Mel Farrell
@melfarrell.bsky.social
Historian, mostly of Ireland,1912-37. New book, 'Vying for Victory', on the 1923 election, co-edited with Elaine Callinan & Thomas Tormey https://tinyurl.com/4jtm4ndb . Also a big Villa fan & music lover. Any views, are my own.
It's a special night, takes me back to the '90s! It would be amazing if they could do the business on Sunday... maybe you should travel again with no WiFi just to be sure!
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's a special night, takes me back to the '90s! It would be amazing if they could do the business on Sunday... maybe you should travel again with no WiFi just to be sure!
There was huge resistance in the electorate to Heather, whether it was anti govt, anti FG or whatever but there was.
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
There was huge resistance in the electorate to Heather, whether it was anti govt, anti FG or whatever but there was.
Saw plenty of 'Heather for Unity' posters. She started on that theme and maybe they moved the other way when the polls kept going the other direction.
October 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Saw plenty of 'Heather for Unity' posters. She started on that theme and maybe they moved the other way when the polls kept going the other direction.
She did. Repeatedly. She suffered sectarian abuse.
October 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
She did. Repeatedly. She suffered sectarian abuse.