✨ Explore Dublin after dark with Dublin by Dusk. Visit the Live Aid Exhibition at the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar, open late from 5.00pm–8.30pm on the last Thursday of every month. Experience iconic 80s music from the legendary Live Aid concerts 🎶: https://ow.ly/wTSs50Z35R9

#OnThisDay, 22 May 1909: a #cricket team "at Barracks" was photographed as part of the Poole Photographic Collection: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000592277#OnThisDay#cricket

Discover Dublin after dark with the NLI as part of #DublinbyDusk. On the last Thursday of every month, step inside the historic Reading Room on Kildare Street, usually reserved for researchers, and experience one of Ireland’s great literary spaces after hours: https://ow.ly/Ttnh50Z35I9

Last week, NLI Director Dr Audrey Whitty and the British Ambassador to Ireland, her Excellency Kara Owen, officially opened the Edgeworth festival in Edgeworthstown Library, marking its 30th year. Read more about the launch via Longford Leader: https://ow.ly/HB0Q50Z35Tq

🕰️ The NLI’s reading rooms and ticket office will open to readers from 9:30-13:00 on the following Saturdays in 2026: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/news/saturday-opening-hours-january-december-2026

Portraits of a Poet | Seamus Heaney 🎨 📅 Sat 30 May, 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/portraits-poet-portraiture-seamus-heaney Explore how artists like Edward McGuire, Barrie Cooke & Louis le Brocquy captured Heaney’s life, character & imagination across painting, drawing & sculpture.

“How pleasing is it to behold the nestling bee hide itself in its pendulous blossoms…” 🌿🐝 So wrote William Curtis of the foxglove in Flora Londinensis, published between 1777 and 1798. Engraving by the illustrator and naturalist James Sowerby. https://ow.ly/CKn550YZq1G

💻 Global Accessibility Awareness Day today raises awareness about the importance of digital accessibility for people with disabilities. National Library of Ireland is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with EU Regulations. Learn more: https://www.nli.ie/accessibility-statement

‘Death of a Naturalist’, Sixty Years On | Lecture by Dr Rosie Lavan 📅 Sat 24 May, 2pm Celebrate 60 years of Seamus Heaney’s debut collection with a talk on its journey to publication, early magazine appearances, and iconic poems like ‘Digging’. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/qGWJ50YSnuh

Last week at NLI, we remembered Paul Durcan ahead of the first anniversary of his death. Part of the Legacy in the Library series, the evening celebrated his life and poetry with readings by Mark O’Regan, Jean Byrne & Luke Power, and music from Eileen Gogan.

Our Published Collections team recently catalogued two proof copies of 'Conversations with Friends' by #SallyRooney, adding to our holdings of contemporary Irish publishing and literary material. 📚 https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000948869#SallyRooney

Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again' 📅 Weds, 20 May at 1pm: https://ow.ly/IOay50YSnie Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Liam Bluett and extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Annette, his children, Kate, Rory, and Fiona, his grandchildren, and all who knew him. www.nli.ie/news-stories...

🌍 Africa Day @ National Library of Ireland 📅 Mon, 25 May, 6.30pm https://ow.ly/Fas150YSnIg Explore NLI’s Ethiopian collections with Dr Sinéad McCoole + a talk by Zelalem Fisseha on curating African perspectives on the 1980s famine & Live Aid.

"Did you know you can apply for a Reader's Ticket for the National Library of Ireland by using our online application form?"

Death of a Naturalist’ turns 60 🎉 First published on 19 May 1966, #SeamusHeaney’s landmark debut collection announced a major new poetic voice. To mark the 60th anniversary, we’re revisiting the collection through a new lens: www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/seamus-heaney-man-myth-making-poet

Online Book Club 📚 | Death of a Naturalist 📅 Fri 29 May, 1pm https://ow.ly/svsq50YSo7m Join us on Teams to explore Seamus Heaney’s iconic debut, 60 years on—featuring poems, manuscripts & letters from our collection. All welcome—no poetry expertise needed!

Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again' 📅 Weds, 20 May at 1pm: https://ow.ly/IOay50YSnie Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

Portraits of a Poet | Seamus Heaney 🎨 📅 Sat 30 May, 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/portraits-poet-portraiture-seamus-heaney Explore how artists like Edward McGuire, Barrie Cooke & Louis le Brocquy captured Heaney’s life, character & imagination across painting, drawing & sculpture.

🌍 Africa Day @ National Library of Ireland 📅 Mon, 25 May, 6.30pm https://ow.ly/Fas150YSnIg Explore NLI’s Ethiopian collections with Dr Sinéad McCoole + a talk by Zelalem Fisseha on curating African perspectives on the 1980s famine & Live Aid.

For Famine Commemoration Day, sharing this 1880 poster for a mass meeting at McDonough Hall, raising funds for people affected by the 1879–1880 famine in Ireland. Speeches, fundraising, and public appeal: “Come one come all!” 8 April 1880, Middletown, Connecticut https://ow.ly/atCM50YYVWP

Did you know you can apply for a Reader's Ticket for the National Library of Ireland by using our online application form?: https://rtickets.nli.ie 🖥️ Learn more here: https://www.nli.ie/visit/readers-ticket

‘Death of a Naturalist’, Sixty Years On | Lecture by Dr Rosie Lavan 📅 Sat 24 May, 2pm Celebrate 60 years of Seamus Heaney’s debut collection with a talk on its journey to publication, early magazine appearances, and iconic poems like ‘Digging’. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/qGWJ50YSnuh

We recently acquired a First World War anthology of war poetry compiled by May Tennant in memory of her son, Edward Wyndham Tennant, killed on the Western Front in 1917. Volume includes work by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Francis Ledwidge, Edward Thomas & others. https://ow.ly/ytZO50YYSw7

Déan iniúchadh ar lámhscríbhinní Gaeilge ó bhailiúchán na Leabharlainne ón 14ú haois go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Clúdaíonn na saothair iontacha seo réimse leathan ábhar, idir litríocht agus athbheochan na Gaeilge go dinnseanchas (dlí áite): https://ow.ly/UGrO50YYUS4 📷: https://ow.ly/ARh450YYUS2

An raibh a fhios agat go bhfuil Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann ar #Instagram? Lean muid ar cheann de na hardáin is mó fáis atá againn: https://www.instagram.com/nationallibraryofireland

You can explore 1000s of materials (maps, photos, letters & all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue: http://catalogue.nli.ie Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: https://youtu.be/4L9oHFbmkPc

Researchers at @dublincityuni.bsky.social have received a @researchireland.ie New Foundations grant for a pioneering project on the experiences and identities of second-generation Indian-origin women in Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇳 www.nli.ie/news-stories...

Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again' 📅 Weds, 20 May at 1pm: https://ow.ly/IOay50YSnie Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

Tá go leor acmhainní oideachais ar líne saor in aisce ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann do gach aois: https://ow.ly/7g7R50YYfnq

Portraits of a Poet | Seamus Heaney 🎨 📅 Sat 30 May, 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/portraits-poet-portraiture-seamus-heaney Explore how artists like Edward McGuire, Barrie Cooke & Louis le Brocquy captured Heaney’s life, character & imagination across painting, drawing & sculpture.

New acquisition: a small + fascinating group of letters & photos connected to botanist and naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger & Eleanor French. Material incls personal letters from Praeger & Dorothy Weaving, incl reflections on everyday life & news of Praeger’s passing in 1953 https://ow.ly/XfiA50YYRT8

🌍 Africa Day @ National Library of Ireland 📅 Mon, 25 May, 6.30pm https://ow.ly/Fas150YSnIg Explore NLI’s Ethiopian collections with Dr Sinéad McCoole + a talk by Zelalem Fisseha on curating African perspectives on the 1980s famine & Live Aid.

Today the @nlireland.bsky.social was presented with the 150th Smarter Travel Mark Award, marking a national milestone in Ireland’s journey towards more sustainable and active travel. 🚲 Read more: www.transportforireland.ie/news/nationa...

A beautiful family portrait of three children and a baby, commissioned by Mr. Murphy of St. Ursula’s Terrace, Waterford — presumably the proud father. The photograph was taken by the A. H. Poole Studio #OnThisDay, 13 May 1919. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000593371#OnThisDay

‘Death of a Naturalist’, Sixty Years On | Lecture by Dr Rosie Lavan 📅 Sat 24 May, 2pm Celebrate 60 years of Seamus Heaney’s debut collection with a talk on its journey to publication, early magazine appearances, and iconic poems like ‘Digging’. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/qGWJ50YSnuh

Online Book Club 📚 | Death of a Naturalist 📅 Fri 29 May, 1pm https://ow.ly/svsq50YSo7m Join us on Teams to explore Seamus Heaney’s iconic debut, 60 years on—featuring poems, manuscripts & letters from our collection. All welcome—no poetry expertise needed!

Legacy In The Library: Celebrating Paul Durcan 1944 - 2025 Join us in remembering #PaulDurcan ahead of the first Anniversary of his death. 📅 Thurs 14 May | 6.30pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/legacy-library-celebrating-paul-durcan-1944-2025#PaulDurcan ⏺️ This event will be recorded.

Broadside poster advertising performances of A True Son of Erin, an Irish drama by J. W. Whitbread, at the Queen's Theatre, beginning #OnThisDay, 12 May 1919; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000515209#OnThisDay

Tá bailiúcháin éagsúla ábhar ag an Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI) a bhaineann le Sir Hugh Lane agus uaidh, lena n-áirítear páipéir phearsanta agus litreacha, a d’fhéadfadh léargas breise a thabhairt ar bhunú a Dhánlann Ealaíne Chathrach: https://ow.ly/ikeW50YVpiH

Join our daily guided tours of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again at 11:30am and 2pm, Monday to Saturday. Explore highlights from Heaney’s archive at the National Library of Ireland, from his rural beginnings to his celebrated poetry career. https://ow.ly/glEh50YOp5J

Chuireamar síneadh lenár n-uaireanta oscailte le déanaí do #Yeats: Saol agus Saothar #WilliamButlerYeats, taispeántas saor in aisce ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath. https://ow.ly/m56C50YVpCC

Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again' 📅 Weds, 20 May at 1pm: https://ow.ly/IOay50YSnie Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

Online Book Club 📚 | Death of a Naturalist 📅 Fri 29 May, 1pm https://ow.ly/svsq50YSo7m Join us on Teams to explore Seamus Heaney’s iconic debut, 60 years on—featuring poems, manuscripts & letters from our collection. All welcome—no poetry expertise needed!

Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Mon, 11 May at 6pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-12 Free, booking required | Meet in the Front Hall of National Library of Ireland, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Explore our online exhibition Power & Privilege: The Big House in Ireland https://ow.ly/x4sj50YQWJu Ireland’s Big Houses were 18–19th century landlord estates, once central to rural life. Photos capture a peaceful world—but by the 1920s land reforms and economic hardship brought this era to an end.

Portraits of a Poet | Seamus Heaney 🎨 📅 Sat 30 May, 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/portraits-poet-portraiture-seamus-heaney Explore how artists like Edward McGuire, Barrie Cooke & Louis le Brocquy captured Heaney’s life, character & imagination across painting, drawing & sculpture.

An raibh a fhios agat go bhfuil ceann de na bailiúcháin Gaeilge is fairsinge ar domhan i seilbh Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann? Faigh tuilleadh eolais: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/bailiuchain-ghaeilge-na-leabharlainne-naisiunta

Free learning resources available! Our Birds & Botanicals activity helps primary school children explore nature through observation, drawing, and curiosity—like real naturalists 🌿 Inspired by the NLI collection. 🐦‍⬛ Download: https://www.nli.ie/learn/downloadable-resource-birds-and-botanicals

🎼 Live Aid | The Global Jukebox – Guided Tour ⏰ Free tours: Fri 2pm & Sat 11am Step back to Live Aid 1985. Explore iconic images and stories from the Band Aid Trust Archive at the National Photographic Archive: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/live-aid-global-jukebox-guided-tour