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IReL is an e-resource licensing consortium for Irish HEIs and leads Ireland's ORCID and DataCite consortia, and the National OA Monitor. https://irel.ie/
We’re thrilled to welcome the announcement of INSPIRE, a major step forward in strengthening Ireland’s research ecosystem. Launched today by James Lawless TD, Minister for @deptoffhed.bsky.social, the Working Group report underscores the critical role of IReL as foundational research infrastructure.
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome the announcement of INSPIRE, a major step forward in strengthening Ireland’s research ecosystem. Launched today by James Lawless TD, Minister for @deptoffhed.bsky.social, the Working Group report underscores the critical role of IReL as foundational research infrastructure.
We are delighted to share the IReL Executive Report for 2024/25 in this latest edition of our newsletter! Subscribe to receive it directly into your inbox every month.
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November 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from the Irish Research eLibrary! Here, we’ll recap on some of our news from the last few months, and share some forthcoming events of interest. Read the IReL Executi...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We are delighted to share the IReL Executive Report for 2024/25 in this latest edition of our newsletter! Subscribe to receive it directly into your inbox every month.
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Great blog post here from @openaire.bsky.social on our packed workshop at #NORFest2025, which brought together librarians, data stewards, and #OpenScience practitioners to shape the next phase of Ireland’s #OpenResearch monitoring! @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest
NORFEST 2025 gathered a full room of Ireland’s research community to align on the future of Open Research Monitoring.
The new blog post explores the themes, insights, and next steps shaping this national effort.
🔗Full story here:
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The new blog post explores the themes, insights, and next steps shaping this national effort.
🔗Full story here:
www.openaire.eu/community/bl...
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great blog post here from @openaire.bsky.social on our packed workshop at #NORFest2025, which brought together librarians, data stewards, and #OpenScience practitioners to shape the next phase of Ireland’s #OpenResearch monitoring! @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest
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1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
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#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
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#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
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#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
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#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
Some very interesting insights emerging at this afternoon's #NORFest2025 workshop on public engagement with @engagedroadmap.bsky.social @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest #CitizenScience
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Some very interesting insights emerging at this afternoon's #NORFest2025 workshop on public engagement with @engagedroadmap.bsky.social @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest #CitizenScience
IReL is kicking off Friday's #NORFest2025 sessions, with a full house for a workshop on "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice" - with presentations from @openaire.bsky.social, @sonrai.bsky.social, ABOARD, & MOSS-I @norfireland.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
IReL is kicking off Friday's #NORFest2025 sessions, with a full house for a workshop on "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice" - with presentations from @openaire.bsky.social, @sonrai.bsky.social, ABOARD, & MOSS-I @norfireland.bsky.social
Closing out Day 1 of #NORFest2025 with a panel on #OpenResearch for innovation, with (L-R): Joy Owango of TCC Africa, Kalpana Shankar of ROCHE, Aedin Culhane of the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre, Lautaro Matas of LA Referencia, & Clare Dillon of @openirelandnetwork.bsky.social.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Closing out Day 1 of #NORFest2025 with a panel on #OpenResearch for innovation, with (L-R): Joy Owango of TCC Africa, Kalpana Shankar of ROCHE, Aedin Culhane of the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre, Lautaro Matas of LA Referencia, & Clare Dillon of @openirelandnetwork.bsky.social.
Happening now at #NORFest2025: A panel discussion on Connecting Research Security, Academic Freedom, and Research Integrity in an Open Research Environment - with Senator Laura Harmon, Franklin van der Hoeven, TU Delft, Pádraig Carmody, @tcddublin.bsky.social, and Maura Hiney, @ucddublin.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happening now at #NORFest2025: A panel discussion on Connecting Research Security, Academic Freedom, and Research Integrity in an Open Research Environment - with Senator Laura Harmon, Franklin van der Hoeven, TU Delft, Pádraig Carmody, @tcddublin.bsky.social, and Maura Hiney, @ucddublin.bsky.social
Today also marks Day 2 of the #HEAnet Conference in Killarney. IReL Open Scholarship Officer Bridie O'Neill will be giving a lightning talk later on the @norfireland.bsky.social Strategy and Roadmap for #PersistentIdentifiers.
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#PIDs @lirheanet.bsky.social
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#PIDs @lirheanet.bsky.social
Thursday 6th November — HEAnet '25 Conference
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November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Today also marks Day 2 of the #HEAnet Conference in Killarney. IReL Open Scholarship Officer Bridie O'Neill will be giving a lightning talk later on the @norfireland.bsky.social Strategy and Roadmap for #PersistentIdentifiers.
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#PIDs @lirheanet.bsky.social
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#PIDs @lirheanet.bsky.social
We're at #NORFest2025 at the @ria.ie, which has just been opened by William Beausang, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science @deptoffhed.bsky.social @norfireland.bsky.social #OpenScience #OpenResearch #NORFest
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We're at #NORFest2025 at the @ria.ie, which has just been opened by William Beausang, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science @deptoffhed.bsky.social @norfireland.bsky.social #OpenScience #OpenResearch #NORFest
We are looking forward to the sold-out #NORFest2025 which kicks off tomorrow! IReL will co-present a workshop with @openaire.bsky.social on Friday entitled "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice". @norfireland.bsky.social
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The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice | National Open Research Forum
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are looking forward to the sold-out #NORFest2025 which kicks off tomorrow! IReL will co-present a workshop with @openaire.bsky.social on Friday entitled "The Next Phase of Open Research Monitoring in Ireland: Community Priorities and Practice". @norfireland.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @dermotlynott.bsky.social on winning the inaugural Open Research & Scholarship Award at @maynoothuniversity.ie's Research Achievement Awards!This award celebrates the value of #OpenResearch & Scholarship & recognises researchers who adopt the principles of #OA tinyurl.com/bd59fexp
Research Achievement Awards
Please join us for the Presentation of the Research Achievement Awards and a Networking Lunch. Maynooth University is committed to fostering excellent research and scholarship as a central purpose of
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October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations to @dermotlynott.bsky.social on winning the inaugural Open Research & Scholarship Award at @maynoothuniversity.ie's Research Achievement Awards!This award celebrates the value of #OpenResearch & Scholarship & recognises researchers who adopt the principles of #OA tinyurl.com/bd59fexp
📣 Closing today 23 October at 23:30!
Last chance to apply for this role at IReL.
Salary Scale: Assistant Librarian - Grade II: €45,792– €64,302 p.a. (9 points)
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Last chance to apply for this role at IReL.
Salary Scale: Assistant Librarian - Grade II: €45,792– €64,302 p.a. (9 points)
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#LISJobsIE #LibraryJobsIE @libraryjobs.bsky.social @laicdgroup.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
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October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📣 Closing today 23 October at 23:30!
Last chance to apply for this role at IReL.
Salary Scale: Assistant Librarian - Grade II: €45,792– €64,302 p.a. (9 points)
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#LISJobsIE #LibraryJobsIE @libraryjobs.bsky.social @laicdgroup.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
Last chance to apply for this role at IReL.
Salary Scale: Assistant Librarian - Grade II: €45,792– €64,302 p.a. (9 points)
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Our October newsletter is here! See our latest job vacancies, events and more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...
October 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from the Irish Research eLibrary! As a new academic year begins, we’ll recap on some of our news from the last few months, and share some forthcoming events of intere...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our October newsletter is here! See our latest job vacancies, events and more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...
Our October newsletter is here! See our latest job vacancies, events and more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...
October 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from the Irish Research eLibrary! As a new academic year begins, we’ll recap on some of our news from the last few months, and share some forthcoming events of intere...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our October newsletter is here! See our latest job vacancies, events and more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...
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Due to the world-wide AWS outage, some eResources are unavailable this morning. Please see this important update for more information 📢We will update again as soon as we know more #MULibraryeResources #AWS
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Due to the world-wide AWS outage, some eResources are unavailable this morning. Please see this important update for more information 📢We will update again as soon as we know more #MULibraryeResources #AWS
🚀 We are hiring! Would you like to join the IReL team, working with publishers and our member libraries to help shape our future agreements? Apply before 23rd October!
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October 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚀 We are hiring! Would you like to join the IReL team, working with publishers and our member libraries to help shape our future agreements? Apply before 23rd October!
#LISJobsIE #LibraryJobsIE
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DataCite Metadata Is Now Integrated in OpenAlex - DataCite https://datacite.org/blog/datacite-metadata-is-now-integrated-in-openalex/
DataCite Metadata Is Now Integrated in OpenAlex - DataCite
DataCite and OpenAlex have launched a new integration to amplify the discoverability and impact of open research, with over 92 million DataCite DOIs now available in OpenAlex. DataCite member organizations that register DOIs will now see their research outputs and resources indexed in OpenAlex. And OpenAlex users can now access a more complete picture of the research landscape with diverse research outputs like datasets, preprints, dissertations, software and other DataCite items. For both DataCite and OpenAlex, this integration represents an important milestone in their shared objectives to make research information more open, connected, and easy to access. It is also a landmark example for the global research community of how open infrastructures can amplify impact through connections and interoperability.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
DataCite Metadata Is Now Integrated in OpenAlex - DataCite https://datacite.org/blog/datacite-metadata-is-now-integrated-in-openalex/
Would you like to help negotiate our future licence agreements? Join our team! #LISJobsIE #LibraryJobs @laicdgroup.bsky.social @libraryjobs.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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📢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
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📅 6-7 November 2025
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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.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
📢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
Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...
📅 6-7 November 2025
📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin @ria.ie
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@dri.ie
The 2025 ICOLC EMEA meeting has kicked off with some lively discussions on Diamond Open Access in Europe and North America. Looking forward to what the rest of the conference brings! with @couperin.org.web.brid.gy & @univcotedazur.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The 2025 ICOLC EMEA meeting has kicked off with some lively discussions on Diamond Open Access in Europe and North America. Looking forward to what the rest of the conference brings! with @couperin.org.web.brid.gy & @univcotedazur.bsky.social
Welcome to our first newsletter of the academic year!
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September 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from the Irish Research eLibrary! As a new academic year begins, we’ll recap on some of our news from the last few months, and share some forthcoming events of intere...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25.
🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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Open Courses – Enhance Your Professional Development
Engage in professional development, gain recognition and enhance your teaching practice with open courses and digital badge awards endorsed by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25.
🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
www.teachingandlearning.ie/invitation-f...
The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25.
🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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Open Courses – Enhance Your Professional Development
Engage in professional development, gain recognition and enhance your teaching practice with open courses and digital badge awards endorsed by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25.
🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie
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IReL Director Susan Reilly on this morning's @osfair.bsky.social panel at @cern.bsky.social entitled “Tracking the Impact of Open Science: Are We Measuring What Matters?”, which explores how we assess the real-world effects of #OpenScience. #OSFAIR25 #OpenScienceMonitoring #OpenInfrastructure #CERN
Day 2 of #OSFair2025 kicks off with the panel “Are We Measuring What Matters?”
How do we assess the real impact of #OpenScience, beyond compliance, toward meaningful change?
🔗 Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXq1...
#CERN #OpenAIRE #FAIR @cern.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social
How do we assess the real impact of #OpenScience, beyond compliance, toward meaningful change?
🔗 Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXq1...
#CERN #OpenAIRE #FAIR @cern.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
IReL Director Susan Reilly on this morning's @osfair.bsky.social panel at @cern.bsky.social entitled “Tracking the Impact of Open Science: Are We Measuring What Matters?”, which explores how we assess the real-world effects of #OpenScience. #OSFAIR25 #OpenScienceMonitoring #OpenInfrastructure #CERN