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What's On

Event

view of reading room ceiling

In Person

Open House Dublin

Saturday, 17 October 2026 | 1.00pm - 4.30pm

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

Event Tour

Seamus Heaney sitting in a wooden chair in a rural kitchen next to a cabinet filled with crockery

Online

Online Tour | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Online via Teams

Captioned

Event

An image of musician Brona McVittie with two abstract faerie images either side.

In Person

Supernatural: Exploring Ireland's Fairy Tradition Through Story and Song

Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | 6.00pm - 7.30pm

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

Event

Féile na Samhna, Conradh na Gaedhilge; EPH G12.

In Person

Samhain and the Thinning Veil

Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 6.00pm - 7.00pm

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

During Dublin By Dusk

Event

View of Reading Room lamps and clock.

In Person

Dublin By Dusk | Twilight Talks

Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 7.10pm - 8.10pm

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

Event

image of reading room at night time

In Person

Dublin By Dusk | Kildare Street After-hours

Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 5.00pm - 8.30pm

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

Recurring the last Thursday of every month.