Lisa Grimm @lisagrimm.com DAM nerd. Nat'l Library of Ireland Board. USian in Dublin. Beer judge & podcaster @beerladiespod & blog @weirdodublinpubs. Ex-archaeologist/archivist. Runner. Theatre nerd. Whovian. Transit enthusiast. Geek mom to cats/humans. She/her. lisagrimm.com
Paula Gilligan @gilliganpaula.bsky.social Digger. Senior Lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies, Dublin. #socialist #transrightsarehumanrights #FreePalestine
Gareth Mulvenna @gmulvenna.bsky.social 🔍 Troubles researcher
✍️ Author of Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries (Liverpool University Press, 2016); working on a new book due out in 2028
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Daniel Carey @danielmcarey.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher. Former journalist. Media history. Oral history. Currently researching the (Catholic) Standard newspaper (1928-1978). Funded through the Research Ireland Government of Ireland scheme. Based at Dublin City University
Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social Premier research library @ria.ie. Manuscript, book, pamphlet & drawings collections, outreach programmes, master classes & visits, exhibitions & lectures.
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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social Writer, editor (ex Irish Times, ex History Ireland - nearly ex altogether).
History, Golf, Italia.
Now doing private walking tours of Dublin - General, Literary, Rebellion - with info@walkingtours.ie.
Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social Author. The Last Ditch, paperback coming out in May.
Freelance writer. Lapsed novelist. Cinephile. Substack coming soon.
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Osgur Ó Ciardha @osgurociardha.bsky.social Is mise m(é) féin. Cé tusa?
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Ben Walsh @bwalsh.bsky.social One of Dublin's great pintmen
Margaret Ward @marg50.bsky.social Feminist historian. Latest book ‘Rebel Women: Cumann na mBan in Belfast and the Glens of Antrim 1914-1924’ - contact publishers info@beyondthepalebooks.com.
Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social City dweller | #ClimateVoter | Co-chair @europeangreens.eu
Perry Share @perryshare.bsky.social Head of School of Social Science and Humanities at Atlantic Technological University, Ireland. he/his/yer man Social robotics | AI | pedagogy | food | Irish pubs | trees
Free State @freestatepodcast.bsky.social A podcast for the curious
Irish in Britain @irishinbritain.bsky.social We are a national membership coalition, founded by and for the Irish community in Britain - a progressive voice for community development and representation.
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Oral history exhibition: https://exhibitions.irishinbritain.org/lookback
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social A historian of things before 1700, especially religion, friars and the ways of everyday life.
Dublin City Heritage Office @dublincityheritage.bsky.social Implementing the Strategic Heritage Plan 2024-29 @dubcitycouncil.
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The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that famous Oscar Wilde quote... Store Manager Marta posts here whenever she gets a moment.
Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social
Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie An authoritative reference work of nearly 11,000 lives for scholars of Irish history, society and culture from the Royal Irish Academy.
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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social The Irish Committee of Historical Sciences is the national committee for history in Ireland.
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Dion Fanning @dionfanning.bsky.social Journalist. Free State podcast
Sinead O'Shea @sineadoshea.bsky.social Filmmaker/Writer
ALL ABOUT THE MONEY - SUNDANCE 2026
BlUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY - TIFF 2024
PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS
A MOTHER BRINGS HER SON TO BE SHOT
Gavin Cooney @gcooney93.bsky.social Sports correspondent, Irish Times.
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Edna Dowling @libertiesbelle.bsky.social Rugadh agus tógadh i mBaile Átha Cliath 8.
Dubliner. Living the dream.
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." — Oscar Wilde
Jeremiah Kelly @emkayoh.bsky.social Neuroscience PhD. Vision science: dark adaptation, colour vision, glare, mathematical modelling. Data analysis/viz, CV and ML. Fixing an old house and two old cars.
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Martin O'Donoghue @martinodonoghue.bsky.social Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt. Researching Ireland and India.
Author - The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland, 1922-1949 https://shorturl.at/BNQNP
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David @rebelalliance77.bsky.social Dubliner.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social Ireland’s biggest independent bookstore - new, secondhand & bargain books - where you find what you didn’t know you were looking for!
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
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The International Flann O’Brien Society @flannobriensoc.bsky.social The International Flann O’Brien Society
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Emma Gilleece @emma-gilleece.bsky.social Architectural historian with a passion for early to mid 20th century Irish architecture. Read my series 100 Buildings for Culture section of @rte.ie website
Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social OHNI is an organisation with charitable status that aims to promote oral history in Ireland and to provide a network and training for oral historians.
President of Ireland @president.ie Updates on the work of Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly
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PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social Offices in Derry, Belfast & Armagh. Caseworker in Dublin. Providing legacy advocacy support to bereaved families. Exhibitions available on Legacy of Colonialism (15 pop ups). Also available a mobile video exhibit w/family interviews on Brit state impunity.
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Irish Historical Society @irishhistsoc.bsky.social https://www.irishhistoricalstudies.ie/irish-historical-society/
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Niamh Ní Charra @niamhnicharra.bsky.social Professional archivist & multi award-winning musician. Chairperson
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Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com Historian of intimacy and revolution in 1920s-40s Europe. New project: anti-Nazi vegetarians.
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Tim Murtagh @timvrti.bsky.social Research Fellow with the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Based at Trinity College Dublin/PRONI
Historian of 18th/19th century Britain and Ireland.
Author of 'Irish Artisans and Radical Politics, 1776-1820' (Liverpool Uni Press, 2023)
Gerard Shannon @gerardshannon.bsky.social Public historian of the Irish revolutionary period of 1912-23. Biographer of Liam Lynch and Rory O'Connor, both available from Merrion Press. MA in History from DCU. More can be found here: https://gerardshannon.com/
Nicola Tallant @nicolatallantcrime.bsky.social I host the Crime World podcast. Storyteller, investigations editor, writer and human being. 🤷♀️
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social Maybe you'll call us hurlers. On The Ditch.
Dave Henderson @davehendo.bsky.social Retired Dublin Fireman/paramedic/ ex LOI goalkeeper
National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collection of Irish heritage, culture and history. Free admission.
William Orpen @williamorpen.bsky.social Fan account of William Orpen, an Irish artist who worked mainly in London.
1878-1931
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Curious Fox @curiousfoxbooks.bsky.social English books in Berlin. New & 2nd-hand.
Lausitzer Platz 17, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg.
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Co-owner David does the posting.
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Hodges Figgis Dublin @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social Ireland's oldest bookstore, established 1768.
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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social A touring theatre company, anchored in the West of Ireland and looking to the world. Proudly funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. www.druid.ie
Abbey Theatre - The National Theatre of Ireland @abbeytheatre.bsky.social Ireland's national theatre. Proudly funded by the Arts Council. RCN:20038984
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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social Celebrate Bloomsday, June 16th 1904, as immortalised in James Joyce's "Ulysses" on 11-16 June 2026 in Dublin. Organised by @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social #Bloomsday2026
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Literature Ireland @literatureireland.bsky.social Literature Ireland is the national agency in Ireland for the promotion of Irish literature abroad.
Funded by Culture Ireland & The Arts Council.
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The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social Ireland's leading independent publisher, founded in 1984. Proudly supported by The Arts Council. Our Stoneybatter bookshop is open 9.30am-5pm on weekdays.
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League of Ireland @leagueofireland.bsky.social Official account of the League of Ireland - Home to the SSE Airtricity Men's and Women's Premier Divisions, and the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division
St Patrick’s Athletic FC @stpatsfc.com “Beloved local team” of Inchicore, Dublin 8 and surrounding areas. League of Ireland football club, founded in 1929
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Kieran Glennon @drnightdub.bsky.social Researches the political/sectarian conflict in Belfast 1920-22. Author of "From Pogrom to Civil War - Tom Glennon & The Belfast IRA" and "Pogrom & Partition - Belfast's Market Area 1920-22." Blogs at www.thebelfastpogrom.com. Cooks fish, watches St Pats.
TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend €20 & get free shipping !
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Frank McNally @frankie49.bsky.social Chief writer of An Irish Diary, The Irish Times
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social We publish the best contemporary non-fiction writing. Peer-reviewed. Representation US @UChicagoPress Australia @WileyGlobal
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Dr. Owen O'Shea @owenoshea.bsky.social History, politics, books and coffee, in no particular order. PhD from UCD on post-Civil War politics in Kerry. New book coming in 2026. Author, historian, researcher. More at www.owenoshea.ie
History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social History in the School of HAPP and adjacent historians at Queen's University Belfast. Find the QUB Historians and projects under ‘Lists’. We are at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/
Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social #EasterRising #ArmouredCars #VickersMachineGuns
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Mick O'Farrell @mof1916.bsky.social Amateur historian, 1916 author.
Keeper of world’s largest private collection of Easter Rising-related publications.
#MOF1916
Got any rare 1916 publications?
Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social Associate Professor, School of History and Geography, Dublin City University.
#SighleHumphreys #MaryMacSwiney #DorothyMacardle #RosamondJacob
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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social Journalist with RTE, presenter of the Today show, Springsteen and Leinster fan, views mine not RTE's. RTs are not an endorsement. Get my new book here linktr.ee/mcculld
David Flood @maoltuile.bsky.social Historical researcher into Dublin Corporation and the Irish revolutionary generation 1898-1923. See ‘Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising’ (Four Courts Press, 2016)
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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social One of Dublin's leading public art galleries. Founded in 1823. Home to the RHA School. Learn more at rhagallery.ie
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@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social Premier book festival showcasing and celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers. Flagship festival 4 - 8 November with year-round events. Supported by the Arts Council.
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The Irish Story @theirishstory.bsky.social Irish History Website, maintained and edited by John Dorney.
British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social BAIS is the national network for those with an interest in the study of Ireland. Posts by our comms team and council members.
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Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review @studiesirishreview.bsky.social Studies is a cultural journal of the Irish Jesuit province, founded and in continuous publication since 1912. It examines Irish social, political, cultural and economic affairs.
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Cormac Moore @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social Founder and director of history consulting company, History Link, http://historylink.ie. Columnist and editor of 'On this Day' with
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