National Library of Ireland
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Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
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📣 We're #Hiring: Science and Art Attendant
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
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#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
The @nlireland.bsky.social is inviting people to step back into the #kitchens of Ireland’s 18th and 19th-century big houses with the release of centuries-old #winter #recipes for food lovers and amateur cooks to recreate at home: www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Recreate 18th and 19th-century warming winter recipes at home
The National Library of Ireland (NLI ) is inviting people to step back into the kitchens of Ireland’s 18th and 19th-century big houses with the release of centuries-old winter recipes for food l...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The @nlireland.bsky.social is inviting people to step back into the #kitchens of Ireland’s 18th and 19th-century big houses with the release of centuries-old #winter #recipes for food lovers and amateur cooks to recreate at home: www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
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Here's the focus week themes. If you're taking part in the social media campaign please remember to tag ARA Ireland in your posts so we can share them!
@nlireland.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @araukie.bsky.social @irisharchives1970.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here's the focus week themes. If you're taking part in the social media campaign please remember to tag ARA Ireland in your posts so we can share them!
@nlireland.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @araukie.bsky.social @irisharchives1970.bsky.social
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@nlireland.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @araukie.bsky.social @irisharchives1970.bsky.social
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"Nora Thornton and Joanne Carroll are @nlireland.bsky.social archivists who combine a personal interest in #food and #foodculture with their professional work..."
Learn more about our historic #cookbooks in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article:
www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
Learn more about our historic #cookbooks in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article:
www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
Joe McNamee: How historic recipes can teach us so much about Ireland's past
Tracing the evolution of the Irish peasant’s diet over the centuries serves up the grievous impact of Ireland’s colonisation almost literally on a plate.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"Nora Thornton and Joanne Carroll are @nlireland.bsky.social archivists who combine a personal interest in #food and #foodculture with their professional work..."
Learn more about our historic #cookbooks in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article:
www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
Learn more about our historic #cookbooks in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article:
www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
Free Blackout Poetry Workshop ✍️
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Free Blackout Poetry Workshop ✍️
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
The 2025 Poetry Aloud semi-finals (a poetry recitation competition for post-primary students run in partnership with @poetryireland.bsky.social and supported by @ucc.ie) take place today.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The 2025 Poetry Aloud semi-finals (a poetry recitation competition for post-primary students run in partnership with @poetryireland.bsky.social and supported by @ucc.ie) take place today.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
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Our autumn newsletter has just arrived on #LinkedIn.
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
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Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
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Your NLI Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2025
Group photo taken during No Time to Wait 9 conference. Photo: Mark Stedman Connecting Communities Through Open Media: NLI hosts No Time To Wait 9 The National Library of Ireland (NLI) was delighted to...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our autumn newsletter has just arrived on #LinkedIn.
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
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Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
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It’s International Men’s Day! 👨🦰
A day to recognise the positive contributions men make to families, communities, and the world, and to highlight men’s well-being.
Explore historic photos of men and boys in our collections: www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
A day to recognise the positive contributions men make to families, communities, and the world, and to highlight men’s well-being.
Explore historic photos of men and boys in our collections: www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
Group Photos
Photos of groups taken in formal and informal settings - see our Family Ties Set for shots of family groups
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November 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s International Men’s Day! 👨🦰
A day to recognise the positive contributions men make to families, communities, and the world, and to highlight men’s well-being.
Explore historic photos of men and boys in our collections: www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
A day to recognise the positive contributions men make to families, communities, and the world, and to highlight men’s well-being.
Explore historic photos of men and boys in our collections: www.flickr.com/photos/nlire...
Our autumn newsletter has just arrived on #LinkedIn.
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-n...
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-n...
Your NLI Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2025
Group photo taken during No Time to Wait 9 conference. Photo: Mark Stedman Connecting Communities Through Open Media: NLI hosts No Time To Wait 9 The National Library of Ireland (NLI) was delighted to...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our autumn newsletter has just arrived on #LinkedIn.
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-n...
Catch up on the newest stories, highlights, and updates from your National Library:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-n...
📣 We're #Hiring: Science and Art Attendant
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📣 We're #Hiring: Science and Art Attendant
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
For #InternationalStudentsDay, enjoy this glimpse of #student life in Parliament Square at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Captured by photographer #ElinorWiltshire in 1964; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
For #InternationalStudentsDay, enjoy this glimpse of #student life in Parliament Square at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Captured by photographer #ElinorWiltshire in 1964; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
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Join us online for this year’s Breandán Ó Buachalla Lecture, organised with the support of @nlireland.bsky.social. The lecture, “The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry” will be given by Dr Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh. Registration now open
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Binn gotha na dtéad
The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry
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November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Join us online for this year’s Breandán Ó Buachalla Lecture, organised with the support of @nlireland.bsky.social. The lecture, “The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry” will be given by Dr Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh. Registration now open
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
🎵 Test your 80s music knowledge – how well do you know Live Aid 40 years on?
Rediscover one of the most unifying cultural moments in modern history: Live Aid at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar with this @thejournal.ie quiz: www.thejournal.ie/live-aid-qui...
Rediscover one of the most unifying cultural moments in modern history: Live Aid at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar with this @thejournal.ie quiz: www.thejournal.ie/live-aid-qui...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🎵 Test your 80s music knowledge – how well do you know Live Aid 40 years on?
Rediscover one of the most unifying cultural moments in modern history: Live Aid at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar with this @thejournal.ie quiz: www.thejournal.ie/live-aid-qui...
Rediscover one of the most unifying cultural moments in modern history: Live Aid at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar with this @thejournal.ie quiz: www.thejournal.ie/live-aid-qui...
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Wonderful visit to @nlireland.bsky.social for our DCU MA students! We saw the children’s book illustrations & processes of P.J. Lynch, Margaret Anne Suggs & Chris Judge.
Laura Ryan facilitated a fascinating discussion about preserving process in children’s book creation.
Laura Ryan facilitated a fascinating discussion about preserving process in children’s book creation.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wonderful visit to @nlireland.bsky.social for our DCU MA students! We saw the children’s book illustrations & processes of P.J. Lynch, Margaret Anne Suggs & Chris Judge.
Laura Ryan facilitated a fascinating discussion about preserving process in children’s book creation.
Laura Ryan facilitated a fascinating discussion about preserving process in children’s book creation.
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We were in Dublin yesterday for our History of Family field trip 😊 Many thanks to Henrietta Street & @nlireland.bsky.social for hosting us. Pictured with permission some of the MA History of Family & MA History students who take my module @ulhistory.bsky.social So lovely to meet in person!
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We were in Dublin yesterday for our History of Family field trip 😊 Many thanks to Henrietta Street & @nlireland.bsky.social for hosting us. Pictured with permission some of the MA History of Family & MA History students who take my module @ulhistory.bsky.social So lovely to meet in person!
📚✨ We’re thrilled to be spotlighted by the @irishexaminer in “Diary of a Gen Z Student: Here's a novel thought — there’s so much to love about libraries”, written by a student discovering the quiet joy of our reading room at the @NLIreland:
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Here's a novel thought — there's so much to love about libraries
My appreciation of the calm atmosphere and excellent value for money of libraries is long overdue
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November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📚✨ We’re thrilled to be spotlighted by the @irishexaminer in “Diary of a Gen Z Student: Here's a novel thought — there’s so much to love about libraries”, written by a student discovering the quiet joy of our reading room at the @NLIreland:
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
Lunchtime Curator’s Tours | Live Aid Exhibition
Join a curator-led tour with Dr Sinéad McCoole, Head of Exhibitions, Learning and Programming of the Live Aid Exhibition in the National Photographic Archive.
🎵 Tues, 25 Nov at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join a curator-led tour with Dr Sinéad McCoole, Head of Exhibitions, Learning and Programming of the Live Aid Exhibition in the National Photographic Archive.
🎵 Tues, 25 Nov at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Lunchtime Curator’s Tours | Live Aid Exhibition
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November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Lunchtime Curator’s Tours | Live Aid Exhibition
Join a curator-led tour with Dr Sinéad McCoole, Head of Exhibitions, Learning and Programming of the Live Aid Exhibition in the National Photographic Archive.
🎵 Tues, 25 Nov at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join a curator-led tour with Dr Sinéad McCoole, Head of Exhibitions, Learning and Programming of the Live Aid Exhibition in the National Photographic Archive.
🎵 Tues, 25 Nov at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Bhí sé d’onóir aréir ag Stiúrthóir an NLI, an Dr Audrey Whitty, freastal ar insealbhú an Uachtaráin Catherine Connolly, 10ú hUachtarán na hÉireann. Bhí comhrá croíúil bríomhar ag an Dr Whitty agus ag an Uachtarán Connolly le chéile.
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bhí sé d’onóir aréir ag Stiúrthóir an NLI, an Dr Audrey Whitty, freastal ar insealbhú an Uachtaráin Catherine Connolly, 10ú hUachtarán na hÉireann. Bhí comhrá croíúil bríomhar ag an Dr Whitty agus ag an Uachtarán Connolly le chéile.
🎨 Exciting news from the @nlireland.bsky.social!
We’re thrilled to announce TY: REVEAL, a brand-new programme for Transition Year students, launching January 2026.
www.nli.ie/ty-reveal
We’re thrilled to announce TY: REVEAL, a brand-new programme for Transition Year students, launching January 2026.
www.nli.ie/ty-reveal
TY Reveal 2026
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November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🎨 Exciting news from the @nlireland.bsky.social!
We’re thrilled to announce TY: REVEAL, a brand-new programme for Transition Year students, launching January 2026.
www.nli.ie/ty-reveal
We’re thrilled to announce TY: REVEAL, a brand-new programme for Transition Year students, launching January 2026.
www.nli.ie/ty-reveal
The @nlireland.bsky.social & @opwireland.bsky.social present Culture Club, a lecture series with leading architectural practices.
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The @nlireland.bsky.social & @opwireland.bsky.social present Culture Club, a lecture series with leading architectural practices.
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
Put on your headphones and dance away to ’80s hits and the best #LiveAid tunes! 🎧🎶
Join us at the Live Aid exhibition at the National Photographic Archive on Thu 27 Nov, 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo NLI collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join us at the Live Aid exhibition at the National Photographic Archive on Thu 27 Nov, 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo NLI collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
80s Silent Disco
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November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Put on your headphones and dance away to ’80s hits and the best #LiveAid tunes! 🎧🎶
Join us at the Live Aid exhibition at the National Photographic Archive on Thu 27 Nov, 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo NLI collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join us at the Live Aid exhibition at the National Photographic Archive on Thu 27 Nov, 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo NLI collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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This is an important hearing loss advocacy opportunity. Every year 1000 people in Ireland get sudden hearing loss. Urgent 🚨🚨🚨 assessment on hospital & treatment may save someone’s hearing.
📖 Unearthing #BramStoker's lost short story Gibbet Hill at
@nlireland.bsky.social
In this episode of 'The Reader', Podcaster in Residence @zoecomyns.bsky.social speaks to Brian Cleary
🎧 Listen here: soundcloud.com/national_lib...
@nlireland.bsky.social
In this episode of 'The Reader', Podcaster in Residence @zoecomyns.bsky.social speaks to Brian Cleary
🎧 Listen here: soundcloud.com/national_lib...
Podcaster in Residence - Episode 3 - Brian Cleary
Unearthing Bram Stoker's lost short story Gibbet Hill at The National Library
In this episode of The Reader Podcaster in Residence Zoë Comyns speaks to Brian Cleary. Cleary, who had taken time off fro
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November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is an important hearing loss advocacy opportunity. Every year 1000 people in Ireland get sudden hearing loss. Urgent 🚨🚨🚨 assessment on hospital & treatment may save someone’s hearing.
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Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections.
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections
Join the LAI Rare Books Group to learn how climate change affects buildings and special collections in libraries.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Climate Change, Sustainability and Special Collections.
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
Friday 28th November at National Library of Ireland.
Further details and booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-change-sustainability-and-special-collections-tickets-1589550039959
At first glance, you might not notice it, but cat-lovers will spot it right away! 🐾
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
At first glance, you might not notice it, but cat-lovers will spot it right away! 🐾
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
We're very pleased to announce that the @nlireland.bsky.social will co-host iPRES 2030, which will be held in Belfast and Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland.
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We're very pleased to announce that the @nlireland.bsky.social will co-host iPRES 2030, which will be held in Belfast and Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland.
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
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Had a gorgeous day catching up with friends & attending @dublinbookfest.bsky.social events @nlireland.bsky.social and DCU ending with a super event with @elainefeeney.bsky.social @ronanhession.bsky.social and Lisa Harding with music from I Have A Tribe inspired by the readings. Míle buíochas to all.
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Had a gorgeous day catching up with friends & attending @dublinbookfest.bsky.social events @nlireland.bsky.social and DCU ending with a super event with @elainefeeney.bsky.social @ronanhession.bsky.social and Lisa Harding with music from I Have A Tribe inspired by the readings. Míle buíochas to all.