Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise daoibh! ó fhoireann na Leabharlainne. 🎁🎉🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! from the Library Staff. ⭐Christmas|Christmas2025|Nollaig Shona|Nollaig2025✨ #nollaigshona #gaillimh #galwaygirl #christmasbreak

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Please note that the current Opening Hours change from this Friday 19th December. You can also keep up to date with our Opening Hours here: library.universityofgalway.ie/about/hours/ #christmasopeninghours #librariesatchristmas #cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs2025

Library Research Services Drop-in Clinics 2026. Date: Begins 13th January, and will run Tue-Friday each week. Location: Library Foyer Suitability: Experienced researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD researchers. Read overview here: hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/12/libr... #research

The new Library and Learning Commons is rising fast. This aerial look captures a year of progress. Watch for more construction updates and behind the scenes interviews throughout 2026. #libraryandlearningcommons #universityofgalwaylibrary #leabharlann #ionadfoghlama www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G60...

Huge Huge Thank you to our Students, Staff, Library Elves and of course the @galwaygivingtree for bringing joy to those in need this year! We are overwhelmed by the response this year and are so blessed to be in the midst of such caring individuals. Beannachtaí na Nollag oraibh ar fad! #givingtree

Archivist @barryhoulihan.bsky.social reflects on one of the most epic Christmas songs to date: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #fairytaleofnewyork #thepogues #storytelling #christmassongs #skybrarians

To wrap up the #ExploreYourArchive focus week, we are sharing a festive item from our collections. This is a 1938 sales catalogue of personalised Christmas greeting cards sold by Royal Renaissance Art Christmas Cards. #EYAYourArchives @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social

@meteireann have issued a Status Orange Weather Alert for: Tuesday 9th December 🛑10.00 - 18.00🛑, we will remain Open once the alert does not escalate beyond Orange, stay up tp date with socials and the Library Opening Hours on our website: library.universityofgalway.ie/about/hours/ #stormbram

2025 marked the anniversaries of the opening (1895) & closing (1935) of the Galway-Clifden railway. Arthur J. Balfour's album documents the railway's construction. The Balfour album is fully digitised: digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor... #EYAAnniversaries #ExploreYourArchive

Bhí dhá cheiliúradh againn i mbliana don iarnród ó Ghaillimh go Clochán- comóradh 130 bliain a oscailte (1895) agus 90 bliain a dhúnadh (1935). Tá tógáil an iarnróid le feiceáil san albam Arthur J. Balfour. #EYACuimhneacháin #CuardaighDoChartlann

Glad you enjoyed your time @accoupe.bsky.social at our @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social Reading Room which has a tressure trove of information 📜📚 #Archives #specialcollections

Téama lá a 7 ná #EYACuimsiú Taispeánann Dr Mary Warde Moriarty grianghraf dá hathair, Edward Warde, dúinn ó chartlann Mincéirs. Tá cuid den chartlann ar fáil go digiteach anseo: digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor... #CuardaighDoChartlann @araireland.bsky.social

Our last #Open & #Digital #Research #Workshop of the year: Searching & Cleaning #Data with Regular Expressions Date: Thursday, Dec 11, '25 Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Location: RDC room 118, Research & Innovation Centre. Suitability: Early Career Researchers universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4398834

#BookLaunch - Young Offenders: Children and crime in Ireland, 1850–1908 by Geraldine Curtin Geraldine Curtin is a Library Assistant working in our Archives & Special Collections dept, we asked her what inspired her to write her 2nd book: hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/12/book... #19thcentury

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Lá a 6, #EYAdigiteach Inniu, táimid ag tarraingt aird ar Imirce, bailiúchán Kirby A. Miller le litreacha agus cuimhní cinn a chum Éireannaigh i Meiriceá Thuaidh. #EYADigiteach #CuardaighDoChartlann

The King of the Library our Max :) #Librarydog

Tuilleadh íomhá ó lá 5 inné don téama #eyaPeataí , Seo iad gadhair Siobhán McKenna, darb ainm Pegeen Mike agus Rory. Nuair a fuair Rory bás, scríobh cara Siobhán an litir seo chuici mar ómós dó. #EYAPeataí #CuardaighDoChartlann

It includes a poem written for the occasion, “Woman of the Mountain”, by Irish poet #PaulDurcan who passed away earlier this year, letters & cards from children, the text of Robinson's inaugural address, guest lists, press cuttings, a facsimile of her signed oath of office,.. #EYA #MaryRobinson

Last month, President Catherine Connolly, Ireland's 10th President, & 3rd female president was officially inaugurated into office. Yesterday, 3rd of December was the 35th anniversary of the inauguration of Mary Robinson, our 7th President & the first female President. @araireland.bsky.social #EYA

Lá 5 do #CuardaighdoChartlann , an téama ná #EYAPeataí, seo grianghraf álainn ó #chartlann Uachtaráin de Micheál D. Ó hUigínn lena chara Richard Kearney, a theaghlach, agus an dá ghadhar is cáiliúla sa tír, #Bród agus #Misneach, 31 Eanáir 2016. #micheálDÓhUigínn

Re-scheduled notice! Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Time:10:30 - 12:30 Location: Library Training Room PC Suite You can still register for the January session here: universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4420964 #writingworkshop

Workshop: Open Peer Review in Practice Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Location: RDC room 118, Research & Innovation Centre. Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 Suitability: This workshop is primarily intended for early career researchers (in all disciplines). #openresearch

Lá 4 do #CuardaighdoChartlann @araireland.bsky.social An téama ná #EYAciúnas, aistriúchán do Oíche Chiún socraigh ag Colonel Sauerzweig ó Chartlann Conradh na Gaeilge! @cnagaeilge.bsky.social

As part of the #Druid50 events a new book was also launched, 'Druid Theatre 1975-2025, 50 Years of New Irish Plays', drawing on playscripts and materials from the #DruidArchive www.bloomsbury.com/uk/druid-the... The exhibition remains open to all FOC until Feb'26 @araireland.bsky.social #EYA

Celebrating @druidtheatre.bsky.social Theatre's 50th this year we were delighted to partner with #Druid and colleagues at University Centre for Drama to launch a new exhibition, 'Druid Theatre 1975-1950: Celebrating 50 Years" showcasing material from the Druid archive. @araireland.bsky.social #EYA

Library Ireland Week is here! #LIW25 Our restored An Tiomna Nuadh shows how libraries and conservation work light the way by ensuring rare and fragile books last for future readers. Read more about the conservation process in our latest blog post 📚 nuigarchives.blogspot.com/2025/11/our-...

Lá 3 do #EYACuardaighDoChartlann, @araireland.bsky.social Is é téama an lae inniu ná #EYAMeánaoiseach Tá sé dochreidte cé chomh sean agus atá na bíobla seo: "Is Tráchtaireacht Bíobla le Nicholas of Lyra (c.1270-1349) é seo i gcló ag an gclódóir ar an Nuremberg Chronicle, Anton Koberger in 1497"

DONT FORGET TO SIGN UP TO THIS BENEFICIAL EVENT, TALKING ALL THINGS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH WITH GUEST SPEAKER Evangeline Gowie! Wed, Dec 3, 2025 13:00-14:00 Archives & Special Collections Training Room / Online Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 #qualitativeresearch #datasharing #qualitative #workshop

Nach álainn na íomhá chumhach seo le haghaidh lá a 2! @araireland.bsky.social Irisí Vogue ó chartlann Siobhán McKenna, le grianghraf de Siobhán McKenna lena clann san áireamh, agus fógraí le haghaidh stocaí níolóin. #EYAÁilleacht #CuardaighDoChartlann #Eyabeauty #ExploreYourArchive

@araireland.bsky.social Explore your Archive kicked off over the weekend and our @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social account have been sharing some gorgeous posts based on each day's theme! #EYAConservation #ExploreYourArchive #EYACaomhnú #CuardaighDoChartlann

Our Future Memory continues to grow its global coalition defending memory institutions’ digital rights. Internet Archive Europe is proud to announce that three more organisations have signed the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions : www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...

Three New Organisations Join the Our Future Memory Movement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...

Don't miss this workshop today to help through #examseason! Exam Preparation: Academic Writing Workshop Online Friday 28 Nov 3-4pm Worrying about your exams? Join us for a one-hour online exam preparation workshop. Register on this link: universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4461872

A batch of Republican newspapers from the early 20th century currently under processing, dating from 1916 to late 1920s.

If you are worried about exams, this workshop is a must!! Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Venue: Online , register to receive link. universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4461872 #examseason #examprep

The AWC can offer exam support until 12 Dec. Drop in to us on Floor 2 of the library. Find out our opening hours on this link: library.universityofgalway.ie/studying/awc/

Workshop: Extracting text from images with Transkribus Date: Thursday 4 December 2025 Time: 11:00-13:00 Location: Library Training Room PC Suite Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 #Research #OCR #OpticalCharacterRecognition

Writing Workshop for Researchers presented by the Academic Writing Centre. Date: Wed 3 Dec; Time: 10:30-12:30; Venue: Library Training room PC Suite. Registration & more info: universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4420964 #research #writing #academicwriting

DONT FORGET TO SIGN UP TO THIS BENEFICIAL EVENT, TALKING ALL THINGS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH WITH GUEST SPEAKER Evangeline Gowie! Wed, Dec 3,'25 13:00-14:00 Archives & Special Collections Training Room / Online Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 #qualitativeresearch #datasharing #qualitative #workshop

Exam Preparation: Academic Writing Workshop Online Friday 28 Nov 3-4pm Worrying about your exams? Join us for a one-hour online exam preparation workshop. Register on this link: universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4461872

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Margaretta D’Arcy—playwright,activist,artist & a fearless advocate for peace, justice & equality. Her archive, donated with that of her late husband John Arden in 2017, is a vital record of their lifelong work, Beannacht Dé leí. tinyurl.com/5n8y88pm

We thank everyone for their co-operation during this busy period. #examseason #externalusers #studentspaces

The Library has acquired perpetual access to the First World Portal, a superb primary source archive of digitised World War One materials. This resource highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of the conflict. hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

For the next ReproducibiliTea Galway journal club #Workshop we have a guest speaker: Evangeline Gowie will be talking about her work with #qualitative #datasharing. Wed, Dec 3,'25 13:00-14:00 Archives & Special Collections Training Room / Online Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 #qualitativeresearch

🚨 Reminder 🚨 The next lecture in the series - The Mincéirs Archive @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social - is at 1pm today. Want to hear how community engagement helped develop this important archive. Click the link for tickets 🎟 www.eventbrite.ie/o/ara-irelan...

Workshop: Advanced Searching on Ovid Medline – Focus on Systematic Reviews Online Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Time: 11:30 - 13:00 Time Zone: UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time Register: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5 #ovidmedline #systematicreviews #skybrarians #research #medicine

A Guide to Academic Writing: How to Tame Your Essay presents a holistic approach to writing in academia. The book, by our very own Academic Writing Centre manager, Irina Ruppo, aims to empower students throughout their writing journey. View more here: search.library.nuigalway.ie/permalink/f/...

CANCELLED due to unforseen circumstances, this will be rescheduled! We apologise for any inconvenience caused 😕