I caught my first six #mackerel (in one go) with one of these! We pronounce it "glewnduh" on Inis Oírr Mharaigh mé sé ronnach in aon iarraidh amháin an chéad uair a chuaigh mé ag iascach le ceann acub seo. I gcurach amach ón trá ag baile in #InisOírr Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann

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Celebrating #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s #WildChildDay #WaterHeritageDay heritageweek.ie/event-listings… with SICCDA & Sticky Fingers Arts. Availability Sunday 25th,Newry 12-2pm. Booking: stickyfingersarts.co.uk 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/wild-child-wat… #SeachtainOidhreachta2024 #HeritageWeek2024

🚨 Ireland's Thalidomide Scandal airs on August 28th at 21:00. Discover the tragic impact of a drug that harmed countless Irish children and the fight for justice that continues today. Watch on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Play. #Thalidomide Paul Quinn Irish Thalidomide Association

As it’s ’back to #school’ season I came across old photos of myself, Stewart & Naomi in the traditional ‘solo photo’ series that were then turned into mini Christmas cards. Who else remembers the ‘fussing’ for the school photographer? #childhood cherishing Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann 😊

Always a pleasure coming home to Dublin, Éire 🇮🇪 A long weekend of kicked off with meetings with various colleagues from Dublin City Council, @PlayBoard_ and @MuseumOfCI, followed by Birthday celebrations with Sam Bell-Minogue 🎂 #ActiveTravel #Play #Playce #Splace

#Stolen is available on RTÉ Player rte.ie/player/movie/s…

"Children's mouth reveals truth". Marco Hüttenmoser has collected over 10,000 children's drawings about the world in which children live and concludes that children who can’t play outside paint “poorer” pictures. E.g. below on #TravellingToSchool Kirstie Allsopp Robert Burns

'We Travellers' by Chrissy Donoghue Ward - 1991 Chrissy also has a a children's book coming out later this year - The Fairy Queen 🥰 littleisland.ie/collections/fr…

#MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s Wild Child/Water Heritage Days. “Now there aren’t so many fish…due to big trawlers. He often finds fish with plastic in them…Making my boat made me think about how much I love the water & how I should protect it”Jamie 10yrs🚣 museumofchildhood.ie/wild-child-wat…

Was telling someone about papercraft model books we used to get in the 80's/ 90's, and pal didn't have a clue what I meant, so googled to see if I could find one. Oh the MEMORIES!! I had this exact one, and a load more. I was addicted to them. ebay.co.uk/itm/1162373105…

Daughter just showed me the summary of the Irish language novel they have to 'do' for the junior cert (they don't seem to have to read the actual book) and I am stunned. A language with a rich literature and all they get is soap-operafied 'Scothscéalta'-style moralising nonsense.

As of Monday, 2nd September there were still 126 children with SEN waiting for an appropriate school place, according to Dept figs. There should not be this scramble every year. Dr Niall Muldoon, speaking at the launch of our #PlanforPlaces report in D15 this morning

Some of the great new #Fiction titles just added to our Digital Library on #Sora. Check them out! Membership is free for JCSP/DEIS schools. Over 15,000 titles/64,000 copies available - #eBooks #Audiobooks #DigitalMagazines

“leaves/stick boat…well camouflaged…reminded me I used to spend hours doing this when I was young…It helped me relax,think,connect with #nature & myself-& daydream.I travelled the 7 seas in my #imagination 🚣 museumofchildhood.ie/wild-child-wat… #HeritageWeek #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland

“The walk was easily one of my favourite parts of the school day.”Laura Connolly recently captained Irelands u20 #volleyball women’s team in the European championship final round,hosted in #Ireland 👉museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-k… #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland

Thanks to Laura for sharing her memories of her school journey. The When we were Kings and Queens project has now collected over 30 stories connected with school journeys from a diverse range of people. To read the stories or contribute your own👇 museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-k…

Only one more sleep til Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann Author Awards Day! Thanks to our friends, Marsh's Library, we’re looking forward to a lovely event where we recognise ALL the fab entries, but especially our finalists. You can read their work here: museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024… #Reading #childhood

When you get carried away with what you’re reading and forget the time! In ⁦Marsh's Library⁩ waiting for ⁦Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann⁩ awards ceremony to start. #reading

MC duties with Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann Marsh's Library today. What a pleasure to bask in the excitement (and greatness!) of our talented Bloomsday writing competition finalists! (A moment for the sheer exquisiteness of Marsh's Library! 🤯 office makeover pending ⏳)