Happy International Women’s Day from UCD Press 💐
We’re proud to have published a variety of books showcasing important women and their often overlooked stories in Irish history, from biographies to gender studies to social justice.
Browse them all on www.ucdpress.ie
Cartoony drawing of Macardle
Photograph of Macardle
The fifteenth of the #MiniMná is Dundalk's Dorothy Macardle. A historian, writer, activist, and fan of the occult, she was commissioned by De Valera to write "The Irish Republic", spoke out against misogyny in the 1937 Constitution, and passionately rallied against fascism.
Many thanks to brilliant @clodaghfinn.bsky.social in @irishexaminer.bsky.social for highlighting our #womensgrassrootsactivism project on eve of #IWD2026. Great to have work of @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social & #ICA acknowledged & remembered @whaireland.bsky.social
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On eve of #IWD2026 am delighted to share project webpage for #womensgrassrootsactivism & link to download #Activism100+ Toolkit ahead of launch on Tuesday 10 March, 5.30pm via Zoom. Take a look to find out more. @whaireland.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
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Really great ‘Women in War in Britain, France and Ireland’ organised so wonderfully by Dr Raphael Willay,
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale. The hospitality was also amazing - no soggy sandwiches 🙏
@drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @caitbeaumont.bsky.social @gerrioneillhist.bsky.social
Looking forward to this ‘Women in War’ conference and participating on the panel with my colleagues @caitbeaumont.bsky.social and @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social
à la The Pet Shop Boys, let’s all drink more “tea like Tony Benn”.
Every @johncreedon.bsky.social show is the best show ever. 🙌 so enjoying tonight - as always 🙏
“Dry your eyes” - The Streets - on the @johncreedon.bsky.social - brilliant!
Nowhere is like Cork ❤️
Viva = defended 🍾 thank you @lloislanel.bsky.social
My wonderful PhD student @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social aced her viva today: beyond proud.
Was a Corkman first to use the phrase the 'United States of America'?
Delighted with my new RTÉ Brainstorm piece on Stephen Moylan. Read on to find out why a Cork person is always in the thick of it👇🏻
My thank to Jim Carroll and all at @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
In DCU Sch of His and Geog @dublincityuni.bsky.social there is NO female historian employed above Assistant Professor level.
Figures for female historians in other Irish universities employed above Ass Prof level:
UCC 2
Maynooth Univ 6
UCD 5
UL 3
TCD 5
Univ of Galway 3
@ifut.bsky.social
In DCU School of History and Geography there is not one female historian employed above Assistant Professor level.
In DCU you can be deemed promotable but they may not promote you. If such is the case they offer you the option to enter the hunger games arena once again - “may the odds be ever in your favour” You have failed, try again, fail again, fail better. @ifut.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
The thanks is to all of you - getting in twice this week has been joyous.
Happiness is being in @ucdarchives.bsky.social
Thank you Margaret. All the NUI colleges now promote anyone deemed promotable to Associate Lecturer - not so @dublincityuni.bsky.social - it is beyond demoralising. But I am not going to be defined by their criteria- and am back to the archives tomorrow - for me.
Handing in three monographs re the promotion application, having successfully managed a programme stripped of staff, having an increasing number of PhD student - being deemed promotable but not promoted. This was so hard. But now I am just focusing on my teaching and the research I want to do.
*Humphreys
I am looking forward to going back to @ucdarchives.bsky.social tomorrow to continue my research for my biography of Sighle Hunphreys. My university does not rate the work I do in terms of promotion to Associate Professor but I am still going to enage in this type of long-term research. I value it.
Glowing review in today's Indo for @gerardshannon.bsky.social newly released Rory O'Connor : To Defend the Republic . Signed (via bookplate) copies available now at www.thebookdhop.ie €20 (delivery included)
“Disapproval” - Paris (1969)
📷 by Henri-Cartier Bresson
Sighle Humphreys married Donal O'Donoghue on 19 February 1935. This writer wishes Donal had 'waited until this unfortunate country was free' before marrying, as many married patriots 'eventually ignored the ills of the Motherland in the tranquillity of the domestic hearth.' #ValentinesDay
Next Friday, I will be speaking at the Ó Cléirigh seminar on my forthcoming article in the Proceedings of the RIA, which analyses surviving letters sent by Irish kings and provides a full edition and translation of them. All are welcome! @historytcd.bsky.social
Graphic featuring Zoe and Nuala's portraits.
In this episode, NLI Podcaster in Residence @zoecomyns.bsky.social's guest is writer @nualaoconnor.bsky.social – they discuss writing historical fiction and specifically the case of An Cailín Bán – Ellen Hanley.
🎧 Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/pddR057jUPNu...
100 years ago today it all kicked off at the Abbey - enjoyed writing this for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social 👇
