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Niamh Ní Charra
@niamhnicharra.bsky.social
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Professional archivist & multi award-winning musician. Chairperson
ARA Ireland (https://araireland.ie/). On ITMA board (www.itma.ie). Gaeilge 7 Fáilte. Sí/í. Opinions my own. Ally.

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Niamh Ní Charra @niamhnicharra.bsky.social · Nov 12
An edited tweet 👇 from 12/2020. Seems a good way to start so you know it's me!
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It's release day! My new album #DonnellysArm is now available on 👇

niamhnicharra.bandcamp.com

Fill up those Xmas stockings & #SupportIndieMusic #BuyLocal #IrishMusic
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Fáilte / Welcome.

We are Lochanna Beo and we aim to bring together our community of landowners, organisations and residents from across the entire Laune watershed so that the choices we make in our urban and rural areas are reflected in ever-healthier lakes and waterways.

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June 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
For a closer look at the collection and the wealth of material it holds, read this piece written in 2024 to mark Mary Robinson's 80th birthday.

impact.universityofgalway.ie/articles/mar...
Overview of Mary Robinson's Archive - Cois Coiribe
Cois Coiribe is University of Galway’s online publication, highlighting the views and opinions of some of the university’s top academics and researchers.
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May 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Today marks Mary Robinson's 82nd birthday

We are proud to hold the archive of our former President, whose lifelong commitment to human rights and climate justice continues to inspire in Ireland and beyond

Explore the catalogue below
archivesearch.library.universityofgalway.ie/index.php/ma...
May 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Delighted to play for and chat with Rick O’Shea on last Tuesday’s Arena on @rte.ie Radio One, alongside Dónal Fallon, ahead of special gig in National Stadium on 9th May as part of @culturedated8.bsky.social

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May 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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One week until our AGM!
There are only a handful of tickets remaining on Eventbrite. Be sure to grab yours before they're gone.

@aranewprofs.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @dri.ie @itmadublin.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @niamhnicharra.bsky.social @irisharchives1970.bsky.social
araireland.bsky.social araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Mar 25
🚨 Date for your diary 🚨
The ARA Ireland AGM will be held on Thursday, 30th April, at the National Archives of Ireland.

Prior to the AGM Zoe Reid will be giving a lecture on the release of the 1926 census!

Booking is essential. Tickets via the link ⬇️

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ARA, Ireland - Lecture and AGM 2026
ARA, Ireland members are invited to attend a fascinating lecture on the release of the 1926 Census followed by the Annual General Meeting.
www.eventbrite.ie
April 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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🚨 Date for your diary 🚨
The ARA Ireland AGM will be held on Thursday, 30th April, at the National Archives of Ireland.

Prior to the AGM Zoe Reid will be giving a lecture on the release of the 1926 census!

Booking is essential. Tickets via the link ⬇️

(1 of 3)

www.eventbrite.ie/e/ara-irelan...
ARA, Ireland - Lecture and AGM 2026
ARA, Ireland members are invited to attend a fascinating lecture on the release of the 1926 Census followed by the Annual General Meeting.
www.eventbrite.ie
March 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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✨️ Have you ever considered being a part of the ARA Ireland committee ✨️

There will be 3 vacant roles up for grabs at the upcoming AGM on April 30th.

Interested in joining us? Drop an email to the ARAI mailbox, or contact @niamhnicharra.bsky.social directly for a chat!
April 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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The next #EDI lecture in the series will be on the Conradh na Gaeilge Archive. Come along and listen to @niamhnicharra.bsky.social talk about the Irish language rights, and the Irish language archival terminology project.

Thurs March 26th at 1pm

Tickets 🎟⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/ara-irela...
March 23, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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A message from us at FairPlé for #InternationalWomensDay

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March 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Caint uaimse : 100 bliain de Mhná an Cheoil, Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Doire 8ú Márta.

I’ll be giving a talk as part of #SnaG and #InternationalWomansDay in Derry on 8th.

culturlann.org/event/niamh-...

@snagaeilge.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social #SeachtainNaGaeilge #LáIdirnáisiúntaNamBan
February 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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True support for Irish Rugby is watching the game on RTE 2 while you yourself are on @rteone.rte.ie 🤣.

Watch #ENGvIRE then watch me chat about my work on Mary Robinson’s archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social on #MyUniLife on RTE 1 +1!

@iua-official.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social
February 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Such a pleasure to share the importance of archives & work of archivists, alongside giving an overview of the many human rights related archives we have @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social including the Mary Robinson archive I’m currently cataloging and that of Kevin Boyle, 1/2

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February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Lovely post! I had the privilege of presenting her with a cross again last year when ATU presented her with an Honorary Doctorate, 34 years later 😁
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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From the Mary Robinson archive in @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social the St Brigid’s Peace Cross, presented to Mary while President 🇮🇪 , by member of group visiting Áras an Uachtaráin to highlight fundraising campaign by AFRI , 1990s.

@araireland.bsky.social #brigid #stbrigid #imbolc #láfhéilebríde
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Native Americans protested in Minneapolis today after the ICE abducted four Oglala Sioux Tribal Members. Three of them are still missing. (1/17|26)
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Expanding the linguistic reach of the European Courtof Human Rights’ foundational text: The European Convention on Human Rights is now available in Irish!

www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Stuck for last minute gift ideas? Want to do your bit for the environment. Take a leaf from my book (pun intended) and buy gift of native Irish trees. I bought 3 blackthorn trees as thank you for @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social stewards.

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December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Massive thanks to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social for shout out to Digital archives in her latest column, to recent comments I made at launch of #ExploreYourArchive campaign with @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social as our new ambassador, and for encouraging all to

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Clodagh Finn: Hark! An overlooked Aladdin’s Cave of festive entertainment
At Christmas, people often binge-watch Netflix or stockpile books, but there is a wonderful array of digital archives to be enjoyed too
www.irishexaminer.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Today is #HumanRightsDay. It’s a privilege to work @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social on archives of Mary Robinson, former President 🇮🇪, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Chair @theelders.bsky.social & still working at 81. I’m currently cataloging v relevant material related to her work at UN.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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2025 marked the anniversaries of the opening (1895) & closing (1935) of the Galway-Clifden railway. Arthur J. Balfour's album documents the railway's construction.

The Balfour album is fully digitised: digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...

#EYAAnniversaries #ExploreYourArchive
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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We're delving into the Post Office Irish Postage Stamp Collection for today's #ExploreYourArchive theme #EYAAnniversaries #EYACuimhneacháin

This stamp was published in 1997 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Irish state:
doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
Irish stamp featuring books, a painter's palette with brushes, and a mythological illustration. Text reads "Éire 52" and "Rialtas na hÉireann 1922-1997."
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
To wrap up the #ExploreYourArchive focus week, we are sharing a festive item from our collections.

This is a 1938 sales catalogue of personalised Christmas greeting cards sold by Royal Renaissance Art Christmas Cards.

#EYAYourArchives
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December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Today is the last day of the Explore Your Archive focus week and we want to see #EYAYourArchives | #EYADoChartlann!

Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts

#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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#BookLaunch - Young Offenders: Children and crime in Ireland, 1850–1908 by Geraldine Curtin

Geraldine Curtin is a Library Assistant working in our Archives & Special Collections dept, we asked her what inspired her to write her 2nd book:

hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...

#19thcentury
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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🇮🇪 BREAKING: Ireland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM