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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Aug 28

Beste tegenstemmers, dd volgende keer dat je kind ziek is, bedenk dan eens hoe het zou voelen als jullie de behandeling wordt geweigerd.
@tweede-kamer.bsky.social

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to this!

Elena Parina @elenaparina.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies starts tomorrow! So much looking forward to welcome all the wonderful scholars @cgschweizer.bsky.social @bernhardbaver.bsky.social @ninacnock.bsky.social @metamedievalist.bsky.social @medievalireland.bsky.social and a lot of others!

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Aug 27

Het rampkabinet dat massamoordenaars steunt. Staat vast goed op je CV mensen. De VVD hobbelt achter de feiten aan - er IS al een kopgroep in Europa die de leiding neemt tegen Israël en NL hoort daar niet bij! Schandalig gewoon! Zelfs DE is bijgedraait. Kudos aan Veldkamp
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

CDA roept het rompkabinet op tot terughoudendheid

Kamerdebat: Welkom in dit liveblog! De politieke redactie van NRC volgt vandaag het Kamerdebat over de ontstane crisis in het demissionaire kabinet-Schoof.

www.nrc.nl

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 23

Very proud to share that my PhD student Peter Fraundorfer won the Terence Barry Prize for Best Graduate Paper in Irish Medieval Studies for his paper presented at the IMC in Leeds last year! Well done Peter! @historytcd.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 20

Great news! Celtica is finally available online with back issues to be digitised soon! @scs-dias.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 18

This Yondr pouches debacle is approaching epic proportions. 9mln to buy *phone pouches* rather than investing in SNAs, school counsellors, speech therapists, books, learning aids, extracurriculars, or the AIM programme - you know, things that actually help kids. 😱🙈

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 17

I'll match your fabulous set with this beautiful set from contemporary Ireland, still with notes in Latin! (Now on display in the @nmireland.bsky.social by the way!)

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 17

A great big thank you to all 200 (!) of you who participated in this event! I
It was a fabulous day and I think we all learned something new! #EIH @researchireland.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @tcdthebook.bsky.social #medievalsky #stgallen

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 17

June 12: Trump says attack by Israel on Iran 'could very well happen'
June 14: Israel starts throwing bombs
June 17: G7 statement: "Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror"
Really?? Head in the sand much?? Recording this for posterity. #peace @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 15

📢Nearly sold out again!! If you can't make it in person or have a last minute hiccup just order an *online ticket* and you'll automatically get the link to join in the morning! 🤩🎬

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 7

📢 Brief reminder that we now have *additional* tickets as well as *online only* tickets!

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you all for your interest in this event! Some of you will have noticed that we were sold out, but we have now moved it to a bigger venue so I just released ADDITIONAL tickets! We will also now attempt to make the event hybrid. Please spread the word! 📢

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 7

📢 Brief reminder that we now have *additional* tickets as well as *online only* tickets!

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you all for your interest in this event! Some of you will have noticed that we were sold out, but we have now moved it to a bigger venue so I just released ADDITIONAL tickets! We will also now attempt to make the event hybrid. Please spread the word! 📢

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 21

📢 Clear your calendars! 🗓 On June 16th I'm hosting a day of talks on the Irish manuscripts in St Gall! The stellar line-up includes special guests from the Stiftsbibliothek. Tickets are free! Reserve here 👉 stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #medievalsky

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you all for your interest in this event! Some of you will have noticed that we were sold out, but we have now moved it to a bigger venue so I just released ADDITIONAL tickets! We will also now attempt to make the event hybrid. Please spread the word! 📢

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 21

📢 Clear your calendars! 🗓 On June 16th I'm hosting a day of talks on the Irish manuscripts in St Gall! The stellar line-up includes special guests from the Stiftsbibliothek. Tickets are free! Reserve here 👉 stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #medievalsky

The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - A Day of Public Lectures

Join us for a day of fascinating public lectures on The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - a must-attend event for history buffs!

stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · Jun 7

Now available! 🤩

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you all for your interest in this event! Some of you will have noticed that we were sold out, but we have now moved it to a bigger venue so I just released ADDITIONAL tickets! We will also now attempt to make the event hybrid. Please spread the word! 📢

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 21

📢 Clear your calendars! 🗓 On June 16th I'm hosting a day of talks on the Irish manuscripts in St Gall! The stellar line-up includes special guests from the Stiftsbibliothek. Tickets are free! Reserve here 👉 stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #medievalsky

The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - A Day of Public Lectures

Join us for a day of fascinating public lectures on The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - a must-attend event for history buffs!

stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 24

After the second world war everyone said "no more". Germans who said "we didn't know" were scorned for decades. Those guilty of the genocide were put on trial. Fast-forward to 2025 and we are WATCHING a full-scale genocide in action and the EU is hesitant to even impose sanctions...💔 @ec.europa.eu

Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · May 24

The Irish Great Famine; “Gorta Mór” (Great hunger); “Drochshaol” (the bad times) is a defining disaster in Irish history. It’s the before and after of our understanding of our country. Generally accepted estimate is 1 million died, and millions fled, and the Irish population fell for generations 1/

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 22

Day 4 of the @antidote-network.bsky.social DH workshop! We're discussing digital editions this morning led by the wonderful Paola and Federico. #medievalsky

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Nora White @ndefaoite.bsky.social · May 22

Last chance to sign up for this free, hands-on, introductory workshop utilising digital tools to record ancient & medieval inscriptions - happening next Monday to Wednesday! @tcddublin.bsky.social & @maynoothuniversity.ie

Nora White @ndefaoite.bsky.social · May 9

Still a few places left on our free Digital Epigraphy Workshop (TCD Dublin and MU Maynooth) 26-28 May!
Hands-on training in #Photogrammetry #RTI #EpiDoc
Sign up (and programme) here www.eventbrite.ie/e/epidoc-and...

EpiDoc and Digital Epigraphy Workshop

A three-day, in-person, cross-disciplinary workshop introducing digital approaches to the study of epigraphy

www.eventbrite.ie

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 22

It clearly isn't just about race anymore. Deporting legal immigrants is pure tyranny. Perhaps some administrative 'error' will see Trump's wives deported soon..?

Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 22

Hi Mark, in this case in person only though some of the lectures may be turned into podcasts after (tbc).

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 21

📢 Clear your calendars! 🗓 On June 16th I'm hosting a day of talks on the Irish manuscripts in St Gall! The stellar line-up includes special guests from the Stiftsbibliothek. Tickets are free! Reserve here 👉 stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #medievalsky

The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - A Day of Public Lectures

Join us for a day of fascinating public lectures on The Irish Manuscripts in St Gall - a must-attend event for history buffs!

stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie

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Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social · May 21

Day 3 of ANTIDOTE! This morning Mark Faulkner talks about scalability in corpus linguistics. @antidote-network.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social #DH #ANTIDOTE #medievalsky

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ANTIDOTE - Advanced Training in Digitization of Older Texts @antidote-network.bsky.social · May 20

Digitization by day, distillery by night

An intense first expert workshop day ended in true Dublin fashion with a visit to Teeling Whiskey Distillery, followed by a great evening over dinner.

antidote.hi.is

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ANTIDOTE - Advanced Training in Digitization of Older Texts @antidote-network.bsky.social · May 20

We followed up with theoretical and practical foundations of @transkribus.bsky.social HTR and OCR workflows with AbbyyFinereader, with hands-on presentations by Elisabetta Magnanti and Nicole Volmering (Trinity College Dublin)

#DH #ANTIDOTE #HTR #OCR #medievalsky

antidote.hi.is

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ANTIDOTE - Advanced Training in Digitization of Older Texts @antidote-network.bsky.social · May 20

Starting Day 1 of the #ANTIDOTE expert workshop with a treat at TCD Library.

Participants had the chance to see English and Irish manuscripts and an Old Icelandic law book.

An inspiring start to a week focused on scale, data and the material past.

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ANTIDOTE - Advanced Training in Digitization of Older Texts @antidote-network.bsky.social · May 20

The #ANTIDOTE expert workshop on 'Scale and Scalability' is now underway at @tcddublin.bsky.social.

This week, we cover data scraping & wrangling, OCR & HTR, corpus linguistics & visualisation techniques for historical texts and manuscripts.

antidote.hi.is

#DH #medievalsky

Laptop screen showing HTR software in use with a digitized medieval manuscript image visible on screen.

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