By Amy O’Riordan, Community Manager for Wikimedia Community Ireland Followers of our work and this blog might remember that last year, Amy (then our Oifigeach Gaeilge) spent a memorable week in Bari, Apulia, on a collaboration with Wikimedia Italia and the University of Bari, sharing Irish history, language, and cultural Read more
Léiriú Spéise/Expression of Interest (English version below) Tá dhá cheardlann á fhorbairt againn a mbeidh ar siúl i rith an tsamhraidh 2025 (deireadh mhí na Bealtaine agus tús mhí an Mheithimh). Beidh gnéithe de thionscadal uirlisí Rising Voices UNESCO “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages,” mar chuid de na ceardlanna, agus Read more
Our Irish language Officer recently appeared in the media at the start of January which led to some interesting discussions around the Irish language community and Wikipedia (Vicipéid). Vicipéid is a great resource and offers a place where we can make more Irish language information resources available online. We are Read more
Happy New Year Fellow Wikipedians! I hope you all had a lovely, restful Christmas and the January blues aren’t fitting you too hard. We celebrated Wikipedia’s birthday this month, which was a nice reminder of our vision, open and accessible knowledge for all created by a community of humans. Here’s 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