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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last Fri, myself and colleagues Mandy Lee & Ema Vyroubalova @tcddublin.bsky.social , had the pleasure of sharing the interdisciplinary work we do in #MedicalHumanities at the Trinity Long Room Hub Research Festival @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎉 The 2026 Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival starts TODAY! Join us for a day of conversation, ideas and research - from medical and health humanities and the Vatican Archives to imagining Ireland’s future and exploring great lost inventions. www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This term's schedule for the Research Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Irish History is here www.tcd.ie/history/rese...
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Trinity Research Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminars - Department of History - Trinity College Dublin
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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The schedule for the TCD Early Modern History Research Seminar is now up. Join us for the first seminar on the 5 October: Fara Dabhoiwala (Princeton University): “Race, Slavery, Religion, and Citizenship in the Atlantic World, 1655-1762: Ireland, Jamaica, and the family of Francis Williams”.
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Matthías Aron Ólafsson @matthiasaolafsson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
On the morning of 22 September I will finally be presenting my 'Thesis in Five [minutes]' if you want you are around and want to hear a proper 'elevator pitch' of my research!
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What is democracy made of? Can machines know you better than you know yourself? Who gets to decide what matters? The Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival returns from 18-28 September, exploring some of the biggest questions of our time.
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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
To speak about women & war in 1640s Ireland & our ERC VOICES project at the Hiroshima memorial peace museum is a huge privilege. I’m so deeply grateful to the organisers of the BEACH conference for the invitation. 🇮🇪🇯🇵 @voicestcd.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📻 Listen back to Women in Revolution by @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social, Catriona Kennedy & @earner.bsky.social. Available now on YouTube! @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
11 September 2026 // Rodolfo Walsh Across Borders @tlrhub.bsky.social A symposium revisiting the legacy of Argentinian writer and investigative journalist Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977). Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/rodolfo-wa...
Rodolfo Walsh seated in a chair reading documents.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tune in to the latest episode of Talking History on @newstalkfm.bsky.social to hear our Research Programme Officer, Dr Andrew Dorman, tell the stories of the Irish who served in the British Army. Listen now: www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/the...
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The Irish Who Served In The British Army
In this episode: we'll begin beneath the waters of Dublin Bay where hundreds of shipwrecks tell the story of trade, war and survival. We'll explore a largely forgotten Ireland of red-coated soldiers, ...
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Christine Casey, a cherished member of Trinity’s Department of History of Art and Architecture. The Trinity Long Room Hub extends its heartfelt condolences to all who knew and worked with her. May she rest in peace.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"The Odyssey is ultimately about how we treat others, and Nolan’s film brings that theme to the fore." Dr Lisa Doyle (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Classics) writes about Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey film for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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‘The Odyssey’ is a warning about the perils of xenophobia
Classics expert Lisa Doyle says Homer’s epic poem — and Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation — emphasise that disrespecting guests or strangers will never end well
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Ciaran O'Neill @ciaranon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What happens when historic human remains are returned to a community of origin? In this new co-authored article we compare recent reburials at Inishbofin in Ireland and Pälkäne in Finland: both controversial processes for reasons that overlap in fascinating ways. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Returning the dead: the experience of repatriation and the heritage of racial science in Finland and Ireland
This article examines the contemporary return and reburial of human remains in two European contexts – Inishbofin, Ireland, and Pälkäne, Finland – to analyse how communities of descent experience, ...
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tcdahss.bsky.social @tcdahss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Celebrating 250 years of Italian Studies at Trinity. Read the full story on our website: www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an... #italianstudies #tcd #trinitycollege #languages #trinitycollegedublin
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨New Blog Alert🚨 As Ireland currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, VOICES researchers Felix Vanden Borre and Dr Claire McNulty shed light on the women in early modern Ireland with continental connections ranging from Belgium to Tuscany who feature in the Funeral Entries. Read more:
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Blog 14: Spotlight on European Women - VOICES
By Felix Vanden Borre & Dr Claire McNulty As Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we are reminded of the many women of early modern Ireland who had connections with con...
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Absolutely wonderful listening with Prof Ahuvia Kahane 🙂!
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🎧Listen in to Prof Ahuvia Kahane (Department of Classics) explain how to read Homer's epic ahead of Christopher Nolan's magnum opus release on @rteradio1.bsky.social. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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How to read The Odyssey?
Rick is joined by Professor Ahuvia Kahane, Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin who tells us how to read Homer's epic ahead Christopher Nolan's magnum opus release.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A look back at the presentation of the #TrinityEuropeanLaureateAward to Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social in Brussels last week. Presented by Provost Dr Linda Doyle, in partnership with Teneo, the award recognised Commissioner McGrath’s contribution to public life and democratic leadership
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Trinity Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience @trinitydssr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We are excited to have the Trinity Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience kick off event tomorrow 30th June where we will debate #Europe's digital future with a range of leaders. Learn more: www.tcd.ie/digital-secu... @tcddublin.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week, we were proud to present the Trinity European Laureate Award to European Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social in recognition of his contribution to democracy. Read more here: www.tcd.ie/news_events/... #TrinityEuropeanLaureateAward #Brussels #Democracy
European Commissioner Michael McGrath speaks at a podium during the Trinity European Laureate Award event in Brussels. A large screen behind him displays the event branding and theme, "The Future of Democracy", while attendees are seated facing the stage.European Commissioner Michael McGrath speaks during an on-stage conversation with Michael O'Keefe at the Trinity European Laureate Award event in Brussels. Both are seated in armchairs holding microphones, with the event branding visible on the screen behind them.European Commissioner Michael McGrath receives the Trinity European Laureate Award medal from Trinity College Dublin Provost Linda Doyle. Both are smiling and holding the presentation case during the ceremony in Brussels.Group photograph of European Commissioner Michael McGrath with Provost Linda Doyle, Trinity Long Room Hub Director Patrick Geoghegan, Head Librarian Helen Shenton, Frances Fitzgerald, Teneo representatives, and others following the Trinity European Laureate Award ceremony in Brussels.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Last Tuesday, the Trinity Long Room Hub was delighted to present the Trinity European Laureate Award to Professor Maria Leptin, President of the @erc.europa.eu. Read more here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr... #TrinityLongRoomHub #EuropeanResearch #ERC #ResearchIreland #TrinityResearch
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This evening, we were privileged to welcome Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese, Baroness Helena Kennedy, and Sister Helen Prejean to the Trinity Long Room Hub for a powerful discussion on justice, human dignity, rights, and responsibility.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Congratulations to Aoife King on receiving her MA (Jure Officii) from Trinity College Dublin today, in recognition of her years of service and contribution to the College community. 🎓 We're all so proud, and so thankful for her incredible work with the Hub community and beyond.🚀✨
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A great article in @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social by PhD candidate Marie Sender (School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies) on the use of technology in the US-Iran peace talks.
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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Our colleague Clemens Ruthner (Department of German) was recently awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, for his contribution to "academic efforts and achievements in Austrian Studies worldwide". www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c... @bmeia.gv.at @tlrhub.bsky.social
Clemens Ruthner accepting the Honorary Cross for Science and the Arts from the hands of Austrian Minister of Science and Research, Eva-Maria Holzleitner.
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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In 'Guarding the Revolutionary Carceral System: Parisian Prison Concierges, 1789–1795' Leon Hughes explores how revolutionary authorities used carceral institutions to (re)produce social and political order in the volatile years of the Revolution doi.org/10.1215/0016... @leonhughes.bsky.social 4/7
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Guarding the Revolutionary Carceral System | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What does justice look like in a world shaped by growing political division, global conflict, and increasing uncertainty? Join us on Thursday, June 18th, at 6.30 pm to explore the future of justice with our esteemed panel. Register now: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future... #Justice #Hubmatters
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The Future of Justice in an Age of Uncertainty
What does justice look like in a world shaped by growing political division, global conflict, and increasing uncertainty?
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Near FM @nearfm.ie · 05/06/2026
Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin Produced with @tlrhub.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=61401
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Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin – Near FM – Listen Again
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Near FM @nearfm.ie · 04/06/2026
Filthy Queens: women in Dublin’s brewing trade. Another ep in Dublin’s Hidden Histories produced with @tlrhub.bsky.social #spéirghorm listenagain.org?p=61311
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Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories -Filthy Queens: women in Dublin’s brewing trade – Near FM – Listen Again
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Our new series, Ireland as EU President, explores questions and dilemmas that Ireland must face in its new role come July 2026. 🤔 In this first video, Assistant Professor Farbod Akhlaghi asks 'Is curiosity the key to European cooperation?' @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Listen back: In conversation with Professors Emeritae Eda Sagarra and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, which originally took place on 15 April 2026 in Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social Link to audio recording: www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c... #Languages250
Professors Emeritae Eda Sagarra and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, with student Amberlie Collins.
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Near FM @nearfm.ie · 28/05/2026
Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Recovering Lost Stories @tlrhub.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=61298
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Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Recovering Lost Stories – Near FM – Listen Again
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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Call for Applications: Funded PhD in Digital Humanities and Narrative Studies - “Sonic Narrative Approaches to Cultural Heritage – The Long Room’s Digital Twin”: dh.tcd.ie/call-for-app... Deadline: 26 June 2026 at 12:00 (GMT) #DigitalHumanities @tlrhub.bsky.social
Exterior of the Long Room Hub at night.
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Jennifer O’Meara @jomeara.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Just two weeks till the French Theory & Contemporary Screen Studies conference @tlrhub.bsky.social and with support from @researchireland.ie. Link to register below: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival arrives in Dublin this weekend, with the Trinity Long Room Hub and the School of Histories and Humanities proud to partner on the festival’s first all-island edition in Ireland. Learn more here: jlflitfest.org/ireland
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DARIAH-IE @dariahie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A great start to the DARIAH Annual event in Rome for DARIAH-IE bursary recipients - Dr Ellen Scally, Vicky Bouché, Guang Yang, Diaa Lagan (and me!) on Day 1. #DARIAH2026 @stephenroddy.bsky.social @dariaheu.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @omurphy.bsky.social @ukiedh.bsky.social
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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Don’t forget to register for ‘Women in Revolution’. A discussion on the revolutionary lives of women with @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social, Dr Catriona Kennedy, and @earner.bsky.social. See the rest of the thread for talk titles. Registration link👇(1/3) events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...
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Shannon Mora @smora.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Join me 22 & 29 May from 10-11am in the Trinity Long Room Hub for a discussion on The Circle which offers a chillingly relevant look at how our obsession with connectivity, information acquisition, & profit can slowly morph into a surveillance state. @tcddublin.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Reading Group: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Sponsored by Trinity’s Centre for Digital Humanities, Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Reading Group: The Circle by Dave Eggers Join us tomorrow morning for the first of two 1-hour reading group sessions focused on the themes of privacy and surveillance. Click here to learn more: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr... Sponsored by Trinity’s Centre for Digital Humanities.
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We are delighted to partner with the Jaipur Literature Festival for the first all-island edition of the festival in Ireland. All events are free and open to the public. 📚 Learn more: www.tcd.ie/news_events/... #JLFIreland #JaipurLiteratureFestival #TrinityLongRoomHub #ArtsHumanities
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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"A STEM Strategy for Modern Languages? Mapping Ireland’s Multilingual Futures" - The 2026 Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture will be delivered by Professor Michael Cronin. 6.30pm, 21 May @tlrhub.bsky.social Free, booking required: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trinit...
Headshot of Prof Michael Cronin.
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Check out our latest article on ‘Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence in Women’s History: The VOICES Project (Ireland)’! By Lucy McKenna @bamcshane.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social Declan O’Sullivan @drdpatterson.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social voicesproject.ie/impact/digit...
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'Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence in Women's History: The VOICES project (Ireland)' published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Gender and Women's History - VOICES
This chapter written by the VOICES team, offers a brief introduction to the ‘digital windfall’ of Irish historical data (Part I) and also discusses the innovative technologies and methods that the VOI...
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Near FM @nearfm.ie · 14/05/2026
Medieval Boom The first lecture in our second series of Dublin’s Hidden Histories. Produced with @tlrhub.bsky.social and funded by @cnam-ie.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=60960
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Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Dublin’s Medieval boom – Near FM – Listen Again
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We were honoured to confer Trinity European Laureate Awards on European Movement Ireland and Frances Fitzgerald last night. Read more: www.tcd.ie/news_events/...
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Pearce Clancy @pearceclancy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join us @tricondublin.bsky.social at the @tlrhub.bsky.social for the 2026 New Voices in International Law ECR workshop on 22 May 2026. Plenty of new scholars and perspectives on international law coming out of Ireland right now! Register here: www.tcd.ie/law/news--ev...
Programme for New Voices in International Law workshop, pp. 1.Programme for New Voices in International Law workshop, pp. 2.
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DARIAH-IE @dariahie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🎉 We're thrilled to announce our 2026 ECR Bursary recipients, heading to the DARIAH Annual Event in Rome (May 26-29): 🔹 Diaa Lagan (MU/IADT) 🔹 Ellen Scally (UCC) 🔹 Guang Yang (UCC) 🔹 Vicky Bouché (TCD) Read their bios and find out more at: dariah.ie/wordpress/20... #DARIAH2026 #DARIAHIE #ECR
Original image by DARIAH-IE bursary recipient Diaa Lagan
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Join @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social on Wednesday 20th May as part of Dublin’s Hidden Histories. Learn about Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin, responsible for running sanitation teams to clear the streets of human & animal waste! Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/catherine-...
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Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin
Series 2 of ‘Dublin’s Hidden Histories’, a collaboration between the Trinity Long Room Hub, Near FM and Unit18 (Trinity in the Community).
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tcdunit18.bsky.social @tcdunit18.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Look forward to collaborating with @tlrhub.bsky.social and @nearfm.ie on Dublin's Hidden Histories - the stories of ordinary Dubliners that have been lost or forgotten. Opening on May 6th in @tcddublin.bsky.social Long Room Hub, we will be here in Unit18 the following week - shorturl.at/DTQux
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James Denis Mc Glynn @jdmcglynn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So special to welcome Doug Murray to @tlrhub.bsky.social this week and to chair this very special discussion on his storied career in sound design, spanning his collaborations with David Lynch on 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 in the early-’90s, to his Oscar-nominated work on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 in 2022. @tcddublin.bsky.social
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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
‘Dublin’s Hidden Histories’ returns for second series in partnership with @nearfm.ie and Unit18. Funded by the @cnam-ie.bsky.social Sound and Vision scheme, the series will bring to light histories of Dublin that have been lost or forgotten. Read more: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
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