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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks for the copy @merrionpress.bsky.social Will be reviewing this for Substack at some point in the future.

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Merrion Press @merrionpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of a great friend, Stephen Walker. Stephen was a true gentleman and a consummate author, and it was a privilege to have published his work. He will be deeply missed by all.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Is there anything more melancholy than the sound of a distant ice cream van on a slate grey, soaking wet Belfast afternoon?

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Is the new Rest of History series on the Troubles just the audio book of the Official Historian's project?

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Rest is History on NI is egregious.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

garethmulvennana.substack.com/p/the-murder... I'm currently researching and writing a new book with my co-author Stephen O’Neill. It's called The Butchers and Beyond and it will include episodes such as the brutal torture and murder of Frankie McStravick.

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The Murder of Frankie McStravick: 1972

The bullet that finally killed Frankie McStravick travelled through time and caused untold trauma

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Stephen R. Millar @stephenrmillar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🚨Just received copies of my new book Performing Paramilitarism, a deep dive into loyalist ideology via its song scene which speaks to some of the events happening in N. Ireland over the last few weeks. 📚It lists at £12.45 on google books, £19.16 on Kindle and £22.99 in paperback.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You can get my book Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries for under £12 by entering code 27SUMMER @livunipress.bsky.social

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Really pleased to be asked by the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Group to talk about the lives & deaths of brothers Sammy & Anthony McCleave. I've been invested in their stories since I first read about them over 20 yrs ago so it's an honour to be able to share some of the research I've carried out over the yrs.

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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I get the point of this but I hate it. Also why unionists and loyalists who lean into blood and soil nationalism like this are working against themselves.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Great to get a look round the new museum/visitor experience 'Long Kesh Inside Out' at ACT Initiative - Central on the Shankill this morning. Nice to get a yarn with Dick Henderson. This is history as told by the people who lived through it.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Another poisoned chalice. Did anyone ever hear the outcome of the recruitment campaign for historians on the NIO Official History last spring? Hands up, I applied and was a reserve but the silence has been astonishing. Academic Researcher in - ICRIR Careers share.google/At6jDBuslylq...

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Academic Researcher in | ICRIR

View details and apply for this Academic Researcher vacancy in . We are creating a talent pool for an Academic Researcher to be part of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Informa...

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I spoke on the Good Listener podcast recently about my research into early Troubles violence including the Shankill “Butchers.” I discussed limits and mythologies in earlier accounts and how new sources allow a more careful, nuanced understanding of a horrific episode. youtube.com/watch?v=8Zsm...

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The TRUTH About The SHANKILL BUTCHERS

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

So glad @sam74mc.bsky.social & @gmulvenna.bsky.social are back with #Shrapnel podcast. Just listened to this episode - should be required hearing for all policy makers. Saving to use for future student study tour preparation. Also thinking about how to familiarize myself with N. Belfast better.

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Psychological Terror with Alex Bunting

Podcast Episode · The Shrapnel Podcast · April 25 · 54m

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Stephen Baker @stephenbaker.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

In this Shrapnel podcast @gmulvenna.bsky.social and Sam McIlwaine talk to Alex Bunting, Group Director of Care & Support at Inspire. Listen to it. It will impress upon the indecent haste with which the past was swept away in the north of Ireland. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Psychological Terror with Alex Bunting

Podcast Episode · The Shrapnel Podcast · 25 April · 54min

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

If you’re Belfast-based, there are paperback copies of my book already on sale in the brilliant indie shop No Alibis!

A copy of Belfastmen: an intimate history of life before Gay liberation

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

In 2018/19 Beano Niblock, myself & John Travers did a series of outreach events to encourage storytelling & history preservation. John acted in a scene he'd originally performed in Beano's 'Tartan' play, I did some readings from my book & we had a Q&A to get a discussion going.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

March 18 1972 - the Tartan gangs appear at the massive Vanguard rally at Ormeau Park where they hear Bill Craig's infamous "liquidate" speech.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I'm over on Tiktok as well, trying out a few mini episodes on Troubles history. Starting off with a familiar topic...

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I love the Linen Hall Library, but you'd think such a jewel in the crown of Belfast city centre's cultural and intellectual life would be funded better so that it can open for longer. As someone who works full-time it's basically impossible to find time to do research there.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The Long Kesh University - article by Red Hand Commando student, Cage 19 Long Kesh printed in Combat magazine no. 22 / 1974 @leftarchive.ie

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Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This is one of the documents which Stormont officials are outrageously - but ineffectively - censoring: They've blacked out Peter Bell's name as the author, but left his title, so we know it's him. Mindlessly stupid and contradictory censorship which undermines public confidence.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Clearing out my parents' house as they both died at the end of last year and found this in a copy of Jonathan Bardon's 'Belfast'. Mum and dad were members of the NUM and then Alliance when it was formed.

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Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

womensprize.com/in-conversat... Check it out if you fancy it!

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In conversation with Wendy Erskine - Women's Prize

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Episode 2 of the new series of Shrapnel coming soon. Sam and myself were joined by Alex Bunting to talk about his work in mental health, addiction & recovery & how the ripples of the past in NI continue to force their way into the socio-economic reality of many peoples present living conditions.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Posted this yesterday for #WorldBookDay Exciting times ahead!

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🙏What a first guest. We are cooking 🔥

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Great to be back with @shrapnelofficial.bsky.social properly. Glenn Millar was a fantastic first guest talking the band scene, its evolution, traditions and work in the community around mental health and identity. www.patreon.com/posts/151665...

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Patron Exclusive - Shrapnel: Made to Parade | The Tortoise Shack

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Huw Bennett @bennetthuw.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Delighted to have talked about “Uncivil War”, my book on the British Army in Northern Ireland, at the National Army Museum. If you missed it, here’s a recording:

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Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-75

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Irish Left Archive @leftarchive.ie · 12/02/2026

From 1996, The Separatist, issued by the Irish Publicity Service (a SInn Féin imprint). An outline of the IRA and Sinn Féin position a few years before the start of the conflict in the North. www.leftarchive.ie/document/4583/

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The Separatist (1966) — Irish Publicity Service

Commentary and PDF of The Separatist, published by Irish Publicity Service.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Just found this lovely review of TGAP by Marnie Gray for Studia Hibernica in 2017 last night. I find it difficult to give myself credit, but I did actually contribute something original. Academia may not have worked out, but without my PhD I'd probably never have had the confidence to write this.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Article I wrote for @historyireland.bsky.social in January 2017 on the Tartan Gang phenomenon of the early 1970s. The article was based on my book. historyireland.com/tartan-gangs/

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If you missed this week's seminar by Ciara McAllister on 'A class apart: Representing the ‘Troubles’ and the working class', a recording is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o1J...

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Irish Studies Seminar: Ciara McAllister 2.2.26

YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Excerpt from a very personal piece I wrote last year, signposting future writing I'll be doing on the conflict. open.substack.com/pub/garethmu...

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The Murder of Frankie McStravick: 1972

The bullet that finally killed Frankie McStravick travelled through time and caused untold trauma

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Colin Harvey @cjharvey1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

QUB.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Excerpt from a very personal piece I wrote last year, signposting future writing I'll be doing on the conflict. open.substack.com/pub/garethmu...

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The Murder of Frankie McStravick: 1972

The bullet that finally killed Frankie McStravick travelled through time and caused untold trauma

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Huw Bennett @bennetthuw.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Uncivil War, my book about the British Army and the Troubles in the early 1970s, is out in paperback on 15 January. Come and hear me talk about it at the National Army Museum on 13 February: www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/unc...

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Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-75

Join historian Huw Bennett as he examines the interactions between the British Army and paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during the most violent phase of the Troubles.

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

A book cover, showing the title 'Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation' by Tom Hulme. It is lavender coloured with yellow text, and shows two men sat on a bench, c. 1935.

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This is brilliant history, preserved for the future. Interview with the late Harry McAllister aka Mizz Mae. youtu.be/mQ8QIDlopCI?...

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life's a Drag, Mizz Mae - Harry McAllister

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Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Article on the Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association from Andersonstown News, November 1972.

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