dr emer mchugh
@emer.bsky.social
professional shakespeare opinion haver, theatre historian, shoegaze fan, and habitual cinema-goer. she/her. i write about irish shakespeares and irish shakespeareans in performance & culture. my opinions are very nice and very much mine too.
all hail Maria Somerville, the real queen of Connacht
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
all hail Maria Somerville, the real queen of Connacht
the band of all time x
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
the band of all time x
living vicariously through regular updates from the secret mbv gig tonight
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
living vicariously through regular updates from the secret mbv gig tonight
now that’s good movies
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
now that’s good movies
let the record be shown
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
let the record be shown
voted earlier today for everyone’s favourite Galwegian keepy uppy queen and a dedicated public servant 🗳️ Connolly abú!
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
voted earlier today for everyone’s favourite Galwegian keepy uppy queen and a dedicated public servant 🗳️ Connolly abú!
the people have spoken
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
the people have spoken
one of my favourite parting shots in a film ever. diane ❤️
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
one of my favourite parting shots in a film ever. diane ❤️
After having listened this is how i feel
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
After having listened this is how i feel
If U Seek (Storm) Amy
October 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
If U Seek (Storm) Amy
Coming soon: a collaborative article on Ruth Negga’s Broadway Shakespeare, co-written w/the amazing Justine Nakase. Thanks to our cluster editors @norajw.bsky.social & @louisegeddes.bsky.social (& @drpetekirwan.bsky.social and everyone at @shaxbull.bsky.social) for shepherding this to publication.
August 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Coming soon: a collaborative article on Ruth Negga’s Broadway Shakespeare, co-written w/the amazing Justine Nakase. Thanks to our cluster editors @norajw.bsky.social & @louisegeddes.bsky.social (& @drpetekirwan.bsky.social and everyone at @shaxbull.bsky.social) for shepherding this to publication.
i’m at the druid riders to the sea i’m at the druid macbeth i’m at the combination druid riders to the sea macbeth
July 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
i’m at the druid riders to the sea i’m at the druid macbeth i’m at the combination druid riders to the sea macbeth
Me whenever I cite myself
July 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Me whenever I cite myself
my pal took a pic of me giving a talk ‘National Questions: Shakespeare and Ireland studies, and where we are now’ as part of @eilissmyth.bsky.social’s Hibernian Shakespeare symposium at TCD last weekend. Grateful to Eilís for organising a great event and for inviting me to do this.
June 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
my pal took a pic of me giving a talk ‘National Questions: Shakespeare and Ireland studies, and where we are now’ as part of @eilissmyth.bsky.social’s Hibernian Shakespeare symposium at TCD last weekend. Grateful to Eilís for organising a great event and for inviting me to do this.
School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it’s gone too far
May 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it’s gone too far
shocked to announce to you all that there were Movies
May 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
shocked to announce to you all that there were Movies
this whole episode was actually a love island challenge
May 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
this whole episode was actually a love island challenge