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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Gill Tate @gillyhx.bsky.social Grumpy old Yorkshire woman born in the 60s and wondering how we got where we are today 🤯
Nature lover, gardener, cat servant, amateur photographer, semi-retired programmer, atheist.
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Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK
Alasdair Macdonald @afmac.bsky.social Genealogist. SIGS-Strathclyde. Scottish representative for Family Tree DNA. R1b-L165 & BY13652. Co-owner HMFC. Hill running. Tweets my own 🏴
Suffolk for Europe @suffolkforeurope.bsky.social A branch of the European Movement based in Suffolk. We campaigned tirelessly for the People's Vote and now we're out, we won't stop until we're back in the EU.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk Author, parliamentary sketchwriter and co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. Books about chaotic detectives, sneaky spies, and misleading words.
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Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social The home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change.
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Mainstream @exxmainstream.bsky.social Political observer/anti populist/pro democracy/Brexit is a fucking disaster/Bohr or Einstein - who won the argument? - MAGA is a cult, Trump is a fake President, ANTIFA all the way, democracy will ultimately prevail in this era of apocalyptic darkness.
Semaphoria @semaphoria.co.uk Just posting my photos of old signals in the modern world. I put more detailed descriptions in the alt text.
British Nature Guide @britishnatureguide.bsky.social Interested in all the natural world has to offer, with a particular focus on Birds, Moths and Butterflies. Also quite keen on Fungi, Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and Insects. Did I leave anything out? Supporting #BirdsSeenIn2026
Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social Devolution anorak, parliamentary history nerd & recovering academic. Any views expressed are not those of my employer (yada yada etc passim)
Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
Paul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social Born in England, but would much rather be a Celt. I only seek Celtic followers.Lives in Neath Port Talbot. Survivor of a brain haemorrhage. Plaid Cymru,was Labour cllr.
I shall always love my late partner Nikki Thomson and our late daughter Eilidh Thomson.
InterTradeIreland @intertradeireland.bsky.social We are the all-island economic development agency. We connect and help businesses across the island to trade cross-border, collaborate, innovate and attract investment.- H Hugh Murnaghan @hughmurnaghan.bsky.social Irish, in Northern Ireland. Far too old for my own good. Interested in history, especially of the 17th-18th Centuries & pirates. Love reading PG Woodhouse, Agatha Christie & Terry Pratchett. Pro-Ukrainian & Palestinian, & any victims of violence.
Peter Arnott @peterarnott.bsky.social A playwright without a theatre is just a poet with a split personality. For permissions etc, Brennan Artists. https://www.brennanartists.com/
@fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social Retired. Mental/physical health. Trustee/Director of OCD Ireland. Irish. Leftie. Atheist. #SpeirGorm
Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social Researcher of UK-EU relations, euroscepticism and learning & teaching. Open University and formerly UK in a Changing Europe. Renowned for my bubbly personality, I imagine.
Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social Amnesty International in Northern Ireland: human rights news, events, campaigns and comment
Amanda Ferguson @amanda.ie North Belfast woman. Freelance journalist c2010. NUJ member. Writer. Talker. Events. Consultant. Reasonable. A wee bit fancy.✌🏻❣️#BeanUltach Also Director @wimbelfast.bsky.social And everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/amanda.ie
Planet Belfast @planetbelfast.bsky.social Politics | Culture | Randomness | Sarcasm | Social Media Stuff | Liberal Lefty | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness advocate | Tweets from Gary Kirby
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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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
Jayne McCormack @bbcjaynemcc.bsky.social BBC News NI Political Correspondent 📺 📱 📻 Part-time fringe.
Richard Bullick @richardbullick.bsky.social Special Adviser Department of Education Northern Ireland … @richardbullick1 on Twitter/X
Mandy McAuley @mandymcauley.bsky.social Mum, Investigative reporter, BBC Spotlight:
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Brendan Hughes @brendanhughes64.bsky.social Journalist, currently Political Reporter for BBC News Northern Ireland
Eve Rosato @everosatotv.bsky.social Broadcast journalist, reporter and presenter at BBC NI | eve.rosato@bbc.co.uk | Journalistic focus on violence against women and girls
Kelly Bonner @kellybonnerbbc.bsky.social Reporter BBC NI
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
Story? Get in touch
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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.
Sian Mulholland MLA @sianalliance.bsky.social Mamaí of three small but very cute dictators. Alliance MLA for North Antrim. Local music lover. Spokesperson for Children and Young People, the Arts, Poverty and Social Security.
Ryan Miller @mrdoorstep.bsky.social Editor @ FactCheckNI. Rugby sicko. I love words and numbers equally.
Orna Young @ornayoung.bsky.social MD @ FactCheckNI | Mammy | Very slow runner | Labrador enthusiast | 📍Co. Derry | engagement ≠ endorsement
FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated not for profit fact checking and training service. Accuracy matters.
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
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
The SDLP @sdlp.bsky.social Social Democratic & Labour Party 🕊️🌹
Progressive. Cross-community. Building a New Ireland 🤝 Be part of it ✊
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Ryan McAleer @ryanmcaleer.bsky.social Business journalist at The Irish News
Cllr. Lilian Seenoi Barr @lilianseenoibarr.bsky.social Former Mayor of Derry City and strabane District. Proud maasai woman and Derry girl
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
Connie Egan MLA @connieegan.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for North Down
Vicki Hawthorne @vickiutv.bsky.social #UTV Political Correspondent
Peter Donaghy @peterdonaghy.bsky.social Belfast based spreadsheet guy
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
Gavin Robinson @grobinsondup.bsky.social DUP Leader
Member of Parliament for East Belfast
Lord Mayor of Belfast 2012/13
Colum Eastwood MP @columeastwood.ie MP for Foyle | Chair of the New Ireland Commission | Derry | colum.eastwood@sdlp.ie
Alliance Party @allianceparty.bsky.social Northern Ireland's cross-community party.
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Emma Little-Pengelly @little-pengelly.bsky.social MLA Lagan Valley | DUP | deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Robbie Butler MLA @robbiebutlermla.bsky.social Politician
Dog lover
Runner just for kicks
Hopeful
Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social Research Fellow (Politics), University of Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social
📍 Northern Ireland / Edinburgh
📧 clare.rice@ed.ac.uk
UK Politics | Northern Ireland | Brexit | Territorial Politics | Institutions
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.
Claire Sugden @clairesugden.bsky.social Independent MLA for East Londonderry
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 | 🏳️🌈
Philip McGuigan @philipmcguigan.bsky.social Sinn Féin MLA
GAA, Cycling, Running
Stephen Walker @stepwalktv.bsky.social
Author 5 books.
‘ David Trimble : Peacemaker’.
‘John Hume : The Persuader’, ‘Ireland’s Call’ ,’Hide and Seek’, ‘Forgotten Soldiers.’
Journalist | Writer | Event Host
Contact : www.stephenwalker.uk
Stephen Dempster @dempster7.bsky.social Investigative reporter BBC NI Spotlight. Producer BBC Panorama ‘The Mob Boss of Boxing’. Football. Music. Depeche Mode. Re-posts are not endorsements.
Mark Devenport @markdevenport.bsky.social Broadcaster, Commentator, Conference Chair, former BBC United Nations Correspondent, Ireland Correspondent & NI Political Editor
Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social Associate Professor @ucddublin.bsky.social • party competition, public opinion, political communication, computational social science • Maintainer @irishpollingind.bsky.social • Young Academy Ireland
stefanmueller.ie
Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social Political scientist, University College Cork, Ireland.
Jennifer Kavanagh @quiatimet.bsky.social Constitutional Law, Law of Elections, Law and Politics
Professional worm can opener and feather ruffler.
Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication, Democracy at Dublin C Uni || Director FuJo Future Media Democracy Society || Deliberation || Citizens Assembly|| Disinformation
Conor Little @conorlittle.bsky.social Political scientist, University of Limerick | http://conorlittle.eu/ | https://www.ul.ie/research/dr-conor-little
Elifcan Celebi @elifcan.bsky.social Researching/teaching comparative social policy at DSPI, University of Oxford
https://elifcancelebi.com
Lucía Tiscornia @tiscornia21.bsky.social Politics prof at UC Dublin. Police & Criminal violence, transitional justice, police reform luciatiscornia.com
Michele Crepaz @michelecrepaz.bsky.social Illuminate Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy and Administration at @QUB @HAPP
Senior Lecturer (Associate Prof)
michelecrepaz.com
Vice Pres of PSAI
Political Science | Public Policy | Lobbying | Lobbying Regulation | Interest Groups | Transparency
Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social Professor of Politics, Dublin City University (DCU)
Ukraine | Russian imperialism | South Caucasus | Central Asia | Belarus | Moldova | unrecognised states | Irish history, politics and foreign policy
Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social Professor of European Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland.
Posts on EU, Balkans and International Politics.
Author: The Eastern Enlargement of the EU.
Director, Centre for European and Eurasian Studies: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/europe
Dr Viviane Gravey @vgravey.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in European Politics, Queen's University Belfast - #Brexit #Environment #Devolution #Agriculture #Trade #EuropeanStudies and #teaching polsci/EU
Secretary @uaces.bsky.social
Co-chair @brexitenv.bsky.social
Also music, knitting and cats..
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social Irish Times Europe Correspondent currently on assignment in Paris. Podcaster.
Best email me to get in touch ⬇️
https://www.irishtimes.com/author/naomi-oleary/
Mark Coughlan @markcoughlan.bsky.social Everything is getting cutting room scrapped, unless the silver screen throws gummy bears back. Journalist, RTÉ Current Affairs (usually seen on @RTE_PrimeTime).
Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social Lecturer (Assistant Prof) Queen's University Belfast. Formerly University Mannheim, PhD from Uni of Essex. Interested in Parties and the Radical Left. Football Fan. She/her.
Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social Prof Emerita | History female activism, gender equality & women's social movements Britain & Ireland | #HistoryofExperience | Fellow @royalhistsoc.org | PI #womensgrassrootsactivism | Visiting Full Prof @ucddublin.bsky.social & Visiting Researcher @utu.fi
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Cathal McManus @cathalpmc.bsky.social Lecturer in SSESW @ Queen’s University Belfast.
Interested in nationalism; conflict and peace processes. Also research Othering leading to political extremism and polarisation
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/cathal-mcmanus
Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social Social psychologist | Postdoc in Political Communication at DCU Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo) | Deliberation, Misinformation, Conspiracy, Intergroup attitudes, Climate
He/him | Verified @rb-br.wsocial.eu
Views my own
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Cónal Thomas @conalthomas90.bsky.social Political Correspondent, Irish Independent & Sunday Independent. Reach me - Conal.Thomas@independent.ie
Dominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social UK Correspondent at The Business Post | Irish in London, via Tyrone 
Kate Nicholl MLA @katenicholl.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for South Belfast | Former Mayor of Belfast 💛
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
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
Tim Cairns @timcairns.bsky.social Former SpAd. I’m assuming I will end up blocking as many people here as I did over there
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)
Robin Swann MP @robinswannmp.bsky.social Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim & Former Minister of Health
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.
David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.
Darran Marshall @dmarshall.bsky.social BBC News NI
Politics Producer | Senior Journalist.
On Twitter @DarranMarshall
Based in Belfast / Tyrone
The Irish Times @irishtimes.com Official account of The Irish Times. Diverse opinion, thorough reporting and outstanding writing from http://irishtimes.com
GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social Irish migrant living in Switzerland.. Post mostly about brexit with an Irish/European slant.
Pseudonym, for work reasons, is a deliberately misspelt hat tip to Brian O Nolan, the Irish novelist, playwright & contrarian.
Time person of the Year 2006.
Canary Kate 💛💚 @canarykate.bsky.social Norwich City 💛💚 ST holder, Family, friends, celebrate difference, Pyrenees-Orientales 🟡🔴, Catalunya Nord community, Francophile, Lhasa & Labradoodle owner
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Stephen Vincent @chelseaman.bsky.social Literature and Philosophy, and in the real world a Bakunin style anarchist
Married to @pkalways.sheshed.rocks 💝
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
GMB Union @gmb.org.uk Organising and campaigning to #MakeWorkBetter. Winning for members since 1889.
Promoted by GMB union, 22 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD
Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social We are the voice of firefighters and the fire and rescue service in the UK.
Promoted by the Fire Brigades Union, 171-173 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8UE
Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social The UK trade union for writers in TV, film, theatre, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames
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Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social UK trade union for civil and public servants, and private sector workers on government contracts. Standing up for public services and social justice.
www.pcs.org.uk