Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
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Join us online to discuss this month's Book Club pick, "Finders Keepers" by Seamus Heaney.
📚 Friday, 26 June at 1pm:
https://ow.ly/1NF450Z71F5
Tabhair cuairt ar Yeats: Saol agus Saothar William Butler Yeats, taispeántas saor in aisce ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath: https://www.nli.ie/ga/exhibitions-events/taispeantas-yeats-saol-agus-saothair-william-butler-yeats-0.
Director’s Tour of the National Library of Ireland 📚
Part of Dublin by Dusk 🌃
📅 Thurs 25 June, 6pm
Join Director Dr Audrey Whitty for a guided tour of the NLI’s Victorian building on Kildare St inc. the stunning Reading Room & stories of Ireland’s great writers & thinkers
https://ow.ly/J4m650Z3KGO
The World Cup kicks off today, 11 June 2026 — sadly without Ireland this time.
In this photo, Ireland’s Niall Quinn challenges Albania’s Eduard Abazi and Hysen Zmijani during a World Cup qualifier at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, on 26 May 1992. Ireland won 2–0. 🏐
https://ow.ly/195N50Z461L
From our Prints & Drawings collection: a beautifully summery view of 'Castle M'Garratt, Co Mayo,' drawn from nature by Mrs D. Browne around 1840. The print captures the Browne family's Castlemagarret estate near Claremorris, set amid a verdant Mayo landscape. 🌿☀️
https://ow.ly/vQvb50Z9PY3
🏐 With the #WorldCup kicking off today, it's the perfect time to highlight World Cup ’78 by David Guiney, recently catalogued by our Published Collections team: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000943779.
Delighted to see our #Bloomsday programme of events included in the @independent.ie's 'If You Only hotlist': 📰
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Discover Dublin after dark with the NLI as part of #DublinbyDusk.
On the last Thursday of every month, step inside the historic Reading Room on Kildare Street, usually reserved for researchers, and experience one of Ireland’s great literary spaces after hours: https://ow.ly/Ttnh50Z35I9
Family Tour | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
Join us for a fun, family-friendly tour exploring #SeamusHeaney’s family through poetry, activities, and play.
📅 Thursdays at 11.30am: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again
National Library of Ireland
We had such a wonderful time at the @nlireland.bsky.social 📚 We presented our VOICES findings from the Funeral Entries & we got to see the original manuscripts. Such a great day ✨ Many thanks to Audrey, Crónán and colleagues for hosting us!
