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Kildare Library Service @kildarelibrary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Celbridge Library is proud to formally launch its STOMA friendly toilet, with a little help from our STOMA aware bear Séan. Celbridge Library is one of many Stoma friendly toilets available in Kildare libraries around the county.

Celbridge Library is proud to formally launch its STOMA friendly toilet, with a little help from our STOMA aware bear Séan.
Stoma-friendly toilets feature specific additions like a wall shelf, hooks, a mirror and a disposal bin
to help ostomates change stoma bags hygienically and with dignity
Celbridge Library is one of many Stoma friendly toilets available in Kildare libraries around the county.

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now Available From #OpenAlex: Filter For RCTs, Meta-Analyses and Systematic Reviews blog.openalex.org/filter-opena... #systematicreviews #metaanalyses

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Choi, H. Towards a practice of knowledge commoning: academics’ ethical duties to defend Wikipedia in the age of generative AI. AI Ethics 6, 511 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s436... #OpenAccess

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/09/2026

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023

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Public library visits increased by two million nationwide

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

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GLOBE Ireland @globeireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This Sunday is World Rivers Day! At @antaisce.bsky.social lots of programs are working on protecting our rivers, through education, advocacy, monitoring; working with schools and communities. Hear about some of the work being done @greenschoolsire.bsky.social, @cleancoasts.bsky.social and ourselves!

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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Kildare Library Service @kildarelibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Le níos mó ná 12 milliún mír saor in aisce, tá rud éigin ag an leabharlann don uile dhuine. Bígí linn ar Lá Oscailte Náisiúnta na Leabharlanna Poiblí ar an Satharn, 26 Meán Fomhair agus caith súil níos géire uirthi. #LáOscailteNaLeabharlanna #CaithSúilNíosGéireUirthi

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Kildare Library Service @kildarelibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yesterday Kildare County Council Chief Executive, Sonya Kavanagh, along with Director of Services Joe Boland, officially launched Kildare Readers Festival 2026! The festival will run from October 1 - 11, and all events are free ✨ Booking is now open! #kildarelibraries #kildarereadersfestival

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Planetary Health Check 2026 report has been released. www.planetaryhealthcheck.org 🩺If our planet were an ICU patient, it would be crashing. 🚨All alarms blaring. 🩻Chest compressions. ⚡Defibrillator. Instead, our leaders are ignoring the crash call. We need full, committed action NOW.

Stratospheric O3 depletion - green zone
Atmospheric aerosol loading - green, but nearing boundary
Ocean Acification - just crossed from green into orange
Freshwater change - into organe
Land system change- orange approaching red
Climate change (CO2 concentration)- orange approaching red
Climate change (radiative forcing) - well into red and black zone
Biogeochemical flows (Phosphorus) - red zone
Biogeochemical flows (nitrogen) - red into black zone
Novel entities - red zone
Biosphere integrity (functional) - red zone
Biosphere integrity - red into purple

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Deascéal d'éinne a gcuireann suim i gcursaí teanga is béaloideas. Tá an leabhar "The lost language of the Ballyhouras: cnuasach focal Paddy Fennessy" (2023) a scríobh Paddy Fennessy, le Evelyn Fennessy & Róisín Nic Gharbhaith, ar fáil sna leabharlanna anois librariesireland.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spyd...

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 16/09/2026

Calling all photographers: starting on 21 September, the Wiki Loves Peace international campaign invites you to document peace-related heritage, monuments, museums, public art and peacebuilding initiatives. Join the next steps for a more peaceful and equitable world ➡️ w.wiki/Nboa

A photo of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial under a bright blue sky. Text reads: What does peace look like? Supported by the United Nations, the Wiki Loves Peace photo campaign documents initiatives, places, and stories around the world.

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LIBER Europe @libereurope.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣 Next week, LIBER will be at the Trinity College Dublin Panel “Libraries for Democracy”. The event will explore the role of #libraries, knowledge and open dialogue in supporting democratic societies. Read more & register for in-person attendance: ow.ly/LWeL50ZO9rw

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BirdWatch Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

BirdWatch Ireland's Annagh Marsh Reserve in Co. Mayo is a haven for rare and unique Irish breeding species, but, that wasn’t always the case. For the Lapwing, breeding nearly stopped completely at the site. Now, Lapwings are back.

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BirdWatch Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In Your Nature is BACK 🥳 Niall and Ricky are kicking off the new season in the field with Jesmond Harding, butterfly guru, at the Bog of Allen Nature Reserve in Co. Kildare. 🦋 Listen now: birdwatchireland.ie/in-your-natu...

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BirdWatch Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We just took one step closer to protecting life on this planet.🙌🎉 Today, at the BirdLife International Global Flyways Summit, Dr. Andrew Kelly, BirdWatch Ireland's CEO, signed the Nairobi Flyways Declaration. @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Another new job on the recordkeeping careers hub - Tailte Eireann looking for a digital collections keeper recordkeeping-careers.org/job/digital-...

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Digital Collections Keeper (Engineer Grade I) – Tailte Éireann - Recordkeeping Careers

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

✨The JBI Scoping Review chapter has been updated!!✨ Love the additional guidance on team composition and project management! #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Green caterpillar crossed my path yesterday. Approx 4 cm, green tail spike with orange tip - hawkmoth? White dots all over, with a line of red dots and a pale stripe along the side. Didn't seem to have diagonal stripes. Not on vegetation. #MothID

Big bright green caterpillar, approx 4cm. Covered in tiny white dot pattern, with a line of tiny red dots along the side. Pale (lighter green) stripe along side.

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

For #WildflowerHour #Seedheads, the first of the Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus) seedheads are coming out in Co. Kildare. Do #TráthNaMBláth, tá na ceann síolta ón bhFeileastraim le feiceáil anois I Co Chill Dara

Seedheads of Yellow Flag - green pods bursting open to reveal stacks of closely fitting neatlystacked brown seeds

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Belated #WildflowerHour #Seedheads pic, Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) in seed (with a little crab spider visitor hiding in plain sight), Co. Kildare. Táim déanach do #TráthNaMBláth ach seo ceann síolta an BhodachGliogair, le damhán portáin blátha, Co Chill Dara.

The brown purse-shaped seedheads of a Yellow Rattle plant, with a small brown and cream coloured crab spider sitting on one seedhead

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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📄 NEW REPORT: Did tech companies act to protect Ireland's 2025 election? Overall, our evidence shows that responses were slow, inconsistent, and deeply uneven across platforms, with only 13 of 85 electoral disinformation cases addressed. Full report available 👇 edmohub.ie/index.php/ne...

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New report examines if tech companies acted to protect Ireland's 2025 presidential election

EDMO Ireland has published the report Are Tech Companies Meeting Obligations to Protect Democratic Elections? Evidence from Ireland’s Presidential Election, authored by Aidan O'Brien and Dr Eileen Cul...

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

New Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...

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The Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat

Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. This is the Gist.

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Irish Wildlife Trust @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Irish Wildlife Trust are disappointed to see the number of newspaper articles reporting on this accident without giving the details of what happened. @irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie #BlueShark #IrishSharks

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Irish Peatland Conservation Council @peatlandconserve.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

*Job Vacancy* The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are now accepting applications for the position of Conservation and Education Officer. Full details can be found by visiting www.ipcc.ie. Deadline for applications 21st August 2026.

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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Final call for conference registration! The deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday Aug 5) at noon. After that time, the conference page will be password protected. If you're registered, you'll get the password via email. Register on the conference page! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

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2026 Conference — Civics of Technology

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Kildare Library Service @kildarelibrary.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Kildare County Council was delighted to welcome Minister Martin Heydon T.D. and Minister Jerry Buttimer T.D. to Newbridge to mark the beginning of the construction phase of the new Newbridge Library, County Archives, Local Studies and Cultural Centre.

Kildare County Council was delighted to welcome Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine, Minister Martin Heydon T.D. and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht and at the Department of Transport, Jerry Buttimer T.D. to Newbridge to mark the beginning of the construction phase of the new Newbridge Library, County Archives, Local Studies and Cultural Centre.

The new facility will provide a modern public library, a permanent home for Kildare County Archives and Local Studies, and a wide range of cultural, learning, community and digital services in the heart of Newbridge. The project will also include the careful conservation and restoration of the former County Library building, an Art Deco protected structure dating from the 1930s.

With an overall project cost of approximately €21 million, the development is supported by Government funding, including €3 million from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht towards the construction and delivery phase. The project has also been progressed with support from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.

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Social Justice Ireland @socialjusticeire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new report, 'Strengthening Europe through public libraries', published by the European Commission argues that their role has expanded far beyond these traditional library services. www.socialjustice.ie/article/publ...

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Social Justice Ireland @socialjusticeire.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Every #WorldEnvironmentDay, the Global Footprint Network announces Earth Overshoot Day date for the current year. In 2026 it falls on July 30, meaning humanity will have used all the biological resources that Earth can regenerate in a year by that date. Read more www.socialjustice.ie/article/how-...

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How Many Earths Do We Need? Earth Overshoot Day 2026 | Social Justice Ireland

Earth Overshoot Day marks the point in the year when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what the Earth's ecosystems…

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

B'fhearr liom ealaíon briste ná IS cliste.

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

[Tech Won't Save Us] Librarians Are Helping the Public Ditch AI w/ Hannah Cyrus & Alison Macrina @flexlibris.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/tech-won-t-s... www.librariesforthepeople.org libraryfreedom.org @techwontsave.us #libraries

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Red-tailed bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius - Bumbóg earr-rua ( male) on knapweed - mínscoth - Centaurea nigra

Male Bombus lapidarius (red-tailed bumblebee), with a yellow face, yellow and red bands visible, sitting on a flowering knapweed

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Report: "Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion #Copyright Settlement to #Authors, #Publishers" (via @courthousenews.bsky.social) courthousenews.com/anthropic-to... #lawsuits #legal

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Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Wishing all the medical librarians from around the world who have come together in Glasgow a wonderful Conference, making a lasting, positive legacy for the future of the profession. May you Flourish - and have fun. @CILIPHLG #ICML2026 www.hlg-conference.com

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ICML 2026 | Home

The 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) 2026, 14th - 16th July 2026, Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), Glasgow, Scotland

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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Well done to HSLG committee members Jean McMahon and Niamh Lucey who presented at the 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship in Glasgow earlier today👏 #ICML2026 #MedLibs

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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies @dias.ie · 14/07/2026

✨#45 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Irish Script on Screen Established by DIAS in 1999, the Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is the world's largest digital repository of Irish manuscripts, with more than 450 manuscripts digitised. @scs-dias.bsky.social #IrishScriptonScreen #DIASdiscovers

Irish Script on Screen
Established by DIAS in 1999, the Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is the world's largest digital repository of Irish manuscripts, with more than 450 manuscripts digitised.

These priceless manuscripts are expertly digitised, making centuries of Irish history, literature, law and culture freely accessible online.

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A reminder that the vast, vast majority of data centres are located in the most water stressed area of Ireland- the Greater Dublin Area. We do not currently know how much water these data centres are using. www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

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Six-week hosepipe ban amid 'exceptionally' dry weather

Uisce Éireann has issued a six-week hosepipe ban for six areas around the country to protect water supplies.

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Musicians, songwriters & composers seek support for AI copyright bill 14.07.2026 Evelyn O'Rourke www.rte.ie/news/2026/07... "Irish musicians, songwriters and composers will host a briefing session at Leinster House today to raise awareness of the impact of AI developments on their artistic careers"

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Musicians, songwriters seek support for AI copyright bill

Irish musicians, songwriters and composers will host a briefing session at Leinster House today to raise awareness of the impact of AI developments on their artistic careers.

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I believe this might be Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense or Lus an tsagairt), not #AquaticPlants but spotted in the wood area around Ballinafagh Lake fen in Co Kildare, so kind of aquatic-adjacent! #WildflowerHour

The yellow flowers of Common Cow Wheat and its narrow pointy green leaves

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

📢 Applications are open for the National Library of Ireland’s 2026–2027 Studentships! ⭐ Library ⭐ Archival ⭐ Research A great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your career. Learn more, and apply by 3pm, 17 July 2026: www.nli.ie/about-us/working-nationa…

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caitrionalee.bsky.social @caitrionalee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

There's a lovely memorial article by Richard Nairn & Míchéal Ó Briain in the summer Wings (117) by @birdwatchireland.bsky.social in memory of Hugh Brazier, member of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy & expert bird ringer, who'd also been a librarian at TCD, UCD & RCSI. Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí aige

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Tog Hackerspace @togdublin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our next Repair Club is all about buttons, patches and simple clothing repairs. We will practise sewing on buttons, adding patches, and talk about visible versus invisible mending. Wednesday 22 July, www.tog.ie/2026/06/repa... #Repair

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