Niamh Dowdall
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There's something very on brand for Dublin about this. Building something as a temporary stopgap, putting 'temporary' ("pro tempore") in the name, doing nothing more for 200 years, and then eventually going "OK lads let's just stick with this one cos we're clearly never going to build the other one"
Pro-Cathedral designated Dublin's Catholic cathedral
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There's something very on brand for Dublin about this. Building something as a temporary stopgap, putting 'temporary' ("pro tempore") in the name, doing nothing more for 200 years, and then eventually going "OK lads let's just stick with this one cos we're clearly never going to build the other one"
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Your Body Is A Battleground by Barbara Kruger (1989)
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March 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Your Body Is A Battleground by Barbara Kruger (1989)
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1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
““Universal Design” must be the standard, not the exception: government portals that are simple to navigate, apps built with input from older users, a guaranteed network of government-funded digital hubs in libraries and local centres, and sustained, targeted funding for digital literacy.”
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
““Universal Design” must be the standard, not the exception: government portals that are simple to navigate, apps built with input from older users, a guaranteed network of government-funded digital hubs in libraries and local centres, and sustained, targeted funding for digital literacy.”
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Get in the habit of bringing up accessibility at meetings, in stand-ups, and in demos. Bring up things you've done to address accessibility. Likewise, don't be afraid to ask, "Have we tested this on a keyboard?" or "What's the experience like on a screen reader?"
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Get in the habit of bringing up accessibility at meetings, in stand-ups, and in demos. Bring up things you've done to address accessibility. Likewise, don't be afraid to ask, "Have we tested this on a keyboard?" or "What's the experience like on a screen reader?"
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Erica Stone: Academic research is publicly funded — why isn't it publicly available? | TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/erica_stone_academic_research_is_publicly_funded_why_isn_t_it_publicly_available_nov_2025
Academic research is publicly funded — why isn't it publicly available?
In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, for-profit journals for the results of that research? Erica Stone advocates for a new, open-access relationship between the public and scholars, making the case that academics should publish in more accessible media to help the public be well-educated and well-informed. [Directed by Jeff Le Bars, JetPropulsion.space, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
www.ted.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Erica Stone: Academic research is publicly funded — why isn't it publicly available? | TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/erica_stone_academic_research_is_publicly_funded_why_isn_t_it_publicly_available_nov_2025
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📣New research
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology - Aimee Grant, Jennifer Leigh, Moni...
Background: Neurodivergence refers to people with ways of behaving and thinking that diverge from the norm. Examples include Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperacti...
journals.sagepub.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣New research
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
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79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
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Immigrants are not responsible for decades of failed housing policy.
Hope this helps x
Hope this helps x
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Immigrants are not responsible for decades of failed housing policy.
Hope this helps x
Hope this helps x
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Taylor and Francis initiative publishes 32 open access books - Research Information https://www.researchinformation.info/news/taylor-and-francis-initiative-publishes-32-open-access-books/
Taylor and Francis initiative publishes 32 open access books - Research Information
Pledge to Open supports the publication of books that are both free to read and free to publish for their authors
www.researchinformation.info
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Taylor and Francis initiative publishes 32 open access books - Research Information https://www.researchinformation.info/news/taylor-and-francis-initiative-publishes-32-open-access-books/
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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
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Never forget: your government didn't give a shit about 7 years of escalating arson attacks on IPAS centres & street assaults on immigrants & LGBT people & that they & the media described the arsonists & shitters on ballot papers as having "reasonable concerns." www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Never forget: your government didn't give a shit about 7 years of escalating arson attacks on IPAS centres & street assaults on immigrants & LGBT people & that they & the media described the arsonists & shitters on ballot papers as having "reasonable concerns." www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
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Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
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Maybe I'm being politically naive, & I know that Presidential elections don't reflect GEs, *but* if there was a recent election where the lefty candidate won 63% of the vote and the right wing spoiled votes got 13% I might consider appealing to the larger group that had the benefit of fewer racists
Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way"
Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris
Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way".
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Maybe I'm being politically naive, & I know that Presidential elections don't reflect GEs, *but* if there was a recent election where the lefty candidate won 63% of the vote and the right wing spoiled votes got 13% I might consider appealing to the larger group that had the benefit of fewer racists
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“These aren’t ‘soft’ alternatives to ‘hard’ research. They are different technologies of knowledge that can access realities other methods miss.”
Excellent piece on the need for plural & inclusive visions of knowledge creation.
Excellent piece on the need for plural & inclusive visions of knowledge creation.
Art as Knowledge – Why research needs a non-aligned revolution - Impact of Social Sciences
Drawing on political theories of non-alignment, Annalena Oppel argues universities should take a more plural approach to art as research.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“These aren’t ‘soft’ alternatives to ‘hard’ research. They are different technologies of knowledge that can access realities other methods miss.”
Excellent piece on the need for plural & inclusive visions of knowledge creation.
Excellent piece on the need for plural & inclusive visions of knowledge creation.
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Turnout, while low, not the lowest ever, and not completely out of line. Previous runs had up to 7 candidates, so that doesn't seem to be the determining factor.
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Turnout, while low, not the lowest ever, and not completely out of line. Previous runs had up to 7 candidates, so that doesn't seem to be the determining factor.
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1990: Turnout: 64.1%, Mary Robinson (51.9%, 2nd count)
1997: Turnout 47.6%, Mary McAleese (55.6%, 2nd count)
2011: Turnout 56.1%, Micheal D Higgins (56.8%, 4th count)
2018: Turnout 43.9%, Micheal D Higgins (55.81%, 1st count)
2025: Turnout 45.8%, Catherine Connolly (63.4%,1st count)
#aras25
1997: Turnout 47.6%, Mary McAleese (55.6%, 2nd count)
2011: Turnout 56.1%, Micheal D Higgins (56.8%, 4th count)
2018: Turnout 43.9%, Micheal D Higgins (55.81%, 1st count)
2025: Turnout 45.8%, Catherine Connolly (63.4%,1st count)
#aras25
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
1990: Turnout: 64.1%, Mary Robinson (51.9%, 2nd count)
1997: Turnout 47.6%, Mary McAleese (55.6%, 2nd count)
2011: Turnout 56.1%, Micheal D Higgins (56.8%, 4th count)
2018: Turnout 43.9%, Micheal D Higgins (55.81%, 1st count)
2025: Turnout 45.8%, Catherine Connolly (63.4%,1st count)
#aras25
1997: Turnout 47.6%, Mary McAleese (55.6%, 2nd count)
2011: Turnout 56.1%, Micheal D Higgins (56.8%, 4th count)
2018: Turnout 43.9%, Micheal D Higgins (55.81%, 1st count)
2025: Turnout 45.8%, Catherine Connolly (63.4%,1st count)
#aras25
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Poetry’s Coming Home!
We can’t wait to welcome you home to Number 11 Parnell Square soon.
If you would like to help us as we re-open doors please get in touch. 🏠
Beautiful business card design courtesy of Linde Fee.
We can’t wait to welcome you home to Number 11 Parnell Square soon.
If you would like to help us as we re-open doors please get in touch. 🏠
Beautiful business card design courtesy of Linde Fee.
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Poetry’s Coming Home!
We can’t wait to welcome you home to Number 11 Parnell Square soon.
If you would like to help us as we re-open doors please get in touch. 🏠
Beautiful business card design courtesy of Linde Fee.
We can’t wait to welcome you home to Number 11 Parnell Square soon.
If you would like to help us as we re-open doors please get in touch. 🏠
Beautiful business card design courtesy of Linde Fee.
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"It is fitting that 20 years after publishing our first #OpenAccess articles, we can now make everything we publish open access". Royal Society Publishing Director, Rod Cookson, discusses our move to #SubscribetoOpen in 2026: katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #OAWeek #OAWeek25
The Royal Society Moves to Subscribe to Open
The Royal Society is switching eight subscription journals to a Subscribe to Open model. Here’s why and how.
katinamagazine.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"It is fitting that 20 years after publishing our first #OpenAccess articles, we can now make everything we publish open access". Royal Society Publishing Director, Rod Cookson, discusses our move to #SubscribetoOpen in 2026: katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #OAWeek #OAWeek25
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As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
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For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.
'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.
'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
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Appendix A and B include best practices for neuroinclusive hiring, from rewriting job postings to rethinking how you structure on-site interviews.
Are We Implementing Neuroinclusive Hiring Practices?: An Investigation for Academic Library Positions by Liz Bellamy, Alex Flores Glosson, James Glosson, Mary Oberlies, Michael Runyon and Paul Showalter
Are we implementing neuroinclusive hiring practices?: An investigation for academic library positions – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Appendix A and B include best practices for neuroinclusive hiring, from rewriting job postings to rethinking how you structure on-site interviews.