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rebeccaoneill.bsky.social
@rebeccaoneill.bsky.social
Archivist at PRONI ~ ARA Ireland (araireland.bsky.social) Communications Officer ~ Opinions are my own ✨️
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We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 #ExploreYourArchive ambassador is @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social, historian, lecturer and Director of Gender Studies @ucdgender.bsky.social.

Mary will be joining us for the launch of the #EYA focus week at the Custom House Visitor Centre this Thursday!
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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As we approach the #EYA launch night, we want to say a huge thank you to our outgoing 2024/25 ambassador Donal Fallon for his work highlighting archives and the role of archivists!
Monday we will formally be announcing our new 2025/26 EYA ambassador so stay tuned! 👀

📸©️ Marc O'Sullivan
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Calling all archivists, records mgrs, conservators & archive institutions on island of Ireland - if you've any events happening for Explore Your Archive Focus week, 29/11-7/12/25, send in details to either of our wonderful officers, @erinmck96.bsky.social or @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social !
#EYA2025
If you are hosting any events during the focus week, please let our Comms Officer @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social & Campaigns Officer @erinmck96.bsky.social know

Events may include talks, exhibitions, workshops, book launches

Previous EYA events can be seen ⬇️
www.araireland.ie/explore-your...

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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Looking forward to next week's launch night!

If you're running any events as part of the focus week do get in touch ASAP! Press release goes out next week 🖨
🚨Less than a week to go 🚨

Have you got a ticket for our EYA launch night? Join us from 6pm on Nov 27th at the Custom House Visitor Centre for the start of @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Tickets are available ⬇️
www.eventbrite.ie/o/ara-irelan...

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November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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🚀 We're live!
ARA Ireland is now on LinkedIn. Follow us to stay up to date with news, events, training & development and all things archives!

www.linkedin.com/company/ara-...

@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On his final day as @president.ie we’d like to acknowledge and thank President Michael D Higgins for his ongoing support for our sector. In Dec 2019 we welcomed him as guest of honour at an event held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of #ARAIreland and its predecessor org…

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November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive

Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm

This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.

@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The 2nd lecture in the series is by Kieran Hoare

The talk will examine community engagement and collection development in the context of the Mincéirs Archives.

Wednesday 19th Nov @ 1pm

Tickets can be got on Eventbrite

www.eventbrite.ie/o/ara-irelan...

@uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Fantastic news to share on this World Digital Preservation Day!

iPres2030 will be held in Belfast & Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland. See link below ⬇️

dri.ie/news/dublin-...
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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📣Tomorrow, Oct. 16th: Dr. Elaine Mahon explores “Irish State Hospitality, 1922–1963” at the Irish Architectural Archive.📣

Discover how food, ceremony, and diplomacy shaped Ireland’s early international image.

🕰️ 6:00 PM (Talk at 6:30)

Free & open to all!

#IrishArchives #EYA #DublinEvents
Establishing Irish Protocols for State Hospitality, 1922-1963
A deep dive into the fascinating world of Irish state hospitality protocols from 1922 to 1963 with Dr Elaine Mahon, TU Dublin
www.eventbrite.ie
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Reminder: The next training event is a half day seminar with @irmsociety.bsky.social on Digital Sustainability & Preservation – Building a Resilient Future

When: Thurs 16th Oct 2025 (10:30–13:30)

Where: PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, BT3 9HQ

More info & tickets👇

irms.org.uk/events/Event...
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Looking forward to this lecture series kicking off on the 22nd!
An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.

1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland

@araukie.bsky.social

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October 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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🚨 News alert 🚨
A recent change in the committee. Ashley has taken on the role of Honorary Secretary!

The role of Recording Secretary is now vacant. We need to fill this vacancy ASAP. If interested in volunteering, pls message us here or contact via info@araireland.ie

@araukie.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Great crowds at yesterday's Really Useful Family History Show in PRONI, organised by @nifhs.bsky.social and sponsored by @federationfhs.bsky.social. Thanks to all who joined!

@briangurrin.bsky.social
@cwallacedublin.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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A new month means a new EYA theme! For Lúnasa / August we want to see all archives that you find humorous 😂😆 Don’t forget to tag @araireland.bsky.social and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social using the hashtags #EYAHumour / #EYAGreann

#CuardaighDoChartlann #ExploreYourArchive
August 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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This month’s #ExploreYourArchive | #CuardaighDoChartlann theme is #EYANature | #EYADúlra & we want to see all your archives relating to this theme! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts & stories! 🌳🌿🍂🌾🍃🍄
July 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Delighted to share this fantastic news @heritagecouncil.ie & @ucdarchives.bsky.social!
A new bursary to support students undertaking the MA in Archives & Records Management has been announced. The bursary will cover 75% of tuition fees for 1 student.
For full article - www.araireland.ie/news
July 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Deadline for the ARA Excellence Awards has been extended to June 20th 2025!

Nominations can still be put forward for
✨Record Keeper of the Year
✨Record-keeping Service of the Year
✨New Professional of the Year Award

Forms & further info can be found- archives.org.uk/ara-awards
@araukie.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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🚨Job vacancy 🚨
@rcsilibrary.bsky.social is recruiting for a Digital Archivist (fixed term, 3-year contract).
The archivist will play a key role in maintaining, developing & delivering digital heritage collections.
Closing date - 22 June '25
Full job spec - my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
June 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🚨News update🚨

Following our AGM, we had 2 vacant posts up for grabs. We're delighted to introduce our newest committee member!

Please welcome Katie Connick as our 2nd Training Officer. She will be working with Jessica Baldwin on all things training-related for members!

@araukie.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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🚨Job fairy🚨

@irishfilminstitute.bsky.social are recruiting a Digital Preservation Manager (Specified-Purpose Contract).
An exciting opportunity to help support the long-term preservation of digitised & born-digital collections.
Full details - ifi.ie/about/jobs/
Closing date - Wed 18 June at 6pm
June 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
From the diary of Henry Lorretto, here are some tidbits from his travels across Germany.
Loretto's diaries contain daily accounts, postcards & pictures of his trips throughout Ireland, England and Europe dating from 1882, until his death in 1942.
(D4752/2 ©️PRONI)
#EYATravel
@araireland.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS

PRONI will host an Irish Studies conference on Nov 7th in Belfast, marking 100 years of the 1925 Irish Boundary Commission Report. Full info on the event, topics & submission details can be found - www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/192...
May 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Following on from our training day last month, "Caring for Archival Collections" the presentation slides are now available on our website
#Conservation #CollectionsCare #IrishArchives #CuardaighDoChartlann

www.araireland.ie/presentation...

@araukie.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM