#Onthisday 1884 The Royal University (NUI) became the 1st university in Ireland to grant degrees to women. Charlotte Taylor became the 1st to receive the degree (she was also the 1st woman in the UK to receive a Bachelors in Music) Clodagh Finn, now on Instagram

my.uplift.ie/petitions/save… Petition against plan that will interfere catastrophically with a peaceful historic park and place of recreation for the city of Dublin. If you haven’t already signed you know what to do👍🏻 ⁦Senator Chris Andrews #stopthegenocide⁩ ⁦The Liberties Dublin⁩ ⁦An Taisce⁩

In a bid to avoid issuing yet another sober warning, the United Nations decide to launch their latest report LIVE from the Gates of Hell 🔥 #Emissionsgap #COP29 unep.org/resources/emis…

We’re delighted to share the news that Lynsey Callaghan, Head of Programmes, Research and Academics at RIAM, has been appointed Principal Conductor of National Youth Choir (9-15 Years). For more information read here: riam.ie/news/lynsey-ca…

Do you live in Dublin?🏠Our 2025 rising stars need you!🌟 We are looking for hosts to accommodate participants for 1 week next Jan. In return, receive 2 FREE tickets🎟️to each competition round and the final. ✉Contact [email protected] for a form #veronicadunnecompetition

Great to see that Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell- Wallace is singing Leonora Washington National Opera

Tune in! Our artist in residence Tara Erraught discusses the development of the voice and her upcoming performance with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland! RTE Arena 📻rte.ie/radio/radio1/

🚨Don’t miss your last chance to see Mascagni’s #Lemaschere tomorrow, Thursday, 7:30pm at the National Opera House. Here's a taste of what to expect. Book one of the last remaining tickets before they're all gone. bit.ly/WFOLemaschere Sponsored by Elavon

Pumpkin supermoon over Inisheer Lighthouse, Aran Islands, Galway 🎃🌕🧡 #Supermoon #LoveGalway 📸 ig/felix.sproll

Opera Europa receives major grant bit.ly/3YMdCUi

It is impossible to quantify fully the absolute game changer that Basic Income for artists is for artists, their families, our community, the entire sector. An amazing legacy Catherine Martin thank you for your belief in our sector and your passion for artists working conditions

🔬 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s groundbreaking work in X-ray crystallography helped shape modern medicine

Step into the rehearsal room for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at #INORigoletto! 🎬✨We caught up with director Julien Chavaz, Michael Chioldi (Rigoletto), & Soraya Mafi (Gilda) to see what’s in store for this production. 📅1-7 Dec Bord Gáis Energy Theatre 📽️ youtube.com/watch?v=0jEgrP…

You might want to check your list twice this holiday season. Americans produce 25% more waste than any other time of year. 🛍️ And there’s a marketing machine contributing to the growing waste. Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy premieres on @Netflix on Nov 20. #PlasticPollutes

This week’s top priority: Take a deep breath. And then another one 😊 Image: instagram.com/lynn_giunta

Phyllis Ryan (28 Feb 1895 #Taghmon #Wexford-19 Nov 1983 #Dublin).👩‍🎓UCD Chemistry. Chemist. For many years she was the only♀️public analyst in Ireland! Hired only♀️! A founder, & President ICI Ireland (1940-1).👰2nd President of Ireland, Seán T. O'Kelly dib.ie/biography/ryan…

Here we can see her in a short film in 1913 when she became a honorary member of the Fench légion d'honneur for her great efforts in music. This probably is the very first film document with a female composer in it 🙂 youtu.be/awg5KMAV5kE?si…

SMI are saddened to learn of the death of Honorary Member Dr Ita Beausang. Ita completed the first PhD in musicology in Ireland (1962) and published in the areas of Anglo-Irish music and female Irish composers. Our thoughts are with Ita’s family and friends at this time.

Pleased to be co-teaching with brilliant Anne le Bozec at the Stuttgarter Meisterklasse für Lied in Feb 2025. Please RT to voice-piano duos interested in French/German women composers, including the legendary Pauline Viardot. ihwa.de/en/event/46-st…

The final of the 11th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition will take place on Tuesday January 28th at 7:30pm. 🎉🎉 Use the link below or in our bio to grab your tickets before it's too late🤞 Student tickets are also available with this link.🙌✨