Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
Law lecturer. Political theory, constitutions, republicanism, France. Dad of two. An 'autism parent'. Interested in athletics, politics, wine.
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One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
This path leads to chaos.
Reminds me of former Taoiseach Garrett Fitzgerald allegedly saying ‘it works in practice, but does it work in theory?’ (Apocryphal?)
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One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
As the Budget looms, Labour is ignoring the most obvious cause of Britain's economic woes: Brexit. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
The idea everything begins and ends with Brexit is this faith-based politics; the trajectory of decline began with the austerity implemented under the liberal Democrat Conservative coalition but it would be awkward for some people to face up to that
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Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
As the Budget looms, Labour is ignoring the most obvious cause of Britain's economic woes: Brexit. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
1992 is calling!!
Academics telling each other how busy they are is so lame. Let’s tell each other we’re feeling indolent, or have ennui.
Probably about the most dissident thing you could say in a university is that you didn’t have much on, or were a bit idle
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
Makes u think
You: I’m so busy
Me: I’m experiencing structural conditions of objective alienation
Me: I’m experiencing structural conditions of objective alienation
Academics telling each other how busy they are is so lame. Let’s tell each other we’re feeling indolent, or have ennui.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Not now, arctic air mass
‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting
Nervous reporter is chased across English countryside by baying bloodhounds, in what could soon be only legal way to hunt with dogs
www.theguardian.com
Somehow both very Guardian-coded and Telegraph-coded at the same time www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Very kind, thanks!
Opinion: Catherine Connolly’s speech was surprisingly political. It doesn’t really matter
It would be difficult to argue that the eloquent speeches of Michael D Higgins had any material effect
www.irishtimes.com
My article about Catherine Connolly’s inauguration speech, the symbolic power of the presidency, and its limits
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly | President of Ireland
A Thaoisigh, A Phríomhbhreithimh, Airí, Baill Chomhairle an Stáit, Baill an Oireachtais, Ambasadóirí, Ceannairí Eaglaise, agus dhaoine...
president.ie
‘Given our history, the normalisation of war and genocide has never been and will never be acceptable to us.’
- From the inauguration speech of the tenth president of Ireland.
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- From the inauguration speech of the tenth president of Ireland.
president.ie/en/media-lib...
Dinner with a view. This is just where she likes to hang out
Low-effort physically if not conceptually… yes we’ll take it!!
Oh just what I wear any weekday, that’s why it’s low effort
What’s your favourite low-effort costume? I wanted to go as a geography lecturer, though the 8 year old made me dress as the Mad Hatter match her Queen of Hearts
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Catherine Connolly and the paradoxes of the Irish presidency
The role is the only national office directly elected by the people, yet it holds very little meaningful power.
theconversation.com
Ireland has a new president, who happens to be one of my local deputies (we have multi seat constituencies). I just published the short article about the office of President in Ireland. theconversation.com/catherine-co...
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 25
why are people on the left using "populist" in a positive way now, you shouldn't want your politicians to be populists, "populism" isn't good
Maybe I am simple minded but I think a populist for whom the Other is the foreigner is ‘bad’, and a populist for whom it is say, oligarchs is at least potentially ‘good’.
‘Populism’ is a political style and strategy that can be put to different uses.
‘Populism’ is a political style and strategy that can be put to different uses.
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why are people on the left using "populist" in a positive way now, you shouldn't want your politicians to be populists, "populism" isn't good
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Have to show off my fussy precious little stuffed pasta
Plashing Vole
@plashingvole.bsky.social
· Oct 23
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
This is the context in which I and all my colleagues are being told that we must bring in a minimum of £25k in external funding per year. We get 100 hours of research time per year. The bid-writing process will take up most of it.
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 21
The funniest hypocrisy of the dominant rad Lib faction in academia is the contradiction between their generally egalitarian social critique, and their acquiescence in the careerism and hierarchy of academia itself
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I was able to visit the 6 year old’s classroom during the week and I discovered she has a special ‘processing chair’, a nice little armchair in the corner where she sits for ten minutes every morning to process her change of surroundings, before she starts any school work.
Isn’t she lucky
Isn’t she lucky
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 16
My party piece is having on average six strong coffees per day and still managing daytime naps
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 14
The drive for rearmament in Europe comes from an ‘extreme centre’ that wants us to believe simultaneously that Russia weak enough to be defeated outright by Ukraine , yet strong enough to pose an invasion threat to EU/nato countries
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 10
My daughter (8) told me she and her friends have a chant:
‘Girls go to college
to get more knowledge.
Boys go to Jupiter
to get more stupider.’
‘Girls go to college
to get more knowledge.
Boys go to Jupiter
to get more stupider.’
Eoin Daly
@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Couldn’t possibly drink from the blessed portend once such a miracle revealed