Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 28/08/2026⏰ Meabhrúchán! Tá an fhoirm iarratais fós oscailte go dtí meán oíche anocht. Ná caill an deis - cuir isteach d'iarratas! 000
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Níl ach seachtain fágtha! Scaip an scéal nó roinn é le duine a mbeadh foirfe don ról #SíogNabPoist #SpéirGhorm #AnVicipéid 000
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandWikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 13/08/2026Your chatbot didn't wake up one day knowing the history behind the Great Emu War 😭 12311
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A chairde! Tá Oifigeach Gaeilge nua á lorg againn. Post lánaimseartha, cian obair + oiliúint ar fáil. Spriocdháta: 28 Lúnasa. Sonraí: wikimedia.ie/2026/08/10/t... #SíogNabPoist #SpéirGhorm #AnVicipéidwikimedia.ieTáimid ag earcú : Oifigeach Gaeilge – Wikimedia Community Ireland 057
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Deadline extended 📸 Wiki Loves Earth Ireland 2026 is now open until 31 July. 2 competitions: for ROI and NI. Photograph natural heritage, upload to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence, win up to €250. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2026_in_Ireland #WikiLovesEarthcommons.wikimedia.orgCommons:Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Ireland - Wikimedia Commons 021
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandRebecca O'Neill @rebeccanineill.bsky.social · 19/06/2026170/365 of an edit a day on @wikipedia.org As part of an event held by @wikimediaireland.bsky.social today for Wiki Loves Pride. Picture definitely needed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Out...en.wikipedia.orgThe Outing Festival - Wikipedia 121
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandFor Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026And hey, it's Pride month! 🏳️🌈 So @wikimediaireland.bsky.social is hosting Out of the Archive and Into the Record, a Wiki Loves Pride event! Check it out: www.eventbrite.ie/e/out-of-the...eventbrite.ieOUT of the Archive + Into the Record: Wiki Loves Pride at the NLI & IQAArchive talks, hands-on editing, and a community meitheal to get Irish queer history on Wikipedia. Free event at the NLI and IQA. 133
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Interested in #Wikidata? Check out this video looking at the tradition of Lifting Stones in Ireland + capturing that type of data on Wiki In this video, A.-K. D explains how you can create an entry for a lifting stone on Wikidata + add some useful info about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoO...youtube.comAdding lifting stones to WikidataYouTube video by OSM for History Buffs 010
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Our team is really looking forward to this conference! The programme looks great. Catch us at the Paper Sessions at QUB @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on Thursday 25 June from 2.15-3.30pm #DPASSH2026 031
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 15/05/2026📢 Cruinniú Pobail | Community Meeting (ar líne | online) 📅 Dé Máirt 26 Bealtaine | Tuesday 26 May @ 18:00 (UTC+1) tuilleadh eolais | more info: ga: wikimedia.ie/2026/05/15/cruinniu-pobail-bealtaine-2026/ en: wikimedia.ie/2026/05/15/community-meeting-may-2026/ #SpéirGhorm #Wikimedia 010
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandFor Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Great to have Amy from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social on the pod to tell us all about the community of volunteers who keep Wikipedia going, writing articles about their passions, and how they are responding to the influx of AI. Check out the full episode: pod.fo/e/40fb81 141
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandFor Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Have you heard our latest episode? It's all about Wikipedia, with special guest Amy O'Riordan from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social. You can find out more about the community and their events at Wikimedia.ie. Listen here: pod.fo/e/40fb81pod.foFor Tech’s Sake: Wikiphilia (with Amy O’Riordan)This week Kelly and Elaine are sharing their love for Wikipedia – its endless interesting links, dedication to niche topics, and, of course, the ‘Personal Life’ section. Amy O’Riordan, bhai... 132
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandFor Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 10/05/2026From extremely local celebrities to the personal lives of megastars, Wikipedia covers it all... Listen for more: pod.fo/e/40fb81 @elaineburke.bsky.social @earley.bsky.social @wikimediaireland.bsky.social 063
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Wiki Loves Earth Ireland 2026 is open. Photograph protected natural areas across the island, upload to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence. Prizes up to €250. Runs to 30 June 2026. Alongside it: Is Breá le Vicí an Domhan 2026, an editing project for Irish plant species on Vicipéid. Link below: 134
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandRebecca O'Neill @rebeccanineill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026126/365 of an edit a day on @wikipedia.org Destubbing an article on an Irish medical librarian, and adding an image. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...en.wikipedia.orgWilliam LeFanu - Wikipedia 132
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 07/05/2026WCI Community Manager Amy O'Riordan was on the For Tech's Sake podcast @fortechssakepod.bsky.social this week talking about how #Wikipedia is edited, how it handles AI and vandalism, and the volunteers who keep it running. Éist anseo / Listen here: podfollow.com/for-techs-sake/viewpodfollow.comFor Tech’s SakeJoin Elaine Burke and Kelly Earley as they look at tech through a critical lens – not evangelising or demonising it, but definitely throwing a bit of shade when it’s deserved. Hosted on Acast. See… 022
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Tá an Cruinniú Pobail anocht curtha ar ceal. An chéad chruinniú eile: Dé Máirt 26 Bealtaine, 18:00 UTC+1, ar líne. Nuachtlitir amach níos déanaí an tseachtain seo. Tonight's Community Meeting is cancelled. Next meeting: Tuesday 26 May, 18:00 UTC+1, online. Newsletter out later this week. 000
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 20/04/2026📢 Cruinniú Pobail ag teacht! / Community Meeting coming up! 📅 Dé Máirt, 28 Aibreán / Tuesday, 28 April - 18:00–19:00 UTC 💻 Ar líne / Online Sonraí ar Meta | Details on Meta: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimed...meta.wikimedia.orgWikimedia Community Ireland - Meta-Wiki 101
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 20/03/2026🧵An raibh tú ag imeachtaí #SeachtainnaGaeilge? 📸 Ghlac tú grianghraif? Uaslódáil iad. Buaigh duais. Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas - comórtas grianghrafadóireachta chun béaloideas a chaomhnú. Oscailte go dtí 31 Márta. 🔗 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Ireland/gacommons.wikimedia.orgIs Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026 in Éirinn - Wikimedia CommonsIs comórtas grianghrafadóireachta idirnáisiúnta é Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas chun éagsúlacht chultúrtha an domhain a cheiliúradh trí thionscadail Wikimedia (go háirithe Vicipéid agus Cómhaoin… 100
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Our team are attending this event today, exciting to hear about all the great work done on advancing #OpenScience and #OpenResearch in Ireland and the learnings from this project. @tcddublin.bsky.social #SpéirGhorm 131
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Míle buíochas to @dri.ie for inviting us to collaborate on this event - we loook forward to more of this type of work and making knowledge accessible for all! 020
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandDigital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 07/03/2026TODAY starting at 12:30pm DRI is hosting a hackathon to update the Reproductive Justice wiki with information about Ireland, at Dublin City Library and Archive @dublincitylibs.bsky.social with Dr. Alessandra Jungs de Almeida and @wikimediaireland.bsky.social Learn more at: dri.ie/events/repro... 051
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026🖊️ vs 🤖 At CESICon 2026, we showed Irish teachers how to catch AI hallucinations, fake citations, and historical nonsense — using nothing but critical thinking and Wikipedia's own standards. The Holy Grail is NOT buried in Co. Meath. We checked. 👉 wikimedia.ie/2026/03/04/cesicon-2026...wikimedia.ieCESICon 2026: The Red Pen vs. The Robot- Teaching AI Literacy in Irish Schools – Wikimedia Community IrelandBy Laura Nugent, Irish Language Officer, Wikimedia Community Ireland 010
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandDigital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 02/03/2026Great to see this publication from the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project team! The project's digital archive containing photographs of extant Ordnance Survey bench marks in County Limerick is available in the DRI repository: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....doi.orgLocating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage - Digital Repository of IrelandDRI Object 062
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandCentral Statistics Office Ireland @csoireland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Staitisticí atá le foilsiú ag an bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh 02 – 06 Márta 2026 Féilire Eisiúna: www.cso.ie/en/csolatest... [lch i mBéarla] CSO Weekly Announcement for this week of 02 - 06 March 2026 www.cso.ie/en/csolatest... #CSOIreland #Ireland #WeeklyAnnouncement 111
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Our Community Manager is attending an event for the #OpenHeritageCoalition hosted at the @internetarchive.eu - learning about the great work of Dutch Open Research and Education experts. #OpenData #OpenKnowledge #OpenHeritage 000
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Reminder to register for this event by tomorrow! 031
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 26/02/2026🧠 Tráth na gCeist le Vicipéid! Bígí linn do thráth na gceist dátheangach spraíúil mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2026! Join us for a fun bilingual quiz night as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026! 🗓️ Déardaoin 12ú Márta | Thursday 12th March 🕗 20:00 📍 Nancy Hands, BÁC | Dublin 100
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 23/02/2026#SnaG2026 ag teacht! 🎉Bígí linn i gCorcaigh agus i mBaile Átha Cliath do cheardlanna Vicipéide, tráth na gceist dátheangach, agus níos mó! 🗓️ 7ú Márta: Ceardlann i gCorcaigh 🗓️ 12ú Márta: Tráth na gCeist @ Nancy Hands Fáilte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge! ☀️ wikimedia.ie/2026/02/19/i... #SpéirGhorm]wikimedia.ieImeachtaí Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 | Events for SnaG 2026 – Wikimedia Community IrelandTá Seachtain na Gaeilge ag teacht go luath! 🎉 051
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandOpen Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Open research opens the door. More voices. More collaboration. More shared ownership. The roadmap lays out the path. #OpenResearch #LetsGoENGAGED #publicengagement 2122
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 20/02/2026 Foghlaim conas Vicipéid @vicipeid.bsky.social a chur in eagar ag ár gceardlann dhátheangach i gCorcaigh mar chuid de #SnaG2026! | Learn to edit Vicipéid at our bilingual workshop in Cork! 👉 eventbrite.ie/e/bi-an-t-eolas-ceardlann-vicipeide-wikipedia-workshop-tickets-1982968870271 #SpéirGhormeventbrite.ieBí an t-Eolas: Ceardlann Vicipéide | Wikipedia workshopScríobh mná isteach sa stair — i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla! | Write women into history — in Irish and English! Beginners welcome! 122
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandSeachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Aon seachdain eile! 📣 Chan eil Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 ach seachdain air falbh! Seo dhut ceithir dòighean airson ullachadh air a shon // One week to go! 📣 It's only one week until #SeachdainnaGàidhlig2026! Here are four ways you can get ready: seachdainnagaidhlig.scot/news/ 063
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Beidh cruinniú pobail míosúil Wikimedia Community Ireland ar siúl Dé Máirt, 24 Feabhra ag 6pm ar Google Meet. Tá fáilte roimh chách - idir bhaill nua agus reatha! 🗓️✨ 📖 Tuilleadh eolais: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/10/c... #SpéirGhorm #Vicipéidwikimedia.ieCruinniú Pobail: 24 Feabhra ag 6in – Wikimedia Community IrelandTo see the English-language version of this post click here. | Chun an leagan Béarla den phostáil seo a fháil, cliceáil anseo. 031
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Our next monthly community meeting is on Tuesday, February 24th at 6pm on Google Meet! New to Wikimedia or thinking about getting involved? Come along - everyone welcome 🗓️✨ 📖 More info: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/10/c... #SpéirGhorm #Wikimedian #IrishWikimedianwikimedia.ieCommunity Meeting: February 24th at 6pm – Wikimedia Community IrelandFor the Irish-language version of this post click here. | Chun an leagan Gaeilge den phostáil seo a fháil, cliceáil anseo. 020
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandE.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 18/02/2026This bundle took a year-long effort involving people all around the world on a near-daily basis, through some tough days all around. It's special and there *is* something new in it for you. Again, the sacred pipe ceremony alone is worth it, and that's one part of one book. #BookSky #Translation 1108
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 18/02/2026New on our blog: Our ILO Laura explored the Sperrins Sculpture Trail - giants, myths, and stunning landscapes, all captured for Wiki Loves Folklore 2026. Read more 👉 wikimedia.ie/2026/02/16/exploring-the-giants-a-journey-through-the-sperrins-for-wiki-loves-folklore/ #SpéirGhorm #WikiLovesFolklorewikimedia.ieExploring the Giants: A Journey Through the Sperrins for Wiki Loves Folklore – Wikimedia Community IrelandBy Laura Nugent, Irish Language Officer, Wikimedia Community Ireland 140
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🥞 Happy Shrove Tuesday! Whether you're flipping pancakes, racing with a frying pan, or just eating your weight in crêpes - enjoy the day! 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesdayen.wikipedia.orgShrove Tuesday - Wikipedia 120
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🥞 Happy Shrove Tuesday! Whether you're flipping pancakes, racing with a frying pan, or just eating your weight in crêpes - enjoy the day! 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesdayen.wikipedia.orgShrove Tuesday - Wikipedia 110
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandModern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Julia Varley, expert flipper of pancakes, was also a suffragette and trade unionist. She was active in the National Federation of Women Workers and the Workers' Union, serving as chief women's officer of the TGWU from 1929 to 1936. #ShroveTuesday #PancakeDay 12612
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🥞 Lá Máirt na hInide atá ann inniu! Cibé an bhfuil tú ag iompú pancóga, ag rith i rás pancóga, nó díreach ag ithe - bain sult as! #LáNabPancóg #SpéirGhorm 🔗 ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Máirt_na_hInidega.wikipedia.orgMáirt na hInide - Vicipéid 151
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandDigital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 13/02/2026As we wrap up #LoveDataWeek for another year, a reminder that there are more activities planned all year to share data best practices. Coming up in March > DRI will host a #ReproductiveJustice #Hackathon w/ help from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social & @dublincitylibs.bsky.social: dri.ie/events/repro...dri.ieCall for participation: Reproductive justice in Ireland hackathon - Digital Repository of IrelandJoin the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) for a collective day of action to expand access to, and knowledge of, the history of reproductive justice efforts in Ireland through updates to the Reprodu... 054
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Féach ar ár n-imeachtaí ag teacht le linn @snagaeilge.bsky.social 2026! Bí ar an eolas, bí ar ár liosta seoltaí: lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/li...lists.wikimedia.org Info | wikimediaie@lists.wikimedia.org - lists.wikimedia.org 021
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026For the day that's in it: Triskaidekaphobia; from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen' and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear', is fear or avoidance of the number 13. Read more on #Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskai...en.wikipedia.orgTriskaidekaphobia - Wikipedia 021
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography competition that runs from 1 February to 31 March each year. The aim is simple: capture images of folklore, traditions, and cultural heritage and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Read more: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/01/i...wikimedia.ieIs Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026: Tá an Comórtas Oscailte! | Wiki Loves Folklore 2026: The Competition is Open! – Wikimedia Community Ireland 010
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandGay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Rest in Power. Read 👉 buff.ly/kJlroqZ #GCNnews 0116
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 01/02/2026🌿 Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026 oscailte! Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 is open! Caomhnaigh ár dtraidisiúin, íomhá ar íomhá. Preserve our traditions, image by image. 🔗 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Irelandcommons.wikimedia.orgWiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Ireland - Wikimedia Commons 042
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Beidh Wikipedia 25 bliain d'aois amárach, 15 Eanáir. Tá ceiliúradh fíorúil saor in aisce á reáchtáil ag @wikimediafoundation.org chun an lá seo a cheiliúradh! 📅 Cathain: Déardaoin 15 Eanáir 🌍 Cá háit: Ar líne (saor in aisce) 🔗 Cláraigh: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W... #SpéirGhorm #Wikipedia25meta.wikimedia.orgEvent:Wikipedia 25 Virtual Celebration - Meta-Wiki 231
Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Anyone else doing a #WikipediaChallenge for 2026? 010
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here: bsky.app/profile/ciar... Prints also available (currently on sale): www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/... 4222107
Reposted by Wikimedia Community IrelandAntiqueight @antiqueight.bsky.social · 08/12/2025One of those languages is irish, and if you have irish, we need you, we want you. @wikimediaireland.bsky.social Your input could change the world* *or at least the irish bit... 043