Gareth Mulvenna

Posted this yesterday for #WorldBookDay

Exciting times ahead!

Good news.

🙏What a first guest. We are cooking 🔥

Made to Parade Made to Parade shares positive stories about the marching bands scene in Northern Ireland, and the rest of the UK. It accompanies the book and podcast of the same name and is hosted by Glenn Millar. F...

Check out Glenn's fantastic podcast Made to Parade here:

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Great to be back with @shrapnelofficial.bsky.social properly. Glenn Millar was a fantastic first guest talking the band scene, its evolution, traditions and work in the community around mental health and identity.

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Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-75 YouTube video by NationalArmyMuseumUK

Delighted to have talked about “Uncivil War”, my book on the British Army in Northern Ireland, at the National Army Museum. If you missed it, here’s a recording:

The Separatist (1966) — Irish Publicity Service Commentary and PDF of The Separatist, published by Irish Publicity Service.

From 1996, The Separatist, issued by the Irish Publicity Service (a SInn Féin imprint).

An outline of the IRA and Sinn Féin position a few years before the start of the conflict in the North.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/4583/

11 years since this landed...

Just found this lovely review of TGAP by Marnie Gray for Studia Hibernica in 2017 last night.

I find it difficult to give myself credit, but I did actually contribute something original.

Academia may not have worked out, but without my PhD I'd probably never have had the confidence to write this.

Article I wrote for @historyireland.bsky.social in January 2017 on the Tartan Gang phenomenon of the early 1970s. The article was based on my book.

historyireland.com/tartan-gangs/

Irish Studies Seminar: Ciara McAllister 2.2.26 YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies

If you missed this week's seminar by Ciara McAllister on 'A class apart: Representing the ‘Troubles’ and the working class', a recording is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o1J...

The Murder of Frankie McStravick: 1972 The bullet that finally killed Frankie McStravick travelled through time and caused untold trauma

Excerpt from a very personal piece I wrote last year, signposting future writing I'll be doing on the conflict.

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QUB

QUB.

The Murder of Frankie McStravick: 1972 The bullet that finally killed Frankie McStravick travelled through time and caused untold trauma

Excerpt from a very personal piece I wrote last year, signposting future writing I'll be doing on the conflict.

open.substack.com/pub/garethmu...

The Gang That Never Was On 9 December last year we got our first glimpse at the findings of Operation Denton, the long-awaited police review into what was referred to as the ‘Glenanne series’ of murders—over 120 killings …

New post: the implications of Operation Denton, and media handling of the 'Glenanne Gang' story

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Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-75 Join historian Huw Bennett as he examines the interactions between the British Army and paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during the most violent phase of the Troubles.

Uncivil War, my book about the British Army and the Troubles in the early 1970s, is out in paperback on 15 January. Come and hear me talk about it at the National Army Museum on 13 February:

www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/unc...

And beautiful cover.

A book cover, showing the title 'Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation' by Tom Hulme. It is lavender coloured with yellow text, and shows two men sat on a bench, c. 1935.

*drum roll*

Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026!

I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Congratulations Tom! Looking forward to this.

life's a Drag, Mizz Mae - Harry McAllister YouTube video by LGBTHeritageNI

This is brilliant history, preserved for the future. Interview with the late Harry McAllister aka Mizz Mae.

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Article on the Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association from Andersonstown News, November 1972.

Memories from the Spectrum Centre on this day in January 2019, doing Belts and Boots to Bombs and Bullets with Beano. Hoping to do more storytelling events in 2026 but it'll be a collaboration with Shrapnel Podcast - Sam and I now have the experience and confidence to help make it even more special!

Loyalist Paramilitary Uniforms – Early 1970s One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of the Northern Ireland Troubles is, in my opinion, the uniforms worn by the various paramilitary organisations during the period of conflict. Whi…

If you want something that is a bit more nuanced...

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Tartan Gangs - Interview on BBC Good Morning Ulster - 08/11/2018

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Thanks Kieran - currently enquiring about my options!

Ten years this summer. Time for a revised and updated version? 🤨

Any #irishstudies people here?

Anyone here?