Proud to see our BSc Government and Political Science Year 3 students - Aoife Lynch and Robyn Murphy - excelling at the New York State Senate Model Legislative Session last Friday in Albany. What an opportunity! #CK122 🇮🇪 🇺🇲 @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social

Innsbruck airport has the most stunning views. Fabulous views all week from all the rooms in the university. Fabulous venue for #ecprjs2026 Thanks to all our referendum colleagues for a great week of papers on referendum and initiative votes around the world.

Former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, gave a fabulous Philip Monahan Annual Lecture in @ucc.ie today. Covered the future of Scotland, the UK and a possible United Ireland along with some thoughtful reflections on her high tempo political career. Marvelous event.

National Election and Democracy Study - Ireland The Electoral Reform Act 2022 provides An Coimisiún Toghcháin (An Coimisiún) with a significant mandate to prepare research programmes and conduct research on electoral policy and procedure including ...

The report from the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) research on the 2025 presidential election was released this week. It can be downloaded at www.neds.ie and the full dataset is also available. #NEDS

It was lovely to speak at the Thomas Francis Meagher Tricolour Celebration conference today. Shared data from the National Election and Democracy study on attitudes to the state, political elites and the political system.

Is a general arts degree still fit for purpose? Leaked University of Galway report said there was a ‘sustained decline’ in undergraduate enrolment for degree but what is the value of one?

I'm interviewed in the Irish Times today, pontificating on the virtues of a BA Arts Degree. We need the humanities more than ever. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

The big lecture is drawing near. While #Monahan26 is free of charge, registration is essential. Send an email to government@ucc.ie 👍.

@ucc.ie @corkbeo.bsky.social @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @theresareidy.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

Cats and Dogs to be allowed on Irish buses and trains under rules change Public asked to let National Transport Authority know their views

www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n... >>an opportunity for positive change to allow dogs and cats travel on public transport. Small changes to bring us in line with many of our European neighbours.

Save the date: The 2026 annual conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland will be hosted by University College Cork from 16-18 October. The call for papers will be circulated in May.

Professor @gailmcelroy.bsky.social and @theresareidy.bsky.social take a scientific look at the 2024 general election on the Inside Politics Podcast hosted by Hugh Linehan.

You can listen to the full interview on the Irish Times: www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Irish politics shifted left. Why? Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Disscussed How Ireland Voted 2024 this morning on @insidepolitics.bsky.social podcast with @gailmcelroy.bsky.social and Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy (IT). Great discussion on what the 2024 general election tells us about the current state of Irish politics. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Thanks a million David

Irish politics shifted left. Why? Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Just finished listening to this fascinating discussion with Gail McElroy and @theresareidy.bsky.social Well worth a listen

www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

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Book cover

Thanks to @martindoyle.bsky.social and Mary Miniham @irishtimes.com for taking my piece on heavy coats and ragged people for today’s paper - with a shoutout for new @universitypress.cambridge.org book on #IrishRomanticism #speirgorm

Spent the morning discussing Irish politics at the Social Democrats annual conference with Aidan Regan (UCD) and Gary Murphy (DCU). Fair play to the Soc Dems, there was a big crowd for 9.15 on a Saturday.

How Ireland Voted 2024 The New Normal? Book © 2025

In 2024, governments across world fell as far-right parties surged. Why did Ireland buck the trend?

Prof. @theresareidy.bsky.social, co-editor of 'How Ireland Voted 2024', discusses the new publication in conversation with @mcculld.bsky.social

Listen: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Thank you to Pat Leahy @irishtimes.com for launching How Ireland Voted 2024 last night in Hodges Figgis. It was a lovely evening and great to have so many of our contributing authors, colleagues and friends there. Full house and book practically sold out.

Beautiful night in Thomond Park

Join us next Monday for Lecture 1 of 2026 UCC Dante Lecture Series with Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University)

Book Launch of “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?”
21 January, 6pm, Dublin @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social

Editors: @michaelgtcd.bsky.social, @theresareidy.bsky.social & Eoin O'Malley
Launch by Pat Leahy, Political Editor, Irish Times

All welcome! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

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🚨 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science

⏰ Deadline 4th January 2026

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How Ireland Voted 2024 is published. My copies finally turned up yesterday having been delivered to a random address. Thanks to the lovely person who accepted them and kept them for me.
Nice to have the physical book before Christmas and copies are starting to appear in bookshops as well.

Congratulations to Dr Aodh Quinlivan, John Ger O’Riordan and Anne Twomey on the launch of their book ‘Leading the Way’. The book documents trailblazing women in Cork politics and city management over more than a century. A lovely event at City Hall last night.

An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin delivering the inaugural Prof Dermot Keogh Memorial Lecture this evening in @ucc.ie Lovely tributes to Dermot in the speeches and Dermot’s final publication will also be launched later.

Thanks so much Vittorio

Immigration rhetoric is a tightrope for Government The Government is walking an economic tightrope and voters will not thank it if Ireland cannot find the people to deliver the services and infrastructure being loudly demanded, writes Professor Theres...

Writing about immigration in @irishexaminer.bsky.social Govt taking a risk with tougher talk & policies. May look like it's following public opinion but Irish econ is hugely dependent on intrnl labour. Few parties have out flanked the right on migration & won www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Congratulations to Evelien Geerts and Adam Loughnane from the Dept of Philosophy on winning @UCC Presidents’ awards for teaching this evening.

Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’

Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl... >>a really vile proposal by Dublin City Council.

It was lovely to discuss the inauguration and the coming term of President Catherine Connolly with @mcculld.bsky.social on @rteradio.bsky.social this morning.