🦴 Make some fossil friends this summer! Drop into the Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks for a free family activity exploring favourite fossils. An Irish Sign Language interpreter will be present 📅 Wed 8 July ⏰ 2pm–4pm 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin 7 No booking required. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

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...

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ISL Guided Tour: The History of Art in Ireland | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland

Learn about the development of art in Ireland on this tour

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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...

ISL Interpreted History of Art Tour at the National Museum of Ireland Kildare St 30th January 2026

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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...

ReThinking: Demystifying Gen Alpha slang with Adam Aleksic

Podcast Episode · Worklife with Adam Grant · 20/01/2026 · 35m

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“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...

What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect on them - and what, if anything, can help.

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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...

Education and Accreditation Officer - Register of Irish Sign Language Interpreters

The Register of Irish Sign Language Interpreters is currently seeking to recruit a full time permanent Education and Accreditation Officer based in the Dublin office, with hybrid working available.

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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...

A synthesis of existing data on current attitudes towards autistic people in Ireland - National Disability Authority

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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?...

The European Accessibility Act is here What is it and What do I do Now

YouTube video by Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD)

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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 …

a room with a wooden floor and striped wallpaper

Alt: Animation of a bus coming to a hard stop, resulting in rear of bus lifting from the road.

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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...

Workshop in Graz unlocks educational opportunities for sign languages in Europe - Portal - www.coe.int

European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) Graz (Austria) 19 May 2025

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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!

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BE THE ARROW ↗️ To mark 40 years of incredible achievements, we’ve launched a special anniversary challenge — and you’re invited to take part! 😊 Will you answer the President's call? Sign up now: bethearrow.ie #BeTheArrow #Gaisce40 #GaisceAward

💥 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.

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The NCPPR's Free Enterprise Project has lost its anti-DEI proposals in 2025 shareholder votes at Costco, Apple, John Deere, Disney, Goldman Sachs and Levi Strauss. Free Enterprise Project says it's the "premier opponent of the woke takeover of American corporate life and defender of true capitalism"

💥 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...

Call for Fellowships Jan-June 2026

Are you working on groundbreaking ideas in AI policy, ethics, or governance? Do you have experience in interdisciplinary settings and thrive in collaborative environments? The AI Policy Lab at Umeå…

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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

Bill before Dáil to name children’s hospital after pioneering Mayo doctor | Connaught Telegraph

A Bill is coming before the Dáil to name the national children’s hospital after Mayo native Dr. Kathleen Lynn.

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