Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists (a non-profit organization that serves as the UK’s primary representative body for LGBTQ+ medical and dental professionals, as well as students in these fields) leaves X (3.565 followers) Bluesky: @gladduk.bsky.social

Inland Fisheries Ireland has estimated that more than 20,000 fish have been killed on the River Glyde in Co Louth, believed to have been caused by an agricultural discharge

Those of us who embrace the freedom to learn must ensure that the truth is not sacrificed for a comfortable lie. Keep honest teaching alive. Watch @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social on American Revolution myths: #TeachTruth www.zinnedproject.org/news/kimberl...

A further eight sets of infant remains have been recovered as part of the ongoing excavation of the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam. It brings the total number of infant remains recovered from the site since the excavation began to 77. jrnl.ie/7061531

From @rachelmurphy.bsky.social #HistOfFamily theconversation.com/four-top-tip...?

A couple of cornflowers in a field near Wicken, Cambridgeshire-these are sold to London florists. As ever my photos & videos are designed to dial down stress & lift your mood-a break from angst while you scroll 🌿

A woman who was born on a small island off the northwest coast 100 years ago, will return there this afternoon as she celebrates her milestone birthday.

Excited for my #Heiresses summer tour! See you at Mercer’s Hall, London, @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social @chalkefestival.bsky.social @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social @harvingtonhall.bsky.social (where I’ll be talking #BlackTudors) or Llangwm Lit Fest… More info: www.mirandakaufmann.com/events.html

NEW: This is the story of one couple’s long fight with their health insurer — and the little-known tool that helped them finally win. In this episode of “Paper Trail,” we’re going to tell you what it is:

You Can't Keep A Good Book Down.......💪🏻

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries.

Newly elected TD Daniel Ennis has come out strongly against Ireland playing Israel in two controversial Nations League fixtures later this year. "We shouldn't be playing that game," Ennis said, adding that deciding whether or not to take part is as political a decision as the other.

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has called for stronger enforcement of non-Irish vessels fishing in the country's Exclusive Economic Zone, as well as a comprehensive review of sea-fisheries legislation

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

Research Participant Request Would you like to be part of Research to Improve Cancer Care for Autistic Patients in Northwest England? Find out more: [email protected]

#DIBLives Appalled by the high rates of infant mortality in Dublin, revolutionary, suffragist and social reformer Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (d. #OTD 1944) established Teach Ultain, the first hospital for infants in Ireland with her partner Dr Kathleen Lynn. www.dib.ie/biography/mu...

Kyiv. City centre. A woman clearing the damage from the night attack near the antique bookshop. We won’t give up. I know. I see.

QUBstaff - Official staff account at Queen's University Belfast has left X (4.036 followers) Bluesky: @qubstaff.bsky.social

Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way. Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery

A nurse’s entire take-home pay now barely covers the average Dublin rent. People are being evicted while sick, grieving and struggling. This housing crisis is causing real human misery.

Love it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.

A halo around St Michael's tower this morning as the sun rose here in Glastonbury.

Reading this extraordinary book now. Got it from the library. If you aren’t reading U.S. history written by Black Women, you should ask yourself why you’re reading U.S. history at all. I can’t recommend this highly enough. 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. #BookSky

Found in the records: #LibertyCountyGA 1846 darylohare.com/found-in-the...

First thing I do after every move is join the library.

Vaccines are starting to gain traction in cancer treatment. A DNA based vaccine is a potential treatment for glioblastoma. Developed by Geneos Therapeutics, it transforms “cold” tumors into “hot” tumors that can be targeted by the patient’s own immune system. 🧪 medicine.washu.edu/news/persona...

Exciting news! @clodaghfinn.bsky.social and I had such fun making our podcast mini-series An Irishwoman's Diary that Series Two will be available in June. ICYMI, Series One is available here - you can listen back to all the episodes at this link: www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be going hungry. That's why we're opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough, starting with The Bronx. Lower Prices. Good food. Publicly owned. Hunts Point next year. Every borough by 2029.

14.5k buildings vacant in #Dublin. When is the Government going to open up these homes to all those who are homeless? @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

Putting myself in good company for 250! Yesterday the @aupresses.bsky.social put out a list of 100 books for the semiquin but no @academic.oup.com books? Couldn't do better than @emilysneff.bsky.social @lmchervinsky.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social! +imho politics of family is pretty impt.

Somehow this book totally missed me when it came out. Got it in Atlanta a couple days ago and am kind of hooked.

There were 648 cancelled spinal surgery operations in the last five years, according to new figures from Children's Health Ireland.

Margaret Connolly’s husband Declan Bree on why a strong message about the abduction of Irish Citizens in International Waters is something our government should be sending. #spéirghorm #globalsumudflotilla

❗TOMORROW❗ Join Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies and us for a talk by Dr Elizabeth Mullins on "Preserving the records of a Travelling Community" 🗓️6:15 pm, 20 May 🧭Central Teaching Hub @liverpooluni.bsky.social FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving... #SkyStorians

Possibly unpopular opinion? I think artists should get to sign the art they make for book covers. It should be right there, on the front, because it’s never been more important to showcase the humanness of art. And also there are many times when I see a beautiful cover and wonder, “Who made this?”

Have you valued the work by Thriving Autistic? We would appreciate your support with our nomination for the National Diversity Awards 2026 Voting has now been extended until 20th May Vote here: www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2026/...

Yves Sakila died on Friday last in Dublin.

🗃️In case you weren't able to attend last night, Cait's talk is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFun...

Glasgow Women’s Library (a uniquely significant institution: it is the only accredited museum dedicated entirely to women’s history, lives and achievements in the United Kingdom) has moved to Bluesky (32.187 followers on X) Bluesky: @womenslibrary.bsky.social

Congrats to everyone @iaam-cfh.bsky.social I am so happy to know that my research is available there in the digital archive. Many thanks Brian Sheffey vimeo.com/1192608122

The work of Vivian Maier (1920-2009), prolific US street photographer whose work was unknown in her lifetime #WomensArt

What a legend Robert Selby Clark was! I wish more census enumerators drew maps like he did!

We’re appointing a writer-in-residence! Join us to respond to our holdings related to the Bloomsbury Group (including the archives of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press) ahead of a major exhibition in 2027. Applications close 19 May. Best of luck! collections.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

Residents of one of Dublin's oldest flat complexes fear they are being left in unsafe and deteriorating conditions after long-promised regeneration plans were delayed

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

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#NewBlog On Sunday 18 April 1926, 630,048 households completed their census forms. In this month’s blog, DIB's Dr Angela Byrne reflects on what the release of the 1926 census, recently digitised by the National Archives of Ireland, means to historians. www.dib.ie/blog/census-... #DIBLives

For decades, families in northeast Wichita, KS were unknowingly poisoned by toxic chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects. Black residents suffered liver cancer rates MORE THAN TWICE the state average. But the community is fighting back. Local leaders, nurses and advocates are stepping up.