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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social team were delighted to welcome our Board member, Noel Dunne, to the Woodstown excavation. Our first really wet day on site after almost 2 weeks of sunshine! We also said goodbye to our environmental specialist, David Stone, before he heads to Mongolia on Monday!

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social for partnering with @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social for this 3D training event supported by the EU #3D4CH project

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Vikings back at Woodstown! 🛡️ We had a brilliant day opening the excavation to the public for European Archaeology Days, with tours, trench-side chats, updates on this year’s finds, and living history from Deise Medieval. Thanks to all our partners and supporters. #Archaeology #EAD

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The Discovery Programme team who are excavating at Woodstown Viking Site over the next couple of weeks – Ted, David, Cian, and Susan. Today was Ted’s last day on site but we look forward to welcoming Eimear next week!

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

📢 The Discovery Programme is hiring a skilled communicator to lead digital engagement, public outreach, partnerships, and content production for a national archaeology research centre 🧭 Full-time, permanent role Dublin ⏰ Closing 12 noon Friday 05 June 2026 🔎 Learn more at tinyurl.com/y89vxyp2

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We would like to congratulate our colleague Dr Eimear Meegan on her recent appointment to the Chair of the @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social. This appointment reflects her ongoing hard work and dedication to archaeology in Ireland. We wish her all the best for her time in the post.

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We are delighted to be here at the annual Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland conference. Looking forward to two days of sharing research with colleagues from across the country

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The next community workshop for "Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?" is in 2 weeks! WHERE The Thatch, Kilmovee WHEN Thurs 23 April 7pm ☕️All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share your stories, knowledge, folklore & legends about Tavraun/Tavrane A @researchireland.ie funded project with Abarta Heritage

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It's been a busy week at Dukesmeadow, Kilkenny Castle on our mission to #FindFlemingstown We've captured some exciting data - now time to process, analyse and draw our conclusions! 👀

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to our walk and talk at Dukesmeadow, Kilkenny Castle this week with Cóilín Ó Drisceoil of @nationalmons.bsky.social o hear more about our geophysical survey to #findflemingstown! @castlestudies.bsky.social @opwireland.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Today we're onsite at Dukesmeadow, Kilkenny Castle, starting our mission to #findflemingstown using Geophysical & UAV survey If you want to find out more, we'll be hosting a walk & talk at Dukesmeadow on Weds at 4pm @castlestudies.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social @opwireland.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick's Day from Discovery Programme! While completing a Coastal Zone Assessment of Doorin Point we found the 1603 map names the headland as St Patrick's Point. This magnificent promontory fort on the Point likely predates the name, & its monumental banks & ditches can still be seen today

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women's Day from the Discovery Programme! #IWD

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The next community workshop for "Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?" is this Thursday WHERE Mullingar Library WHEN Thurs 5th March 6pm ☕️All welcome to come along, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends you may know about Tevrin townland A @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This week we held our Annual General Meeting. The day included a series of updates from staff on our activities - a good moment to take stock of how much has been achieved over the past year @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The 3rd community workshop for "Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?" is coming up! WHERE: Mullingar Library WHEN: Thurs 5th March @ 6pm ☕️All welcome to come along, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends you may know about Tevrin townland A @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Happy St Brigid's Day! St Brigid is one of the 3 Patron saints of Ireland & is venerated across the world This week we found streets & sisters named after her in Spain, where we're collaborating with EU partners on the AGREE Project, exploring maritime heritage in Spain, Portugal, France & Ireland

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We are in Huelva, Spain for the initial meeting of the AGREE Project. This EU-funded project will run until 2028 and see the Discovery Programme working with partners in Spain, Portugal and France to explore maritime heritage

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It's Day 2 of the 3D-4CH Winter School The Discovery Programme are partners in this project, working to create an online competence centre for digital cultural heritage Siva Namberi, our Digital Documentation Visualisation Officer, is in attendance today✨ @timemachine.eu @europeana.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

TOMORROW! Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage: The Creamery Store, Kildorrery Tues 25th November 7pm All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery @heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We're looking forward to the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage: The Creamery Store, Kildorrery Tues 25th November 7pm All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery @researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Announcing the 1st workshop of the 'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature' @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage! Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning brown - Samhain night is upon us... Happy Samhain from The Discovery Programme

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Spot the archaeologists! This week we've been onsite in Co. Donegal doing UAV survey at sites around St John's Point, funded by an @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social grant. Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church @edwardpollard.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

6/6 The Lough Kinale Shrine reconstructed! Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition: @heritagecouncil.ie

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

📢 Announcing a new @researchireland.ie-funded project exploring Tara places in Ireland 'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Our Research Archaeologist Dr Susan Curran is currently in Trondheim, Norway at the @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social (AARG) conference. Dr Curran is the Honorary Secretary for AARG and presenting a poster from the Discovery Programme on Remote Sensing data

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📣Discovery Programme is delighted to announce the CHERISH Project Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) data is now archived securely in the @dri.ie & available for anyone to use! doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... @heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Thank you everyone who joined our #HeritageWeek Coastal Archaeology walk this weekend despite the wet weather! We had a great time exchanging knowledge about this stretch of coast This was grant-aided by @ria.ie, funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social. @heritagecouncil.ie @edwardpollard.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We had a fantastic time at Aonach na nDéise - Woodstown Viking Fest yesterday, chatting to visitors about our geophysical surveys at Woodstown & having fun with our 3D models in VR 🤓 Topped off with a visit from MoS Christopher O'Sullivan TD, MoS Mary Butler TD & Mayor of Waterford Cllr Séamus Ryan

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The Discovery Programme would like to welcome our new Archaeological Surveyor & Digital Documentation Officer Cian Hogan. Cian joins us with extensive experience from commercial archaeology, primarily working in geophysics. He will be doing geophysical surveys with our Survey Team. Welcome Cian!

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

3 weeks today until our exhibition opens at Oranmore Public Library for #HeritageWeek2025! Part of the CHERISH exhibition on #coastal #archaeology will be on display Fri 15 Aug - Fri 22 Aug Oranmore Library is open from 10.30-5pm Tues-Sat (closed 1-2pm) @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Whilst in Co. Galway last week, @edwardpollard.bsky.social & @hannahboyd.bsky.social undertook Coastal Zone Assessment on the Maree Peninsula. We walked the coastline, identifying & recording features relating to the maritime heritage of an area @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Our #DPdiggers have had a fantastic week onsite at Rathgurreen Ringfort with @michellecomber.bsky.social & the @universityofgalway.bsky.social team. Thank you to Discovery Programme member Joe Fenwick who visited us onsite and snapped these great shots! @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This week, Discovery Programme staff Susan, Ted and Hannah are onsite at Dr Michelle Comber’s excavations at Rathgurreen, Co. Galway, part of the Maree Project. The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain! @heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The Discovery Programme survey team were onsite at the Glendalough @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social fieldschool yesterday, sharing their expertise in scanning, photogrammetry & geophys @heritagecouncil.ie @rebeccanir.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Last chance to apply! Applications close *tomorrow* for the role of Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer with the Discovery Programme. Full details here: tinyurl.com/mtaea57y @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @cifa-ec.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Many thanks to @unisevilla.bsky.social for hosting the kick off meeting of the new COST Action Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (MAIA). Great discussions with interdisciplinary colleagues across Europe exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in archaeology.

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Come and work with us! We're looking for an Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer to join our team. Apply by Thursday 22 May Full details here: discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/04/30/j...

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The Discovery Programme are at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham today to attend Heritage Horizons, Pathways to the Future: a National Conference by @heritagecouncil.ie Great to be attending this important conference, and to be part of the discussion about issues for heritage now & into the future

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Discovery Programme! St Patrick’s Bridge in Co. Wexford is a submerged causeway leading to the Saltee Islands. The area was studied in the CHERISH Project due to coastal erosion #CHERISHlegacy @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @drtobydriver.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you @ria.ie for a brilliant day at the Archaeology 2025 in 2025 conference. Some excellent speakers reflecting on developments in archaeology in Ireland since 2016, with others exploring future pathways for the profession - including The Discovery Programme's Dr Eimear Meegan, pictured here.

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We hope you've enjoyed hearing about some of the #FAR survey findings in #FrameworksFebruary Today FAR Lead Project Officer Dr Eimear Meegan will be presenting more about the project at @ria.ie for the #archaeology2025 day conference @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

#FrameworksFebruary 8/8 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked... Do you think that ethics in archaeology are clearly and sufficiently addressed in professional codes of conduct? You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#FrameworksFebruary 7/8 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked... How often are/were ethical concerns raised in your day-to-day work in archaeology? You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

#FrameworksFebruary 6/8 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked... In your opinion, which of the following represents the greatest source of optimism for the conduct of future research on the island? 🌞 You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#frameworksfebruary 5/8 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked... In your opinion, which of the following represents the single biggest challenge to the conduct of future research on the island? You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘 Holed stones in the landscape are prehistoric in origin, but over time became associated with oath-taking, used by lovers for making promises or getting engaged. We found these holed stones during CHERISH project fieldwork, perhaps used for this purpose #cherishlegacy

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#frameworksfebruary 4/8 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #far survey we asked... In your opinion, which of the following represents the single greatest barrier to the advancement of archaeological research on the island at this time? You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

#FrameworksFebruary #3 In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked... In which jurisdiction do you work/have you worked previously? (select all that apply) You answered... @nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social

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