Happy 13th Birthday, Wikidata! Facts don’t stand alone; they connect, forming the web of knowledge that shapes how we understand the world. Thirteen years ago, Wikidata was created to store and link those facts across Wikipedia and its sister projects, helping us preserve and understand the past in new, connected Read more
The next Wikimedia Community Ireland monthly online meet-up will be happening on November 25th at 6pm. We are delighted to invite new and existing community members or anyone interested in getting involved in our work to join us for our online Community meeting on Tuesday, November 26th at 6 pm. Interested Read more
Faoi láthair tá ár nOG ag obair le Vicipéideoirí reatha chun straitéis don Vicipéid a fhorbairt agus na hacmhainní atá teastáil óna Vicipéideoirí a chruthú. Má tá spéis agat cabhair leis an gcuid oibre sin, tá fáilte romhat – seol r-phoist chuig Amy ar: oifigeach.gaeilge@gmail.com Tá suirbhé (dátheangach) againn chun Read more
Double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble…Welcome to the October Newsletter (spooky edition)! Did you know that Hallween is a key part of Irish Heritage? It began as a pagan celebration over 2,000 years ago here in Ireland as part of a Celtic festival known as ‘Samhain’. Samhain Read more
Táimid an-sásta a fhógairt go mbeidh Amy (ár nOifigeach Gaeilge) agus Éamonn (Vicipéideoir ón bpobal) i láthair ag Oireachtas na Samhna 2025 i mBéal Feirste ag deireadh na míosa seo! Is féile chultúrtha é an tOireachtas a chuireadh tús leis i 1897. Léigh tuilleadh faoi Oireachtas na Gaeilge anseo ar Read more
The next Wikimedia Community Ireland monthly online meet-up will be happening slightly earlier this month on October 21st. We are delighted to invite new and existing community members or anyone interested in getting involved in our work to join us for our online Community meeting on Tuesday, October 21st, at 6 Read more
We are delighted to announce the winning photos in the Wiki Loves Pride 2025 competition! This year we received beautiful photos, depicting the life, history and LGBT+ communities of the country. We loved the diversity, creativity and heart that was evident in the images. We would like to thank our judging Read more
As autumn begins, we’re delighted to share some exciting updates from across our community! September is always a busy month, and this year is no exception. This month, we’re celebrating the breathtaking winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025, whose images bring Ireland’s natural heritage vividly to life, while also turning Read more
This September, our Projects manager, Sophie, was delighted to be present at the Women’s History Network’s Annual Conference. She presented a paper on Alternative Routes for Digital Activism with a case study on Art+Feminism and WikiWomen Erasmus+. The audience was also invited to get involved in an editathon as part Read more
Community member and active contributor to open knowledge, Anne-Karoline Distel returns with another guest blog post about what she has been up to on Wikimedia Projects. This time, she is taking us through a rarely documented but fascinating feature of built heritage and architecture in Ireland- Chamfer Stops. Read on Read more