I've contacted @deptinfra regarding the need for the newly refurbished cycle lane at Stranmillis to be urgently gritted.

Cyclists shouldn't be an afterthought when it comes to safety on our roads network, especially with poor weather conditions.

Unusually vivid sunset in Belfast late this afternoon - inspiring if I was a poet, sadly I’m not!

We'll be celebrating our first 60 years with a drinks reception following our Irish Studies seminar on Monday 8th December - please join us!

Brooke Nichols, a Boston University health economist, is calculating the consequences of Trump’s cuts to humanitarian aid across the world. Currently the level of additional deaths is 340,000 and rising.

🚨 🚨BREAKING: High Court judge to quash @deptinfra A5 road plans following judicial review citing climate and environmental concerns

The failure of a government Department to pay attention to its own laws and rules once is unfortunate, the failure to do it time and time again is careless.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...

Ken Bloomfield was a crucial advocate for change in NI from within the system. His work after retirement was groundbreaking, especially in relation to victims. Along with Maurice Hayes and George Quigley he was a key public servant enabling NI’s transition in the 1990s.

Babies with heart conditions enduring ‘greenhouse’ conditions on a Belfast hospital ward 😭
One parent also raised concerns for nurses working in such hot conditions
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Thank you to BBC Radio 4. They have adapted The Boy from the Sea for radio and it'll go out in ten parts, 10:45pm to 11:00pm, starting Monday 12th May. It's produced by BBC Northern Ireland's Michael Shannon and read by Niall Cusack. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

This thread is excellent and supremely pertinent.

Throwback to 1908

"Contrary to general opinion the Modern Records Centre has not been established with the deliberate intention of creating new problems for the Library staff"

Strong #ArchiveBeginnings for the MRC in 1973. We've grown hugely in 51 years thanks to the work & support of friends & colleagues #Archive30

As thousands of people come into Belfast City Centre to celebrate St Patrick's Day, one of its most important & historic buildings lies left to rot by the failure of private developers.

It's time for Assembly Rooms to come into public ownership & save it for future generations.

Earlier this week the Society also released the March 2025 version of its 'Toolkit for Historians' bit.ly/3skly1l

The toolkit is a set of RHS and external guides, resources and data for those working in #History in UK higher education, with a focus on advocacy for the profession.

#Skystorians

⚡️Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing of minerals deal, NBC News reports.

Listening to Brendan O’Connor on RTE interviewing Gary Lightbody on his new book . Very taken by the joint inspiration he got from listening to Nirvana and reading Seamus Heaney