Significant decline in healthy life expectancy for Derry girls and boys linked to regional inequality trib.al/eNSS1rW

👀 pinch me, I'm dreaming 😯😂🥳

New immersive food and farm journey launches in Derry

Wow, this is powerful! Lisa O'Neill's writing is so compelling and her voice is just so uniquely Irish. Although it is clear that she is calling out America and #Trump directly. So glad the YouTube algorithm threw this gem at me 😊 youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm-...

What changes were made to REF2029 as part of last December's 'unpausing'; and what are the likely implications - positive and negative - for History and the wider humanities? New on the RHS blog: bit.ly/3ZIfe0P #Skystorians @artsandhums.bsky.social

*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Coming up this Friday - register now.

Show solidarity and support, learn more about the dispute, and share ideas for the fightback: 6-7PM Tuesday 10 February, or 2-3PM Wednesday 11 February - contact the branch for joining details.

Current calls for RHS funding (closing 6 March) bit.ly/4tdarCb: > David Berry Fellowship in History of Scotland, for all career stages > Early Career Fellowships Grants > Open Research Support Grants, for mid-career historians Applications from current RHS Fellows / Members now invited 1/2

4.3m to defend Soldier F. Families paid their own travel to Belfast, relied on volunteers for food, & had no psychological support. This was the stark reality highlighted by the @finucanecentre.bsky.social & @humanrightsfirst.org at the Bloody Sunday commemorative events. @dooleydooley.bsky.social

Don't miss the @deindustrialpol.bsky.social virtual roundtable this Friday! Policies and Programs: Deindustrialization and the Environment Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time Friday November 7th at 9:30am Eastern Time niche-canada.org/2025/10/29/v... #envhist #envstudies

IN PICTURES: ‘Did ye hear about?’ series in Derry’s Gasyard busts myths about immigration

Talk on the archaeology of the A6 Drumahoe to Dungiven road to take place

www.facebook.com/share/v/1B7u... 🎶 absolutely love this song! 😅 Derry women are formidable after all 🤷‍♀️😂 🎶

Radical Readings 2025: An Afternoon of Inspiration & Resistance Join us for an afternoon of powerful performances, traditional folk music, and bold storytelling that celebrate working class voices. 🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 2PM 📍 Maxwell Hall 🎟️ Follow the link wcml.org.uk/event/radica... to book

A reminder that the next CHOMI seminar is on 18 Sept at 4pm in K114, Newman Bdg, UCD: Prof Mary E. Daly (UCD): Not 'Goodenough' - Migrating doctors, medical schools and Dublin voluntary hospitals in the mid-20th century If you cannot join in person, join on Zoom at ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

For details of all seminars in our series, please visit our website: www.ucd.ie/chomi/resear...

We are accepting submissions to recognize the best in #PublicHistory for 2026! Many awards have deadlines in Feb. 2026 to accommodate our later joint conference with AASLH, but the Book Award and Robert Kelley Memorial Award submissions are still due Nov. 1, 2025. https://ncph.org/about/awards/#PublicHistory

Along w/ @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social we will be hosting a 'Know Your Rights Guide to Protest' event at @museumfreederry.bsky.social on 23 Sept from 5.30-7pm. Authored by @cajni.bsky.social @pilsni.bsky.social @ejni.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...

Bloody Sunday families, friends, supporters and justice campaigns gather Royal Courts of Justice Belfast Monday 15 Sept as Soldier F finally faces trial for multiple murder and attempted murder. Fifty three long years of hope for justice. museumoffreederry.org/2025/09/12/s...

My Granny came across this fantastic charm bracelet when doing a bit of organising. It was gifted to my Great-Auntie Alice by the City Factory in Derry to mark 32 years of service. I wonder if there are many of these type of gifts still out there hiding in cubbies or drawers?

If you're interested in deindustrialization and working-class experience, do consider applying for a @deindustrialpol.bsky.social MA fellowship to be held at the @histstudiesunb.bsky.social. Topic is open, to be supervised by Peter Thompson and myself. Details below! www.unb.ca/fredericton/...

Translink advises of essential works on Derry to Coleraine line over two weekends in September

IN PICTURES: Scenes and faces from Derry Pride Parade 2025

IN PICTURES: Thousands attend colourful Derry Foyle Pride Festival Parade 2025

This month's DEPOT deindustrialization blog is on "Proletarian (green) Publics in Transformation: Perspectives from the Ruhr" by Ute Eickelkamp and Stefan Berger. deindustrialization.org/proletarian_...

#PublicHistory Book Club is back! Join in at 6pm ET this Thursday, July 24 for a discussion of Caroline Fraser's book, Prairie Fires: The American Dream of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Register for Thursday and learn more about our upcoming August read at community.ncph.org/event/PHBook.... #virtualprogram

Received my certificate so I am officially an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy now 😊 Grateful to those who helped me through the application process including those in Queen's University Belfast's Merit Award team.

📝 From the Blog: Patrick Cooper-McCann and @arguinn.bsky.social share their research comparing deindustrialization in Detroit and Windsor deindustrialization.org/detroit-wind...

I am signed up for a few events this autumn to talk about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Come along if you’re in Sheffield, Cambridge or Dublin. Possibly more to come - keep an eye on my website for more info! www.kieranconnell.com/events

This is such a great blog on deindustrialization, offering us a geographic perspective. Highly recommended! I've pasted their map below - as it is an integral part of their analysis.

Here's the clip of my contribution to today's feature on the Factory Girl sculpture and workers' representation in public artwork.

Very privileged to be included as a contributor in BBC Radio's North West Today programme this morning regarding the shirt factory sculpture in Harbour Square Derry. Thanks to Elaine McGee for showcasing the Factory Girls' protest against the new artwork and raising the question

UCU members at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social are striking today over University of Edinburgh plans to make £140million in cuts and threaten jobs We're fighting against these reckless proposals Share to show your support ✊

🚨IT'S A WIN 🚨 Well done to every single @newcastleucu.bsky.social member 44 days on the picket line ZERO compulsory redundancies University bosses need to look at what our members have achieved in Newcastle & heed the warning: work with us or face disruption www.ucu.org.uk/article/1406...

"It's not really about the girl, it's not really about abuse. It's not really about a sense of what the victims are going through, that is a pretext." Why anti-migrant riots in Northern Ireland are the result of online radicalisation and racism

Coverage of idiots claiming ‘betrayal’ or ‘surrender’ isn’t just bad journalism, it’s a dereliction of our duty to explain things. I’d actually forgotten just how bad it got but here we are, straight back to treating liars & spivs like authorities of equal weight to experts & honest brokers.

A wee reminder, if you want to know more about Ireland’s last witch trial, the #islandmageewitches, check out our (with Dr Victoria McCollum) website: links to books, podcasts, a free graphic novel, original documents, animation, VR app, and info about our play, exhibition and hub: w1711.org

Out now! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

According to a source, when Musk privately messages associates and confidants about reports from federal staffers about how their lives have been wrecked, the Tesla CEO is known to react with laugh-crying emojis. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

61 Graduate programmes, 28 Courses, 29 Labs or Networks. After almost 10 years of existence, the map of public history in universities has been updated and continues to grow. www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... #PublicHistory

‘The new visa is going to put the kibosh on things’: Northern Ireland’s tourist industry braces for impact of travel changes

What a fucking tool. Every racist “Ireland is full” bollix talking point trotted out while presuming to speak for Irish people. This prick speaks for nobody but himself - and he can barely do that

You cannot beat a bit of Malin Head on a St. Patrick's Day 🥰🥶😅

Tonight’s lecture and seminar is on Conscientious Objectors in WW2 - there is still time to teguster for this course with all lectures recorded for easy catch up. www.history.org.uk/events/categ...

Wooooo! 🍾🥳🎉

QUB History Seminar Friday 7 March in 27UQ.01.003: Piers Haslam (Cambridge): "Confirmed Bachelorhood and Family Life in England, 1880-1960". As per usual, wine, soft drinks and snacks will be provided! Please sign up with the Eventbrite link below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qub-histor...