This summer, escape from the humidity and glare in the cool air of a museum. Here's our pick of shows to see around the ...

Found in 1986 and following a 39-year conservation project, Ireland's oldest and largest medieval book shrine is now on view.

After a 39-year conservation process, the Lough Kinale Book Shrine is on view at the National Museum of Ireland.

€200k worth of books stolen A former librarian who stole hundreds of rare, antique books worth nearly €200,000 from the National Library of Ireland has received a suspended sentence.

The library's collections include seven million books and newspapers, 1.5 million maps and 950,000 photographs located across 160 miles of shelves.

The National Library is asking for contributions to its election ephemera collection which it's been building since federation, collecting posters of former Prime Minister John Howard, flyers for ...

Among the thousands of tomes housed in the National Library of Ireland are many cookbooks, stretching back to the 1660s. The recipes inside offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of our ...

Eoin McCarney: 'People tend to think of the National Library as a place for high-end research but we collect newspapers from all around the country, magazines, journals, children’s books, novels ...

The mysterious Cambridge library tower, supposedly full of banned books, is opening to the public Jessica Gardner, Cambridge University’s librarian, reveals how a new exhibition at its famous ...

Award-winning Sligo Illustrator Annie West’s entire collection of original pen and ink artwork, sketches, notes, storyboards and script of “The Late Night Writers Club” has been acquired by ...

Commenting, Director of the National Library of Ireland, Dr Audrey Whitty said: “The National Library of Ireland is Ireland’s memory-keeper. In the 21st century, as the world embraces digital over ...

January 15, 2024 at 7:50pm GMT A vast collection of maps of Ireland has been acquired by the Republic ahead of being digitised for public viewing. The Bonar Law collection features almost 10,000 ...