Celtic lose their Champions League playoff v Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) on penalties. A shock but not a huge surprise.

Great afternoon reconnecting with Edinburgh and its gems before a full day of NRS meetings.

A civilised flight time today @dublinairport.bsky.social for a short trip to National Records Scotland.

UCDA P69/93 24 August 1922 2pp 1. On Tuesday 22nd inst at 9.35am a party of Free Staters about 30 strong passed Beal na Blaith (sic) on the road to Bandon. They were preceded by a motor cyclist and travelled in a touring car, lorry and armoured car. Mr Collins was one of the party. 2. A picked column 32 in number was mobilized and took up a position about ¼ of a mile from Beal na Blaith to await their return. 3. At 6pm we got definite information from Bandon that the party had gone on to Clonakilty at 7.45pm we gave up hope of anything and decided to withdraw for the night. 4. Some of us had got as far as the cross at Beal na Blaith when a messenger came on with information that the party had returned & were help up on the road by our Barricade. 5. Fortunately 6 of our men had not left their position and three more managed to get back. Fire was immediately opened on the enemy by this section. The rest tried to get back to assist their comrades but were never in a position during the engagement to render any real assistance. 6. The firing was terrific. The enemy relied chiefly on his machine guns. Now and again you could hear the crack of a rifle from our battle party, who never budged one inch from their position. 7. The engagement lasted one hour. The enemy managed to remove the barricade, our men were to[o] far away to cover this point with their fire. They beat a retreat, leaving the motorcycle behind, towards Cork, our men continuing to fire on them. 8. I have since learned the Mr. Collins was shot dead during the engagement. Our casualties were nil. 9. The greatest praise is due to the 9 men who stuck to their positions under such a heavy fire. They claimed to have wounded at least three more of the enemy. 10. The enemy used explosive bullets on what ever little rifle firing they indulged in. 11. During the journey Mr Collins travelled in the touring car and made himself very prominent.

Michael Collins was killed #OTD 1922. This handwritten report from the Adjutant of 1 Southern Division describes the ambush at Béal na Bláth (from the Moss Twomey papers at UCD Archives).

"During the journey Mr Collins travelled in the touring car and made himself very prominent."

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Thank you to @ifla.org and our hosts here in Kazakhstan for an engaging and inspired #WLIC2025 conference! Looking forward to our next one!

Dr Elizabeth Biggs Discusses Ireland’s Medieval Treasurers with London Historians - Virtual Treasury Virtual Treasury

It just so happens that the Jubilee Room today is right next door to the room that in the Middle Ages was where those treasurers faced their judges - the Court of the Exchequer.

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VRTI Research Fellow Dr @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social gave a talk this past week about the medieval treasurers of Ireland and their surviving records in the Jubilee Room in the UK Houses of Parliament to the London Historians.

I think the 100% voting approval is testament to Stuart’s leadership and considered approach in ensuring @ifla.org is in a secure and stable financial position.

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Excited to have Pádraig O'Macháin & Anna Hoffmann from UCC & the McCarthy MSI project (incorporating Inks & Skins) in Marsh's working on on our manuscripts. The inks in our 14th century Processional are still looking very vibrant!

'Reading crisis' prompts Denmark to end 25% tax on books Worried by a "reading crisis", Denmark's government will eliminate its sales tax on books, looking to get more citizens buying them, the culture minister has said.

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Delegates gathering for @ifla.org #WLIC2025 closing ceremony. It’s been a great week of knowledge sharing, innovations and reminding us of the power of libraries!

Focus on partnerships & adapting to user needs, #WLIC25 session w/ President Vicki McDonald, ALA Presidents Sam Helmick/Maria McCauley, Rebecca Lawrence British Library, John Szabo LA Libraries, Dolores Carungui Philippines Nat. Library, & Juha Manninen Finnish Library Assoc.

DCU would like to wish Leaving Cert students the very best of luck ahead of receiving your results tomorrow!

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The new Humanities Library (@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social) at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities will shortly receive its first transfer of books to fill its lovely new shelves. Huge thanks to the team managing the moves!

A second printing of "Unfinished Empire" is already out!

The updated back cover features a selection of wonderful endorsements.

Delighted to see my book resonating and grateful to everyone who has read, supported, or engaged with it so far!

One of the most trusted professions needs trustworthy tools. A snapshot of what the UK information profession thinks about AI, with Dr Andrew Cox #EthicalAI #AI #WLIC25 www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...

A pleasure to present with @mcojo.bsky.social at @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress 2025 in Astana about the work taking place @mulibrary.bsky.social and @dculibrary.bsky.social around open scholarship and open science. #wlic2025

Great to present at #WLIC2025 with my colleague @cathalmccauley.bsky.social about the work underway in @dculibrary.bsky.social and @mulibrary.bsky.social to advance Open Science.

And it’s good morning from Astana!! #wlic2025

It’s a round of ‘spot the librarians’ on this flight from Istanbul to Astana for #WLIC2025!! Lucky to have made it after the tightest of connections! 😅

Early start to Astana for @ifla.org #WLIC2025. Looking forward to an engaging week of sharing ideas and discussions.

We're very excited to open the Call for Papers for the next RLUK Conference. We welcome papers from all over the world, and not just from RLUK Members. So please do consider submitting a paper

Bríd was always generous with her expertise, an early and valued colleague in our research. We will miss her very much. Sincere condolences to her family and her many, many friends.

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Previewing the first weekend of Premier League fixtures.

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'I think Ruben Amorim will whip Manchester United into shape. I could be wrong, he could be the equivalent of the monorail guy in The Simpsons.'

Are Manchester United set for another turbulent season?

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Open science & scholarship are at the top of the agenda for many libraries around the world

Since 2024, #IFLA has had a dedicated advisory committee focused on these, led by Fiona Bradley

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I’m so sorry to hear this. Bríd was a pillar of learning and support for Irish historians and will be missed.

Sunshine for many already and cloud will clear to good sunny spells for most but some showers will hit the Southwest this evening with risk of thunderstorms before showers develop in more areas tonight.

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