Over 12,000 Irish women joined the Blueshirts in 1930s Ireland. Mná na Léinte Gorma uncovers their hidden story-of power, protest, and politics-in a time of turmoil.
I was pleased to contribute to this important documentary which you can now watch back on the TG4 Player:
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On beautiful days like today, it's an even greater privilege to live and work in The Kingdom
#Kerry #TheKingdom #Iveragh ☀️
"The exhibition is based on the renowned research of historian Owen O’Shea and profiles the seven men who served as Fianna Fáil TD in the party’s first years. How many of them would pass the Coalition’s purity test?"
From today's Sunday Independent:
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Congratulations to Michael Loughman on his new biography of James Ryan, minister in several governments.
Lovely to meet his great-grandson, arguably the more famous James Ryan 🏉
James Ryan Snr was married to Máirín Cregan from #Killorglin.
Lovely evening at Hodges Figgis adressed by Taoiseach
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Congratulations to my good friend @gerardshannon.bsky.social on the launch of his book on Rory O'Connor tonight at Chapters Bookshop. The first ever biography of O'Connor which was launched by Éamon Ó Cuiv and published by Merrion Press. And lovely as always to meet the wonderful Liz Gillis
Who benefits when history reduces Rory O’Connor to a single moment? Come to the launch & argue (politely): was O’Connor a doomed idealist, a strategic genius, or the one figure we still misunderstand most?
Pleased to have contributed to this upcoming TG4 documentary on the Blueblouses, the women's wing of the Blueshirts in the early 1930s in Ireland, which airs on Wednesday 4 March at 9.30pm on TG4
An important and timely documentary on a largely forgotten organisation
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JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
A recording of the recent opening by Taoiseach Micheál Martin of my exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry
Running at Tralee Library to 28 February and Killarney Library from 10 to 31 March
Funded by @ria.ie
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On Monday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin opened 'The Soldiers of Destiny, Fianna Fáil in Kerry 1926–1933', a Centenary exhibition on Fianna Fáil in Kerry curated by UCD Press author Dr. Owen O'Shea.
🖼️ The exhibition will be on display from 16 to 28 Feb in Tralee and 10 to 31 March in Killarney.
It was an honour to welcome An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD today to officially open my new centenary exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry.
Exhibition runs at Tralee Library until 28 February and at Killarney Library from 10 to 31 March. The exhibition is supported by the @ria.ie
A little sneak preview of my new exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry which runs at Tralee Library from 16 to 28 February
The party is 100 years old in 2026
Funded by @ria.ie Commemorations Bursary
#history #kerry #politics #FiannaFail #elections
Thrilled to get a copy of this hugely important new biography of Rory O'Connor from my good friend and fellow historian @gerardshannon.bsky.social and published by @merrionpress.bsky.social
A vital addition to the historiography of the revolutionary period
#books #irishhistory
🗝️ New Exhibition in Killarney and Tralee: ‘Soldiers of Destiny’
Historian and UCD Press author Dr Owen O’Shea presents a new exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in County Kerry, which will go on public display at Kerry library branches during February and March.
@owenoshea.bsky.social
Pleased to announce details of my forthcoming exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry to mark the party's centenary this year
🗓️ Tralee Library 16-28 February
🗓️ Killarney Library 10-31 March
This exhibition is supported by the @ria.ie under its Commemorations Bursary Scheme, 2025-2026
Under the full moon: congratulations to the Kilgobnet Biddy for keeping our historic traditions alive in Beaufort tonight 🪗🎵
#biddy #biddies #StBrigid ##StBrigidsDay
On this day in 1919 #OTD
There was just one of the four #Kerry MPs/TDs present at the first ever session of Dáil Éireann
Piaras Béaslaí had the honour of reading the Democratic Programme of the Dàil which had been drafted by Labour leader Tom Johnson
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Congratulations to my friend, mentor and my former lecturer at UCD, Professor Muiris Bric on his election last night as President of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society at our AGM at Tralee Library.
Muiris brings tremendous experience to the role.
Beir bua, Muiris!
A dark blue mug with an American flag reads “AMERICA 1776 – 2026”
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
We are open: please wait for us to unlock the door. Thank you for your understanding
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
Give him Rockall and tell him it is Greenland.
Pleased to share a sneak preview of my exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry.
The party marks its centenary this year and my focus is on the origins of the party in Kerry from 1926 to 1933.
Runs at Kerry Library during February and March. Dates to be announced soon!
@ria.ie
New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Bricks & Mortar Bookshops on the Island of Ireland
#BookSky
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Photo through the windshield of a car showing an armored police vehicle driving on Nicollet
This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
Places to Visit in Kerry
#Travel #TravelBlogShare
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Every news outlet that broadcasts Trump officials telling barefaced lies about the ICE killing in Minneapolis should display the video of the shooting on a continuous loop concurrently with the officials’ claims.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
1950-something
