Historian, Dublin City University. Author of 'Political Imprisonment and the Irish, 1912-1921' and co-author of ‘Michael Collins: the man and the revolution’.
Dublin, Ireland
Joined November 2011
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My new book, co-written with Anne Dolan, is Days in the life: reading the Michael Collins diaries, 1918-1922. It is published in co-operation with
@NARIreland and the @RIAdawson. Find out more (and buy it) here: ria.ie/days-life-reading-mic…. @DCUHist_Geog @HistoryTcd
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WATCH: Plans for Ireland's newest university @DCU RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1990 rte.ie/archives/collections/… from the RTÉ Archives News Collection
Come join us at DCU on our MA in History. Each September we love meeting a new group and making them welcome in the School of History and Geography. They always tell us they enjoy their time with us and learn a lot.
Delve deep with @DCU's MA in History. Gain a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political history of modern Ireland: dcu.ie/courses/postgraduate/…
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Of course I’m biased but two great but diverse roles helping us to realise our strategic ambitions.
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📣 We're Hiring: Head of #SpecialCollections
Responsible for leading + overseeing the management of a major department of the @NLIreland as well as contributing to its strategic planning and overall management
⭐ Info + apply: nli.ie/about-us/working-nati…
📆 #Apply by 3pm, 7 March
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We are delighted to announce the two-day conference ‘Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland’ under the auspices of DCU's School of History and Geography! It will take place on 4–5 April 2025 at St Patrick’s Campus, DCU. Call for Papers is open - see below for details
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Last December saw the launch of a new research group at @DCU
The Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing at DCU's launch event was marked with a lecture from Professor Julia Laite:
dcu.ie/biography-and-lifewri…
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Proud to be a (small) part of this new research group led expertly by @WillMurphy8!
Last December saw the launch of a new research group at @DCU
The Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing at DCU's launch event was marked with a lecture from Professor Julia Laite:
dcu.ie/biography-and-lifewri…
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Cover reveal! Delighted to show-off the cover image for ‘Dillon Rediscovered’, my biography of E.J. Dillon, a special correspondent with The Daily Telegraph, coming next spring. Brilliantly designed by Oonagh Young; published by Martello Books. #dillonrediscovered @Telegraph
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On 4-5 April 2025 we will host a conference on 'Navigating War and Violence in Twentieth Century Ireland'. The Call for Papers is currently open. Find the details here: dcu.ie/historygeography/news…
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We are very busy this Thursday. At lunch time you can our colleague Juliana Adelman to discuss her novel 'The Grateful Water': see details below.
#DCUStaff: Dr Juliana Adelman, Assistant Professor in History @DCUHist_Geog, will join us for a Staff Book Club event to discuss her riveting debut 19th-century detective novel ‘The Grateful Water’ on Thursday, the 12th of December. Register here: launch.dcu.ie/3CTQ9Ij
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On Thursday evening, at 6pm, the new Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing at DCU hosts a public lecture by Professor Julia Laite. The venue is the Heaney Theatre on the St Patrick's Campus. All are welcome. @DCU_Research @HumanitiesDCU @DCU
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5 times @fiannafailparty & @FineGael supporters boxed the heads off each other during election campaigns in the 1920s & 1930s. Hayley Brabazon @DCUHist_Geog @DCU looks at some of the lively clashes between party supporters back in the day rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1118/…
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All are welcome to the third of our talks on the history of Millmount co-organized by the Drumcondra Triangle Residents Association. It takes place tomorrow on the St Patrick's Campus. See details below.
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. . . . and 'Drawing a Long Shadow: Analyzing Spatial Segregation of Afghan Immigrants in Tehran' in social sciences. You can read these at sciencedirect.com/science/ar… and mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/11/611 @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_Research
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Congratulations to our colleague Hamidreza Rabiei-Dastjerdi on the recent publication of two co-authored articles 'An examination and analysis of the clustering of healthcare centers and their spatial accessibility in Tehran metropolis' in Sustainable Cities and Society and . .
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Congratulations to Ann Marie Durkan who passed her viva on Friday. Ann Marie works on animals and the changing landscape of Dublin in the twentieth century under the supervision of Ruth McManus (@RMcMnow) and Juliana Adelman.
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Congratulations to Noel Carolan (@NCarolanHistory) who passed his viva on Wednesday. Noel works on the politics of Ireland’s food supply, 1895 to 1923, under the supervision of Daithi O Corrain.
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Congratulations to Kelly Adamson who passed her viva on Thursday. Kelly works on public health policy in 1940s Ireland under the supervision of Juliana Adelman.
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We've had a great week celebrating our PhD community here @DCUHist_Geog, three of whom - Noel Carolan (@NCarolanHistory), Kelly Adamson and Ann Marie Durkan - passed their viva voces on consecutive days.
