Gerry Diver

University of Liverpool, Guitar and Cat Lover. Tweets are my own views and retweets are not endorsements

[Gerry Diver @GerardDiver1]

@merseyrail Are trains running again? Any idea when they might make it to Ormskirk?

[Estate of Seamus Heaney @seamusheaneyest]

We're headed to Liverpool this Thursday 13 Nov for the annual Seamus Heaney Lecture, in partnership with the Institute of Irish Studies @LivUni. This year, it's Sir Simon Schama on 'Politics and the Poet'. Last tickets still available... details below!
https://t.co/jGpqVN8lpw

[Irish in Britain @irishinbritain]

Tonight!
The Institute of Irish Studies presents the 2025 Seamus Heaney Lecture on the topic: ‘Politics and the Poet' by Sir Simon Schama
The evening will open with a reading of Seamus Heaney poems by Liverpool-born actor Leanne Best
Book your free spot
👇
https://t.co/hBfvmLyXsn

[Gerry Diver @GerardDiver1]

Winner of the John McGahern book prize announced 📚🏆https://t.co/tJdHt8Vhy6

[THE LINE of BEST FIT @bestfitmusic]

Ahead of the release of the fifth D:Ream @d_ream_music album Do It Anyway, Peter Cunnah takes Orla Foster @OrlaFoster on a deep dive through the songs that made him https://t.co/nDAhowFD4m

[Law and Humanities Journal @law_humanities]

ARTS REVIEW: @alice_diver reviews The Marian Hotel, new play by new playwright C Cunningham, directed by P Byrne @SolePurpose_ @LyricBelfast: "Cunningham’s play is timely... capturing a dark moment in history but also... making a heartfelt call to action" https://t.co/hCQ3XYV0Fi

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

@SteveReedMP We should re-nationalise the water companies

Starting with Thames Water

As Feargal Sharkey observes, their value is overstated and it's a no brainer

[Gerry Diver @GerardDiver1]

@historyrock_ @tonymc39 The amazing thing about this is just how great a performance it was. No monitors, constant screaming, all the moving around. Despite not hearing it themselves, incredibly tight. Paul did all the talking. Beatles forever ❤️

[Gerry Diver @GerardDiver1]

English Garden: The Ivy House, Peckham – Live Review. A band to watch 🎸 https://t.co/cGJ8voPOt5

[Liverpool Irish Centre @LiverpoolIC]

We’ve had a lovely afternoon at the Irish Nurses in the NHS event - a fantastic collaboration of Liverpool Irish based organisations, with the authors and many dignitaries and nurses in attendance. Amazing ✨

[Dr Sean Haughey @S_Haughey]

Call for Papers closes this Friday (25th) ⬇️

[Dr Sean Haughey @S_Haughey]

Challenges of Conflict Transformation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a one-day hybrid conference at the University of Liverpool on Thursday 12th June 2025. Call for Papers and further information, including travel/accommodation bursaries, here: https://t.co/Tq3gaC7Lrw

[Gerry Diver @GerardDiver1]

Tickets for this event on Dylan Thomas and Irish writers are going fast! Get them while you can 🤞 https://t.co/xgksdqZQUI

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

Over the past few weeks, the families of those killed in the Omagh bombing have been telling the inquiry all about their loved ones.
Here are their tributes, in their own words.
https://t.co/UathosFztW

[Irish Studies@LivUni @IrishInstitute]

We also hosted a public talk by the team, where the presented some of their interim findings.
You can watch a recording of the event, which also included a conversation between (retired) Irish nurse Mary and Professor Ryan, at https://t.co/wTQpmobXjW

[Irish Studies@LivUni @IrishInstitute]

Delighted to be at @IrelandEmbGB for the launch of "Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Oral History" by Professor Louise Ryan + Neha Doshi @LondonMetUni + @gmacradio.
@IrishInstitute helped fund and arrange interviews with Liverpool based nurses.

[Irish Studies@LivUni @IrishInstitute]

We are delighted by the high level of submissions we have received to the John McGahern Prize over the years and look forward to more for this year.
if you want to get to know past winners a bit better, watch their readings and interviews at https://t.co/hTqxmqwN8m

[Humanities & Social Sciences @ Uni of Liverpool @livuniHSS]

The University's Institute of Irish Studies (@IrishInstitute) offers students a unique environment to learn about Irish culture, politics and history. Find out what studying here is like https://t.co/kl63b3319O

[Grainne McPolin @gmacradio]

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#@gmacradio

[Irish Studies Review @IrishStudiesRev]

📚Book Review Opportunity📚

Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Oral History by Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin and Neha Doshi

If you are interested in reviewing please contact us via DM or email us at [email protected] - we are excited to hear from you!