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Wikimedia Community Ireland is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organisation that promotes the creation, promotion, and dissemination of free knowledge. linktr.ee/wikimedia.ie

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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!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Níl ach seachtain fágtha! Scaip an scéal nó roinn é le duine a mbeadh foirfe don ról #SíogNabPoist #SpéirGhorm #AnVicipéid
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 13/08/2026
Your chatbot didn't wake up one day knowing the history behind the Great Emu War 😭
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A 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 #AnVicipéid
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Táimid ag earcú : Oifigeach Gaeilge – Wikimedia Community Ireland
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Deadline 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 #WikiLovesEarth
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Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Ireland - Wikimedia Commons
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Rebecca O'Neill @rebeccanineill.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
170/365 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...
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The Outing Festival - Wikipedia
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For Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
And 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...
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OUT of the Archive + Into the Record: Wiki Loves Pride at the NLI & IQA
Archive talks, hands-on editing, and a community meitheal to get Irish queer history on Wikipedia. Free event at the NLI and IQA.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Interested 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...
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Adding lifting stones to Wikidata
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Our 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
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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
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For Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Great 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
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For Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Have 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/40fb81
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For 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...
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For Tech’s Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
From 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
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Wiki 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:
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Rebecca O'Neill @rebeccanineill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
126/365 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...
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William LeFanu - Wikipedia
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
WCI 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/view
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For Tech’s Sake
Join 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…
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tá 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.
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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...
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Wikimedia Community Ireland - Meta-Wiki
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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/ga
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Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026 in Éirinn - Wikimedia Commons
Is comórtas grianghrafadóireachta idirnáisiúnta é Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas chun éagsúlacht chultúrtha an domhain a cheiliúradh trí thionscadail Wikimedia (go háirithe Vicipéid agus Cómhaoin…
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Our 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
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Míle 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!
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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 07/03/2026
TODAY 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...
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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...
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CESICon 2026: The Red Pen vs. The Robot- Teaching AI Literacy in Irish Schools – Wikimedia Community Ireland
By Laura Nugent, Irish Language Officer, Wikimedia Community Ireland
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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 02/03/2026
Great 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....
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Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage - Digital Repository of Ireland
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Central Statistics Office Ireland @csoireland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Staitisticí 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
This is a bilingual opening image of the CSO's Weekly Announcment with the same message written in both Irish and English. The text on the image reads: 

Staitisticí CSO
Eisiúintí na seachtaine

CSO Statistics
This week's Releases

02 - 06 Márta 2026
02 - 06 March 2026This is the Monday releases tile of the CSO's Weekly Announcement post which reads:

Dé Luain 02/03
Tobmheastachán - Innéacs Comhchuibhithe Praghsanna Tomhaltóirí Feabhra 2026

Monday 02/03 
Flash Estimate of Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices February 2026This is the Tuesday releases tile of the CSO's Weekly Announcement post which reads:

Dé Máirt 03/03
Níl Aon Eisiúint Inniu

Tuesday 03/03
No releases today
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Our 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
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Reminder to register for this event by tomorrow!
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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
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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]
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Imeachtaí Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 | Events for SnaG 2026 – Wikimedia Community Ireland
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ag teacht go luath! 🎉
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Open research opens the door. More voices. More collaboration. More shared ownership. The roadmap lays out the path. #OpenResearch #LetsGoENGAGED #publicengagement
Open research opens the door.
More voices. More collaboration. More shared ownership.
The roadmap lays out the path.

#OpenResearch #LetsGoENGAGED #publicengagement
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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 #SpéirGhorm
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Bí an t-Eolas: Ceardlann Vicipéide | Wikipedia workshop
Scríobh mná isteach sa stair — i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla! | Write women into history — in Irish and English! Beginners welcome!
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Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Aon 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/
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Beidh 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 #Vicipéid
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Cruinniú Pobail: 24 Feabhra ag 6in – Wikimedia Community Ireland
To see the English-language version of this post click here. | Chun an leagan Béarla den phostáil seo a fháil, cliceáil anseo.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our 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 #IrishWikimedian
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Community Meeting: February 24th at 6pm – Wikimedia Community Ireland
For the Irish-language version of this post click here. | Chun an leagan Gaeilge den phostáil seo a fháil, cliceáil anseo.
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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 18/02/2026
This 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
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New 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 #WikiLovesFolklore
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Exploring the Giants: A Journey Through the Sperrins for Wiki Loves Folklore – Wikimedia Community Ireland
By Laura Nugent, Irish Language Officer, Wikimedia Community Ireland
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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_Tuesday
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Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia
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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_Tuesday
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Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Julia 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
The strike at Bliss’s Tweed Mill. Miss Varley and the pickets frying pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. 
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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_hInide
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Máirt na hInide - Vicipéid
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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 13/02/2026
As 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...
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Call for participation: Reproductive justice in Ireland hackathon - Digital Repository of Ireland
Join 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...
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Féach 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...
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Info | wikimediaie@lists.wikimedia.org - lists.wikimedia.org
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
For 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...
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Triskaidekaphobia - Wikipedia
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Wiki 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...
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Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026: Tá an Comórtas Oscailte! | Wiki Loves Folklore 2026: The Competition is Open! – Wikimedia Community Ireland
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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Rest in Power. Read 👉 buff.ly/kJlroqZ #GCNnews
Image shows Séan J. Connolly standing in front of a US flag. It has a blue and purple gradient with the GCN logo and the article's title that reads: "Irish Gay Rights Movement co-founder Séan J. Connolly passes away". At the bottom of the image, a message says: "Read more on www.gcn.ie at the link in bio".
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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_Ireland
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Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Ireland - Wikimedia Commons
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Beidh 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 #Wikipedia25
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Event:Wikipedia 25 Virtual Celebration - Meta-Wiki
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Wikimedia Community Ireland @wikimediaireland.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Anyone else doing a #WikipediaChallenge for 2026?
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy 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/...
Image of the Mini Mná print set against a photograph of Irish Women 

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #BuyIrish #WomensChristmas
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Antiqueight @antiqueight.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
One 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...
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