Clearly, nobody on Epstein’s email list ever watched The Wire.

'Dog-whistle racism’: How far-right claims of protecting women justify abuse of immigrants @sorchapollak.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

This is an excellent read. While my own experience of academia has been predominantly positive so far, I am highly aware of phrases like 'publish or perish', framing success as an 'all-or-nothing' binary. doi.org/10.1177/1350...

So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland. Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏 #spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland

I had a look at a press release about job cuts from a nearby large university . I was struck by how each paragraph started off positively but then lapsed into treacly platitudes. So I thought I'd help them out with their argument structure.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Forget the DJ gigs. Forget the music releases. Forget the countless hours put into college work. My 15-year-old niece just announced that she's into Kendrick Lamar. I am taking full credit for this, my greatest achievement!

Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.

No lying or making yourself out to be the cool kid. Post the first record you bought. Queen Live At Wembley cassette - Golden Discs, downstairs in Todds, Limerick. I told the man it was my tenth birthday and he knocked a couple of pounds off the price too!

Ged Nash says Tánaiste's comments last week were "the kind you'd hear from a misinformed bloke in the pub who gets his information from Facebook". (2/2)

So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland. Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏 #spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland

“Bonferonni correction”, an invaluable method in #statistics, refers to the act of repeatedly correcting misspellings of the word Bonferroni at multiple places in a draft manuscript. #science #academia

Immigration is not only not too high, but down from its 2007 peak. Harris and the other clowns are feeding a beast that will never, ever be satisfied, and is electorally insignificant, as we've seen time and again. #spéirghorm #ireland

Software in 2025

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

Ireland elects an independent, socialist woman to the position of president. Irish Media: ‘Today, we ask what went wrong with the system, what her opponents have to say about it, and how it can be fixed for next time.’ #SpeirGorm #Áras2025

#Áras25 #SmearTheBejaysus #Speirgorm #Ireland

The one conclusion they will assiduously avoid, of course, is that Catherine Connolly just won this election because a majority of voters want her to be the president, and that they want her to be the president because of her politics.

The caption made it look like the Green leader was taken aback by the sheer size of the Connolly lead in this tally.

Let's be clear here. The gardaí were only in the way of the real targets. This was the third (?) case of racist vigilante violence and destruction of a public space with the main goal of causing significant harm to refugees and immigrants.

Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one. There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers. Read more here: www.dublininquirer.com/years-after-...

I think this is a new record of "yeah"s from me...

I'm past the halfway point with interviews, with more planned for October. Thanks to all who have shared this around so far. The findings so far have been incredibly rich and interesting, and I'm really excited about the direction this project is headed.

On the way to interview participant number 6 this morning, which means I've made it halfway through my planned number of interviews. Thanks to all who have shared this around ❤️

Electricity is gone but thankfully I'm a self-proclaimed Luddite who has had enough blue light to last me a lifetime. It is getting dark though...

News to Captain Boycott www.rte.ie/entertainmen....

Same!

Would you make a good traitor or faithful? Psychology can help! #TraitorsIRL Fantastic work from @marcscully.bsky.social and Suzanne Egan at @micireland.bsky.social www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

I might be slightly exaggerating, but I'd say around 7 million inches of rain has fallen in Limerick today

The analysis is going well at least

in a world of swimming caps the bald man is king

Heather Humphreys has been a disaster tonight #aras25

Connolly steadfastly refusing to join in the dog whistles on immigration is reason enough for me to vote for her #aras25

Desperately trying to keep my biases in check, but Connolly looks to be wiping the floor with her competition.

Massive congratulations to @marekmcgann.bsky.social on this highly relevant and important book. I look forward to reading this when I get a chance (which is looking like around 4 years time at the moment!)

🎵 I’m a BITCH, I’m a Geordie, I’m a Scot, I’m a Nordie, I’m from Jersey, I’m from Wales, This card is doomed to fail. 🎵

How do the 'second-gen' make sense of who they are? How do discourses of 'Irishness' influence how they talk about belonging. The stories I have heard so far have been incredible, full of humour, candid vulnerability, and agency. I am really excited about where this research project is going.

There will always be a racist rump in any society but I don’t believe the country has become more racist it’s just the racist minority has become emboldened to say publicly and loudly what they knew they couldn’t say before. The acceptance of the normalisation and use of this language is the problem

Word's transcription feature really struggles with cultural Irish words and phrases, and especially with any regional Irish accent. I've had to correct 'baking the cabbage' and 'horning' (hurling) so far this morning...

All this talk of the Rapture reminded me of this 1956 social psychology classic: When Prophecy Fails by Festinger, Riecken and Schachter. Their 5 conditions /reasons why people hold onto beliefs also seem helpful for our current times .... 1/2

My latest, on how concepts like the populist hype and reactionary centrism can help us understand how our media and political system normalises dangerous far right talking points and policies shado-mag.com/articles/opi...

Food for thought in this recent article by my colleague @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy and collaborators www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Great to see recent research that aligns closely with my own, particularly the role of agency in asserting belonging. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks to all who have shared so far. Interviews are happening and I'm almost half way through my planned number of participants, and hoping to keep the momentum up since summer is over and everyone is less busy having fun! Come and have (some) fun and share your story with me 🚀

I missed this when it aired but it is well worth watching if, like me, you're interested in identity, belonging, and contemporary Irishness. www.rte.ie/player/serie...

What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'? This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants! Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story. #identity #ireland #spéirghorm

Thanks to all who have shared this so far. Slow and steady wins the race, right? Right?

Qualitative researchers - do you have any recommendations for coding data? I have been using NVivo but have found it quite buggy - sometimes I can add annotations and sometimes I cannot. Is there a better alternative that someone can recommend?