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Dr Martin J Power

@drmartinjpower.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Co-Director Centre for the Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture, University of Limerick, Ireland......Rabid Celtic fan

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Dr Martin J Power @drmartinjpower.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New Permanent Professor of Social Justice and Democratic Resilience position in the Department of Sociology at University of Limerick. Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul... Closing date: March 20th
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Dr Martin J Power @drmartinjpower.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Permanent Assistant Professor in Sociology position available at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Full details available: my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul... Closing date for applications is Thurs 30th Oct.
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Dr Martin J Power @drmartinjpower.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Very interesting day in @lseinequalities.bsky.social exploring all things social class with working class academics, policy specialists, grassroots organisations & activists.
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Colmcille Press @colmcille.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Maith sibh! Via @news.rte.ie
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Kneecap win case over 'unlawful' UK govt funding block
Irish language rap group Kneecap has won its discrimination case against former Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 27/11/2024
fuckin harrowing piece. real easy to imagine ending up like this. in this country it only takes one stroke of serious bad luck if you don't have A LOT of money www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Irish #ge24 voters: this questionnaire, by the University of Limerick, shows you which candidates in your constituency best align with your answers to around 30 policy questions. And breaks it down question by question if you wish. www.whichcandidate.ie/events/14/co...
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WhichCandidate
Find the candidate that matches your views on WhichCandidate.ie
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I love this.
A restaurant board sign that reads: “we are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts. Some have canoes. And some are drowning. Just be kind and help when you can.
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Sarah Donnelly @sarahmdonnelly1.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
'More than 1,900 parents over the age of 70 are currently caring for their intellectually disabled sons and daughters at home.471 are in their 80s and 90s.' Excellent forensic analysis of key issues relating to Disability Sector from Ailbhe Conneely #GE2024 www.rte.ie/news/electio...
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Some key issues and promises in disability sector
The encounter between Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and a care worker in Cork last night has led to commentary about Section 39 pay. Here, Ailbhe Conneely, looks at some key issues facing disabled peo...
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Paddy Hoey @paddyhoey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
End of the international break. Mon the hoops and...
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Dylan @dylanstuart.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Publishing the watered down, heavily manipulated and yet absolutely shameful homelessness figures in advance of #GE2024 risks exposing our watery-like rhetoric, societally manipulative behaviour and shameful record in tackling homelessness.
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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Good to see these newcomers making their international debuts @footballcollective.bsky.social conference in Newcastle, a highly apt venue for books of this nature (Yes, there are chapters examining the club, its owners, KSA & the EPL) @paulwiddop.bsky.social
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 22/11/2024
On Monday, Book at Bedtime features five short stories by me, separate but interconnected, one each night over the week. Hope you enjoy :)
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BBC Sounds - The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal on BBC Sounds.
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David Webber 🇵🇸 @drdavewebber.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
“A resistance to the doctrine of untouchable power, a resistance to violence and othering as the solution to our common problems. And even if sport is a blunt and pointless tool of social change, it must nonetheless be deployed.” Powerful, must read stuff from @jonathanliew.bsky.social.
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tonydailide.bsky.social @tonydailide.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
‘They are the last community people are openly racist about’: Sam Wright on his tender portraits of Travellers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘They are the last community people are openly racist about’: Sam Wright on his tender portraits of Travellers
From family life to fairground glamour, across Ireland and the UK, the photographer wanted to show a different side to a group whose way of life is dying out
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Baris Cayli Messina @bariscaylimessina.com · 21/11/2024
#Sociology faces resistance in authoritarian regimes because it exposes oppression. It unravels systemic injustices and disrupts the narratives of those in power. More than just a discipline, #Sociology is a form of resistance and that’s exactly why they fear it. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
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Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
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Old Fitz @citizenfitz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Make no mistake about: Florida is the leading edge on advancing authoritarian rule in the US. Why sociology? Sociology examines social phenomena analytically and empirically. Critical thinking is a basic threat to authoritarians. It has to go. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
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Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy...
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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Something increasingly clear in the light of yesterday, across all HE, not just UEA, is that REF outputs, grant capture, internationally-recognised expertise, service & admin experience do not protect you from being surplus to requirements if there aren’t the student numbers your institution wants
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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
ICC issues warrant for arrest of Netanyahu and Gallant. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"Sector leaders expected more than 100 of the UK’s 140-odd universities to be making redundancies by the start of 2025, in what has been described as a “cataclysmic” situation where “everything is on the table”." www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise
English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding
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The Irish Story @theirishstory.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#OTD in 1920, Nov 21, Bloody Sunday in Dublin. Morning: IRA killed 14 suspected British intel officers. Afternoon: Crown forces shot up football crowd at Croke Park, killing 14 civilians. Evening: Dublin Castle, 2 IRA leaders 1 civlian summarily executed. www.theirishstory.com/2011/11/21/t...
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Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920 – The Irish Story
November 21, 1920. A day of bloodshed in Dublin marked the escalation of the Irish War of Independence. By John Dorney. See also Four Bloody Sundays.
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Abi O'Connor @drabioconnor.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
How anyone can go outside, complain about how cold it is & not do everything in their power to genuinely fix the homelessness crisis in this country is beyond me
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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Important evidence, suggesting that socioeconomic background is the primary driver of GCSE results Which is also the primary driver of participation in higher education, and a primary driver of wages later in life Class remains a key driver of social, economic and also health outcomes in Britain
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
It's backwards we are going. We need to find better ways to get to the young lads, especially.
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Dr Martin J Power @drmartinjpower.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@ecvlinguist.bsky.social ah tis yourself
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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
dlvr.it
Rhasidat Adeleke named Athlete of the Year, Ciara Mageean takes middle distance award
Ciara Mageean took the Middle Distance Athlete of the Year while Fionnuala McCormack took the Endurance Athlete of the Year award.
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Spion Kop @thekophq.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
No International break now until March 2025
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a man stands on a soccer field in front of a banner that says liverpool
ALT: a man stands on a soccer field in front of a banner that says liverpool
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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
dlvr.it
Breast cancer patients denied medical cards forced to 'choose between health and financial stability'
Medical cards would provide 'vital support' for breast cancer patients
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Mark Doidge @markdoidge.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
When people say football shouldn’t be political, how can football not be political when footballers are being killed?
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Dr. Jarret Ruminski @thedevilhistory.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Arts & Humanities are such a useless, impractical waste of time that dictators and tyrants across the span of history have suppressed the study and practice of these fields.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Graph showing poverty levels including child poverty reaching 36%
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Gavin Brewis @gavinbrewis.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Have created a working-class academics and supporters Starter Pack. Let me know if you want added. #workingclassacademics go.bsky.app/7iDUDU1
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Sara O’Sullivan @osullivansara.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
School of Sociology University College Dublin has just advertised a new 4 yr PhD scholarship. Applications in these broad areas particularly welcome: ● Diversities & Inequalities ● Quantitative & Computational Social Science ● Organised Violence, Peace & Nationalism See www.ucd.ie/sociology/st...
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PhD/MLitt in Sociology - UCD School of Sociology
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Mark Doidge @markdoidge.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
It is always instructive to see who is permitted to protest, about what, and how the political and journalist class discuss it. Keeping your wealth is deemed more important than planetary destruction
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Rachel Allison @rachelallison.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I've created a starter pack for women's football scholars! I am new to this site so just getting started, will update, but please also request to be added or send along those to be added! ⚽ go.bsky.app/Hvru4tP
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 11/03/2024
Creative resistance: new Open Access research by Maureen McBride (University of Glasgow) finds that by writing and performing a play as part of a youth-led theatre project, working-class young people in Glasgow came to see the positives of life in their community. buff.ly/3wuhopu
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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
The piece above is by Emma Dabiri but here's the brilliant Denise Chaila on the changing face of Ireland. Her spoken piece "Dual Citizenship" is also fantastic.
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Denise Chaila - Chaila | #Courage2020
To celebrate Denise Chaila's amazing new single 'Chaila' we've released this performance from her iconic #Courage2020 show in the National Gallery of Ireland...
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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Spotted on Sullivan's Quay, Cork city
A mural next to Izz Cafe in Cork city saying "Greetings from Palestine"
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Dr Martin J Power @drmartinjpower.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
What an amazing gig once again from Peter Hook tonight in Galway. Always a pleasure to watch this absolute legend perform..
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
'I'm an Irish Traveller and I'm too anxious to go to school'
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'I'm an Irish Traveller and I'm too anxious to go to school'
Traveller families say their children are often bullied when they attend mainstream schools.
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