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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 7d

Have a question you want to ask about oral histories or just feel like chatting with other oral historians? All welcome to this free online meet up this Thursday 7pm #OralHistory

Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · Sep 15

📢Save the new date!📢

OHNI's 'Ask an Oral Historian' online session has moved from Thursday 2nd October to Thursday 16th October.

🗓️Please update your calendars and join us then for this free event.

oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/event/networ...

#OralHistory #AskAnOralHistorian #SharedStories #Free

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 7d

Meet the woman bringing community storytelling back into fashion! www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li... #Storytelling #Community #Ireland #IrishSky 👏

Meet the woman bringing community storytelling back into fashion

Craicly Stories is a community story project that brings Irish folklore to life and neighbours together.

www.rte.ie

Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 8d

Fota Wildlife Park to remain closed until further notice www.fotawildlife.ie/blogs/news #BirdFlu #Cork #Fota #Ireland 🙁

News

www.fotawildlife.ie

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 11d

What did Cork Harbour look like 15,000 years ago? New study digs deep to reveal all

Samples showed the area of mudflats around Harper’s Island was once a woodland of willow, alder and oak

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 13d

A new museum dedicated to the life of the explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Athy in Co Kildare today.

New museum on life of Ernest Shackleton opens in Kildare

A new museum dedicated to the life of the explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Athy in Co Kildare today.

www.rte.ie

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Kenchie @kenchie.bsky.social · 13d

Doolin #ireland #shopfrontfriday #fujifilm #travel #photography

A brightly painted pink cottage with a thatched roof in Doolin, Ireland. The building houses “The Sweater Shop,” with a blue sign above the doorway. Colorful sweaters and knitwear are displayed on the outside walls, and flower boxes with pink flowers sit under the green-trimmed windows.

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 13d

“abandoned by Irish Rail” - Heartbreaking. What about animal transport document / permission for trains? Is there such a thing? www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/10/08/i... #AnimalWelfare #IrishRail #Ireland #Dublin #Athlone #Train 💔

Irish Rail passengers left “terrorised and terrified” on Athlone to Dublin train | Westmeath Independent

A passenger who travelled from Athlone to Dublin by train on Sunday evening last has vowed never to use Irish Rail again after he endured “a nightmare journey” during which up to 20 unaccompanied mino...

www.westmeathindependent.ie

Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 13d

Cork mother of teen with cerebral palsy says Taoiseach ‘dangled carrot’ as no further contact since meeting www.independent.ie/regionals/co... 🙁 #Ireland #Cork #CerebralPalsy

Cork mother of teen with cerebral palsy says Taoiseach ‘dangled carrot’ as no further contact since meeting

A Cork mother who confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin last month has said the Fianna Fáil leader “dangled the carrot” in front of her daughter’s eyes as no contact was made after their private meeting...

www.independent.ie

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Felicity Hayes-McCoy @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social · 14d

This 👇

Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae Chiarraí @kerrycoco.ie · 14d

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The Organic Centre @theorganiccentre.bsky.social · 14d

One space has become available in two of our v popular courses this weekend.We don’t anticipate them to last long! Book fast www.theorganiccentre.ie/event/dry-st... for Dry Stone Wall with Ronan Crehan, and www.theorganiccentre.ie/event/willow... for Willow basket weaving with Tom O Brien. #Ireland

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 14d

Irish Deer Commission (@DeerCommission) have offered advice on how to stay safe and reduce deer-related accidents on roads through wild deer habitats. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n... #OhDeer #Deer #Cork #Ireland #Motors #DriversAlert 🦌🚗

Watch as massive deer brings traffic to a halt with rutting season in full swing

Drivers were 'terrified' the animal would jump at the cars

www.corkbeo.ie

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Cork Safety Alerts @corksafetyalerts.com · 20d

Feel free to print, or screenshot our list of Emergency Contact numbers that you may need during #StormAmy. csalert.ie/3Ew3uas

Emergency Contacts & Storm Safety Advice

Some important numbers, and safety advice that you may need during a storm,

csalert.ie

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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 20d

Donegal has now being upgraded to a Red wind warning from 4pm to 6pm. Please heed this warning with risk of severe and damaging gusts. #StormAmy

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 20d

I couldn't believe it when I heard Manchán Magan has died. I actually read one of his book last week! He was a great writer and he showed his great grá of Irish language. Slán abhaile. #RIP #ManchánMagan #Ireland #IrishSky

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 21d

'Not where I should be,' - Mr Walsh aged 51 in a nursing home. Twelve hundred people under the age of 65 are currently living in nursing homes, largely due to a lack of accessible housing according to the organisation. 🙁 www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #Ireland #AcccessibleHousing

'Not where I should be,' say under-65s in nursing homes

Twelve hundred people under the age of 65 are currently living in nursing homes, largely due to a lack of accessible housing according to to the Irish Wheelchair Association.

www.rte.ie

Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 22d

Welcome October 2025!! 🍂🎃🧣

Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · 22d

'We know people in their 80s doing full-time care' 💔- Ageing parents caring for daughter with disability www.rte.ie/news/2025/10... This calls for an extremely urgent action plan on full-time disability care. #Disablity #Ireland #SupportElderlyParentsNow ❤️

Daughter's future care causing anxiety for ageing parents

In her latest report on disability services, our Social Affairs Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely examines the impact the lack of planned residential places is having on families.

www.rte.ie

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Bob Johnston @bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social · 25d

Obie, the idiot dog, managed to surprise a lizard on our afternoon walk. Irish lizards shed their tails when surprised to distract predators as they make their escape... It will grow a new one but it does take a while... In the meantime, here's a wiggly lizard tail... #IrishFauna #Lizards

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Rita O’Reilly @ritaoreilly.bsky.social · 29d

More tonight —Joe Galvin @joegalvin.bsky.social and producer John Cunningham for #RTEInvestigates on the threads that bind fashion retailers in Ireland to forced labour

‘Forced Fashion’,
21:35,
RTÉ 1
and on @RTEplayer

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29d

The tag on your t-shirt may not be telling you the full story, as it says where your clothes were made but not necessarily where the cotton was grown

Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you

That tag in your T-shirt? It may not be telling you the full story.

www.rte.ie

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · Sep 22

All you need to know about today's Autumn Equinox via RTE website - www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... 📖 #AutumnEquinox #Ireland #Autumn #September #Folklore #History

All you need to know about today's Autumn Equinox

The Autumn Equinox and the festival of Michaelmas on September 29th mark the coming of the closure of the year

www.rte.ie

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Sep 20

The couple who bought a Wicklow golf course and turned it into a native woodland

The former Glen of the Downs Golf Course greens are now covered in 80,000 native trees, planted by Anke and John Moran

www.irishtimes.com

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Patrick Leavy @patrickleavy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 19

Come on #ireland you're slacking - make some privacy tech!

Just because #bigtech have invaded the country doesn't mean you can't be working on ethical alternatives.

#ethtech #foss

Map of Europe with names of privacy tech products placed in the countries where they originate. Also listed are US privacy tech products, Canadian products and FOSS products.

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · Sep 17

A rare example of a ritual Bronze Age monument has been discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo.😍
www.rte.ie/news/connach... #Monument #Ireland #Mayo #OileánAcla #StormÉowyn #GalwayUniversity

Bronze Age monument discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo

A rare example of a ritual Bronze Age monument has been discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo.

www.rte.ie

Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · Sep 1

👋 Hello September!! 👋 #Ireland

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Caroline @caroline4art.bsky.social · Aug 31

I really enjoyed this! Very very good! #TraitorsIRL

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