Very hard to transition from X to Bluesky when the GAA presence is a fraction of what it is on Twitter. The old and new media moguls know what they are at in terms of facilitating sports output.

To think everyone used to hate Martin Edwards. A saint compared to this creep. I'd point out that immigrants built Manchester to him but I suspect this Monaco resident wouldn't give a damn. Another nail in the coffin etc ... news.sky.com/story/the-uk...

On Ed Moloney, 'truth' and the Troubles brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/

Outstanding insights provided here. Paddy points to an interesting question which no-one has addressed: how come the B Specials weren't disbanded in the mid-'20s like the A and C Specials and what impact did they have between then, during "peacetime," and the start of the Troubles?

Great stuff here from Paddy Mulroe and Fin Dwyer open.spotify.com/episode/1ga6...

I was delighted to discuss my research on the Ulster Special Constabulary with the Irish History Podcast podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

I sat down with Brian Hanley a few years ago to discuss the reaction to Bloody Sunday south of the border soundcloud.com/stories-from...

Uncivil War, my book about the British Army and the Troubles in the early 1970s, is out in paperback on 15 January. Come and hear me talk about it at the National Army Museum on 13 February: www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/unc...

Research article, 'Matters best forgotten': the Ulster Special Constabulary in 1922, by Patrick Mulroe is available through the following link: @universitypress.cambridge.org

New publication on the Ulster Special Constabulary www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New blog post: "The use of bombs in Belfast." Hand-grenades, or bombs, killed dozens and wounded hundreds, yet many people had bombs thrown through their front window and still walked out of the house unscathed. thebelfastpogrom.com/2025/12/29/t...

This is superb: a great addition to what we know about a chronically underdocumented force.

When leading Palestine solidarity 'influencers' see nothing wrong with hosting Nick Griffin I'm inclined to think we are back to this academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

Outstanding new article by Paddy Mulroe on the Ulster Special Constabulary just out www-cambridge-org.elib.tcd.ie/core/journal...

New publication on the Ulster Special Constabulary www.cambridge.org/core/journal...