New documentary review on the site by @brian-hanley.bsky.social on the RTE Documentary NORAID, Irish America and the Troubles. www.theirishstory.com/2025/11/10/d...

Institutional capture of the BBC: Michael Prescott former political editor of the Murdoch Sunday Times - so you can guess his politics - alleges the following. All the current far right obsessions in bullet points. Laughable and totally rancid

I love when case-studies come up during my teaching that are just too perfect. Nearing the end of a course on ethical dilemmas in anthropology and we have Ivan Yates fudging the difference between legal and ethical. Chefs kiss! www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Academic book publishers pre-advertising ‘black friday’ deals on social media. Grim.

In yet another addition of willful ignorance by the British tabloid press, the cyclical poppy furore. It is incredible it has to be explained to adults that there is nothing apolitical about remembering war and especially how it is used in the contemporary. www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer...

While it was a less than ideal Presidential campaign - with only two candidates still running in the end - it’s useful to see the names and bios behind the ‘spoil your vote’ campaign. Mainly a lot of failed politicians, right wing agitators and social conservatives. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

Heading to the polling station to vote for @catherinegalway.bsky.social - after y’day horror with the Soldier F trial Ive put on my best clothes and am representing the North in my person and in my gorgeous @saraoneill.bsky.social scarf!

As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found - the killings were unjustified - none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns - no warnings were given - no soldiers were under threat - the troops were the first to open fire

Much like Hillsborough, you have to marvel at how Britain as a system is so utterly impervious to accountability: decades of orchestrated bullshit, legal shenanigans and institutional roadblocks, and then one final great rasping fart of “maybe it was elves that did it, and fuck you”.

As someone from the North living the South, it can feel b othering that so much of the election talk is about appealing to Northern unionists and virtually no recognition of the ongoing trauma inflicted on Northern nationalists. Yet another day in the British state being denied justice.

You can read the full transcript of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry for the two days for which Soldier F was questioned with these two links: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201010... webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201010...

Soldier F found not guilty of murder on Bloody Sunday. What can one expect when the British state doesn’t adequately investigate at the time, blames the dead for their murders, drags out justice processes for >50 years and then imposes a legacy act. Ensures this outcome www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

With fascism on the rise, venerating a polite decent debate club culture is actually useful to the fascists, being polite with fascists just normalises them. Call em racists, call em fascists, call em wankers and dont pretend they have a point

The British press are losing their collective minds over an Irish presidential candidate that not only isn’t part of the establishment but looks like they’ll win. Not that they really know anything about her but sure when does that ever matter?! Roll on Friday! #ConnollyforPresident

WW is no longer satire.

Just showing my virtual support (while recuperating from a recent operation) for #StandOutforGaza lunchtime protests across Ireland today! Always in solidarity with Gaza and Palestinians. www.ipsc.ie

Join us on 23 October for Revealing the Past, a biennial conference on recent archaeological discoveries and research funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social , Historic Environment Division NI, and @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social via RIA grants Book your tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

We all need to thank the Local bar on Military Road, Cork, for the win tonight. They tipped Ferguson for the win! #IrevArm

Cork today #nopeaceonstolenland #palestine

In a country where elected politics has been dominated by the centre right pretty much since the formation of the state it has always been a huge relief to have Irish Presidents (at least in recent times) being more left leaning and interested in social justice. Long may it continue #Connolly

Fantastic event hosted by Maynooth University - Scholasticide in Palestine and the responsibilities of Western Universities. 21 October, in person and online. Not to be missed! www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

1/4 New recommendation: @ehmalatesta.bsky.social et al. (2025) Rethinking Caribbean Archaeology: Towards an ethical position for a truly decolonial practice. ver.3 recommended by @pciarchaeology.bsky.social osf.io/4ge5j

🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

Handy guide

Let’s not kid ourselves there isn’t something very sinister about allowing city centres to be covered by tricolours erected by the Far Right in Ireland and few moves to take them down. The national flag is not the problem but how it’s being used as an intimidatory and exclusionary symbol.

The desire of the British state to curtail and prevent protest on ongoing social injustice issues is not new but their desire to legalize their authoritarian turn is worrying and should be resisted. #FreePalestine

Reposting for a colleague in the States who is in need of a kidney transplant. Any donation can help him spread awareness! gofund.me/5b2b9dc48

The last resistors of the fascists are the archivists! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Happy Michaelmas to all who celebrate (oh how i wish it was the start of our university term today, week 4!)! www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Useful thoughts on kneecap and anti-colonialism, esp generational diff in attitudes to Ireland’s past (and present). Of the difficult issues that prevent deeper examination: who benefited from colonialism and the role whiteness has always played in denial of the colonial? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Still digesting all the important conversations we had on Friday on our UCC ‘Dealing with Difficult Pasts’ event w/ panels on institutional abuse and gendering experiences of the North. While no one can question the importance of the Troubles it has meant other intersections are left in its shadow.

Not only fantastically interesting but of course critically important workshops like this are taking place!

If anyone doubts social media makes people stupider i give them this meme

Targeting archaeological heritage is a war crime and a significant facet of genocide. It is a clear attempt to deny Palestinian identity and right to their deep connections to place. Solidarity to those in the ground trying to protect Palestinian heritage.

All the white men handwringing about Charlie Kirk and his ‘honest’ (ie sexist, racist, homophobic) opinions and how we need to broach ‘both sides’ on social media. Remember (1) Charlie didn’t believe in empathy and (2) there is no middle ground with fascists. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Any help sharing this much appreciated! ✊🏼 @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @a-rfa.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social @watchingbrief.bsky.social

After the disaster that was the EAA AGM, the contact info for the board is no longer on the website. If needed: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

The President of @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social , Professor Eszter Banffy, has lost credibility and should resign. Not only did she play an instrumental role in the reversal of the board's vote to cut institutional ties w 🇮🇱... 1/

We need to stop with the ‘split the g’ nonsense, it’s takes on ‘Arthur’s day’ guinness-marketing bullshit proportions!

I almost forgot, happy Cromwell death day, for those who celebrate (ie everyone in Ireland)!

The moral compass of many (white) archaeologists was clearly lost already a while ago (if they even had it). The President of the EAA also signed a support letter for Isr*el in April 2024, after the killing of 34,535 Palestin*ans and injuring 77,704, destroying hospitals/universities, etc.

Given the EAA has gone back on excluding Israeli institutions from the conference - and is also trying to prevent @archagainstaparth.bsky.social from protesting in their sessions - it’s time to walk away until they can find their moral compass. blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

Well done @zenakamash.bsky.social! Amazing news!

‘An overwhelming majority [86%] of members of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association have backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime’ What more can be done or said for genocide to be recognized? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

A scholar from Ariel University was recently excluded from WAC as it is recognized that this is a university of illegal occupation.

A week until semester starts and needless to say i’m not nearly ready for summer to end! But at least the quad is looking lovely in the pre-semester quiet … i’ll try to remember this when it’s absolute bedlam in a couple of weeks!

To be quite frank, what Hozier is so nicely asking for is not in anyway revolutionary or controversial. A ‘peace process’ is not nearly enough to allow Palestinians to live in peace without ongoing attempts to steal their land by war or by stealth. But still it’s too much for the BBC.

Thinking of making my first million gathering random flags lying around Lisburn post-12th and re-selling them to English ‘patriots’.

I’m sure all the Danes in Hereford were deeply flattered!

Oh yes, this type of thing has not previously been problematic in any part of the UK. Not at all.