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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 2d

Our exhibitions Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again (Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street) and Live Aid (National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square) remain open as usual.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 2d

Readers with a valid Reader’s Ticket can access the Reading Rooms and will need to show their ticket at the security barrier. Please approach from Nassau St. (north) end of Kildare St only on Tuesday, 7 October.

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 2d

📅 Tuesday, 7 October

Due to traffic and pedestrian restrictions on Kildare Street, there will be no public access to Yeats: The Life and Works of W.B. Yeats on Tuesday, 7 October.

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Daniel Carey @danielmcarey.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to all who attended my Dublin Festival of History lecture @nlireland.bsky.social detailing my research on the Catholic Standard newspaper. Great to have an interested audience and a lively Q&A. My research is being undertaken @dublincityuni.bsky.social and funded by @researchireland.ie.

The author, standing behind a desk at the National Library of Ireland. The desk contains a laptop and a screen

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Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 4d

Good impression of the English exchequer seal attached to a letters patent to the second earl of Ormond from 1367 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.

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UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social · 2d

WEDNESDAY NIGHT – all are welcome to the official launch of WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell at NLI (@nlireland.bsky.social), 6.30pm.

✉️ RSVP [email protected]

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at both events.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 2d

☎️ For urgent queries please call the front desk: +353 (0)1 603 0200

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 2d

🖥️ Notice re Connectivity Issues: this morning (Mon 6 Oct) WiFi and PC networks in the Main Reading Room are currently offline. There will be a temporary delay in reader services and response time. We are working to resolve the issue and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 6d

📣We're #hiring: #LibraryAssistant Grade 3

📚 We are seeking enthusiastic and customer-focused Library Assistants Grade 3 to join our team.

⭐ More info + #apply here: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...

📅 Apply by: 3pm, 10th October 2025.

#jobfairy #libraryjobs

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Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 8d

Am very pleased to have just come across this nice manicule (or hand with a pointing index finger) in a letters patent of Richard II to the earl of Ormond dating from 1379 which is held by the @nlireland.bsky.social.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15d

Our new #LiveAid photo exhibition is now open at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar!

Launched by Minister Patrick O'Donovan @deptcultureirl.bsky.social & donor #BobGeldof, it features 70+ rare images from the iconic 1985 concerts.

🎶 Free entry | From Sep 24: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

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Office of Public Works @opwireland.bsky.social · 29d

Minister Kevin “Boxer” Moran and OPW Chair John Conlon visited @nlireland.bsky.social today to view plans for its Capital Development Project. Delivered by the OPW, this ambitious redevelopment will modernise facilities, preserve heritage & enhance visitor access. Thanks to NLI for the invite.

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jjohnfoyle @jjohnfoyle1.bsky.social · 29d

Seen and Unseen: The National Library’s Photographic Collection

William Fagan, Chair of the Photo Museum Ireland, gave a great presentation of the NLI’s photographic collection.
#Tuesday

@nlireland.bsky.social

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Ciarán Wallace @cwallacedublin.bsky.social · 28d

This looks like it will be good 🙂 👀 @nlireland.bsky.social Photographic Archive on Temple Bar. Live Aid in pictures 👇👇👇

David Bowie poster "We could be heroes for just one day"

Entrance to NLI Photographic Archive Temple Bar showing sign for the Live Aid exhibition

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 26d

Speaking at the @cerl-community.bsky.social Collection Security Summer School in @nlireland.bsky.social and glad to see this 🙂👇👇 I hope nobody lights that fire!🔥

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Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 23d

An illustration of Noah's ark in a fourteenth century Irish manuscript accredited to Ádhamh Ó Cianáin, a scholar from medieval Fermanagh, at the @nlireland.bsky.social. In the top left can be seen the dove (or 'colu[m]ba') carrying an olive leaf returning to the ark.

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 21d

Brilliant conversion between new Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and Niall MacMonagle at @nlireland.bsky.social. Sounds like Éilís has great plans for her three-year tenure. @cormackinsella.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 21d

A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the @nlireland.bsky.social. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.

A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the National Library of Ireland. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.

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Reg Coppinger @regcoppinger.bsky.social · 19d

Fab evening @culturenightdub.bsky.social despite the rain. Comedy drama at Slatterys pub, choir at RCPI, WB Yeats at @nlireland.bsky.social and finally,photo exhibition by my nephew at Flux. #SpeirGorm

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Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 16d

A sixteenth century English royal seal showing Henry VIII standing on a ship with scepter and orb in hand at the @nlireland.bsky.social

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 16d

For anyone beginning a #familytree, the @nlireland.bsky.social offers guidance and resources to help turn curiosity into discovery.

Steven Skeldon, Family History Services Manager at the NLI, shares some advice on getting started:
www.businessnews.ie/your-later-l...

#YourLaterLifeIE2025

Trace your family for free and learn about your own history

Learn about the free family history service that’s here to guide you, with expert advice and practical resources to help you get started.

www.businessnews.ie

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29d

Commissioned to mark the EPA’s 30th anniversary, we’re proud to partner on this important project. It will create a lasting photographic record of the positive and negative impacts of human interaction with the environment, to be preserved in the NLI’s digital collection.

Congratulations, Paula! 👏

NLI/EPA Photographer-In-Residence

www.nli.ie

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29d

📸 Her award-winning project #ReViewingIreland saw her travel across all 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland over the course of a year, using only public transport and an e-bike. The result? A powerful visual journey that’s part documentary, part adventure, and part environmental time capsule. 🌍📷

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29d

🏆 We’re thrilled to share that photographer @irishptnolan.bsky.social, Photographer-in-Residence at the @nlireland.bsky.social and @epaireland.bsky.social, has won the inaugural #ESBNetworks CREATIVE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD at this year’s #BusinesstoArts Awards! 🎉

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're #Hiring: Assistant Keeper Grade 1, Rare & #Antiquarian #Books 📚

⭐ More information + #apply here: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...

📅 Please note: the closing date for receipt of applications is 3pm, 26th September 2025.

#jobfairy #libraryjobs

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