Thomas Leahy
@thomasdmleahy.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer British/Irish Politics & Contemporary History, Cardiff Uni. Research Irish Republicanism, Irish Gov & conflict legacy. Also have RR Multiple Sclerosis and Cardiff/Vale MS Society group organiser. Mavenclad since 2025. Views own.
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My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001
Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001
Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...
www.tandfonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.
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1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics on jobs.ac.uk!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
The Troubles Explained (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 09/09/2025 · 1h 4m
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September 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy
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Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m
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September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
Great to see our new article
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Encountering research in Northern Ireland
As Northern Ireland marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, the political afterlife of the conflict persists in affecting the everyday lives of communities, kept alive through in...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Great to see our new article
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit - a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao
Newport County team up with La Liga side for unique collaboration
Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit – a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao. The red and white Athletic-inspired kit will celebrate the…
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July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit - a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao
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Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
July 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
July 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime
Great few days in Dublin - Belfast and Derry next for research and meeting friends #leinsterhouse #oireachtas #BaileÁthaCliath
June 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Great few days in Dublin - Belfast and Derry next for research and meeting friends #leinsterhouse #oireachtas #BaileÁthaCliath
Last trip for awhile before immune system down for a bit - great to see the Poolbeg Towers once more on arrival in #Dublin #republicofireland
June 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Last trip for awhile before immune system down for a bit - great to see the Poolbeg Towers once more on arrival in #Dublin #republicofireland
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Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏
Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Finally able to start #mavenclad for #MultipleSclerosis today after much delay due to constant infections. A week of 💊 and then another week of 💊 in a month’s. The same pattern next year. A testing period ahead as immune system will deplete again, but controlling the ms is the goal 🙏
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This month I’ve been doing May miles for multiple sclerosis - in my case 125k target. I’ve managed that but haven’t shared the funding post until now www.themay50k.co.uk/fundraisers/... funds raised support Multiple Sclerosis treatments and research for patients including myself. Diolch/Thanks!
Please Support My 125km Challenge to Leave MS Behind!
I'm taking part in The May 50K to support research into multiple sclerosis and create better access to treatments.
www.themay50k.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This month I’ve been doing May miles for multiple sclerosis - in my case 125k target. I’ve managed that but haven’t shared the funding post until now www.themay50k.co.uk/fundraisers/... funds raised support Multiple Sclerosis treatments and research for patients including myself. Diolch/Thanks!
This month I’ve been doing May miles for multiple sclerosis - in my case 125k target. I’ve managed that but haven’t shared the funding post until now www.themay50k.co.uk/fundraisers/... funds raised support Multiple Sclerosis treatments and research for patients including myself. Diolch/Thanks!
Please Support My 125km Challenge to Leave MS Behind!
I'm taking part in The May 50K to support research into multiple sclerosis and create better access to treatments.
www.themay50k.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This month I’ve been doing May miles for multiple sclerosis - in my case 125k target. I’ve managed that but haven’t shared the funding post until now www.themay50k.co.uk/fundraisers/... funds raised support Multiple Sclerosis treatments and research for patients including myself. Diolch/Thanks!
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📢 Today, we release new research with @mssocietyuk.bsky.social on the experiences of 1,125 people with multiple sclerosis. It explores the barriers & enablers to accessing & staying in work with 96% of respondents stating MS impacted their ability to work. (1/10) lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
May 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📢 Today, we release new research with @mssocietyuk.bsky.social on the experiences of 1,125 people with multiple sclerosis. It explores the barriers & enablers to accessing & staying in work with 96% of respondents stating MS impacted their ability to work. (1/10) lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
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New videos from Island of Ireland Contemporary History and Politics Network funded by @gw4alliance.bsky.social www.islandofirelandcontemporaryhistorypolitics.com/videos - 1st - British civil servants and the peace process with @jonkirkup.bsky.social Dr Giada Lagana + leading British civil servants.
IOICHP - Contact
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May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New videos from Island of Ireland Contemporary History and Politics Network funded by @gw4alliance.bsky.social www.islandofirelandcontemporaryhistorypolitics.com/videos - 1st - British civil servants and the peace process with @jonkirkup.bsky.social Dr Giada Lagana + leading British civil servants.
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Opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher working at @dcu-conflict.bsky.social and Ulster University on the North-South Research Programme, about the all-Ireland economy. Applications by 30th May
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Opportunity for post-doctoral researcher | conflict-institute
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May 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher working at @dcu-conflict.bsky.social and Ulster University on the North-South Research Programme, about the all-Ireland economy. Applications by 30th May
www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...
www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...
Diolch am @cavuhb.bsky.social for excellent care in A and E the past weekend. Particularly impressed that they provided a separate room for me due to the immunosuppression. Turns out as expected #multiplesclerosis hug just was on a tour somewhere new alongside the usual bugs etc!
May 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Diolch am @cavuhb.bsky.social for excellent care in A and E the past weekend. Particularly impressed that they provided a separate room for me due to the immunosuppression. Turns out as expected #multiplesclerosis hug just was on a tour somewhere new alongside the usual bugs etc!
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My daughter receives world-class care from the paediatric T1D team at @LeedsHospitals
It's not a service to be cut. It's the standard of care that the entire #NHS should be aiming for
This is not the way forward @wesstreeting.bsky.social
@rachelclarke.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not a service to be cut. It's the standard of care that the entire #NHS should be aiming for
This is not the way forward @wesstreeting.bsky.social
@rachelclarke.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS cuts: Diabetes care, talking therapies and rehab at risk
Diabetes care, rehab centres, end-of-life services and talking therapies at risk in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My daughter receives world-class care from the paediatric T1D team at @LeedsHospitals
It's not a service to be cut. It's the standard of care that the entire #NHS should be aiming for
This is not the way forward @wesstreeting.bsky.social
@rachelclarke.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not a service to be cut. It's the standard of care that the entire #NHS should be aiming for
This is not the way forward @wesstreeting.bsky.social
@rachelclarke.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a really helpful new tool for forecasting votes > seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly
Our nowcast projection for the NI Assembly ‘27:
SF — 28 Seats
DUP — 21 Seats
AP — 16 Seats
UUP — 9 Seats
SDLP — 9 Seats
TUV — 7 Seats
From @devolvedelections.bsky.social & devolvedelections.co.uk/northern-ireland/
SF — 28 Seats
DUP — 21 Seats
AP — 16 Seats
UUP — 9 Seats
SDLP — 9 Seats
TUV — 7 Seats
From @devolvedelections.bsky.social & devolvedelections.co.uk/northern-ireland/
Devolved Elections - Devolved Parliament Projection Tool
Create and share your own Devolved Parliament election projections. Interactive, visual, and up-to-date!
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May 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is a really helpful new tool for forecasting votes > seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly