Thomas Leahy

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New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

Just published! A new open access article with my great colleague Thomas Leahy, taking a fresh detour from my usual research areas. Collaborating across fields is always fun, especially this time. With thanks to our generous funders @ria.ie & @britishacademy.bsky.social.
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New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

Offene Stellen an der ÖAW Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW

1 postdoc position on ERC Advanced Grant project IDEO-YEMEN. Focus on Yemen under Ansar Allah (Houthis). The position starts September 1, 2025 and runs for 56 months.
www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=ul2v...

“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005 Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...

New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005 Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...

New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too.
Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people.

historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report

Findings of inquiry into loyalist gang to be published The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later t...

The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later today.

Disability Wales launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd election Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the “systemic barriers” facing disabled people across the countr...

Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country

The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001 Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...

My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001 Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...

My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd.

Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.

Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics on jobs.ac.uk!

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The Troubles Explained (Part 2) Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 09/09/2025 · 1h 4m

And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy

Many thanks for listening and the kind words

The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1) Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m

Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1) Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m

Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!

Encountering research in Northern Ireland As Northern Ireland marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, the political afterlife of the conflict persists in affecting the everyday lives of communities, kept alive through in...

Great to see our new article
@hannahrwest.bsky.social Eleanor Leah Williams and @bennetthuw.bsky.social out about research experiences related to the conflict in and abouts NIreland out with Critical Military Studies journal www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thank you and all the bet to you too

Newport County team up with La Liga side for unique collaboration Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit – a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao. The red and white Athletic-inspired kit will celebrate the…

Newport County is going global with the launch of a new away kit - a unique collaboration with Basque giants Athletic Club Bilbao

Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime

Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime

Thank you and that’s great to know. Brilliant to hear you’re doing well on it too 😊

Great few days in Dublin - Belfast and Derry next for research and meeting friends #leinsterhouse #oireachtas #BaileÁthaCliath