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Lorraine @ihearthestia.bsky.social · 5d

At some point in your thirties you’ll lose the ability to sleep past daybreak, so sleep in every chance you get.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Niamh @niamhpuirseil.bsky.social · 7d

Interview with Caoimhe Butterly on the legal observe boat here at the start
The Late Debate on RTÉ Radio 1 rteradioapp.page.link/NHTERJtC2HjM...

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Andrew Coogan @cooganlab.bsky.social · 7d

www.ei-ie.org/en/item/3107...

Education voices | Collective union action in defence of collegial governance

This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Mel...

www.ei-ie.org

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 20d

Just arrived:

Debt Trap Nation
by @kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki

“A compelling call to action... shows how reimagining policy could deliver economic justice.” - @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social

Author royalties will be donated to @seacharity.bsky.social

www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

Photo of a pile of books. The books are 'Debt Trap Nation' by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki. Cover image features a woman and small child in a deep concrete basin or pit with no way of climbing out as the ladder is too short.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · 21d

That seems like too many

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · 21d

I spoke to Dublin Inquirer about this issue, which seems to have been going on since May.

Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 21d

Some prepaid commuters on Dublin’s public transport are finding they have to pay again. Their Leap Cards charged up through the TaxSaver scheme aren’t working.

Some prepaid commuters on Dublin’s public transport are finding they have to pay again

Their Leap Cards charged up through the TaxSaver scheme aren’t working.

www.dublininquirer.com

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Jean Rhys @msjeanrhys.bsky.social · Sep 6

He might be right. On the other hand, he might just possibly be wrong. But it didn't really matter much.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · 22d

Are you being a geographer, again?

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Aug 23

A thoughtful and considered article; worth a read.

Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · Aug 23

For my latest dispatch from Ireland for America Magazine, I talked to 2 bone fide legends, Sr Lena Deevy and Michael O'Sullivan, to investigate how, if you start to scratch, Irish attitudes to immigration aren't that far away from MAGAland. www.americamagazine.org/dispatches/2...

Migration and Irish identity—in the era of Trump deportations

Just about no one in Ireland would say that Irish citizens living in the U.S. are being treated as badly as immigrant residents from Latin America or Africa. But consternation is on the rise about esc...

www.americamagazine.org

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Aug 21

I bought so many pen refills before they closed. They're the only pens that this awkward left-hander can use without smudging.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Aug 18

It's good

Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Aug 16

African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size

Member states back Correct the Map campaign that urges governments and organisations to use more accurate map

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · Aug 11

Still recruiting!

Born in Ireland?
Parents who migrated here?
Grew up in Limerick or the Mid-West?

I'm doing a research project on second-generation identity and would love to chat with you.

Please share with anyone who might be interested - it would mean a lot 🙏

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Jeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · Aug 1

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."

--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Trump administration’s deportation machine has made women invisible targets.

If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:

The People Being Arrested By ICE That No One’s Talking About

The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers — and they've become invisible targets.

www.huffpost.com

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · Jul 30

The #famine in #Gaza is entirely man-made. Responding with air drops is both unnecessary and dangerous.

The UN, including UNRWA, must be allowed to do its work so that aid can safely reach those who need it the most, including 1 million hungry children.

Let our 6,000 trucks into Gaza.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jul 27

I think your 'North West' may be very geographically suspect

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jul 20

That was rough. Commiserations.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jul 18

'Feminist City' by Leslie Kern is a great read: accessible, political, provocative. Ideal for showing why geography matters and, if you're in Ireland, available in public libraries around the country.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · Jul 12

The hallmark of Irish summer is walking through a cloud of the unmistakable lingering odor of someone's GAA jersey in 28°C heat

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jul 10

My department (Geography, Maynooth University) is looking to appoint an Assistant Lecturer in Human Geography for a 25-month contract starting Jan 2026. Apply by 17 August 2025. Details here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jul 7

New redundancies in Higher Education at:
*Anglia Ruskin
*Birmingham City
*Bristol
*De Montfort
*Derby
*Goldsmiths (yet again)
*Greenwich
*Hertfordshire
*Lancaster
*Leicester
Every single day in HE is like this. Nothing will be done.

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jul 5

How do we know it's you herding?

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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · Jun 21

☀️ SUMMER SALE ENDS TOMORROW ☀️

We’re running a summer sale on our website until 10.00 a.m. BST on 23 June, with a 30 per cent discount across everything on our website using the code ‘SUMMER30’ at checkout. Shop now: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/shop/

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Mary Gilmartin @marygilmartin.bsky.social · Jun 20

I applied for a job once that was described by an unnamed HR Dept as 'Poofessor'.

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