The inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair is happening at the end of November! 30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates

Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees express concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities jrnl.ie/6835415

Are you a researcher working at a EU university? Are you fed up with our institutions turning a blind eye to genocide? Consider signing this. uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/

Our friend, poet and activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social has been illegally detained by the IDF and is being held in an Israeli jail. There are reports of mistreatment and human rights violations. Please keep pressure on the Irish government and embassy to secure the release of Sarah and others. 🇵🇸🇮🇪

Please read and reshare our statement on the Global Sumud Flotilla. We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann offer solidarity in this time of crisis. irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...

Send in your abstracts for the Sadness + Gender conference we're holding in June 2026! We have some fantastic keynote speakers and specialist panels lined up and would love to see you all in Dublin! #cfp @ucdhumanities.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social

“What is unlawful is: genocide, the deadly blockade of Gaza, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, and the piracy of civilian vessels and abduction of all those on board.” 3/3

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

📣The deadline for abstract submissions for the Critical Minerals symposium has been extended to 31 August 2025. Still time to send yours to the organisers @gigitang.bsky.social and Katie Donnelly. CFP below.

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Research Assistant - School of English, Media and Creative Arts, University of Galway full-time, two-year position as a Research Assistant with Professor Marie-Louse Coolahan universityvacancies.com/university-g...

The deliberate killing of five Al Jazeera staff has brought the total number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the war to 237, according to Gaza's Government Media Office. 🔴 LIVE updates:

My latest, from the Israel-Gaza border, where I listened in as tour groups came to view the ruins of Gaza: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Sign up, donate, help to make #catherineforpresident a reality #speirgorm www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie

Jesus, so the official ERC position is that you can use LLMs to write proposals. Just incredible.

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher with expertise in digital and spatial humanities (11 months, whole-time) - to work with me and @insightcentre.bsky.social on a project called 'Data Travels: Analysing the Ladies of Llangollen'. ore.ucc.ie (Job ID: 088233)

"...the bots failed to reliably provide appropriate, ethical care..." 🫠

Postdoctoral Researcher, School of English, Media and Creative Arts University of Galway 18 months universityvacancies.com/university-g...

On the 12th June I'll be one of the featured poets, along with @sarahmaintains.bsky.social for the Poems for Palestine fundraising event at Street 66. All of the proceeds will go to Irish Visual Artists for Gaza. Tickets are still available! conscious-connections.geektickets.ie/events/118696

New statement in from Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling on the international community to ensure safe passage for the Madleen.

Funded PhD studentship of €25,000/year for 4 years plus fees available @tcddublin.bsky.social to work with me on Irish women's life writing from the long 18th century! Please spread the word! @ecfjournal.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @clhlwr.bsky.social @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social

Job vacancy: Professor of James Joyce Studies (Professor/Full Professor) at UCD universityvacancies.com/university-c...

Check out Dan Sinykin elbowing his way to the front of a thousand Fall Intro syllabi

President highlights 'forced starvation' in Gaza in speech during commemoration of the Famine jrnl.ie/6707700

The view from the stage at our huge National Demonstration for Palestine today. The streets are with Palestine! #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

If you purchase disability studies for your library (or just generally purchasing) this is entirely 👀 📚

Here two more scholarships for MA studies for students of Gaza at the Uni of Sussex, UK. Due date for applications 1st June 2025. Please share. www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

Great review of @eireannmor.bsky.social’s new book with @carcanet.bsky.social - in less than a month we can get our hands on it! observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing, UCD English, Drama & Film 6 month maternity cover universityvacancies.com/university-c...

The Dublin Small Press Fair (2025) is now open to applications from publishers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, experimental literature, literary journals, artists’ books, zines, chapbooks, broadsides, and more! dublinsmallpressfair.com

1/ Exciting news! @jesstraynor.bsky.social’s Dial article on the proliferation of data centers in Ireland, and the fragility of contemporary record-keeping, has been shortlisted for a European Press Prize: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...

Every day.

Sunday Talk: 'The same burning wish’ - Elizabeth Bowen, Mainie Jellett, and Irish Modernism 11th May 15.30 - 16.30 National Gallery of Ireland Admission Free Join Dr @michaelwaldron.bsky.social, Curator of Collections & Special Projects at the Crawford Art Gallery, for this special talk.

Job - Assistant Professor in English Literature, Limerick. (Full time, permanent post) www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...

"Early information indicates the first team of aid workers dispatched to the area were killed by Israeli forces on March 23 and other emergency aid crews were struck over the following several hours as they searched for their missing colleagues, UNOCHA said."

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Meanwhile I’m over here needing double verification to check the OED.

Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Almost 600 killed in Gaza within the last 72 hours, last remaining cancer hospital destroyed

Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street. Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist. Support local, not the billionaires.

Households with a disabled person can spend up to 93% of disposable income on costs of disability jrnl.ie/6647004

My lovely dept, The School of English at Trinity College Dublin, is hiring! We are looking for a postcolonial scholar who can also teach American literature. We’re a lovely bunch, I promise. Please spread the word!

Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Creativity, Full-Time, Fixed Term (2yr) University of Galway The successful candidate will investigate established and emerging political economies of arts, culture and creativity. universityvacancies.com/university-g...

We are delighted here with the news the Blue Road -The Edna O'Brien Story is the best performing documentary at the Irish box office this decade. It's a feat on so few screens in such a short space of time, and due mostly to word of mouth (rather than any social media prowess), + Edna of course 💙

‘The camera became a solution to the problems of childhood, of growing up, of what was happening to her now – a way of proving her experiences were real.’ Lucie Elven on Nan Goldin: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Thanks to the Irish Women's Writing Network for sharing our #CFP for an open-access Special Issue of 'Humanities' on 'Celibacy in Irish Women’s Writing'. irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/news/ Get in contact if you've an idea for a submission, we'd love to collaborate with you! #modwrite #irishstudies

Any 'Dracula' sleuths out there? A member of the public has brought in what appear to be uncut printer's proofs of an early edition of Bram Stoker's most famous book. But which one is it? Might be fun to compare with pages in early editions.....

Outside, it's a florist's. Inside, it's a stark reminder of women killed violently in Ireland #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6622859