Kate Manning (was wexfordkate)
@kate-manning.bsky.social
Principal Archivist, UCD Archives
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W.B. Yeats
(Lodged since primary school.)
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W.B. Yeats
(Lodged since primary school.)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W.B. Yeats
(Lodged since primary school.)
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W.B. Yeats
(Lodged since primary school.)
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Nodlaig shona duit...☃️In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage blog post Archivist Kate Manning, @ucdarchives.bsky.social, takes us through a gallery of Christmas cards received by Éamon de Valera during his imprisonment in 1916 in Lewes, England.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nodlaig shona duit...☃️In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage blog post Archivist Kate Manning, @ucdarchives.bsky.social, takes us through a gallery of Christmas cards received by Éamon de Valera during his imprisonment in 1916 in Lewes, England.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/12/04/n...
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/12/04/n...
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The tenants of "The Complex" the brilliant arts space just off Capel St Stop are being evicted in January and the city can't afford to lose yet *another* cultural space.
Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex
Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The tenants of "The Complex" the brilliant arts space just off Capel St Stop are being evicted in January and the city can't afford to lose yet *another* cultural space.
Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex
Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex
The view from my sister's front balcony in Brisbane at 9.30am, Monday, 1 December. 26°C!
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The view from my sister's front balcony in Brisbane at 9.30am, Monday, 1 December. 26°C!
Arrived in Brisbane. Went Premium Economy. Definitely worth it for the 14hr leg...
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Arrived in Brisbane. Went Premium Economy. Definitely worth it for the 14hr leg...
A fascinating detail in the transition of institutions in the Irish Free State was pointed out to me at an event in the Supreme Court conference room in 2019: the transition from Lord Chief Justice to Príomh-Bhreitheamh. (The photo has popped up in my FB memories.)
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A fascinating detail in the transition of institutions in the Irish Free State was pointed out to me at an event in the Supreme Court conference room in 2019: the transition from Lord Chief Justice to Príomh-Bhreitheamh. (The photo has popped up in my FB memories.)
I benefitted from an earlier offer. I might have waited if I had known about the bad cess to your enemies deal...
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I benefitted from an earlier offer. I might have waited if I had known about the bad cess to your enemies deal...
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We are delighted to announce that all 11 chapters of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil have been translated.
We hope that it will be useful to both language learners and those who are simply interested in having a reference tool.
irishlanguage.ie/an-caighdean... #irishlanguage #gaeilge #irish #gaelic
We hope that it will be useful to both language learners and those who are simply interested in having a reference tool.
irishlanguage.ie/an-caighdean... #irishlanguage #gaeilge #irish #gaelic
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil: Chapter 11: Relative Clauses (pp. 203-218) - IrishLanguage.ie
11.1.1 A conjunction called the 'relative particle' (affirmative: a, ar; negative: nach, nár) to connect a main clause and a relative subordinate clause to
irishlanguage.ie
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We are delighted to announce that all 11 chapters of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil have been translated.
We hope that it will be useful to both language learners and those who are simply interested in having a reference tool.
irishlanguage.ie/an-caighdean... #irishlanguage #gaeilge #irish #gaelic
We hope that it will be useful to both language learners and those who are simply interested in having a reference tool.
irishlanguage.ie/an-caighdean... #irishlanguage #gaeilge #irish #gaelic
Last Bus Éireann journey for 2025. Next weekend's trip will be with Emirates: Dublin ➡️ Dubai ➡️ Brisbane.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Last Bus Éireann journey for 2025. Next weekend's trip will be with Emirates: Dublin ➡️ Dubai ➡️ Brisbane.
A delight. Sorry I missed it in the cinema. Beautifully composed, lyrical, and epic. Joel Edgerton will break your heart gently.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A delight. Sorry I missed it in the cinema. Beautifully composed, lyrical, and epic. Joel Edgerton will break your heart gently.
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Am reviewing Palestine 36 for History Ireland. You should see it if you can- a powerful depiction of the brutality of colonialism. But I also thought of this article afterwards.
www.972mag.com/partition-pa...
www.972mag.com/partition-pa...
The racial logic behind Palestine's partition
Partition was rarely endorsed as a solution to settler colonialism. But Europe's racialization of Jews made Zionism different from other enterprises.
www.972mag.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Am reviewing Palestine 36 for History Ireland. You should see it if you can- a powerful depiction of the brutality of colonialism. But I also thought of this article afterwards.
www.972mag.com/partition-pa...
www.972mag.com/partition-pa...
I live a short walk from Assassination Custard and have only been once. Friends hired it for the evening and had a tasting menu type evening. It was all delicious vegetarian courses except for one, lambs heart sautéed in garlic and butter, which was so good, I still tell people about years later.
I went to Assassination Custard, the most precisely chaotic and singularly wonderful restaurant in Dublin, and had a very, very nice time.
observer.co.uk/style/restau...
observer.co.uk/style/restau...
Assassination Custard, Dublin: ‘Precisely chaotic and singularly wonderful’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I live a short walk from Assassination Custard and have only been once. Friends hired it for the evening and had a tasting menu type evening. It was all delicious vegetarian courses except for one, lambs heart sautéed in garlic and butter, which was so good, I still tell people about years later.
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A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear leading academics analyse the history, cultures & futures of the #Irishborder
tinyurl.com/BoundaryCent...
tinyurl.com/BoundaryCent...
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear leading academics analyse the history, cultures & futures of the #Irishborder
tinyurl.com/BoundaryCent...
tinyurl.com/BoundaryCent...
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I was very proud to introduce the role of records and archives as active agents for #TransitionalJustice at the 4th International #CulturalPropertyProtection course at the UN Training School Ireland. The paper's main case study was #Syria and the records exposing the brutality of the Assad regime.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I was very proud to introduce the role of records and archives as active agents for #TransitionalJustice at the 4th International #CulturalPropertyProtection course at the UN Training School Ireland. The paper's main case study was #Syria and the records exposing the brutality of the Assad regime.
A friend told me this evening about her contributions to restore a C19th chapel in France. You make a donation to adopt a star on the ceiling and dedicate it to someone. So I have adopted a star and dedicated it in memory of Mary, my sister, a star who shone brightly for too brief a time.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A friend told me this evening about her contributions to restore a C19th chapel in France. You make a donation to adopt a star on the ceiling and dedicate it to someone. So I have adopted a star and dedicated it in memory of Mary, my sister, a star who shone brightly for too brief a time.
My nephew and I have been making tiny hats to create an Advent calendar. A chocolate under each hat. We've made 15 so far!!
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My nephew and I have been making tiny hats to create an Advent calendar. A chocolate under each hat. We've made 15 so far!!
A very high river Slaney...
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A very high river Slaney...
Could only be said by a person who has never had period pain.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Could only be said by a person who has never had period pain.
My experience of the Dublin/Wexford route this year has been abysmal. I use it weekly and every week there are delays/no-shows. An online closed return ticket to Enniscorthy is €34 but an open monthly return purchased on the bus is €26! The buses are also v old. 😢
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Bus Éireann could face €20m hit over five years if key Expressway routes remain unchanged
Dublin to Waterford service and routes from capital to Wexford plus Rosslare to Waterford may be at risk under review
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My experience of the Dublin/Wexford route this year has been abysmal. I use it weekly and every week there are delays/no-shows. An online closed return ticket to Enniscorthy is €34 but an open monthly return purchased on the bus is €26! The buses are also v old. 😢
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Getting ready for my Australia trip. Ireland and Australia have a reciprocal health care agreement for public hospitals. Cover is provided for the duration of the visitor’s approved stay in Australia. A current Irish passport or an EHIC issued in Ireland is sufficient evidence of eligibility.
Link ⬇️
Link ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Getting ready for my Australia trip. Ireland and Australia have a reciprocal health care agreement for public hospitals. Cover is provided for the duration of the visitor’s approved stay in Australia. A current Irish passport or an EHIC issued in Ireland is sufficient evidence of eligibility.
Link ⬇️
Link ⬇️
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Duty Librarian // ITMA (Dublin) @itmadublin.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/duty-li...
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Duty Librarian // ITMA (Dublin) @itmadublin.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/duty-li...
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The number of people in emergency accommodation increased last month to 16,614.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
Number of homeless people reaches new record of 16,614 including 5,238 children
It’s an increase of 261 people compared to the previous month’s figures.
jrnl.ie
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The number of people in emergency accommodation increased last month to 16,614.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
The clarity, eloquence and dignity in this statement shows up so much of our public discourse on racism on this side of the Atlantic.
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The clarity, eloquence and dignity in this statement shows up so much of our public discourse on racism on this side of the Atlantic.
Total chaos in Busaras. The Bus Eireann expressway service has deteriorated so much that it is almost unusable.
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Total chaos in Busaras. The Bus Eireann expressway service has deteriorated so much that it is almost unusable.