National Library of Ireland
@nlireland.bsky.social
Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
Put on your headphones & dance away to ’80s hits and the best #LiveAid tunes! 🎧🎶
Join us at the exhibition at the National Photographic Archive tonight (Thurs, 27 Nov) from 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join us at the exhibition at the National Photographic Archive tonight (Thurs, 27 Nov) from 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Put on your headphones & dance away to ’80s hits and the best #LiveAid tunes! 🎧🎶
Join us at the exhibition at the National Photographic Archive tonight (Thurs, 27 Nov) from 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Join us at the exhibition at the National Photographic Archive tonight (Thurs, 27 Nov) from 6:30-8:30pm.
Relive the music that united millions, surrounded by an amazing photo collection: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Free Blackout Poetry Workshop ✍️
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Free Blackout Poetry Workshop ✍️
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
📅 Tomorrow (Sat 22 Nov) at 2pm | Location: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/blackout-p...
Interested in writing poetry but not sure where to start? Try blackout (erasure) poetry using #SeamusHeaney’s work.
The 2025 Poetry Aloud semi-finals (a poetry recitation competition for post-primary students run in partnership with @poetryireland.bsky.social and supported by @ucc.ie) take place today.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The 2025 Poetry Aloud semi-finals (a poetry recitation competition for post-primary students run in partnership with @poetryireland.bsky.social and supported by @ucc.ie) take place today.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
Students are joining us from Dingle to Belfast, and from many schools in between.
📣 We're #Hiring: Science and Art Attendant
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📣 We're #Hiring: Science and Art Attendant
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
An exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced Science and Art Attendant to join our busy team.
⭐ More info + apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 5 Dec 2025
#jobfairy #libraryjob #Dublinjob
For #InternationalStudentsDay, enjoy this glimpse of #student life in Parliament Square at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Captured by photographer #ElinorWiltshire in 1964; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
For #InternationalStudentsDay, enjoy this glimpse of #student life in Parliament Square at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Captured by photographer #ElinorWiltshire in 1964; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
Bhí sé d’onóir aréir ag Stiúrthóir an NLI, an Dr Audrey Whitty, freastal ar insealbhú an Uachtaráin Catherine Connolly, 10ú hUachtarán na hÉireann. Bhí comhrá croíúil bríomhar ag an Dr Whitty agus ag an Uachtarán Connolly le chéile.
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bhí sé d’onóir aréir ag Stiúrthóir an NLI, an Dr Audrey Whitty, freastal ar insealbhú an Uachtaráin Catherine Connolly, 10ú hUachtarán na hÉireann. Bhí comhrá croíúil bríomhar ag an Dr Whitty agus ag an Uachtarán Connolly le chéile.
The @nlireland.bsky.social & @opwireland.bsky.social present Culture Club, a lecture series with leading architectural practices.
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The @nlireland.bsky.social & @opwireland.bsky.social present Culture Club, a lecture series with leading architectural practices.
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
Next up: Ryan Kennihan, on creating timeless buildings rooted in place & culture.
🗓️ Thurs, 27 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
#Architecture #CultureClub
At first glance, you might not notice it, but cat-lovers will spot it right away! 🐾
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
At first glance, you might not notice it, but cat-lovers will spot it right away! 🐾
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
Across the pages of this 17th-century manuscript are the unmistakable inky paw prints of a curious feline, who clearly couldn’t resist a stroll across the scholar’s desk.
We're very pleased to announce that the @nlireland.bsky.social will co-host iPRES 2030, which will be held in Belfast and Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland.
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We're very pleased to announce that the @nlireland.bsky.social will co-host iPRES 2030, which will be held in Belfast and Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland.
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
➡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
This winter, the @nlireland.bsky.social marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the global concerts that united 1.6 billion viewers in July 1985. 📷
📷 Explore our programme of free events, and visit our new #LiveAid exhibition: www.nli.ie/.../live-aid...
📷 Explore our programme of free events, and visit our new #LiveAid exhibition: www.nli.ie/.../live-aid...
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This winter, the @nlireland.bsky.social marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the global concerts that united 1.6 billion viewers in July 1985. 📷
📷 Explore our programme of free events, and visit our new #LiveAid exhibition: www.nli.ie/.../live-aid...
📷 Explore our programme of free events, and visit our new #LiveAid exhibition: www.nli.ie/.../live-aid...
📅 Tomorrow (4th Nov) is #AskAConservator Day!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📅 Tomorrow (4th Nov) is #AskAConservator Day!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
The @NLIreland & @opwireland present a Culture Club series featuring architectural practices. Next up: Marmar architects, founded by Aidan Conway in 2021, exploring the built environment & landscape of the west of Ireland:
🎟️ Thurs, 6 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
🎟️ Thurs, 6 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The @NLIreland & @opwireland present a Culture Club series featuring architectural practices. Next up: Marmar architects, founded by Aidan Conway in 2021, exploring the built environment & landscape of the west of Ireland:
🎟️ Thurs, 6 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
🎟️ Thurs, 6 Nov at 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-cl...
Still buzzing after the recent Coffee & Tunes event at the National Photographic Archive! Thanks to the many people who dropped in for Hewan’s set and a taste of Ethiopian coffee. All against the backdrop our new Live Aid exhibition, which brings audiences on a visual journey of the 1985 concerts.
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Still buzzing after the recent Coffee & Tunes event at the National Photographic Archive! Thanks to the many people who dropped in for Hewan’s set and a taste of Ethiopian coffee. All against the backdrop our new Live Aid exhibition, which brings audiences on a visual journey of the 1985 concerts.
☕ Join Hewan this Sat (2-4pm) at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, for Ethiopian coffee and DJ set.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
➡️ Free, drop-in: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
With thanks to @deptcultureirl.bsky.social for their support.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
➡️ Free, drop-in: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
With thanks to @deptcultureirl.bsky.social for their support.
October 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
☕ Join Hewan this Sat (2-4pm) at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, for Ethiopian coffee and DJ set.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
➡️ Free, drop-in: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
With thanks to @deptcultureirl.bsky.social for their support.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
➡️ Free, drop-in: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
With thanks to @deptcultureirl.bsky.social for their support.
Record tower in #DublinCastle visible, Exchequer Street, Co. #Dublin, photographed #OnThisDay 23 October 1972 by James P. O'Dea; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Record tower in #DublinCastle visible, Exchequer Street, Co. #Dublin, photographed #OnThisDay 23 October 1972 by James P. O'Dea; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....
🎤 #PoetryAloud 2025 – Open for Entries!
Calling all post-primary students across Ireland! The Poetry Aloud poetry speaking competition is back, celebrating the power of poetry through performance.
Ready to raise your voice? 🎙️
Learn more + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud
Calling all post-primary students across Ireland! The Poetry Aloud poetry speaking competition is back, celebrating the power of poetry through performance.
Ready to raise your voice? 🎙️
Learn more + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🎤 #PoetryAloud 2025 – Open for Entries!
Calling all post-primary students across Ireland! The Poetry Aloud poetry speaking competition is back, celebrating the power of poetry through performance.
Ready to raise your voice? 🎙️
Learn more + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud
Calling all post-primary students across Ireland! The Poetry Aloud poetry speaking competition is back, celebrating the power of poetry through performance.
Ready to raise your voice? 🎙️
Learn more + #apply: https://www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud
National Library of Ireland & Office of Public Works kick off their Culture Club lecture series with acclaimed architects Carmody Groarke!
📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator
📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
National Library of Ireland & Office of Public Works kick off their Culture Club lecture series with acclaimed architects Carmody Groarke!
📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator
📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 6PM https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-club-lecture-series-carmody-groarke-tickets-1787564737249?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join our informative exhibition guides for our free daily tours of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again at 11:30am and 2pm from Monday to Saturday.
Learn more and play your visit: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
Learn more and play your visit: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join our informative exhibition guides for our free daily tours of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again at 11:30am and 2pm from Monday to Saturday.
Learn more and play your visit: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
Learn more and play your visit: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
🎶 Today is #WorldHarpDay!
Take a moment to explore this striking portrait of harpist Paddy Quinn [artist unknown]; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000745671.
🎵 Celebrate Gráinne Yeats at 11am - free tickets here: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/grainne-yeats-renaissance-woman.
Take a moment to explore this striking portrait of harpist Paddy Quinn [artist unknown]; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000745671.
🎵 Celebrate Gráinne Yeats at 11am - free tickets here: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/grainne-yeats-renaissance-woman.
![Full length portrait [by an unknown artist], of the harpist Paddy Quinn, seated playing the harp with the instrument between his legs. Title written in light pencil at extreme right of sheet "Paddy Quinn / July 1811".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xigvki4ch23anph62nnvurbq/bafkreiex6qhiapfkr33f6gfk23ntnykfjxtqwlvazvnqhh5zivj5mmsm3u@jpeg)
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🎶 Today is #WorldHarpDay!
Take a moment to explore this striking portrait of harpist Paddy Quinn [artist unknown]; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000745671.
🎵 Celebrate Gráinne Yeats at 11am - free tickets here: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/grainne-yeats-renaissance-woman.
Take a moment to explore this striking portrait of harpist Paddy Quinn [artist unknown]; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000745671.
🎵 Celebrate Gráinne Yeats at 11am - free tickets here: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/grainne-yeats-renaissance-woman.
That’s a wrap on the 2025 No Time to Wait Conference! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible, from our incredible speakers to the delegates who joined us both in person and virtually from around the globe. 🌍 💻
@nttw.bsky.social
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October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That’s a wrap on the 2025 No Time to Wait Conference! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible, from our incredible speakers to the delegates who joined us both in person and virtually from around the globe. 🌍 💻
@nttw.bsky.social
@mediaarea.net
@nttw.bsky.social
@mediaarea.net
In town this Sat for #OpenHouseDublin? Drop into the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, for Ethiopian coffee and a DJ set with Hewan (2-4pm): https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/coffee-tunes-live-aid-exhibition
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In town this Sat for #OpenHouseDublin? Drop into the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, for Ethiopian coffee and a DJ set with Hewan (2-4pm): https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/coffee-tunes-live-aid-exhibition
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
Explore the new Live Aid exhibition and the iconic memories.
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Today marks the final day of the No Time to Wait conference at the National Library of Ireland. A heartfelt thank you to the organisers for their incredible work in bringing this programme to life, including the NLI’s own Digital Team for their vital contributions. #NTTW MediaArea
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today marks the final day of the No Time to Wait conference at the National Library of Ireland. A heartfelt thank you to the organisers for their incredible work in bringing this programme to life, including the NLI’s own Digital Team for their vital contributions. #NTTW MediaArea
Ná déanaigí dearmad! Is féidir féachaint ar na céadta ábhar (léarscáileanna, grianghraif, litreacha, agus neart n-ábhar eile!) ar ár gcatalóg ar líne anseo: http://catalogue.nli.ie
October 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Ná déanaigí dearmad! Is féidir féachaint ar na céadta ábhar (léarscáileanna, grianghraif, litreacha, agus neart n-ábhar eile!) ar ár gcatalóg ar líne anseo: http://catalogue.nli.ie
Many thanks to this morning's speakers at the No Time to Wait Conference for their insightful and thought-provoking talks: Niamh Murphy, Caylin Smith, Maaike Bos, Amy Brost, Eibhlin Colgan, and Niall Anderson.
MediaArea #nttw9
MediaArea #nttw9
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Many thanks to this morning's speakers at the No Time to Wait Conference for their insightful and thought-provoking talks: Niamh Murphy, Caylin Smith, Maaike Bos, Amy Brost, Eibhlin Colgan, and Niall Anderson.
MediaArea #nttw9
MediaArea #nttw9