Deadline extended 📸 Wiki Loves Earth Ireland 2026 is now open until 31 July. 2 competitions: for ROI and NI. Photograph natural heritage, upload to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence, win up to €250. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2026_in_Ireland #WikiLovesEarth

170/365 of an edit a day on @wikipedia.org As part of an event held by @wikimediaireland.bsky.social today for Wiki Loves Pride. Picture definitely needed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Out...

And hey, it's Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈 So @wikimediaireland.bsky.social is hosting Out of the Archive and Into the Record, a Wiki Loves Pride event! Check it out: www.eventbrite.ie/e/out-of-the...

Interested in #Wikidata? Check out this video looking at the tradition of Lifting Stones in Ireland + capturing that type of data on Wiki In this video, A.-K. D explains how you can create an entry for a lifting stone on Wikidata + add some useful info about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoO...

Our team is really looking forward to this conference! The programme looks great. Catch us at the Paper Sessions at QUB @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on Thursday 25 June from 2.15-3.30pm #DPASSH2026

📢 Cruinniú Pobail | Community Meeting (ar líne | online) 📅 Dé Máirt 26 Bealtaine | Tuesday 26 May @ 18:00 (UTC+1) tuilleadh eolais | more info: ga: wikimedia.ie/2026/05/15/cruinniu-pobail-bealtaine-2026/ en: wikimedia.ie/2026/05/15/community-meeting-may-2026/ #SpéirGhorm #Wikimedia

Great to have Amy from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social on the pod to tell us all about the community of volunteers who keep Wikipedia going, writing articles about their passions, and how they are responding to the influx of AI. Check out the full episode: pod.fo/e/40fb81

Have you heard our latest episode? It's all about Wikipedia, with special guest Amy O'Riordan from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social. You can find out more about the community and their events at Wikimedia.ie. Listen here: pod.fo/e/40fb81

From extremely local celebrities to the personal lives of megastars, Wikipedia covers it all... Listen for more: pod.fo/e/40fb81 @elaineburke.bsky.social @earley.bsky.social @wikimediaireland.bsky.social

Wiki Loves Earth Ireland 2026 is open. Photograph protected natural areas across the island, upload to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence. Prizes up to €250. Runs to 30 June 2026. Alongside it: Is Breá le Vicí an Domhan 2026, an editing project for Irish plant species on Vicipéid. Link below:

126/365 of an edit a day on @wikipedia.org Destubbing an article on an Irish medical librarian, and adding an image. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

WCI Community Manager Amy O'Riordan was on the For Tech's Sake podcast @fortechssakepod.bsky.social this week talking about how #Wikipedia is edited, how it handles AI and vandalism, and the volunteers who keep it running. Éist anseo / Listen here: podfollow.com/for-techs-sake/view

Tá an Cruinniú Pobail anocht curtha ar ceal. An chéad chruinniú eile: Dé Máirt 26 Bealtaine, 18:00 UTC+1, ar líne. Nuachtlitir amach níos déanaí an tseachtain seo. Tonight's Community Meeting is cancelled. Next meeting: Tuesday 26 May, 18:00 UTC+1, online. Newsletter out later this week.

📢 Cruinniú Pobail ag teacht! / Community Meeting coming up! 📅 Dé Máirt, 28 Aibreán / Tuesday, 28 April - 18:00–19:00 UTC 💻 Ar líne / Online Sonraí ar Meta | Details on Meta: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimed...

🧵An raibh tú ag imeachtaí #SeachtainnaGaeilge? 📸 Ghlac tú grianghraif? Uaslódáil iad. Buaigh duais. Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas - comórtas grianghrafadóireachta chun béaloideas a chaomhnú. Oscailte go dtí 31 Márta. 🔗 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Ireland/ga

Our team are attending this event today, exciting to hear about all the great work done on advancing #OpenScience and #OpenResearch in Ireland and the learnings from this project. @tcddublin.bsky.social #SpéirGhorm

Míle buíochas to @dri.ie for inviting us to collaborate on this event - we loook forward to more of this type of work and making knowledge accessible for all!

TODAY starting at 12:30pm DRI is hosting a hackathon to update the Reproductive Justice wiki with information about Ireland, at Dublin City Library and Archive @dublincitylibs.bsky.social with Dr. Alessandra Jungs de Almeida and @wikimediaireland.bsky.social Learn more at: dri.ie/events/repro...

🖊️ vs 🤖 At CESICon 2026, we showed Irish teachers how to catch AI hallucinations, fake citations, and historical nonsense — using nothing but critical thinking and Wikipedia's own standards. The Holy Grail is NOT buried in Co. Meath. We checked. 👉 wikimedia.ie/2026/03/04/cesicon-2026...

Great to see this publication from the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project team! The project's digital archive containing photographs of extant Ordnance Survey bench marks in County Limerick is available in the DRI repository: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

Staitisticí atá le foilsiú ag an bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh 02 – 06 Márta 2026 Féilire Eisiúna: www.cso.ie/en/csolatest... [lch i mBéarla] CSO Weekly Announcement for this week of 02 - 06 March 2026 www.cso.ie/en/csolatest... #CSOIreland #Ireland #WeeklyAnnouncement

Our Community Manager is attending an event for the #OpenHeritageCoalition hosted at the @internetarchive.eu - learning about the great work of Dutch Open Research and Education experts. #OpenData #OpenKnowledge #OpenHeritage

Reminder to register for this event by tomorrow!

🧠 Tráth na gCeist le Vicipéid! Bígí linn do thráth na gceist dátheangach spraíúil mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2026! Join us for a fun bilingual quiz night as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026! 🗓️ Déardaoin 12ú Márta | Thursday 12th March 🕗 20:00 📍 Nancy Hands, BÁC | Dublin

#SnaG2026 ag teacht! 🎉Bígí linn i gCorcaigh agus i mBaile Átha Cliath do cheardlanna Vicipéide, tráth na gceist dátheangach, agus níos mó! 🗓️ 7ú Márta: Ceardlann i gCorcaigh 🗓️ 12ú Márta: Tráth na gCeist @ Nancy Hands Fáilte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge! ☀️ wikimedia.ie/2026/02/19/i... #SpéirGhorm]

Open research opens the door. More voices. More collaboration. More shared ownership. The roadmap lays out the path. #OpenResearch #LetsGoENGAGED #publicengagement

Foghlaim conas Vicipéid @vicipeid.bsky.social a chur in eagar ag ár gceardlann dhátheangach i gCorcaigh mar chuid de #SnaG2026! | Learn to edit Vicipéid at our bilingual workshop in Cork! 👉 eventbrite.ie/e/bi-an-t-eolas-ceardlann-vicipeide-wikipedia-workshop-tickets-1982968870271 #SpéirGhorm

Aon seachdain eile! 📣 Chan eil Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 ach seachdain air falbh! Seo dhut ceithir dòighean airson ullachadh air a shon // One week to go! 📣 It's only one week until #SeachdainnaGàidhlig2026! Here are four ways you can get ready: seachdainnagaidhlig.scot/news/

Beidh cruinniú pobail míosúil Wikimedia Community Ireland ar siúl Dé Máirt, 24 Feabhra ag 6pm ar Google Meet. Tá fáilte roimh chách - idir bhaill nua agus reatha! 🗓️✨ 📖 Tuilleadh eolais: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/10/c... #SpéirGhorm #Vicipéid

Our next monthly community meeting is on Tuesday, February 24th at 6pm on Google Meet! New to Wikimedia or thinking about getting involved? Come along - everyone welcome 🗓️✨ 📖 More info: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/10/c... #SpéirGhorm #Wikimedian #IrishWikimedian

This bundle took a year-long effort involving people all around the world on a near-daily basis, through some tough days all around. It's special and there *is* something new in it for you. Again, the sacred pipe ceremony alone is worth it, and that's one part of one book. #BookSky #Translation

New on our blog: Our ILO Laura explored the Sperrins Sculpture Trail - giants, myths, and stunning landscapes, all captured for Wiki Loves Folklore 2026. Read more 👉 wikimedia.ie/2026/02/16/exploring-the-giants-a-journey-through-the-sperrins-for-wiki-loves-folklore/ #SpéirGhorm #WikiLovesFolklore

🥞 Happy Shrove Tuesday! Whether you're flipping pancakes, racing with a frying pan, or just eating your weight in crêpes - enjoy the day! 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

🥞 Happy Shrove Tuesday! Whether you're flipping pancakes, racing with a frying pan, or just eating your weight in crêpes - enjoy the day! 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

Julia Varley, expert flipper of pancakes, was also a suffragette and trade unionist. She was active in the National Federation of Women Workers and the Workers' Union, serving as chief women's officer of the TGWU from 1929 to 1936. #ShroveTuesday #PancakeDay

🥞 Lá Máirt na hInide atá ann inniu! Cibé an bhfuil tú ag iompú pancóga, ag rith i rás pancóga, nó díreach ag ithe - bain sult as! #LáNabPancóg #SpéirGhorm 🔗 ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Máirt_na_hInide

As we wrap up #LoveDataWeek for another year, a reminder that there are more activities planned all year to share data best practices. Coming up in March > DRI will host a #ReproductiveJustice #Hackathon w/ help from @wikimediaireland.bsky.social & @dublincitylibs.bsky.social: dri.ie/events/repro...

Féach ar ár n-imeachtaí ag teacht le linn @snagaeilge.bsky.social 2026! Bí ar an eolas, bí ar ár liosta seoltaí: lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/li...

For the day that's in it: Triskaidekaphobia; from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen' and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear', is fear or avoidance of the number 13. Read more on #Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskai...

Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography competition that runs from 1 February to 31 March each year. The aim is simple: capture images of folklore, traditions, and cultural heritage and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Read more: wikimedia.ie/2026/02/01/i...

Rest in Power. Read 👉 buff.ly/kJlroqZ #GCNnews

🌿 Is Breá le Vicí Béaloideas 2026 oscailte! Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 is open! Caomhnaigh ár dtraidisiúin, íomhá ar íomhá. Preserve our traditions, image by image. 🔗 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Ireland

Beidh Wikipedia 25 bliain d'aois amárach, 15 Eanáir. Tá ceiliúradh fíorúil saor in aisce á reáchtáil ag @wikimediafoundation.org chun an lá seo a cheiliúradh! 📅 Cathain: Déardaoin 15 Eanáir 🌍 Cá háit: Ar líne (saor in aisce) 🔗 Cláraigh: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W... #SpéirGhorm #Wikipedia25

Anyone else doing a #WikipediaChallenge for 2026?

Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here: bsky.app/profile/ciar... Prints also available (currently on sale): www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

One of those languages is irish, and if you have irish, we need you, we want you. @wikimediaireland.bsky.social Your input could change the world* *or at least the irish bit...

We are delighted to continue our collaboration with The Hunt and Ardscoil Mhuire for Art+Feminism 🎨 Students enjoyed a museum visit and have begun creating artworks inspired by their understanding of the gender gap. Next up Wikipedia training! 🌟For more: www.huntmuseum.com/about/our-pr...

Exciting news! You can still enter #WikiScience until December 15th! Upload your images documenting science to Wikimedia Commons to win prizes! 🌒 Enter now: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons... Anthony’s astro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Wiki Science Photo Contest deadline has been extended and will remain open until December 15th, 2025, with lots of prizes to be won! 📸 🔬 🌠 Are you passionate about science? Do you work in a lab? Did you manage to spot the Northern Lights? 🔗Enter the contest now: wikimedia.ie/2025/11/18/w...

Our Samhain newsletter is a bittersweet one, dear readers, ❤️ Lots of changes ahead & exciting news! ✨ Wiki Science deadline extended ✨ Collab with The Hunt Museum ✨ PLURILINGMEDIA Conference in Warsaw and more! 🗞️ wikimedia.ie/2025/11/27/n...