Wednesday 6 May.

We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉 Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage: 👉 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/Vote-for-the-research-project-of-the-year #VoteNow #IrishHistory

We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V...
#MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology

Large historic United States flag laid flat, showing a grey‑blue canton with white stars and red and off‑white horizontal stripes, with a single person in a lab coat reaching up to adjust or examine the lower stripes from the bottom edge.

🚩A rare chance to see history unfurled.🚩 For Catalpa 150, the National Museum of Ireland will display the Catalpa Flag for 2 days only - 18–19 April 2026 at Collins Barracks.
At over 4m x 3m, its size means it can’t be shown long‑term in a standard gallery. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

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Skills bursaries and records at risk grants are open to applications on a rolling basis, with funds available for rapid distribution!
Records at risk grants support urgent interventions to save significant records facing immediate peril in the UK: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (1/2)

Save the date! 🗓️📌

The ISA Spring Lecture Series presents 'How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives', delivered by Kevin Forkan, Group Archivist at CIÉ.

Where? Dublin City Library and Archive

When? Refreshments from 6pm and lecture from 6:30pm

Register below!

Looking forward to seeing all the posts for this months #EYA theme!

📚 Make sure to visit our new exhibition, Ink & Innovation and come along to our curator's lunchtime talk and tour on 28th April www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

The ISA is pleased to highlight the upcoming event “Unlocking Archival History: A Seminar in Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Presentation Sisters”.

For anyone who interested, complete the registration form linked below by EOD April 17th!

A large historic American flag is laid flat on a white floor inside a museum gallery, surrounded by photography lighting stands and softbox lights, with wall displays and a mezzanine level visible above.

A close view of a large American flag spread on the floor in a museum space, with two people working nearby and studio lights positioned around the flag for documentation.

A person stands on a mezzanine operating a camera mounted on a tripod, photographed from below, with ceiling beams and a large fan visible in the background.

A historic American flag photographed flat against a white background, showing thirteen stars in the canton and alternating red and off-white stripes, with visible signs of age and wear.

Marking the 150th anniversary of the rescue of six Fenian leaders from Fremantle Prison by the whaling ship Catalpa. The flag of the Catalpa will be on display at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, on Saturday, 18th and Sunday, 19th April 2026 only.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

We loved seeing everyone on Wednesday!

Thanks to @kate-manning.bsky.social and all attendees for an insightful evening exploring the Fianna Fáil archives! @ucdarchives.bsky.social

Looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Dublin City Library & Archive tonight!

The Archives of Fianna Fáil: political party archives in a modern democracy An insight into the Fianna Fáil archival collection at UCD Archives

This Wednesday!!

Join the ISA on March 18th for a talk by @ucdarchives.bsky.social Principal Archivist @kate-manning.bsky.social on the archives of @fiannafailparty.bsky.social, marking the party’s centenary.

📍 Dublin City Library & Archive
🕰️ 6 pm -7:30 pm
#Archives #IrishHistory #PublicHistory

Looking forward to this rare opportunity to hear about such a fascinating archival collection!

One day left to apply!

To mark the centenary this year of the foundation of the Fianna Fáil Party the Irish Society for Archives has invited Kate to give a talk about the Party's archives, which are held in UCDA. Talk: The Archives of the Fianna Fáil Party: A Case Study of Political Party Archives and Their Role in a Democratic State' Tickets are free but should be reserved via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-archives-of-fianna-fail-political-party-archives-in-a-modern-democracy-tickets-1984615659863

Kate will give a talk to @irisharchives1970.bsky.social on 18 March, 6.00pm in The Conference Room, Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin 2: The Archives of the Fianna Fáil Party: A Case Study of Political Party Archives and Their Role in a Democratic State' 1/2

We are so looking forward to this event!

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The DRI February newsletter is out now!💌

This month's issue includes news of the DRI Research Reuse Award, two new collections in the Repository and upcoming events, including details of our new DRI Member Training Series💻✨

Read this month's issue and subscribe : dri.ie/dri-friends-...

Members sought for the National Archives Advisory Council (NAAC).

Apply via PublicJobs by 10 March 2026. Details including the Candidate Information Booklet can be found linked below!

#archives #recordsmanagement #governance #publicappointments

Call for Papers 2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)

The deadline is tomorrow! But you do have until one minute to midnight on Friday 13 Feb to get your submission in for our 2026 conference. (and because we aren't cruel - you probably have a few minutes after midnight actually). All info here: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...

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📣 We're #hiring: #DigitalArchivist

Libraries don’t just preserve the past, they safeguard the digital present; the NLI is delighted to be accepting applications for a Digital Archivist. 🖥️

⭐ Info & apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/working-nationa...

📆 #Apply by: 13 Feb at 3pm

Becky Hall-Navigating change: Embracing Records Management in Microsoft 365 Join Becky Hall for a half-hour session exploring how the Scottish Funding Council are tackled records management using Microsoft 365.

It's just two weeks until our final Records Management Lunchtime webinar!

In this webinar, we will learn how the SFC have adapted to new ways of working with SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/becky-hall...

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The University of Glasgow Library is pleased to announce the 2026 Visiting Research Fellows! 🎉

Find out more about this year's fellows and their research here: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...

Why did a riot happen at the Abbey Theatre 100 years ago today? The negative audience reacton to Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars was very much rooted in the political anxieties of 1926

Why did a riot happen at the Abbey Theatre 100 years ago today? @yesthewholebook.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social writes that the negative audience reacton to Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars was very much rooted in the political anxieties of 1926 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Mary Ward portrait

For #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we’re highlighting #MaryKingWard (27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869), an Irish naturalist, microscopist, author, artist and astronomer from Co. Offaly.

📷 : Mary Ward with her #microscope, c.1860 (public domain)

Join us Thursday, 12th Feb, at 1pm for the next lecture in the #EDI series.
Hear Dr. Kerrigan talk about the Hirschfeld Centre's enduring place in the story of Irish LGBTQ+ resistance, resilience, and community formation.

Tickets 🎟⬇️
www.eventbrite.ie/e/waking-the...

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💫 A new month means a new theme! 💫

For February, it's #EYAConnections 🔗

🌟 How does your archive make connections?

🌟 Do you have any material that represents connections?

Don't forget to tag us in your posts or use the hashtag!

#ExploreYourArchive

New AI guidelines launched to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future — Archives & Records Association The Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland (ARA) has today published new open-access guidelines to help the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector prepare their collection...

Today we launch new AI guidelines to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future - read more here: www.archives.org.uk/news/new-ai-...

A page filled with densely written cursive handwriting on yellowed paper, conveying an antique, historical document. The text appears aged and archival.

📢 The County Descriptions of the Physico-Historical Society is now live in the Repository, digitised through the Nowlan Grants @ria.ie.

This cross-border collaboration brings 18th-century scientific and local history to life, available to all on open access!

Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...

From the Mary Robinson archive in @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social the St Brigid’s Peace Cross, presented to Mary while President 🇮🇪 , by member of group visiting Áras an Uachtaráin to highlight fundraising campaign by AFRI , 1990s.

@araireland.bsky.social #brigid #stbrigid #imbolc #láfhéilebríde

Annals of the Four Masters - Royal Irish Academy RIA MS C iii 3 (Cat. No. 1220) ; RIA MS 23 P 6 (Cat. No. 687) ; RIA MA 23 P 7 (Cat. No. 688) A.D. 1632-1636

Read more about the manuscript and view the digital images, provided by @dias-isos.bsky.social and copyright @ria.ie www.ria.ie/collections/...