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Fergal Lenehan

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Apl. Prof. Dr. Uni Jena. Books on The European Idea and German images of Ireland. Co-ed Reclaiming the European Street by MDH. Contributor https://thecurrency.news Member @redico.eu www.redico.eu Join the research hub: hub.redico.eu

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · Feb 15

Check out my open access theoretical article for the journal "Language and Intercultural Communication": "Examining realised and unrealised contacts: theoretical thoughts on digital interculturality". Open-access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 2d

Books Upstairs is a great shop. Possible also to order online. @booksupstairs.bsky.social

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. 3,000 Euro is such a small sum to him that he can't remember if he paid it or not?

The Week in Politics @rtetwip.bsky.social · 3d

Regarding the €3300 reportedly owed to a former tenant of his, Jim Gavin tells @aine-lawlor.bsky.social that he 'does not have all the information to date' and that he is 'looking into it'

#RTETWIP repeats at 3, 6:30 and 10 on the news channel and at 23:10 on @rteone.rte.ie #presidentialdebate

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg is held prisoner by Israel at a jail in the Negev. Read what Sweden’s embassy in Israel reports are the conditions of her detention ⬇️

Now just imagine: if Israel treats a world-famous Swedish activist this way, how badly are its prisons abusing Palestinians?

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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 4d

In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before. Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry (and me!)

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before

Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry

www.irishtimes.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d

Very Trump-era story.
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

www.nytimes.com

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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 5d

Israel is now parading Irish citizens in front of cameras while its security minister, a convicted terrorist, stands and berates them

www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

‘These are the flotilla terrorists’: Israeli minister taunts detained campaigners

Last boat in aid flotilla detained by Israeli military on Friday

www.irishtimes.com

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ReDICo @redico.eu · 7d

At the inauguration of the Centre for Digital Interculturality Studies Prof Dr Julia Kuhn vice dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities @uni-jena.de stressed the accomplishments of the ReDICo project and the importance of the Centre. We're grateful for the support and hope for long-term cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Julia Kuhn, vice dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Jena, with @fergallenehan.bsky.social and Luisa Conti at the inauguration of the Centre for Digital Interculturality Studies.

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 7d

@fotoole.bsky.social is absolutely 100% on the mark here.
Connolly is de facto turning a country wanting to defend itself into the aggressor. She is consistently on the wrong side. A thundering disgrace before an election has even been held.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...?

Fintan O’Toole: Catherine Connolly should keep her inner Basil Fawlty under wraps

Accusing our EU allies of being proto-fascist warmongers is not a winning strategy

www.irishtimes.com

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 8d

“The behavior was pure misogynistic abuse, and it’s a growing movement in American culture right now.” www.glamour.com/story/the-mi...

The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf

It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

www.glamour.com

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 7d

He doesn't need to explain himself like this. But he does, and he does it well.

Why I didn’t nominate Maria Steen for the presidency

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Michael McDowell: Why I didn't nominate Maria Steen for the presidency

As a liberal, I felt Maria Steen’s election would have been a step backwards for the Ireland I believe in

www.irishtimes.com

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 8d

European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.

If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.

But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

www.theguardian.com

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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 8d

Straight talk from the European Union's Environment Agency: with Europe warming twice as fast as the global average, now is not the time to lose sight of our climate and nature goals. www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges

Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degr...

www.eea.europa.eu

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 8d

Tony Blair steht für den Bruch des Völkerrechts im Irakkrieg (zusammen mit George W. Bush natürlich). Er steht also für die Doppelmoral des Westens. Ihn zum Verwalter eines UN-Gaza Schutzgebietes zu machen ist eine absurde Vorstellung. Wer kommt als nächstes: Putin?

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DG MEME @ecmemes.bsky.social · 8d

They could use that for their citizens or cities, but, alas, it’s easier to destroy than to create.

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 8d

"(..)the parties backing Catherine Connolly might remind her that accusing our EU allies of being proto-fascist warmongers is not a winning electoral strategy. Most voters know that the EU is the safest place we can be in a dangerous world."

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Fintan O’Toole: Catherine Connolly should keep her inner Basil Fawlty under wraps

Accusing our EU allies of being proto-fascist warmongers is not a winning strategy

www.irishtimes.com

Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 9d

Available here: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 9d

Going to be on live radio, on Newstalk with Sean Moncrieff talking about Elizabeth Shaw & "How I Came to Berlin: An Artist's Journey from Belfast and the London Blitz to a Cold - War City" in about 30 minutes. Listen in.

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 9d

I don't do DMs.

Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 9d

Very nice.

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, I was there.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · Aug 26

The tech world's lurch to the right is the subject of my latest column for Prospect: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno... - it offers a super-brief history from the Whole Earth Catalog to cryptoconmen and anti-labor AI.

Tech bros used to be progressive. What happened?

We used to think technology was inherently liberatory. Now it’s empowering corporations and conmen

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 10d

Banville does give good Banville. Fairplay to @martindoyle.bsky.social. Not an easy interview, I would think.

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Al Quds Times @alqudstimes.bsky.social · 15d

In Gaza, a child carries the body of his cousin to the cemetery after the Massoud family massacre, where an Israeli bombardment killed 33 members, leaving only the father and his young son alive.

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