There’s a satisfying symmetry to the way Audrey Whitty appears to have stepped from the National Museum of Ireland, where she was deputy director, to the identical-looking home next door, on Kildare ...

The National Library of Ireland (NLI) is a must-visit cultural institution for any visitors to the Emerald Isle interested in delving into the story of Ireland. Visitors can enjoy lively events and ...

Trinity College Dublin has been rooted in the history and culture of these islands since it was founded by Royal Charter in 1592. Yet it is also an integral part of the modern Ireland that is ...

When was the last time you visited your national library? In many communities, a trip to the local library is as commonplace as a trip to the supermarket, with everything from book clubs to language ...

For a country with such a proud literary connection, Ireland is an outlier when it comes to our school libraries. Unlike the UK, where there is a long-established tradition of professionally staffed ...

Images capture the essence of the social, cultural and technological changes that have taken place in Ireland from the mid 19th century. This family group photograph, commissioned by J.J. Healy Esq.

The National Library of Ireland has acquired the personal papers of Irish priest Fr. Bernárd Lynch, a renowned HIV/AIDS activist in New York. Fr. Bernárd Lynch was born in Ennis, Co Clare in 1947 and ...

The archive of the Irish author Edna O'Brien, covering the period 2009 - 2021 has been acquired by the National Library of Ireland. The archive comprises literary and personal papers, notebooks, ...

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has donated a collection of his literary papers to the National Library of Ireland. The world famous poet's collection, worth tens of thousands of pounds and regarded as a ...

A vast collection of maps of Ireland has been acquired by the Republic ahead of being digitised for public viewing. The Bonar Law collection features almost 10,000 maps and 9,000 prints, compiled by ...

The Irish government’s controversial decision to centralise library supply has claimed its first victim. The Open Book Company Library Services, based in County Dublin and run by Brendan Bannigan ...