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.

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...

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-...

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

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

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-...

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.

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

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.

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...

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.

This winter, the @nlireland.bsky.social marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the global concerts that united 1.6 billion viewers in July 1985. 📷 📷 Explore our programme of free events, and visit our new #LiveAid exhibition: www.nli.ie/.../live-aid...

💻 Happy #WorldDigitalPreservationDay! The @nlireland.bsky.social keeps safe our country’s cultural heritage by preserving born-digital and digitised collections. Learn more: www.nli.ie/collections/...

We’re delighted to see photos from our collection featured in this fascinating initiative by our friends at #NationalArchivesofIreland. They’re seeking stories from Irish people aged 100 and over - a wonderful opportunity to preserve and celebrate living history: www.irishstar.com/news/ireland...

For #AskAConservator Day, we’re taking you behind the scenes with @heritagecouncil.ie/NLI #conservation intern Clodagh Burns. 👩‍🔬✨ In this video, Clodagh shares a glimpse into the personal diaries of #MaryLeadbeater (née Shackleton, 1758–1826). www.instagram.com/reel/DQodKv9...

♀️Last week we celebrated the launch of Thirty Years of Change Through Women’s Eyes: Ireland, 1993–2023 by Íde B. O’Carroll at the @nlireland.bsky.social The final book in a trilogy by the author under our Attic Press imprint was launched by Gráinne Healy. 📸 Maxwell Photography

📅 Tomorrow (4th Nov) is #AskAConservator Day! Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨ 💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!

'Learn to embrace our native tongue unashamedly with Molly Nic Céile' 📍National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638 🗓️Tuesday, 4 November 2025 | 6.00pm - 7.00pm ✨FREE event Booking: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-... @nlireland.bsky.social

🏛️ Director's Tour: Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Thursday, 13 November at 6pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-... Meet in the Front Hall of National Library of Ireland, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

The @NLIreland & @opwireland present a Culture Club series featuring architectural practices. Next up: Marmar architects, founded by Aidan Conway in 2021, exploring the built environment & landscape of the west of Ireland: 🎟️ Thurs, 6 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...

🥮 Barm brack is a true #Halloween classic! “Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞 This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...

Today's highlight in the manuscript reading room of the @nlireland.bsky.social. is this example of an impaled coat of arms belonging to Margaret de Typetot which shows her own coat of arms with those of her husband John Cheyne. Attached to a charter from 1378.

Today's unexpected archival discovery in the @nlireland.bsky.social. is this spooky pentacle on a late fourteenth century document. It is the signum or personal sign of a notary called Richard Wheeler. #Archives #Manuscripts #Medieval #Ireland #Halloween

Lovely on this miserable, wet evening to be among feminists at the launch of Íde B O’Carrolls new book, ‘Thirty Years of Change through Women’s Eyes; Ireland 1993-2023 (@corkup.bsky.social) at the @nlireland.bsky.social - another in the series by Íde on irish women in Ireland and America #speirgorm

📖 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...

Still buzzing after the recent Coffee & Tunes event at the National Photographic Archive! Thanks to the many people who dropped in for Hewan’s set and a taste of Ethiopian coffee. All against the backdrop our new Live Aid exhibition, which brings audiences on a visual journey of the 1985 concerts.

Gem of a seal belonging to Sir Richard de Burgh or Burke attached to an indenture from 1360 at the @nlireland.bsky.social. Showing the Burke coat of arms (a red cross on a gold field) it also shows a label at the top of the arms designating a junior branch of the family.

Good impression of the seal of the Staple of Waterford attached to a charter from 1457 at the @nlireland.bsky.social. The Staples where the designated entrepots for the export of certain goods in the lands of the kings of England and in Ireland included Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda.

☕ Join Hewan this Sat (2-4pm) at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, for Ethiopian coffee and DJ set. Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories. ➡️ Free, drop-in: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-... With thanks to @deptcultureirl.bsky.social for their support.

⭐Six collections shortlisted for PEN Heaney Prize 2025 ⭐ 📕Judged by Sasha Dugdale, Seán Hewitt & Zaffar Kunial — read what they had to say and find out more about these beautiful books 📕 @poetryireland.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/shortlist-re...

From the Hearth to the Sky: A fun, family-friendly tour on Heaney's family through his #poetry Join us for a family-friendly tour on #SeamusHeaney's family, filled with fun activities and special poems! 📅 28th, 30th Oct & 1st Nov at 11:30am: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at @nlireland.bsky.social. Find out more & book now ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

Record tower in #DublinCastle visible, Exchequer Street, Co. #Dublin, photographed #OnThisDay 23 October 1972 by James P. O'Dea; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....

National Library of Ireland & Office of Public Works kick off their Culture Club lecture series with acclaimed architects Carmody Groarke! 📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator

Really exciting development at the @nlireland.bsky.social. 380 deeds (D. 1 to D. 380) have been digitised and are available to view on the computers in the Manuscript Reading Room. Shown below is the great seal of Henry III (D. 166) and a papal bull of Pope Alexander IV (D. 195).

Find the #Gaeilge i do chroí! | Learn to embrace our native tongue unashamedly with Molly Nic Céile Join us to start or rediscover your journey with the #Irishlanguage. 🇮🇪 📅 Tues, 4 Nov at 6pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/find-gaeilge-i-do-chroi

📅 Please note that the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Exhibition exhibition will be closed this Sat, 25 Oct, due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

🎤 #PoetryAloud 2025 – Open for Entries! Calling all post-primary students across Ireland! The Poetry Aloud poetry speaking competition is back, celebrating the power of poetry through performance. Ready to raise your voice? 🎙️ Learn more + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud

The seal of Risdeárd Ó hÉidigheáin, archbishop of Cashel in the early fifteenth century, at the @nlireland.bsky.social. Depicting him in his episcopal role, the seal also two coats of arms which appear to be those of the Butler earls of Ormond and the Fitzgerald earls of Desmond or Kildare.

Really cool coming across this signature today in the @nlireland.bsky.social. 'T Norffolk' is the signature of Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, and uncle to Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, both of whom where executed by Henry VIII. It is on a charter granting land in Ireland in 1528.

National Library of Ireland & Office of Public Works kick off their Culture Club lecture series with acclaimed architects Carmody Groarke! 📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator

From the Hearth to the Sky: A fun, family-friendly tour on Heaney's family through his #poetry Join us for a family-friendly tour on #SeamusHeaney's family, filled with fun activities and special poems! 📅 28th, 30th Oct & 1st Nov at 11:30am: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/hearth-sky#poetry

Online Book Club | The Haw Lantern 📅 Fri, 31 Oct at 1pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-book-club-haw-lantern-0 Join us on Zoom for a chat about this month's poetry collection, The Haw Lantern, by #SeamusHeaney. This book club is for everyone, you don't need to be a poetry expert!

🏛️ Director's Tour: Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty Meet in the Front Hall of National Library of Ireland, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 📅 Mon, 20 Oct at 6pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-5

Join our informative exhibition guides for our free daily tours of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again at 11:30am and 2pm from Monday to Saturday. Learn more and play your visit: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0

🎶 Today is #WorldHarpDay! Take a moment to explore this striking portrait of harpist Paddy Quinn [artist unknown]; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000745671. 🎵 Celebrate Gráinne Yeats at 11am - free tickets here: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/grainne-yeats-renaissance-woman#WorldHarpDay

Blackout Poetry Workshop ✍️ Learn the basics of #Blackoutpoetry and have a go at creating your own works, using #SeamusHeaney’s works as a springboard. 📅 Every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 2pm at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/blackout-poetry-workshop-0#Blackoutpoetry#SeamusHeaney’s

That’s a wrap on the 2025 No Time to Wait Conference! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible, from our incredible speakers to the delegates who joined us both in person and virtually from around the globe. 🌍 💻 @nttw.bsky.social @mediaarea.net