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Today’s Irish Times - Presbyterian Church has no right to deny full membership to same-sex couples irishtimes.com/opinion/presby…

AGI Members enjoyed a fascinating day of lectures and discussion at Maynooth University. Highlights included talks by Sarah Larkin on archival collections and Dr Ciaran Reilly on the Great Famine Eviction Database. For full details click here : accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-cpd-day-ex…

May’s Image of the Month is by Tony Hennessy, M.A.G.I. Tony writes a beautifully reflective piece on the emotional connection between family heirlooms, memory, and ancestry and how everyday objects can become powerful links to the past. To read more click: accreditedgenealogists.ie/the-magical-po…

@JonathanServus @ProfMcClenahan @pciassembly @UnionTheology I came here to ask just that exact same question, Jonathan!

@ProfMcClenahan @pciassembly Has the disgraced‘Dr’ Trevor Gribben’s 2025 honorary doctorate from @UnionTheology been recinded yet?

Pray for the ordination of Dr Matthew Houston & his induction as Lecturer in Church History. Pray for Rev Dr Graham Shearer as he will be inducted as Lecturer in Theology. Pray that they will make significant contributions to the work of the wider church. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF

@pciassembly Give thanks for worship lead by women. EXODUS 15:20-21

‘... there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language ...’ Rev 7:9. Give thanks for the worship rising to God today from churches all across the world in all sorts of settings and circumstances. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF

AGI members are at the heart of the 1926 Census conversation: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-members-at… #1926census #irishgenealogy #irishfamilyhistory

Our theme for this month is Health.🚑 In this clip from 1964 we see parts of the old Belfast Union Workhouse being demolished to make improvements in the grounds of the City Hospital.🏗️ Clip from the UTV Archive courtesy of @NIScreen

🌐 It is live! The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland’s (@PRONI_DFC) brand new website has launched, making it easier than ever to explore our history and access free services online. Join Minister @GordonLyons1 in diving into this modern, standalone platform today: 🔗 PRONI.gov.uk #PRONI #NorthernIreland #History

Our new website is live!🎉 We’ve redesigned our website to help you engage with PRONI more effectively online. You can now dive straight into our eCatalogue from the homepage and use keyword searching to access the information you need! Explore now: proni.gov.uk✨

Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) has published a concise resource sheet to navigate the newly released 1926 Census of the Irish Free State. Read more here: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-issues-pra…

Listen to our member Jillian Van Turnhout extol the coming online of the Irish 1926 Census on 18 April. A truly knockout interview. Click here to listen. Wind forward to 27:57: rte.ie/radio/radio1/n… And here’s the link again to our free handout: accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/upl…

Check out our new map (28 years of research). The 1766 Religious Census of Ireland is 260 today🥳🎁 Map shows parishes with surviving names or population numbers. Some parishes have a handful of names, others have 100s! virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/176… New user? virtualtreasury.ie/help

Enrol Now for AGI & City Colleges Dublin Advanced Family History Diploma. Once more AGI will run its popular Family History course in conjunction with City Colleges Dublin, with the Diploma in Family History, advanced level, commencing on 19 February 2026: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-and-city-c…

Have some fun with your morning cuppa and try our St Bridget’s Day quiz… accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/upl…

Alex Jeffrey Pretti. Say his name.

Very disappointed today at the attitude of the bar/kitchen staff at @europahotel. I ordered a sandwich & soup. The latter came with Guinness Treacle Bread, which doesn’t appeal in the slightest. I requested other bread instead, I was refused: it wasn’t possible!!! Words fail me.

The IGRS has decided not to post to X for the foreseeable future. We can also be found on Bluesky: igrs1936.bsky.social

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.

We've had thrilling news at the start of the Society's 90th year: the launch of our newspaper index database last July proved so popular that it made No 6 in the Top Ten news articles published in 2025 by Irish Heitage News: irishancestors.ie/igrstopten2025

IGRS Top Research Tip #188: Here’s a rich online seam of Cork City and County Directories just waiting to be mined, dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries: shorturl.at/IiF6g

Nick Reddan is the 2025 Recipient of the Society’s Wallace Clare Award: irishancestors.ie/wallace-clare-…