Clíona Ó Gallchoir
@clionaog.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer English in UCC. Interested in literature and culture, especially Irish and C18th. Labhair Gaeilge liom!
My brilliant sister writing about the genesis of Aisling Ghéar's new adaptation of Shaw's Pygmalion www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2026...
'Unmistakably Belfast': The making of Pygmalion 26
Bríd Ó Gallchóir, Director of Aisling Ghéar writes about the making of Pygmalion 26, the 'force of nature' who inspired it and reflects the linguistic vibrancy of West Belfast.
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A new adaptation of Shaw's Pygmalion, set in Belfast's urban Gaeltacht. Opening Monday 19th in the Everyman in Cork. As Gaeilge but with English surtitles. Ná cáill é! Nationwide tour www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...
The story of Eliza Doolittle as Gaeilge
Director, Bríd Ní Gallchóir, and Eithne Carson, who plays the role of not Eliza Doolittle but 'Éilis', tell Oliver about the story of Eliza Doolittle as Gaeilge. You can find tickets for their show on...
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📚 Now live: Gulliver's Travels: Before and Beyond Explore our new digital exhibition marking 300 years of Swift's iconic novel. Discover rare collection items & listen to audio readings from our 1735 edition, featuring Ian Hislop, Paterson Joseph, & more. 🔗 View exhibition: https://orlo.uk/JuFdx
Marian Keyes' writing is a powerful force for social change Women's commercial fiction — or chick lit as it is dismissively called — helps to shape society in subtle ways, writes @mariabbutler.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Marian Keyes' writing is a powerful force for social change
Women's commercial fiction — or chick lit as it is dismissively called — helps to shape society in subtle ways, writes Dr Maria Butler
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Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem.
Great piece by Maria Butler on the social impact of popular and commercial fiction. Really looking forward to reading her book, which is due out next week!
Irish Literary Times@irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3w ago"Marian Keyes' writing — and commercial fiction in general — can function as an instrument of social change." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built, or tens of thousands of jobs created across education, health or social sectors, if the resources used to expand data centres were directed elsewhere. jrnl.ie/7165266t
Government report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claims
The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built if the resources in the data centre build-out were directed elsewhere.
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8 years after Repeal, those seeking abortion in Ireland are still subject to an unnecessary 3 day waiting period, an unworkable 12 week cut off, and a lack of providers throughout the country. If that doesn't sound very much like Repeal to you, join the march in Dublin this Saturday!
Abortion Rights Campaign@freesafelegal.bsky.social · 4mo agoHear us Now! at the 15th annual March for Choice, this September 26th in Dublin. Meet us at 2pm outside the Department of Health before we march to the Dáil. Share this post far and wide and show your interest by clicking "interested" on our facebook event page, link in our tree.
I'm honoured to have been able to contribute to this 40th anniversary Special Issue of Eighteenth-Century Ireland/Iris an Dá Chultúr, with some personal reflections on researching and teaching eighteenth-century Irish women's writing.
Joel Herman@joelherman.bsky.social · 4w agoThe new issue of Eighteenth-Century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr is out now and open access (not sure if this is temporary or not). Use the link below to view the special anniversary issue. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...
This article was very much a labour of love, and it took even longer than usual to be published, so I really mean it when I say I am DELIGHTED to see it in print. I have free prints if anyone needs one! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VXW3P...
Growing up as a Girl in Edgeworthstown House, c.1782–1807: the Experiences of Elizabeth and Charlotte Edgeworth
Maria and Richard Lovell Edgeworth are hailed as educational pioneers whose jointly-authored work, Practical Education (1798), outlines methods that are grounded in and illustrated by accounts of t...
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⚔ Welcome to iViking, NorseMap's official mobile photo-capturing app that allows anyone to contribute to the NorseMap public archive while on the go. Through the app, members of the public can help us document the many ways Viking and Norse heritage continues to shape our world today. #MedievalSky
What a fantastic event! Einar Selvik was completely new to me as an artist but we were all enthralled. Such a unique and memorable evening.
NorseMap@norsemap.bsky.social · last mo.We had a blast on Saturday at the launch of the ERC-funded NorseMap Project and its iViking app, with displays from White Horse Vikings, Déise Medieval, Lakes Vikings Living History, the Eoforwic Project, & Fingal Living History, and a truly amazing performance from Einar Selvik...
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure. It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
What's behind the 'feral and unhinged' reaction to Heated Rivalry? The lack of mainstream interest in popular romance explains why many were clearly surprised by the huge success of the hit TV show, writes @clionaog.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What's behind the 'feral & unhinged' reaction to Heated Rivalry?
The lack of mainstream interest in popular romance explains why many were clearly surprised by the huge success of Heated Rivalry
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We're launched! In my newsletter this week, I write about our new female-founded media collective @thenerve.news, the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve
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Why is everyone so down on this show? I really enjoyed the first episode.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · last yr.The Walsh Sisters review: A poor attempt to bring Marian Keyes’ best-selling novels to the screen
this new @carolecadwalla.bsky.social stuff is terrifying
TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE HOLY LAND'S DARK MESSIAH
As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...
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Right. A bit more about what we’re up to. Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The free press fights back...
Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!
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In a statement, AVROTROS said that it could no longer justify Israel's participation in Eurovision "given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza" and the "serious erosion of press freedom". http://jrnl.ie/6814901
Dutch public broadcaster joins RTÉ in saying it will boycott Eurovision if Israel takes part
The broadcaster pointed to the ban on journalists entering Gaza and the many reporters killed there.
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About time! about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest – About RTÉ
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July, a number of EBU members raised concerns about the participation of Israel in the ...
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We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
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No, Lord Falconer. Labour should stop pandering to this nonsense. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns
Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’
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23 years ago when me and my friend Paul were devising silly musical schemes, Paul's flatmate Mick was in the next room organising Belong To & starting an LGBTQI+ youth movement. Mick Barron is a legend. I interviewed him about his new book on LGBTQI+ youth activism www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
‘It was all about hurling... Being gay, ultimately, you were not masculine enough’
Cofounder of the LGBTQ+ youth organisation Belong To discusses the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric across the world
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This beautiful illustration was drawn by Annie West to commemorate the Marriage Equality Referendum, 10 years ago this month. The All-Ireland vibe reminds we may well see a referendum soon on reunification. Another massive moment for Ireland. That got a little closer this week. quick 🧵
#HomeToVote — Annie West
Created to commemorate the marriage equality referendum 2015. Dimensions approx 25 x 25 cm. Image copyright Annie West
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quick thread on why the political drive to leave the ECHR is gathering pace in england, as it infects Labour now too, pushing forward reunification in Ireland. 👆 @nialloconghaile.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @edwinhayward.com @kathylove.bsky.social 📌
Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City. "He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent." It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
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3/Other religious leaders in Wilson’s orbit join in the video to explain to reporters that the man is the head of the household and the wife’s job is to submit. Then they delve into their belief that women shouldn’t be able to vote, with one pastor saying he supports repeal of the 19th Amendment.
