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Niamh Dowdall
@dowdalln.bsky.social
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(she/her) | libraries & publishing & open research | Irish women's writing/art/history/culture | dress and clothing in literature | labhair Gaeilge liom! | Views all mine!
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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 1d
With yet another university hosted event closed to 'non academics' (aka those not employed by a university)* I'm just going to leave this piece by @drhelenkara.bsky.social and myself here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

* yes I know it's utter nonsense and academics/researchers exist outside unis
Institutional affiliation should not be a requirement for doing research - Impact of Social Sciences
Universities espouse a universalist approach to creating research-based knowledge. Helen Kara & Petra Boynton argue, from the outside these claims are hollow.
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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · 2d
Did you miss the LIS Research seminar on "Obstacles to Open Access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties"?

If so, never fear, the recording is now out! I'd really recommend giving it a listen.

doi.org/10.52843/cas...

#Library #openaccess #LISResearch #Librarian
A banner image for a seminar entitled "Obstacles to Open Access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties - epistemic injustice in academic publishing" The seminar is by Nataliia Kaliuzhna and Zeynep Aydin. In the background is a faded out image of academic library bookshelves.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d
Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm
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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 2d
Worth suggesting maybe abandoning tedious TV debates and instead do a keepy uppies competition between the two candidates.
Which I would watch. #Aras25
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 2d
On a day which included a televised presidential debate and Jim Gavin's surprise drop-out, Independent Áras hopeful Catherine Connolly carved some time out to try to impress the public with her football skills
jrnl.ie/6836588
'She's forever whipping out the keepie-uppies': Connolly canvassers hail candidate's sport skills
One Green party councillor suggested that Connolly “could manage the men’s national football team”.
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Niamh Dowdall @dowdalln.bsky.social · 2d
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d
‘The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year… Outside of the AI plays, even European stock markets have been outperforming the US this decade’
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America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2d
Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent www.rte.ie/news/budget-...
Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent
The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.
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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 3d
If we're not careful, this will put landlords off seeking office in the future

#Áras25
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Lorcan Dempsey @lorcand.bsky.social · 5d
"from hard experience, I and others working in scholarly communications have learned that the term “institutional repository” often elicits blank expressions from faculty. It is much more efficient to emphasize prestige, visibility, impact, legacy, flexibility—whatever resonates." buff.ly/UsQhdNA
When Focusing on Terminology Becomes a Hurdle to Open Access Outreach
Conversations about open access can be riddled with distracting language. But what if we treated these failures to communicate as opportunities to learn more?
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 4d
More than muses: The Women at the Centre of Surrealism

Often idealized, portrayed as mysterious creature, goddess, she-devil, fetish and muse, objects of both fear and erotic desire, women joining the Surrealist circles started questioning their own reflection
#Surrealism

artuk.org/discover/sto...
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LenusHSE @lenushse.bsky.social · 7d
Open Access = impact 💡
The #HSEOAAwards25 shine a light on Irish researchers who share knowledge freely to improve care and advance science.
Deadline: Oct 24 — enter here 👉 https://bit.ly/HSEOA25

#hselibrary #OAirishresearch #ResearchAwards #IrishResearch #OpenAccess #HSEIreland
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The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 5d
As the Taliban erases Afghan women, the world looks away

The internet blackout has shut down the last hope of education for women in Afghanistan

🌎 Faye Curran
As the Taliban erases Afghan women, the world looks away
The internet blackout has shut down the last hope of education for women in Afghanistan
www.newstatesman.com
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 7d
Sorry, but this is some old baloney. But also, I have GDPR questions about the emergance of this story.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7d
Counter-terrorism gardaí intervened to stop Catherine Connolly from hiring a woman convicted of a gun crime to work in Leinster House, The Journal has learned.
http://jrnl.ie/6830299t
Gardaí blocked Catherine Connolly from hiring woman convicted of gun crime
The presidential candidate sought to hire Ursula Ní Shionnáin, a former Éirigí member who was sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 6d
Really looking forward to giving these institutions the power to break encrypted private messages at will.
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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 7d
Are all people who apply for Garda vetting at risk of this kinda thing now I wonder
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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 6d
💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities

✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social

#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)
Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences
Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d
The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally
www.theguardian.com
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Niamh Dowdall @dowdalln.bsky.social · 10d
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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 11d
Genuinely baffled by the wailing and pearl clutching about Maria Steen not being on the ballot. Why are people acting like she was basically owed the nomination, or we are obliged to have her on the ballot? She started her campaign like 5 minutes before the deadline and failed, she is owed nothing.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 11d
“An archive sponsored by Saint Heron, Knowles’ ‘multidisciplinary institution reverencing the spiritual act of creation,’ will house and lend a rare collection of Black and Brown intellectual, literary, and art works.”
Solange Knowles is launching a free radical library.
Once again, Solange Knowles is using her popularity for a good cause. Last night on Instagram, the polymath poet, culture worker, and song stylist announced a new literary project. An archive spons…
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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 13d
"The danger is that the field is too narrow to facilitate the kind of future-focused conversation that any country, including Ireland, needs at such a time."

A. The UK head of state is a monarchy
B. They already listed all those who didn't get nominations, who were either nutters or melts.
The Guardian view on Ireland’s presidential election: a contest with consequences | Editorial
Editorial: Since 1990, the heads of state of Britain’s closest neighbour have played important soft power roles. This needs to continue
www.theguardian.com
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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 14d
“The paracetamol theory is only the latest chapter in a long history of misogyny and blame dressed up as science. Before this it was vaccines. Before that it was the poisonous 'refrigerator mother' theory”

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ciara Reilly: My autistic child is not a political pawn
This paracetamol theory is only the latest chapter in a long history of misogyny and blame dressed up as science. Before this it was vaccines. Before that it was the poisonous 'refrigerator mother' th...
www.irishexaminer.com
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 16d
Eh, I can personally attest to the fact that you can’t actually say “whatever the fuck your want” on RTE 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17d
Ireland radio and TV presenter Patrick Kielty sends a message to Jimmy Kimmel in the USA.
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 23d
Participation in museums: a complex and challenging topic expertly taken up by @helengraham.bsky.social 🙌

Open access: uclpress.co.uk/book/deconst...
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 19d
Sorry FT, I’m going to need something stronger than coffee.
Close up of the corner of the P1 of the FT Weekend UK €5.10; Republic of Ireland €5.10 The coffee issue I Starmer gives green light to digital ID plan S • Push to get grip on illegal migration • Scheme to aid right-to-work checks
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 20d
Yet another demonstration that AI is not a labor-saving device; it merely displaces the cleanup and mitigation (in realms where care, caution, accuracy, etc., actually matter) onto other people
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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 27d
Amid everything else, I just found out that Westlife is marking their 25th anniversary & the Irish postal service is releasing a commemorative stamp.
So it's also time to reshare this article & my campaign for them to tour Africa: www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’
The Irish boyband is incredibly popular across Africa - so why have they never toured there?
www.irishtimes.com
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