Megan Vine
@drmeganvine.bsky.social
Community Psychology researcher at University of Limerick| #ResearchIreland Postdoctoral fellow | Researching the #womensshed movement in Ireland
The video footage of what happened to Yves Sakila is shocking. Those responsible for the excessive force must be held to account. And politicians have to understand that negative comments about Africans create an environment where this is more likely to happen. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...
Concerns 'excessive force' used against Congolese man
The Irish Network Against Racism has said it is very concerned that excessive force may have been used against a Congolese man who died following an alleged shoplifting incident in Dublin last week.
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A lovely tribute to our dear friend Doug, who died this week. He will be sorely missed #spéirgorm afloat.ie/marine-envir...
Tributes Paid To Award-Winning Wildlife Cameraman Doug Allan OBE Who Has Died in Nepal
Award-winning cameraman Doug Allan dies aged 74 in Nepal. BBC filmmaker had strong ties to Connemara and Clifden.
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If there's an item taken from your country in the English museum that you're visiting you should get to enter for free (over 6000 Irish items in the British Museum alone btw)
England set to charge foreign tourists for entry to leading museums
Why women are taking to the sheds in Ireland. New #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie podcast looks at rising number of women's sheds around the country. Presented by Ronan Kelly w/ @drmeganvine.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social & Olive Davis, Tullamore Women's Sheds www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why women are taking to the sheds in Ireland
There are 120 or so women's sheds in operation around the country at present and that number is on the rise
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The advertiser murders those mouth breathing racist ghouls who marched through Galway last week. Starting with a headline as they meant to continue www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Visitors stage anti-migrant march in Galway
Galway city centre was especially busy last Saturday, with racegoers, summer tourists and the unusual addition of a march by far-right agitators, met by an anti-fascist counter demonstration, causing ...
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Flourishing women's shed movement denied Government funding share.google/QZovfCwvfjio...
Flourishing women's shed movement denied Government funding
Men’s Sheds have a representative body, the Irish Men’s Shed Association but Women’s Sheds currently do not operate under an overall national organisation
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Excellent article outlining the role of Zionism in the context of global systems of border imperialism & emerging transnational solidarities
'We argue that Israel’s policies and implementation of ethnic cleansing and genocide have global reverberations.' spectrejournal.com/zionism-or-r...
10 years work has led to this: Social identity networks: People holding attitudes are a collective social identity information system & bipartite networks are a useful way to represent them. European Review of Social Psychology. @polpsyispp.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1046...
Social identity networks: People holding attitudes are a collective social identity information system and bipartite networks are a useful way to represent them
People holding attitudes are a social information system that can be modelled as a bipartite social identity network, where people are bound into groups via jointly held attitudes; and attitudes in...
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Freedom Flotilla illegally captured by the IDF. Activists bringing humanitarian aid isn't a crime. freedomflotilla.org/2025/06/09/i...
Israeli Military Attacks Madleen in International Waters — Weeks After Bombing of Conscience - Freedom Flotilla
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Excellent analysis 👏🏻 The genocide in #Gaza is truly unearthing international power dynamics that have been hidden in plain sight for too long. #EnactTheOTB #BDS #FreePalestine
Article with Pat Brodie in Examiner today. Important to be clear about Ireland's economic dependency on the US if we are to understand - and challenge - Government inaction on Gaza. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
🚨 Registration is now open for the 10th Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Summer School! 🚨 🕑 Thursday 26th – Friday 27th June, 2025 📍 Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/hcrgU
The YouTube link of the Research Week event is now up online: youtu.be/Bo9-mb1YUBM #womenssheds #menssheds #community
The role of community based sheds in the mid west of Ireland a qualitative evaluation
YouTube video by UniversityofLimerick
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David, our Departmental Assistant in Psychology @micireland.bsky.social is hoping to speak to young adults (18-25) in the Limerick area with at least one migrant parent for his postgrad research on second-generation identity and belonging. Reposts appreciated, #Spéirghorm! Particularly in Limerick.
Hi everyone, I'm currently researching how second-generation migrant young adults - those born in Ireland to at least one migrant parent - experience identity and belonging. I'm especially interested in what 'home' means to them and how they negotiate Irish and local identity. 1/2
The UL Sanctuary Programme supports and promotes access to education for refugees & asylum seekers in Ireland Applications are now open to for the 2025/26 academic year Find out more information & apply online here: www.ul.ie/courses/univ... Deadline: 4pm, 31st May 2025 #StudyatUL
Huge thanks to the @unioflimerick.bsky.social #ResearchWeek25 team for providing a platform for organisers of #womenssheds to discuss their experiences, challenges and aspirations. Key message: community sheds have potential to support collective wellbeing if they are sufficiently resourced!
Postdoctoral Researcher @drmeganvine.bsky.social and Dr. Steven Byrne from the School of Nursing and Midwifery kicking off the #ResearchWeekUL session on their work with Men's and Women's sheds
Tomorrow, April 30th is the last day to submit your abstract for the ECPA 2025 Conference: "Building Community Strength in Uncertain Times", at Ispa - Instituto Universitário, from the 23-25th July in Lisbon. See our conference call and submission portal here: www.ecpa-online.com/conference-2...
New extended deadline for the 2025 ECPA conference is 30th of April! It is a wonderful opportunity to have an in-presence gathering after so long apart - a chance for community connection that we need now more than ever. Submit here : www.ecpa-online.com/conference-2...
ECPA CONFERENCE 2025 – European Community Psychology Association
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The deadline for submissions to the ECPA 2025 Conference "Building Community Strength in Uncertain Times" has been extended to the 30th of April! Just 7 days remaining to propose a contribution to our conference here: www.ecpa-online.com/conference-2... #conference #community #psychology #europe
Delving into the role of community-based sheds in the mid-west region during #ResearchWeekUL Sheds' members will share their personal experiences and discuss the impact of the Shed movement & its contributions to the local community Fri, 2 May | 9.30-11am | ERB 001 Register:
The role of community-based sheds in the mid-west of Ireland
The role of community-based sheds in the mid-west of Ireland: a qualitative evaluation
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I'm delighted to be taking part in University of Limerick #ResearchWeek2025 co-facilitating a panel discussion with Dr Steven Byrne and members of Men's and Women's Sheds on 2nd of May from 9.30 - 11am. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-role-o... #community #research #mensheds #womenssheds
The role of community-based sheds in the mid-west of Ireland
The role of community-based sheds in the mid-west of Ireland: a qualitative evaluation
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This morning a student in DCU was arrested for protesting in support of Palestine with no clear charge. As @dondeniamh.bsky.social outlines here, we are witnessing a systematic erosion of the democratic process and the rule of law that needs to be resisted. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Who does this government serve? Protest crackdowns and neutrality debates spark outrage
A speaking rights row, moves away from neutrality, and garda action against anti-war protesters are all signs of a worrying trend for democracy
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You are invited to join us at the ECPA #conference 2025, "Building Community Strength in Uncertain Times" from the 23-27 July, in the beautiful city of #Lisbon at ISPA Instituto Universitário. The deadline for applications is April 20th - find out more here: www.ecpa-online.com/conference-2...
ECPA CONFERENCE 2025 – European Community Psychology Association
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A welcome moment outdoors during a busy fieldwork trip as our evaluation of #womenssheds in #Ireland picks up pace. So much powerful community work happening in this space! #loveirishresearch #communitypsychology
Less than one week until our next webinar! Monday 24th March at 6pm CET - register here: forms.gle/EFAtRq8zSQis... Use this time zone converter to check your local time: dateful.com/time-zone-co...
Don't miss the next ECPA Solidarity Conversations webinar - "Research Under Attack: The Challenges Faced by Western Scholars Conducting Research with Trans Youth and Their Families in the Current Sociopolitical Climate". 24th March, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (CET)* forms.gle/EFAtRq8zSQis...
Women's Sheds are thriving in Ireland. Under the Research Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship programme, @drmeganvine.bsky.social at @unioflimerick.bsky.social is conducting a community-based evaluation to explore their impact. Read more on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social: rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #IWD2025
Why women's sheds are flourishing in Ireland
You've heard of the men's sheds movement, but there are also around 120 women's sheds in operation across Ireland right now
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Very excited about this!
We are excited to share with you that we will be hosting the ECPA Conference 2025: "Building Community Strength in Uncertain Times" in #Lisbon, at Ispa - Instituto Universitário from the 23rd to the 25th of July. Submissions now open until the 20th of April: www.ecpa-online.com/conference-2...