#OTD, 1929. 📸 “Front of 38 kV-House with 8000 KVA and extinguishing transformers”. 📸Main control room of Power Station Ard. During operation.” #ShannonScheme #Ardnacrusha #1920s

A huge thanks to presenters Dr Siobhán O'Gorman Cormac Deane Jenny McDonnell & Linda King for their powerful presentations at yesterday's Thought Lab Feminar IADT Dún Laoghaire. Huge thanks also to host & organiser Tina Kinsella, Head of Research. More on Thought Lab at: iadt.ie/news/thought-l…

FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY TIME! To celebrate the publication of my new book, Model Britain, I'm giving away a free copy (UK addresses only). Simply retweet this post to enter. Winner will be selected on Friday 15th Nov and notified by DM. shorturl.at/o0bJa

All set for trip tomorrow to Irish Countrywomen's Association An Grianán, Co. Louth (1st residential educational college for women in Eire) where we will record 2 x podcasts for Arts and Humanities Research Council London South Bank University - LSBU Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network with members of ICA & Federation of Women's Institutes NI. @AnneFHLoganKent Women's Institute

Just 2 days to go until our #DesignWeek2024 event - with storytelling and presentation by Dr Mary Muldowney, #historian. Register here shorturl.at/Xlb5l or just turn up on the night Design & Crafts Council Ireland Dublin City Libraries The Library of Trinity College Dublin @ringsendSociety

Slowly extricating myself from this site - I have had accounts @[email protected] and Sorcha O'Brien.bsky.social for a while now, come find me on your network of choice. Next, need to move the research accounts 💪

Job opportunity | Assistant Keeper Grade II | Irish Folklife Division | Turlough Park | Co. Mayo | Closing Date: 29 Nov 2024. museum.ie/en-IE/About/Ca…

Reminder that our next (and final 😢) Arts and Humanities Research Council London South Bank University - LSBU Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network online panel/seminar takes place on Tuesday 3 December, 12.30pm (UK time) and focuses on grassroots activism of Chinese women in Britain post 1945. Register via the link below to join us: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahrc-womens-…

However don't despair with the coming to an end of our Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network London South Bank University - LSBU project as our new 5 episode podcast series #WomensGrassrootsActivism is coming soon, watch this space! WHAI Women's History Network - at Bluesky and LinkedIn

Housewife of the Year is out now in Irish cinemas 🍿📽️🎬 Here's where to go see it: Dublin: •    Irish Film Institute •    Light House Cinema •    Movies @ Dundrum •    Movies @ Swords •    Movies @ The Square •    Omniplex Cinemas Rathmines Cork: •    The Arc Cinema •    Omniplex Mahon

Hello London family, friends, colleagues, design historians, visual merchandisers looking forward to seeing you at the London leg of my book launch next Thursday #sodesignhistory #selfridges #visualmerchandising #display #designhistory

As the film is being released in cinemas across the country, I want to thank all the women who talked to us and trusted us with their stories. The first weekend makes a big difference, so please go if you can and tell your friends and family. (3/3)

"Housewife of the Year depicts an Ireland from the past, but it’s also an Ireland that’s within touching distance of today. While watching it, you reflect on how we live now – and what we might look on with a critical eye in the not too distant future." Aoife Barry

A spotlight on the lives of Irish women through the lens of #HousewifeoftheYear Ciaran Cassidy documentary is a must-see. Read all about it here: echolive.ie/entertainment/… EchoLive.ie and catch it in cinemas from today

Routledge are offering 25% all books until December 6th and that includes my new book, Model Britain! Only when ordered from routledge.com

I was interviewed by Dr Miranda Melcher of the New Books Network on my new book The Professionalisation of Window Display in Britain 1919-1939. Click on link below to hear my summary. newbooksnetwork.com/the-profession…

As we enter our second week of release, HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR is screening in cinemas across Dublin, Cork, Galway, Mayo and Belfast. We have been touched by the audience response we have gotten so far, including reports of people singing over the credits. Catch it this weekend 💕

“I think I’m losing my nostalgia - and it feels good.” A powerful letter inspired by Housewife of the Year published in yesterday’s Sunday Independent. Many thanks to Anna Fitzgerald for writing it.

University teachers’ precarious employment is unsustainable. Not only does the normalisation of precarious jobs keep staff poor, it threatens the reputation of third-level education in Ireland - The Irish Examiner irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

After a fair amount of searching we did find the mystery shuttle bus between Grand Canal Dock and Connolly No signage to direct passengers, not using a bus stop, not shown in timetables All setup to later claim it’s not needed as it wasn’t used