Marc Scully
@marcscully.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Does social psychology & qualitative methods, interested in identity in diaspora. Lives in Cork. Spends more time on the N20 than is good for me.
Meanwhile, in the Middle Parish:
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Meanwhile, in the Middle Parish:
The fail whale in the wild!
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The fail whale in the wild!
From the actual article.
I mean … fair enough, so? People can belong in, and identify with, more than one place.
I mean … fair enough, so? People can belong in, and identify with, more than one place.
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
From the actual article.
I mean … fair enough, so? People can belong in, and identify with, more than one place.
I mean … fair enough, so? People can belong in, and identify with, more than one place.
Very happy to see Rowlf rightfully front and centre in the new Muppet Show trailer.
![Rowlf & Kermit backstage in the Muppet Theatre. Rowlf is at the piano, Kermit is drinking from a mug labelled ‘Kermit’.
Rowlf: We’re doing the show again, frog.
Kermit: [groans]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fq2cyen7tq6aedzpsd3yb4b7/bafkreie2rzurrtevypvsqyzfeyzqxihyh7vohwputr72o7ec5ptzq2ktfu@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Very happy to see Rowlf rightfully front and centre in the new Muppet Show trailer.
Someone had left this on the desk where I was teaching my 9am class this morning.
At the end of Week 1 of term, in the midst of *gestures wildly*, I think this is a participation medal we could all do with.
At the end of Week 1 of term, in the midst of *gestures wildly*, I think this is a participation medal we could all do with.
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Someone had left this on the desk where I was teaching my 9am class this morning.
At the end of Week 1 of term, in the midst of *gestures wildly*, I think this is a participation medal we could all do with.
At the end of Week 1 of term, in the midst of *gestures wildly*, I think this is a participation medal we could all do with.
Kind of fascinated by the current vogue for "hands silhouetted against a colourful backdrop, probably at some kind of festival" in social psychology textbook design.
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Kind of fascinated by the current vogue for "hands silhouetted against a colourful backdrop, probably at some kind of festival" in social psychology textbook design.
When you’re the first one down to the coffee break at an underwhelming conference.
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM
When you’re the first one down to the coffee break at an underwhelming conference.
But now you’re here
Brighten my Northern Sky.
Brighten my Northern Sky.
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
But now you’re here
Brighten my Northern Sky.
Brighten my Northern Sky.
In case anyone’s curious as to what was on the UCC Sociology syllabus in 1968…
(My mother’s handwriting was neater than mine).
(My mother’s handwriting was neater than mine).
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
In case anyone’s curious as to what was on the UCC Sociology syllabus in 1968…
(My mother’s handwriting was neater than mine).
(My mother’s handwriting was neater than mine).
A discovery when clearing out a room in my parents’ house: my late mother’s Sociology notes from @ucc.ie in 1968.
The lecturer is noted as Fr Ryan, which I presume is Fr Liam Ryan, later of @maynoothuniversity.ie
The lecturer is noted as Fr Ryan, which I presume is Fr Liam Ryan, later of @maynoothuniversity.ie
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A discovery when clearing out a room in my parents’ house: my late mother’s Sociology notes from @ucc.ie in 1968.
The lecturer is noted as Fr Ryan, which I presume is Fr Liam Ryan, later of @maynoothuniversity.ie
The lecturer is noted as Fr Ryan, which I presume is Fr Liam Ryan, later of @maynoothuniversity.ie
Nothing but respect for *my* Robin.
(Well, not respect, like, more fully deserved contempt, but that was the point of the show.)
(Well, not respect, like, more fully deserved contempt, but that was the point of the show.)
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Nothing but respect for *my* Robin.
(Well, not respect, like, more fully deserved contempt, but that was the point of the show.)
(Well, not respect, like, more fully deserved contempt, but that was the point of the show.)
Also, it’s subtle, but it comes up every so often in Frasier that Roz is active in the union.
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Also, it’s subtle, but it comes up every so often in Frasier that Roz is active in the union.
I was glad to receive a copy of Dermot Murphy's new poetry collection "The Drift of Memory" today. It was inspired by the experience of his mother's generation: women who moved from Ireland to Britain in the mid-20th Century.
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I was glad to receive a copy of Dermot Murphy's new poetry collection "The Drift of Memory" today. It was inspired by the experience of his mother's generation: women who moved from Ireland to Britain in the mid-20th Century.
"What is our individual responsibility towards the spread of misinformation on a micro level?", is the moral question that I guess I'm asking.
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"What is our individual responsibility towards the spread of misinformation on a micro level?", is the moral question that I guess I'm asking.
To quote Mick Billig in ‘Learn To Write Badly’: Put A Sparkle Into Your Research With Polarization!
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
To quote Mick Billig in ‘Learn To Write Badly’: Put A Sparkle Into Your Research With Polarization!
From a recent IT article.
Merits of the argument aside, this is such a strange metaphor to use in an Irish newspaper, of all places. The rain frequently is wetter than usual! We call that ‘heavy’ or even ‘torrential’ rain! We have yellow & orange weather warnings and flood defences accordingly!
Merits of the argument aside, this is such a strange metaphor to use in an Irish newspaper, of all places. The rain frequently is wetter than usual! We call that ‘heavy’ or even ‘torrential’ rain! We have yellow & orange weather warnings and flood defences accordingly!
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
From a recent IT article.
Merits of the argument aside, this is such a strange metaphor to use in an Irish newspaper, of all places. The rain frequently is wetter than usual! We call that ‘heavy’ or even ‘torrential’ rain! We have yellow & orange weather warnings and flood defences accordingly!
Merits of the argument aside, this is such a strange metaphor to use in an Irish newspaper, of all places. The rain frequently is wetter than usual! We call that ‘heavy’ or even ‘torrential’ rain! We have yellow & orange weather warnings and flood defences accordingly!
Gaidhlig & Gaelainn ag deireadh na bliana.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Gaidhlig & Gaelainn ag deireadh na bliana.
Giving feedback on another ChatGPT generated essay, more in (constant) sorrow than in anger.
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Giving feedback on another ChatGPT generated essay, more in (constant) sorrow than in anger.
Long term sceptics learning to love the Irish soccer team again.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Long term sceptics learning to love the Irish soccer team again.
@secondcaptains.bsky.social Big choices ahead, lads.
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@secondcaptains.bsky.social Big choices ahead, lads.