Siobhan McAndrew
@siobhanmcandrew.bsky.social
Policy economist, here for methods/cultural updates Ex-Sheffield Methods Institute; U. Bristol; U. Manchester; HMT Former V. Prof, Policy Institute, KCL Honorary SL, U. Sheffield Maigh Eo Ag atosú
What a remarkable young couple - I hope they are finding joy in London, though part of their hearts will always be in Istanbul and their hometown 🥲💔🌤️ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: I found a forbidden novel – it led to a dangerous, lasting love
Growing up in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, romance was frowned upon – as was much of my Uyghur culture. But one day, exploring a strange house, I found a gateway to both worlds
theguardian.com
I had some good-natured winding up from friends when I first sent my kid to Beavers The cost of low-frills sports/exercise classes is surprisingly high
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d agoIt's why I think many games-averse and counter-cultural typses on this site underestimate how important kids football leagues and Scouts or Guides are for sustaining cross class social cohesion and civil society pathways the UK. Much of the rest was hollowed out for younger people decades ago
'Places like Achill Island and Black Sod and Belmullet have always been there and they were always beautiful... the light is coming right down on top of us now' 💚💔 www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
As soon as the hooter sounded in Croke Park, the story was no longer about football
Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past
irishtimes.com
Negative reviews can be positive! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Prismatic Effects of Negative Ties
PDF | Research on negative ties has focused primarily on the harm they do. In this paper, we show that negative ties can also have beneficial effects.... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
researchgate.net
The final of the breakaway world cup MUST be played in Avignon
“Behind every missed shift is a parent trying to find backup care. Behind every resignation is someone who could no longer make dependable child care work alongside their career.”
Moms Are Showing Us That Child Care Is An Economic Issue
Working moms are carrying the weight of America's child care crisis. New research reveals why supporting child care is a smart investment for businesses.
forbes.com
RnaG is obsessed with the Ní Churraoin sisters' version of Brid Óg Ní Mháille (as am I) The YouTube algo threw up June Tabor's version in English I just realised I'd known the song already from English singers in the Half Moon But... I can't remember who sang it 🥲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ievu...
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🥲 'My seven-year-old saw Mayo win Sam at his first final. What are the chances?' www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
Stephen Rochford: My seven-year-old saw Mayo win Sam at his first final. What are the chances?
It was impossible not to think of those no longer here as Mayo finally won Sam Maguire in a decider for the ages
irishtimes.com
The view from near our caravan this evening at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, 2 1/2 hours before our warden drove round the park to say we should all evacuate …
Lovely story - I so hope this is true! A friend in the US is involved with dog-fostering, to help elders going into hospital. They would otherwise lose their pets, which the rescue centres struggle to rehome. It's a small but impactful jenga-brick of support.
Jim Hawkins@jimallthetime.bsky.social · last wk.They Reported Her for Hoarding Dogs. She Was Actually Running a Secret Operation Nobody Knew About open.substack.com/pub/planetpo...
Such a fine scholar, poet and singer Corkonian, Mancunian and Oxonian @olivermantell.bsky.social
Cartoon by my sister, years ago The little girl is now 28 and did get to see them win in her lifetime!
Did he just thanks everyone in Mayo? That’s quite the speech.
Congrats to @siobhanmcandrew.bsky.social my only Mayo mutual for a historic win over the Real Madrid of Gaelic football
Our mosses currently restricted to our lawns & field edges are lying in wait for the return of their optimal environment, the Atlantic temperate rainforest; the very opposite of the conifer deserts that catch fire so easily missing as they are the damping effects of water retaining mosses #speirgorm
Has the type of tree planted on Slievenamon made this week's wildfires worse?
Sitka spruce, which originates in North America, is a staple of Coillte forests, but has long been criticised by environmentalists.
thejournal.ie
There was a fire in the public forestry next to us when I was eight 1,000 acres of young trees destroyed in rainy Mayo Two miles from the next house, no car, only one road out My grandmother had had a stroke & couldn't move My mother didn't show her panic www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
France and Spain race to control wildfires as Bordeaux suburbs evacuated – live
Meanwhile in the UK, a blaze in Cairngorms national park is described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first minister
theguardian.com
Delighted to be speaking at this event - on the life & legacy of Eva Gore Booth, Lissadel, this comimg friday and saturday - all welcome. A suffragette, Labour actvist, poet, writer & sister of Countess Markievicz, it is fantastic that Gore Booth is remembered. www.independent.ie/county/sligo...
Eva Gore-Booth’s legacy as suffragist, trade union organiser and poet to be honoured at Lissadell House event
Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday July 24 and 25
independent.ie
I'm sure there is a folder labelled Operation Westminster Bridge somewhere
James Ball@jamesrball.com · 2w agoFor those overseas: I really cannot stress what a big deal Larry the Cat is in British political life. It's not even a bit. He's an obsession of the 'Westminster bubble' – I'm no exception – but because the British public love animals, beyond that too.
Ardgroom Stone Circle • Cork This fine stone circle is another example of the wealth of Bronze Age wonders on the Beara Peninsula. It is beautifully positioned overlooking Kenmare Bay, making it a wonderfully evocative place to experience. #Ireland #DiscoverIreland #WestCork #Archaeology 🏺
I'm very sad and shocked to hear this - Gregor was Head of School when I was at Bristol, with a deep commitment to our whole scholarly community www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Bristol professor found dead after hike in heat
Gregor McLennan disappeared after going on a hike in Snowdonia during a record-breaking heatwave.
bbc.co.uk
First altar server to become PM I suggested to my older kid that they could try to become the second (they aren't keen)
