Prof. Kevin Rafter

Great few days at the Hinterland Book Festival. Speaking about #DillonRediscovered & interviewing Kevin Barry about ‘The Heart in Winter’ & ‘The Cave’, and Grainne Hurley about her book on Mary Lavin & The New Yorker. Congrats to @mylesdungan.bsky.social & his colleagues. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Great welcome @writersweek.bsky.social in Listowel!!! And lovely to talk about ‘Dillon Rediscovered’ at the festival. #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

They attack.
We live.
They attack.
We sing.

Let’s go on a short walk through Kyiv with me. With a sound on, please.

Spurs silence the noise with Europa League win and leave Man Utd facing bleak future Tottenham 1-0 Man United: Spurs salvaged a dire season by triumphing in a dismal final to seal a first trophy since 2008

Postecoglou dared to say it, and his players have gone and done it. A trophy in his second season, a Spurs wait over

The talk of the season and the uncertain future are now United's concern

Spurs, whatever next, have a moment that lasts forever

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Well I never thought I’d see the day. Tottenham Hotspur win the Europa League.

This is what happens when you move to Journalism Zero ….

His books are well thumbed, the signed copies extra special, so many favourites but I always marvel at the devilment in ‘The Cabinet Table’. RIP, Paul Durcan.

Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93 Brian Glanville, who was the Sunday Times’ football correspondent for 30 years and the influential author of The Story of the World Cup, has died aged 93

Wonderful writer & a lovely man who I was fortunate to have had some contact with in my previous life in journalism. RIP.
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Good piece. Only read two, and enjoyed both, ‘Calculation of volume’ & ‘Small Boat’; was hugely taken with the latter.

So well deserved!!! Congratulations @theresareidy.bsky.social

Review of ‘Dillon Rediscovered’ @irishtimes.com 😀 ‘Kevin Rafter’s assiduous account breaks new ground and brings a forgotten but fascinating figure back to life.’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

John Boyne on the art of book reviews: Never lie to readers, but deliver truth in a way that respects the writer Twenty-one years after The Irish Times published novelist’s first review, he has now written 150

Good read… John Boyne on the art of book reviews: Never lie to readers, but deliver truth in a way that respects the writer @irishtimes.com

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This was unexpected! Bestsellers @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social #dillonrediscovered

Academic questions: Frank McNally on Titanic terriers, epic expense accounts and the rise of the ‘full professor’ Try claiming for a piano-playing secretary today and see what happens

EJ Dillon in @irishtimes.com
Academic questions: Frank McNally on Titanic terriers, epic expense accounts and the rise of the ‘full professor’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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My portrait of @kevinrafter.bsky.social, whose book on legendary journalist and international man of mystery EJ Dillon has just been published to great acclaim.

Great photos. Thanks, @conorhorgan.bsky.social

The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise In August 1895, William Ewart Gladstone decided to come out of retirement for one last public speech. The 85-year-old former British prime minister had been moved by a series of Daily Telegraph articl...

From @independent.ie ‘Truly exceptional’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

www.independent.ie/entertainmen... The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise

Author interview: Unravelling the mysterious life of a journalism legend EJ Dillon was one of the most prominent journalists of his time, as foreign correspondent with 'The Daily Telegraph', he was the literal embodiment of an international man of mystery

From @irishexaminer.bsky.social ‘Rafted has crafted a fascinating portrait of a clever, ambitious man’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Nights like these are worth remembering. Huge thanks to everyone who joined me in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of ‘Dillon Rediscovered’. Really appreciate the generous words of Prof. John Horgan & Prof. Daire Keogh @dublincityuni.bsky.social #dillonrediscovered

The nice people at @politybooks.bsky.social have just told me about a discount code and sent me some lovely graphics with some kind words attached, so forgive me if I drop them now and then. Here's the @therestpolitics.bsky.social's @rory-stewart.bsky.social.

EJ Dillon would have appreciated the coverage, I think! ‘Dillon Rediscovered’ in @irishmirror.bsky.social & Irish Daily Star #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social

This looks like a fascinating publication by @kevinrafter.bsky.social described as a vivid compelling portrait in the Sunday Times today with striking parallels with the media world today.

Prof @kevinrafter.bsky.social gets a whole page in the @ST__Ireland for his soon to be launched book on EJ Dillon @DCU

I loved performing again, but it reminded me to keep one foot in normal life Our gigs went better than I could have hoped; even the things that went wrong added to the magic.

"It's magic really isn't it? I want to do it again now." www.newstatesman.com/culture/musi...

Another little video about my new book on EJ Dillon, which will be in the shops this weekend ahead of its ‘official’ publication next week. The photos in the book are wonderful & perfectly evoke Dillon’s era. #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social @telegraphnews.bsky.social

Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Excellent piece!

The role of political parties in democratic innovation David Farrell argues that the extent of the decline of political parties and democratic decline is at risk of being exaggerated, and that the role of parties in democratic innovation is often under…

A blog post on the role of political parties in democratic innovation constitution-unit.com/2025/04/17/t...

Wild Fictions by Amitav Ghosh: Sparkling and wise writing about the state of the world Despite his bleak prognosis, the intellectual is still trying to make connections between different peoples

My review of ‘Wild Fictions’ by Amitav Ghosh @amitav.bsky.social
‘Sparkling and wise writing about the state of the world’ @irishtimes.com

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An amazing career & life… and his portrait photos are a story in themselves. I especially like this one from Russia in mid-1880s…