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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 2d

🎧 Sneak peek: Tomorrow on the #ARINSProject Identity Podcast, Leo Varadkar joins Colin Graham to discuss national identity, religion, family, and his book Speaking My Mind.

Stay tuned for the full episode available soon on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & SoundCloud.
#MyIdentityPodcast #LeoVaradkar

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · 2d

The wisdom that goes with Manchán is an immeasurable loss.

Thoughts with all who loved him.

ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 2d

We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Manchán Magan.

A remarkable writer and broadcaster, his reflections on language, place, and identity captured so much of Ireland’s spirit.
It was a privilege to feature Manchán on the ARINS My Identity Podcast earlier this year.

Listen: bit.ly/4gTZ0JI

My Identity: Manchán Magan

open.spotify.com

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · 20d

Convening this series is such an interesting part of my role @arinsproject.bsky.social and this seminar is set to be especially interesting! Book now @ ARINSproject.com !

ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 20d

Join the next ARINS Project Seminar: The All-Island Economy – Present & Future

🗓️ 13 Oct | 4:15pm 📍 RIA, Dublin @ria.ie

Panel includes Dr Eoin Magennis (UU), Prof John Doyle & Prof Deiric Ó Broin (DCU), Ana Desmond (UU)

🎟️ Free, booking essential: lnkd.in/eidCe__6

#ARINSProject #AllIslandEconomy

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 21d

Yesterday at the NI members’ lunch in Belfast, Dr Susie Deedigan shared an update on the ARINS project with the RIA North-South Committee.

RIA President Pat Guiry also presented Ulster University VC Prof Paul Bartholomew with a copy of For and Against a United Ireland 📘
Pre-order👉 arinsproject.com

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · 20d

Thrilled to be invited to speak to the Maynooth seminar and even more so to be in such good company on this term card 🥳

Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 20d

A great lineup for this semester's Department of History Research Seminar in Maynooth. This is open to all so do join us and please share widely.

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Sep 3

A vital conversation ahead: For and Against a United Ireland, chaired by Sarah Carey.
Experience the book brought to life at the National Concert Hall, November 30th.
👉 bit.ly/4p6klU8
@fotoole.bsky.social @sjamcbride.bsky.social

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 New #ARINS podcast out now!

Host Rory Montgomery talks with Esther McGuinness, Desmond Ryan & Rory O’Connell about employment law North & South, 100 years after partition—shaped by Brexit & the Windsor Framework.

🎧 Episode 46 out now:
Spotify: bit.ly/3VwvorZ
Apple Music: bit.ly/3JLxx0u

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 28

Write up of our recent Shared Media event, which you can also watch back.

Thanks to Amanda Ferguson @eamonquinnnews.bsky.social Eoin Brannigan and @saraita101.bsky.social
for participating and to our host Sarah Carey

www.ria.ie/2025/07/25/s...

Shared Media & A Divided Island - Royal Irish Academy

A century after partition, Ireland’s media still struggles to speak across borders. This July, five journalists asked whether it’s time to imagine a truly shared media landscape across the island, and...

www.ria.ie

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm finally on Linked In should anyone wish to connect there!

🔗https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiedeedigan

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 19

Our two incredible interns at the close of ⁦MacGill2025: Jane Palmer and Emmie O’Neill. 👏🤩

We have been very lucky to have you on the team this summer. Thanks for all your hard work and best of luck for your final year @notredame.bsky.social

@ndirishstudies.bsky.social @macgillschool.bsky.social

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 19

It's such a joy to work and collaborate with these wonderful women.
It's been particularly fantastic to learn from our amazing interns Jane Palmer and Emmie O'Neill this summer.

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MacGill Summer School @macgillschool.bsky.social · Jul 18

This afternoon's final panel, chaired by Pariac O'Brien, discusses masculinity, media and power.

Kate McDonald, journalist at RTÉ.
EamonMcGee, Columnist, Father, and Donegal All-Ireland Winner.
Prof. Ian Robertson, TCD Emeritus Professor of Psychology

@ianhrobertson.bsky.social

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 18

Interesting discussion at MacGill on the toxic influence of social media on young men.

12 years ago at a centenary event of Emily Wilding Davison's death I first met reps from @ukfeminista.bsky.social who have amazing resources for teachers, students and parents - highly recommend for educators.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Jul 16

📣 call for applications 📣
Two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop.

Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team.

Please share widely!

www.historyworkshop....

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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MacGill Summer School @macgillschool.bsky.social · Jul 17

‘What is beyond dispute is that the republic is the wealthy part of the island, astronomically so’
When asked how much they are willing to compromise economically to achieve unity 51% of tonight's audience says a little; 29% a lot; 10% nothing and 9% almost nothing.
@arinsproject.bsky.social

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Amazing to have NI children’s commissioner Chris Quinn and Ireland’s ombudsman for children Niall Muldoon discussing children’s rights, housing & education.
From our first meeting months ago in our office to a huge and packed room listening today in Donegal - these conversations are vital.

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Delighted to be at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties.
Very much looking forward to the next panel on making Ireland a better place for all children, to Sam McBride discussing the upcoming For&Against book this evening and to many more panels over the next few days!

@arinsproject.bsky.social

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Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · Jul 17

Mary Gallagher, dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, kicked off the 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social this morning in Glenties, County Donegal.

“Notre Dame has a long and special connection with Ireland. And today, Notre Dame is more committed than ever to that relationship.”

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 9

Sarah Creighton: “Conflict is such a difficult subject and often not treated with the nuance it deserves.”

LIVE from O'Connell House #ARINS #SharedIsland #sharedmedia
@saraita101.bsky.social

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Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jul 9

Fascinating #ARINS discussion at O’Connell House this afternoon on shared media on the island of Ireland.

@amandaferg.bsky.social talks about awareness of demographic change in the media and the need for nuanced coverage

@arinsproject.bsky.social
@ndirishstudies.bsky.social
@ria.ie

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 3

🎤 Live at the National Concert Hall 30th November 19:00

Join Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride in conversation around their new book For and Against a United Ireland, exploring the questions, challenges, and hopes behind this pivotal topic.

🎟️ Secure your tickets: bit.ly/4nwI1A4
📘 Out this October

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

What do people in Northern Ireland really think about Irish unity, Brexit, and their political institutions?

A landmark new survey by Professor Peter Shirlow & Professor Jon Tonge reveals surprising shifts in identity and attitudes.

📊 Read more: www.ria.ie/2025/07/04/n...

Northern Ireland: What the numbers tell us - Royal Irish Academy

What do people in Northern Ireland really think about Irish unity, Brexit, and their political institutions? A landmark survey, conducted by Professor Pete Shirlow and Professor Jon Tonge of the Unive...

www.ria.ie

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · Jul 1

Brilliant new article out by @susiedeedigan.bsky.social in @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social & fully OA #Afterlives #womensgrassrootsactivism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘It is to be assumed that members of C. na m Ban cannot be kept out of such a body!’: women, Irish republicanism, and prisoner support work 1939–45

The historical consensus on Cumann na mBan, Ireland’s republican women’s organisation, suggests that by the period of the Second World War (or Emergency as it was known in independent Ireland) it w...

www.tandfonline.com

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to our committee member @susiedeedigan.bsky.social on the publication of her first article.

Dr Susie Deedigan @susiedeedigan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Serendipitous to be sitting in the final panel of the Future of Irish Studies conference and get the email that my first article has been published - open access - in Women’s History Review. 😍

@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘It is to be assumed that members of C. na m Ban cannot be kept out of such a body!’: women, Irish republicanism, and prisoner support work 1939–45

The historical consensus on Cumann na mBan, Ireland’s republican women’s organisation, suggests that by the period of the Second World War (or Emergency as it was known in independent Ireland) it w...

www.tandfonline.com

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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · Jul 9

LIVE: Happening now at O'Connell House:

"Can our shared island have a shared media?"
Join leading journalists, editors, thinkers as they explore how the border still shapes what we see, hear & read — 100 years after partition.

🎤 12:30–13:45 | Light lunch after
🎥 Report and Recording to follow

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