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Lucy Michael @lucymichael.bsky.social Sociologist.
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Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social Political scientist, University College Cork, Ireland.
Stephen Kinsella @stephenkinsella.bsky.social Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Economic Advisor
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Paula Bradshaw MLA @paulaballiance.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA; Chief Whip; Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office. Hockey coach and umpire. Mother & cat owner.
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Cathal McManus @cathalpmc.bsky.social Lecturer in SSESW @ Queen’s University Belfast.
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Conor J. Kelly @conorjkelly.bsky.social Bingham Early Career Fellow in Constitutional Studies at Balliol College, University of Oxford | Researching Irish, UK, & EU politics focusing on Northern Ireland | Usual disclaimer
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social Irish 🇮🇪 / gender Historian, feminist, academic (UCD), lefty / 2 cat 🐈⬛ Mom / Research-gendered & sexual violence in the Irish revolutionary wars / afterlives of Irish revolutionary women / Irish sexualities / she/her / Dublin via north Kerry/ views mine
Laura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social Working on archaeology, heritage, memory, and knowing the past as Prof in Radical Humanities at UC Cork. Specializes in post/conflict and post/colonial contexts inc fieldwork in Ireland and Caribbean. Unapologetic focus on social justice.
Stephen Baker @stephenbaker.bsky.social Socialist. Trade unionist. Strummer of strings. Co.Down. Researches, writes & teaches. Radical whore of sociology. "...clean living under difficult circumstances." Proudly Paddystinian. Stiofán Mac an Bháicéara, for the avoidance of doubt.
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Martina Anderson @martina-andersonsf.bsky.social Former POW/Jr Minister/MEP & MLA. 1st Class Honours.
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Luke Cooper @lukecooper100.bsky.social Associate Professorial Research Fellow in International Relations (IR) at LSE IDEAS, managing LSE Ukraine programme. Book: Authoritarian Contagion. Find me on SubStack:
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
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