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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Looking forward to discussing the 1975 IRA ceasefire this Fri 1 Aug at Féile an Phobail in W Belfast, exploring what it tells us about peace negotiations & hearing from Margaret Urwin on loyalist paramilitary violence during the period. Organised by the Pat Finucane Centre.
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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Jul 15

I'll talk at the Féile an Phobail Festival on Aug 1 in Belfast about the 1975 IRA ceasefire, focusing on the relationship between electoral politics and political violence. Looking forward to taking part with Margaret Urwin in this conversation organised by the Pat Finucane Centre.
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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · Jul 9

🗃️ Thank you @tedsmyth.bsky.social. It's the latest book in the Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series @nyupress.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @gihnyu.bsky.social nyupress.org/search-resul...

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Jul 7

A nice piece that highlights some of the contrasts and commonalities between Irish and Italian experiences of emigration to the United States www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Love charms, frog bread, letters and wakes: How the Irish and Italians handled emigration to the US

The editors of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move highlight two great diasporas’ differences and similarities

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Jun 27

This recent NYT story offers fascinating glimpses of the use of AI by professional historians and hints at the transformation of academic research practices in the humanities and social sciences that lies ahead www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...

A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · May 13

🗃️ What do migrants think, feel, do, and pack on the eve of departure, in transit, and when returning home? See "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social edited by @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social nyupress.org/978147982513... @gihnyu.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social 🧵1/5

Rituals of Migration

Italian and Irish immigrant experiencesWhen people migrate, they often perform social and cultural rituals along the way. The idea of rites of passage—with...

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · May 13

Thank you @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social We all really enjoyed working on this project @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social

Cian T. McMahon, PhD @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social · May 13

I’ve had the pleasure of working on some edited volumes but never experienced the level of collaboration that Kevin Maddalena and the other authors brought to this. It means the chapters are “stitched” together in meaningful ways. And it’s always fun when the Irish and Italians team up on anything!

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · Apr 29

For sure attend this lecture, Niall is not only brilliant but he reveals secrets about the talks between the British and the IRA that are astonishing @niallodoc.bsky.social

Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · Apr 29

🗃️ If you're at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 30, try to attend this lecture by @niallodoc.bsky.social ‼️ Niall gave a brilliant lecture earlier this year @gihnyu.bsky.social as Visiting Fulbright Scholar. @hidehirota.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks Ted!

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks Kevin, you're too kind!

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · Apr 29

🗃️ If you're at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 30, try to attend this lecture by @niallodoc.bsky.social ‼️ Niall gave a brilliant lecture earlier this year @gihnyu.bsky.social as Visiting Fulbright Scholar. @hidehirota.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social

Niall Ó Dochartaigh | Making peace in the shadows: back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process

Drawing on a rich store of new evidence that has emerged in recent years Niall Ó Dochartaigh (University of Galway) examines how and why secret ba...

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · Apr 29

🗃️ I am looking forward to participating in the conference "'Free and Unfree': Racialized Migrations and Inequalities" at the University of Maryland April 30-May 1. W/ Lonnie G. Bunch III, Madeline Hsu, @greeneland.bsky.social @schoeppner.bsky.social & many others history.umd.edu/events/cgms-... 🧵1/4

Conference program title page. Scene featuring Black migrants, from Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 22

I'll be giving a public lecture on 'The Island of Ireland after Brexit' next Mon April 28th in the World Issues Forum at Western Washington University @wwu.edu Looking forward to visiting Bellingham for the first time & seeing my old friend Niall Ó Murchú. foundation.wwu.edu/event/island...

The Island of Ireland after Brexit | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University

The UK’s exit from the European Union had a profound impact on the island of Ireland, unsettling the 1998 peace settlement. As the consequences of Brexit for Ireland continue to unfold, this lecture a...

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you Ted!

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · Apr 18

I highly recommend attending this fascinating lecture! @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social @sf @gihnyu.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social

niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social

Niall Ó Dochartaigh | Making peace in the shadows: back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process

Drawing on a rich store of new evidence that has emerged in recent years Niall Ó Dochartaigh (University of Galway) examines how and why secret ba...

events.berkeley.edu

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social

Niall Ó Dochartaigh | Making peace in the shadows: back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process

Drawing on a rich store of new evidence that has emerged in recent years Niall Ó Dochartaigh (University of Galway) examines how and why secret ba...

events.berkeley.edu

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niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social · Apr 8

Looking forward to taking part in this discussion on Irish reunification next Monday April 14th at Columbia University with Stephanie McCurry @adamtooze.bsky.social and Brendan O'Leary

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