Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Politics and culture in 20th century Ireland
- Transnational and global Irish history
- Commemoration and historical memory
Public outreach & key achievements
Through collaborations with museums such as GPO Witness History, theatre companies like the Abbey Theatre, documentary-makers, and other public history partners, Professor McGarry's research on the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution informed commemoration of the ‘Decade of Centenaries’, facilitating greater
understanding of this contentious period of history.
Research project: A Global History of Irish Revolution, 1916-1923
https://nyupress.org/9781479808892/the-irish-revolution/
Research project: Film and History
https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/frankryan/
Media story: Ireland’s 1916 Rising, Time
https://time.com/4287509/easter-rising-commemorations/
Research students
| PhD Title | Godlessness on an island of God: anti-communism in 1930s Ireland |
| Name | Conor McAteer |
| Years of Study | 2024 - Present |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | 'Let the girl go home': Irish republicanism, gender and political imprisonment, 1939-45 |
| Name | Susie Deedigan |
| Years of Study | 2020 - 2024 |
| Country | UK |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Unapproved routes: histories of the Irish border, c 1922-72 (2014) |
| Name | Peter Leary |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Deputy Director of Campaigns at Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Winner, 2016 ACIS Prize for Distinguished First Book |
| ‘Being part of a multi-disciplinary school helped me to develop as a historian – by thinking across scholarly boundaries I was better placed to understand the international boundary that was the subject of my research.’ | |
| PhD Title | East Ulster and the Irish Revolution, 1920-22 (2014) |
| Name | Christopher Magill |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Senior Associate (Anti-Money Laundering), PwC |
| ‘The research skills I gained during my PhD were pivotal in landing a research job with PwC. Since then I've moved into a role that requires an investigative mind-set and strong written and verbal communication skills, all of which I developed during my years at QUB.’ | |
| PhD Title | Sunningdale, power-sharing, and British-Irish relations, 1972-75 (2009) |
| Name | Shaun McDaid |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Leeds Trinity University |
| ‘My PhD in History from Queen’s University Belfast equipped me with skills in research, writing and analysis that have proven invaluable to me in commencing a career in the higher education sector.’ |
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