Bríd McGrath
@bridmcgrath.bsky.social
Historian of #earlyModern #Irish #parliaments and towns & palaeography. #Gaeilge agus fáilte. #Cyclist. Fellow Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.bsky.social
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The world will remember how the EU and its member states respond to this catastrophic tragedy. Silence and neutrality in the face of genocide constitutes complicity. Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its states claim to uphold
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
July 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The world will remember how the EU and its member states respond to this catastrophic tragedy. Silence and neutrality in the face of genocide constitutes complicity. Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its states claim to uphold
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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#BREAKING International Court of Justice issues a ground-breaking judgement affirming legal obligations on States to take action on climate. #ICJ #ClimateJustice Live stream here: go.icj-cij.org/4f3KGgM
July 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#BREAKING International Court of Justice issues a ground-breaking judgement affirming legal obligations on States to take action on climate. #ICJ #ClimateJustice Live stream here: go.icj-cij.org/4f3KGgM
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Request for Tenders: EU Presidency Advocacy Support. The Environmental Pillar has planned a specific workstream in relation to the Irish EU Presidency and is seeking additional capacity to support in the development and implementation of our workplan environmentalpillar.ie/request-for-...
July 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Request for Tenders: EU Presidency Advocacy Support. The Environmental Pillar has planned a specific workstream in relation to the Irish EU Presidency and is seeking additional capacity to support in the development and implementation of our workplan environmentalpillar.ie/request-for-...
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#History #SkyStorians Giving our Research Bursary scheme another plug! Deadline 15 August.
#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...
History Research Bursary Scheme: Early Career and Mid-Career Routes
www.history.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#History #SkyStorians Giving our Research Bursary scheme another plug! Deadline 15 August.
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Gaza is being starved by Israel. Aid is available but the Israelis are refusing to allow access to those who need it. Time is running out fast.
If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in.
action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...
If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in.
action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...
Gaza needs food - not words
I just emailed my local TDs demanding the government does all it can to let food into Gaza. Will you do the same?
action.uplift.ie
July 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Gaza is being starved by Israel. Aid is available but the Israelis are refusing to allow access to those who need it. Time is running out fast.
If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in.
action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...
If you’re based in Ireland, please email your TD now to demand the government takes action to ensure the aid gets in.
action.uplift.ie/campaigns/ga...
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"Do we really believe that this is going to be limited to Palestine and the Middle East?" ― UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
July 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Do we really believe that this is going to be limited to Palestine and the Middle East?" ― UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
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The new National Development Plan proposals released today represent yet another retreat from real #ClimateAction by the government
greenparty.ie/news/governm...
#NDP @hazelchu.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie
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#NDP @hazelchu.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie
Government's abandonment of climate ambition can be seen in revised NDP allocations | Green Party
A huge bait-and-switch: Government's abandonment of climate ambition can be seen in revised NDP allocations
greenparty.ie
July 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The new National Development Plan proposals released today represent yet another retreat from real #ClimateAction by the government
greenparty.ie/news/governm...
#NDP @hazelchu.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie
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#NDP @hazelchu.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie
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€22bn allocated for transport in the NDP of which €2bn we know is for MetroLink. There's zero reference to where the other €20bn will go.
This sums up the level of detail in the government's new National Development Plan. No mention of DART+, Luas extensions, Cork Commuter Rail or any kind of public transport projects beyond what was already committed for MetroLink.
July 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
€22bn allocated for transport in the NDP of which €2bn we know is for MetroLink. There's zero reference to where the other €20bn will go.
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25 foreign ministries have made a joint statement calling for "the war in Gaza to end now", including the UK, much of the EU [not Hungary], Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025
The UK and 28 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
www.gov.uk
July 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
25 foreign ministries have made a joint statement calling for "the war in Gaza to end now", including the UK, much of the EU [not Hungary], Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'.
A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air.
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air.
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
July 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'.
A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air.
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air.
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
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In Lebanon, over 200,000 Palestine Refugees depend on UNRWA for essential services including education, healthcare, and humanitarian assistance.
Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services.
📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services.
📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
July 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In Lebanon, over 200,000 Palestine Refugees depend on UNRWA for essential services including education, healthcare, and humanitarian assistance.
Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services.
📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
Amid the crises and increasing needs, #UNRWAworks to uphold dignity, and critical access to services.
📄 Learn more: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
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Loved this special - #bogs #peatlands @npwsireland.bsky.social and looking forward to hearing @janeclarke.bsky.social read in @nlireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social event on Saturday - we've a few late release tickets - message us if you want to put your name on one #IntBogDay
A terrific Countrywide Bogs Special @rteradio1.bsky.social Saturday 19th July. Delighted to read a poem inspired by bog restoration in Wicklow Mountains National Park @npwsireland.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Poet Jane Clarke reads Barnacullian Bog
Poet Jane Clarke reads Barnacullian Bog
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July 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Loved this special - #bogs #peatlands @npwsireland.bsky.social and looking forward to hearing @janeclarke.bsky.social read in @nlireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social event on Saturday - we've a few late release tickets - message us if you want to put your name on one #IntBogDay
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We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues.
Food prices have increased 40 fold.
UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.
Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
Food prices have increased 40 fold.
UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.
Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
July 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues.
Food prices have increased 40 fold.
UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.
Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
Food prices have increased 40 fold.
UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.
Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
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Fears of a Russian invasion are palpable in the Baltic states. My views at #MacGill25 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘Almost impossible’ for Irish people to understand Baltic fear of Russian invasion, says ex-MEP
Ciarán Cuffe says Germany and Austria find it very difficult to recognise magnitude of human slaughter in Palestine
www.irishtimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Fears of a Russian invasion are palpable in the Baltic states. My views at #MacGill25 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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If you read one thing today - make it this by @andrimagnason.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o... gift share #climate change is everything change
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o... gift share #climate change is everything change
Opinion | The Icelandic Landscape Is Changing, and It’s Changing Us
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July 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you read one thing today - make it this by @andrimagnason.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o... gift share #climate change is everything change
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o... gift share #climate change is everything change
Oh God that’s all we need.
Just a parade of weird fash losers who don't have a hope of getting the nominations they need (and one actually credible candidate so far in Catherine Connolly)
Businessman and former dancer Michael Flatley has not ruled himself out of running for the presidency
July 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Oh God that’s all we need.
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Today in Glasgow a man is arrested for holding a sign reading "Genocide in Palestine. Time to take action"
Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference
www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...
Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference
www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...
UK welcome for Israeli military chief responsible for Gaza slaughter
AN Israeli military chief who has overseen the slaughter of thousands of Palestinians is visiting the UK.
www.thenational.scot
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today in Glasgow a man is arrested for holding a sign reading "Genocide in Palestine. Time to take action"
Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference
www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...
Meanwhile the head of the Israeli air force who has overseen the killing of thousands of Palestinians is welcomed to an RAF conference
www.thenational.scot/news/2532523...
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That's the question of our time.
July 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
That's the question of our time.
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We have now published the programme for the 2025 Tudor & Stuart Ireland conference at UCD on 21-22 August. All details can be found here: tudorstuartireland.com/2025-confere...
2025 Conference (TSIXIII)
The 13th Annual Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference (TSIXIII) takes place in University College Dublin from 21-22 August 2025. Please register for the conference via Eventbrite here. Our confe…
tudorstuartireland.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We have now published the programme for the 2025 Tudor & Stuart Ireland conference at UCD on 21-22 August. All details can be found here: tudorstuartireland.com/2025-confere...
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An interesting development:
Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania agreed to establish a Historians’ Forum to deprive Moscow of the opportunity to manipulate history
The forum is a response to Russia’s attempts to fuel tensions between the countries amid its war against Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/17/u...
The forum is a response to Russia’s attempts to fuel tensions between the countries amid its war against Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/17/u...
July 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
An interesting development:
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