With great sadness we acknowledge the loss of our dear friend, Dr Joe Rodgers. Joe completed his thesis, The life of a principal street: A commercial and social history of O’Connell Street: 1782–1930, in 2024. He will be so missed. “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make”.

On behalf of the organisers, we want to thank all of our speakers, attendees, chairs, keynotes, and the DCU School of History and Geography for supporting our conference. It was an absolute highlight of our PhD experience to have the pleasure of organising and hosting this event. Now, to the pub!

Anne Dolans keynote ( of @historytcd.bsky.social ) is introducing us to the peculiar dynamics of violence and that of the awkward witness.

Our @dublincityuni.bsky.social school of history and geography head, Will Murphy, introducing our keynote for day 2: Anne Dolan, Histories in ‘the midst of blood’

Frank Fagan on the long memory of a War of Independence ambush

Next up we have Lynsey Black. Lynsey is talking about stories, silence, and identity in post conflict Northern Ireland & is PI on the CONSPACE project.

John Dorney on counting the Irish Civil War deaths.

@keiragomez.bsky.social is kicking us off next with her paper on ceasefire babies.

A lively Q&A in progress at 4A this morning after some really engaging papers.

The final paper on 4B is given by Kevin Finnan who is discussing the doctors that treated volunteers during the Irish revolution

Last up in 4A we have Josie Richardson with “that’s incase someone throws a Molotov cocktail”: routines in the routineness of conflict

Next up in 4B is Erin Brereton who is examining the legal profession during the war of independence

Next up we have @susiedeedigan.bsky.social talking us through experiencing conflict in Belfast and Dublin in 1922 and 1972 through Irish activist women’s diaries.

Shane Browne first up in panel 4B discussing the prison experience of national volunteers detained after the 1916 Rising

First up on panel 4A is Susan Byrne. Susan is bringing us back to the first week of the Easter Rising through the diaries of Eleanor Cobbe Corbally of Newbridge Estate

An absolute highlight of today’s conference is our conference baby Séamus. His paper is performative, and it’s titled “how to be the cutest in the room”.

We now have our keynote for day 1: @ikapika.bsky.social of the @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social . Dr Larssons paper is titled “colourising conflict - a study of republican and loyalist murals in Belfast, 1979 - 2022”

Q&A time for Thomas, Conor & Daniel after three really interesting papers.

Next up we have Daniel Finn, with his paper titled “the alternative that never was: Libya, the IRA, and the “Tet Offensive” strategy of the 1980s.

Up next, we have our co-organiser @conorroddy.bsky.social. Conor’s paper focuses on maintaining the Anglo-Irish Truce

Kicking us off next is our chair Marnie Hay, introducing the panel “Escalating and De-Escalating Conflicts”. Up first, we have Thomas Tormey from UCD with his paper War comes dropping slowly: escalation and ending in the Irish War of Independence

Q & A time here in panel 1B. Three fabulous papers, leaving attendees with a lot to digest.

Anna Devlin is first up on panel 1A discussing the use of consumer boycotts in revolutionary Ireland.

Dr Cathal Burke O’Leary opening up 1B on the Irish and Conflicts Abroad, with Dr Samuel Beckton, Dr Michelle Moffat, and Dr George Legg

Our opening addressed have begun by @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social and Professor James Kelly! @dublincityuni.bsky.social

We’re all set and ready to go at DCU for today’s event on war and violence in 20th-century Ireland! Name badges prepped, tote bags stacked, and great discussions ahead. Looking forward to welcoming everyone! @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social @avavalis.bsky.social

The calm before a day of civil war, revolution, and contested memory— excited to welcome everyone to @dublincityuni.bsky.social this morning for @nwavc2025.bsky.social

See you soon!

Only one more sleep!! The final preparations are underway for tomorrow. We can’t wait to welcome friends and colleague from over 15 institutions across the island of Ireland, Britain and Europe! For anyone who hasn’t registered and is interested in coming along, all the details are below

🚨 4 days to go! 🚨 We have only 4 days until Navigating War and Violence at @dublincityuni.bsky.social St Patrick’s College! Follow this link to register shorturl.at/CCFDJ. Registration includes lunch on both days, as well as tea, coffee & refreshments. See you all very soon!

We can’t wait to welcome you to Navigating War and Violence in Twentieth-Century Ireland on 4–5 April at DCU! Come join us for two days of thought-provoking papers and lively discussion. 📍All are welcome – see you there! #speirgorm #irishstudies #irishrevolution #troubles #conflict

We have an exciting lineup of papers scheduled for 'Navigating War and Violence in twentieth century Ireland'. The event will be hosted by DCU History and Geography on 4-5 April. Everyone is welcome to attend. For details on how to register please follow this link: shorturl.at/CCFDJ

Only 12 days to go! Join us at DCU for what promises to be a great event. All details are below ⬇️

We have an exciting lineup of papers scheduled for 'Navigating War and Violence in twentieth century Ireland'. The event will be hosted by DCU History and Geography on 4-5 April. Everyone is welcome to attend. For details on how to register please follow this link: shorturl.at/CCFDJ

📢 Call for Papers EXTENDED! 📢 We're excited to announce that the deadline for submissions to "Navigating War and Violence in Twentieth-Century Ireland" has been extended to February 14th! Submit your proposal to [email protected] 📚

📢Call for papers! 🗓️Deadline: 14 February 📍Dublin City University, 4 - 5 April 2025 The call for papers for Navigating War and Violence in twentieth-century Ireland is closing this Friday! More details below, or at @nwavc2025.bsky.social

📢 Call for Papers EXTENDED! 📢 We're excited to announce that the deadline for submissions to "Navigating War and Violence in Twentieth-Century Ireland" has been extended to February 14th! Submit your proposal to [email protected] 📚

📢 Last chance to submit! 🇮🇪 Today's the deadline for papers exploring all aspects of war and violence in Ireland, and Irish experiences during 20th-century conflicts. Submit your paper & panel proposals to [email protected]. Don't miss out! ⏳

#WarHistory #IrishStudies #CallForPapers

📢 REMINDER 📢 Deadline for submissions is this Friday, 31st of January! Please share far and wide to all who are interested in war, violence, and 20th century Irish society. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Very excited to be speaking at UCD Centre for War Studies in April!

‼️attention researchers of Northern Ireland‼️ We will be welcoming Dr Frederika Larsson @ikapika.bsky.social from the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, to DCU for our conference this April. Dr Larsson specialises in political murals in NI - not to be missed!

‼️attention researchers of Northern Ireland‼️ We will be welcoming Dr Frederika Larsson @ikapika.bsky.social from the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, to DCU for our conference this April. Dr Larsson specialises in political murals in NI - not to be missed! @nwavc2025.bsky.social

📢 #CFP: Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland | 4–5 April 2025 @ Dublin City University Join us to explore the complexities of conflict and post-conflict dynamics in Ireland. Submission details below 👇 Please share! #IrishHistory #CallForPapers

Happy New Year!! 🥳 Calling all historians of 20th Century Ireland - join us at DCU on the 4-5 April 2025 for a two day conference, ‘Navigating War and Violence’. Deadline: 31st January Please re-share! #CFP #IrishHistory #CallForPapers

#CfP We are delighted to announce the two-day conference ‘Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland’ under the auspices of DCU's School of History and Geography! It will take place on 4–5 April 2025 at St. Patrick’s Campus, DCU. Call for Papers is open - see below for details.