On Friday, October 2, 2026, Eugene Eichelberger represented Wikimedia Community Ireland at the Royal Irish Academy on Dawson Street for “Winds of Change: Ireland’s Cultural Heritage Sector and Public AI”. Organised as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the event brought together folks from across Read more
Reáchtáladh Comhdháil Pleanála Teanga an tOirdheisceart Dé Sathairn an 4 Meán Fómhair in OTO Arena, Port Láirge, i gcomhar le hOTO agus Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál i Luimneach. Bhí taighdeoirí acadúla, eagraíochtaí pobail agus lucht pleanála teanga sa Ghaeltacht i láthair. Chuaigh mé ann mar Vicipéideoir agus duine atá ag Read more
Beidh Wikimedia Community Ireland ag reáchtáil a chéad chruinniú pobail eile Dé Máirt, an 29 Meán Fómhair, ag 18:00 UTC+1. Beidh an cruinniú ar siúl ar líne trí Google Meet. Wikimedia Community Ireland is holding its next community meeting on Tuesday, 29 September at 18:00 UTC+1. The meeting will take Read more
Cruinniú Pobail | Community Meeting: Dé Máirt, an 25 Lúnasa, 18:00 (UTC+1), ar líne. Beidh Wikimedia Community Ireland ag reáchtáil a chéad chruinniú pobail eile Dé Máirt, an 25 Lúnasa, ag 18:00 UTC+1. Beidh an cruinniú ar siúl ar líne trí Google Meet. Wikimedia Community Ireland is holding its next Read more
Wikimania 2026, the Wikimedia movement’s annual global conference, ran in Paris from 21 to 25 July and I attended as Community Manager for Wikimedia Community Ireland (WCI). Although tickets sold out months in advance, and I was not one of the very lucky few who grabbed an initial ticket about Read more
Reflections on DPASSH 2026 What an incredible few days it has been in Belfast! The team at Wikimedia Community Ireland (WCI) is still buzzing with inspiration after attending the biennial Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (DPASSH 2026) conference. This iteration of the conference centered around an Read more
[léigh an leagan Béarla anseo | read the English language version here] A chairde, Mí ghnóthach a bhí i Meitheamh – ceardlanna, imeachtaí comhpháirtíochta, agus comórtais ar siúl ar fud na tíre. Seo achoimre ar an méid a tharla. – Buaiteoirí Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 Tá torthaí Wiki Loves Folklore Read more
On Friday 19 June, Wikimedia Community Ireland brought Wiki Loves Pride to the National Library of Ireland for the first time. Twenty-five people gathered in the Joly Theatre (historians, archivists, first-time and long-time Wikipedia editors, students, activists, and community members) to spend a day working on something that will outlast Read more
Wiki Loves Folklore 2026: winners announced The results of Wiki Loves Folklore Ireland 2026 are in. The competition ran from 1 February to 7 April and called on photographers to dig into their archives or get out to local sites and capture images of Irish folk culture for upload to Read more
Wiki Loves Pride 2026 is now open! The annual Wikipedia photography campaign runs each June as part of a global effort to improve how LGBTQ+ history, culture, and community is represented on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and related projects. This year, the campaign runs from 1 June to 31 August, and Read more