Michael Pierse
@michaelpierse.bsky.social
Academic at Queen's University Belfast. Irish Studies. Working-class writing. Left politics. Gaeilge. Tweets own opinions. RTs not endorsements.
Imagine saying Greta Thunberg is Hamas. The sheer, unadulterated, mendacious evil of the Israeli regime.
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine saying Greta Thunberg is Hamas. The sheer, unadulterated, mendacious evil of the Israeli regime.
Love teaching this course at Queen's.
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Love teaching this course at Queen's.
He's subservient to America's barbaric, child-murdering allies too.
August 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
He's subservient to America's barbaric, child-murdering allies too.
This week's Andersonstown News
August 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This week's Andersonstown News
Great job this evening by Chris Loughlin on his talk on Presbyterian radical and trade unionist William McMullen. A fascinating story of a republican socialist who stood for the NILP, led the ITGWU, joined Republican Congress and entered Seanad Éireann. Well done Chris!
August 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Great job this evening by Chris Loughlin on his talk on Presbyterian radical and trade unionist William McMullen. A fascinating story of a republican socialist who stood for the NILP, led the ITGWU, joined Republican Congress and entered Seanad Éireann. Well done Chris!
Surely a very significant intervention in today's Irish News? (And no, I don't mean the Cork fella putting on a brave face.)
July 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Surely a very significant intervention in today's Irish News? (And no, I don't mean the Cork fella putting on a brave face.)
Great to get my hands on Clara Mallon and Salomé Paul's new edited collection from Routledge on Working-Class Women in Irish Literature and Theatre, to which I was delighted to contribute a chapter on JustUs's 1990s play 'Just a Prisoner's Wife'. Comhghairdeas Clara & Salomé!
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great to get my hands on Clara Mallon and Salomé Paul's new edited collection from Routledge on Working-Class Women in Irish Literature and Theatre, to which I was delighted to contribute a chapter on JustUs's 1990s play 'Just a Prisoner's Wife'. Comhghairdeas Clara & Salomé!
The PSNI almost never sees these things happening, in a context where ...
July 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The PSNI almost never sees these things happening, in a context where ...
A wee message for #PopeFrancis in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
April 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A wee message for #PopeFrancis in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Well done to our students today on their rally in support of bilingual signage - something that threatens nobody. QUB has made great strides in promoting inclusivity and Gaeilge over recent years; no doubt this is another measure that will enhance inclusivity and tolerance in a great uni. #Gaeilge
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Well done to our students today on their rally in support of bilingual signage - something that threatens nobody. QUB has made great strides in promoting inclusivity and Gaeilge over recent years; no doubt this is another measure that will enhance inclusivity and tolerance in a great uni. #Gaeilge
Whatever your views on Gaza, this is not good for democracy in either Germany or Europe. jrnl.ie/6670879
April 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Whatever your views on Gaza, this is not good for democracy in either Germany or Europe. jrnl.ie/6670879
At some stage decent people at the BBC will have to confront those pushing this abhorrent framing.
March 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At some stage decent people at the BBC will have to confront those pushing this abhorrent framing.
A lot to be said for the bright mornings.
March 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A lot to be said for the bright mornings.
A lot of sense here regarding the push to end the Triple Lock.
March 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A lot of sense here regarding the push to end the Triple Lock.
A big crowd gathering in No Alibis, Belfast, for the launch of Charles Lang's new poetry collection The Oasis. This one is a personal favourite. What a writer.
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A big crowd gathering in No Alibis, Belfast, for the launch of Charles Lang's new poetry collection The Oasis. This one is a personal favourite. What a writer.
