Theresa Reidy 🇺🇦
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Political Scientist. University College Cork, Ireland. Personal account.
Joined March 2010
The minister for foreign affairs' view that hotel quarantine should not apply to countries if lots of Irish people live there, irrespective of their level of Covid infection wins the prize for the most illogical view in a week of many weird and wonderful contributions.
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Just three women in the new cabinet. A sorry state of affairs for 2025.
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It is offensive that Ivan addressed the leaders of the main parties in this state as charlatans. These are respectable people. They span the ideological spectrum and they serve the state with conviction and sincerity.
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Very weak evidence of homework being useful, especially for younger age groups. Greens onto a winner here and a good example of evidence based policy.
Not satisfied with school striking for climate action, the Greens want to scrap homework for kids! Wonder what voting parents will make of that idea? 📚.
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It’s a bit faded but four years on the fridge door takes a toll . 18:1 @pppolitics #JoeBiden #Election2020
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I despaired when history was taken off curriculum midway thru decade of commemorations but this is worse, axing geography as we come to terms with climate change, migration & global demographic transformation: this is criminal abuse of curriculum.
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“Highly qualified men may well feel they will miss out on senior posts because of their gender and not their qualifications.” >> welcome to being a woman in academia for the last 400 years.
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Absolute best woopsie of the night on #Newsnight : Northern Ireland voter when asked if UK lifeboats were strong enough for the Brexit storms ahead responds with a straight face & says of course, sure if not we can build our own, we built the TITANIC.
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You wouldn’t know whether to laugh or scream: 7 universities, hundreds of years and no woman president EVER and they ask if there is too much gender balance 😱
RTÉ @rtenews reporter asking me if I think "there might not now be too much gender balance?" Too much balance??! Hope they use my reply!!
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Was doing some last minute election preparations and found this photo among a bunch of constituency maps. Thinking of you this weekend Noel. #GE2020
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Sitting on train, it's hard to avoid fact that it would have been cheaper to drive to Dublin & pay for parking for my meetings. 80% of carriage have free travel. If we're serious abt climate change, we need to up our game on public transport, it can't be the more expensive choice.
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It is such a pleasure to fly out of Cork airport. Clean and efficient terminal. If only we could get a few extra destinations. Government standing idly by as Dublin chokes from congestion.
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A national voter education programme is urgently needed at all elections.
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Property is the most significant form of wealth in Ireland. If we want to increase the taxation of wealth, the first place to start is to increase property tax. Ours is woefully low. #PrimeTime We have the only left wing parties in Europe that oppose property tax.
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Varadkar stays in State lodge for €50/night >>Farmleigh should be permanent residence of Taoisigh in office, been obvious for yrs. Taoisigh on European Council calls need guarantee of security. EU27 expect it. Why is Varadkar paying €50 per night for it.
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Final proofs due this week. Should be on the shelves for the new academic term.
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Outbreak of amateur hour in the Green Party is bizarre. Most parties dump their leaders after bad election results, it's a new one to take aim at the leader after the party's most successful election ever.
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Departure of mid-career TDs is change from previous elections. Sean Sherlock, Brendan Griffin, Joe McHugh would have held their seats. Politics is not attractive: too much abuse, excessive workload, pointless focus on expenses/pay. Parties also struggling to get new candidates.
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1)It's Tuesday night, we voted Friday & only 6 MEPs are elected.2)Serious legal questions have been raised about count process for 2 xtra Brexit MEPs .3)Spoiled votes are a huge concern.4)Turnout is down .5)Registers are a mess.And we are facing into a general election in months.
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I’ve had a busy evening muting many new additions to my timeline. Writing about the far-right always brings them out. It’s wine time in Paris.
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2 contributors to Boris Johnson slot on @TodaySOR listed several former PMs who could step in David Cameron, Gordon Brown, John Major. And I'm thinking, isnt last PM still around THERESA MAY. I wonder what made everyone forget her. What makes her different . ummm let me see. .
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Three specific groups of No voters evident so far:.1) people opposed to liberalizing social agenda.2) people who favour liberal agenda but unhappy with specific wordings.3) people who didn’t feel they had enough info and voted no, a rational thing to do. #referendum2024.
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Boole 4 looking all shiny and ready to go this evening. See you Monday at 9.
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Guff on the presidential salary is offensive. Some candidates trying to outbid each other on how much they would give away. This is a republic, political office should not be the preserve of the wealthy.
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Celebrating the arrival of How Ireland Voted 2020 with breakfast out in Cork.
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Nice to see the coast again today. First time to West Cork in four months and it was looking pretty splendid in the sunshine.
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Lovely tweets tonight from so many candidates and their teams. Good luck to you all. Our democracy depends on your dedication and hard work. #GE2020.
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It has finally arrived, hard copies of Politics in the Republic of Ireland waiting for me in the office today. Time to celebrate 🍸🎉
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I’m in Thurles, 4pm out of Dublin. Still haven’t been able to connect laptop to @irishrail WiFi. My ticket was €81.98. I am weary from complaining about the appalling service.
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So many of these are UK retailers . Brexit spillovers, the Irish high street needs to look to Europe for new directions. EU chains Motivo, Adolfo Dominguez, Intimissimi, Bimba y Lola, Sézane, Inwear, Marco Polo and a few cafes and restaurants on the main street would be great.
Another blow for Cork's Patrick's Street. Monsoon/Accessorize is not reopening their stores there. The street is already losing.Debenhams, Laura Ashley, Oasis, Warehouse, Easons and Argos.
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#corkprotest a dreary little event. But a massive inconvenience to city traders trying their best to keep businesses alive, several forced to close their doors for a couple of hours while many customers stayed out of the city.
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Good morning from @UCC Boole Basement and online. Lovely to be back and fab to have students from Spain, Italy, France ….
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Bomb threat made to home of Taoiseach Simon Harris >> The Taoiseach (and his family) need to take up residence in Farmleigh immediately. Case for a permanent and secured state residence has been screaming at us for years. Politics needs to grow up.
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All done for #GE24 .174 seats filled. And government formation talks to keep us busy now. It is an enormous privilege to work on elections and see the democratic process up close.
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Journalism is an essential service. Buy a paper if you can.
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I have my bestest gúna on, my equality pin up and my Vótail 100 badge and I’m on my way to the Áras. What a privilege, so excited.😎
Having organised a series of events to mark the centenary of (some) women getting the vote in Britain and Ireland, President and Sabina Higgins will host a Garden Party at Áras an Uachtaráin this week, to pay tribute to the #suffragette movement.
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Huge thanks to @BrianOD_News of @rtenews for delivering a fabulous Annual Philip Monahan Lecture tonight. A first ‘virtual’ Monahan lecture and a triumph. Thank you for painting an extraordinary picture of the drama & intensity of the last 12 months of US politics. @UCC @GovUCC
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Papers full of speculation about presidential voting patterns. Here is a fact: there is no national funding for research on elections or referendums in Ireland. Not from @IrishResearch or @HousingPress We are a total anomaly among our Euro neighbors.
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I count 42 men in the pictures in this supplement (excl ads) and just 11 women. A city rising makes a better effort to engage the group that make up a majority of its citizens: women.
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Jim Daly stepping down as a TD at the next election is a reminder that politics is a 24/7 profession that is difficult to reconcile with family life whether you are a man or a woman. And it is especially difficult for TDs that have to travel long distances to the Dail.
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My commitment is waning, it’s been 3 days . and I’m a seasoned PRSTV warrior.!
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Nothing demonstrates the change in the age profile of taoisigh in 21st century Ireland like the mention of proud grandparents in the Dail to watch proceedings.
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Patricia Casey: 'Why professorships plan is so embarrassing for women' .>>I’m embarrassed for Patricia Casey: unconscious bias in citations, teaching evaluation, workload allocations. Read the research.
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All the same tired old tropes we hear every time voting rights are extended. maturity, not that interested, they might do some crazy voting, things are grand as they are. 100 yrs ago these were the arguments used against working class men and all women.
Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell: Why under 16s shouldn't vote
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Make posters more environmentally friendly, recycle them but banning them is reactionary rubbish which will favour incumbents & disadvantage new & small parties, and reduce transparent information for voters in a time of dis-information.
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Very nice analysis from Rory Costello @ul >>The impact of immigration on Sinn Féin support in three charts via @polref_Ireland.
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All finished up in the RDS for the night. Expecting results to come fast from early morning #election24
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Norma Foley gave plenty information with clear delivery on @RTE_PrimeTime tonight. A glimmer of hope for the hectic weeks ahead in education.
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Good morning @irishrail It’s been a very long time time! The wifi is working. We could be on a pathway to a whole new customer relationship.
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Congratulations to all of my colleagues in @UCCHistory most especially @BorgonovoJohn for an excellent national conference on the Irish Civil War. Wonderful presentations all week. And it was fabulous to see @UCC campus filled with conference delegates.
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Thank you to the person who put up this sign up at the Lough. The amount of smashed glass is unacceptable and my dog has also ended up needing stitches after a slashed paw.
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Encouraging everyone to use their vote in my article in @irishexaminer Ireland has one of the strongest democracies, something for us to be proud of. Don't be put off by naysayers who say your vote doesn't count
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Interesting times in Cork South Central: Taoiseach and two senior ministers surely coming this way.
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Awful news this morning. Noel Whelan had a brilliant mind and was one of our most insightful political analysts. And he was unfailingly kind and generous with his time. RIP.
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Fascinating to see Dying with Dignity Bill progress to pre-legislative scrutiny. Another reminder of transformation of social values, and also a sign more politicians are getting comfortable leading debates in a liberal direction, many were very reluctant to do so until recently.
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No great surprise here in Cork result. Campaign was awful, you’d have to suspect, they wanted it to fail. Well done Limerick, grabbed the opportunity.
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Micheál Martin leads tributes following death of Professor Dermot Keogh >> so very sorry to read about Dermot’s death. He made a huge contribution to public life, and he was devoted to his family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
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Russia’s mobilisation along Ukraine border is ‘clearly defensive’, Wallace and Daly say >>despicable duplicity: can only hope voters give these two their marching papers next election.
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Thanks for all the lovely comments over weekend. It’s such a privilege to witness our democracy in action up close. #8thReferendum Ours is an old democracy and a beacon of what is possible around the world. @rtenews @UCC Our experiences have global implications @IrishResearch.
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Was watching Prof Michael Thrasher on Sky this morn discussing current British polls and British Election Study. Reminded again that there is no properly funded Irish Election Study, only country in Western Europe without a major study of its democracy at every general election.
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Coffee at the desk replaced with a walk by the Lough on a beautiful snowy morning.
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My assistant waiting for me outside @RTE Cork. She’s not very patient and not persuaded by how important the boundary commission changes will be.
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Very nice shout out for @UCCHistory by @alankellylabour in his speech on the nomination of Taoiseach. @alankellylabour and @MichealMartinTD both graduates of the department @UCC.
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Lovely moment for @JamesOConnorTD nominating @MichealMartinTD for Taoiseach. @JamesOConnorTD is the eighth youngest TD elected to Dáil Éireann. He has a great chapter with an account of his campaign in How Ireland Voted 2020, due out in September.
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Cork votes against directly-elected mayor as Micheal Martin condemns 'absolutely shambolic' campaign >>I don't really remember Micheal Martin doing a whole pile to campaign for it either.
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At the end of a big day in politics, time for a @miyazakicork feast. Best Japanese food in Ireland. and the oysters . 🥰. sublime
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Don’t worry @IrishRail I guessed the #WiFi wouldn’t be working so I brought a mountain of paper with me as a backup #WasteMountain #GE2020
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Cork City Hall is flying through the boosters this morning. Arrived at 11.03 and out at 11.18. Queue is flying.
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I turn on British news for a break from abortion & land in Brexit-stan. Abortion, abortion, Brexit, Brexit & still people believe referendums are some form of political purity. They distill complexity into abysmal binary choice & leave representative politics to clean up mess.
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Very strong and clear speech by An Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar tonight. It was needed to provide information and guidance and also to reassure the nation. Strange irony that it was being delivered on #StPatricksDay.
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Aircoach was 3/4 full today, all going to Dublin airport. Plenty air travellers in Cork but DAA forces them thru Dublin airport & then demands 3rd runway there while regional airports are empty. Regional airports need support and autonomy.
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Covid might be making an uninvited & most unwelcome return but late night politics radio is back to polls, parties, warring factions and the budget. @LatedebateRTE
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I hope members of the PAC are listening to @ConorUCCLaw on @rtenews The president is not answerable to the Dail. Questioning expenditure of office of president in an election campaign is clearly a political stunt. It demeans the PAC.
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The growing intolerance of election posters is a slap in the face for democracy
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Fairly disappointing that the best the Tonight Show can offer us tonight is ill informed guff from Peter Casey. And 6 men and 1 woman: what is this, 1950?.
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>>Rory Best attended the trial of 2 men accused of rape today in Belfast. It is totally inappropriate and I'm stunned that he thought it acceptable.
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Lucia O’Farrell has been a powerful and tireless advocate for justice for her son. Tonight again she seeks justice for him so eloquently on #rtept The state is shamed by the failures in this case, over, and over again.
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Joy of joys … two empty seats next to me on my 12 hour flight to Seoul. This trip is getting off to a great start.
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Next stop Buenos Aires. The @ipsa_aisp world congress of political science is starting to take shape. Three days of site visits to the university, plenary lecture venues, accommodation and catering. And then the call for papers will go live.
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Mícheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald and Leo Varadkar all out in prime media slots today. Can’t decide whether this means an election is more or less likely.
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#Liveline was profoundly depressing today; conflation of different aspects of the war of independence, rejecting commemoration is not celebration. Simplistic, one-dimensional nationalism. Wldnt make u optimistic abt capacity for a mature discussion on a potential United Ireland.
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Delighted to start a new project today on electoral rights of non-resident EU citizens. Project is led by @asa_vonschoultz and funded by @EU_Justice for 2 yrs. Our team includes @Peltoniemi_J @LafleurJeanM @Daniela_Vintila @shimmelroos Magdalena Lesinska and Marco Lisi.
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Kathy Sheridan: Election posters? Yes, please >>agree with every word of this. Glad to see voices coming out in support of posters. They are temporary, cheap, essential for new candidates, fair and an important part of campaigning in our elections.
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You’d know the European elections are only a few days away, they’re discussing the European army on telly box . I’m 25 years waiting for it to arrive. It’s such a 20th century discussion as well, no understanding of complex security environment we now live in.
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Far-right conspiracy theorists are having a hugely destructive effect on the Irish political system .>>writing about the far-right in @irishexaminer today.
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'Their decision is not consistent with our values' - Diageo end London Irish sponsorship over Paddy Jackson signing.>>mmm I’m thinking I might have a Diageo drink or 2 this evening.
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Turnout was shockingly low in places but most awful were spoiled ballots where ppl clearly wanted to express a preference but didn’t understand system. All for the want of a bit of voter education. Shame on all the parties for not dealing with this.
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Back in the office today for my Zoom call with the House of Commons. Was taking no chances after Angie shared some uninvited thoughts with the Oireachtas Housing Cmte last month.
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Dalkey Tidy Towns says it will ‘remove and destroy election posters.>>this anti-politics nonsense should be ignored. Posters are very important at elections, especially for new candidates and small parties.
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Absolutely thrilled to see Charlotte Holland from @UCCHistory recognized tonight with an outstanding colleague award @UCC
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