Current Events

Explore what's on at the National Library of Ireland below.

Turas treoraithe: Yeats: The Life & Works of William Butler Yeats (17/10/2018): Turas treoraithe: Yeats: The Life & Works of William Butler Yeats. Bígí linn!
The Untold story of Richard Hayes – the Dublin librarian who helped turn the tide of World War II (17/10/2018): Join documentary maker and author Marc McMenamin as he recounts the incredible true story of the Richard Hayes, the National Library’s Director and secret codebreaker.
Guided Tour: From Ballots to Bullets, Ireland 1918-1919 at the National Photographic Archive. (18/10/2018): Guided tour: From Ballots to Bullets, Ireland 1918-1919, explores the intense events and the personal stories behind two momentous years of Irish history. All welcome!
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again: Children’s Trail (20/10/2018): Join us for a children’s tour of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition on Saturdays from October 6th. Booking required.
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition - October mid-term events for children (30/10/2018): Discover the exhibition this mid-term with stories, origami and rainstick making at the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre at College Green. Booking essential!
Yeats Exhibition: Free guided tour (4/11/2018): Join us for a free tour of the Yeats exhibition. It celebrates one of the great poets of the twentieth century and the unique collections of the National Library of Ireland
Research Workshop: Using the National Library (5/11/2018): Learn how to use the resources of the National Library at this research workshop. Reserve a place today!
Lecture: From shoe box to window box – commemoration of the First World War in Ireland, 1919 to 2016 (6/11/2018): Lecture: From shoe box to window box – commemoration of the First World War in Ireland, 1919 to 2016.
Public tour of WWIreland Exhibition (8/11/2018): Explore the Irish experience of WWI through our collections of letters, diaries, recruiting posters, newspaper reports, cartoons, and leaflets
The Art of the Short Story (16/11/2018): Join us for a conversation on the art of short fiction - an event with the Dublin Book festival