Join us for a guided tour to discover the artefacts associated with the patron saints of Ireland, St. Patrick, St. Brigid, and St. Colmcille, with Irish Sign Language interpretation 🕒 12:30 | Friday, 17 April 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/I...

We must resist the narrative that #HumanRights are an obstacle to efficiency, to progress or to innovation. Human rights are the only universally agreed roadmap to honour human dignity. Read my newsletter for March 2026 👇 nl.commissioner.coe.int/nl3/SWg2G0gt...

Join this tour to learn about the history of art from the Museum's archaeology collection with ISL interpretation at 12:30 Friday, 30th January at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare street. youtube.com/shorts/JV9ea...

This is such a fun listen (& there’s a transcript too) from @adamgrant.bsky.social #Memes #Slang #GenZ #GenAlpha podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...

“In 2024, 520 million children were living in conflict zones … the largest humanitarian disaster since World War Two". www.bbc.com/news/article... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Our Register of Irish Sign Language Interpreters (RISLI) are recruiting an Education and Accreditation Officer. Deadline for applications is 15 December 2025. See: www.risli.ie/education-an...

Want to know more about Sign Languages on the Island of Ireland: Legislation, Policy and Practices? Join us at the @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social on Friday 12 December! ISL/English, BSL/English interpreting provided. CART in process of booking. www.eventbrite.com/e/1974799355...

Come join us for this in-person event at @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social to learn more about research on community interpreting on the island of Ireland! ISL/English interpreting provided. Register here! www.eventbrite.com/e/1969250400...

Ready to share our Erasmus+ project on interpreter-mediated deaf education in primary schools. How do deaf pupils actually experience inclusion in bilingual classrooms? Following that question through research, resources & insights. 🔗 ide-project.eu

What's IDE about? We examine how teaching and learning work when classroom communication is mediated through sign language interpreters. A collaboration across Germany, Ireland & Norway studying what actually supports inclusion in mainstream classrooms. Findings → Open Educational Resource for all

Year one milestones: ✅ Consortium meeting in Dublin ✅ Advisory committees in all three countries ✅ Launched multilingual website (ide-project.eu) ✅ Ethics approvals secured ✅ Data collection started in Norwegian schools ✅ Materials created for parents & schools Next up: more fieldwork in classrooms!

❄️ Family Drop-in: Footprints in the Snow (with ISL) 📅 Sun 30 Nov | 🕐 13:30–15:30 📍 Dead Zoo Lab, Collins Barracks Make cards with deer & polar bear prints, explore antlers & skulls! ✅ ISL interpreter | ♿ Accessible | No booking 👉 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #ISLEvent #IrishSignLanguage

September activities at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks = talks, tours & play! 🗓️ Highlights: LGBTQIA+ stories (Sept 4), Game On! (Sept 7), Azure Tour (Sept 10), Culture Night (Sept 19), Guided Tour with ISL interpretation (Sept 28) 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

We led out on Action 1 of the Autism Innovation Strategy by synthesising existing data on public attitudes towards autism in Ireland. Report findings say awareness has increased, but deeper understanding and inclusive practices remain urgent priorities. nda.ie/news/a1-synt...

In case you missed our European Accessibility Act webinar on 26 June, the recording is available now. The webinar explained the #EAA and how best to implement it, with input from our Centre for Excellence in Universal Design colleagues and other experts in the field. youtu.be/eP4qnmJfYmk?...

We have published our 2023 report on compliance with Part 5 of Disability Act 2005. Part 5 requires that a minimum of 3% of all public sector employees are disabled people. 4.1% of public sector employees reported a disability in 2023. Read more: bit.ly/4f4bWMt

@dublinbusnews.bsky.social - on a 40D towards city centre and driver could really go easier on the brakes. A man was practically hurled across the bus as he went to move from his seat towards the door. The heavy-on-the-brakes has been a feature of this long and jolt-y journey …

Irish Sign Language-Interpreted Tour - Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, 3.30 on Sunday 22nd June. www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/I...

💥 BREAKING: Shareholders of Merck & Co one of the largest pharma companies in the world, voted today to reject an anti-DEI proposal, 99-1 percent. Merck Board recommended shareholders vote against proposal that called for eliminating "discriminatory DEI milestones" from executive compensation.

It was superb to be in Graz to co-host the @coe.int European Centre for Modern Languages @deafsignecml.bsky.social workshop last week. Here’s a summary of what we were up to! www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Check out all the wonderful events planned for #CreativeBrainWeek2025 at @tcddublin.bsky.social creativebrainweek.com

Perfect day.

Gaisce was a huge part of my life in the 1990s - very tempted now to join this 40th anniversary challenge!

💥 BREAKING: Goldman Sachs shareholders voted today to reject two anti-DEI proposals, both by 98-2 percent. GS Board urged shareholders to vote to reject proposals. "We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."

Reassuring to see.

💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

If you are working on how AI shapes and is shaped by society, this is your opportunity to join us as a fellow in 2026 at AI Policy Lab @Umeå University 🕐 Deadline: 1 June, 17:00 CET #AIpolicy #AIgovernance #AIethics #responsibleAI #AI aipolicylab.se/call-for-fel...

Name the new National Children’s hospital after the great Dr Kathleen Lynn - a bill to be introduced to the Dáil. I would sincerely hope this would have cross party, even unanimous, support. She more than deserves this honour #speirgorm www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/04/21/b... to

We are currently seeking applications for the role of Race Equality Officer to work with us at @tcddublin.bsky.social in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Office. Deadline for applications is 9 May 2025. universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

Successfully described our book project and process at the 8th International Conference on Gender Equality @miceducationfac.bsky.social @leesonl.bsky.social

Closing date for this role is 14 April. #DeafStudies #AssistantProfessor #AppliedSignLinguistics

It’s 40 years this month since access to contraception was liberalised in Ireland, but that was far from the end of the story! @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social article from myself and Jennifer Redmond - love Gaybo explaining how to use a condom (that was 1987!!) #speirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The @tcddublin.bsky.social magnolia tree in magnificent bloom yesterday (background) with an array of spring flowers including wonderfully aromatic hyacinths in the foreground.

Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

If you have difficulty sitting back on your knees go see a physiotherapist- the earlier you address issues the better the likely outcome. #ThingsIWishIHadKnownEarlier

@trinitycds.bsky.social The Centre for Deaf Studies at @tcddublin.bsky.social is seeking an Assistant Professor in Applied Sign Linguistics. Could this be you? universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

Have spent a wonderful day reading @tracychevalier.bsky.social ‘s wonderful “Remarkable Creatures, discovering the incredible Mary Anning, a palaeontologist and fossil collector who had a remarkable if contemporaneously unsung impact on our understanding of evolution. ncse.ngo/mary-anning-...

Online reimbursement systems are sent to test us. I’ve spent the guts of a day’s worth of work time over the last week trying to get someone in a large multinational body to help resolve a systems issue. #Frustrating as hell and still not resolved.

Nice day for a little mid-day walk following from a wall of online meetings. #Spring

This piece breaks my heart. The callous disregard for women’s lives is outrageous. There must be ways to support these women #SanctuaryScholars www.bbc.com/news/article...

What a remarkable story of generosity. It’s reassuring to read of this kind of human compassion on days when the world seems dark and filled with self-interest.

My aunt just sent an @irishindosport.bsky.social piece to my by @paulkimmage.bsky.social which references a shared set of Davis relatives - my great grandmother was John’s daughter, Francis’s sister …

Oh Brussels, I’ve missed you! First stop en route to hotel - a waffle in a building with very waffle-esque detail 🧇🧇

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

It was super to hear @daraobriain.bsky.social talk about his Irish Sign Language interpreted shows & why they are important on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this morning. I’m certainly looking forward to seeing Dara - & Cormac - in action at Vicar Street at the end of the month.

@tcddublin.bsky.social looking beautiful 🤩

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

"Forced sterilization laws are a really powerful example of how violations of disabled people’s bodies and rights are baked into our legal system today.” For @motherjones.com, I reported on how disabled people continue to be forcibly sterilized. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...