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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · Nov 12

Archivists are the ferrymen and women of history. A bit like Charon, we guide forgotten names to their resting place but unlike him, we revive them back towards the light so that they can be heard again. #Archivist

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 12h

J'en peux plus de cette semaine.
Quelle perte de temps.

Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 1d

This is wonderful @lloislanel.bsky.social So glad it's now up!! Can't wait to see it!
Congratulations!

Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted that my exhibition on the afterlives of Cork republican women who did not go on to marry is now up in Creegan lib DCU @dculibrary.bsky.social
I want to thank all the DCU library staff and especially @orlanicaodha.bsky.social
Also thanks to @cecilearchives.bsky.social for all her help.

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 6d

Well this is supremely messed up 📜 📚

A Rash of Bomb Threats Hit College and University Libraries

At least 15 US colleges and universities received bomb threats targeting the library since Sunday as part of a nationwide swatting event.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 1d

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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 2d

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 2d

a man wearing a fur hat is walking through a revolving door .

ALT: a man wearing a fur hat is walking through a revolving door .

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 2d

Ah that's shocking.
Stupid.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 2d

Brutal revolving doors 💨🕳️

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France resigned in a surprise move that came less than 24 hours after forming a cabinet.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Resigns

Sébastien Lecornu stepped down less than 24 hours after he had formed his cabinet.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 3d

A man of joy...

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Remembering Manchán Magan: “He didn’t fear death, like the rest of us”

Just three weeks after Manchán Magan’s remarkable final interview with Brendan, two of Manchán Magan’s friends, Blindboy and Liam Ó Maonlaí, pay tribute to the writer, documentary-maker, and thinker.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 4d

Trip to the vet, making sure the 2 aging furs are doing ok. They're 14 and 12 next year and from what the vet was saying, they're on their way to outlive us.

Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 5d

I met Manchán only a couple of times. Once was before/during the filming of Keepers of the Flamme. Told him I bought his books and we chatted about his grand-mother, Sheila Humphreys. A calm and serene presence to be around. I'm keeping that sense of calm joy.

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Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Manchán Magan | President of Ireland

Welcome to the website of the President of Ireland.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 5d

Mum being discharged from the hospital after 2 months after being knocked over by a car is the best news I needed. 6 broken ribs, fractured pelvis, broken tibia and a shitty knee at 83, is really not simple. She suffered from deep anxieties so getting out and being in her own place was everything.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 5d

"The Berghof, Hitler's Mar-a-Lago".
(Evil on Trial)
The parallels are endless.

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 6d

The lead U.S. cyber defense agency has furloughed 65% of its staff. The 20-year-old law that encourages organizations to share information on attacks just expired. Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! wapo.st/46Nk53R

Shutdown guts U.S. cybersecurity agency at perilous time

The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its staff.

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 5d

Do your job well and with integrity.
You're out.

Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 5d

Archives in the news: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles – reports

The Trump administration ultimately gave the King a replica sword on the president’s recent state visit

www.theguardian.com

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UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social · 5d

ALL WELCOME
to the launch of

WTF HAPPENED
#WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre

by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell

🗓️ Wednesday, 8 October, 6.30pm
National Library of Ireland

RSVP [email protected]

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 5d

TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 5d

Manchán 🕯️

Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

Belfast women and the cost of war

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2. The Six-Counties in the MSPC – Belfast women and the cost of war

The original version of this paper was given by Cécile Chemin on 2 August 2024, as part of Féile an Phobail, at the Linenhall Library, Belfast. This is not the complete presentation given on the da…

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

MSPC women applicants in the North: a bit less than 300 individuals
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Map: Six-County women applicants

The MSPC Six-County map shows women pension and medal applicants who recorded an address in Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry or Tyrone in their application under the Military Service Pe…

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

Glad to see this review by @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social on @marg50.bsky.social 's Rebel Women

Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · 6d

We are delighted to have another book review up online this evening. Thanks to @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social for taking the time to review it for us.

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Margaret Ward Rebel Women. Cumann na mBan in Belfast and the Glens of Antrim, 1914-1924, Beyond the Pale Books, Belfast, 2024

Frances ‘Frank’ Brady is one of the few members of Cumann na mBan who went on hunger strike during the War of Independence, and more unusually, for whom a photograph exists of her in bed, in jail, …

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

Clear the cache before committing to further expenses 😃

Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

I think what might be happening in this case is that you might have an old URL/path. Use this and click on Search Pension Database. www.militaryarchives.ie/online-colle...

Military Archives | Military Service Pensions Collection

Since 1990, the Military Archives has been the official place of deposit for records of the Irish Defence Forces, the Department of Defence and Ireland's…

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Cécile Archives @cecilearchives.bsky.social · 6d

No, it's working normally.