Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In studio for RTÉ Arena arts show talking on the new John McGahern exhibition, "Writer and Archive". Exhibition is free and open daily to view at University of Galway Library. Link to Audio below www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... 011
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In studio for RTÉ Arena arts show talking on the new John McGahern exhibition, "Writer and Archive". Exhibition is free and open daily to view at University of Galway Library. Link to Audio below www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... 011
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new... 010
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026How John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comHow John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’The author’s archive, going on show at Galway University, charts his working life and methods, beginning with copy books filled with his tiny writing 043
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026How John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comHow John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’The author’s archive, going on show at Galway University, charts his working life and methods, beginning with copy books filled with his tiny writing 043
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Interview in today's Irish Times ahead of my new exhibition "John McGahern: Writer and Archive" opening event on Tues 22 Sept, 5.30pm, University of Galway Library. All welcome! 071
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Hard copies of our new book! Marking 20 years since the death of John McGahern, our volume includes 17 new essays and previously unpublished materials from the McGahern archive. Thanks to all contributors and super co-editors! 0114
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026McGahern Country - Sunday Miscellany audio www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieMcGahern Country, by Barry HoulihanAn archivist is transported into the imaginative world of John McGahern 052
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Hard copies of our new book! Marking 20 years since the death of John McGahern, our volume includes 17 new essays and previously unpublished materials from the McGahern archive. Thanks to all contributors and super co-editors! 0114
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Tune into @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social this Sunday morning where I'll be building up to the All Ireland Hurling Final with hurling memories from my grandfather and the story of the first hurl my father gave to me. From 9am Sunday morning. 183
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Tune into @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social this Sunday morning where I'll be building up to the All Ireland Hurling Final with hurling memories from my grandfather and the story of the first hurl my father gave to me. From 9am Sunday morning. 183
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A blind date in Kyiv, All-Ireland hurling hopes and dreams, the place names of West Limerick, and skipping the Galway Races…with Antonia Gunko Karelina, @barryhoulihan.bsky.social Ann Lane, Mike Mac Domhnaill, Anne Marie Kennedy and @bobkelly.bsky.social Sun 19 July, 9am, @rteradio1.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanChapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A bookshop event begins with panic, chairs and someone saying, “Do we have enough room?” Then people arrive, the bookshelves become the backdrop, and the shop turns into a tiny republic of stories. This is culture at human scale. #Indiebookshopweek @booksaremybag.bsky.social 1297
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026For Bloomsday - looking back on the life of artist, publisher, writer and Joycean - John Ryan. @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieMeet John Ryan, the renaissance man behind the first BloomsdayRyan was a key mover and shaker in mid-20th century Bohemian Dublin alongside a host of notable writers, poets and artists 000
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Meet John Ryan, the renaissance man behind the first Bloomsday in 1954. Profile of the key mover and shaker in mid-20th century Bohemian Dublin by @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieMeet John Ryan, the renaissance man behind the first BloomsdayRyan was a key mover and shaker in mid-20th century Bohemian Dublin alongside a host of notable writers, poets and artists 043
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Some of the novels adapted for screen and discusses in this new article ... 031
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026With working link! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comTheatre and Archival MemoryThis book presents a new social history of Irish theatre told from the fringes of history and reanimated through archival memory. 011
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026In a rare occurrence, the ebook of this is at the sale price of sub 20e. (A mortgage still needed for print academic books) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… 011
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Some of the novels adapted for screen and discusses in this new article ... 031
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026New on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieHow more Irish novels are finding a new home on the small screenThe reasons for this rise in adaptation for television and major streamers reflect how we as audiences are consuming culture differently 010
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 11/05/2026Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathyirishtimes.comColin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathyAll of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters 041
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026A trip into McGahern Country www.rte.ie/culture/2026...rte.ieSunday Miscellany on a trip to John McGahern CountryAn archivist is transported into the imaginative world of John McGahern 040
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026A pleasure to be among the @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social cohort this morning - talking about journeying into the writing and archive of John McGahern 20 years since his passing. Link here to listen back to audio of 'McGahern Country': www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieMcGahern Country, by Barry HoulihanAn archivist is transported into the imaginative world of John McGahern 073
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 19/04/2026All the pieces on today's programme (April 19) available any time on www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... Featuring John Egan, Carol Taaffe, Joe Hayes, Colin Regan, @antoniahart.bsky.social Barry Houlihan @uniofgalway.bsky.social ..with a trip into McGahern Country (pic courtesy University of Galway Archive) 031
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026A pleasure to be among the @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social cohort this morning - talking about journeying into the writing and archive of John McGahern 20 years since his passing. Link here to listen back to audio of 'McGahern Country': www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieMcGahern Country, by Barry HoulihanAn archivist is transported into the imaginative world of John McGahern 073
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 17/04/2026 A short history of Irish nightclub culture. The story of Ireland's nightlife is an important history of the spaces young people sought out for socialising, experimenting and dancing, writes @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieA short history of Irish nightclub cultureThe story of Ireland's nightlife is an important history of the spaces young people sought out for socialising, experimenting and dancing 242
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026New John Minihan photography exhibition at @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social 031
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026John McGahern - 20 years passed away today. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... 020
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026With thanks to the Irish studies programme at Bridgewater State University for hosting me this week for talks and panel discussions - events today about Archives and Silence from Northern Ireland and the Troubles. 020
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanCoalition for Networked Information @cni-org.bsky.social · 18/03/2026A new report explores how #AI can address the challenge and support the accessibility of born-digital government records. "Sifting the Digital Heap: A scoping study of AI for government archives–access, backlogs, and responsible practice” draws on workshops and interviews across the UK and the US.doi.orgSifting the Digital Heap: A scoping study of AI for government archives – access, backlogs, and responsible practiceAI can play a decisive role in making digital government records more accessible and manageable, provided that its use is grounded in responsibility and clear purpose. Work is already underway across… 021
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026In between the showers (& the hail & the sleet 😬) 051
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Material culture and archives of protest and activism from today's lecture. Northern Ireland Civil Rights pamphlets, Long Kesh prisoner magazines, to South African political zines and European Anti-nuclear campaigns. 020
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Writing about what athletes memoirs can tell us about their life in and outside of high- performance sport. On @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieHow the sports memoir has become more than just a life storyBesides the highs and lows of the subject's personal journey, good sports memoirs can also highlight issues away from the pitch, track or court 010
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026How the humble sports memoir has become more than just a life story. Besides the highs & lows of the subject's journey, good sports memoirs can also highlight issues away from the pitch, track or court, writes @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieHow the sports memoir has become more than just a life storyBesides the highs and lows of the subject's personal journey, good sports memoirs can also highlight issues away from the pitch, track or court 032
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...irishexaminer.comClodagh Finn: The Irish woman who made ‘Cabaret’ a hit in Ireland long before the Broadway musicalWhy was the work of one of the few female co-founders of a theatre company, the Globe Theatre Company, not included in the histories of the stage that have been written since? 142
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026South Korea’s City of Books www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/b...nytimes.comSouth Korea’s City of Books (Published 2023) 020
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026What happens when a university closes its library? (Spoiler: it's bad) www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comWhat happens when a university closes its library?Greece Letter: As physical books give way to ‘multipurpose spaces,’ students and academics fear the loss of the university’s intellectual heart 020
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanDr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I reviewed Chris Morash's excellent "Dublin: A Writer's City" for Irish Studies Review - all now published online here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G77YU... 072
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I reviewed Chris Morash's excellent "Dublin: A Writer's City" for Irish Studies Review - all now published online here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G77YU... 072
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 26/12/2025A short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren Boys at Christmas in Ireland. Via @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #laandreolin #wren #ststephensdayrte.ieA short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren BoysFrom mummers to wren boys, the practice of rambling from house to house in rural Ireland lifted isolation for many communities at Christmas 021
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 18/12/2025A short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren Boys. From mummers to wren boys, the practice of rambling from house to house in rural Ireland lifted isolation for many communities at Christmas, writes @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieA short history of mummers, straw boys and Wren BoysFrom mummers to wren boys, the practice of rambling from house to house in rural Ireland lifted isolation for many communities at Christmas 01010
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Meet the characters from the golden age of children's TV in Ireland. From Daithi Lacha and Wanderly Wagon to The Den and Bosco, here are the Irish children's shows that have shaped us. By @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieMeet the characters from a golden age of children's TV in IrelandFrom Daithi Lacha and Wanderly Wagon to The Den and Bosco, here are the Irish children's shows that have shaped us 021
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: meet the characters from the golden age of children's TV. @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social on the Irish children's shows, rrom Daithi Lacha & Wanderly Wagon to The Den & Bosco that have shaped us www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... 042
Reposted by Dr. Barry HoulihanUniversity of Galway Library @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Archivist @barryhoulihan.bsky.social reflects on one of the most epic Christmas songs to date: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #fairytaleofnewyork #thepogues #storytelling #christmassongs #skybrariansrte.ieThe story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York'The Pogues' Christmas classic owes its iconic name to the work of Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy. 041
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York' www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... 020
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Max as always the most popular visitor to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social - he's kind of a big deal. 030