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  1. Reddit: New online searchable database for IRA membership (1921/1922). “The Military Service Pensions Collection has launched a new search function for the Nominal Rolls of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the ICA and Fianna Éireann. These were compiled by ex officers in the 1930s to help with the pensions process. People can now search through over 600 files covering 16 IRA divisions and 87 brigades […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/reddit-new-online-searchable-database-for-ira-membership-1921-1922/
  2. Reddit: New online searchable database for IRA membership (1921/1922). “The Military Service Pensions Collection has launched a new search function for the Nominal Rolls of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the ICA and Fianna Éireann. These were compiled by ex officers in the 1930s to help with the pensions process. People can now search through over 600 files covering 16 IRA divisions and 87 brigades […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/reddit-new-online-searchable-database-for-ira-membership-1921-1922/
  3. Reddit: New online searchable database for IRA membership (1921/1922). “The Military Service Pensions Collection has launched a new search function for the Nominal Rolls of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the ICA and Fianna Éireann. These were compiled by ex officers in the 1930s to help with the pensions process. People can now search through over 600 files covering 16 IRA divisions and 87 brigades […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/reddit-new-online-searchable-database-for-ira-membership-1921-1922/
  4. Reddit: New online searchable database for IRA membership (1921/1922). “The Military Service Pensions Collection has launched a new search function for the Nominal Rolls of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the ICA and Fianna Éireann. These were compiled by ex officers in the 1930s to help with the pensions process. People can now search through over 600 files covering 16 IRA divisions and 87 brigades […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/reddit-new-online-searchable-database-for-ira-membership-1921-1922/
  5. Reddit: New online searchable database for IRA membership (1921/1922). “The Military Service Pensions Collection has launched a new search function for the Nominal Rolls of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the ICA and Fianna Éireann. These were compiled by ex officers in the 1930s to help with the pensions process. People can now search through over 600 files covering 16 IRA divisions and 87 brigades […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/reddit-new-online-searchable-database-for-ira-membership-1921-1922/
  6. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), an online archive for the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-new-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-archives-collections-now-available-online/
  7. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), an online archive for the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-new-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-archives-collections-now-available-online/
  8. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), an online archive for the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-new-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-archives-collections-now-available-online/
  9. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), an online archive for the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-new-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-archives-collections-now-available-online/
  10. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), an online archive for the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-new-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-archives-collections-now-available-online/
  11. Irish Legal News: UK government records relating to Troubles published by National Archives. “This first batch of files includes records offering fresh insights into the conflict’s early stages, including: the Civil Rights Campaign; the Outbreak of Conflict and the deployment of the Army; and the establishment of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) in 1972 following the suspension of Stormont.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/irish-legal-news-uk-government-records-relating-to-troubles-published-by-national-archives/
  12. The Conversation: 80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous. “One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online. These nearly 3 million records will be of great significance to Ireland’s population, and a global diaspora of some 80 million claiming […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/20/the-conversation-80-million-people-globally-claim-irish-ancestry-why-the-release-of-1926-irish-census-records-is-so-momentous/
  13. The Cork: IRISH HERITAGE: Skibbereen Heritage Centre adds more historic burial records to website database. “Skibbereen Heritage Centre has added newly digitised Cork County Council burial register records from 27 graveyards to its online database. This latest update brings the total number of burial records available on the website to 109,385 from 1,700 graveyards across Cork County.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/irish-heritage-skibbereen-heritage-centre-adds-more-historic-burial-records-to-website-database-the-cork/
  14. Liverpool John Moores University: History students design new Liverpool Irish Centre Digital Archive. “Undergraduate History students at LJMU have helped to launch a new digital archive for the Liverpool Irish Centre. The project, developed in collaboration between the LJMU History Department and the centre, brings together photographs, videos, and other memorabilia from across six decades.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/liverpool-john-moores-university-history-students-design-new-liverpool-irish-centre-digital-archive/
  15. Liverpool John Moores University: History students design new Liverpool Irish Centre Digital Archive. “Undergraduate History students at LJMU have helped to launch a new digital archive for the Liverpool Irish Centre. The project, developed in collaboration between the LJMU History Department and the centre, brings together photographs, videos, and other memorabilia from across six decades.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/liverpool-john-moores-university-history-students-design-new-liverpool-irish-centre-digital-archive/
  16. Liverpool John Moores University: History students design new Liverpool Irish Centre Digital Archive. “Undergraduate History students at LJMU have helped to launch a new digital archive for the Liverpool Irish Centre. The project, developed in collaboration between the LJMU History Department and the centre, brings together photographs, videos, and other memorabilia from across six decades.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/liverpool-john-moores-university-history-students-design-new-liverpool-irish-centre-digital-archive/
  17. Liverpool John Moores University: History students design new Liverpool Irish Centre Digital Archive. “Undergraduate History students at LJMU have helped to launch a new digital archive for the Liverpool Irish Centre. The project, developed in collaboration between the LJMU History Department and the centre, brings together photographs, videos, and other memorabilia from across six decades.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/liverpool-john-moores-university-history-students-design-new-liverpool-irish-centre-digital-archive/
  18. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – the Newtown School Archive. “The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that a new collection – the Newtown School Archive – has been published in the Repository by the South East Technological University. The Newtown School was founded in 1798 by Irish Quakers, during a period of considerable unrest in Ireland, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-newtown-school-archive/
  19. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – the Newtown School Archive. “The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that a new collection – the Newtown School Archive – has been published in the Repository by the South East Technological University. The Newtown School was founded in 1798 by Irish Quakers, during a period of considerable unrest in Ireland, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-newtown-school-archive/
  20. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – the Newtown School Archive. “The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that a new collection – the Newtown School Archive – has been published in the Repository by the South East Technological University. The Newtown School was founded in 1798 by Irish Quakers, during a period of considerable unrest in Ireland, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-newtown-school-archive/
  21. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – the Newtown School Archive. “The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that a new collection – the Newtown School Archive – has been published in the Repository by the South East Technological University. The Newtown School was founded in 1798 by Irish Quakers, during a period of considerable unrest in Ireland, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-newtown-school-archive/
  22. Irish Independent: New online archive to use voice of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to help unlock memories of dementia patients. “Doireann Ní Mhuircheartaigh was speaking at the launch of… an audio archive of All-Ireland football and hurling finals between 1985 and 2010, packaged in free-to-use form with the aim of being a time machine of precious memories.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/irish-independent-new-online-archive-to-use-voice-of-micheal-o-muircheartaigh-to-help-unlock-memories-of-dementia-patients/
  23. Irish Independent: New online archive to use voice of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to help unlock memories of dementia patients. “Doireann Ní Mhuircheartaigh was speaking at the launch of… an audio archive of All-Ireland football and hurling finals between 1985 and 2010, packaged in free-to-use form with the aim of being a time machine of precious memories.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/irish-independent-new-online-archive-to-use-voice-of-micheal-o-muircheartaigh-to-help-unlock-memories-of-dementia-patients/
  24. Irish Independent: New online archive to use voice of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to help unlock memories of dementia patients. “Doireann Ní Mhuircheartaigh was speaking at the launch of… an audio archive of All-Ireland football and hurling finals between 1985 and 2010, packaged in free-to-use form with the aim of being a time machine of precious memories.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/irish-independent-new-online-archive-to-use-voice-of-micheal-o-muircheartaigh-to-help-unlock-memories-of-dementia-patients/
  25. Irish Independent: New online archive to use voice of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to help unlock memories of dementia patients. “Doireann Ní Mhuircheartaigh was speaking at the launch of… an audio archive of All-Ireland football and hurling finals between 1985 and 2010, packaged in free-to-use form with the aim of being a time machine of precious memories.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/irish-independent-new-online-archive-to-use-voice-of-micheal-o-muircheartaigh-to-help-unlock-memories-of-dementia-patients/
  26. Irish Film Institute: IFI Announces The Launch Of The Amharc Éireann: A View Of Ireland Collection. “This collection of Gael Linn newsreels from the 1950s and 1960s is now available to stream free worldwide on the IFI Archive Player and suite of apps. Additionally, IFI Digital Platforms has developed a new immersive, interactive map of Ireland. This map allows users to explore the collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/ifi-announces-the-launch-of-the-amharc-eireann-a-view-of-ireland-collection-irish-film-institute/
  27. Irish Film Institute: IFI Announces The Launch Of The Amharc Éireann: A View Of Ireland Collection. “This collection of Gael Linn newsreels from the 1950s and 1960s is now available to stream free worldwide on the IFI Archive Player and suite of apps. Additionally, IFI Digital Platforms has developed a new immersive, interactive map of Ireland. This map allows users to explore the collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/ifi-announces-the-launch-of-the-amharc-eireann-a-view-of-ireland-collection-irish-film-institute/
  28. Irish Film Institute: IFI Announces The Launch Of The Amharc Éireann: A View Of Ireland Collection. “This collection of Gael Linn newsreels from the 1950s and 1960s is now available to stream free worldwide on the IFI Archive Player and suite of apps. Additionally, IFI Digital Platforms has developed a new immersive, interactive map of Ireland. This map allows users to explore the collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/ifi-announces-the-launch-of-the-amharc-eireann-a-view-of-ireland-collection-irish-film-institute/
  29. Irish Film Institute: IFI Announces The Launch Of The Amharc Éireann: A View Of Ireland Collection. “This collection of Gael Linn newsreels from the 1950s and 1960s is now available to stream free worldwide on the IFI Archive Player and suite of apps. Additionally, IFI Digital Platforms has developed a new immersive, interactive map of Ireland. This map allows users to explore the collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/ifi-announces-the-launch-of-the-amharc-eireann-a-view-of-ireland-collection-irish-film-institute/
  30. Slugger O’Toole: Navigating fraught legacies with trauma-informed archival practice. “The event featured a series of presentations and panel discussions from archivists, journalists, and historians, providing deep insights into how to navigate the fraught legacies of conflict contained within historical records.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/03/slugger-otoole-navigating-fraught-legacies-with-trauma-informed-archival-practice/
  31. Tipperary Studies: Preserving Tipperary’s Gravestones in 3D. “In a first for our service, we are hosting a stunning archive of 3D photogrammetry models documenting the graveyards of Tipperary. This collection, created by expert archaeologist Caimin O’Brien, uses cutting-edge technology to revolutionise how we document and preserve our local history…. Each single model in this collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/16/tipperary-studies-preserving-tipperarys-gravestones-in-3d/
  32. Tipperary Studies: Preserving Tipperary’s Gravestones in 3D. “In a first for our service, we are hosting a stunning archive of 3D photogrammetry models documenting the graveyards of Tipperary. This collection, created by expert archaeologist Caimin O’Brien, uses cutting-edge technology to revolutionise how we document and preserve our local history…. Each single model in this collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/16/tipperary-studies-preserving-tipperarys-gravestones-in-3d/
  33. Tipperary Studies: Preserving Tipperary’s Gravestones in 3D. “In a first for our service, we are hosting a stunning archive of 3D photogrammetry models documenting the graveyards of Tipperary. This collection, created by expert archaeologist Caimin O’Brien, uses cutting-edge technology to revolutionise how we document and preserve our local history…. Each single model in this collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/16/tipperary-studies-preserving-tipperarys-gravestones-in-3d/
  34. Tipperary Studies: Preserving Tipperary’s Gravestones in 3D. “In a first for our service, we are hosting a stunning archive of 3D photogrammetry models documenting the graveyards of Tipperary. This collection, created by expert archaeologist Caimin O’Brien, uses cutting-edge technology to revolutionise how we document and preserve our local history…. Each single model in this collection […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/16/tipperary-studies-preserving-tipperarys-gravestones-in-3d/
  35. University of Galway: Minister Calleary launches digital edition of first Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal. “An Gaodhal was a bilingual newspaper, published monthly in Brooklyn, New York, at the end of the 19th century, between 1881 and 1898, and is considered a seminal influence on the Irish-language movement and media.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/university-of-galway-minister-calleary-launches-digital-edition-of-first-irish-language-newspaper-an-gaodhal/
  36. University of Galway: Minister Calleary launches digital edition of first Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal. “An Gaodhal was a bilingual newspaper, published monthly in Brooklyn, New York, at the end of the 19th century, between 1881 and 1898, and is considered a seminal influence on the Irish-language movement and media.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/university-of-galway-minister-calleary-launches-digital-edition-of-first-irish-language-newspaper-an-gaodhal/
  37. University of Galway: Minister Calleary launches digital edition of first Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal. “An Gaodhal was a bilingual newspaper, published monthly in Brooklyn, New York, at the end of the 19th century, between 1881 and 1898, and is considered a seminal influence on the Irish-language movement and media.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/university-of-galway-minister-calleary-launches-digital-edition-of-first-irish-language-newspaper-an-gaodhal/
  38. University of Galway: Minister Calleary launches digital edition of first Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal. “An Gaodhal was a bilingual newspaper, published monthly in Brooklyn, New York, at the end of the 19th century, between 1881 and 1898, and is considered a seminal influence on the Irish-language movement and media.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/university-of-galway-minister-calleary-launches-digital-edition-of-first-irish-language-newspaper-an-gaodhal/
  39. University of Galway: Minister Calleary launches digital edition of first Irish-language newspaper An Gaodhal. “An Gaodhal was a bilingual newspaper, published monthly in Brooklyn, New York, at the end of the 19th century, between 1881 and 1898, and is considered a seminal influence on the Irish-language movement and media.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/07/university-of-galway-minister-calleary-launches-digital-edition-of-first-irish-language-newspaper-an-gaodhal/
  40. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/21/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-national-herbarium-of-ireland-digital-collection-of-irish-plants/
  41. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/21/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-national-herbarium-of-ireland-digital-collection-of-irish-plants/
  42. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/21/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-national-herbarium-of-ireland-digital-collection-of-irish-plants/
  43. Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/21/digital-repository-of-ireland-new-collection-in-dri-the-national-herbarium-of-ireland-digital-collection-of-irish-plants/
  44. Sinn Féin: Urgent action needed to protect mother and baby home records – Kathleen Funchion MEP. “Sinn Fein MEP for Ireland South, Kathleen Funchion, has called on the government to fund a modern digital archive system to preserve Mother and Baby Home records. This comes following Tusla’s acknowledgement that the current database is built on unsupported legacy software, which is not fit […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/26/sinn-fein-urgent-action-needed-to-protect-mother-and-baby-home-records-kathleen-funchion-mep/

  45. #IrelandHistory When you cycle the road from #Cahersiveen to #Glenbeigh on Eurovelo 1 you are following in the footsteps of the very local Fenian insurrection of Feb 1867

    youtu.be/EjlynfrR45Y

  46. #IrelandHistory When you cycle the road from #Cahersiveen to #Glenbeigh on Eurovelo 1 you are following in the footsteps of the very local Fenian insurrection of Feb 1867

    youtu.be/EjlynfrR45Y

  47. #IrelandHistory When you cycle the road from #Cahersiveen to #Glenbeigh on Eurovelo 1 you are following in the footsteps of the very local Fenian insurrection of Feb 1867

    youtu.be/EjlynfrR45Y

  48. #IrelandHistory When you cycle the road from #Cahersiveen to #Glenbeigh on Eurovelo 1 you are following in the footsteps of the very local Fenian insurrection of Feb 1867

    youtu.be/EjlynfrR45Y

  49. The Journal (Ireland): University of Galway publishes digital archive of hand-made Long Kesh journals. “A NEW DIGITAL archive of prison journals created in Long Kesh internment camp during the 1970s has been made available by University of Galway. The university has published a digital archive of journals and photos from the Maze Prison from the mid-1970s. It was provided with the journals by […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/08/the-journal-university-of-galway-publishes-digital-archive-of-hand-made-long-kesh-journals/

  50. Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation: New Irish history archive launched by Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation. “The Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation, a charity established to preserve and build upon the legacy of the late historian, today launched a new archive of On This Day articles on Irish history – including the use of AI to allow readers to listen to Dr Phoenix ‘reading’ his columns.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/03/dr-eamon-phoenix-foundation-new-irish-history-archive-launched-by-dr-eamon-phoenix-foundation/