In April, Wikimedia Community Ireland collaborated with the National Gallery of Ireland to hold an Art+Feminism Editing Event. Participants received a Wikipedia editing crash course and were introduced to the archives at the Gallery. We were lucky enough to have access to a wealth of information, including the Galleries’ digital Read more
World Environment Day is fast approaching! We are calling upon our community to help build up and add to the information about climate change, the environment and Ireland’s natural heritage on Wikipedia, the world’s digital encyclopedia and Vicipéid (Wikipedia as Gaeilge!). Each month, we will be hosting an online Meitheal Read more
We are delighted to collaborate with the National Gallery’s Library & Archive department for an Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon on April 30th from 10 a.m. This collaboration is aimed at creating an increased presence online for womxn artists whose stories are currently underrepresented on the Wikimedia platforms. We are inviting Read more
When preparing to co-host our Art+Feminism edit-a-thon ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 at Trinity College Library, Una Watters’s painting “Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain” (1959) came to mind. Una Watters was a painter, illustrator and designer born in 1918 in north county Dublin. Watters attended the National Read more
Fáilte mhór roimh chách chuig an gcéad cheardlann oifigiúil de MeithealWiki, a bheidh ar siúl ar an 13ú Márta ar líne. Is deis iontach í seo do dhaoine ar spéis leo an Ghaeilge, Vicipéid, agus an coincheap ‘meitheal’ — obair as lámha a chéile chun sprioc a bhaint amach. Cad Read more
This International Women’s Day we are calling upon the Trinity College Community to become digital activists and help to close the gender gap on Wikipedia! Join our Art+Feminsim event aimed to help promote the diverse global histories of art making. In collaboration with Women in Research and Trinity College Dublin Read more
Welcome to the WikiOlympics Edit-a-Thon! Have you been following the Olympics this summer? This exciting event is your opportunity to help improve and expand the coverage of the Olympics on Wikipedia. Our primary goals are to close the gender gap in Wikipedia content and to update the Irish language Wikipedia, Read more
No matter where you are you can log onto Wikipedia and join the online edit-a-thon! International Museums Day is held annually on May 18th and this year we are calling on our community to help us add to and improve the knowledge on Wikipedia about museums starting from Wednesday May Read more
Winter Greetings from Wikimedia Community Ireland! November marks a time of transition with the anticipation of festive celebrations ahead. As the winter chill washes over our island and the year draws to a close, we find ourselves starting to reflect on the year gone by but by no means slowing Read more