Enjoyed speaking with Jacke on The History of Literature podcast.

Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · last wk.

On the latest episode of the History of Literature podcast, author @sonjatiernan.bsky.social talks about her biography of Eva Gore-Booth: a woman who cast aside her aristocratic origins, and became an unsung hero of LGBTQ+ history. Listen here: www.historyofliterature.com/820-irish-ra... #booksky

Wonderful opening to the Eva Gore-Booth conference at Lissadell House. Launched in style by Sabina Higgins. Another glorious day of talks, tours and discussions planned for tomorrow.

Looking forward to marking the centenary of Eva Gore-Booth’s death at her childhood home. 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

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A few weeks ago, @wellcometrust.bsky.social announced that scholars in the republic of Ireland would no longer be eligible to lead bids to the flagship discovery research scheme. We think this decision is badly flawed, and are asking them to rethink: www.irishhumanities.ie/assets/PDFs/...

Said it before, rhe book is terrific and you likely should read it.

Sonja Tiernan@sonjatiernan.bsky.social · last mo.

Tickets for Eva Gore-Booth Centenary Celebration at her birthplace Lissadell House, Sligo on 24 & 25 July are limited and may be booked 👇 Official opening by Sabina Higgins. Promises to be an enjoyable & engaging event @whaireland.bsky.social

Tickets for Eva Gore-Booth Centenary Celebration at her birthplace Lissadell House, Sligo on 24 & 25 July are limited and may be booked 👇 Official opening by Sabina Higgins. Promises to be an enjoyable & engaging event @whaireland.bsky.social

New on the shelf for #PrideMonth and all year round! Some of our favourite authors, sharing the Queer history of Bow Street and beyond. 📽 It Used to be Witches 🚺Eva Gore-Booth 🌈The Betrayal of Thomas True 📚How Queer Bookshops Change the World 🕵A Rebel and a Traitor

To mark the centenary of radical poet, feminist & trade unionist Eva Gore-Booth, read @sonjatiernan.bsky.social's "Sex Is an Accident: Heterosexual Celibacy in the Political Writings of Eva Gore-Booth"; published in our special issue Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing! 🔗👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/15...

This day 100 years ago radical poet, feminist & human rights champion Eva Gore-Booth died 'The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way Shining green and silver with the hidden herring shoal But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray' Poems of Eva Gore-Booth, 1929

Wonderful to commemorate the centenary of Eva Gore-Booth’s death with Patrick Geoghegan on Talking History with an excellent panel @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social & Catherine Healy. Seems fitting to share during Pride month @manchesterup.bsky.social link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGyDrCbH7wIk

Eva Gore-Booth

Featuring: Dr Sonja Tiernan, National Coordinator of the Irish Humanities Alliance, Royal Irish Academy, and the author of ‘Eva Gore-Booth: An Image of Such Politics’ and ‘Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel and Reformer’; Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian, lecturer, and Director of Gender Studies at UCD; and Dr Catherine Healy, historian-in-residence at EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum.

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Sapphists and Sexologists; Histories of Sexualities Volume 2, by Sonja Tiernan and Mary McAuliffe (Vol 2: www.academia.edu/166756/Sapph...) -Tribades, Tommies and Transgressives: Histories of Sexualities Vol 1 By ditto, both! :) books.google.fi/books?id=ous... (sapphic, & transmasc+ relevant)

Sapphists and Sexologists; Histories of Sexualities: Volume 2

Sapphists and Sexologists: Histories of Sexualities Volume II, contributes to the ever evolving debates on lesbian lives and histories. This volume includes a mixture of engaging essays from establish...

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This will be of interest to many of our members. womenshistoryassociation.com/2026/06/10/e... @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social

EVA GORE-BOOTH CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF A RADICAL , REBEL AND REFORMER

FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW Eva Gore-Booth: Centenary Celebration of a Radical, Rebel and Reformer – Irish Labour History Society 2026…

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Centenary celebration Eva Gore-Booth at Lissadell House 24/25 July. Opening by Sabina Higgins & launch Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel and Reformer@manchesterup.bsky.social Organised by @whaireland.bsky.social & Irish Labour History Society www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com/eva-gore-boo...

‘An almost forgotten history’ by Sarah Creighton Keogh in this month’s GCN is a wonderful read. Commemorating Eva Gore-Booth on the centenary of her death. Delighted to have contributed. @manchesterup.bsky.social magazine.gcn.ie/magazine/rea...

Important discussion happening at the moment and we encourage our members to sign the letter. openletter.earth/concern-abou...

Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan

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An open letter to Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless regarding Concern at Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan. At the time of posting this letter has amassed over 1,000 signatures and more are sought. Consider signing and circulating. openletter.earth/concern-abou...

Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan

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Sonja Tiernan’s acclaimed biography reclaims Eva Gore Booth's place as an unsung hero of British, Irish & LGBT+ history A FREE event with Tiernan during Pride Month & to mark the centenary of Gore-Booth’s death Irish World Heritage Centre Friday 19 June https://ow.ly/sBh550Z4Avv

Just 4 days left to the conference. This year @ucdpress.bsky.social & @manchesterup.bsky.social are offering discounts on women's hisTtory book for the conference. @sonjatiernan.bsky.social anniversary edition of her book on Eva Gore Booth which will also be discounted.

To mark #PrideMonth and 100 years since her death, join us at the Irish World Heritage Centre in #Manchester for a FREE event celebrating the life of Irish poet & activist Eva Gore-Booth, with biographer @sonjatiernan.bsky.social in conversation. Book your place here: tinyurl.com/ytwbkr2p #booksky

Thrilled to be returning to Irish World Heritage Centre to launch Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel & Reformer @manchesterup.bsky.social Apt to launch in the city Eva chose as her home. If you’re in Manchester 19 June drop by. Tickets free booking link👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eva-gore-b...

Eva Gore Booth

The Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) led a life defiantly at odds with her aristocratic origins. Choosing to live and work

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In 2027, one RIA Gold Medal will be awarded in the Humanities, and one will be awarded in the Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Do you know someone making an internationally recognised outstanding scholarly contribution in these fields? Why not nominate them for a 2027 RIA Gold Medal?

This week is #LesbianVisibilityWeek, celebrating lesbian lives, loves & achievements. We'd like to recommend these books - 'A queer scrapbook', 'Queer beyond London' & 'Eva Gore-Booth' - if you're looking to read more histories celebrating lesbian lives in the UK & Ireland. #LVW26 #booksky

We were sorry to hear this week of the untimely death of Dr Dympna McLoghlin. She will be deeply missed by all those that knew her.

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We are saddened to learn of the death of Dr Dympna McLoughlin, of the History Department, Maynooth University. Dympna’s work in women’s history informed many scholarly studies in areas …

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Visit the @rialibrary.bsky.social exhibition Ink & Innovation, showcasing some of the earliest printed books produced in Europe. @liber-ray.bsky.social will host a Curator's Talk & Tour on 28 April. Book your tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal... Watch the video for a little sneak peak 👇

Library of the Royal Irish Academy@rialibrary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Don't miss our Curator's Talk & Tour on 28 April, which is part of a programme of events to mark our new exhibition Ink & Innovation: the earliest printed books of the Royal Irish Academy. We're sharing a taster here and you can book your free place at the event now: www.ria.ie/events/ink-i...

A wonderful program for what promises to be an engaging and exciting women’s history conference in Limerick.

Women’s History Association of Ireland@whaireland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

sites.google.com/view/whai202... We are delighted this afternoon to present the final programme for our conference in May. Registration and further details will be made after Easter.

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Offer ends Wednesday! Last chance to shop our Women's History Month reading list with 30% OFF, browse the titles on offer here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03... #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #readinglist #booksky

Interview now available to listen online or download - starts at 29:30 @manchesterup.bsky.social player.talkradioeurope.com/ondemand/Tal...

TRE - Talk Radio Europe@tre.radio · 5mo ago

On Hannah Murray's TRE in the Afternoon from 16.00CET, @sonjatiernan.bsky.social on 'Eva Gore-Booth: Irish radical poet, rebel and reformer', 'Entrepreneur of the Week' - Sam Teale of Sam Teale Productions, and Freddie Lamb with a round up of the weekend's sport

On Hannah Murray's TRE in the Afternoon from 16.00CET, @sonjatiernan.bsky.social on 'Eva Gore-Booth: Irish radical poet, rebel and reformer', 'Entrepreneur of the Week' - Sam Teale of Sam Teale Productions, and Freddie Lamb with a round up of the weekend's sport