Cécile Archives
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Senior Archivist at Military Archives of Ireland
Director Military Service Pensions Archive (1916-1923)
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Director Military Service Pensions Archive (1916-1923)
@MSP-Archive.bsky.social
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Blue Shield Ireland @blueshield-ireland.bsky.social
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Archivists are the ferrymen and women of history. A bit like Charon, we guide forgotten names to their resting place but unlike him, we revive them back towards the light so that they can be heard again. #Archivist
Thanks @paulhuddie.bsky.social for bringing me in @milwelfhist.bsky.social group.
Also credits are due to the An Cosantóir team @irishdefenceforces.bsky.social for their brilliant work. Go PRB!
Also credits are due to the An Cosantóir team @irishdefenceforces.bsky.social for their brilliant work. Go PRB!
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Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thanks @paulhuddie.bsky.social for bringing me in @milwelfhist.bsky.social group.
Also credits are due to the An Cosantóir team @irishdefenceforces.bsky.social for their brilliant work. Go PRB!
Also credits are due to the An Cosantóir team @irishdefenceforces.bsky.social for their brilliant work. Go PRB!
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The reason why we're failing to protect the natural world is the same as with climate:
bsky.app/profile/geor...
bsky.app/profile/geor...
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The reason why we're failing to protect the natural world is the same as with climate:
bsky.app/profile/geor...
bsky.app/profile/geor...
Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
It's been 10 years.
13 November 2015.
Paris.
Bataclan, Carillon, Rue Fontaine, Belle Equipe.
130 dead.
13 November 2015.
Paris.
Bataclan, Carillon, Rue Fontaine, Belle Equipe.
130 dead.
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It's been 10 years.
13 November 2015.
Paris.
Bataclan, Carillon, Rue Fontaine, Belle Equipe.
130 dead.
13 November 2015.
Paris.
Bataclan, Carillon, Rue Fontaine, Belle Equipe.
130 dead.
It feels wrong to be very happy.
There is so much darkness, so much pain out there. It feels uneasy to be this happy right now.
There is so much darkness, so much pain out there. It feels uneasy to be this happy right now.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It feels wrong to be very happy.
There is so much darkness, so much pain out there. It feels uneasy to be this happy right now.
There is so much darkness, so much pain out there. It feels uneasy to be this happy right now.
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Interesting perspective on the two terms of the Irish president Michael D Higgins, which end tonight.
Perhaps the most popular Irish man in Ireland, he has used his office to speak for the nation & for social justice. His successor has big shoes to fill, & is also a socialist. A good read:
Perhaps the most popular Irish man in Ireland, he has used his office to speak for the nation & for social justice. His successor has big shoes to fill, & is also a socialist. A good read:
Activism, opinions were hallmarks of Higgins' presidency
Sometimes controversial, strongly opinionated, but never dull, Michael D Higgins' 14-year term as Uachtarán na hÉireann comes to an end this week after many historic moments that helped define modern-...
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Interesting perspective on the two terms of the Irish president Michael D Higgins, which end tonight.
Perhaps the most popular Irish man in Ireland, he has used his office to speak for the nation & for social justice. His successor has big shoes to fill, & is also a socialist. A good read:
Perhaps the most popular Irish man in Ireland, he has used his office to speak for the nation & for social justice. His successor has big shoes to fill, & is also a socialist. A good read:
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Michael D Higgins [b 1941], Uachtarán na hÉireann (2011-2025) will finish his two terms of the Irish presidency tonight. A statesman, Mayor of Galway, poet, govt minister, intellectual, socialist & the most beloved figure in Irish life; his will be a lasting legacy of speaking out for social justice
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Michael D Higgins [b 1941], Uachtarán na hÉireann (2011-2025) will finish his two terms of the Irish presidency tonight. A statesman, Mayor of Galway, poet, govt minister, intellectual, socialist & the most beloved figure in Irish life; his will be a lasting legacy of speaking out for social justice
We were very lucky to have him during the Decade of Centenaries. He has a nuanced and intelligent vision of the past and a deep understanding of the impact of violence and division on a nation. Real humanity.
He'll be missed.
Looking forward to a new chapter with Catherine Connolly. Another CC!
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He'll be missed.
Looking forward to a new chapter with Catherine Connolly. Another CC!
💚
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We were very lucky to have him during the Decade of Centenaries. He has a nuanced and intelligent vision of the past and a deep understanding of the impact of violence and division on a nation. Real humanity.
He'll be missed.
Looking forward to a new chapter with Catherine Connolly. Another CC!
💚
He'll be missed.
Looking forward to a new chapter with Catherine Connolly. Another CC!
💚
Jesus
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Jesus
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections.
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections
Join the LAI Rare Books Group to learn how climate change affects buildings and special collections in libraries.
www.eventbrite.ie
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections.
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
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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-...
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
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-...
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-...
Giving me nightmares.
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Giving me nightmares.
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President-Elect Catherine Connolly, meets President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin
The two former socialist politicians have received the highest ever number of votes in Irish history, in their respective elections. This year is the 14th & final for Michael D’s term.
The two former socialist politicians have received the highest ever number of votes in Irish history, in their respective elections. This year is the 14th & final for Michael D’s term.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
President-Elect Catherine Connolly, meets President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin
The two former socialist politicians have received the highest ever number of votes in Irish history, in their respective elections. This year is the 14th & final for Michael D’s term.
The two former socialist politicians have received the highest ever number of votes in Irish history, in their respective elections. This year is the 14th & final for Michael D’s term.
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The carnage of the genocide has changed people. We wanted to free Palestine but it looks like Palestine will free us all...
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The carnage of the genocide has changed people. We wanted to free Palestine but it looks like Palestine will free us all...
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“Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment.”
― Edna O'Brien
― Edna O'Brien
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment.”
― Edna O'Brien
― Edna O'Brien
This is attempted murder
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is attempted murder
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Right wing dickheads want you afraid of foreign criminals coming in, putting "our women and children" at risk, meanwhile this is what they're doing to women and children
Firefighters rescued five people, including three children under ten, from the top floor of an Ipas centre in Drogheda last night after a major fire.
Gardaí have preserved the scene while the cause of the blaze is investigated.
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
Gardaí have preserved the scene while the cause of the blaze is investigated.
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
Emergency services tackle major fire at Ipas centre in Drogheda
Arson has not been ruled out.
www.thejournal.ie
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Right wing dickheads want you afraid of foreign criminals coming in, putting "our women and children" at risk, meanwhile this is what they're doing to women and children
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"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
"When history judges us, it won’t ask how “agile” we were.
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
And again, the records room as punishment for bad behavior. And yet again, the answer of the case at hand is found IN THE FILES.
#Brooklyn99 #ArchiveTropes
#Brooklyn99 #ArchiveTropes
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And again, the records room as punishment for bad behavior. And yet again, the answer of the case at hand is found IN THE FILES.
#Brooklyn99 #ArchiveTropes
#Brooklyn99 #ArchiveTropes
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Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 30, 2025 ~ Fear and trembling and the sickness.
"Strong power demand growth is also delaying coal-plant retirements and expanding gas-fired capacities, which would result in locking in carbon emissions for years to come."
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
"Strong power demand growth is also delaying coal-plant retirements and expanding gas-fired capacities, which would result in locking in carbon emissions for years to come."
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Climate goals out of reach as demand for energy surges
Changed government priorities and a slow EV uptake are derailing emissions targets, the consultancy Wood Mackenzie warns
www.thetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 30, 2025 ~ Fear and trembling and the sickness.
"Strong power demand growth is also delaying coal-plant retirements and expanding gas-fired capacities, which would result in locking in carbon emissions for years to come."
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
"Strong power demand growth is also delaying coal-plant retirements and expanding gas-fired capacities, which would result in locking in carbon emissions for years to come."
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Stormont's first Irish and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed share.google/yDj4VrC56xr0...
Stormont's first Irish and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed
The announcement comes more than two months after BBC News NI revealed Pól Deeds and Lee Reynolds had been offered the posts.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Stormont's first Irish and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed share.google/yDj4VrC56xr0...
