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PhD, interested in history, editorial cartoons, newspaper history, foreign languages and likes to cycle (when it's safe to do so...)
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Un lion qui va au café
@ooh99.bsky.socialGreat to see 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict: Historical Perspectives from Ireland and Europe' launched in MoLI Dublin
Thanks to Dr David McCullagh for speaking at the launch, photo of contributors who were present at the launch below oliverohanlon.blogspot.com/2026/10/laun...
@ooh99.bsky.socialThanks to Cork Public Museum curator Mr Daniel Breen for welcoming my 2nd yr class of undergraduates today to learn more about France in WW1 and view items from the museum's collection
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.socialReposted by @ooh99.bsky.socialThe chequered history of France's Le Canard enchaîné newspaper: the weekly newspaper's biting satire and investigative reporting has targetted politicians, businessmen and religious leaders for 111 years. Profile by @ooh99.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Une bataille a coups de melons
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Un record peu banal : Paris a Biarritz en fiacre
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A la recherche des trésors de "L'Ægypt"
@ooh99.bsky.socialAlways plenty to do in Cork city for Culture Night with a tour of the new city library, food and music in the English Market and a concert in Triskel 🎶 #CultureNight
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Une course originale en Belgique
@ooh99.bsky.socialReposted by @ooh99.bsky.social📚 Book Launch of 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict: Historical Perspectives from Ireland and Europe'
📍 Tue 6 Oct. 6pm in Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launc...
@ooh99.bsky.socialThe caption says it all in this US newspaper cartoon from #OTD 1926 -
The Republican party is "morally and intellectually bankrupt" loc.gov/item/sn83045... #ChronAm
@ooh99.bsky.socialGot to see the Annals of Inisfallen in
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- almost 1,000 years old and on display until 1 November
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@ooh99.bsky.socialGreat start to the new year of teaching in University College Cork. Looking forward to passing on my knowledge and seeing what the students discover in their research, and learning together.
@ooh99.bsky.social📚 Book Launch of 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict: Historical Perspectives from Ireland and Europe'
📍 Tue 6 Oct. 6pm in Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launc...
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Il distribue sa fortune aux passants : on l'arrête
@ooh99.bsky.socialI wrote a Diary for the Irish Times about Harold Holt, the Australian Prime minister who vanished while swimming off the coast of Victoria almost 60 years ago www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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L'énigme sanglante de Fresnes-sur-Marne
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.socialReposted by @ooh99.bsky.socialThe extraordinary WWII exploits of Irish secret agent Maureen 'Paddy' O'Sullivan. The Dublin-born woman parachuted into war-time France on secret missions to help resistance fighters prepare for D-Day, writes @ooh99.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...