Cathal McManus

Keynote speaker Diarmaid Ferriter opens the “From Boundary Commission to Border Poll?
A Century of the Irish Border” conference.

A 12k walk today

a man is laying in bed with his eyes closed and the word gm is on his face . ALT: a man is laying in bed with his eyes closed and the word gm is on his face .

@dannyrobins.bsky.social
"Sometimes, when you look into the darkness, it looks back".
Thanks for this Danny. This will be me trying to sleep tonight with the lights on 🤣

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield of Stone Roses dead at 63 - latest tributes The musician rose to fame with the Stone Roses in the 1980s

Ah no...this is such sad news
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear leading academics analyse the history, cultures & futures of the #Irishborder

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@casmudde.bsky.social Hi, have you seen this? Thought it might be of interest. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55920

Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim Trust

It would be interesting to know the relationship these Christian nationalists have with Christianity. How religious are they? It also raises important questions for the Christian churches and what their role might be in confronting this behaviour. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Is there any way that Louise's school friend (a long time ago perhaps) could be asked to compare her figure with that of Jim?

That was excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Looking forward to the new #Uncanny season - can’t think of a better way to mark Halloween 👻 @dannyrobins.bsky.social

What's behind our fascination with Samhain's haunting legacy? Beyond spooky costumes and carved pumpkins, Halloween carries an ancient legacy rooted in fear, folklore and the unknown

Nice wee read for the evening that is in it

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"enshittification" might be my favourite new word @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

Very interesting seminar by @profcheryllawther.bsky.social discussing her new book on the topic of “Constructing Victimhood: Beyond Innocence and Guilt in Transitional Justice”

Is there a legal reason as to why they are always masked? Really adds a state terrorism feel to everything they do - is that the optics they are after?

I am happy to see families from all sides reunited and a ceasefire in Gaza (long may it last). However, those who caused and supported a genocide now being seen as peacemakers, while people return to rubble and continue mourning their loved ones, does not sit right with me.

YouTube video by Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler - Sultans Of Swing (A Night In London, 1996)

A clip of this regularly pops up on my social media feeds. Then I am required to listen to all 10.44 mins of it…on repeat…

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I’m amazed he included a “No” option tbh

This is really interesting. It would be good to know more about these trends!

Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election Fianna Fáil's candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election "with immediate effect".

Big, but not entirely surprising news. Has been a disaster for Fianna Fáil.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

As a (struggling) student of the Irish language I totally endorse this - we can’t understand our present without a knowledge of our language. Even though I’ll never be fluent I’m so pleased to begin to grasp the origins of our landscape & hugely indebted to Manchan Magan.

Irish Language: Belfast City Council votes in favour of policy The policy could see both English and Irish displayed on council vehicles and uniforms, as well as signs.

Great to see.
It will be interesting to see the reactions to it, though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just saying…

House of Guinness Irish subtitles 'step in right direction' for language Netflix said:

Great to see
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Always nice to see the hard copy! Looks great!

Four Courts Press | The Irish storyteller by Georges Zimmermann

www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archiv...
This might be a good starting point. I don't have my copy to hand right now to check the extent, though. I can take a look when I get home later.

An infinity loop made of various European country flags, with a blue heart containing the EU stars at the center-right. Below, bold and regular text reads: "From many languages, one unbreakable bond." A small EU emblem is placed in the bottom-right corner.

Today is the European Day of Languages. And this year, we mark 25 years of celebrating multilingualism in our Union. 🥳

Languages open doors. They help us connect, explore cultures, make lifelong friends, and journey further.

We remain stronger, united in our diversity.

europa.eu/!6FkntW

I think a ruler was used in the making of these clouds #Belfast

Trump’s efforts at reading from an autocue are bizarre. It’s like he loses interest mid sentence and forces himself to continue.

UN inquiry finds Israel has committed genocide in Gaza