Poster presented by Claire Lanigan, Digital Repository Ireland, at CONUL Conference, May 2017, Athlone, Ireland

1. Using social media to promote digital cultural heritage
from Digital Repository of Ireland collections
The use of social media, particularlyTwitter, has been
useful for the Digital Repository of Ireland's outreach
programme, by drawing attention to and encouraging
new users to engage with the collections. Examples of
coordinated social media campaigns include tie-ins with
the launch of commemorative exhibitions, in particular
the Inspiring Ireland 1916 initiative.
Tweet sharing‘Votes forWomen’ badge worn by
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington on the day of his
murder.The high level of engagement shows the
influence of a well-timed social media sharing.
Images of 1916 women from DRI collections shared
on Facebook on InternationalWomens’ Day (8
March).The post reached almost 900 users.
Tweet sharing letter from Joseph Plunkett to Grace
Gifford in Letters of 1916 collection – example of
sharing tweets relevant to the current date in 2016
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