🚨News Update🚨 New ARA Ireland Committee members ctd. With Niamh Ní Charra taking over as Chair, the role of Campaigns Officer is now vacant (no one was elected into role at our AGM). We need to fill this vacancy so if you would like to volunteer, DM here if interested. Pls RT

The LAI - Western Regional Section and Munster Regional Section of the LAI will host a joint seminar on 16 May in TUS Limerick. The theme of the seminar is 'EDI in the Library' and will include speakers from TUS,  Dyslexia Ireland, the National Library of Ireland and AHEAD. Register now: bit.ly/3WkLzdR

Thanks to Barbara Diener the UCC Ireland photographic collections librarian for chatting to me about this exhibition. Walter was a true talent and well worth catching some of his work UCC Library

There is a great write up, by @Marjorie Brennan @brennanmarjorie in yesterday's @IrishExaminer on the The 'Walter Pfeiffer: Connemara' exhibition running in UCC Library until Jun 21. irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arts…

Join us Wednesday 1 May 14:00-15:00 for Dive In & Discover: Sea & Shore. View naval intelligence reports in 18th century newspapers, graphic designs from Elizabeth Friedlander, photographic materials of beaches & seascapes from the Alen MacWeeney archive. #speccolls #archives

Such a worthy winner in Sarah Webb, the recipient of Library Association’s President’s Medal. A true advocate of literacy, children’s books and Irish libraries. Previous winners include President of Ireland and Ryan Tubridy.

President Eileen Morrissey brings a wonderful and heartening Library Association AGM to a close with a call to action and a welcome for new members. Great group pic of the newly elected officers, council and Sarah Webb . Best of luck and thank you for your work on our behalf.

New Blog Post! The Dr Joan Byrne collection, containing a large amount of material relating to the Cork Int. Film Festival, helps archive users to develop a greater understanding of the history and influence of film festivals in Ireland. Explore here: iar.ie/archive-catego…

A timely presentation by Elizabeth Kirwan, Assistant Keeper in the Department of Special Collections National Library of Ireland in the lead-up CONUL Conference. How does National Library of Ireland collect, reveal & enhance, make accessible under-represented groups’ records? #RegionalLAI24

Join us Friday 31 May from 13:00-14:00 for the final Dive In & Discover: Sea & Shore session. View naval intelligence reports in 18th century newspapers, graphic designs from Elizabeth Friedlander, photographic materials of beaches & seascapes from the Alen MacWeeney archive.

Fantastic presentation by @ucclibrary archivist Emma Horgan at this year's CONUL conference in Belfast!

We remember poet Gerald Dawe, a #GreatBookUCC contributor, and are saddened by his passing. For the book his poem A Promise was paired with the artwork of Diarmuid Delargy. UCC Library

Please join us tomorrow in Boole Library's ground floor exhibition space at 17:30 for an evening of poetry, sound, and photography where poets and sound artists will perform work in response to the Walter Pfeiffer exhibition currently running in UCC Library

Last days to see the Walter Pfeiffer exhibition UCC Library! Swing on by before it closes on Monday. #walterpfeiffer #ucclibrary #connemara #photography

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Edna O'Brien, one of Ireland's most esteemed 20th century writers! Photographed here by John Minihan in 1971. Photograph by John Minihan. © University College Cork.

Our colleague Louise O'Connor louiseoc has written a great post on "Caring for your family archives" in advance of a workshop she is giving as part of National Heritage Week on Wed 21 August 1-2pm in @ucclibrary theriverside.ucc.ie/2024/08/01/car…

For #HeritageWeek2024 @ucclibrary will be celebrating the cultural heritage of the Irish Traveller community. Check out our latest blog post written by Photographic Collections Librarian Barbara Diener for more information! theriverside.ucc.ie/2024/08/09/cel…

The incomparable Nell McCafferty has passed away, and we are the poorer for it. We The River-side are privileged to house a snapshot of Nell's works in the Attic Press Archive. Her razor wit and perception are evident in this Melbourne newspaper interview below. RIP