‘I do solemnly promise … ’ the IRA’s Green Book and its Community of Practice The Green Book was a training and induction manual for volunteers in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), written in the mid-1970s. It provided practical guidance, including on how to resis...

“‘I Do Solemnly Promise … ’ The IRA’s Green Book and its Community of Practice” in Small Wars & Insurgencies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘I do solemnly promise … ’ the IRA’s Green Book and its Community of Practice The Green Book was a training and induction manual for volunteers in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), written in the mid-1970s. It provided practical guidance, including on how to resis...

My latest article, on the IRA restructure of the mid-1970s, is published in the journal 'Small Wars & Insurgencies': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#northernireland #thetroubles

Episode 6: Beans fact sheet

I was the guest on the ‘Something Different’ podcast recently: open.spotify.com/episode/0T5e...

We talked about different kinds of writing. We also talked about my new novel, "Long Is The Way." I have since signed a contract with Ybernia Press to publish it in the second half of 2026.

#ybernia

Limerick man publishes first translation of O’Casey play in Spain A Limerick man has published Spain’s first translation of Seán O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars.

A feature in the Irish Independent about our translation of Seán O'Casey's play.

#BookSky #theatre #translation #Ireland #Spain

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MICHAEL FLAVIN Gas All four gas jets were on. Cass and her husband came in by the back door, into the kitchen, and all four gas jets were on. Her husband turned them off. He flung open the windows. Cas did not kn…

My short story, 'Gas,' is in the latest volume of the Fish Barrel Review: fishbarrelreview.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/m...

Leadership failings: the Irish republican socialist party, the Irish national liberation army and the Irish people’s liberation organisation, 1974–1992 This paper analyses leadership in the Irish Republican Socialist Party, the Irish National Liberation Army, and the Irish People’s Liberation Organisation, 1974–1992. All three organisations emerge...

My latest article is in Critical Studies on Terrorism: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

King's Experts Series: Shaping Global Leadership in the 21st Century YouTube video by KCL Alumni

I spoke at a King's Expert Series webinar last night, on 'Shaping Global Leadership in the 21st Century,', alongside Prof Rosie Campbell & Dr Aranee Manoharan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ur2...
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Belfast, Birmingham and beyond: the Irish diaspora in Britain during The Troubles Dr Michael Flavin reflects on the experiences of the Irish in Britain following the IRA bombings on British soil, detailing the discrimination they faced.

My latest article is in Irish Heritage News: irishheritagenews.ie/belfast-birm... #Irish

Teaching Global Leadership in Higher Education This book answers a need for pedagogic guidance and instruction in designing, implementing and evaluating global leadership as an academic subject.

My new book is out: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #leadership