Gerard Shannon
@gerardshannon.bsky.social
Public historian of the Irish revolutionary period of 1912-23. Biographer of Liam Lynch and Rory O'Connor, both available from Merrion Press. MA in History from DCU. More can be found here: https://gerardshannon.com/
The day he carks it will be a day we can all finally breathe easy again. An incessant firehouse of bullshit, hubris and stupidity fired in the face of humanity, every single day.
RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4d agoUS President Donald Trump said that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be will announced on Friday, but acknowledged doubt about his chances www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
We are so absolutely fucked.
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · last wk.'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose 20% of mass in five years. Swiss glaciers saw 5.5% of their volume melt away just this year, the second-biggest melt on record, Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network reports u.afp.com/S9B2
Drumcree becomes all the excuse Michael McDowell needs to unleash his favourite and most oft-repeated column theme: Northerners are scary. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Tonight, in the RIA I was nominated for the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction for 'Rory O'Connor: To Defend the Republic'. Didn't win sadly but a sincere congratulations to both @mauricejcasey.com and John Waddell, deserved joint winners for 'Hotel Lux' and 'The Celtic World' respectively.
Political Unionism, at the behest of Bryson et al, has picked at the sorest sectarian scab of the last 30 years, to create a festering wound. Utterly depressing considering the glimpse of the future we had during the Fleadh. They only wish to drag us back. Solidarity with the residents of Garvaghy.
Wallace Thompson on Twitter (former DUP man) summed it up for me
Thanks to Donal, Heather and all involved at Dublin Festival of History for having me speak on Rory O'Connor today. Fantastic to see so many at the morning opening session of the Big Weekend. A brilliant, engaged crowd and some great chats after. Always a pleasure.
Gerard Shannon in full flow. Excellent to meet the (famous) Marta from @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on bookselling duty also.
It was so wonderful this past Sunday to be a part of the 175th anniversary commemoration marking the death of Anne Devlin. It was a great honor to speak at both the graves of Anne and her husband William Campbell and to have worked with Mícheál Ó Doibhilín's family on this.
Superb piece by Clodagh Finn in the Irish Examiner on the legacy of Anne Devlin on the 175th anniversary of her death, also mentions the late Mícheál Ó Doibhilín's work researching Anne and details of the commemoration tomorrow. All welcome. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
Clodagh Finn: Anne Devlin was never just Robert Emmet’s housekeeper. It’s time we told her story
A new children’s book and the work of historian Mícheál Ó Doibhilín are helping restore Anne Devlin’s place in Irish history
irishexaminer.com
Today marks the 175th anniversary of Anne Devlin's passing, the great revolutionary figure who aided Robert Emmet in his rebellion of 1803. Do join us this Sunday for the commemorations.
Gerard Shannon@gerardshannon.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnnouncing the Anne Devlin commemoration this year - marking the 175th anniversary of her death - keeping alive the tradition of the much-missed Mícheál Ó Doibhilín. Do join us on Sunday, 20th September in Glasnevin cemetery at 11am. All welcome. Non-party political. No banners or flags.
Wonderful to be at the the launch last night of 'Cathal Brugha Remembered' in the appropriate environs of Cathal Brugha Barracks. This new free publication from the Irish Military Archives was co-edited by myself and Liz Gillis, featuring contributions by an array of researchers/historians.
Can we quit with the Donald Trump is the greatest thing to the peace process since 1998 bullshit?
Sky News@news.sky.com · 4w agoDonald Trump has 'let the genie out of the bottle' on Irish unity
HAHAHAHA funny because it's gay, right? Christ, you can make fun of the nazi fucks without engaging in homophobia
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4w agoCrowds took to the streets of Dublin to protest Trump’s visit to Ireland, with demonstrators invoking Trump’s ties to Epstein and his alliance with Netanyahu.
Delighted to return to the Dublin Festival of History this year for the kick-off Big Weekend. I will be speaking on Rory O'Connor on 26th Saturday, 11am in Pearse Street Library. Tickets are free and can be picked up here: dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/rory-o...
The 2017 third season of 'Twin Peaks' is a total artistic and narrative failure and in time will be seen as such. And I say this a former David Lynch uber fan, I loved the 'Fire Walk With Me' prequel film and even enjoyed the utterly surrealist 'INLAND EMPIRE'.
Heavy Handed Satire@lurdiak.bsky.social · last mo.Give us the hot takes and no one gets hurt.
It is noticeable that whenever the Irish government says it wants to become more like our European neighbours it's never about things like rent controls, tenant rights, workers rights, public health care and always about thinks like the border regime and militarisation...
Announcing the Anne Devlin commemoration this year - marking the 175th anniversary of her death - keeping alive the tradition of the much-missed Mícheál Ó Doibhilín. Do join us on Sunday, 20th September in Glasnevin cemetery at 11am. All welcome. Non-party political. No banners or flags.
it is incredible that discussions about partition in the 'south' are still dominated by Michael Laffan and Clare O'Halloran, books which may have been foundational at the time but whose limitations have long been evident
Diarmaid Ferriter: One significant block to unity hasn’t changed: apathy and ignorance south of the Border
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
irishtimes.com
New blog post, "Joe McKelvey's final year: Part 2." This one looks at his last few months: the siege of the Four Courts, his application to join the Communist Party of Ireland, and his execution. thebelfastpogrom.com/2026/08/29/j...
Joe McKelvey’s final year: Part 2
Having spent the first half of 1922 trying to avert a split in the IRA, Joe McKelvey found himself trapped in the siege of the Four Courts at the end of June. He would spend the rest of his life in…
thebelfastpogrom.com
Wee bump for this. Part 2 coming this Saturday, which looks at the siege of the Four Courts, the background to McKelvey's application to join the Communist Party of Ireland, and his execution.
Kieran Glennon@drnightdub.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew blog post. Although the Belfast Pogrom entered its most violent phase in early 1922, Joe McKelvey of the IRA’s 3rd Northern Division was by then mainly involved in wider events on a national stage. thebelfastpogrom.com/2026/07/25/j...
Delighted to return to the Dublin Festival of History this year for the kick-off Big Weekend. I will be speaking on Rory O'Connor on 26th Saturday, 11am in Pearse Street Library. Tickets are free and can be picked up here: dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/rory-o...
Announcing the Anne Devlin commemoration this year - marking the 175th anniversary of her death - keeping alive the tradition of the much-missed Mícheál Ó Doibhilín. Do join us on Sunday, 20th September in Glasnevin cemetery at 11am. All welcome. Non-party political. No banners or flags.
This “silence breaking” book, long in the making, is entering the world. Preorder here: www.routledge.com/Women-Violen...
Cool that the government’s kneejerk response appears to be “the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a car driving down the wrong side of the motorway is a good guy with a car driving down the wrong side of the motorway”
I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
