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Dr Deirdre Foley
@drdeefoley.bsky.social
Research Ireland Pathway fellow, Trinity College Dublin. Researching pregnancy and maternity care in twentieth-century Ireland. Membership Secretary, Women’s History Association of Ireland. Previously: DCU, UCC, Oxford. she/her
Thank you so much to Dr Jennifer Redmond @jenniferredmond.bsky.social for such a positive and thoughful review of Mary MacSwiney in @irishhiststudies.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/ihs.... So wonderful to see @ucdpress.bsky.social getting the recognition it absolutely deserves.
Will there ever be enough books about women? Mary MacSwiney, biographies of women, and Irish history | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core
Will there ever be enough books about women? Mary MacSwiney, biographies of women, and Irish history
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Thanks so much to the @irishexaminer.bsky.social for publishing this piece on our upcoming conference on histories of infertility @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May - booking required, free to attend and all are most welcome - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The pain of infertility has always been part of life and how we make sense of ourselves
For couples experiencing infertility and miscarriage, the venerated ideal of the family must have been challenging to see, writes Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman
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It is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May
We will also have an amazing panel for our closing roundtable including Dr Beth Wilson, Éabha Gallagher, @drdeefoley.bsky.social & Prof Kathryn Hurlock
Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman@niamhroisin.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May
Catch @drdeefoley.bsky.social's talk on our YouTube channel now! youtu.be/a1ElI56O6Bc?...
Women and Girls in Jacob's Biscuit Factory, c.1911-1977 | Dr Deirdre Foley
YouTube video by Dublin City Heritage
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Dublin City Heritage Office@dublincityheritage.bsky.social · 5mo agoAdditional tickets have been released for Dr Deirdre Foley's talk on Wednesday 25th March from 6-7pm in the Wood Quay Venue, 'Women and Girls in Jacob's Biscuit Factory, c.1911-1977'. Reserve your spot at the link below!🔗 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/women-and-...
For our final week after a hiatus for football :-( we welcome @drdeefoley.bsky.social to @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social to discuss her work on an iconic #dublin #factory. Come for the #irishhistory stay for the biscuits! @historytcd.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social please RT
Georgina Laragy@geolug.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social Spring Lecture Series is live. Theme is 'Work and working in 19th & 20th century #Dublin' - please RT. Speakers @antoniahart.bsky.social @dublincity.bsky.social @drdeefoley.bsky.social & Conor Dodd formerly Glasnevin.
Loved doing this, love the Jacob’s factory girlos! Thank you @dublincityheritage.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
Claire Dagger@clairedagger.bsky.social · 5mo ago
Great talk by Deirdre @drdeefoley.bsky.social and the fascinating lens into female labour history. Pretty cool venue too @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social #woodquay
Dublin City Heritage Office@dublincityheritage.bsky.social · 5mo agoAdditional tickets have been released for Dr Deirdre Foley's talk on Wednesday 25th March from 6-7pm in the Wood Quay Venue, 'Women and Girls in Jacob's Biscuit Factory, c.1911-1977'. Reserve your spot at the link below!🔗 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/women-and-...
Thanks to Fin Dwyer and the Irish History Podcast for the opportunity to make this shows.acast.com/irishhistory...
Brothers in Pain: New Series Preview | Irish History Podcast
The IRA in a Revolutionary World
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This quote from Micheál Martin is striking but not surprising. It is fairly common among commentators of his age. But what did it really mean to live through the Troubles in Cork? I can imagine this sentiment is fairly offensive to people in Belfast or Derry. www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Additional tickets have been released for Dr Deirdre Foley's talk on Wednesday 25th March from 6-7pm in the Wood Quay Venue, 'Women and Girls in Jacob's Biscuit Factory, c.1911-1977'. Reserve your spot at the link below!🔗 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/women-and-...
Thanks to all who joined us this evening to launch #womensgrassrootsactivism #Activism100+ Toolkit. It's out in the world 🥳 & download your copy 👇. Incredibly grateful to members of @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social @womensinstitute.bsky.social #ICA & WI Northern Ireland who made this project happen 🙏.
Women's Grassroots Activism Toolkit 100+
Helping to enhance the lives of women and girls for another 100+ years
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Tá ríméad orainn an clár a fhógairt d’aoichainteanna Oidhreacht Bhaile Átha Cliath d’Earrach/Samhradh 2026 ag Ionad Ché an Adhmaid, le haoichainteanna ó @drdeefoley.bsky.social, @aoifeb.bsky.social, Mícheál Ó hAodha agus Anthony Delaney. www.eventbrite.com/cc/dublin-ci...
We are delighted to announce the line up for the Spring/Summer Dublin City Heritage Talks 2026 @ the Wood Quay Venue, featuring talks from @drdeefoley.bsky.social, @aoifeb.bsky.social, Mícheál Ó hAodha and Anthony Delaney. All talks will be ISL interpreted. www.eventbrite.com/cc/dublin-ci...
Our @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social Spring Lecture Series is live. Theme is 'Work and working in 19th & 20th century #Dublin' - please RT. Speakers @antoniahart.bsky.social @dublincity.bsky.social @drdeefoley.bsky.social & Conor Dodd formerly Glasnevin.
Serendipitous to be sitting in the final panel of the Future of Irish Studies conference and get the email that my first article has been published - open access - in Women’s History Review. 😍 @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘It is to be assumed that members of C. na m Ban cannot be kept out of such a body!’: women, Irish republicanism, and prisoner support work 1939–45
The historical consensus on Cumann na mBan, Ireland’s republican women’s organisation, suggests that by the period of the Second World War (or Emergency as it was known in independent Ireland) it w...
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Just no @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social This is horrendous. There are so many great tours with deeply knowledgeable human tour guides. Why would you do this?
Texas cops tried to find an abortion patient by using data from an automatic license plate reader (ALPR), which gave them access to over 83,000 cameras across the country. The dystopian future feminists have been warning about is already here. www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
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www.ria.ie/2025/05/22/2... The WHAI is delighted to see that Prof. Maria Luddy has been elected as an Honorary member of the RIA. Prof Luddy's contribution to women's history in Ireland has been significant. And this is an acknowledgment of that contribution to historical debate.
28 new members admitted to the Royal Irish Academy - Royal Irish Academy
On 23 May 2025, the new members of the Royal Irish Academy were admitted for their exceptional contribution to the sciences, humanities and social sciences as well as to public service.
ria.ie
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... This is an intense, revealing, well-researched and often compelling biography. Lane … has made a profound contribution to our understanding of the republican women of that generation and their intimate and public lives. @ucdpress.bsky.social
Mary MacSwiney by Leeann Lane: A revealing, well-researched and compelling biography of this patriot
Diarmaid Ferriter: A layered overview of what drove the formidable republican and how she was perceived
irishtimes.com
Listen to @drdeefoley.bsky.social on the RDS podcast talking about her research on Irish women's craft work: therds.podbean.com/e/episode-7-...
Episode 7: Helping Hands: The Story of the RDS and Irish Craft | The RDS Podcast
From its involvement with the Irish linen industry in the 18th century, to the introduction of public exhibitions in the 19th and 20th centuries, to its continuing support of the sector today with the...
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Recently published by @drdeefoley.bsky.social: how did the housewives of rural Ireland make money? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How did the housewives of rural Ireland make money?
Census categories camouflaged the multi-faceted and often profitable nature of many women's work within the home
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Amazing history PhD opportunity at Trinity College Dublin to work on women’s experiences of maternity care in Dublin, 1950-2020. Dream supervisory team of @drdeefoley.bsky.social and @earner.bsky.social. 🤩Closing date 23 May. #histmed
Women’s History Association of Ireland@whaireland.bsky.social · last yr.PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.
