Niamh Ní Charra
@niamhnicharra.bsky.social
Professional archivist & multi award-winning musician. Chairperson
ARA Ireland (https://araireland.ie/). On ITMA board (www.itma.ie). Gaeilge 7 Fáilte. Sí/í. Opinions my own. Ally.
https://niamhnicharra.com/
ARA Ireland (https://araireland.ie/). On ITMA board (www.itma.ie). Gaeilge 7 Fáilte. Sí/í. Opinions my own. Ally.
https://niamhnicharra.com/
A pleasure to attend @ictmdireland.bsky.social conference at @mtu.ie yesterday to announce accession of their archive to @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social and to give mini presentation on its new home & the rich archive collections it will be joining. Many thanks to Chair Susan Motherway for the invite.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A pleasure to attend @ictmdireland.bsky.social conference at @mtu.ie yesterday to announce accession of their archive to @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social and to give mini presentation on its new home & the rich archive collections it will be joining. Many thanks to Chair Susan Motherway for the invite.
Final touches done on my presentation on Mary Robinson Archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social for Irish Society for Archives lecture @dclareadingroom.bsky.social at 6pm. I’ll cover her 60-year legacy of advocacy & activism as evidenced in her archives, & the work to process and make it accessible.
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Final touches done on my presentation on Mary Robinson Archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social for Irish Society for Archives lecture @dclareadingroom.bsky.social at 6pm. I’ll cover her 60-year legacy of advocacy & activism as evidenced in her archives, & the work to process and make it accessible.
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whole & that we as a sector a&individuals working in it have a role to play. I look forward to continuing the conversation & indeed my own education in this area.
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social
@araukie.bsky.social
whole & that we as a sector a&individuals working in it have a role to play. I look forward to continuing the conversation & indeed my own education in this area.
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social
@araukie.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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whole & that we as a sector a&individuals working in it have a role to play. I look forward to continuing the conversation & indeed my own education in this area.
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social
@araukie.bsky.social
whole & that we as a sector a&individuals working in it have a role to play. I look forward to continuing the conversation & indeed my own education in this area.
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social
@araukie.bsky.social
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the year from the UK based Carbon literacy Project, delivered for the first time in Ireland through the Irish Museums Association.
There is no denying that the Climate Crisis has a direct and indirect impact on Archives and the GLAM sector as a
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
the year from the UK based Carbon literacy Project, delivered for the first time in Ireland through the Irish Museums Association.
There is no denying that the Climate Crisis has a direct and indirect impact on Archives and the GLAM sector as a
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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the year from the UK based Carbon literacy Project, delivered for the first time in Ireland through the Irish Museums Association.
There is no denying that the Climate Crisis has a direct and indirect impact on Archives and the GLAM sector as a
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
the year from the UK based Carbon literacy Project, delivered for the first time in Ireland through the Irish Museums Association.
There is no denying that the Climate Crisis has a direct and indirect impact on Archives and the GLAM sector as a
#CarbonLiteracyActionDay
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I was delighted to be given the opportunity to present on Carbon Literacy and the GLAM sector to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social staff yesterday ahead of #CarbonLiteracyActionDay tomorrow. (I even got to make a Lara Croft Tomb Raider reference!)
This follows on from training I undertook earlier in
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to present on Carbon Literacy and the GLAM sector to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social staff yesterday ahead of #CarbonLiteracyActionDay tomorrow. (I even got to make a Lara Croft Tomb Raider reference!)
This follows on from training I undertook earlier in
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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I was delighted to be given the opportunity to present on Carbon Literacy and the GLAM sector to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social staff yesterday ahead of #CarbonLiteracyActionDay tomorrow. (I even got to make a Lara Croft Tomb Raider reference!)
This follows on from training I undertook earlier in
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to present on Carbon Literacy and the GLAM sector to @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social staff yesterday ahead of #CarbonLiteracyActionDay tomorrow. (I even got to make a Lara Croft Tomb Raider reference!)
This follows on from training I undertook earlier in
I became Irish language administrator for ICA's Multilingual Archival Terminology Database, where I added these Irish lang archival terms, with Irish joining 24 other languages.
I've now added the new #DigiPres terms in time for #WDPD 2025 .
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ciscra.org/mat/
I've now added the new #DigiPres terms in time for #WDPD 2025 .
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ciscra.org/mat/
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I became Irish language administrator for ICA's Multilingual Archival Terminology Database, where I added these Irish lang archival terms, with Irish joining 24 other languages.
I've now added the new #DigiPres terms in time for #WDPD 2025 .
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ciscra.org/mat/
I've now added the new #DigiPres terms in time for #WDPD 2025 .
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ciscra.org/mat/
2/3 The terms from both projects can be found on @araireland.bsky.social 's resource page free to access to all.
araireland.ie/resources
In addition, on completion of the first project which I instigated in 2021....
#WorldDigitalPreservationDay #WDPD #WDPD25 @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
araireland.ie/resources
In addition, on completion of the first project which I instigated in 2021....
#WorldDigitalPreservationDay #WDPD #WDPD25 @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
2/3 The terms from both projects can be found on @araireland.bsky.social 's resource page free to access to all.
araireland.ie/resources
In addition, on completion of the first project which I instigated in 2021....
#WorldDigitalPreservationDay #WDPD #WDPD25 @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
araireland.ie/resources
In addition, on completion of the first project which I instigated in 2021....
#WorldDigitalPreservationDay #WDPD #WDPD25 @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
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On World Digital Preservation Day I'm delighted to re-share DRI's Irish language #DigiPres glossary released earlier this year, for which I was an advisor, and which followed on from a project I led in 2021 to designate over 200 archival terms in the Irish language #WDPD
On World Digital Preservation Day I'm delighted to re-share DRI's Irish language #DigiPres glossary released earlier this year, for which I was an advisor, and which followed on from a project I led in 2021 to designate over 200 archival terms in the Irish language #WDPD
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A potentially over-ambitious start I’ve mapped out for myself on 1st full day #ICABarcelona25 😜
Today I’m happy catching lots of interesting & varied presentations - tomorrow I’ll present on Mary Robinson archive & proudly fly 🇮🇪 as sole Irish archivist at ICA Congress.
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Today I’m happy catching lots of interesting & varied presentations - tomorrow I’ll present on Mary Robinson archive & proudly fly 🇮🇪 as sole Irish archivist at ICA Congress.
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A potentially over-ambitious start I’ve mapped out for myself on 1st full day #ICABarcelona25 😜
Today I’m happy catching lots of interesting & varied presentations - tomorrow I’ll present on Mary Robinson archive & proudly fly 🇮🇪 as sole Irish archivist at ICA Congress.
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Today I’m happy catching lots of interesting & varied presentations - tomorrow I’ll present on Mary Robinson archive & proudly fly 🇮🇪 as sole Irish archivist at ICA Congress.
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Ercus Stewart, Senior Counsel & Arbitrator, running in #DublinMarathon 35 yrs ago in support of Mary Robinson for President, from her archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social. Vote was 7th Nov in 1990. I wonder if anyone running today was celebrating Catherine Connolly’s win yesterday?!
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ercus Stewart, Senior Counsel & Arbitrator, running in #DublinMarathon 35 yrs ago in support of Mary Robinson for President, from her archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social. Vote was 7th Nov in 1990. I wonder if anyone running today was celebrating Catherine Connolly’s win yesterday?!
#Áras25
#Áras25
Now that count is complete in #Áras25 Presidential election I can share this item from Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social A ballot paper from 35 years ago that went astray, was found when centre was used for local elections in 1991, framed and gifted to MR. Just an idea in case…😜
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Now that count is complete in #Áras25 Presidential election I can share this item from Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social A ballot paper from 35 years ago that went astray, was found when centre was used for local elections in 1991, framed and gifted to MR. Just an idea in case…😜
From Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social an admission ticket to central count in RDS . I’ve a feeling the count this time around will be a lot faster! Pass was Bride Rosney’s - close friend, campaign committee member & later special adviser to MR
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
From Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social an admission ticket to central count in RDS . I’ve a feeling the count this time around will be a lot faster! Pass was Bride Rosney’s - close friend, campaign committee member & later special adviser to MR
#Áras25
#Áras25
One of my fav items in a recent accrual to Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social : a pro @fiannafailparty.bsky.social candidate Brian Lenihan ad in Irish Press day b4 voting day. Subsequently signed by winning Left candidate herself, framed & now in her archive. The shade 🤣🤣
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One of my fav items in a recent accrual to Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social : a pro @fiannafailparty.bsky.social candidate Brian Lenihan ad in Irish Press day b4 voting day. Subsequently signed by winning Left candidate herself, framed & now in her archive. The shade 🤣🤣
#Áras25
#Áras25
35 years ago Mary Robinson wrote to heads of 3rd level institutions requesting lectures be cancelled on voting day or students not be penalised for missing them to go #HomeToVote, esp those on grants. Sample letter and various responses in her archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
35 years ago Mary Robinson wrote to heads of 3rd level institutions requesting lectures be cancelled on voting day or students not be penalised for missing them to go #HomeToVote, esp those on grants. Sample letter and various responses in her archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
Imagine going to vote for the next President of Ireland and having the choice to vote for your own child?! That’s what Dr Aubrey Bourke had when he (presumably!) voted for daughter Mary Robinson 35 years ago! We have his polling card @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Imagine going to vote for the next President of Ireland and having the choice to vote for your own child?! That’s what Dr Aubrey Bourke had when he (presumably!) voted for daughter Mary Robinson 35 years ago! We have his polling card @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
What better way to get voting day off to a lively start than to share these alternative lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s Mrs Robinson, which can be found in the #PresidentialElection material of Robinson’s archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What better way to get voting day off to a lively start than to share these alternative lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s Mrs Robinson, which can be found in the #PresidentialElection material of Robinson’s archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From Mary Robinson’s archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social #PresidentialElection campaign ephemera, contact sheet for promo photos that didn’t make the cut, & sample and draft posters and taglines covering the various themes and messages the campaign wanted to deliver to public. 1/3
#Áras25
#Áras25
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From Mary Robinson’s archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social #PresidentialElection campaign ephemera, contact sheet for promo photos that didn’t make the cut, & sample and draft posters and taglines covering the various themes and messages the campaign wanted to deliver to public. 1/3
#Áras25
#Áras25
As promised I’ll be sharing material from the Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social that relates to #PresidentialElection campaign to get us in the mood for tomorrow’s vote!
What better way to kick off than to share not just the iconic poster but it’s Pantone numbers!
#Aras25
What better way to kick off than to share not just the iconic poster but it’s Pantone numbers!
#Aras25
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As promised I’ll be sharing material from the Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social that relates to #PresidentialElection campaign to get us in the mood for tomorrow’s vote!
What better way to kick off than to share not just the iconic poster but it’s Pantone numbers!
#Aras25
What better way to kick off than to share not just the iconic poster but it’s Pantone numbers!
#Aras25
A mini exhibition now running in @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social featuring material from Mary Robinson archive covering #PresidentialElection campaign. I’ll be sharing individual items over the next few days to whet the appetite for #Aras25 !
Stay tuned and/or come see!
Stay tuned and/or come see!
October 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A mini exhibition now running in @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social featuring material from Mary Robinson archive covering #PresidentialElection campaign. I’ll be sharing individual items over the next few days to whet the appetite for #Aras25 !
Stay tuned and/or come see!
Stay tuned and/or come see!
Some material (including some great flags!) I selected from the Mary Robinson and Conradh na Gaeilge archives @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social which formed part of a mini exhibition to tie in with the ICTMD Symposium on Harping Traditions which took place @uniofgalway.bsky.social last Thursday.
September 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Some material (including some great flags!) I selected from the Mary Robinson and Conradh na Gaeilge archives @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social which formed part of a mini exhibition to tie in with the ICTMD Symposium on Harping Traditions which took place @uniofgalway.bsky.social last Thursday.
As part of efforts to assist the wonderful 35-piece female choir from Occupied West Bank, Daughters of Jerusalem, in their upcoming tour to Ireland, FairPlé are holding a fundraiser next Wed 1st of Oct, in the Crane, Galway, to help IAFP with costs. Please share & come listen, play & donate
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
As part of efforts to assist the wonderful 35-piece female choir from Occupied West Bank, Daughters of Jerusalem, in their upcoming tour to Ireland, FairPlé are holding a fundraiser next Wed 1st of Oct, in the Crane, Galway, to help IAFP with costs. Please share & come listen, play & donate
Such a pleasure to chat to @lynettefay.bsky.social for #MusicAtMaddens Podcast on my musical life, my work as an archivist @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social working on Mary Robinson archive and the work of FairPlé . Massive thanks to Maddens Bar, Belfast
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September 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Such a pleasure to chat to @lynettefay.bsky.social for #MusicAtMaddens Podcast on my musical life, my work as an archivist @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social working on Mary Robinson archive and the work of FairPlé . Massive thanks to Maddens Bar, Belfast
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A lovely way to start #BelfastTradFest - watching #Kerry win the All Ireland in Madden’s Bar Belfast!
July 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A lovely way to start #BelfastTradFest - watching #Kerry win the All Ireland in Madden’s Bar Belfast!