Bryan Fanning
@BryanFanning
Prof of Migration and Social Policy. Student of intellectual history. Loves dogs, not dogmas. Ideologies are not our friends. Empathy makes us human, or dogs
Twenty one years since my first book launch early in my career with @UCDSocialPWJ at @ucddublin
I hope @HadleyFreeman won't mind me sharing this from behind the Times paywall, but it's important. This is the best summary I've read of the authentically liberal position on Israel and Gaza, as well as the anguish and confusion many of my Jewish friends are feeling, right now.
To mark @jk_rowling ‘s 60th birthday this week, John contributed this article to @TheSundayIndo, which focusses on her contribution to literature as well as her philanthropic work and advocacy for women's and children's safety. #BookTwitter independent.ie/entertainment/…
So many supportive comments. Thank you so much. I’ve been asked why I was sacked, so a quick explainer. We as Guardian journalists overwhelmingly opposed the deal & went on strike & we needed a union spokesperson to talk to the media, which I took on. On the day of the…
Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/
Secondhand copies of two of mine spotted in Oxfam on Parliament St Dublin
University EDI and HR teams need to read this judgment in full. Harassment and discrimination driven by staff networks are still the responsibility of the employer.
Judgment in the case of Peter Wilkins v @dstlmod finally published. It is quite a read. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e55f1…
There is something off when an Irish MEP in the safe western fringes of Europe & in a safe country questions Ukraine’s accession to EU-Ukraine is not joining anytime soon so why this focus? Undermining Ukraine’s European future
Sad but not surprising. I’ve questioned Ukraine’s preparedness to join the EU and whether lessons would be learned from 2007. Some want it join merely because they hate Russia. Not a good enough reason to bring more organised crime and corruption into EU apnews.com/article/ukrain…
Maurice Cohen, Chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, made a powerful statement at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade, which met on Tuesday for pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed PIGs Bill.
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We are delighted to announce the next call for applications to the EPEx Expert Residency Programme at the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy. Launched in January 2025, the EPEx residency offers a unique opportunity for policy experts from across the Irish civil and public…
New article! Kateryna & I analyse how war reshapes fertility intentions—confronting individual preferences and collective goals like rebuilding the nation. Faced with prolonging war, people craft neutral narratives of the future and make conditional plans. doi.org/10.1002/psp.70…
Diverse Republic examines the Irish response to the rise of nationalist populism and the global migrant crisis. The Republic of Ireland has changed much in the … Source: University of Chicago Press share.google/oexhKen87ZeNJ5…
Hard to disagree with anything here @davidmcw
Morning, podcast time. It is time to have a data-driven discussion on immigration/housing & why it is important for all of us, not some of us, to think about what the right level of immigration might be. In capacity terms, it will boil down to a numbers game.…
Polanyi on capitalism This book by Polanyi is a classic. It puts the focus on what he calls the double movement generated by capitalism: the movement toward a market society and the countermovement that seeks to create social protections. Free download: ia801401.us.archive.org/6/items/in.ern…
For those republicans criticising some of the more distasteful elements of the eleventh night. The crowd here singing "Ooh ah Up the 'Ra" last night haven't a clue that their actions are seen as just as bad as the paramilitary displays on some bonfires.
Celtic Symphony form the @wolfetones at a packed @thomondstadium #LuimneachAbú
Catherine Connolly is to appear before Labour Parliamentary Party next Tuesday. The Social Democrats haven’t done their homework or just don’t care. Don’t repeat their mistake @labour.
‘There’s this really powerful word called “and”.’ Health Sec @wesstreeting argues that the key to being ‘trans-inclusive without erasing women’ is right under our noses.
The annual exhibition at the @RHAGallery Ely Place, Dublin. Well worth a visit before it closes in 2 weeks. Huge amount of art...1/5 @IrishArtsReview
Ok, in 1904 Jews driven out of Limerick by Catholic cleric who portrayed them as enemies of the Irish nation (as did trade unions and first free state President); Ireland opposed entry of Jewish refugees before, during and after the Holocaust etc theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/08…
We are delighted to announce the next call for applications to the EPEx Expert Residency Programme at the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy. Launched in January 2025, the EPEx residency offers a unique opportunity for policy experts from across the Irish civil and public…
My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October @OUPAcademic. Hope people find it relevant and a good read. global.oup.com/academic/produ…