iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Who's really paying the price for those killer Amazon Prime Day deals?

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📣 We're #hiring: Education Assistant Join the National Library of Ireland's Education, Learning & Programming team and help deliver creative learning and public engagement programmes that bring our collections to life. 📚 Role details + apply: ow.ly/k1nu50ZPF3z 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 05/10/2026

As part of the #CultureNight celebrations, DRI hosted an event on the creative reuse of #DigitalCulturalHeritage collections held in the DRI repository We were delighted to engage with members of the public as people discovered and explored #IrishCulturalHeritage Learn more: dri.ie/news/creativ...

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Members of the public engaging with the DRI card-making stand in the Meeting Room of the Royal Irish Academy, as part of Culture Night 2026

DRI’s Eimear Hanahoe and Noelia Romero at the DRI Culture Night stand on 18 Sept, 2026. A variety of card-making craft materials such as stickers, scissors, and pens are on a table in front of the DRI staff members.

Culture Night card-making stand with custom stickers, pens, tape, and other craft materials. A card with the text 'With love from DRI' can be seen in the foreground

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 05/10/2026

This #MapMonday is focused on Kells, Co. Meath! Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 4 Kells by Anngret Simms with Katharine Simms was published by the RIA in 1990 Check @ihtaria.bsky.social to explore highlights from the IHTA, a research programme based at the RIA www.ria.ie/irish-histor...

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just booked my blood donation appointment on the website www.giveblood.ie - v quick & easy to do. If you can do it, it is really the easiest way to make a positive contribution this month! You just lie back and then get a bag of Taytos to recover! Win win! 🩸 @givebloodireland.bsky.social

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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 05/10/2026

#DIBLives Novelist, dramatist and columnist Brian O'Nolan (b. #OTD 1911) lived a double life: civil servant by day & surrealist literary disruptor by night. As Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, his sharp satire and bilingual wit rewrote the rules of Irish literature. www.dib.ie/biography/on...

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 03/10/2026

Applications are now open for the Archaeological Archives Research Grant. The 2027 round is provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, through the @nationalmons.bsky.social. Apply for 2027 funding by 15 October: www.ria.ie/grants/archa...

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🏛️ Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Thurs, 22 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/IL7X50ZQRRn Visitors will discover the history of this remarkable building.

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Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Back by popular demand - Stoneybatter in the 1926 census - next Sat. 10th Oct - book here www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-story-fo...

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

IGRS Top Research Tip #227: Suggested recently by an IGRS member, Papers Past is a great resource for researching Irish ancestors who migrated to New Zealand, with digitised newspapers, magazines and other publications available to search online: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

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Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road 🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown 🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures

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Ed Moynihan @emcreative.ie · 02/10/2026

Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the state agency responsible for roads (and greenways), using pure AI slop. Left hand drive car, sign on wrong side of road, driver looking behind her 🤦‍♂️

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⏱ Closure notice: On Saturday 3 Oct the NLI Kildare Street campus (Reading Rooms, Exhibition and Registration Office) will be closed to the public. This is due to industrial action across the public sector. www.nli.ie/news-stories...

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Ciarán Wallace @cwallacedublin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On the right of the image The Gaiety was advertising the musical Annie. In the Evening Herald on 6 June 1980 had this.

Evening Herald 6 June 1980. A report about rehearsals beginning at the Gaiety n a production of Annie, the musical.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🏛️ Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Thurs, 22 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/IL7X50ZQRRn Visitors will discover the history of this remarkable building.

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Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

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Paul Clerkin, Archiseek.com @archiseek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good photo by David Denny showing the buildings of the south side of South King Street in Dublin before the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre #dublin

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Michaelmas Term schedule, Seminar in International History

Centre for International History Seminar Series
Michaelmas Term 2026
All seminars will be held on Mondays between 1300-1400 in the Long Room Hub.
5 October The U.S., “Stability,” and the 1949 Husni Za‘im Coup in Syria
Nathan Citino, Rice University
12 October “Cold War Nutrient Bonds: Occidental Petroleum’s 1973 Fertilizer
Deal with the Soviet Union and Why It (Still) Matters”
Katja Bruisch, TCD
19 October Co-sponsored with the Centre for Environmental History
The Archive of Decolonization in North Africa, Idriss Jebari, TCD
9 November
Modernisation of Piracy: Colonial Hong Kong and Its Dangerous
Maritime Connections, c. 1890-1950, Dexter Tse, TCD
23 November
Histories of Orphan Trafficking in East Africa and the West, Andreana Prichard, University of Oklahoma

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was reminded of a very Dublin insult this morning - “oh he’s such a martyr, Padre Pio has a picture of him on his windscreen”.

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Kathryn Milligan (Katy) @katymilligan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Delighted to be on the committee for the ACIS Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language and Culture: entries now open for single & co-authored books published in 2026. Send all your art, design, theatre, film, music, dance, performance (etc!) books! 📚 acisweb.org/durkan-prize/

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Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language and Culture | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann

Michael J. Durkan (1925 – 1996), a former treasurer of the ACIS, was born in Louisburgh, County Mayo, where many of his Durkan family still live. Michael received a B. A. from St. Patrick’s College…

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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has IMC done for the Normans? @jmarshallmed and Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) explore original records from the period after the #Norman invasion of Ireland for #HistFest2026. Introduced by Dr Audrey Whitty (@nlireland). www.irishmanuscripts.ie/foh26

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Upcoming Event: Festival of History 2026 - Irish Manuscripts

The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted once again to be taking part in the Dublin Festival of History, with a public lecture What did the Normans ever do for us? This lecture will explore prima...

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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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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

IGRS Top Research Tip #226: The genealogy microsites on the website of the National Archives of Ireland are currently off offline, but alternatives are available while we wait their return: accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/u...

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We’re #hiring! HR Operations Manager (maternity cover) HEO level This key role covers recruitment, employee relations, people management, compliance, audits & stakeholder management, with the opportunity to contribute to HR & organisational strategy Apply by 3pm, 28 Sept: ow.ly/i0FG50ZKir2

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you'd like US$2,500 to help with your archival research on 18th-century Ireland, you should apply to the Arch Elias Fellowship. Closing date 15 November: marshlibrary.ie/aceliasfello...

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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tontines, shareholders and women investors in 19th-century Dublin. Join the @ria.ie on Wed 7 Oct, 1–2pm, for talks by Dr Andrew McDiarmid and Adam Kane (UCD). 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2. Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/investing-... #EconHist #IrishHistory #WomensHistory #FinancialHistory

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Investing in Dublin: Tontines, Women, and Financial Life in 19th C Ireland

These talks will explore how ordinary Dubliners engaged with systems of savings and commercial speculation in the nineteenth century.

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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Save the date for #HistFest2026 🎤 Public lecture: What did the Normans ever do for us? 🗓️ Sat 3 October at 11am 📍 45 Merrion Square 🎟️ Free admission – first come first served. ❗️Limited spaces available: punctual arrival advised! More at: www.irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/

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What did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish Manuscripts

What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ...

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Mary M. Burke @maryburke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sparky Booker is a great scholar, so this looks VERY promising open.spotify.com/episode/6avu...

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Later medieval Ireland with Dr Sparky Booker

The Medieval Irish History Podcast · Episode

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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Investing in Dublin: Tontines, Women, and Financial Life in 19th century Ireland. 1pm, Wed 7 Oct. How did Dubliners use tontines to pay for community projects? How did women help to fund the Dublin-Drogheda railway? Join us for a Library Lunchtime Lecture @ria.ie . www.ria.ie/events/inves...

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This fifteenth-century volume gives instructions for the blessing of bells and for exorcising people who have been cursed. The instructions are written in red, with the words to be said in black. The volume will on display for our new exhibition The Medieval Manuscripts of Marsh's Library.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Australian Plastic Surgeon Fiona Wood AO Wins Royal Medal for Pioneering “Spray-On Skin” That Has Transformed Burn Care Worldwide

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

IGRS Top Research Tip #225: This week we’re looking at Argentina again! Explore these niche Irish diaspora databases to uncover passenger lists, settlers, family names, & records of the Irish community in Argentina: www.irlandeses.org

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Ciarán Wallace @cwallacedublin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Neatly positioned been a motley crew and the persuader 😁👍

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Very much looking forward to hearing from Dr Peter Hession and Dr Sarah Roddy @seroddy.bsky.social on 'New Directions in the Study of 19th Century Ireland'.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland @ssnci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland takes place this Saturday (19 September 2026). Several papers will relate to nineteenth-century Ireland (as well as many other fascinating papers about Irish Catholic Spaces)! www.eventbrite.ie/e/chsi-annua...

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CHSI Annual Conference, 2026. Irish Catholic spaces: pasts and futures

Join us for the annual conference of the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland.

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Proposals for papers are invited for the annual conference of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland to be held at Trinity College Dublin on 4 & 5 Dec. Abstracts of 300 words should be sent to adolan@tcd.ie by 23rd Oct. 2026. All aspects of Irish economic and social history are welcome.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Online Talk | The Irish Colleges in Early Modern Europe Join us on Zoom for the third lecture of the new 'Strangers to Citizens' online talk series, delivered by Dr Liam Chambers. 📅 Tues, 15 Sept at 3pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin…

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