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Ronan McGreevy

@ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social
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Irish Times journalist and videographer. Author and editor of several books including Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir (March 2026)

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Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofchildhood.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
For journalist and author @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social, his childhood days were lived outdoors, blending the town of Carrick-on-Shannon and his father’s farmland nearby. Read Ronan’s story from our That Wilder Bond childhood memories series: museumofchildhood.ie/that-wilder-...
Photos of Ronan MCGreevy as a child and more recently, along with a quote and a link to the website
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Oli Franklin-Wallis @olifranklinwallis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Jason Arday thing is yet another reminder that nonfiction book publishers often don't employ even the basic level of fact-checking required from a magazine article, but really should
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Such a privilege to interview Kirk Hammett from @metallica.com at the Academy in Dublin yesterday - great crowd, thank you all. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett in Dublin: ‘Right now, songwriting and pop music is crap’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
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Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Highly recommended read on a Taoiseach that few of us around today have any adult memories of but arguably both the father of modern, outward looking Ireland and the architect of what genuine reconciliation on the island actually looks like…
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My interview with Gopal Ghandi, the son of Mahatma Ghandi who spoke at the Jaipur Literary Festival this weekend.
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My interview with William Dalrymple in which we talk all things Empire, both the British Empire and the @empirepoduk.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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William Dalrymple: ‘The Scots and Irish like to be the ones who resisted empire, but we were deeply complicit’
The bestselling author and co-presenter of the Empire podcast has brought the Jaipur Literature Festival to Ireland
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We were delighted to welcome author & journalist Ronan McGreevy to the JJ Library last Thurs to discuss his new book 'Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir'. The book draws from a series of interviews with Lemass conducted by businessman & hotelier Dermot A. Ryan, which are preserved @ucdarchives.bsky.social
(left-right) Journalist Ronan McGreevy, UCD President Professor Orla Feely, University Librarian Dr. Sandra Collins - photograph taken by Mark Stedman.
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The Government has introduced grants of up to €135,000 to convert empty above-the-shop properties into housing. Will it work? x.com/RMcGreevy130...
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Ronan McGreevy on X: "Housing crisis: Grants to turn space above shops into homes could be ‘game changer’ https://t.co/BqAmLF5KCl" / X
Housing crisis: Grants to turn space above shops into homes could be ‘game changer’ https://t.co/BqAmLF5KCl
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Curator Brenda Malone speaks with @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social for @irishtimes.com about the dramatic Catalpa escape & its historic flag. See the flag in person 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 🕒 Sat 18 April from 12:00 🕒 Sun 19 April from 13:00 🔗 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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The flag that saved six Fenians from a ‘living tomb’ to go on display for the first time
Presence of an American flag 150 years ago made the Catalpa one of the most celebrated prison breaks in history
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My piece in The Irish Times on the Mother and Child scheme 75 years on. It was more than a battle between Church and State. It was really about the medical profession shafting the people of Ireland for its own selfish ends and we are still paying the price today www.irishtimes.com/history/2026...
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Why the failure of Noël Browne’s mother and child scheme still matters 75 years later
Proposals for free, universal healthcare were successfully blocked by the medical profession with support from the Catholic Church
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emerp.bsky.social @emerp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
NLI jam packed for launch of Lemass memoir by @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social’
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
@gavreilly.com Can you follow me for a DM please Gavan. Thanks, Ronan
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Gatsby: Death of an Irishman @posg1.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
An emotional and powerful video about an early tragedy in the life of Seán Lemass, one of Ireland's most popular and innovative leaders and 16-year-old volunteer in the GPO. The story is covered in Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir by @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social youtu.be/1CGq28BnJBY?...
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Seán Lemass's secret tragedy
YouTube video by Ronan McGreevy
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir is coming out next month. It's the story of a transformational Taoiseach in his own words. It was assumed that Lemass had not left his own account of his extraordinary political career for posterity, but he had.
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The Social Democrats quit X last month for this channel. They had to return to X to post an apology to Alan Shatter about comments made by Gary Gannon alleging that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein. This is the background to the apology. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Delighted to announce my new book Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir edited by me. Lemass, Ireland's most popular Taoiseach, left no autobiography or papers, but he recorded 22 hours of interviews with a businessman called Dermot Ryan in the 1960s. They are an extraordinary political testimony.
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Timeline serendipity @showerabsolute.bsky.social @yiannisbab.bsky.social - why any broadcaster takes this charlatan seriously
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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January 2026 marks 50th anniversary of tit-for-tat sectarian murders in Northern Ireland
January 2026 marks 50th anniversary of tit-for-tat sectarian murders in Northern Ireland when sixteen people were murdered In the space of less than 24 hours.
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
As a country we are great at remembering those who died for Ireland. They have streets, train stations, GAA grounds, etc named after them. We are lousy at remembering those who lived for Ireland. Of course, Dublin Airport should be named after Seán Lemass. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Bill to rename Dublin Airport after Seán Lemass brought forward in Dáil
Hub ‘owes much’ to former taoiseach’s ‘policies and foresight’, says Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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Ronan McGreevy on X: "As a country we are great at remembering those who died for Ireland. They have streets, train stations, GAA grounds, tower blocks etc named after them. We are utterly lousy at remembering those who lived for Ireland. Of course, Dublin Airport should be named after Seán Lemass." / X
As a country we are great at remembering those who died for Ireland. They have streets, train stations, GAA grounds, tower blocks etc named after them. We are utterly lousy at remembering those who lived for Ireland. Of course, Dublin Airport should be named after Seán Lemass.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Ramifications are still relevant. Ronan McGreevy, An Irish Diary. #LeaksOrNot #SpéirGhorm
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
A video I made with Irish Times Europe correspondent @naomiohreally.bsky.social about President Higgins. Has he changed the nature of the presidency forever? www.irishtimes.com/video/video/...
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Did Michael D Higgins change the nature of the presidency?
Naomi O'Leary reports on how Michael D. Higgins challenged the non-political nature of the role of president during his 14-year term. Video: Ronan McGreevy
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Gatsby: Death of an Irishman @posg1.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Dublin Book Festival! Sunday, November 9, 1pm. Gráinne Hurley and Patrick O'Sullivan Greene in conversation with Irish Times journalist and author Ronan McGreevy. Great voices from Irish American history: Mary Lavin and F. Scott Fitzgerald dublinbookfestival.com/event/great-... #DBF25
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Great Irish Voices - Dublin Book Festival
Join us to explore two books illuminating great voices from Irish American history. Gratefully and Affectionately: Mary Lavin and the New Yorker (New Island) by Gráinne Hurley gives fascinating insigh...
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/09/2025
Summer of 2025 becomes warmest season on record in Ireland
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Summer of 2025 becomes warmest season on record in Ireland
Sustained heat, especially at night, contributed to higher than normal average temperatures
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National University of Ireland @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thank you to all who attended the launch of the National University of Ireland First World War Centenary Roll of Honour and Essays last week here at 49 Merrion Sq. Below are some photos of our editors, contributors, and various people who contributed to this beautiful volume.📖
Editors of the NUI Centenary Roll of Honour and Essays: (L-R) Mr Ronan McGreevy, Dr Emer Purcell and Mr Tom BurnellEditors and Contributors. L-R Dr Fionnuala Walsh, Dr Emer Purcell, Mr John Foley, Mr Tom Burnell, Dr Maurice Manning, Mr Ronan McGreevy, Dr Barbara McCormack, and Dr Kevin CullenDr Maurice Manning, Dr Emer Purcell, and Mr Ronan McGreevyMr Richard Kelly (CRM Print + Design), Dr Emer Purcell, Mr Anthony Tierney (Four Courts Press), and Dr Patrick O’Leary
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Ronan McGreevy @ronanmcgreevy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at all? This is my first post on Bluesy
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