samhna a íoslódáil. Níos fusa é a léamh ar an bhfón má chastar ar a thaobh é - scríbhneoireacht sách bheag.
fintanhegarty.com/oireachtas/oireachtas.html

@oirnagaeilge.bsky.social #OnaS25

I mBéal Feirste (mo chéad uair riamh) le linn #OnaS25 ag tosú inniu!

Early tallies in the presidential election point to an overwhelming victory by Catherine Connolly but also reveal a sharp increase in spoiled ballots.

Connolly told reporters at her local count centre in Galway West that she is “absolutely delighted” with the results so far.
jrnl.ie/6855480

Tá @wikimediaireland.bsky.social ag earcú. Táimid ag lorg Oifigeach Gaeilge (lánaimseartha) - is deis uathúil í seo chun tacú leis an nGaeilge sa spás digiteach agus le forbairt na Vicipéide! #SíógNabPost #AnGhaeilge

Tuilleadh eolais anseo:
wikimedia.ie/2025/10/17/o...

Muintir na Gaeilge i láthair na huaire #TraitorsIRL

A history of the sexual liberation movement in Ireland. The road to marriage equality, and the seismic change of recent times, was built on foundations laid by feminist and queer activists in the 1970s, writes Mary McAuliffe of UCD www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Today is #WorldBeeDay which is a great day to grab a copy of my book 'Telling the Bees and other Customs' which examines folklore and rural crafts. There's a whole chapter on bees and beekeeping.

You can grab a copy here

www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/p71/Te...

"But let’s be clear: this 'burnout' that secure scholars are feeling is phantom pain where their colleagues should be . . . You are suffering from the effects of intentional systemic understaffing."

Ten years ago on the day marriage equality was passed in Ireland the waiting time for trans healthcare was about 8 weeks. Today, ten years later that waiting time is now 13 years. Hooray for gay marriage or whatever.

Israel’s sedition laws are authoritarian but not unique. As I’ve noted in parts 2 + 3, imperial powers have criminalised dissent for centuries - penalising criticism is the old empire play-book, not a Zionist special. And yes, dodging critique (by suggesting I am antisemitic) here is a rich irony.

I am in so many leftist spaces; the lack of nuance, care for context, + actually saying what you mean/meaning what you say is tiring + (lack of) accountability + the contradictions.

Is it sabotage/bad faith advocacy, or jut ego + performative allyship? I'm not sure, but it's certainly frustrating.

The UK+US aren’t inventing anything new - they’re just the latest actors on a centuries-old stage (that they built) + implying that they're being influenced in this strategy is, frankly, letting them off the hook for writing the playbook they're now following. 3/3

Century old-Imperialist eggs are hatching (and yes, some of us called it) From Ancient Rome > British Empire, “democracies” have always criminalised dissent, whitewashed their legacies + leaned on militarised policing to keep people in line. 2/3

It isn’t about some new “Israelisation” of the West (which, besides being a ridiculous claim, flirts with old antisemitic tropes/conspiracies by implying a covert “Jewish takeover"). What this is, actually, is classic imperialism flexing its muscles. 1/3

Mar chuid de @risingvoices.bsky.social bhí Sophie agus Amy ó @wikimediaireland.bsky.social ag caint le Lucy Chinyeaka Iwuala ón ghrúpa pobail Igbo ag obair le Wikipedia i dteanga Igbo!

Éist anois tríd nasc thíos:

wikimedia.ie/2025/05/13/n...