Walt Kilroy

Dr Walt Kilroy

Why is Sudan back in the news again?
As the country's brutal war takes a new turn, the latest atrocities unleashed on the Sudanese population have been truly shocking.
Piece by Dr @waltkilroy.bsky.social, @dcu-conflict.bsky.social, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3WRqtCN

Exhibition posters

Great to friends and colleagues represented in this Black Voices Exhibition in @dublincityuni.bsky.social recently. Visibility, recognition, and inclusion. And most importantly, their own words as well as their beautiful images

PI Prof @aislingswaine.bsky.social and postdoc
@cjnicoson.bsky.social presented about ‘continuums of violence’ in #WPS. Thanks, @dcu-irgs.bsky.social and @dcu-conflict.bsky.social for hosting us as at the October conference 'Conflict, gender and human security – Where are we? Where are we going?'

DCU has conferred the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on the Pultizer Prize winning @nytimes.com journalist @declanwalsh.bsky.social.
From #Ballina, Co #Mayo, he began his career in the @businesspost.bsky.social and studied at UCD and DCU.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/3WiSvXG

Sudan war: Survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.

Appalling testimony (but not surprising) of the atrocities being committed right now in El Fasher in #Sudan by the #RSF. Meanwhile the UAE escapes scrutiny as its main backer

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sudan conflict: El-Fasher's fall to RSF paramilitary force raises fear of mass killings The UN says there are credible reports of "summary executions" in el-Fasher.

Mass killing of civilians seen in Sudanese city of El Fasher now after it is overrun by RSF forces

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Conference

Great keynote by Dr Shirley Graham at a conference on #womenpeaceandsecurity 25 years on from #SCR1325, along with other interesting speakers. Organised in DCU by @dcu-conflict.bsky.social and @dcu-irgs.bsky.social

Panel

Cover of the plan

Outgoinchair of the Oversight Group, Nora Owen, speaking at the launch

Great panel at the launch of Ireland's Fourth National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security #WPS Intersectionality in action. With well-deserved recognition for outgoing chair of the Oversight Group, Nora Owen. assets.ireland.ie/documents/Fi...

Appreciate Senator Tom Clonan’s review of my new book in The Irish Times.

"Unfinished Empire" shows how Russian imperialism has shaped the fate of its neighbours, from the tsarist conquests to Soviet domination and today’s relentless aggression.

Closing date is Monday (18th) for the conference in October on #SCR1325

CfP: Conference to mark Resolution 1325 on WPS | conflict-institute

Conference on 23-24 October in ‪@dublincityuni.bsky.social‬ to mark 25 years since UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women Peace & Security. Organised by us & @dcu-irgs.bsky.social‬. Abstracts by Mon 18 Aug: www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...

@shelleydeane.bsky.social‬ @arpitac.bsky.social @debbieging.bsky.social‬

Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) International Relations and Area Studies Specialist Group – 2025 PSAI Annual Conference - University of Galway

Call for Papers in IR & Area Studies @psaireland.bsky.social Annual Conference, 17-19 Oct 2025, hosted by @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Please submit your abstract (max. 200 words) with title, authors & affiliations to markus.pauli@dcu.ie @dcu-conflict.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social by 29 June.

Today Kenyan civil society organisations have called upon the Kenyan government and the UN security council to take action following our reporting with the Daily Nation. We found Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces depot in Sudan. pressrelease.co.ke/news/375

The title of the thesis is "Identity narrative and constitutional flux: Nationalist and unionist civil society perspectives on Irish unification"

Candidate, supervisor, and examiners in DCU

Congratulations to Ciarán Hartley who passed his PhD viva today at @dublincityuni.bsky.social. The examiners were @mairebraniff.bsky.social and @donnachadcu.bsky.social and his supervisor was @johndoyle.bsky.social

Dozens killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run ministry says The UN human rights chief said Israel's

Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Photo by Tero Vesalainen on iStock

A majority of Irish people are either extremely or very interested in news, according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland 2025, published today by Coimisiún na Meán
@cnam-ie.bsky.social.
Analysis of the Irish data is provided by DCU FuJo @fujomedia.bsky.social.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/3FQ8LuB

This was an exceptionally good piece of research, on the experiences of enforced encampment policies, seen from the perspective of both refugees and host communities. It looked at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, which is now home to nearly 300,000 people.

Gordon and his supervisors

Congratulations to Dr Gordon Ogutu who passed his PhD viva without any corrections at all at
@dublincityuni.bsky.social‬ today. Many thanks to my fellow examiner Dr Rachel Hoare, and congratulations also to supervisors Dr Agnes Maillot and @fionamur.bsky.social‬

Opportunity for post-doctoral researcher | conflict-institute

Opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher working at @dcu-conflict.bsky.social and Ulster University on the North-South Research Programme, about the all-Ireland economy. Applications by 30th May
www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...

"I’m particularly concerned by the laws being introduced in high emitting states to restrict the right to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful protest," said #DCUClimate2025 keynote speaker Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

Conference venue

Relevant, informed and insightful as always: international affairs conference at @ria.ie. Regulating AI, cultural paths to peace, and malignant narcissism in politics are among the many topics explored

World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.

World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...