#LIRSeminar2026 Ronan Madden: Digital & Information Literacy Framework (libguides.ucc.ie/ld.php?conte...) taking a comprehensive approach to many teaching teams in UCC Library

#LIRSeminar2026 Ann Byrne: OER in Digital Literacy for Hibernia College - Info lit, Dig wellness & identity, Communication & collaboration, Dig technology proficiency, Solving common digital problems, Creating dig content with AI support, Dig learning & development oercommons.org/courses/digi...

"This is a landmark legal ruling for ocean protection, which is set to make waves across Europe. The Dutch court has unequivocally confirmed that bottom trawling in protected areas cannot be ignored" Fantastic news from the Netherlands! oceanographicmagazine.com/news/dutch-c...

A historic counting house complex on South Main Street in Cork is set to be reborn as the new city library. The €35 million acquisition by Cork City Council will replace the existing library on Grand Parade jrnl.ie/7037022

How should environmental sustainability be evaluated alongside health economics and HTA? Join YHEC’s free 2026 webinar series, led by YHEC Senior Consultant, Melissa Pegg, Chair of the HTAi Environmental Sustainability in HTA Working Group. Register here: www.yhec.co.uk/product/free...

Interested in how libraries are adapting to changing user needs and emerging technologies? Join the LIR Annual Seminar 2026 on 13 May in Dublin (or online) as speakers explore AI literacy, futures literacy, climate literacy, digital literacy. Info & registration: lirgroup.heanet.ie/index.php/li...

Step into nature this National Biodiversity Week! Ireland’s nature and wildlife will take centre stage from 15th – 24th May, with hundreds of free events across the country for #BiodiversityWeek2026. www.ien.ie/step-into-na...

"Visit the interactive Map of Irish Wetlands Look up details of your local wetland or query information on over 14,500 known freshwater wetlands throughout Ireland" www.wetlandsurveys.ie/miw-intro

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:

Living #Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative #AI in Research (v.3; New From @ec.europa.eu) research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/document/dow... #GenAI

Stunning new mural of Sir David Attenborough in Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland by Kade.ie to mark the 100th birthday of this amazing man. #SpeirGorm #Attenborough

Roscommon County Council are hiring a Senior Library Assistant. Closing date: 21/5/2026 #LISjobsIE publicjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

We have such a great FREE webinar for you 7-8pm tomorrow night 6 May! Legendary ecologist, author & pan-lister @graemelyons.bsky.social will be explaining why getting to know your plants facilitates recording of other species groups. Book here: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... Ideal for beginner recorders!

BirdWatch Ireland calls on government to protect sites for seabirds as soon as possible By Kaylin Doherty April 30, 2026 birdwatchireland.ie/birdwatch-ir... @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

Did you know that we have a website (link in our bio) You can find ID handy guides in the resources section, like this fab buttercup one created especially for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social by the amazing @naturelark.bsky.social!

Orchids starting to bloom in Galway. Green Veined Orchid & Irish Marsh Orchid(?). #WildflowerHour

It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour! Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland, including buttercups for the #ButtercupChallenge! Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from @wildflowerhour.bsky.social friends!

Early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula or Magairlín meidhreach) flowering in County Limerick this weekend (didn't see the leaves, and apologies for the lack of detail on the flowers) #WildflowerHour

Ticéid (saor in aisce) ar fáil anois le haghaidh an Oíche Ólaíochta in Indreabhán ar an 21ú Bealtaine: pintofscience.ie/event/oiche-... Bígí linn - foghlaim faoi STEM as Gaeilge!

This is huge IMHO "Commission calls on Ireland to complete its network of marine Natura 2000 sites" - addressed in Letter of Formal Notice in the latest infringement package from #EUCommission ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #Marine #Natura2000 #Nature #Birds

This is the map of where the proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHA) are in Ireland: experience.arcgis.com/experience/e... These are sites proposed in 1995 but not yet statutorily proposed or designated. www.npws.ie/protected-si...

Tiny jewel of a crab spider showing us all the current Spring/Summer style trends for arachnids. Blue and white combos are back, zigzags are back, incorporating backdrops of nature is so fresh, so on-trend. #Arachnophilia #Style 🕷️

For #WildflowerHour tonight, here's some Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria, or Slánú fiacal as Gaeilge) under a tree in Co Kildare in the sun.

Agallamh suimiúil le Oisín Ó Néill ón @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social ar Raidió na Life 106.4FM @raidionalife.bsky.social inné: Cúrsaí Bithéagsúlachta Le fáil anseo (nó aon seirbhís podchraoladh eile is dócha!): podcastaddict.com/raidio-na-li...

Please consider getting involved with the Big River Watch between 24th and 30th April. Anyone can take part in the week-long citizen science survey helping to share data to build important picture of river health across the UK and Ireland App is now in Irish too: theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

#lisjobsie Academic Engagement Librarian | Maynooth University Library | closing date 28 April 2026 @maynoothuniversity.ie www.instagram.com/reel/DXb-SVO...

Déan ceiliúradh ar Lá an Domhain 🌍 agus féach ar an gcéad eagrán de Réabhlóid ar Chúl an Tí anois ar Seinnteoir TG4 ⬇️ #TG4Player #AonAmAonÁit #reabhloid_ar_chul_an_ti https://nasc.tg4.tv/Réabhlóid_ar_Chúl_an_Tí-1

Celebrating World Curlew Day An Taisce is delighted to support Breeding Waders EIP with collaborative conservation work in Mongan Bog Offaly, one of our properties held in trust Nesting birds are at their most vulnerable now, so let's work together to respect their space & keep dogs on leads

tuairisc.ie/udaras-na-ga... Dúirt [Ernst and Young] nach nós leo aon phlé a dhéanamh faoin obair a dhéanann siad dá gcliaint. Bheadh an scéal seo greannmhar murach go bhfuil acmhainní Gaeltachta á chur amú ar seo.

Cai, Yatcilla, Czader, Brouder and Volenec (2026) Agricultural evidence synthesis at a critical juncture: quality assessment and pathways to maturation. agriRxiv.2026.00420, agriRxiv, CABI doi.org/10.31220/agr... #MedLibs #EvidenceSynthesis

SDCC are recruiting for the position of Ecologist. Closing date 23 April at midnight. Apply via the eRecruitement website: sdccjobs.ie/Home/Job

Barr buí ar chaisearbháin; Orange-tip butterfly on dandelion #féileacán

Maynooth University are hiring for the role of Assistant Librarian, Academic Engagement, Teaching & Learning. This is a half-time (0.5FTE), 3-year contract role. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 28th April 2026 at 23:30hrs (local Irish time). my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Tá TG4 ag féachaint faoi láthair ar Innealtóirí Craolta agus Tacaíochta Ilmheáin a earcú! 💻#SíógnabPost 🧚🏼 Tuilleadh eolais ⬇️ https://www.tg4.ie/ga/corporate/foluntais/

4 days left to apply for Dublin Maker 2026! Bring your ideas to Leopardstown this August. Apply: DublinMaker.ie/open-call

Since stepping down from @hiljnl.bsky.social, I’ve been distilling everything I’ve learnt into short posts as part of #Encourage #Support #Enable. As the number of posts has grown, I’ve begun curating them into a free Step-by-Step Guide to the Writing Process: mariajgrant.consulting/step-by-step...

“When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.”

Alt ó John Conway ar an Aip Fhoghlama Teanga Cheilteach ‘Blas’. 13 Aibreán 2026 sceal.ie/2026/04/lear... ó scéal.ie @cnagaeilge.bsky.social

Was hoping these beauties would come out this week too. - Bogbean is blooming! (Menyanthes trifoliata) Co Kildare #WildflowerHour Such an elegant fancy flower!

For #WildflowerHour, what I had thought was Herb Robert but am not sure now, the flowers and leaves are similar but not quite right. Along the Royal Canal, Co Kildare.

The Fairy Foxglove (Erinus alpinus) is just starting to come out, but just the one plant is flowering now. It comes out every year on a 230 year old bridge along the Royal Canal, Co Kildare, there'll be a load of them out soon #WildflowerHour

Lovely day for bees today! Andrena maybe for some of them, but tá sé ró-dheacair dom iad a aithint! #Bees

We're looking for a new Publishing Intern for 2026 – someone who can bring a fresh eye and a steady hand to Channel's work as we navigate a time of transition. Find out more: channelmag.org/join-the-team/ 🌸

Podchraoladh an-suimiúil ó Blúiríní Béaloidis, Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann: agallamh le Dr Steve Roud, leabharlannaí, scoláire, a cheap is a d'fhorbair an Roud Folk Song Index [Blúiríní Béaloidis Folklore Podcast] 43 - Indexing Folklore @bealoideasucd.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/bluirini-bea...

A joint report shows that many organisations are facing significant challenges as they work to implement generative and agentic AI.

Some handsome Field Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - in Co Roscommon today, with those stripes it's surely Zebratail! #WildflowerHour

LIFTOFF of #Artemis II on 1 April 23:35 BST/00:35 CEST 2 April 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the second Orion spacecraft with its ESA European Service Module! #ForwardToTheMoon @exploration.esa.int

A leap forward this week. @nhsengland.bsky.social is introducing a progressive commitment to professional membership & registration for non-clinical informatics staff including Knowledge Managers, chiming with the professionalism of health librarians. @cilip.bsky.social. share.google/8HVQF1oWUUcS...

Really impressed by the posters at #LILAC26. I definitely want to find out more about the new Digital and Information Literacy Framework from @ucclibrary.bsky.social