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 ...

The most complete visual record of Ireland, in map and print form, ever assembled by a private collector has been acquired by the National Library of Ireland. The Bonar Law Collection, compiled by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 last decades of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th were a period of epochal change and disruption in Ireland. The death and diaspora of the Great Hunger was followed by the ...

The National Library of Ireland has acquired a new digital archive of photographs documenting life in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taken between 2020 and 2021, the archive comprises close to ...

Elodie Kerrigan (8) and Katherine McSharry, acting director of the National Library of Ireland, pictured with the large-scale Lego model of its building on Kildare Street, Dublin. Picture: Marc ...

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 ...

In The Irish Times this Saturday, Joseph O’Connor tells Patrick Freyne about his new novel, The Ghosts of Rome, and Garrett Carr discusses his debut novel, The Boy from the Sea, with Edel Coffey.