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Fergal O’Connor

@a-fergal.bsky.social
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Financial Economics UCC, Economics of Precious metals and Beer, Munster Rugby and Kerry Football

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Really happy that our paper "‘You don’t want to be sat on a sticky seat’: a Q-methodological foraging analysis of pub consumer choice" is now published in the Journal of Marketing Management @jmmnews.bsky.social First 50 eprints are available free - www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PX8ZR...
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‘You don’t want to be sat on a sticky seat’: a Q-methodological foraging analysis of pub consumer choice
This study investigates how consumers trade-off between various features when making pub choices, a previously underexplored area. Uniquely we apply foraging theory as a multi-level, ecologically b...
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Delighted to speak with Ariane Fournier ovver the weekend @radiocanada.bsky.social about "Why are European countries withdrawing their gold reserves from the United States?" @ucc.ie Article here: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228...
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Les pays Européens retirent leur or de la Réserve américaine
Citant notamment un risque géopolitique grandissant, plusieurs banques centrales européenne font le choix de rapatrier la valeur refuge.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Delighted to start the NoLo Switch Workshop today in @ucc.ie funded by @researchireland.ie. I presented paper 1, co-authored with Nadine Waehning (York) and Zubair Kabir (UUC), on whether Non-Alcoholic Beer is a substitute for Beer. Workshop organised with @alcoholireland.ie
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In June 1937 - "Most arbitrage houses only prepared to accept gold at fancy prices." New favourite quote from the Financial News bullion notes.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Delighted the 1st podcast of my @researchireland.ie funded project discussing our early results on whether Non- Alcoholic beer as a substitute for beer is now out with @alcoholireland.ie with @sheilagilheany.bsky.social and Zubair Kabir @ucc.ie is now available alcoholireland.ie/media-centre...
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Pretty big break happening in academia between the “AI is banned for reviews” journals and the “AI is mandatory for reviews” journals. www.refine.ink/blog/economi...
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Refine partners with the American Economic Association and the Econometric Society
Two leading publishers in economics now use Refine's AI-assisted technical verification as part of their publication processes.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
May 21st 1936, the Financial News reported that the BOE bought £13 #gold, having bought £700k a few days before. Did someone turn up at Threadneedle St & sell the Bank two ounces of gold? Daily balance books are recorded in £'000s, so the figure can't be verified directly. @boeresearch.bsky.social
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Presented work with colleagues from @ucc.ie and @york.ac.uk at @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Cork a few weeks back on whether Non-alcoholic beer is a substitute for beer in an international study of 80+ countries, with presenters from @mtu.ie on topics around AI and Sport participation.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
FT online started reporting that #SpaceX would open 30% up, changed online to 25% later and now 20%.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Great to get published with Dr.'s Rana, Yerushalmi and Kim "Asynchronous market efficiency in gold and silver markets: A local currency lens" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Asynchronous market efficiency in gold and silver markets: A local currency lens
This study examines the Adaptive Market Hypothesis (AMH) in locally denominated precious metals markets across six countries, where prior research has…
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“Researchers discover AI hallucinations” makes it sound like a scientific breakthrough rather than “some actually read the report”.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Cash for #Gold /Silver! Recycling when prices are high is nothing new. Here is the Financial and Bullionist Newspaper on Oct 28 1919, as silver prices reached record highs, discussing whether "All out #silver plate is likely to disappear into the melting pot?"
the Financial and Bullionist Newspaper on Oct 28 1919, as silver prices reached record highs, discussing whether "All out #silver plate is likely to disappear into the melting pot?"
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Looking forward to it!
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'll be talking about the Economics of No- and Low-alcoholic drinks @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Cork this year in the Liberty Bar on Monday, May 18th, along with research talking about Mothers & Others and AI @ucc.ie Tickets are free here - pintofscience.ie/event/cultur...
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Culture Code
From community sport to smart tech, how is modern life reshaping how we connect? Discover how the Gaelic4Mothers&Others programme boosts wellbeing and belo…
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Banque de France's €11bn gold windfall discussed here, with myself quoted on what's behind it - shorturl.at/jhUFo by @lkoro.es @ucc.ie
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Banque de France made €11bn by ‘bringing gold up to standard’ - Central Banking
Exchanging lower-quality NY bullion for higher-spec European bars led to ‘exceptional’ capital gain
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
In 1938, small investors, especially in France, hoarded #gold coins because gold bars were too expensive. High demand pushed coin prices above their gold value. Some state banks profited by selling coins at a premium and replacing them with cheaper gold bars.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Everythings fine. #Gold. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Macau’s Grand Emperor hotel rips up lobby floor to sell off gold bricks
Parent company says the bullion created a ‘sumptuous atmosphere’ but current market conditions offered a ‘good opportunity’ to sell it
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
May 1939 - more frequent references to defence spending in the Financial News newspaper. Here the growth in the importance of defence expenditure for the economy.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#silver market is roaring ATM but in August 1937 Twas not so … “Lifeless” said the Financial News. Boom will eventually turn into bust again, only question is when.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@goldcouncil.bsky.social Was the #gold market liquid in the 1930s? I've collected a small sample from each year when prices in the London Gold Market were free to vary from 1931-39. Based ona fw days from each year at this point, we can see that though it was more illiquid in 1931 by 1933 1/n
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
More and more breweries that only deal in non-alcoholic beer showing up such as Fierce Mild in Ireland and Lucky Saint in England @alcoholireland.ie www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
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Ex-Munster star Peter O'Mahony launching new zero alcohol beer brand
The rugby legend is launching the new drinks in association with Blarney Brewing
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Still undefeated in #monopoly in 2026
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Lovely to chat with Alex Demas about gold and silver's record year, "What’s Behind Gold’s Rally?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/m... @ucc.ie
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What’s Behind Gold’s Rally?
Gold and silver have posted their best yearly gains since the late 1970s.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
#BathvMun
A sad stag
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The Financial News has this as a type of uncertainty barometer on its front page in the top left through the 1920s. Love that one of the market conditions was "Dull."
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
From the Financial News in 1925, an announcement of a St. Patrick’s day special dinner in Restaurant Belgravia in London.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Lots to talk about in the #Gold market ATM with record prices, steep sell-offs and prices holding above $4,000 so far. Some thoughts from me here in relation to this and the dissimilarities between Gold and Bitcoin. @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Is gold or bitcoin the better investment?
Gold and Bitcoin are fundamentally different in what gives them value, how that value goes up over time, and how resilient it is
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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a group of people are dancing under a tree with lanterns hanging from it
ALT: a group of people are dancing under a tree with lanterns hanging from it
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The impossible has happened.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Great to see Edogbo back for Munster , very lucky to get a bonus point but Edinburgh very lucky to only get 4 yellow cards #munvedi
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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
@eoinaldo.bsky.social kicks of the Irish Macrohist workshop 2025 in @ucc.ie “Explaining the retreat of the Irish Language Fronteir”, paper with @cliochris.bsky.social and Alan Fernihough
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Eoin McLaughlin @eoinaldo.substack.com · 01/10/2025
Manuscript done ✅ Off to production at Bloomsbury! The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability More soon… 📖✨
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There’s nothing new under the sun, just a repeat of the dot comm #bubble and the south sea bubble and many many more. Dot com was “don’t value by earnings value by clicks to the website” etc.
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Just tried this - ranks people you don't follow but are followed by people you do bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
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Bluesky Network Analyzer
Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Two articles in the @financialtimes.com in one day about #gold is not a positive indicator for financial markets or the economy going forward.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The tie up we didn’t want, but do deserve.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
BREAKING: New BLS Leader EJ Antoni Proposes To Pause Monthly Jobs Data Reports 📝🇺🇸
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Deleting apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (Being fostered by a 3,000 year old half-elf m, so I can get him to agree that if I can unite the two ancient kingdoms of the men of the West, I can marry his 1,000 year old daughter who is kind of my great(x150) aunt)
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Great fun presenting on whether non-alcoholic beer is a substitute for beer with Dr. Nadine Waehning at the Academy of Marketing conference in @ucc.ie today.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Very important any work here done by @seanekh.bsky.social in @ucc.ie under his @researchireland.ie pathways project, with @rebstuart.bsky.social, on developing Long Run high quality data on the Irish economy. I’m always amazed that data like this didn’t already exist, great to have it now!
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Squidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The fact Romania's two hookers could be Dan Sheehan and Theo Dan and yet both of them are cowards still disappoints me
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Some are calling for countries to repatriate their gold to domestic vaults. But this means that if the CB wants to sell it they need to move it again to a major market like London or New York. And they cant lease it. on.ft.com/3HR4QhC Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US
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Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US
Trump’s attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullion
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FT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 20/06/2025
Here, have 300 paywall jumps for this week's very good Weekend FT lunch: on.ft.com/4ecCmeu
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AI sceptic Emily Bender: ‘The emperor has no clothes’
[FREE TO READ] The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
@threeredkings.bsky.social Do you think there should be a campaign to adopt cowbells for Clayton McMillans first match in thomand? www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/17/m... 'Melt them at the gate': Cowbells banned for Chiefs-Crusaders final
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'Melt them at the gate': Cowbells banned for Chiefs-Crusaders final
Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge said the ban was due to spectator safety, noting the "tight" confines at Apollo Projects Stadium.
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Christine Lagarde is talking about gold in central bank reserves in @financialtimes.com (www.ft.com/content/4d5d...) and @goldcouncil.bsky.social have the 2025 Central Bank Gold Reserves survey saying that 95% of central banks see reserves rising in 2025. So why do&should Central Banks hold gold?1/n
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Carney’s wink on 0:15 is priceless
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
India looking forward to 1000% Tariffs soon on.ft.com/3YHHlgr Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China
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Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China
FT Exclusive: Tech giant plans to shift assembly as soon as next year in response to Donald Trump’s trade war
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Gold has acted a safe haven in this crisis, a crisis where US treasuries have not been able to fulfill that role for the first time in a long time. That’s what a diversified portfolio always has an allocation to the oldest investment around: #Gold
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