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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 13h

📣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

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Becky Guest @beckyguest.bsky.social · 2d

📢 Call for Senior Editor: #DigitalHumanities on our growing broad scope open access journal Cogent Arts & Humanities ✨ Apply by 23 November 2025 👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social

Senior Editor needed for Cogent Arts & Humanities

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 1d

New in Transactions: 'Russian History without Russia: Archive Encounters in an Era of Restricted Access', by Jamie Bryson bit.ly/3IUFMr5

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Opening page of Russian History without Russia: Archive Encounters in an Era of Restricted Access by Jamie Bryson. Full abstract: 'This comment is the personal reflection of an early career historian on the challenges of working on Russian history during a time of geopolitical change and declining access. As libraries and archives in the Russian Federation become increasingly difficult to use following the invasion of Ukraine, early-career and younger historians are being forced to adopt remote or indirect methods of research due to formal and informal barriers. I reflect on some of the ethical, practical and epistemological dilemmas of conducting historical investigations at a distance, drawing chiefly on my own experiences working on the tsarist secret police during the First World War. I argue that this is not a return to Cold War constraints, but a new era that demands fresh strategies and a redefinition of expertise.'

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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 2d

🍂Our Autumn Newsletter is out!🍂

Explore seasonal updates from the ISA and its members including:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community initiatives
📅 Upcoming talks & exhibitions

Members, check your inbox for your copy!📥

Not a member? Join us today!

#Archives #ArchivingSociety #IrishArchives #Newsletter #CulturalHeritage

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Location Change: This talk will now be held at the Irish Architectural Archive! We hope to see you there!

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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Location Change: Our upcoming talk with Dr. Elaine Mahon will now be held at the Irish Architectural Archive!🚨

🍽️ “The Minister Requests the Pleasure: Irish State Hospitality, 1922–1963”

📅 Oct. 16
🕕 Refreshments @ 6PM | 🕡 Talk @ 6:30PM

Free + open to all! Register below!

Establishing Irish Protocols for State Hospitality, 1922-1963

Let's dive into the fascinating world of Irish state hospitality protocols from 1922 to 1963!

www.eventbrite.ie

Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 8d

Ever wonder how Ireland hosted dignitaries in the early days of the state? 🍽️

Join the ISA for a talk with Dr Elaine Mahon:
“The Minister Requests the Pleasure: Irish State Hospitality, 1922–1963”

📍Dublin City Library & Archive
📅Oct. 16
🕕Talk @ 6:30 pm sharp

📖 Free + open to all! Register below!

Establishing Irish Protocols for State Hospitality, 1922-1963

Let's dive into the fascinating world of Irish state hospitality protocols from 1922 to 1963!

www.eventbrite.ie

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 8d

Come along to a coffee chat about @ipres2025.bsky.social on Wed, Oct 8th @ 10:00am!
dri.ie/events/dri-c...

DRI members @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social, Leanne Harrington and @killdowning.bsky.social talk with DRI's Kevin Long how past iPRES events have helped their #DigitalPreservation practices.

DRI iPRES 2025 Coffee Morning- 8th October 2025 - Digital Repository of Ireland

The Digital Repository of Ireland is hosting a virtual coffee morning on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 10.00am for half an hour. You are warmly invited to join DRI Staff and colleagues from member org...

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New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · 23d

Don't forget you can attend in person (in Dublin!) or virtually for our next event...

New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · 29d

Join us on Friday 17 October at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, for a seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice. Find out more and register free for in person or virtual tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i...

ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice

The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's World Letter Writing Day!

We look after letters from many enthusiastic correspondents, incl. writers, poets, students, folklorists, nuns, journalists, historians, politicians, diplomats & environmentalists.

Search our archives here! ➡️ lib-archives.ex.ac.uk

#WorldLetterWritingDay #Archives

Four envelopes from the Syon Abbey archive addressed to the Lady Abbess of Syon Abbey

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 1

Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

www.eventbrite.com

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Digital Preservation Coalition @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · Aug 27

🎉 Join #dpconnect on Thursday, September 11th at 2pm UTC 🎉
#DPConnect is your online space to drop in and discuss all things #digipres!

This session is timed to accommodate participants in Europe and Africa 🌍 It´s short & informal, 30 minutes max, no agenda […]

[Original post on digipres.club]

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Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎉 Exciting announcement….🎉

The daily themes for EYA Focus Week are here!! ✨

Focus Week will take place from the 29th November to the 7th December. It’s time to start planning your posts! 👀 We can’t wait to see them in November ❤️

#ExploreYourArchive

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

www.eventbrite.com

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Jul 16

We're pleased to share our July newsletter: mailchi.mp/ria/dri-july...

Read on for updates on new collections in the DRI repository, #OpenResearch developments in Ireland, upcoming #Heritage events, and other #DigiPres activities!

Subscribe: dri.ie/dri-friends-... #DigiPresNews

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Royal Berkshire Archives @berksarchives.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're fundraising to catalogue our Greenham Women's Peace Camp collection. You can watch Lara talk about one of the items from this collection in a video from 'Our Favourites' exhibition: bit.ly/3rP0XSV
Donate here: bit.ly/4kidMud

A women holding a pamphlet sitting in front of rows of books.

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Jul 7

We're Hiring:
The National Museum of Ireland is seeking a Curator of Contemporary Irish History
🕔 Deadline: Friday, 18 July 2025 at 17:00
📄 Learn more & apply: www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...
#JobFairy #museumjobs

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ARA International @arainternational.bsky.social · Jun 26

There’s still time to register for our AGM and guest talk from Kirsten Wright on trauma informed archival processes!
Join us next Wednesday by registering early :)

ARA International @arainternational.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excited to welcome Kirsten Wright (@ University of Melbourne) to our AGM! She’ll speak on trauma-informed archival practice + how we build care-centered archives across borders. Don't miss this!

📅 2 July | 🕙 9:45 AM BST | 💻 Online
✅ Free | Open to all
📝 Sign up before 29 June! bit.ly/ARAIG-2025AGM

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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · Jun 24

Attention book lovers!📖

Check out the launches of "Telling the Truth is Dangerous", a biography of Robert Dudley Edwards, the founder/ first director of the ISA.

Dublin
📍 Hodges Figgis Bookshop
📅 Thursday, 26 June 2025
🕕 6:00 PM

Galway
📍 Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
📅 Friday, 27 June 2025
🕕 6:00 PM

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · May 26

✨Job fairy ✨
The IFI Archive is currently hiring for a FT Digital Deliveries Officer. Interested in working with born-digital material, check out the full job spec - ifi.ie/about/jobs/

Closing date is Friday June 6th 2025

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · May 8

✨️ Committee Vacancies ✨️

Are you interested in being a part of the committee? There are 2 vacant roles - Hon. Secretary & Training Officer

Full description of each role can be found on the ARAI website - www.araireland.ie/news

If interested please contact @niamhnicharra.bsky.social

Poster advertising the vacant ARA Ireland committee roles. The Honorary Secretary and Training Officer roles are up for grabs. If interested in joining the committee, check out the ARAI website for full role details and contact ARAI Chair Niamh Ní Charra (niamhnicharra@gmail.com) to express your interest.

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Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social · May 8

✨New blog✨

Check out our new blog post for May’s theme #EYAFunandGames from the National Circus and Fairground Archive at the University of Sheffield! 🎡🎠🎪 @uoscollections.bsky.social

#ExploreYourArchive

www.exploreyourarchive.org/photographic...

Photographic Collections at the National Fairground and Circus Archive — Explore Your Archive

National Fairground and Circus Archive preserves the history of British travelling popular entertainment, including its unique photographs.

www.exploreyourarchive.org

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · May 1

Very last day for our Early Bird discount for our 2025 conference (although you do have until 31st May to pay). Get registering here.. openingdoors.eventsair.com/ara2025/regi...

I'd want to thank everyone who organised this event and all of the attendees for the insightful sessions, wonderful times, laughing, and contributions to a better environment - quote from 2025 conference delegate

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · Apr 17

📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists!

UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.

Full job description➡️ www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...
#jobfairy

Reader looking at an open book on a cushion on a white table with bookshelves in the background.

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