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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Deireadh Fómhair | October is #EYABéaloideas | #EYAFolklore Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts! #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Lúnasa | August is #EYAIontas | #EYASurprise 🎊 Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts! #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Iúil | July is #EYAAiltireacht | #EYAArchitecture Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Meitheamh | June is #EYAColourful | #EYAIladaite 🎨 Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Bealtaine | May is #EYAPeannaireacht | #EYAHandwriting Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #exploreyourarchive #cuardaighdochartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Aibreán | April is #EYACoir | #EYACrime Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Márta | March is #EYAFiadhúlra | #EYAWildlife Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The annual Seachtain na Gaeilge festival is starting today and will continue until March 17th! Image: Cárta Ballraíochta ó Chartlann Chonradh na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe G60/4/6/1

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Feabhra | February is #EYANaisc | #EYAConnections Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The Explore Your Archive theme for Eanáir | January is #EYARéabóiríDeannaigh | #EYADustBusters! Remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Thank you to all who participated in the #EYAFocusWeek2025! There is still one more #ExploreYourArchive / #CuardaighDoChartlann theme for December for all those who already have or want to get involved and it is #EYASparkle | #EYADrithle ✨ @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Today is the last day of the Explore Your Archive focus week and we want to see #EYAYourArchives | #EYADoChartlann! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

On day 8 of the Explore Your Archive focus week the theme is #EYAAnniversaries | #EYACuimhneacháin! We want to see all of your commemorations & anniversaries, don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Day 7 of the Explore Your Archive focus week is #EYAInclusion | #EYACuimsiú. Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Day 6 of the EYA focus week is #EYADigital | #EYADigiteach, whether it’s digitization, born digital or digital preservation we want to hear all about it! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

On day 5 of the Explore Your Archive focus week we want to see all of your furry (or hairless) #EYAPets | #EYAPeataí! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Shhh!!!! Day 4 of the Explore Your Archive focus week is #EYASilence | #EYACiúnas! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The day 3 theme of the Explore Your Archive focus week is #EYAMedieval | #EYAMeánaoiseach! Hasten with thy content and forgetteth not to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

It is day 2 of the Explore Your Archive focus week & we want to see all things #EYABeauty | #EYAÁilleacht! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Today is day 1 of the Explore Your Archive focus week and the theme is #EYAConservation | #EYACaomhnú! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to conservation! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Fantastic night had at the launch of #ExploreYourArchive focus week! Massive thanks to all who joined us 👏 A wonderful lineup of speeches last night from our Campaigns Officer @erinmck96.bsky.social, our Chair @niamhnicharra.bsky.social and our new 2025/26 ambassador @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 #ExploreYourArchive ambassador is @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social, historian, lecturer and Director of Gender Studies @ucdgender.bsky.social. Mary will be joining us for the launch of the #EYA focus week at the Custom House Visitor Centre this Thursday!

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Niamh Ní Charra @niamhnicharra.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Calling all archivists, records mgrs, conservators & archive institutions on island of Ireland - if you've any events happening for Explore Your Archive Focus week, 29/11-7/12/25, send in details to either of our wonderful officers, @erinmck96.bsky.social or @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social ! #EYA2025

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

If you are hosting any events during the focus week, please let our Comms Officer @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social & Campaigns Officer @erinmck96.bsky.social know Events may include talks, exhibitions, workshops, book launches Previous EYA events can be seen ⬇️ www.araireland.ie/explore-your... (end)

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

🚀 We're live! ARA Ireland is now on LinkedIn. Follow us to stay up to date with news, events, training & development and all things archives! www.linkedin.com/company/ara-... @araukie.bsky.social @irisharchives1970.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The EYA theme for this month is #EYACreideamh/Spioradáltacht | #EYAReligion/Spirituality. We want to see everyone’s archives relating to religion & spirituality! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAMonsters / #EYAArrachta! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to monsters (and Halloween & Samhain as well!) 🎃👻 Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #exploreyourarchive #cuardaighdochartlann

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Waltham Forest Archives @lbwfarchives.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Children's reading room at Walthamstow Library, c.1950. 📷 From VHM collection, available in our Searchroom. @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive #EYAEducation

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New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!

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ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice

The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAEducation / #EYAOideachas! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to education/oideachas 🍎📝 Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The Summer edition of the ARA Ireland newsletter is available on the website - www.araireland.ie/newsletters Many thanks to all who contributed to this edition 🌟 @niamhnicharra.bsky.social @erinmck96.bsky.social @lisashortall.bsky.social @tailteeireann.bsky.social @dri.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A new month means a new EYA theme! For Lúnasa / August we want to see all archives that you find humorous 😂😆 Don’t forget to tag @araireland.bsky.social and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social using the hashtags #EYAHumour / #EYAGreann #CuardaighDoChartlann #ExploreYourArchive

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Delighted to be taking part in this talk @rcsi.bsky.social with colleagues from the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences exploring the history of pharmacy, the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists archive & the innovative work being achieved in the school & wider profession as part of Heritage Week!

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

This month’s #ExploreYourArchive | #CuardaighDoChartlann theme is #EYANature | #EYADúlra & we want to see all your archives relating to this theme! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts & stories! 🌳🌿🍂🌾🍃🍄

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

From the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists Archive, this scrapbook (RCSI/HCR/11/04/140) forms part of the Robinson Family’s personal photographic collection. Pictured are their travels in Portugal, Gibraltar, Spain & Algeria #EYATravel #EYATaisteal @araireland.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This month’s EYA theme is #EYATravel / #EYATaisteal! We want to see all archives relating to travel 🧳 Tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #explorearchives #CuardaighDoChartlann *Reposted because we noticed the graphic had the ‘h’ cropped out of Meitheamh!

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

For #InternationalNursesDay here are images from @rcsi.bsky.social Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Archive showcasing records from RCSI/FoN/08/04 which relate to the Queen’s Institute of District Nursing and the Lady Dudley Nursing Scheme in Ireland during the late 19th & 20th century.

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#OTD in May of 1957 the 10th World Health Assembly took place in Geneva. Pictured among those seated below are the Irish delegates Dr. James Deeny, Chief Medical Adviser and T.J. Brady, Assistant Secretary from the Department of Health, Rep. Ireland (RCSI/IP/Deeny/2/3/5/11) @who.int

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The ICTIAP will be hosting a webinar on Dealing with Trauma in Archival Collections on Friday 9th May 2025 at 10am. Speakers include @barryhoulihan.bsky.social & Dr Eliza McKee To register please contact ictiap2024@gmail.com and include your organisation & role when doing so.

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A new month means a new #ExploreYourArchive / #CuardaighDoChartlann theme! For May / Bealtaine we want to see any archives relating to #EYAFunandGames / #EYASpraoilsSpóirt 🧩♟️🎲🫟 Don’t forget to 🏷️ us and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!’

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Here we have a pocketbook which contains ‘Description Names and Botanical Sources of Plants used in the Manufacture of Garretts Herbine’ from the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists collection @rcsilibrary.bsky.social Heritage Collections

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The Aibreán / April #CuardaighDoChartlann / #ExploreYourArchive theme is Domhan / Earth! We can’t wait to see what everyone shares! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social with the hashtags #EYADomhan / #EYAEarth

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It’s #WorldTheatreDay 🎭 & why not share some stunning operating theatre images from RCSI Digital Heritage Collections! RCSI/IP/Dickson/03/04/01 is a souvenir photograph album (1894-1898) which includes this fabulous image of Dr. Emily Winifred Dickson conducting an operation 🩸

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Today is #WorldTBDay & below is an image of correspondence & other materials which form part of the Deeny Collection (RCSI/IP/Deeny). James A. Deeny (1906-94) was a medical doctor & public health official (Chief Medical Advisor for the Dept. of Health in Ireland, 1944-50; 1954-62)

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

In a recent episode of @physiciansgallery.bsky.social podcast: ‘Insomnia, Iron & the Itch’ one of the hosts mentions Blaud’s pills, a preparation of iron used to enrich the blood & treat anaemia. Below we have a bottle of Blaud’s pills in the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists collection RCSI/HCR/04/01/05

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Seachtain na Gaeilge: A celebration of Irish language & culture founded in 1902 as part of the Gaelic revival by @cnagaeilge.bsky.social We want to see all material in your collections, in or about the Irish language & on Irish culture between March 1st & 17th! @snagaeilge.bsky.social #SnaG25

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The #ExploreYourArchive theme for Márta/March is #EYACeartas/#EYAJustice & we can’t wait to see what everyone shares! Don’t forget to tag us 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #CuardaighDoChartlann

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