Bríd McGrath
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Historian of #earlyModern #Irish #parliaments and towns & palaeography. #Gaeilge agus fáilte. #Cyclist. Fellow Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.bsky.social ORCID ID 0000-0003-0636-0499
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joenoonan.bsky.social
The world will remember how the EU and its member states respond to this catastrophic tragedy. Silence and neutrality in the face of genocide constitutes complicity. Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its states claim to uphold
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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ciarancuffe.bsky.social
#BREAKING International Court of Justice issues a ground-breaking judgement affirming legal obligations on States to take action on climate. #ICJ #ClimateJustice Live stream here: go.icj-cij.org/4f3KGgM
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envpillar.bsky.social
Request for Tenders: EU Presidency Advocacy Support. The Environmental Pillar has planned a specific workstream in relation to the Irish EU Presidency and is seeking additional capacity to support in the development and implementation of our workplan environmentalpillar.ie/request-for-...
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hisjournalha.bsky.social
#History #SkyStorians Giving our Research Bursary scheme another plug! Deadline 15 August.
hisjournalha.bsky.social
#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...
History Research Bursary Scheme: Early Career and Mid-Career Routes
www.history.org.uk
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oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Gaza is being starved by Israel. Aid is available but the Israelis are refusing to allow access to those who need it. Time is running out fast.

If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in.

action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...
Gaza needs food - not words
I just emailed my local TDs demanding the government does all it can to let food into Gaza. Will you do the same?
action.uplift.ie
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jacobinmag.bsky.social
"Do we really believe that this is going to be limited to Palestine and the Middle East?" ― UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
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feljin.ie
€22bn allocated for transport in the NDP of which €2bn we know is for MetroLink. There's zero reference to where the other €20bn will go.
feljin.ie
This sums up the level of detail in the government's new National Development Plan. No mention of DART+, Luas extensions, Cork Commuter Rail or any kind of public transport projects beyond what was already committed for MetroLink.
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sundersays.bsky.social
25 foreign ministries have made a joint statement calling for "the war in Gaza to end now", including the UK, much of the EU [not Hungary], Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025
The UK and 28 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
www.gov.uk
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newseye.bsky.social
Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'.

A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air.

One day, everyone will have always been against this.
A Palestinian girl cries out for food with her hands held out at a charity kitchen amid the famine in Gaza. She is surrounded by other young, anguished children. This photo was taken on Thurs July 11, 2025 after at least 10 children were killed by an Israeli strike as they queued outside a medical point. More Palestinians have now been killed just waiting for food than the number of victims killed in the Hamas terrorist attack of October 7.
Photograph credit is to Ebrahim Hajjaj of Reuters
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unrwa.org
UNRWA @unrwa.org · Jul 21
In Lebanon, over 200,000 Palestine Refugees depend on UNRWA for essential services including education, healthcare, and humanitarian assistance.

Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services.

📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
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tocharstories.bsky.social
Loved this special - #bogs #peatlands @npwsireland.bsky.social and looking forward to hearing @janeclarke.bsky.social read in @nlireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social event on Saturday - we've a few late release tickets - message us if you want to put your name on one #IntBogDay
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · Jul 21
We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues.

Food prices have increased 40 fold.

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.

Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
bridmcgrath.bsky.social
Oh God that’s all we need.
chakacant.bsky.social
Just a parade of weird fash losers who don't have a hope of getting the nominations they need (and one actually credible candidate so far in Catherine Connolly)
news.rte.ie
Businessman and former dancer Michael Flatley has not ruled himself out of running for the presidency
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lauraewebster.bsky.social
Today in Glasgow a man is arrested for holding a sign reading "Genocide in Palestine. Time to take action"

Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference

www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...
UK welcome for Israeli military chief responsible for Gaza slaughter
AN Israeli military chief who has overseen the slaughter of thousands of Palestinians is visiting the UK.
www.thenational.scot
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joenoonan.bsky.social
That's the question of our time.
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drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
An interesting development:
euromaidanpress.bsky.social
Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania agreed to establish a Historians’ Forum to deprive Moscow of the opportunity to manipulate history

The forum is a response to Russia’s attempts to fuel tensions between the countries amid its war against Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/17/u...