Donncha O’Connell

From today, workshops supporting students with finding books/journals, #endnote support, Gen AI support and general #citing and #referencing :

Library Workshops: Supporting Your Assignments and Exams

Date: w/c 9th March

Suitability: Undergraduates

Sign up for sessions here: lnkd.in/dzFU86T7

Political failings leave women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditions Report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date

Political failings leave women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditions. Unpublished report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee notes overcrowding ‘worst’ to date.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Coiste Pleanála Straitéise Gaeilge á mholadh do gach comhairle contae a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta faoina cúram Deir Conradh na Gaeilge go bhfuil ‘an-dul chun cinn’ á dhéanamh ag comhairle cathrach na Gaillimhe is go bhfuil SPC Gaeilge ag an gcomhairle

Coiste Pleanála Straitéise Gaeilge á mholadh do gach comhairle contae a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta faoina cúram

Sinéad O'Sullivan: When will we declare Ireland’s road death toll the public health crisis it is? Last year, one person died every 35 hours in a crash across the island

Sinéad O’Sullivan: When will we declare Ireland’s road-death toll the public health crisis it is? Last year, one person died every 35 hours in a crash on the island…

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Catherine Connolly criticises ‘violations of international law’ in Middle East President does not condemn US or Israel directly, but comments appear to be a implicit rebuke to Government’s response to campaign against Iran

President Catherine Connolly criticises ‘violations of international law’ in Middle East

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Climate change is speeding up — the pace nearly doubled in ten years Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ºC per decade, fresh analysis finds.

As global warming accelerates towards apocalyptic conditions, rather than working to save ourselves, the great powers are instead pouring oil and raining bombs onto the gathering inferno.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Violence was the way it came out’: Young carers highlight realities of their work President says family carers save State billions by contributing millions of hours of hours of unpaid work every week

‘Violence was the way it came out’: Young carers highlight realities of their work

Family carers 'insufficiently recognised' - President President Catherine Connolly has said that the contribution of family carers, including young carers "too often goes simply ignored or certainly is insufficiently recognised".

Contribution of family carers 'insufficiently recognised' - President Connolly

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

Mary Robinson condemns US ‘attacks on truth’ during women’s day rally: ‘There is strength in our solidarity’ Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson has called for solidarity to guard against “attacks on truth”.

Mary Robinson condemns US ‘attacks on truth’ during women’s day rally: ‘There is strength in our solidarity’. Former president of Ireland said the current US administration is ‘flooding the atmosphere with lies to confuse’.

www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

Important in-depth @secondcaptains.bsky.social episode addressing the online racism at Edwin Edogbo and the part played by US platforms and media.

Very insightful conversation between Dr Eileen Culloty @fujomedia.bsky.social and @younghorgan.bsky.social

‘Cé muidne inniu?’ – Notes on a Residency at Stiúideo Cuan What does it mean to have more than one artistic identity? In this essay, Toner Quinn, Editor of The Journal of Music in Ireland, writes about the relationship between writing and music, and a recent ...

Toner Quinn: ‘Cé muidne inniu?’ – Notes on a Residency at Stiúideo Cuan. What does it mean to have more than one artistic identity?

journalofmusic.com/opinion/ce-m...

New #ARINS Podcast!🎙️

Rory Montgomery speaks with Prof. Brendan O’Leary (UPenn) and Prof. John McGarry (QUB) about their newly published article, My Symbols or Our Symbols?, co-authored with Dr. James Pow.

Spotify: bit.ly/4rWj2rZ
SoundCloud: bit.ly/4lhz4u2
Article: muse.jhu.edu/article/9700...

All-island legal expertise supporting survivor-centred justice internationally Lawyers from across the island of Ireland are working with justice institutions in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to strengthen survivor-centred justice systems and expand access to justice for women and vulnerable groups.

Lawyers from across the island of Ireland are working with justice institutions in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to strengthen survivor-centred justice systems and expand access to justice for women and vulnerable groups.

Plans for electronic tagging of criminal offenders delayed after tender attracts no bids Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan previously called delays ‘embarrassing’ and said system would be rolled out by the end of last year ‘at the very latest’

Plans for electronic tagging of criminal offenders delayed after tender attracts no bids. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan previously called delays ‘embarrassing’ and said system would be rolled out by the end of last year ‘at the very latest’

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Age Action urges Covid panel to rethink approach to care-home testimonies Families say experiences during pandemic must be heard — and seen to be heard

Age Action urges Scott Covid Evaluation panel to rethink approach to care-home testimonies – The Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal? Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?

Illegality at every turn - war in Iran explainer

www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...

Superb lecture delivered tonight by Judge Dire Tladi of the International Court of Justice at the Annual Distinguished Lecture hosted by @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social - brilliant discussion of jus cogens and erga omnes followed by a really excellent Q&A session

Conservation measures see corncrake numbers up slightly in past five years The tide is slowly turning for the endangered corncrake, according to recent research by an ATU ecologist.

The tide is slowly turning for the endangered corncrake, according to recent research by an ATU ecologist www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

X refused stay in Coimisiún na Meán challenge Judge Cian Ferriter said that in his view, lawyers for X overstated the extent to which the platform would be prejudiced in the event that a stay was not granted

X refused stay in Coimisiún na Meán challenge by Irish High Court. Judge Cian Ferriter said that in his view, lawyers for X overstated the extent to which the platform would be prejudiced in the event that a stay was not granted.

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Paid internships in the Legal Division of the Department of Foreign affairs and Trade

Paid internships in the Legal Division, DFA - 2026

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Galway launch of A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2025 with Sarah Kenny of @kennysbookshop.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social

Protesters highlight housing crisis in the Gaeltacht Protesters from the Tintéain, Banú and other Gaeltacht housing campaign groups took part in a rally outside Leinster House this afternoon to highlight concerns about the growing housing crisis in the ...

Protesters from the Tintéain, Banú and other Gaeltacht housing campaign groups took part in a rally outside Leinster House this afternoon to highlight concerns about the growing housing crisis in the Gaeltacht

Calls on community groups in Galway to apply for Community Heritage Grant Scheme The Heritage Council has launched the 2026 Community Heritage Grant Scheme and is inviting applications from community organisations throughout Galway.

The Heritage Council has launched the 2026 Community Heritage Grant Scheme and is inviting applications from community organisations throughout Galway www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure. Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, says politicians must stop prioritising “socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits – and serves the consumption demands – of the world’s richest individuals and corporations. Continue reading...

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Many Ipas residents in ‘wholly unsuitable’ living and sleeping arrangements, report finds Overcrowding in asylum seekers accommodation increased by 19 per cent in 2025

Many IPAS residents in ‘wholly unsuitable’ living and sleeping arrangements, HIQA report finds. Overcrowding in asylum seekers accommodation increased by 19% in 2025.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Big thanks to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social for support with open access publication of this article, doi.org/10.1016/j.ac..., which adds to the political dimension emphasised in my recent book on academic library positioning, tinyurl.com/2j93tnp8, ⁦‪@facetpublishing.bsky.social

Galway Co Co asks public to record frog sightings Galway County Council's Biodiversity Office is asking members of the public to help record sightings of the common frog across Co Galway.

Galway County Council's Biodiversity Office is asking members of the public to help record sightings of the common frog across Co Galway

Read this beautiful book, Still, this afternoon, a gorgeous and loving lamentation by Julia Kelly

‘School could be quite cruel. Songs were a saviour for me’: Philip King on music, film and the essentiality of the arts In the week he brought Foo Fighters to Kerry, the man behind Other Voices says the Irish State cannot just pay lip service to the arts’ centrality

I interviewed the brilliant Philip King while I was down in Dingle earlier in the week: www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...