The Irish Times

National Library announces year-long LGBTI+ programme

Physical and online events will explore LGBTI+ identity and experiences in Ireland

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 12:34

Family issue appeal over disappearance of Mayo woman 20 years ago

Sandra Collins (28) disappeared from seaside village of Killala on December 4th, 2000

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 18:56

Ireland’s missing people: 823 cases remain ‘open’ with the Garda

In hundreds of homes, it will be another Christmas without loved ones missing for days, weeks or years

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 01:41

Yes Equality campaign photographs donated to National Library

More than 6,000 photographs and videos have been included in the collection

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 17:02

Marian Keyes becomes first Irish writer to donate digital archive

Author expected ‘well-awarded man’ would be first asked by National Library of Ireland for material

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 16:27

JP Donleavy’s vast archive left to the National Library of Ireland

Treasures include first draft of The Ginger Man with Brendan Behan’s unsolicited edits

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 17:49

National Library of Ireland unveils new book repository

Improved safety after devastating fires at Notre Dame and National Museum of Brazil

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 16:04

Neil Jordan donates ‘vast’ archive to National Library of Ireland

Donation comes with €2.2m tax break for film director who made Michael Collins

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 14:04

DPP's decision not to retry Sandra Higgins brings end to saga

Cavan childminder who had been accused of harming baby faced four previous trials

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 14:32

How Seamus Heaney wrote: First look at a new exhibition

Exhibition on late Nobel laureate unveiled at new College Green cultural centre

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 16:11

Seamus Heaney, our dad the poet, by Catherine, Chris and Mick Heaney

For his family, choosing 100 poems from a long career, was weighted with memories

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00

Calendar of events

A guide to historical happenings around the country this year

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 00:00

Napping pods a hit with Maynooth University students

EnergyPods to enable students take 20-minute snooze in bid to maintain energy levels

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 21:26

Roy Foster honoured by National Library of Ireland for his life’s work

Historian praised for ‘almost single-handedly creating the idea of Irish history in Britain’

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 06:51

Amateur sleuthing helps solve the mysteries of old Irish photos

Members of the public helped unpick the National Library’s image collection on Flickr

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 21:35

Centenary of 1916 made ‘profound statement’ about Irish identity

Roscommon celebrates Douglas Hyde Conference with speakers Garry Hynes, Sean Kyne

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 21:08

National Library’s €10 million renovation plan unveiled

Four-year project will see 500,000 books moved as west wing becomes public area with new entrance

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 13:07

Best websites for recording events of 1916 and life in 2016 chosen

‘Irish Times’ among 10 websites selected by public for preservation by National Library

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 19:53

Government’s ‘Creative Ireland’ plan outlined

Taoiseach launches five-year programme to promote culture as part of everyday lives

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 19:50

A worldwide effort to stop the web losing its memory

The nonprofit Internet Archive, which harvests 250m webpages a week, is 20 years old

Thu Nov 24 2016 - 05:45

National Library ‘on our way back up’, says director

Five-year plan involves revamping building and connecting with a global audience

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00

Coroner ‘not in position’ to hold Sandra Collins inquest

Family of missing woman believes there is sufficient evidence to confirm her death

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 08:03

Family of woman missing since 2000 calls for inquest

Siblings of Sandra Collins believe there is enough evidence to confirm her death

Sun Jul 31 2016 - 20:02

The National Library: online and on the shelves

The National Library of Ireland houses a vast collection of Irish-related books, and plans to expand its web archive

Fri Jul 22 2016 - 12:38

WB Yeats’s Nobel medal donated to National Library

Poet was awarded literature prize in 1923 for ‘giving expression to spirit of a whole nation’

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 17:10

Rare photographs of 1916 Rising go on display

National Library collection includes photo of Éamon de Valera marching men to captivity

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 19:04

Families of missing persons share their ‘unique pain’

Garda Commissioner says the force’s missing persons service is being reviewed

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 15:41

Online Catholic parish register records receive 4m hits

National Library of Ireland (NLI) digitisation project gets huge response globally

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 20:47

Funding cuts had ‘savage impact’ on National Library of Ireland

Library ‘operating on a third of the resources’ of European equivalents, board member says

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 20:32

Family of missing woman Sandra Collins renew appeal

Mayo woman Sandra Collins disappeared without trace 15 years ago

Sun Aug 16 2015 - 15:12

Irish Roots: The achievements of the Digital Repository of Ireland

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00

Lack of evidence leads to acquittal in Sandra Collins trial

Martin Early wept after decision in murder case at Central Criminal Court sitting in Castlebar

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 13:21

Sandra Collins accidentally fell into sea, accused told witness

Martin Early spent night with friend after telling him he was ‘in trouble’

Thu May 22 2014 - 16:31

Mayo woman was pregnant when she disappeared, murder trial hears

Martin Earley denies killing Sandra Collins in 2000

Thu May 08 2014 - 01:00