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Are you a qualified conservator who's interested in joining the National Archives team? Details of this exciting role including eligibility requirements are available at buff.ly/dsaQ0wV and the closing date for applications is 19 June @3pm. Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media



This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYATravel / #EYATaisteal! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to travel 🧳 Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland & Explore Your Archive in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann


#EYATravel Some items of Letitia and Naomi Overend's keepsakes from their travels in the Airfield Estate archive. They kept photographs, ship menus, receipts, travel brochures, diaries & letters documenting their travels across the globe! #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann


A special day today announcing the donation of the Presidential Archive of President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The event was held at the Aula, in our iconic Quadrangle, which was renamed The Michael D. Higgins Auditorium as part of the celebrations University of Galway Library

It's #InternationalArchivesDay, a great time to celebrate #archives, many of which are available online, #ArchivesAreAccessible – Archives for Everyone; why not visit #GalwayArchives galway.ie/archives #IAW2025 #ExploreYourArchives #DigitalCollections .ARA Ireland Irish Archives


Our Explore Your Archive theme for this month is travel.🚄✈️ In this clip from 1960 we see passengers disembark from a plane at Belfast International airport with others waiting patiently for the train. Clip from the UTV archive Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen


🚨Job fairy🚨 Irish Film Institute are recruiting a Digital Preservation Manager (Specified-Purpose Contract). An exciting opportunity to help support the long-term preservation of digitised & born-digital collections. Full details - ifi.ie/about/jobs/ Closing date - Wed 18 June at 6pm




🚨 Job vacancy 🚨 RCSI Library is recruiting for a Digital Archivist (fixed term, 3-year contract). The archivist will play a key role in maintaining, developing & delivering digital heritage collections. Closing date - 22 June '25 Job spec - my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal…



From the Castletown photograph archive, over 60 images taken c.1930s of Castletown House interior, showing the entrance hall and long gallery. In the first photo, you can see the impressive musical clock (on the right of the arch), made by Charles Clay in the 1730s.



Delighted to share this fantastic news by The Heritage Council & UCD Archives! A new bursary to support students undertaking the MA in Archives & Records Management has been announced. The bursary will cover 75% of tuition fees for 1 student. For full article - araireland.ie/news


This month’s #ExploreYourArchive |#CuardaighDoChartlann theme is #EYANature | #EYADúlra & we want to see all your archives relating to this theme! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland & Explore Your Archive in your posts & stories! 🌳🌿🍂🌾🍃🍄


From the #Archives: Claim for malicious damage to property caused by fire to Connelly’s home, Newtown #Mountbellew,1907 (GC/C/1/47), while his wife & son were asleep. For more on our collections visit galway.ie/archives ARA Ireland Explore Your Archive #LoveLocalArchives
