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Prof David Farrell, UCD

@davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social
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Full Professor UCD Politics. Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Member of the Academia Europaea. Representative politics, electoral systems, deliberative minipublics people.ucd.ie/david.farrell he/him. Personal account.

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 2h
Potato beer. Now why didn’t we think of that?!
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 2h
A lovely encounter on a late September afternoon
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My alma mater, and from talking to people it is doing just great these days.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tilty head
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Every American needs to watch this:
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I can still remember the first time I saw them at a gig inTh L in the Arts block at @ucddublin.bsky.social in 1978. Begrudgers can feck off. I’m proud to be a U2 fan U2 play special gigs at Mount Temple Comprehensive and Grafton Street to mark 50th anniversary www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
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U2 play special gigs at Mount Temple Comprehensive and Grafton Street to mark 50th anniversary
Bono, Larry, Edge and Adam return to former school - where drummer stuck up a note ‘seeking bandmates’ - half a century after first rehearsal
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sorry, but with every passing day the drift is becoming ever more apparent. Where is this government going? Unrest, confusion and conflict in Coalition over sports capital grant announcement www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Unrest, confusion and conflict in Coalition over sports capital grant announcement
TDs describe the issue as a ‘childish mess’ as row about timing continues
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Save The Hellfire @savethehellfire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Big boy on the lookout at the Hellfire! #deer #wildlifewednesday
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 23/09/2026
Jon Stewart gets to the bottom of why Trump is so gung-ho about AI
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We’re way beyond 🎶10 is a girl…
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You poor thing, Ben, having to schlep over to Sicily. Many congratulations to @mariannalovato.bsky.social
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Public Democracy LA @publicdemocracyla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Civic Assemblies: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them? PDLA's Andrew McNeely will be presenting this topic at the Left Coast Forum on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 9am in Los Angeles! Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/left-coast... #sortition #citizensassemblies
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Left Coast Forum 2026
WE ARE THE FIREWALL “Working together to Bring the Left to Power” Many Fronts, One Fight
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ooh. Thanks, looking forwarid to reading this. Congrats
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just hanging out
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A glorious morning up Ticknock
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🎶Oh that Epstein jangle keep runnin’ along (not)🎶…, US news outlets say journalists denied access to White House in stark escalation by Trump www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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US news outlets say journalists denied access to White House in stark escalation by Trump
Move criticised as an intensifying of US president’s attacks on press freedoms ahead of midterm elections
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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hi, we’re the Political Quarterly. 👋 If you’re looking for reflective, academically rigorous analysis that you can read in less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee, you’ve stumbled across the right Bluesky account. We share free digests of our journal articles each week. Follow us!
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨 Job alert 🚨 Come and join me and @paul-kindermann.net researching European process preferences. 3-year postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social with travel and training budget. Potentially of interest to those attending #EPOP2026. Details at: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...
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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're hiring! GW’s Political Science Department is seeking a junior tenure-track professor in Comparative Politics. The search is open to any substantive or regional focus and all methodological approaches. Review of applications begins October 16. www.gwu.jobs/postings/128...
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning as early as Fall 2027. This position is pendin...
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An assault of a public representative is an assault on democracy. Disgraceful behaviour by the perpetrator. All best wishes to Michael Healy-Rae for a full recovery Michael Healy-Rae hospitalised after being assaulted by man while stopped in Dublin traffic www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Michael Healy-Rae hospitalised after being assaulted by man while stopped in Dublin traffic
No arrests have been made but gardaí are searching for ‘lone male’ suspect
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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Are you working on the role of the far right in the EU? Would you like to present your research at IPSA in Rome? We have the panel for you! Marianna Griffini & I are convening a panel on Far Right Mainstreaming and Normalisation in the EU. Submit your abstract here: wc2027.ipsa.org/wc/panel/far...
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Far-Right Mainstreaming and Normalisation in the European Union
The panel examines the impact of the far right on EU decision-making. Over the past decade, far-right actors have established a firm presence in European Union politics. Far-right EU parliamentary gro...
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Every cloud... www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Hosepipe ban lifted with ‘immediate effect’
Uisce Éireann said the decision to lift the ban early reflects an increase in rainfall alongside ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 16/09/2026
Join us on Friday 23 October for a one-day event organised by the @arinsproject.bsky.social (a joint initiative of the RIA and @notredame.bsky.social), @ulsteruni.bsky.social, and the Campaign for Social Science as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science week www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebooting-...
Minimalist illustration of two abstract birds with orange, yellow, and gray shapes flying against a light blue background.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our wee Toffee went to kitty heaven this morning after almost 17 years of crazy madness
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
‘The only people on the streets are here to oppose him’: Thousands protest Trump visit www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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‘The only people on the streets are here to oppose him’: Thousands protest Trump visit
Breakaway group burns US flag before setting off firecrackers and chanting against US troops in Shannon
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good editorial The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest
Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Correct response. Meanwhile, in Ireland this weekend we’ll be welcoming the Fascist-in-Chief to these shores. Yes, diplomatic decorum must be followed, but at what point do you draw a red line against fascists like this, however powerful they may be? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Germany’s Merz cancels phone call with Trump after social media post celebrating AfD win – as it happened
Spokesperson for Merz declines to give a reason for cancellation, but notes that it was not due to scheduling
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two Assistant Professorships in Sustainability Studies at Uni Twente: Position 1: Social science, quant and qual methods, participatory approaches, co-creation. Position 2: Spatial data science, quant methods, modelling incl ABM, dataviz. Apply by 30 Sep www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3638...
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hard to believe this wee cherub could cause such chaos on a doggy walk
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good tip
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've been recently receiving invitations to discuss my work at book clubs (in India and Mexico, so far). I engaged with the first invitation only to discover that it came with a price -- interesting new scam.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wow. That’s some field work (walk)
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great opening session of our @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social seminar series with my colleagues @karendublin.bsky.social James Cross, @bentonra.bsky.social and @dawnwalsh.bsky.social Lots of home truths about Ireland’s EU presidency
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Really looking forward to this, Theresa.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Great thread. Really looking forward to reading this book.
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hah!
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“There are certainly individual extreme right politicians, but overall, the AfD is more or less in the political center” Overall, in Sachsen-Anhalt, almost *half of all voters* agree with this statement. Just think about how far the normalization has progressed, 81 years after the end of WWII #ltw
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Filed my piece... not sure it was what they wanted, but had no energy to write about the details of Saxony-Anhalt... People need to understand that we are in a different reality, where the main fight is for liberal democracy, rather than between different types of liberal democracy.
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ZDF now predicting that AfD supported by BSW would have a majority in the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Waiting for coffee after a lovely @savethehellfire.bsky.social walk
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 05/09/2026
POLL: Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks (Sept 7, MoE 2.8%) Sinn Féin 21 (+1 in six weeks) Fine Gael 19 (-1) Fianna Fáil 17 (+1) Social Democrats 10 (-2) Aontú 8 (+1) Ind Ireland 7 Labour 3 Greens 3 PBP-Solidarity 2 Inds/others 12
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Sinn Féin take top spot in latest poll with support for Aontú at record high
Poll results come just days out from annual party think-ins
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Well, that is truly wonderful to know Trump expected to use Qatar-donated Air Force One for visit to Ireland www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Trump expected to use Qatar-donated Air Force One for visit to Ireland
Flight on luxury aircraft would be first use for an overseas trip since questions raised about its defensive capabilities
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Many congratulations to both of you @benrosamond1.bsky.social @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social !
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bloody hell, Alona!
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Alona O. Dolinsky @alonadolinsky.com · 02/09/2026
Went to register with Irish Immigration but turned away bc I was missing a specific letter. No worries. What was much funnier is how shocked the person was when I told them I don’t have a UCD ID card. Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”? Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What a brilliant thread. I couldn’t agree more, Catherine
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