Connal Parr
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Wrote this up for the Irish Times based on a chapter from my book. This episode still resonates
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Inside the Dunnes Stores apartheid strike: Bad blood, life-defining moments and doldrums
Academic’s new book tells how the Dunnes Stores strike of 1984–87 led directly to a government ban on the importation of South African fruit and vegetables
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December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Wrote this up for the Irish Times based on a chapter from my book. This episode still resonates
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
The 2nd chapter of my book Solidarity and Pressure, on the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been made free to read. Looks at overlaps with the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, trade unions, and the efforts of John Hume, Seán MacBride, & the Belfast branch academic.oup.com/book/61377/c...
Friends and Enemies: The Left, the North, and Secret Operations
Abstract. This chapter considers the powerful influence of trade unionism on the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement (IAAM): a feature that was more pronounced i
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December 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The 2nd chapter of my book Solidarity and Pressure, on the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been made free to read. Looks at overlaps with the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, trade unions, and the efforts of John Hume, Seán MacBride, & the Belfast branch academic.oup.com/book/61377/c...
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Newcastle pals - I'm discussing the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement with former Irish rugby union international Hugo MacNeill at the Tyneside Irish Centre on Monday (7pm). Hugo refused to tour South Africa in 1981. Free event in a great location.
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Connal Parr-Solidarity and Pressure: The Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
Dr Connal Parr, historian at Northumbria University, explores the Irish anti-apartheid movement with Hugo MacNeill.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Newcastle pals - I'm discussing the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement with former Irish rugby union international Hugo MacNeill at the Tyneside Irish Centre on Monday (7pm). Hugo refused to tour South Africa in 1981. Free event in a great location.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connal-par...
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In 1970 Paddy Devlin MP describes the "misbehaviour of Scots regiments many years ago" / that legacy "carried on" to the Troubles. He is talking about the 1 Bn, Seaforth Highlanders, who clashed with Falls residents in 1921/1922, contrasted unfavourably with 1 Norfolks.
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Northern Ireland Riots
Violent clashes and street fighting continue in Belfast and Derry.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
In 1970 Paddy Devlin MP describes the "misbehaviour of Scots regiments many years ago" / that legacy "carried on" to the Troubles. He is talking about the 1 Bn, Seaforth Highlanders, who clashed with Falls residents in 1921/1922, contrasted unfavourably with 1 Norfolks.
www.rte.ie/archives/202...
www.rte.ie/archives/202...
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Pleased to see that our book Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900 now has a cover and will be out with Cambridge University Press in January!
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Writing Politics in Modern Britain | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Pleased to see that our book Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900 now has a cover and will be out with Cambridge University Press in January!
@richardtoye.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
www.cambridge.org/no/universit...
@richardtoye.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
www.cambridge.org/no/universit...
My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October. Hope people find it relevant and a good read.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October. Hope people find it relevant and a good read.
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global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Learning from messy Northern Ireland civil rights campaign sharedfuture.news/learning-fro...
Shared Future News — Learning from messy Northern Ireland civil rights campaign
Learning from messy Northern Ireland civil rights campaignby Carlos VILLASEÑOR21 March 2025 As part of At the Crossroads: The Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland, a project with exhibitio…
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March 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Learning from messy Northern Ireland civil rights campaign sharedfuture.news/learning-fro...