An mhí seo, cuirim cuireadh daoibh a bheith páirteach inár Eagaratón ar líne! Béimid ag déanamh eagarthóireacht agus scríbhneoireacht ar altanna Vicipéide dírithe ar (ban)ealaíontóirí na hÉireann. Dá mbeadh fonn orthu ealaíontóir amháin a roghnú agus alt a tosnú uirthi/orthu béimid le chéile ar líne ar an 30ú de mhí Read more
Save the date! The Celtic Knot is back! After several years of online conferences, Wikimedia Community Ireland is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting The Celtic Knot in person, in Waterford City, Ireland in September 2024. What is the Celtic Knot Conference? The Celtic Knot is a Wikimedia Read more
In the vast expanse of information that is the internet, there’s a glaring imbalance—one that distorts history, silences voices, and skews representation. Wikipedia, the tenth-most-visited site globally, harbors a significant gender gap in its contributors. That’s a big problem. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, Read more
This week the winners of the Wiki Loves Earth International Photography Competition were announced. Among them, was a powerful photograph taken at Phoenix Park in Dublin Ireland by MetAddyOliver. The photo won a special prize in the “Human Rights and Environment” category that accepted images capturing the impact of human Read more
Irish Language outreach Wikimedia Community Ireland encourages the use of Vicipéid to enhance the digital presence of Irish on the internet. We promote the use of Vicipéid, the Irish Language Wikipedia, and facilitate Irish Language outreach events. In 2023, WCI appointed our first Irish Language Officer, or Oifigeach Gaeilge. Irish Read more
Join Us for an online Edit-a-thon Celebrating “Your Library, Your Universe” during Library Week! This Library Week, the theme “Your Library, Your Universe – Libraries are for everyone” resonates deeply as we bridge the world of libraries with the vast universe of knowledge on Wikipedia. This online event invites you Read more
Wikimedia Community Ireland was delighted to host the Wiki Women Erasmus+ Partners Meeting Wikimedia Community Ireland was delighted to host the Wiki Women Erasmus+ Partners meeting last week (October 25th). We were joined by partners from Coláiste Oiriall in Monaghan, Learning Hub Friesland, Afûk (which promotes the Frisian language and Read more
To celebrate Scienceweek 2023 we are holding an online Editathon! Help us to achieve our goal of increasing the visibility and information about Science in Ireland, and particularly Irish women in STEM on Wikipedia the digital encyclopedia. Anyone can participate at any time! The Editathon starts on November 13th and Read more
Wikipedia is “an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia”. Wikipedia pages are created by a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of human knowledge. But, is Wikipedia reliable? Should it be used in academic research? Does vandalism happen on Wikipedia? Wikipedia makes no guarantee or claim Read more
Join us ONLINE for Culture Night, 22nd September at 6 PM! For such a small island, Ireland’s folklore certainly has a vast variety of Fair Folk, many of whom have influenced the various types of fairies, pixies, sprites and elves across many fictional realms and worlds. ‘Fairy’ is often the Read more