Aodh Q
@aodhquinlivan
Husband, father, political scientist, author, football coach (GAA and soccer), Arsenal supporter (COYG), fantasy football fanatic ⚽. LEADING THE WAY published in November 2025 📖.
Only five short months to go now! It's getting really close. Time to start preparing. 🎅🎉🎄🤶🎁☃️ #ILoveChristmas
My 1st book, 'Philip Monahan - A Man Apart' was launched 20 years ago today in Cork City Hall. We had a special evening, which meant the world to my Dad and Dick Haslam, both now sadly passed away. Minister Dick Roche, officially launched the book with Lord Mayor, Deirdre Clune. @ucc.ie
Congratulations to @damianboylan.bsky.social on his election as Lord Mayor of Cork.
Happy 22nd wedding anniversary to the one I love 💒. We'll celebrate properly in healthier times. ❤️ #WeGotThis #LUL4Ever
Great work by Emmanuelle, meeting MEPs in Brussels to promote 'Key to the EU'. She received a wonderful response and even got to lift the elusive Liam MacCarthy Cup! @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu @theresareidy.bsky.social 🇮🇪 🇪🇺
16 years since you left us, Dad, but you are remembered and loved each and every day 💔.
There are only 7 months to go, and I'm feeling the excitement. It's time to start getting ready for the big day. 🎅🎄🎁🎊🤶🎉 #ILoveChristmas
The wonderful Anne Twomey is in Independence Museum Kilmurry tomorrow night to talk about some remarkable Cork women who feature in the 'Leading the Way' book by Anne, John Ger O'Riordan and myself. Don't miss out!
Difficult to believe that 'de book' is now 20 years old! A real pleasure today to go to Farranferris and talk about Philip Monahan and his life and times. Thanks to Anne Twomey for the invitation and the students for engaging so enthusiastically. #AManApart @ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social
The Farranferris Education and Training Campus is the place to be tomorrow for my lecture about the legendary Philip Monahan. #AManApart @ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social @echolive.bsky.social
Always happy to talk about Philip Monahan 😁. Looking forward to my visit to Farranferris Education and Training Campus on Thursday 👍. @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social
Great to see @eschonquinlivan.bsky.social and Trish Collier presenting evidence today in Leinster House to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth. They have both done Trojan work on the 'Key to the EU' programme. Well done ✅. @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @theresareidy.bsky.social
Big day ahead for 'Key to the EU'. * Meetings with TDs and Senators. * Interview on 96FM with PJ Coogan. * Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education & Youth. Good luck to @eschonquinlivan.bsky.social and Trish who have worked hard on this for years. ❤️ @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social
Our BSc Government and Political Science third year student, Aoife Lynch, with Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Brian Kavanagh. Albany work placements have been a key part of our degree since 2002. 🇮🇪 🇺🇲 #CK122 @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social
Proud to see our BSc Government and Political Science Year 3 students - Aoife Lynch and Robyn Murphy - excelling at the New York State Senate Model Legislative Session last Friday in Albany. What an opportunity! #CK122 🇮🇪 🇺🇲 @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social
Remembering Philip Monahan who died 43 years ago today. He served as City Commissioner and then City Manager in Cork from 1924 to 1959. He was noted for being flexible in method, but constant in principle - suaviter in modo, fortiter in re.
Great to see our BSc Government and Political Science students thrive on work placement in New York State Assembly & Senate. Two students, Robyn & Aoife, met Mayor Zohran Momdani on St. Patrick's Day. If interested in our degree (CK122) e-mail Government@ucc.ie 🇮🇪 🇺🇲. @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social
#OnThisDay in 2006 I was at Highbury to see Arsenal beat West Brom. It was one of Arsenal's last matches in the famous old stadium and the day was dedicated to Denis Bergkamp. Fittingly, the Dutch legend curled in a trademark goal to secure a 3-1 win. #COYG
It wasn't our day at Turner's Cross 🥲 but well done to the Lakewood Athletic lads for making it all the way to the JAKOvIreland Munster Youth Final. They fought bravely to the end and gave everything that they had. Congratulations to Leeside, the deserving winners.
From a paper delivered in March 1991 by the great Tom Barrington to the ESRI Statistical Society Symposium. Would the commentary be any different in 2026?
#OnThisDay in 2019 the Government published 'Detailed Policy Proposals' in advance of the DEM plebiscites in Cork city, Waterford and Limerick. Despite the title, details were sadly lacking and there was much vagueness. We are seeing the result of that now in Limerick.
#OnThisDay in 2019, talking to a Joint Oireachtas Committee about restoring Town Councils. What will the current Local Democracy Taskforce recommend? Is the report imminent?
Wonderful buzz at the UCC Spring Open night. Great to see the interest in #CK122 which is consistent with the big rise in CAO first preferences. Thanks to Rory for his help on our stand 👍. @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social