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Classical Association in Northern Ireland @classassocni.bsky.social Promoting Classical Studies
Brenda Gough @brendagough.bsky.social Civil rights activist, community gardener, LGBTQ ally.
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Saoirse Don Phalaistín.
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Duncan Morrow @duncanmorrow0.bsky.social Speaking for myself here-so all the problems are my own. And in my day job, I am Director of Community Engagement and Professor of Politics at Ulster University.
Ruth Allum @mgtruth.bsky.social Enjoys laughing and walking and just still being here 😎
Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social Recovering social media addict…
Kellie Turtle @kellieturtle.bsky.social Policy influencer. Trade unionist. Equality & rights. Health & social care. Faith & abortion. Reproductive Justice. Antiracist community-building. Trans rights. Free Palestine. Opinions expressed in a personal not professional capacity. she/her
The Belfast Urbanist🔻🚋 @belfasturbanist.bsky.social 26 | they/them // Belfast // all opinions are my own // #RebuildOurRailways | #EvenBolderVision // Green Party NI member 💚 // 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
grania mcfadden @grania.bsky.social Journalist and radio producer at BBC NI. @BBCTalkback and
@BBCSounds Year 21 podcast. 
Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; TCD, SDUC, NI, Wales, Co. Down!
Koulla Yiasouma @shriekinggreek.bsky.social Greek Cypriot from London living in Northern Ireland.
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May also go on about Children’s Rights and social justice.
Joanne Murphy @changeresearch.bsky.social Professor of Inclusive leadership
Tony Gervin @tonygervin.bsky.social Part time actor,full time gentleman,scholar and acrobat. Middle aged man in leather.
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David Porter @baldynotion.bsky.social Visiting Professor (Faith and Peaceful Relations) Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University.
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Dónal Lyons @donallyons.bsky.social Dad, policy wonk, Social Democrat.
SDLP Councillor for Balmoral.
Based on a true story.
Patrick Moore @padzor.bsky.social hmmm
Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social Feminism, cardigans, complaining
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social Irish ☘️ Investigative journalist ✍️ Lover of good vibes 🧘♀️Co Derry born and bred 🔴⚪️ The Journal Investigates @ TheJournal.ie 👩🏻💻
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Shane McKee @shaneir.bsky.social Genetics/Genomics doc, Nazareth Hospital biker, developing solutions for #RareDisease & Digital Healthcare on a #Psion Series 3a. Want to see peace in Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine & Planet Earth. One of those Happy Lundys. https://shanemuk.github.io
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Cllr. Séamas de Faoite @seamasbelfast.bsky.social Belfast City Councillor | Lisnasharragh | SDLP Belfast Group Leader | New Irelander | Atlanticist | LGBT+ | San Diego Democrats Alum | YIMBY | defaoites@belfastcity.gov.uk
TK @tkbytesback.bsky.social Political commentator, columnist, writer and public affairs expert in UK and Ireland. Visiting professor at Queen’s University and Policy Fellow at Labour Together. Avid Europhile.
Loves GAA, frustrated by Spurs and proud winner of wooden spoon in golf 
John Self @john-self.bsky.social Book jockey
Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots.
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social Campaigning for freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people. R/T does not equal endorsement
Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social Research Fellow (Politics), University of Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social
📍 Northern Ireland / Edinburgh
📧 clare.rice@ed.ac.uk
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Peter Donaghy @peterdonaghy.bsky.social Belfast based spreadsheet guy
Mark Reel @markreel.bsky.social I like long orbits around Galaxies, docking spaceships & the Blue Danube. Mostly cats & Video Games. Bassist. IT man. Rez stan. 3DS Ambassador. Belfast. he/him
https://linktr.ee/markreel
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social Irish Times Europe Correspondent currently on assignment in Paris. Podcaster.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/author/naomi-oleary/
June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social Writing Place, Writing Planet, UCD & iCRAG 2026 | Lamplight Fellowship 2025 | Literature Bursary Award 2025 | Moth Short Story Prize 2024 | 'Somebody' exhibition, MoLi 2020-2021 | 📖 Room Little Darker 2018/17 | https://papervisualart.com/product/pva-17/
Alexa (dot) Moore @alexadotm.bsky.social NI doll working in human rights and doing human wrongs.
Currently Policy Campaigns & Comms Manager @ the Rainbow Project, formerly brexit & human rights policy @ the Human Rights Consortium, formerly-er Director of TransgenderNI.
Orna Young @ornayoung.bsky.social MD @ FactCheckNI | Mammy | Very slow runner | Labrador enthusiast | 📍Co. Derry | engagement ≠ endorsement
Fergus @infiniteguff.com Cartoonman
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Mark @markglover.bsky.social Heritage, mental health, media, and community development. Trustee of Belfast’s Oldest Charity @cliftonhousebelfast Belfast Charitable Society
Ian Patton @ianpatton.bsky.social 
Ciaran McQuillan @cmcquillan.bsky.social Journalist. Asia-based for over 20 years - currently in Bangkok. 
Matthew Taylor @matthewtaylorni.bsky.social 22 | Northern Irish. Award-winning mental health campaigner, TEDx & One Young World speaker, suicide survivor, autistic activist. Prev Pure Mental NI Co-CEO. QUB Literific President 2022-23. Diana Award Recipient. WIP alum.
https://linktr.ee/MatthewTaylor
Katy Hayward @katyhayward.bsky.social As it turns out, a Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast working in & on the island of Ireland.
Own my own views.
http://go.qub.ac.uk/hayward 
Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social Historian of modern cultural history, primarily Britain & Ireland
Author of Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation (Cornell, 2026) & After the Shock City: Urban Culture & the Making of Modern Citizenship (Boydell, 2019)
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
John Barry @profjohnbarry.bsky.social Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social Green Party Group Leader and Cllr in Belfast City Council for the Lisnasharragh DEA. In it to build a Greener Cleaner Fairer City. Often grumpy Manchester United and Cliftonville fan.
Smythbrian@belfastcity.gov.uk
Seamus Leheny @seamusleheny.bsky.social Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (www.nifha.org)
Donegal bred~Belfast settled. Run a bit. #socialhousing
Tim Cairns @timcairns.bsky.social Former SpAd. I’m assuming I will end up blocking as many people here as I did over there
Shirley-Anne McMillan @shirleyannemcm.bsky.social Writer and things.
Cllr Anthony Flynn @antoflynnser.greenpartyni.org Green party Councillor 🌍 | East Belfast - Ormiston DEA 🏗 | Anthony.flynn@greenpartyni.org | www.greenpartyni.org
Lesley Veronica @lesleyveronica.bsky.social 
Luke Sproule @lukesproule.bsky.social Senior journalist at BBC News NI
Andrew Muir MLA @andrewmuirni.bsky.social Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Alliance North Down MLA | Email casework andrew.muir@alliancepartyni.org | Member North Down Athletic Club | Founded Crawfordsburn and Bangor parkrun events | 🏳️🌈
Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social 💛 Lord Mayor of Belfast 2024-25 | Alliance Party Cllr for Balmoral | 🏳️🌈 he/him | 📧micky.murray@belfastcity.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Elects @nielects.com Independent politics and news aggregator, producing analysis and insight into politics and elections in Northern Ireland.
Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social Institute of #irishstudies @liverpooluni.bsky.social: world-leading research & teaching in peace & conflict, women's studies, literature & history.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies
Robin Percival @robinpercival.bsky.social Independent Quaker, socialist, nonviolence. “Seeking truth from facts”
Blog: aclearday.blog
Claire Allan Author @claireallan.bsky.social Writer of thrillers ✍️
Derry Girl ☘️ Izzy’s Human 🐾
aka FREYA KENNEDY, when I'm feeling romantic. 💕
Powered by ADHD, HRT & Maltesers 🤯🥵🍫
Published by @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
New thriller: 📕The Perfect Mother 😱🔪🎈- February '25
Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social Human rights activist. Head of Nations & Regions and NI Programme Director at Amnesty International UK. Board member, Human Rights Consortium. Integrated school governor.
Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social Amnesty International in Northern Ireland: human rights news, events, campaigns and comment
Marc le Spark @cardboardco0kie.bsky.social Designer | Maker | Former Stage Invader | He/Him | Dublin 🇮🇪 🏳️🌈 | https://markdempsey.me/
Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com Belfast writer. He/him. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. "Big beast transgender activist" [The Telegraph].
The Trans Agenda [on a break] reports on anti-trans media coverage in UK papers, subscribe here transagenda.info
Emma Desouza @emmadesouza.bsky.social Civic Innovation Specialist | Civic Initiative Founder & Co-facilitator | Director NI Emerging Leaders, National Committee on American Foreign Policy | Journalist & Commentator | Bylines: Guardian, Irish Times/Examiner, Byline Times, Journal.ie
Desouza.ie
Eóin Tennyson @eointennyson.bsky.social Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party • MLA for Upper Bann • Progressive politics & shared future • eoin.tennyson@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
@brendanbelfast.bsky.social @brendanbelfast.bsky.social 
Aoife @itseeefa.bsky.social Founder 50:50 NI | All opinions are mine | Big fan of my cats | she/her
Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. An interdisciplinary research institute for all aspects of Irish culture, history, politics and society. See 'Lists' for more info. Find us at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/IrishStudiesGateway/
The SDLP @sdlp.bsky.social Social Democratic & Labour Party 🕊️🌹
Progressive. Cross-community. Building a New Ireland 🤝 Be part of it ✊
📍 Promoted by SDLP, 121 Ormeau Rd, BT7 1SH
Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social Building a Better Peace. Working with young people and communities to connect learning about politics to taking action together for meaningful change. #BetterPeace
Kellie Armstrong MLA @kelmba.bsky.social Alliance MLA for Strangford since 2016. Opinions are my own.
Mark A Taylor @mataylor.bsky.social Consultant HPB Surgeon, Visiting Prof UU, EA DOH, Bengoa panel, Trustee NIPANC. Health transformation. Views my own.
David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social Was: Alliance Councillor, Antrim 1993-2010; MLA, South Antrim 1998-2018; Party Leader, 2001-16; Minister of Justice for NI 2010-2016, President, Alliance Party 2019-2022.
Now: grandfather, p/t farmer, Alliance footsoldier, Rathlin CIC, Jubilee Farm, NFFN.
Kate Nicholl MLA @katenicholl.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for South Belfast | Former Mayor of Belfast 💛
Danny Donnelly MLA @dannydonnelly1.bsky.social Shared future believer. Alliance party MLA for East Antrim. All opinions my own.
Northern Ireland Assembly (PARODY) @niassembly.bsky.social PARODY account of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Hiatus likely pending. Used less than a nightclub sink.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two, BBC News, iPlayer with Victoria Derbyshire, Paddy O'Connell & Matt Chorley - plus Katie Razzall, Nicholas Watt and Faisal Islam
Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social Screw it, let's do it.
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Here's my blog: https://www.virgin.com/branson-
James McCarthy @jamesmccarthy97.bsky.social Political Reporter | Belfast Live and Daily Mirror NI | DMs open RTs ≠ endorsements | Views are my own etc
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Victoria Steveley @vsteveley.bsky.social Journalist turned Comms Officer.
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Sport fan, bookworm, telly addict.
DUPleader @dupleader.bsky.social @dupleader from twitter
(not Gavin, Jeff or Arlene)
Likes: Simpsons gifs, pleasant debate.
Dislikes: Trump, Johnson, Brexit, the DUP/TUV.
Slugger O'Toole @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social Dumping politics out of boxes | Provocative conversation
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
Represented by Pew Literary
Links:
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Mark Carruthers @markcarruthers7.bsky.social Personal account | Presenter of The View, #SundayPolitics & #BBCRedLines for BBC News NI | Author | Visiting Professor of Media at Ulster University |
On Twitter @markcarruthers7
Matthew O'Toole MLA @otoolematthew.bsky.social Now:
SDLP MLA for South Belfast | Leader of the Opposition
Former: civil servant & journalist.
Future: A social democratic new Ireland
Kelly Bonner @kellybonnerbbc.bsky.social Reporter BBC NI
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
Story? Get in touch
kelly.bonner@bbc.co.uk
Robin Swann MP @robinswannmp.bsky.social Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim & Former Minister of Health
Richard O’Reilly @richardoreilly.bsky.social BBC News NI Journalist and Presenter. Often found on Evening Extra, Talkback, GMU, etc. Formerly Presenter of the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Foyle
Progressive Politics NI @ppni.bsky.social Progressive Politics NI is a group dedicated to helping change Northern Ireland politics for the better. Seeking an end to establishment & sectarian politics.
Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
Prof Siobhan O’Neill @profsiobhanon.bsky.social Mental Health Champion NI | Prof Ulster Uni | mental health, trauma & suicide | mum 
Mike Philpott @mikephilpott.bsky.social Writer and PR consultant. Ex-BBC News. Hennessy Award winner. Novel Purblind available at www.wordforward.co.uk
David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.