Just arrived: Debt Trap Nation by @kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki “A compelling call to action... shows how reimagining policy could deliver economic justice.” - @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social Author royalties will be donated to @seacharity.bsky.social www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

I spoke to Dublin Inquirer about this issue, which seems to have been going on since May.

He might be right. On the other hand, he might just possibly be wrong. But it didn't really matter much.

A thoughtful and considered article; worth a read.

Still recruiting! Born in Ireland? Parents who migrated here? Grew up in Limerick or the Mid-West? I'm doing a research project on second-generation identity and would love to chat with you. Please share with anyone who might be interested - it would mean a lot 🙏

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." --Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless

The Trump administration’s deportation machine has made women invisible targets. If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:

The #famine in #Gaza is entirely man-made. Responding with air drops is both unnecessary and dangerous. The UN, including UNRWA, must be allowed to do its work so that aid can safely reach those who need it the most, including 1 million hungry children. Let our 6,000 trucks into Gaza.

'Feminist City' by Leslie Kern is a great read: accessible, political, provocative. Ideal for showing why geography matters and, if you're in Ireland, available in public libraries around the country.

The hallmark of Irish summer is walking through a cloud of the unmistakable lingering odor of someone's GAA jersey in 28°C heat

My department (Geography, Maynooth University) is looking to appoint an Assistant Lecturer in Human Geography for a 25-month contract starting Jan 2026. Apply by 17 August 2025. Details here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

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📢 Did you know IFUT is the only union in Ireland exclusively organising workers in Higher Education? Whether you're a lecturer, tutor, researcher, librarian or TA—IFUT is here to protect your rights 💪 Join us: www.ifut.ie Because together, we are stronger #HigherEd #IFUT #AcademicWork #UnionStrong

Solidarity with colleagues and friends in Newcastle, some of the best academics I know

Please sign and share this petition to support geographers and others at Newcastle University whose jobs are under threat chng.it/m8nnFHtHsR

Good luck to anyone appointed Dean of a Faculty via a process that deliberately and explicitly violates the Statutes of that Faculty. www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

The Govt is trying to quietly destroy Irish neutrality. They know a large majority support neutrality, which is why they are sowing doubt and distraction. Join the Roadshow to learn more about Irish neutrality and to push back against the tide of militarism and war.

Membership in IFUT is UP! #ifutadc2025

May be of interest? @donalh.bsky.social @lsarsfieldcollins.bsky.social

This May Day, I am grateful for trade union members, past and present, who have fought for better conditions for us all. And I am proud to be a union member @ifut.bsky.social

See @neasahogan.bsky.social, totally ordinary and acceptable

Look what all those racegoers missed today. #GY234 in the sun (thanks to official photographer Lauren)

This is a shocking read. Solidarity with everyone affected. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

Solidarity with colleagues in Dundee fighting to save their jobs @ducuuo.bsky.social

Interesting article on the urban-rural divide in the GAA #GY234 www.rte.ie/sport/footba...

Solidarity with everyone at BIMM fighting to save their jobs

Industrial Action at BIMM Dublin I heard today that after a strike ballot, members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers at the BIMM Institute in Dublin (Francis Street, Dublin 8) will be taking strike action from Monday 10th February in response to proposed redundancies. The proposed…

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com

"...the whole system becomes more and more precarious and dependent upon volunteerism (and a shrinking pool of volunteers, at that!)". This insightful post by @shannonmattern.bsky.social on how our workplaces exploit and damage requires reading and sharing. wordsinspace.net/2024/12/13/t...

This.

Four years ago today, my then employers chose the first day of the new semester to announce redundancies. Several of my closest friends & co-thinkers lost their jobs - although all that took their case to tribunal were found to have been unfairly dismissed. Read Shaping for Mediocrity

Office temperature well below the HSE minimum. Not great working in these conditions.

New year rainbows in #Sligo

The Digital Repository Ireland now has an archive of photos of the water protests, taken and provided by Paula Geraghty. Paula has chronicled so many social movements in Ireland - she gives us a record of our hope: dri.ie/news/remembe...

Mark the shortest day of the year with the (hopefully) magical live broadcast from Newgrange. The rising sun illuminating the chamber is such a beautiful moment of hope. www.gov.ie/en/news/579d...

I wrote a chapter on 'The Personality of Sligo' for the latest county volume. It's my tribute to Sligo: its landscape, history, networks, and culture. And I managed to get Sligo Rovers and Westlife in one paragraph. www.geographypublications.com

We strike again tomorrow and Friday. Please support us SHARE our posts WRITE to [email protected] JOIN US - the picketline was packed last week. Will be the same tomorrow. The strength of feeling is undimmed 💪⬇️

Thanks to Eileen Gleeson for all her efforts. It's been an exciting time for women and football.

"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."

I even wore my lucky 1994 World Cup scarf but it wasn't to be. Great effort, great team, just not the right result #COYGIG

Now about this dull Christmas.

Happy voting day to everyone who can vote in Ireland today. I couldn't vote in the 9 years I lived outside Ireland, so I don't ever take this for granted. It's also why I'll #VoteLeftTransferLeft

Firmly believe Ireland lost its way as a nation when we stopped wearing shawls that doubled as cosy blankets, and would like to propose a return to the wearable bed

She knew the pain was going to start again. And, sure enough, it did.

Rain.

Her life had been a long succession of humiliations and mistakes and pains and ridiculous efforts. Everybody's life was like that.

Well done Eileen Gleeson. The most successful Irish soccer manager ever? #COYGIG