For the day that's in it, re-promoting my video explaining the role of the Irish Presidency and their key powers. youtu.be/pqNw1y-DaU4?... #aras2025

Gareth Sheridan has bowed out. He won’t be running for President. #Aras25 *hunger games cannon sound*

Gareth Sheridan’s hopes hang by a thread. After Meath voted not to nominate him - he needs the support of Offaly and Louth County Council to get on the ballot - and he might get to address Louth because of an issue getting his paperwork in. #Aras25

Councils deciding on #aras25 stances today: Meath Monaghan Sligo Leitrim Offaly Clare Cork County Kildare Westmeath Kilkenny Limerick City & County Louth

Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel's tanks pushed further into the densely populated city

A new deal between the UK and Irish governments on addressing the legacy of the Troubles has drawn mixed reactions from victims, with some warning it leaves many questions unanswered.

Sinn Féin is officially backing Catherine Connolly in the race for the Áras Best decision #gocatherine #aras2025 #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6821749

The man who announced the result of the Good Friday Agreement referendum to the world in 1998 has passed away. Patrick Bradley organised key elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, and later worked as an electoral adviser for the UN and EU around the world.

“New deal to address Troubles legacy issues agreed between Dublin and London” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

A very happy 25th birthday to the Department of Politics and International Relations at @ox.ac.uk!

It was great to see so many familiar faces at our alumni drinks in July! If you used to work with us (as a member of staff, intern or volunteer) but have fallen out of touch, please do make sure that we have up to date contact details for you by emailing [email protected].

A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Vernon Bogdanor isn't wrong to flag the ECHR's importance given the minimal constraints on Westminster's legislative power. And that rights matter for minorities. But they matter for everyone - they are a cornerstone to the legitimacy of a system of government: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today in #aras25: ✅ Gareth Sheridan nominated by Kerry ❌ Dublin City ❌ Cork City ❌ Galway City ❌ Longford ❌ Roscommon ❌ Laois All voted against nominating anyone. ⏰ Kildare ⏰ Westmeath Heard candidates but won’t vote until next week. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Danny Kruger has defected to Reform from the Conservative Party. Only a small number of cases see an MP leave one party for another. In most cases an MP leaves their party to sit as an independent. So what happens when MPs change political parties? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mp...

Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City and killed at least 13 people in continued attacks, Palestinian officials said, as Marco Rubio arrived in Israel to discuss the future of the conflict

Shot, chaser Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

🚨 USEFUL EXPLAINER 🚨 @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social explain the role the ECHR plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement and what UK withdrawal would mean for Northern Ireland

Gardaí investigating threats against Simon Harris and family seek Interpol assistance www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

A lovely tribute from Áras an Uachtaráin to mark Professor Conor Gearty's passing: president.ie/en/media-lib...

Footage of Charlie Kirk’s death spread across the internet with a horrific ubiquity. Seeing such brutal violence up close can take a psychological toll on observers—and can corrode society, Will Gottsegen argues.

I have been predicting this new story with my students for a year!

Hearing the shocking and deeply saddening news that the legendary Conor Gearty has died. A force of nature. A brilliant lawyer and academic, and an even more wonderful person. Warm, funny, passionate, inspiring. Farewell, Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon). You will be missed by many.

There is increasingly a febrile climate in which democratic politics is under attack from extreme, violent forces. There needs to be unequivocal and robust pushback against threats, violence and destruction, including online.

Justin Webb just referred on Today to "platforms like Bluesky, where you can see the celebration of the killing" of Charlie Kirk. What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.

Violence is never the answer. We condemn the shooting of Charlie Kirk and all violence in any form. Our history shows violence only fuels division — justice requires peace.

🗣️ "There has been a focus on Simon as a person." – Fine Gael Minister of State Neale Richmond TD 🗣️ "There can be absolutely no tolerance for what happened to Simon Harris." – Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD #TonightVMTV

Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican' Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping. Here, he tells us his story.

For a systematic take-down of current misunderstandings - read the upcoming, detailed analysis of the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR by @colinmurray.bsky.social & @aoifemod.bsky.social.

It is important to realise how outlandish it is to suggest that the UK leaving the ECHR does not undermine the B/GFA 1998. As @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social point out, it would rip up an essential element of this peace agreement: ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...

Those advocating UK withdrawal from the #ECHR argue that it would not breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement or negatively affect UK-EU relations. They are wrong, as this explainer written with @joellegrogan.bsky.social shows. @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...

Correcting the reports. UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...

What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct?

Jim Gavin is the Fianna Fáil nominee for President - he wins the secret ballot 41 to 29. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Interested in learning more about the 'Writing Peace' digital archive of the NI peace process? Here's a short introduction to the project's work: #WritingPeace #Oxford #NorthernIreland #GoodFridayAgreement #IrishHistory #ConflictResolution #DigitalArchives www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hEv...

The French government has collapsed after yet another vote of no confidence by MPs in the Assemblée Nationale. Prime Minister François Bayrou is likely to offer his resignation to President Macron before the end of the day, @georgvh.com writes. Read here: www.channel4.com/news/why-fra...

At #EPOP2025, we were delighted to award Pippa Norris the 2025 Sir David Butler Prize for Lifetime Contribution to the Study of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

More weddings! #Bergamo #Italy

“We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Israeli moves to annexe parts of the occupied West Bank are a "red line" for the United Arab Emirates, one of the few Arab countries to recognise Israel, a senior official has said.

An important intervention from human rights NGOs in Northern Ireland whose are very familar with the operation of the 1998 Agreement. Any argument that claims that it is not, is very much a marginal perspective which has no basis in the text of the 1998 Agreement

Significant intervention from some of NI's leading civil society groups working on rights and peacebuilding in response to today's Policy Exchange report claiming that the GFA does not restrict the UK's from withdrawing from the ECHR and on the importance of the ECHR for NI:

“Asked if the unauthorised use of AI played a part in any of the cheating by students, the SEC spokesman declined to comment” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

It is an interpretation which runs against the very basic rules of treaty interpretation. Taking the position that the Annexes do not bind the UK - the part that contains all the substantive elements of the 1998 Agreements - runs against he object & purpose - sophistry indeed

It's giving

Whether or not the PX authors consider leaving ECHR amounts to a breach in the GFA - other parties to the agreement would. Which is the only point that matters.

Apparently “leading” lawyers and “experts” say that the Good Friday Agreement is no obstacle to UK leaving ECHR. Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says. davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...