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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 1d

Come along to a coffee chat about @ipres2025.bsky.social on Wed, Oct 8th @ 10:00am!
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DRI members @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social, Leanne Harrington and @killdowning.bsky.social talk with DRI's Kevin Long how past iPRES events have helped their #DigitalPreservation practices.

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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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 2d

🎧 Need to archive oral histories? Join OHNI & @dri.ie for the Archiving Oral History ONLINE workshop, covering processes to ensure collections are preserved for future generations. #OralHistory

💻Friday 21st November, 3-5:30pm
🎟️Member €35/Non-Member €50
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🎧 Need to archive oral histories? Join OHNI & @dri.ie Archiving Oral History ONLINE workshop, covering processes to ensure collections are preserved for future generations. #OralHistory #DRI

💻Thursday 21st November, 3-5:30pm
🎟️Member €35/Non-Member €50

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 2d

Upcoming events this week for DRI Members 📣

🗓️ Introductory Training: Creating an account and exploring the Repository (Oct 7, 11:00am) dri.ie/events/dri-i...
☕ DRI iPRES Coffee Morning (Oct 8, 10:00am) dri.ie/events/dri-c...

DRI Introductory training: Creating an account and exploring the Repository - Digital Repository of Ireland

Join DRI’s Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for an online training session on creating and managing collections in the Repository. Participants will learn how to: At the end of the...

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National Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social · 6d

📢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...
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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.

www.eventbrite.ie

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 7d

For #InternationalCoffeeDay we're sharing this trade card for Jos. Stiner & Co. tea and coffee importers advertising their 'soulfully intense' beverages. We hope any coffee drinkers enjoy their cup(s) that little bit extra today!
Deposited in DRI by @tcdlibrary.bsky.social : doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

Trade card for Jos. Stiner & Co. advertising Rose Tea and Elephant Java Coffee. Features a colour illustration of a female figure and lillies beside a tagline reading 'I am soulfully intense', advertising quality of the tea and coffee products.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 7d

An @eosc-eden.bsky.social workshop on building a Curation Network to support the #DigitalPreservation of #FAIRdata is kicking off this morning. DRI's Research Data Project Manager Beth Knazook is looking forward to joining the conversation.

Read more about the project: zenodo.org/communities/...

Search EOSC EDEN – Enhancing Digital preservation strategies at European and National level

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 8d

A lovely event coming up in @nmireland.bsky.social this Saturday!

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 10d

Families Join us for an Open Day: Words on the Wave – Ireland & St. Gallen exhibition
🗓️ Sat 4 Oct | 11.00–16.00
📍 NMI, Kildare St
Talks: Maeve Sikora (11:30), Dr Ó Riain (12:30), Prof Ó Cróinín (14:30)
Take part in free Workshops & handle replica artefacts
🎟️ Free admission
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An Incipit (opening letter) with two birds from the St. Gallen manuscript Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, Cod. Sang 904, p. 25. © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 9d

☕ Join us on 8 October at 10am for our next DRI Virtual Coffee Morning!

Kevin Long (DRI) will join @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social (UCD), @killdowning.bsky.social (DCU) and Leanne Harrington (Diageo) to discuss the upcoming @ipres2025.bsky.social Conference in New Zealand.
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DRI 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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 9d

Yesterday, Sunday, 28 September was #WorldRiversDay !
This sunny photograph of Derryinver River at Renvyle Co. Galway is from the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Photographic Archive Collection, deposited in the DRI by Dublin City Library and Archive: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
#Rivers #EnvironmentalHeritage

Black and white photograph of a sunny day at Derryinver River, Renvyle, Co. Galway.

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

Happy anniversary to the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD)! 🎉
DRI Director @lisagriffith.bsky.social joined a panel with Simon Mahony (UCL) and Victoria Van Hyning (UofMaryland) and moderator Paola Marongiu (JOHD) to discuss 'What Should Open Humanities Data Look Like in 10 Years?'

A zoom screen capture with four people in different quarters.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 14d

Missed our webinar last week showcasing opportunities to get involved with in the Research Data Alliance? The video is available at www.rd-alliance.org/news/rda-in-...

Thanks again to Liise Lehtsalu and Genevieve Halbert @rdaeurope.bsky.social for helping to put this event together.
#OpenResearch

RDA in Ireland: 2025 Groups Showcase - RDA

The latest instalment of RDA Europe's regional webinar series, this RDA Ireland webinar focussed on currently active RDA groups.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 16d

It's #MapMonday!
This map, dated 1764, shows a detailed view of Waterford city, with streets and many notable buildings and locations identified, including the City gates. It was deposited in the DRI by Waterford City and County Council.
Discover more in the collection: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

Detailed black and white map of Waterford city and its surrounding suburbs, including the River Suir

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 16d

@debsethorpe.bsky.social (DANS)
Jessica Gantt-Schaefer (UMKC) Ailie O'Hagan (QUB) @jamesosullivan.bsky.social (UCC) @jamiemurphy.bsky.social (IADT/Salvage Press) @niamhnicharra.bsky.social (UoG) Jaione Landaberea Taberna (ERESBIL) @juliannenyhan.bsky.social (UCL/TUD)

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 16d

Meet the New Members of DRI's Expert Advisory Group! 👏

They join an international panel of peers who are giving their time and expertise to help us improve and grow our service.
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Meet the new members of DRI's Expert Advisory Group - Digital Repository of Ireland

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is pleased to welcome new members to the Expert Advisory Group (EAG), a panel of expertise strategically assembled to provide feedback, guidance, and open conve...

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 19d

Tonight is #CultureNight!

We're excited to join our colleagues in the Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie to celebrate @culturenightdub.bsky.social 2025 in the beautiful Academy House on Dawson Street ❤️🎉

🕔This evening, from 5pm - see you soon!

#CultureNight2025 #CultureNightDublin #OícheChultúirBÁC

A view of the Academy Meeting Room from the back, looking down the red carpet in the centre aisle.

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 19d

One of the highlights of Words on the Wave at @NMIreland is Cod. Sang. 51—an 8th-c. Irish Gospel book with rare depictions of the Crucifixion & Second Coming. On display until 24 Oct. 🕊️
More: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

Depiction of the Second Coming in the ‘Irish Gospels of St Gall’; St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang 51, p. 267. © Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 20d

We hope everyone attending the National #PloughingChampionships is enjoying the final day of this year's event!

This commemorative stamp was deposited in the DRI by An Post Museum and Archive as part of their Post Office Irish Postage Stamp Collection.

#Stamps #PostalHistory #Philately #DigiPres

Irish stamp for the value of €1 which shows two horses ploughing ground in a field with two men guiding them. This is a commemorative stamp for the National Ploughing Championships in Ireland, which it names on the left side of the stamp in both Irish and English.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 21d

Our September newsletter is out now!

Read on for updates on new collections in the DRI repository, #OpenResearch developments in Ireland, and upcoming #DigiPres events and training.

Subscribe: dri.ie/dri-friends-...

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 21d

New Collection—Frank Donaldson's "Tidy Towns"
Frank was a national Tidy Towns adjudicator with the Department of the Environment from 2005-2015. His reference photos give a glimpse into how local pride in town and countryside is reflected in our care for public spaces.
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Eyeries village displays a strong and very brave use of colour in retail and private housing. Four different colours are used in these properties, and they compliment each other successfully. The street is litter free.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 22d

⏰A reminder that our Community Archive Scheme information session takes place online today at 2pm!

All are welcome and you can register for the event here: dri.ie/events/dri-c...

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 26d

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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 26d

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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 27d

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 · 27d

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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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 27d

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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 27d

Are you curious about how you can get involved with the Research Data Alliance, a global volunteer organisation leading the development of best practice in #OpenResearch?

Join us on 18 Sept @ 11 UTC+1 for a whirlwind tour of active RDA Groups with @rdaeurope.bsky.social dri.ie/events/rda-g...

"What is RDA doing with Data Stewardship?" is printed above 4 green boxes representing RDA groups, on a white slide with green and yellow flourishes.

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 28d

Make Your Thursdays Count!
Looking for something different after work?
🕔 The National Museum of Ireland – Kildare Street is open late on Thurs 11 & 18 Sept until 8 PM.
✨ Discover the stunning Words on the Wave exhibition
📍 Free entry, no booking needed.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/L...

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