Author of The NGO Moment (http://cambridge.org/9781108708548). Associate Professor in History at University of Galway. Co-editor @difp-ria.bsky.social. Currently researching climate change and capitalism in c20th & early c21st Irelandhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mm5kqel7q22bSunrise from my back garden this morning. Before the rain...18 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5kqel7q22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mm357hknac2cThis week's reading - a solid introduction, written from an insider perspective, to a movement trying to imagine ways of organising post-growth communities.17 May 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm357hknac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mlxbdjuzkk2qReally enjoyed this episode of In Our Time: on MC Escher and the relationship between maths and art. (As an aside, the BBC's month-long delay in releasing these episodes outside the UK is just bizarre. I still skip the ads...) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v19c16 May 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxbdjuzkk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mltpd6mif22pSpotted on campus today.14 May 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltpd6mif22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mltmybhxjs2pLove this: Ellie O'Neill - Anna with the Silver Arrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKbVlPCuL5M14 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltmybhxjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mlmdlzgqb225Brilliant decision. And, once again, fair play to RTE for sticking to this boycott in the full. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmdlzgqb225https://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mlg5lvtkuc25"Ronaldo is the closest thing to an omnipresence. The closest, and there is no other way of putting this, to a god. And yet, he is also incredibly boring, tothe extent of being a husk with no distinguishable presence." https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/09/into-the-ronaldo-verse-sludge-of-content-is-eating-up-sport-and-the-adults-are-to-blame09 May 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg5lvtkuc25https://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mlbrsis2tk2bWhen I graduated with my PhD from Trinity in 2008, top of the honorary doctorates were David Attenborough and Terry Pratchett. *And* Mary Robinson (chancellor) handed me my PhD. A pretty good day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbrsis2tk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mlbnbj4odc2bReally looking forward to this - especially to sharing a panel with @tsasson.bsky.social , Erika Rappaport, and Jonathan Saha. If you're about, come and check out our discussion on capital and capitalism on 3 June. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbnbj4odc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3ml7c4ynvgc2eI'm now of an age where this kind of headline (from Pitchfork) seems designed specifically to remind me of the extent of my cultural disconnection.06 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7c4ynvgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3ml55bjfm4s2o1) Copenhagen 2) The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime) 3) Big Louise 4) The Seventh Seal 5) Jackie [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml55bjfm4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkuvbld2hs25The BFG at Lismore Castle this morning. Making dreams, as you do.02 May 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuvbld2hs25https://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mksgbva52c2hFriday afternoon listening: 808 State featuring James Dean Bradfield - Lopez "Joy gives me my last regret." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0RVPtE2_9o01 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksgbva52c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkozitt4g22iA warning on the rise of far-right rhetoric in Ireland: "public attitudes are becoming steadily more inclusive, but that political rhetoric risks legitimising scapegoating and that the far-right had not secured broad public support, but 'is shaping the conversation'". https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0430/1570978-hate-survey/30 Apr 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozitt4g22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkmmfyhsxc2pBarney Ronay, brilliant as ever, on one of the best games of football I've seen in years. "It was giddy, breathless, adrenal stuff." https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/28/psg-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-match-report29 Apr 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmmfyhsxc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mklecbsrzs2wWhat a cracking first half of football. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/apr/28/paris-saint-germain-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live28 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklecbsrzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkij6v3rvc2kIt's springtime and our tagliatelle tree is beginning to blossom.27 Apr 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkij6v3rvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkgdqetif22dThere's a recording now available of our roundtable discussion on shift work and modern Ireland - the first public event of the Shift/Cltr project. A big thanks to Philip Ryan of Nocht Studios for inviting me to get involved. shiftcltr.com https://shiftcltr.com/26 Apr 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgdqetif22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkcujfh2tk2cThis morning, I have mostly been listening to Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. Especially this beautiful track from their last album, North Country: "I'll tell you now, we could be together / If you ever get tired of being free." https://youtu.be/JfKVePzPOCA?is=Dcm8ydxDrA9vNjEa25 Apr 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcujfh2tk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mkctoaajfs2qThis kind of technology should be regulated out of existence. Quite apart from the repulsiveness of this 'social media personality' and his actions, the idea that Meta can wash their hands of this by referring to their T&Cs is a joke. https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/technology/arid-41833148.html25 Apr 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkctoaajfs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjyahroias2c"At some point, our Silicon Valley overlords forgot that in order for their vision of the future to be adopted, people had to want it." https://www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/nft-metaverse-ai-weirdos21 Apr 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyahroias2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjwwvh7vrc2rProgramme and registration details now available for this year's @ria.ie international affairs conference. "Ireland's Role in an era of Global Uncertainty: International Law, Human Rights and Global Security" Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 7 May 2026 https://www.ria.ie/events/irelands-role-in-an-era-of-global-uncertainty-international-law-human-rights-and-global-security/20 Apr 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwwvh7vrc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjrzq6bl722vThe anti-ageing industry is doing well if it's still attending to people who were around in the early years of the state.18 Apr 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrzq6bl722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjp6zc57ds2aStarting now, live on Zoom, in case anyone's interested: the first event of the Shift/Cltr project on shift work and modern Ireland. shiftcltr.com https://shiftcltr.com/17 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6zc57ds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjmtruhuzs2uHave you seen this @aoifeolearymcneice.bsky.social ? Great news! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtruhuzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjiecde7x22fReally looking forward to this online roundtable later this week - exploring what shift work reveals about health, time, community life and social change in Ireland. Part of the ShiftCltr project run by Phillip Ryan of Nocht Studios. Friday 17th April 2026 16.00. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shift-cltr-public-online-roundtable-on-shift-work-tickets-198680942046014 Apr 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiecde7x22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinkosullivan.bsky.social/post/3mjgvx6u5b22bI'm delighted to say we have opened our visiting fellowship scheme in the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Deadline for applications is 1 May 2026. All visits must take place in the period May to Sept 2026. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/arts-social-sciences-and-celtic-studies/research/researchfunding/14 Apr 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:kwtucfvy3bpc24xyam2ilqc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgvx6u5b22b