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Lisa Griffith @lisagriffith.bsky.social · 4d

Really looking forward to reading this. Massive congratulations @angela-historian.bsky.social I love a good micro history. Beautiful edition from Four Courts Press, as always!

Paperback copy of Finding Mary, The untold story of an Inishowen murder, 1844 by Angela Byrne

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 6d

Labbacallee • Cork

Labbacallee is Ireland’s largest example of a wedge tomb.

The name Labbacallee derives from Leaba Chaillí, which can be roughly translated to ‘The Hag’s Bed’.

Archaeologists discovered the remains of an adult woman, a man, and a child. All dating between 2456–1776 BC.

Labbacallee Wedge Tomb under old trees in North Cork

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The Edward Worth Library, Dublin @edwardworthlib.bsky.social · 16d

Edward Worth Library is delighted to announce that our newest online exhibition, which is on early modern books about birds, is now available:
birds.edwardworthlibrary.ie

Enjoy and please share! @rspb.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

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iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · Aug 11

✈️ Travel tips for your #iPRES2025 journey!🧳Local Organising Committee member and athlete, Carly, recently traveled from Wellington to Austria and back with Team New Zealand in the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup in July. Carly shares her best long-haul travel tips here: www.ipres2025.nz/post/long-ha...

iPRES Travel Advice: Tips for the Long-Haul Journey

Local Organising Committee member and athlete Carly Lenz offers her top tips for long-haul travel to Aotearoa and back.

www.ipres2025.nz

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Lisa Griffith @lisagriffith.bsky.social · 8d

@dri.ie are hosting a virtual coffee morning Wed 8 Oct at 10.00am all about @ipres2025.bsky.social This is a great chance to hear people from the Irish DigiPres community discuss highlights from previous years and what they're looking forward to at this year's conference dri.ie/events/dri-c...

DRI iPRES 2025 Coffee Morning- 8th October 2025 - Digital Repository of Ireland

The Digital Repository of Ireland is hosting a virtual coffee morning on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 10.00am for half an hour. You are warmly invited to join DRI Staff and colleagues from member org...

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National Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social · 10d

📢Registration is now open for Ireland’s National Open Research Festival! #NORFest2025

Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...

📅 6-7 November 2025
📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin @ria.ie

View the event programme on the NORF website: norf.ie/news-2/norfe...
@dri.ie

National Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2025

A two-day event which will spotlight global open science, cross-cutting policy agendas, and emerging themes in open research and innovation.

www.eventbrite.ie

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 9d

'Where the Land floweth with milk and honey': Daniel Denton's 'A brief description of New York' printed in 1670 was the first English language account of the region & was intended to encourage settlers to the colony.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 9d

Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

www.irishtimes.com

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Lisa Griffith @lisagriffith.bsky.social · 11d

"The assessment of nature is very poor, with 85 per cent of Ireland’s protected habitats and almost one third of protected species of flora and fauna having an unfavourable status" www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds

European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow) Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm

www.irishtimes.com

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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 12d

Our latest community heritage project exploring the historic Ordnance Survey 😍 this time with @niscifest.bsky.social and @nationaltrust.org.uk
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northe...

200 years of OS mapping in Northern Ireland

A new two-year community heritage project marking 200 years since the first detailed mapping of Ireland by Ordnance Survey.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 13d

Join us at the Royal Irish Academy on 2 and 3 October for a two-day conference exploring all aspects of the Book of Lecan.

Book your tickets now: www.ria.ie/events/libra...

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I'm a Lectern @notpodium.bsky.social · 15d

'A little to the left' walks itself over to better spot... 😍

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 16d

@notpodium.bsky.social One for you… blinged up. It’s actually a lectern, but impersonates a legilium. On close inspection it does not fold

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 21d

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

www.insidehighered.com

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to @lorrainegrimes.bsky.social on the publication of her first book which is now available with Bloomsbury
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mo...

Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain

Throughout the Twentieth Century many women in Ireland and Britain endured shame and institutionalisation for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. In this wel…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Sep 11

We're excited to join our colleagues in the Royal Irish Academy for a research programmes showcase in Academy House for @culturenightdub.bsky.social 2025!
Drop by and say hi, learn more about what we do and explore this beautiful historic space✨🏛️

Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · Sep 11

Join us to celebrate @culturenightdub.bsky.social 2025 at RIA! Step inside Academy House and explore one of Dublin’s most stunning historic spaces:

19 Dawson Street, Dublin
Friday, 19 September | 5:00 pm
All are welcome!

Find out more: https://www.ria.ie/work/public-engagement/culture-night-2025/

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Sep 12

Are you interested in learning more about the DRI Community Archive Scheme for 2026?

Join us for an online session on 16 Sept @ 2pm with feedback from our 2025 winner, Frank Donaldson.

We will also launch the Frank Donaldson "Tidy Towns" collection on the day!

Register: dri.ie/events/dri-c...

DRI Community Archive Scheme 2026 - Information Session - Digital Repository of Ireland

As a publicly funded repository for Ireland’s social and cultural data, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) believes it is important to make long-term preservation of digital materials open to a w...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28d

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 29d

‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67

President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author

www.irishtimes.com

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · Sep 12

We’re Hiring: Director of the RHA
📍 Dublin, Ireland | Full-time | €90,000
📅 Apply by: 30th September 2025

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts is seeking a visionary director to lead one of Ireland’s leading visual arts institutions. 🧵

🔗 rhagallery.ie/news/rha-is-seeking-a-visionary-director

A photograph of the RHA Front of House taken during the recent Annual Exhibition. The text over the image advertises the job of Director at the RHA. Please see link in post for more details. Image - Ros Kavanagh Photography.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Sep 11

Asian hornets: 24 verified sightings in Cork and Dublin with two nests seized

Invasive species poses ‘significant threat’ to Ireland’s biodiversity

www.irishtimes.com

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · Sep 11

Poll: Have You Formally Ruled Yourself Out Of The Presidential Race? https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/09/11/poll-have-you-formally-ruled-yourself-out-of-the-presidential-race/

Poll: Have You Formally Ruled Yourself Out Of The Presidential Race?

WITH A TOTAL of 3 million people having declared they are running for the Áras hot seat only to drop out just as quick, you may have become distracted by daily life and forgot to …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · Sep 11

THE HOUSE ARCHIVES BUILT AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BLACK ARCHIVAL POSSIBILITIES BY @dorothyjberry.bsky.social COMING OCTOBER 14 LETS GO ❤️‍🔥 www.weherepress.org

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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks to everyone who helped to make today’s Arqus Alliance Libraries of the Future Community of Practice seminar @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie such a success. Delighted that over 50 participants from 8 countries participated.

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Lisa Griffith @lisagriffith.bsky.social · Sep 11

I was delighted to speak to the Arqus seminar this morning. Thanks to @mulibrary.bsky.social for the invitation.

Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · Sep 11

We welcome our Keynote speaker @lisagriffith.bsky.social from @dri.ie who will discuss The Future of Open Scholarship and Open Science in Europe at this mornings Arqus Seminar.

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GBIF @gbif.org · Sep 11

The 2025 round of the @ec.europa.eu-funded Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme is open for concept notes from eligible organizations in sub-Saharan African countries.

⏰Deadline: 3 November 2025, 15:59 CET (UTC+1)

Read more:🔗 gbif.link/BID-Africa

#BIDAfrica #Biodiversity

Pink graphic with various biological drawings and the word AFRICA overlaid in white writing

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