Watching the moonrise over Lough Mask, Mayo, last night. Spectacular.

Volume 42: Rosell and Craig report the first Irish record of the Long-winged Cone-head (Conocephalus fuscus) from Belfast, County Antrim. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Sad news for the Irish museum community with the loss of Mark Leslie, architect, designer and as he said ‘man of screens’ when computer interactives were a new thing and he was ahead of the pack. Martello Media contributed a great deal to many exhibitions and won many awards. rip.ie/death-notice...

Death Notice of (Christopher) Mark Leslie (Dun Laoghaire, Dublin) | rip.ie

The death has occurred of (Christopher) Mark Leslie of Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Ireland, on 24/07/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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Delighted to see (some) politicians standing up for the science, better late than never. Now can we all please get our own countries on board and take action

Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 7d ago

++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Sad news today for Irish music fans as Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56 in a crash in Dublin #SpeirGorm jrnl.ie/7116253

Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56

The well-known singer died in a crash at the Strawberry Beds near Lucan in West Dublin the early hours of this morning.

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Seamus Heaney and the Bogs 🌿 Celebrate Bog Day 2026 at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again with Dr Patrick Roycroft (National Museum of Ireland), exploring the bogs that inspired Heaney's poetry through natural history and readings. 📅 Sat, 1 Aug, 2pm https://ow.ly/RaQ150ZnI94

Seamus Heaney and the Bogs

A Talk by Dr Patrick Roycroft, Curator of Geology at the National Museum of Ireland

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John Healy’s unique insight into the life of someone you would pass by in the big city was brought to the screen in a caring and thoughtful documentary by Paul Duane which you can see at this special screening in Dublin #SpeirGorm

Paul Duane 🥔@paulduane.bsky.social · 2w ago

Back in 1988 John Healy published his memoir The Grass Arena about his life as a wino turned chessmaster. This August the sequel, The Glass Cage, is published. To coincide with this @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social screen my 2011 documentary about Healy. Please share if you can ifi.ie/film/from-th...

Volume 42: O’Leary et al. report a second Irish record of the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) from Cork City. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Great opportunity for a librarian in Dublin amongst tens of thousands of volumes and a lot of other works, amazing colleagues and interesting job #librarian #library #jobs #museums www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

It’s 19 July- Happy end of the ice age to all who celebrate www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNTI...

Father Ted | End Of The Ice Age

YouTube video by Hat Trick Comedy

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The Irish for Count Binface should be ‘Trash Ceann’ - you’re welcome #SpeirGorm

The Journal@thejournal.ie · 3w ago

We might have to find an Irish translation for Count Binface. Where do we even begin? @darach.bsky.social dives in: jrnl.ie/7105240

The ice age deer #Megaloceros is common in the lake sediments beneath many Irish peat bogs, learn more in this talk in Dublin #SpeirGorm

National Library of Ireland@nlireland.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seamus Heaney and the Bogs 🌿 Celebrate Bog Day 2026 at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again with Dr Patrick Roycroft (National Museum of Ireland), exploring the bogs that inspired Heaney's poetry through natural history and readings. 📅 Sat, 1 Aug, 2pm https://ow.ly/RaQ150ZnI94

Brenda Fricker has died at the age of 81. Fricker was one of Ireland’s most respected and well known actors, and was the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award. jrnl.ie/7105416

Volume 42: Thomas Ennis shares a previously unreported 1951 occurrence of a Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convonvuli) in County Down. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

📢 Applications are open for the National Library of Ireland’s 2026–2027 Studentships! ⭐ Library ⭐ Archival ⭐ Research A great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your career. Learn more, and apply by 3pm, 17 July 2026: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland

📣 We're hiring: Conservator (AKII) 2-year fixed-term contract Join the National Library of Ireland to help conserve nationally significant collections, including parchment, manuscripts and early printed works relating to the Normans in Ireland. ⭐ Info + #apply by 31 July: https://ow.ly/X9Op50ZkZKj

Hardy men from the Blasket Islands off the Irish coast. One of many great prints from a wonderful and witty artist. Check out her website for more (or she’ll send the lads round)

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 4w ago

Originally a limited edition linocut print, this giclée print copy is "Men Of The Blaskets", based on a photo by C.W. von Sydow c. 1924 - a reminder that people have lived and survived the toughest of times through the strength of community ✊ Prints: ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Volume 42: John Emmet O'Sullivan reports a first record of the psyllid Cacopsylla fulguralis from the Island of Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

An ambitious new five-year strategy to reverse the decline of Ireland's pollinating insects and create a landscape where bees and other pollinators can find food and shelter every 200 metres has been launched at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin

Appeal to public to restore habitats to help pollinators

An ambitious new five-year strategy to reverse the decline of Ireland's pollinating insects and create a landscape where bees and other pollinators can find food and shelter every 200 metres has been ...

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Ireland has several significant observatories worthy of World Heritage status. You could help #jobs #astronomy #heritage #UNESCO

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies@dias.ie · last mo.

The Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland (HAOI)seeks a Project Co-ordinator to help lead its UNESCO World Heritage nomination. This 5-year role will coordinate the nomination process for the historic observatories @ Armagh, Birr & Dunsink. Apply by 30 July, 4pm: dias.ie/UNESCO%20job

The discovery at Birr Castle was in identifying the “whirlpool” shape of faraway galaxies and the logical implications this presented for understanding of gravity and masses of gas in space, which led to our understanding of birth, life, death of stars and galaxies. jrnl.ie/7089644

How an Offaly big adventure has travelled time and space to Ireland 2026

We would do well to feed the curiosity that once led to Birr having the world’s biggest telescope.

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Sadly, the inventor of the Morse code passed away... Dashes to dashes, dots to dots.

We're hiring a #ProjectManager to lead a multi-year, cross-institutional programme spanning cultural programming, professional development, research, and policy. ⭐ More info + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland 📅 Closing date: 3pm, 24 July 2026. #Jobfairy

Volume 42: Power and Bell report Rhyzobius forestieri, an Australian ladybird new to Ireland, from Co. Dublin. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Brian Power reports Ptinus dubius, a spider beetle new to Ireland, from Co. Dublin. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

After 16 years of effort, Geological Survey Ireland has completed the ‘Tellus’ national mapping programme to collect geochemical and geophysical data on rocks, soil and water across Ireland. Immense achievement www.gsi.ie/en-ie/progra... #SpeirGorm #geology jrnl.ie/7080991

You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again

Ireland’s geophysical survey has ended after 16 years.

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I made a feature length documentary film, and it’s in the official selection for The Galway Film Fleadh. It’d be great if I don’t end up in the cinema on my own. #Climate #SpeirGorm www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/project/glob...

Global Warning - Galway Film Fleadh

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PhD Studentship in Recycled Materials at @tcddublin.bsky.social Work on turning textile waste into new construction materials and product through the @researchireland.ie funded PUreTex project. 4-year fully funded role. Closing 9 July (12 noon GMT). Apply: www.tcd.ie/engineering/...

As we prepare to get hit by the edge of the heat dome -- this is how temps have changed in Ireland since 1850 #SpeirGorm showyourstripes.info/l/europe/ire...

Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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