📻Listen back: Declan and Jennifer were on the Claire Byrne on RTE Radio 1 this morning discussing their project. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

'The Irish National Stud, 1900-2025' examines the history of a pioneering Thoroughbred horse breeding operation, the Irish National Stud. bit.ly/43Crvp5 Palgrave History

Thanks to Offaly Historical Society for sharing my short blog about my recent publication with background details on how this wonderful experience unfolded… offalyhistoryblog.com/2025/06/07/the…

Elite breeders and owners from the Middle East and Elite owners like Coolmore Stud won a combined 18 of the 35 races at Royal Ascot in 2025. From the 19 Group races the Middle East won 6 races and Coolmore 5 races. For more on this domination, please read link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Greetings from Falcarragh, Co Donegal, where today we thoroughly enjoyed interviewing three remarkable gentlemen who were residents in Temple Hill throughout the 1940s. Their friendship is a testament to what binds adoptees together uniquely.

Aidan O’Brien and Coolmore Stud have won the Group One Irish Oaks. They had 4 of the 7 runners with Aidan's son Joseph O’Brien saddling another 1 of the 7 runners. Only 2 other Irish trainers in the opposition. Read more about this type of dominance… link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

****** Exciting news ****** Delighted to announce that we just signed a book deal for 2 publications with Wordwell Publishing to be launched 2027. Sincere thanks to Ronan Colgan, Nick Maxwell and Aideen Murphy of Wordwell for their support.

Could Horse Racing Ireland and the House of the Oireachtas please comment on the findings outlined in the recent publication, The Irish National Stud: Horses, Politics and Elitism, 1900-2025 on the domination of Elite horse breeders in Ireland. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Not a lot of vetting going on here. Any journalist could, within a few hours, find enough about individuals here to ask what this project is really about

A Donegal man was this morning charged with 28 counts of sexual assault against 3 little girls. They're wrecking Dublin, not Donegal, because none of this mob care how many thousands of women or girls are sexually assaulted if a foreigner isn't involved. Pathetic bullies.

Two gardaí hospitalised and 23 arrests at Citywest this evening. The people supposedly "protesting" foreigners committing crimes seem to be very comfortable committing crimes themselves. Bunch of hypocrites, bullies, bigots, thugs.

For those ignorantly supporting the likes of Maria Steen #Aras25

And there is the definition of racism

Thanks Senator Fiona O’Loughlin Senator Fiona OLoughlin for launching my book on Thursday evening at Maynooth University Thanks also to the Department of History for hosting the event. A wonderful evening Horse Racing Ireland Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG The Irish Field Irish National Stud Tullamore Tribune Offaly Express

The grim reality is that there is a direct line between those 'respectable' voices in media and academia who have ridiculed trans people and sought to whip up a moral panic and this grotesque behaviour towards a young girl who is a talented sports player independent.ie/sport/gaelic-g….

The domination of the elite horse breeders has severe consequences for small breeders…for more on this see my recent publication: The Irish National Stud 1900-2025: Horses, Politics and Elitism…

Elite owners/breeders are winning the vast amount of race prize money as outlined in my recent publication: The Irish National Stud, 1900-2025: Horses, Politics and Elitism, yet silence from the racing commentators!

FC United on RTE is an excellent programme that kids and adults should watch. Kids - many or most from immigrant backgrounds - put together in a team environment. Lovely insight into what it is to try bed into a new environment, a new culture while maintaining your own heritage