Martin Maguire
@martinmaguire.bsky.social
Working on the history of the Irish state and the civil service; writing on civil service trade unions. Fond of hill walking, weissbier, red wine….
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Sally Rooney putting her money where her mouth is (figuratively of course). Bravo.
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www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
August 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sally Rooney putting her money where her mouth is (figuratively of course). Bravo.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Interesting parallel with Trump and the Kennedy Centre!
August 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Interesting parallel with Trump and the Kennedy Centre!
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift.ie
Protect Our Revolutionary History - Make the GPO a National Monument not a Shopping Centre
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift.ie
I've just signed this petition calling for the disused courthouse in Ballinamore to become the home of the McGahern Gateway Centre. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/mc... @uplift.ie
McGahern Gateway Centre, Ballinamore, County Leitrim
I've just signed this petition calling for the disused courthouse in Ballinamore to become the home of the McGahern Gateway Centre. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
June 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I've just signed this petition calling for the disused courthouse in Ballinamore to become the home of the McGahern Gateway Centre. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/mc... @uplift.ie
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RTÉ has launched a new strand of coverage called Clarity to counter false and fake news
How RTÉ's Clarity will help you trust the news even more
As RTÉ News launches a new strand of content designed to counter misinformation and disinformation, Deirdre McCarthy, explains why it's more important than ever to be able to trust the news you are co...
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April 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
RTÉ has launched a new strand of coverage called Clarity to counter false and fake news
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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‘Russia seeks to recolonise Ukraine. Israel relentlessly appropriates Palestinian land. Trump speaks of “reclaiming” Canada, Greenland. The conditions that make colonisation a possibility are still with us.’
Rahmane Idrissa on colonisation’s history: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rahmane Idrissa on colonisation’s history: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rahmane Idrissa · The Time of the Whites: The Will to Colonise
The will to colonise has not disappeared. Russia seeks to recolonise Ukraine. Israel relentlessly appropriates...
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February 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
‘Russia seeks to recolonise Ukraine. Israel relentlessly appropriates Palestinian land. Trump speaks of “reclaiming” Canada, Greenland. The conditions that make colonisation a possibility are still with us.’
Rahmane Idrissa on colonisation’s history: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rahmane Idrissa on colonisation’s history: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The Censorship of Spinoza
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existentialcomics.com/comic/590
February 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Censorship of Spinoza
existentialcomics.com/comic/590
existentialcomics.com/comic/590
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Congrats to Tim Groenland @groenbot.bsky.social & RadioMoLI @molimuseum.bsky.social on this new series. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Lynch and Juliet Mabey @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for the opening episode. Funded by @researchireland.bsky.social Pathways programme @ucddublin.bsky.social
Check out the first episode of our new RadioMoLI series, Books & Their Makers! In this episode Paul Lynch appears in conversation with Juliet Mabey and Margaret Kelleher to discuss his novel Prophet Song, the Booker Prize, and independent publishing. radio.moli.ie/r/paul-lynch...
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Congrats to Tim Groenland @groenbot.bsky.social & RadioMoLI @molimuseum.bsky.social on this new series. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Lynch and Juliet Mabey @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for the opening episode. Funded by @researchireland.bsky.social Pathways programme @ucddublin.bsky.social
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My latest: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
Opinion: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
The U.S. is now on the side of the dictatorships
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February 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My latest: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
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Horrified by news of our friend & fellow bookseller Mahmoud being arrested by Israeli forces alongside his nephew.
A tireless campaigner for the power of literature, Mahmoud was in Edinburgh with us just months ago - please join call for their release!
#Booksky
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
A tireless campaigner for the power of literature, Mahmoud was in Edinburgh with us just months ago - please join call for their release!
#Booksky
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
February 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Horrified by news of our friend & fellow bookseller Mahmoud being arrested by Israeli forces alongside his nephew.
A tireless campaigner for the power of literature, Mahmoud was in Edinburgh with us just months ago - please join call for their release!
#Booksky
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
A tireless campaigner for the power of literature, Mahmoud was in Edinburgh with us just months ago - please join call for their release!
#Booksky
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Today marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university in the North
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Monday marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university in the North
Sixty years ago, on February 10, 1965, John Lockwood’s report on higher education in the North recommended that a second university be located in Coleraine - at the time, a small market town with popu...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university in the North
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www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...