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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Fallen reeds catching the last rays of the sun at the lake edge at Lough Boora 💛 Fallen Gold @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social

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Irish Naturalists Journal @injournal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Volume 42: Cameron et al. present credible evidence of predation upon an adult Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) by a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Marine

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I suspect you can bame the Crimean War which made it fashionable as military ranks were encouraged to grow beards in the cold winters en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_...

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Facial hair in the military - Wikipedia

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fine art prints for the season of 🍂 spooktivity 🍂 and much more available on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints - if you're in the market for some Irish Human-Made Art, please take a look, I have children* to feed. *Alright, crows.

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

They must miss shopping in Clerys on 8 December for the ‘good shoes’

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In 1671, Friedrich Martens travelled to Svalbard and around Greenland as ship's surgeon on the 'Jonas im Walfisch' or 'Jonah in the Whale'. These engravings of a whale & fin whale are from the diary he kept, first published in 1675, where he recorded the area's flora, fauna & whaling industry.

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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...

Hand holding a small fragment of dried oyster shell over a spread of broken shells.

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s a book, and a TV series, written in Ireland where up to 71,000 students have it on the curriculum for English. Adults are also allowed to read Leonard and Hungry Paul by @ronanhession.bsky.social

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For context this Irish Times cartoon is based on a team of entomologists chasing down Asian Hornets which are newly arrived alien invasive species

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Irish Naturalists Journal @injournal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Volume 42: Mc Kenna and Nelson report the plant bug Dicyphus escalerae new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As an editor, I appreciate the honesty of this reviewer rejecting some nonsense “I’m sorry, but I’d rather keep my brain cells”

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not every university library has exercise bikes for its readers, this one even has a view of the pizzeria across the street for the calorie conscious! Dublin City University thinks of everything @dculibrary.bsky.social

White exercise bike with black seat on right and white desk fitting on right. Beside window with view across a street with cars

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“As Ireland’s national academy for the sciences, humanities and social sciences, we stand with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institutions dedicated to research, learning and the advancement of knowledge must be protected.” #SpeirGorm

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Applications for the 2027 Transition Year Work Experience Programme are now open. Apply now and explore how history, learning, collections, conservation and community engagement come together at the National Museum of Ireland. www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

Collage of Transition Year students taking part in activities at the National Museum of Ireland, including object handling, collections research, exhibition learning and behind-the-scenes digitisation work.

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very sad news of the passing of one of the most intelligent and hard working champions for Irish museums and heritage in general after a long illness. Beatrice Kelly played a big role in the Heritage Council from its earliest years www.heritagecouncil.ie/news/news-fe...

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Need to get those cards posted soon people, it’s September already. Thank you M&S grocery for reminding us #NotChristmasYet #SpeirGorm

Greeting cards on display stand headed ‘Christmas Cards’

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No, but he’s responsible for 3 of the 3,000 donations to the RDS Museum that I’m working on: www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...

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PhD Students | School of History and Geography

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

RDS Museum donor including two Andaman islander skeletons, lovely chap

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not the byline in the print edition and despite the quotes in the online clickbait, no sign of those words in either version. Great piece and good luck with the Cork toddler

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And now for some good news: "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." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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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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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The ‘iron house’ botanical museum used to be on Leinster Lawn and was used in the 1850s to prepare the fin whale skeleton for the Natural History Museum. In 1890 a floor of the new Museum of Science and Art on Kildare Street was given over to the botanical displays

Display cases with dried plants, woods, and seeds. Lady in straw hat admiring the exhibits

Botanists at work in a room filled with cabinets of dried plants

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin has a building beside the car park with a fascinating history as Ireland’s oldest botanical museum. Free lecture 4 October - Dublin Festival of History: A Shed Less Ordinary, The Museum Building at NBG www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublin-fes...

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Dublin Festival of History: A Shed Less Ordinary-The Museum Building at NBG

Join OPW guide Gavin Corbett for this one-off talk in the Gardens’ auditorium.

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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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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ireland’s steepest city hill gets the street art it deserves. The north face of Saint Patrick’s Hill is the ultimate challenge #SpeirGorm

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Standard policy that Irish UN delegates remain for all speeches from all points of view, mainly to avoid taking sides and stay listening. So they stayed put. Really need to have a review of that policy.

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Amazing outcome from a great research project led by an Irish legend who also studies how bats don’t seem to age - Prof Emma Teeling in University College Dublin

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

But Hawaii is just a series of scorch marks on an ocean plate, Iceland straddles a mid-ocean ridge - discuss 😏

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maybe they have finally realised that old fashioned galleries packed with specimens don’t all have to be swept away to produce text books on walls

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ironically the authors work at the museum in Philadelphia which is closing its doors next week after 200 years in the natural history business. Beautiful book by experts in their field (or should that be rockpool?)

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?” Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay? Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!

Screenshot of a scientific journal paywall

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When you make a splash, the ripples spread far and wide. So many people knew her only online but are genuinely moved

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So sorry for your loss Kathleen and love to Jordana and Oisin too. Rena was certainly one of a kind

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Such sad news of the passing of Dr Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social who brought light, humour, horses in archaeology and simple humanity to us. She faced her short illness with dignity and courage #FuckCancer #SpeirGorm

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Office of Public Works @opwireland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Historic chalice and altar vessels from Joseph Plunkett & Grace Gifford's 1916 wedding are set to go on display at Kilmainham Gaol Museum thanks to St. James' Parish & Archdiocese of Dublin. For more information visit: ow.ly/jmrU50ZQtwP

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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 22/09/2026

#DIBLives Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Follow for amazing wildlife photography, especially the small things

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don’t see a speaker list and this doesn’t look like a forum for reasoned or balanced discussion, being supported entirely by local anti-mine activist groups. Modern mining within the strict Irish regulatory system can be a very good way to extract essential minerals. Worst of nimbyism sadly

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the words of Joey in Friends “I don’t want a globe of the world, just a globe of New York”

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Dublin during an apocalypse the first thing to be closed will be the Liffey crossings

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