Please note a number of our buildings will be closed to the public from 9am to 12.30pm on Tuesday, 8th September.

Tabhair faoi deara go mbeidh roinnt dár bhfoirgnimh dúnta don phobal ó 9am go 12.30pm Dé Máirt, an 8ú Meán Fómhair.

What's On

Event

image of reading room at night time

In Person

Dublin By Dusk | Kildare Street After-hours

Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 5.00pm - 8.30pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Recurring the last Thursday of every month.

Event

a copy of seamus heaney's poetry collection 'the spirit level' in the exhibition entrance

Online

Online Book Club | The Spirit Level

Friday, 25 September 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Online via Teams

Event

A black and white image of Margaret Heaney and her children, including Seamus

In Person

‘We Entered History & Ignorance’: Derry in the 1940s

Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66

Event

Funeral entry of Abigail Bollard whose father was a merchant of Antwerp NLI GO MS 70 f. 523r

Online

Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires

Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Online via Zoom Webinar

Event

Image of a handwritten letter with an eagle and American flag pendant.

In Person

‘Where the murdering cannons roar’

Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 7.00pm - 8.00pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Part of Dublin Festival of History

Event

An engraving showing town plans of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway in Ireland.

In Person

Historical fiction/Ficsean stairiúil

Thursday, 8 October 2026 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Bilingual Event | Part of Dublin Festival of History