Our Oifigeach Gaeilge, Amy Uí Riordáin, recently attended the first PLURILINGMEDIA conference in Warsaw, exploring how digital media shapes the future of minority languages. Here are her reflections from this gathering of researchers, practitioners, and content creators. – My Warsaw adventure began in the early hours of Wednesday, December 3rd, Read more
Are you passionate about a science project you are involved with? Do you work in a lab and want to highlight your colleague’s significant work? Did you manage to spot the Northern Lights last winter? Wiki Science is calling you! Wiki Science, the international photography competition, returns for 2025! Wikimedia Read more
This month’s newsletter, dear readers, feels very bittersweet, as it will be my last time writing it. I (Sophie Fitzpatrick), will be stepping down from my role as Projects and Communications Manager. I will be finishing up mid-December, so my inbox is open if anyone would like to tie up Read more
There are some exciting changes happening at Wikimedia Community Ireland. As some of you may have seen, we are in the process of hiring a new Irish Language Officer and our current ILO, Amy, will move into a community manager role. Unfortunately, these changes have come about as I (Sophie Read more
If you enjoy contributing to Wikimedia projects through translating and adapting content into different languages, this event is for you! The Language Diversity Hub and the Capacity Exchange (CapX) are hosting their first Translation Marathon dedicated to ensuring linguistic equity in access to this amazing tool aimed at connecting Wikimedians. Read more
Bhí seachtain ar dóigh againn ag Oireachtas na Samhna 2025 i mBéal Feirste! Thosaigh turas Amy (ár nOifigeach Gaeilge reatha) Dé Máirt, 28 Deireadh Fómhair, nuair a d’fhág sí Port Láirge ar maidin go luath chun tús a chur leis an turas fada suas go Béal Feirste. Léigh tuilleadh fáoin Read more
Wiki Science the international photography competition returns for 2025! Wikimedia Community Ireland is calling upon amateur, professional, and aspiring photographers with a love of science to take photos and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Photos of scientists, research subjects, and the research process are welcome. Are you passionate about a Read more
We’re delighted to introduce the expert judging panel for Wiki Science Ireland 2025, part of the international Wiki Science Competition, celebrating the beauty and diversity of science through photography. Our judges bring together experience across research, photography, education, and open knowledge, ensuring that each image is evaluated for its scientific Read more
Wiki Loves Monuments is the world’s largest cultural heritage photography competition that aims to celebrate and document built heritage from all over the world. Thousands of photographers, heritage enthusiasts, and Wikimedia contributors unite to document and celebrate worldwide monuments, making the knowledge on our cultural heritage available for free on Read more
I’m pleased to share that Wikimedia Community Ireland has signed the Open Heritage Statement launched by Creative Commons and the TAROCH Coalition. The Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action launched by Creative Commons and the TAROCH Coalition (Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage) and now open for Read more