‘When you’re the eldest daughter, particularly in Ireland, it definitely defines you’
National Library of Ireland director Dr Audrey Whitty on ancestral connections, Samuel Beckett’s ‘fail better’ advice and the appeal of getting older
National Library of Ireland
Lynne Parker: The Abbey does so much. But Ireland needs a national theatre for the 21st century
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
Unlocking Ireland’s cookbook archive: ‘Some of the things they were eating are just plain weird’
Keepers of the National Library of Ireland’s special collections have assembled a fascinating gastronomic collection through their shared love of food
The 100 Archive: ‘The Irish design diaspora is truly global, yet their work is rarely recognised as Irish’
Irish Design Week 2024: Leading designers created the 100 Archive website to chart the past, present and future of the creative work that’s all around us
Long-lost story by Dracula author Bram Stoker unearthed at National Library of Ireland
Gibbet Hill, the Irish writer’s macabre tale of a man set upon by strange children at the site of a real murder, was discovered by Dublin researcher Brian Cleary
A New York Times book critic spent five days in Dublin. Here’s how he got on
The city is a soulful playground for the kind of people who have spectacles on their nose and autumn in their hearts
National Library acquires papers of Irish abolitionist who testified in Amistad slavery trial
Richard Robert Madden was employed by British government to ensure Caribbean slave trade came to an end
Anne Friel on her late husband playwright Brian: ‘I was crazy about him. He was everything’
Rehearsals are underway for a new production of Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gate this summer, and a new book about the playwright was published this week
In pictures: The National Library’s new archive of life in Ireland during Covid-19 pandemic
Collection contains some 200 images taken by more than 70 press photographers across country in 2020 and 2021
Lovely places in Ireland for bookworms to curl up and read
You do not need to go far to find somewhere special to get lost in a favourite book
Most complete visual record of Ireland in map form acquired by State
Bonar Law Collection comprises close to 10,000 maps and approximately 9,000 prints
Museums could lose ‘interesting and important’ pieces due to cultural donations tax cap
Those who donate items get tax relief worth 80 per cent of the value of the heritage item
Plans submitted for six-storey extension to National Library of Ireland
The building is home to more than 12 million items including books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs and digital media
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices