It's that spooky time of year again🦇🎃 👀 See a creatively ghoulish spin on the DRI repository with the DRI Labs #Samhain #Halloween GIF collection: giphy.com/channel/bkna... 👻 Then try making your own animations: dri.ie/news/a-gif-f... 😱 Enter #GIFITUP2026 to win great prizes! gifitup.net

Join our team! Applications are open for the position of senior programme and communications manager as part of the DRI team based @ria.ie. Specific purpose, maternity leave contract. Find out more and apply by 18 Nov! www.ria.ie/about/career... #JobVacancy #JobFairy #AcademicJobs #Hiring

Missed ‘Winds of change: Ireland’s cultural heritage sector & Public AI’? The event recording is now available! 🎥Learn how the cultural heritage sector can shape the conversation on AI: vimeo.com/1234119423 Hosted in partnership with @europeana.bsky.social, @irishmuseums.bsky.social & @ria.ie

Winds of change: Ireland’s cultural heritage sector and Public AI

As Europe shapes the future of AI, the cultural heritage sector has a unique opportunity to ensure that innovation is built on trusted, diverse and openly accessible data, as well as a more inclusive ...

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Our Oct newsletter is out now! Read about our collaboration with @europeana.bsky.social Foundation on advancing #CulturalHeritage and #PublicAI, get inspired by our tips for creative reuse of cultural collections, and learn about our upcoming #DigiPres training workshops! dri.ie/dri-friends-...

#IrishBookWeek | Day 4: Share an Irish book you read recently A History of Ireland in 100 Words by Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Gregory Toner draws on the RIA’s Dictionary of the Irish Language to explore our history through the words that have shaped our landscape, culture and beliefs

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📢 Registration is now open for Ireland's National Open Research Festival (NORfest) 2026! Event details: 📅 Tuesday, 17 November 2026 📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2 🎟️Find out more & reserve your place: www.eventbrite.com/e/norfest-20...

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In a post-event blog following ‘Winds of Change: Ireland's Cultural Heritage Sector and Public AI’ held @ria.ie, the @europeana.bsky.social Foundation reflects on the role the Irish #CulturalHeritage sector can play in shaping a European #PublicAI ecosystem dri.ie/news/harness...

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Eugene from WCI's Team was at the @ria.ie last Friday for Winds of Change, a day on cultural heritage and public AI. The gap facing smaller + regional archives came up a good few times. Read more: wikimedia.ie/2026/10/04/d... @dri.ie @irishmuseums.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social

'Ireland’s cultural heritage sector looks to shape the future of Public AI' - article by @billylinehan.bsky.social for Irish Tech News on DRI's event on #CulturalHeritage and #PublicAI, hosted in collaboration with @europeana.bsky.social Foundation and @irishmuseums.bsky.social at @ria.ie

Ireland’s cultural heritage sector, the future of Public AI

'Winds of Change' explores how cultural heritage can contribute to a European Public AI ecosystem

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Billy Linehan 🇪🇺🇮🇪@billylinehan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ireland’s cultural heritage sector looks to shape the future of Public AI Explores how its collections,expertise and public values can help shape the development of AI @ria.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @europeana.bsky.social @dri.ie @irishmuseums.bsky.social  irishtechnews.ie/irelands-her...

What risks are shaping your digital preservation work? The Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC is looking for speakers to share practical experiences, questions and ideas at our Around the World event on Risk Management, taking place in November. Proposals […] [Original post on digipres.club]

We were delighted to host colleagues from the National Archives of Malaysia and 2en Apps this morning to share knowledge on digital preservation policy, DRI membership workflows and our Repository functionality. It is always great to exchange ideas with fellow #digipres peers around the world!

📢 The programme is now available for Who Pays for Creativity? Tax Policy for Creative Industries. 🎬 From screen production and visual effects to literature and public policy, this event brings together experts from across the creative ecosystem. Register here: www.ria.ie/events/who-p...

This #MapMonday is focused on Kells, Co. Meath! Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 4 Kells by Anngret Simms with Katharine Simms was published by the RIA in 1990 Check @ihtaria.bsky.social to explore highlights from the IHTA, a research programme based at the RIA www.ria.ie/irish-histor...

ihta_ria.bsky.social@ihtaria.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're back for #MapMonday and this week we're in the Co. Meath town of #Kells Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 4, Kells by Anngret Simms with Katharine Simms was published by @ria.ie in 1990 #IHTA

Shaping Public AI: What role for Ireland’s cultural heritage? Ireland’s cultural heritage sector explores how its collections,expertise and public values can help shape the development of AI @europeana.bsky.social @dri.ie @irishmuseums.bsky.social @ria.ie @heritagecouncil.ie lnkd.in/p/dHfy_QYe

#culturalheritage #dataspace #publicai #digitalculturalheritage #ai | Billy Linehan

Public AI and the Cultural Heritage sector At the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) today with Irish Tech News for “Winds of Change: Ireland’s Cultural Heritage Sector and Public AI.” Event explores the role...

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As part of the #CultureNight celebrations, DRI hosted an event on the creative reuse of #DigitalCulturalHeritage collections held in the DRI repository We were delighted to engage with members of the public as people discovered and explored #IrishCulturalHeritage Learn more: dri.ie/news/creativ...

We have a packed house in @ria.ie for today's collaborative event looking at the role the #CulturalHeritage sector and #DataSpace for #CulturalHeritage can play in shaping a European #PublicAI ecosystem, one where technology is governed by public values, instead of shaped by private interests alone!

Applications are now open for the Archaeology Legacy Grant. The 2027 round is provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, through the @nationalmons.bsky.social Apply for 2027 funding by 15 October www.ria.ie/grants/archa... 📸 Lisleagh excavation in 1981 from Michael Monk

This Fri 2 Oct, DRI, @irishmuseums.bsky.social, and @europeana.bsky.social Foundation are hosting an all-day in-person event @ria.ie on #AI innovation, digital collaboration, and the future of #CulturalHeritage If you can't join us in person, you can view the livestream tinyurl.com/47v4hnxe

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Look out for my article in @irish-tech-news.bsky.social on this event on Friday at @ria.ie Winds of Change: Ireland's Cultural Heritage Sector and Public AI - Irish Museums Association @irishmuseums.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social @dri.ie share.google/axp2JbCB66rY...

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In-person registration has now fully opened for 'Winds of Change: Ireland's Cultural Heritage Sector and Public AI', a collaborative event jointly organised by the Digital Repository of Ireland, the I...

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Join us on Friday, October 2nd for a full day event focused on the importance of Ireland's cultural heritage sector in shaping a European values-based AI ecosystem. There are still a few in-person places left! 🪑 Can't attend in Dublin? View the morning livestream ▶️ Register: dri.ie/events/winds...

Due to strike action, we are postponing our online coffee morning this coming Wednesday 30 September at 11am. We look forward to welcoming Padraic Stack back at a later date and will share an update once this has been rescheduled. Keep an eye on our social channels for updates!

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · 2mo ago

All are welcome to join DRI's online coffee morning on 30th Sept at 11am with Padraic Stack, Digital Librarian & Web Archivist at the @nlireland.bsky.social discussing “Collecting the Online Record Together” and NLI's collaborative approaches to web archiving. Register here: dri.ie/events/dri-c...

We're delighted to announce that @ucddublin.bsky.social have ingested a new collection into the Repository: the Irish Publishing Record (IPR) Publishers Dataset, 1967–1994. Objects include: Introductions of IPR between 1967-1988 and the IPR Publisher Dataset. Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...

UCD Digital Preservation Librarian @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social will present an interactive seminar - 'Lost in Character Encoding' - tomorrow, at this year's #iPRES2026 in Copenhagen. For more info see ipres2026.dk #DigitalPreservation @ucdresearch.bsky.social @dri.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social

DRI's contributions to #CultureNight 2026 featured digital games and hands-on activities inspired by #CulturalHeritage collections in the Repository. Framed by the architecture of the @ria.ie, it made for a dynamic mix! Subscribe to our newsletter at dri.ie to find out what #DRI_Labs is up to next.

If you’re in Dublin city this evening for #CultureNight, pop into @ria.ie to learn about the Academy’s research programmes, including DRI! DRI Labs will be demonstrating the creative reuse of cultural collections with games and crafts! dri.ie/events/get-c... @culturenightdub.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow from 5:00pm at the Royal Irish Academy for @culturenightdub.bsky.social. No booking required; walk-ins welcome on the night. In the meantime, to get an idea of what to expect from this year’s event, visit the RIA's Culture Night webpage: www.ria.ie/work/public-...

🗞️Our Sept newsletter is out now! We're pleased to share news of new #DigiPres resources, our upcoming #CultureNight event, and work in the area of #AI and #CulturalHeritage! mailchi.mp/ria/dri-sept... Image from @dclareadingroom.bsky.social collections in DRI: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #DigiPresNews

This #MapMonday is focused on Cork City! Cork/Corcaigh by Howard Clarke and Maire Ni Laoi was originally published by RIA in 2024 www.ria.ie/irish-histor... Check @ihtaria.bsky.social to explore highlights from the IHTA, a research programme based at the RIA

ihta_ria.bsky.social@ihtaria.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We remain in Co. Cork for this week's #MapMonday with focus on Cork City Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 31 Cork/Corcaigh by Howard Clarke and Maire Ni Laoi was originally published by @ria.ie in 2024 #IHTA 1/11