Talbot Street businesses say terrifying arson attack on mosque must be a 'turning point' www.thejournal.ie/talbot-stree...

Dear Dubliners , you happen to be on the 16 today and see this little fella please pick him up. My friend did try contacting @dublinbusnews.bsky.social but its a Saturday and its early.

Immigrants do not have to contribute exceptionally to deserve safety Immigrants do not have to permanently grovel to their new country to justify their existence Immigrants are allowed to be just as mediocre, grumpy or homesick as anyone else

Join us for #LTHEchat with @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social at 8pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/08/l...

Northern Ireland has a very high level of gender based violence, mainly committed by white Northern Irish men. I’ve yet to see riots after a woman has been violently attacked or killed. Seems like the issue isn’t qwhite about violence but who gets to commit it! www.ulster.ac.uk/research/res...

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore Scholarship Spotlight and SoTL with @egillaspy.bsky.social, @suebecks.bsky.social, @profearle17.bsky.social and @rosegann.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/06/08/l...

Super happy to have joined the #gasta ranks today at #edtech26 - thanks to @iltasky.bsky.social and @gasta.me!

On 24th June, DCU will serve as a local hub for the #DigAcc26 conference. Participants from the greater Dublin area are welcome to join us at DCU to engage with the conference sessions together! Info and registration: www.dcu.ie/dcu-communit...

Excited for Day 2 of #edtech26 - another great programme of talks lined up (catch me at the gasta later!)

Last but not least to finish up day one of @iltasky.bsky.social #edtech26 it's @gasta.me and the Gastas!

Continuing #edtech26 day one with a keynote from Dr Ben Williamson, University of Edinburgh

Last up for prac papers 10 at #edtech26 it's @kate-molloy.net representing the team developing an OER and IEP open course for the national forum (in addition to her conference wizardry!)

@marendeepwell.bsky.social up now at #edtech26 prac papers 10 on open edtech advocacy drawing on collaborative research with reclaim hosting

Next up at practitioner papers 10 #edtech26 it's @dculibrary.bsky.social Lisa Callaghan on embedding library support within the VLE

Now at #edtech26 it's Marian Murphy from @mtu.ie on gamifying cyber security learning, kicking off practitioner papers 10

Last but not least at practitioner papers 02 #edtech26 it's Shaun Ferns from TUD on TEL enhancing their programme review process

Now at practitioner papers 2 at #edtech26 is Shane Cronin from @mtu.ie on the (invisible?) work of learning technologists taking policy towards engaging learning experiences

Now up at practitioner papers 2 #edtech26 it's Niamh O'Mahony Corbett on their support for teaching staff on digital learning at @tcddublin.bsky.social via the digital development team

Excited now for #edtech26 practitioner papers 2- first up Sheila MacNeill, who has been working with a team from @jisc.bsky.social on an online learning design toolkit

#edtech26 research 03- Louise Nagle now from @mtu.ie introducing digital identity across different schools of thought

#edtech26 Research 03- Toni Martin from @tcddublin.bsky.social introduces seven key post-pandemic changes to the TEL landscape

#edtech26 research papers 03 kicks off with Dr Aisling O'Connor on self efficacy in blended learning (correction- research undertaken at @ucc.ie). Connection and belonging key themes

@abeba.blacksky.app kicks off @iltasky.bsky.social #edtech26 with a keynote challenging the aggressively paced introduction of AI in HE

Can’t make it to EdTech 2026 In Dublin? You can still join us online for the keynote talks by tuning in to our livestream. Click each livestream link on ilta.ie/edtech-2026/ to register in advance for Zoom access from anywhere. #EdTech26 #edusky #academicsky #edtech #learningsciences #sotl

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ireland is pleased to invite participants to the Quiz on Korea 2026 – Ireland Preliminary, a nationwide competition celebrating Korean culture, language, history, food, K-pop, K-dramas, and traditions. Event Details in the thread👇

Given the threat AI poses, how can educational institutions take back control? In an opinion piece for @thejournal.ie, DCU’s Dr Juliana Adelman and Dr @romanbirke.bsky.social explain how AI erodes human thought, and that the education sector must fight back. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4eZoyGK

Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.

The programme has now been published for our #EdTech26 @iltasky.bsky.social conference, in @dcuioe.bsky.social on 3 & 4 June: ilta.ie/edtech-2026/... Reserve your place asap as we will close registration on May 15th 2026 ilta.ie/edtech-2026/...

I tried out the government’s AIReady.ie courses you don’t have to! And, really, I don’t recommend you do!!! Here’s a rundown of the experience 🧵👇 (1/30)

Maybe it’s just me and my feed, but I haven’t seen enough chatter about the discovery of this marble statue of Athena in Turkey, specifically Laodicea.

"How student loans are forcing Muslims into a religious dilemma over university"

‘Remembering Revolution: The Easter Rising and its Impact in Public’ - on tomorrow, 25th April, 12-2pm, GPO museum - I’ll be taking about my research on gendered and sexual violence during the war of independence/civil war Tickets below #spéirghorm www.gpomuseum.ie/events/remem...

Fabulous photo Irish 1916 rebels Margaret Skinnider (front middle) & Nora Connolly (front right) in New York, 1917,when they were on the Republican women’s tour. Would love to know who the 3rd woman is - just putting it out there into the universe more in hope than expectation of a name! #spéirghorm

Shameful stuff from these “protestors”. Consider donating to msoe.ie/donate/ to show your support and to help feed the homeless in Dublin

This is a fascinating story about a truly remarkable woman www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Adult dies with listeriosis, as food safety authority confirms ‘extensive’ outbreak

Are you a researcher 5+ years post-PhD and interested in moving to Ireland? We have a new scheme which will support relocation and start-up costs.

📢 Calling all early-career researchers and innovators living on the Island of Ireland. Would you like to join a dynamic network making real impact? Applications are now open for Young Academy Ireland (YAI).

Shaimaa has a scholarship to do a PhD on Palestinian literature with me at @uoe-llc.bsky.social, but she's stuck in Gaza because the foreign office won't help. Please share. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Aagh! That should have been deadline 20th July!! Great opportunity to share your research about first year experience or successful practice supporting first year HE students - submit a proposal #teachlearnsky #edusky #studenttransitions jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/announ...

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care. “Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

"The Irish Embassy in Tel Aviv’s requirement that flights be purchased before visa approval resulted in a €38,000 loss on non-refundable tickets for the club."

As part of my PhD I'm conducting a study looking at students' views of postgraduate research. The survey is open to current students in the UK (first degree and postgraduates). It's anonymous and should take no more than 10 mins! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #students #PhDlife #PhD

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Funded PhD studentship of €25,000/year for 4 years plus fees available @tcddublin.bsky.social to work with me on Irish women's life writing from the long 18th century! Please spread the word! @ecfjournal.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @clhlwr.bsky.social @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social

Delighted to be at the 40th annual eighteenth-century Ireland society conference today at @tlrhub.bsky.social Great programme and great sense of community!

This is terrifying and hilarious in equal measure measure…

Best of luck to everyone starting their leaving cert exams today! 🍀 @dublincityuni.bsky.social