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Congratulations to @niamhroisin.bsky.social and all involved in organising this one day conference 'Locating Loss: Histories of Infertility in Landscapes and Spaces' at UL on 27 May. For full details click the link.

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Pastoral scene with hills and rocks and a farmer tending and herding sheep

UCD Library is looking for the next Director of the world-class National Folklore Collection. The new Director will ensure the ongoing delivery of services for students, faculty, & researchers in an exciting time of change.

Full details & apply by 12 noon, 21 May, 2026 at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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Magee: Union says job cuts raise 'serious questions' over expansion Norman Hagan, from the University and College Union , says job losses have to affect the Magee expansion.

'Norman Hagan, chair of the UCU's Ulster University branch and who is based at Magee...said he could not see how 108 potential job losses at the Derry campus could not affect efforts to reach the long-stated target of 10,000 students [from 6,500].'

It's the new maths.

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Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...

Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.

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Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...

Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.

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Hard to believe it but #HSTM Annual Meetup is in just 2 days time! 24 April - if you are in #Limerick do come along and hear what is happening in #HistMed #HistSci #HistTech #MedHums in #Ireland #Speigorm #Skystorians

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To celebrate #EarthDay2026 we are highlighting Irish people who contributed to our understanding of the natural world, starting with Ellen Hutchins. She was Ireland’s first female botanist & an expert on mosses, bryophytes and lichens, several of which are named for her. www.dib.ie/biography/hu...

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We will also have an amazing panel for our closing roundtable including Dr Beth Wilson, Éabha Gallagher, @drdeefoley.bsky.social & Prof Kathryn Hurlock

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Should be an excellent lecture by Prof. Roisín Higgins, Department of History @maynoothuniversity.ie

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USIHS Lecture: Prof David Dickson (TCD) ‘The Foyle, the Chesapeake, and a fifty-year transatlantic conversation: Getting the measure of the Moore family archive, 1798-1847′ Thursday 23 April at 6pm. In-person at 27 University Squar…

USIHS talk this Thursday at 6pm - Prof David Dickson (TCD)
‘The Foyle, the Chesapeake, and a fifty-year transatlantic conversation: Getting the measure of the Moore family archive, 1798-1847′. In-person at QUB or online via the link at usihs36.com/2026/03/23/u... All welcome!

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This afternoon Melissa Baird and Michael Kennedy will be talking about the fallout from the failed Sunningdale peace deal in NI in 1974-5

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Dr Dympna McLoughlin We are saddened to learn of the death of Dr Dympna McLoughlin, of the History Department, Maynooth University. Dympna’s work in women’s history informed many scholarly studies in areas …

We were sorry to hear this week of the untimely death of Dr Dympna McLoghlin. She will be deeply missed by all those that knew her.

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Next Friday at 12, PhD candidate Michael O'Connor will speak about his work on Irish slaveholders in Jamaica in an event hosted by the Centre for 18th-Century Studies at QUB

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Call for proposals: Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026 IHSA Podcast CFPDownload

Call for proposals: @ihsa2026.bsky.social Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026

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Next Fri 24 April 2026, Dr Juliana Adelman (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) will keynote for #HSTM Network Annual Meeting, at @unioflimerick.bsky.social Dr Adelman's talk is titled ** Milk Transformed by Science & Tech: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in C20 #Ireland ** #HistMed #Skystorians

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Call for proposals: Irish History Students' Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026 www.historians.ie/wp-admin/pos...

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Public lecture: Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series ‘How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives’, Kevin Forkan, Wednesday 6 May at 6pm The Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series 2026 continues with a talk on Wednesday 6 May at 6pm in The Conference Room, Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.‘Ho…

Public lecture: Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series ‘How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives’, Kevin Forkan, Wednesday 6 May at 6pm

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Research Funding - University of Galway

I'm delighted to say we have opened our visiting fellowship scheme in the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Deadline for applications is 1 May 2026. All visits must take place in the period May to Sept 2026.
www.universityofgalway.ie/colleges-and...

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Peasant Movements and Land Agitation Symposium - full recording
Peasant Movements and Land Agitation Symposium - full recording YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies

A full recording of Saturday's Symposium on 'Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Ireland' is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaf...

@marcmulholland.bsky.social @peelersandsheep.bsky.social @petergray47.bsky.social @sophcocooper.bsky.social

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Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland. 24 april 2026. 5.30pm. picture of Dr Juliana Adelman

Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland. 24 april 2026. 5.30pm. picture of Dr Juliana Adelman

Delighted to welcome keynote Dr Juliana Adelman, DCU to our #HSTM 2026 Annual Meeting. The keynote: Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland will be hosted @unioflimerick.bsky.social 24 April 5.30pm #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians

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🚨And another #History Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in the History of Iberian Empires.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!

And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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Thanks to all the speakers at today’s symposium on Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Ireland

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Assistant Professor in History of Capitalism (111484-0426) at University of Warwick Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in History of Capitalism (111484-0426) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Assistant Professor in History of Capitalism (111484-0426)
University of Warwick - #History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD759/a...

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Closing remarks from @petergray47.bsky.social a full recording of the day will be available.

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Assistant Professor in History of the Iberian Empires (111483-0426) at University of Warwick Discover Assistant Professor in History of the Iberian Empires (111483-0426) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Assistant Professor in History of the Iberian Empires (111483-0426)
University of Warwick - #History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD751/a...

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Books for old soldiers? Creating a library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1711–15 | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core Books for old soldiers? Creating a library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1711–15

#OpenAccess research article highlight!

'Books for old soldiers? Creating a library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1711-15', by Jason McElligott is now available through the following link:

@universitypress.cambridge.org

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PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships at King's College London Discover a PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships- King's College London - Department of War Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD022/p...

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The next speaker at today's ICHS symposium is Sean Connolly @qubhistory.bsky.social ‘Was there really an “Irish Land Question”?’

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Next up at todays ICHS symposium is March Mulholland 'At the rising of the Moon'

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