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Martin Maguire

@martinmaguire.bsky.social
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Working on the history of the Irish state and the civil service; writing on civil service trade unions. Fond of hill walking, weissbier, red wine….

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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm calling on Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. Will you add your name to the petition now? my.uplift.ie/petitions/vi... @uplift.ie
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Visa for Gaza students
I'm calling on Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. Will you add your name to the petition now?
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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At the Existentialist Cafe
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Carlo Ginzburg and the Antifascist Tradition
The late Carlo Ginzburg is the best-known pioneer of microhistory, looking at social change from below. His approach was deeply affected by his family’s experience of fascism and the rival antifascist...
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/tr... @uplift.ie
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Transparency, Fairness and Public Consultation in the Closure and Transfer of Carlow College
On 19th May, the staff and students of St. Patrick’s College in Carlow, along with the wider community, were devastated to hear of the planned closure of Carlow College. While the merger with SETU had...
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Martins arrive at the Magazine fort, Phoenix Park Dublin. Earliest ever arrival I think.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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52 Gazans to arrive in Ireland to study in universities
Fifty-two young Palestinians from Gaza are due to arrive in Ireland today and in the coming days to begin a new life as students in Irish universities.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Sally Rooney putting her money where her mouth is (figuratively of course). Bravo. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Interesting parallel with Trump and the Kennedy Centre!
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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Robinson accuses Israel of 'nonsense', 'malicious lying'
Former President Mary Robinson has condemned what she called "ridiculous", "nonsense" and "malicious lying" regarding Israeli claims that it is ready to distribute aid into Gaza.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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'A despicable disgrace': Geldof condemns Israel over Gaza hunger
Bob Geldof has criticised the Israeli government's role in the Gaza crisis, calling it "a despicable disgrace" amid growing warnings of famine and restricted humanitarian access
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift.ie
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Protect Our Revolutionary History - Make the GPO a National Monument not a Shopping Centre
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to protect the GPO as a national monument and to scrap plans to turn it into shops and offices. Will you sign too?
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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'Free Palestine' message in the sand near Trump's hotel
An environmental artist created a huge 'Free Palestine' message in the sand on the beach backing on to US President Donald Trump's golf resort in Co Clare.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I've just signed this petition calling for the disused courthouse in Ballinamore to become the home of the McGahern Gateway Centre. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/mc... @uplift.ie
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McGahern Gateway Centre, Ballinamore, County Leitrim
I've just signed this petition calling for the disused courthouse in Ballinamore to become the home of the McGahern Gateway Centre. Will you sign too?
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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Fanning flames: How a Donegal fire was used to stoke hate online
How a false claim about a Donegal church fire went viral - and the network of anonymous accounts using outrage, disinformation, and profit-driven tactics to target Ireland online
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Italy’s areas of wartime fascist resistance remain less susceptible to the far right today
Those asking how to counter the far right might look at the communities in Italy where partisan resistance was strong.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland
Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Mark O'Connell: I’ve never thought of myself as a natural-born opinion columnist, I just say what I see
In a sane world no one would ever again believe, or pretend to believe, the lies told by the Israeli government to cover and distract from its crimes against Palestinians
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 03/04/2025
RTÉ has launched a new strand of coverage called Clarity to counter false and fake news
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How RTÉ's Clarity will help you trust the news even more
As RTÉ News launches a new strand of content designed to counter misinformation and disinformation, Deirdre McCarthy, explains why it's more important than ever to be able to trust the news you are co...
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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SF MEP Boylan refused entry to Israel during EU visit
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said the European Union was "completely blindsided" after she was detained yesterday upon entry to Israel.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 20/02/2025
‘Russia seeks to recolonise Ukraine. Israel relentlessly appropriates Palestinian land. Trump speaks of “reclaiming” Canada, Greenland. The conditions that make colonisation a possibility are still with us.’ Rahmane Idrissa on colonisation’s history: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Rahmane Idrissa · The Time of the Whites: The Will to Colonise
The will to colonise has not disappeared. Russia seeks to recolonise Ukraine. Israel relentlessly appropriates...
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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 17/02/2025
The Censorship of Spinoza existentialcomics.com/comic/590
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Margaret Kelleher @mgtkell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Congrats to Tim Groenland @groenbot.bsky.social & RadioMoLI @molimuseum.bsky.social on this new series. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Lynch and Juliet Mabey @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for the opening episode. Funded by @researchireland.bsky.social Pathways programme @ucddublin.bsky.social
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My latest: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
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Opinion: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
The U.S. is now on the side of the dictatorships
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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Horrified by news of our friend & fellow bookseller Mahmoud being arrested by Israeli forces alongside his nephew. A tireless campaigner for the power of literature, Mahmoud was in Edinburgh with us just months ago - please join call for their release! #Booksky www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
Raid on Educational Bookstore branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals
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DerryJournal @derryjournal.com · 10/02/2025
Today marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university in the North www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...
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Monday marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university in the North
Sixty years ago, on February 10, 1965, John Lockwood’s report on higher education in the North recommended that a second university be located in Coleraine - at the time, a small market town with popu...
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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Imbolc (Imbolg) the Cross Quarter Day - Early February
Imbolc is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Celtic Goddess Brigid (Brigit, Brighid, Bride, Bridget, Bridgit, Brighde, Bríd)
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Trump should offer all Palestinians US citizenship, and hand over the state of Florida to become a Palestinian homeland. Throw in a few hundred thousand dollars each as a sweetener. Bound to be a winner!
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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ARINS - Royal Irish Academy
ARINS: Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South Authoritative, independent and non-partisan analysis and research on constitutional, institutional and policy options for Ireland, north and so...
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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 20/01/2025
The History of What is the Good Life - existentialcomics.com/comic/586
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 16/01/2025
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has written to Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath expressing concern that EU citizens whose data is processed in Israel may not have their rights protected under the General Data Protection Regulation
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Concern over EU citizen data processed in Israel
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has written to Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath expressing concern that EU citizens whose data is processed in Israel may not have their rights protected under the G...
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Celia Keenan @chkeenan.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
An amazing tour de force from the incomparable Don Wycherley: then Wolf Moon from the pier.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
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Fórsa trade union @forsatradeunion.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Healthcare workers are not a target, in Gaza or anywhere. We demand the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
A photo of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, with text that says we demand his release.
We have written to the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, seeking an intervention at EU level to secure the release of leading Palestinian doctor, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.  Dr Abu Safiya has been detained by Israeli Defence Forces since last Friday (3rd January). Amnesty International has said Dr Abu Safiya is one of hundreds of Palestinian healthcare workers from Gaza who have been detained by the IDF without charge or trial.  The IDF confirmed it has detained Dr Abu Safiya, following its forced clearance of Kamal Adwan hospital last Friday. Beit Lahia, where the hospital is located, has been under an IDF blockade since last October.In correspondence to the Tánaiste issued on 8th January, general secretary Kevin Callinan said Fórsa’s national executive is seeking the intervention of the Department of Foreign Affairs on the matter.  “As one of the main trade unions representing health workers in Ireland, members have continued to actively express their solidarity through demonstrations and participation in groups including Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine, and through motions passed at the union’s national conference last year,” he said.  Mr Callinan acknowledged that the closure of Israel’s embassy in Dublin limits any opportunity to petition the Israeli government directly.He therefore urged the Tánaiste to seek an intervention at EU level, which could help to advance the release of Dr Abu Safiya and other detained health workers.  He further acknowledged the Tánaiste’s continuing efforts to highlight the injustices of Israel’s actions in Gaza.   “Fórsa shares your concerns and supports your call for an end to the devastating violence and the appalling humanitarian situation, both in Gaza and the West Bank,” he said.
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Martin Maguire @martinmaguire.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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Ireland joins South Africa's ICJ case against Israel
Ireland has joined South Africa's case against Israel, the International Court of Justice has confirmed.
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