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?

“The study authors asked GPT 4o-mini to evaluate the quality of 217 papers. The tool didn’t mention in any of the reports that the papers being analyzed had been retracted or had validity issues. In 190 cases, GPT described the papers as world leading, internationally excellent, or close to that”

there's just something about it

The way the government are reacting over Sally Rooney’s support for Palestine Action is just the latest example of the UK not being over the fact Ireland has been independent for a century. To them, we are still ignorant yokels incapable of autonomy and independent thought who need to know our place

What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'? What is it like to be asked 'where are you originally from?' How is 'Irishness' navigated and experienced amond second-generation young adults? If you know anyone who might be interested in taking part then please share with them 🙏

The best thing I learned in my history degree was that back in medieval (I think) Ireland, if your dog pooped on someone's land, they required repayment in grain, matching the poop's weight #speirghorm #speirgorm #Irishhistory

The majority of my LinkedIn feed is definitely Chatbot-written 'insightful' nonsense. I only joined to one day get a better job. Help!

I'd really like a lot of psychologists to listen to this. Particularly students and early career researchers, but honestly, everyone. Nice quick half-hour on conceptual issues in quantification and measurement. #psychology #researchMethods #measurement

Heartbroken to see a sign saying "I'm leaving this country" at the protest against racist violence outside Government Buildings. That's exactly what they wanted.

You know what would actually reduce crime and homelessness? Universal healthcare, free education, affordable housing and a basic living wage. When people have their most basic needs met, they have happier and healthier lives. Those hoarding the wealth don’t want to give us those things.

Thanks to everyone who has been sharing around this poster. I really appreciate your efforts. If I learn one thing from this research project it will be patience!! (and also to add hashtags - I'd forgotten those!) #Spéirghorm #migration #Ireland #identity #psychology #research

In 1982, Declan Flynn was beaten to death in Fairview Park. His "crime"? Being a gay man. In 2025, the colour of your skin is enough to get you beaten in the same place. And people will stand back and watch it happen. How far Ireland has come. How shameful.

When I was growing up there wasn’t enough movies for everyone so we had to take turns with the movies and if you took too long on your turn we’d charge you a lot of money

This is really close to my heart being the da of an Irish-Hungarian. Unfortunately my lad's too young but if you know anyone over 18 link em up. Chatted with Dave recently and tis a really interesting subject. #Ireland #Speirgorm #Culture #Inclusivity #Diversity #migrant #Limerick

Never been a man less suited to late Elizabethan fashions than William Russell. Looks like he was born to flip sausages on a barbecue wearing t-shirt, shorts with lots of pockets, and crocs.

'Mainstream politicians may be tempted to give in to radical-right discourse to mitigate their success, but such accommodative strategies may have detrimental effects for democracy and its associated values.'

Gonna try and be as fair as possible here. Journalists are not prosecutors and the bar for what we say or print is not as high. But. If one side admits knowingly killing 5 journalists but says that one was terrorist, if you carry those words they have to be caveated with "without offering proof".

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 🙏

(Much longer, on this) www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

Increasingly I think a major function of “masculinity” IS its crisis — a vehicle for the dominant & dominating group to justify focusing their social attentions primarily on themselves

This one gave us goosebumps. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/camp-may-well-have-changed-my-daughters-life-cassidy-ma-msc-u9cbe #STEMeducation #ScienceForKids #Edutainment #ScienceCommunication #EducationFranchise #WomenInSTEM #JuniorEinsteinsScienceClub #STEMlearning #Womeninscience

Weekly repost alert! I'm looking to speak with young adults, aged 18-30, who were born in Ireland to at least one migrant parent, and have grown up in Limerick or the Midwest of Ireland. Let's talk about home, belonging, and what it means to be Irish.

Applications are still open for a Departmental Assistant at @micireland.bsky.social for the 2025/26 academic year. This role is extremely rewarding and offers an excellent pathway for funding postgraduate research. More info here: www.mic.ul.ie/faculty-of-a...

Can confirm: the coffee is worth it! And the other stuff too of course...

Cf. psychology. The first research skill we tend to teach our students is how to do a t-test. I wonder has anyone ever traced how that shapes students' subsequent understandings of what psychological research *is*.

Come work with us! We are recruiting for a 1 year fixed term Assistant Professor in Psychology @micireland.bsky.social has a beautiful campus right in the heart of Limerick city & MICPsych is a small but beautifully formed welcoming & supportive department www.mic.ul.ie/about-mic/va...

Sherkin Island today 💪

Fair play to DCU for holding Gript into account, which sadly rarely happens.

Interviews so far have been incredibly rich, with loads being discussed. I'm still looking for more participants though - born in Ireland, aged 18-30, and have grown up in Limerick or the Mid-West. Please let anyone you know who might be interested about this study 🌏🌍

Fantastic work here from my colleague and supervisor @marcscully.bsky.social 👏

My natural interview skills have cursed me yet again with 90 minutes of audio to transcribe

Catch me on my one European tour date in Prague this summer as I continue to promote my latest single (-authored article). @polpsyispp.bsky.social

Currently recruiting for my research on second-generation identity in Ireland. Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in taking part in an interview to talk about 'home' and belonging.

"why is Google AI overview so annoying"

Tokyo is as crazy as l expected. The crowds are All-Ireland final level, but on every street, corner and back alley.