@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
Let Go, Let Fly, Forget | Guided tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again
📅 Sat, 28 March | 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/let-go-let-fly-forget-guided-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again
Join us for an immersive tour exploring Heaney’s enduring love of birds in his #poetry.
Did you know the
@nlireland.bsky.social
houses original artworks by actual people who are still alive. If you get in touch you can view original art from #TheLatenightWritersClub which held safe and warm in their Illustration archives for all eternity
Portrait of Susan Mary Yeats (Lily), (1866-1949), when a child, three-quarter length, turned to left, standing, looking down, reading, resting book on arm, wearing hat.
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚
What was your favourite book when you were growing up? 📖💭
IMAGE: Portrait of Susan Mary Yeats (Lily) reading, drawn by her father #JohnButlerYeats; https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000151242
'Her Breath in Mine' | The Women of Seamus Heaney's Poetry
For International Women's Day at #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again, join us for an uplifting, thought‑provoking celebration of women.
📅 Sat, 7 March at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/her-breath-mine-women-seamus-heaneys-poetry
☘️ Le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge, bí linn le haghaidh cainte i nGaeilge ina ndéanfar iniúchadh ar na seirbhísí agus na hacmhainní atá ar fáil do chainteoirí agus d’fhoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/acmhainni-ata-ar-fail-do-lucht-labhartha-agus-foghlama-na-gaeilge
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Online Book Club | Sweeney Astray
📅 Fri 27 March | 1pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-book-club-sweeney-astray-0
Join us on Teams to discuss Sweeney Astray — Heaney’s reimagining of the medieval Buile Suibhne.
Open to all — come listen, read, or join the chat!
‘My passport’s green’ | #SeamusHeaney & Ireland ☘️
#StPatricksDay tour tracing Heaney’s journey — from Bellaghy to Wicklow and Sandymount Strand — and the landscapes that shaped his poetry.
📅 Mon, 16 March, 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/my-passports-green-seamus-heaney-and-ireland
#FamilyHistory Research at the National Library of Ireland
Join us for a hybrid talk about using the NLI’s services & collections to research your family history
📅 Mon, 23 March at 3pm: https://ow.ly/Fckm50YkWze
🏛️ Join in-person: https://ow.ly/b0zN50YkWzg
🖥️ Join online:https://ow.ly/7V1X50YkWzf
🎧 80s Silent Disco | National Photographic Archive
Put on your headphones & dance the evening away!
Fri, 13 March | 6.30pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/80s-silent-disco-national-photographic-archive
Join us for some 80s hits as well as the best #LiveAid tunes at the Live Aid Exhibition
"The free Live Aid Exhibition is on in the National Photographic Archive in Meeting House Square, with over 70 photographs and images showcasing behind-the-scene moments from the historic concert series."
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Thrilled to see our Live Aid exhibition highlighted in @visitdublin.bsky.social's guide to celebrating St Patrick’s Weekend 2026 in Dublin ☘️ — a fantastic nod as the city gets ready for an unforgettable few days of culture and celebration.
www.visitdublin.com/guides/st-pa...
Spring Reset | Live Aid Sunday Sessions
Slow Movement • Breathwork • Sound Bath 🧘
Sundays 8 March, 12 & 26 April | 11am:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/spring-reset-live-aid-sunday-sessions
A restorative hr of gentle movement, guided breathwork & immersive sound to calm your nervous system
From ‘the dung queen of Ireland’ to Jessie Buckley: @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social recently discussed with Clodagh Finn the importance of sharing early modern women’s stories, advances in AI tools, and how VOICES is leading the charge on both fronts.
A special thank you to Clodagh for the article!
The @opwireland.bsky.social + @nlireland.bsky.social presents #ConversationClub: Public Conversations with #Architects — a new series celebrating architecture & the ideas shaping our built environment.
Anne Marie Galmstrup, Galmstrup Architects | Wed 18 March, 6pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/conversati...
Free Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thurs, 19 March at 6pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-10
Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty.
🏛️ Meet in the Front Hall of NLI, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
'Her Breath in Mine' | The Women of Seamus Heaney's Poetry
For International Women's Day at #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again, join us for an uplifting, thought‑provoking celebration of women.
📅 Sat, 7 March at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/her-breath-mine-women-seamus-heaneys-poetry
☘️ Le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge, bí linn le haghaidh cainte i nGaeilge ina ndéanfar iniúchadh ar na seirbhísí agus na hacmhainní atá ar fáil do chainteoirí agus d’fhoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/acmhainni-ata-ar-fail-do-lucht-labhartha-agus-foghlama-na-gaeilge
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Heaney's Influences | Blackout Poetry Workshop
In celebration of #WorldPoetryDay 🎨📖
📅 Sat 21 Mar, 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/heaneys-influences-blackout-poetry-workshop
Explore the words of Seamus Heaney and the writers who shaped him through #BlackoutPoetry.
woman at laptop wearing headphones
Join our exhibition guides for an online tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again
📅 Weds 18 March, 1pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-33
Explore the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.
#FamilyHistory Research at the National Library of Ireland
Join us for a hybrid talk about using the NLI’s services & collections to research your family history
📅 Mon, 23 March at 3pm: https://ow.ly/Fckm50YkWze
🏛️ Join in-person: https://ow.ly/b0zN50YkWzg
🖥️ Join online:https://ow.ly/7V1X50YkWzf
🎼 Live Aid | The Global Jukebox – Guided Tour
⏰ Free tours: Fri 2pm & Sat 11am
Step back to Live Aid 1985. Explore iconic images and stories from the Band Aid Trust Archive at the National Photographic Archive:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/live-aid-global-jukebox-guided-tour
‘Hawthorn & Rags’ | A Lino Printing Workshop
📅 Sat, 14 March, 2pm
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/hawthorn-rags-lino-printing-workshop
Celebrate St Patrick’s season with a relaxed, beginner-friendly lino printing workshop inspired by Seamus Heaney’s poem The Wishing Tree.
Delighted to see our free Live Aid exhibition included in RTÉ's list of the top 12 things to do in Dublin this weekend! 🙌
https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2026/0225/1560412-things-to-do-in-dublin-this-weekend-feb-27-29/
This spring, the National Library of Ireland celebrates #LiveAid with a new season of events!
At the National Photographic Archive #TempleBar, see powerful images from 13 July 1985 — when music united 1.6 billion people
🎶 Join us: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/news/live-aid-2026-spring-programme
'Her Breath in Mine' | The Women of Seamus Heaney's Poetry
For International Women's Day at #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again, join us for an uplifting, thought‑provoking celebration of women.
📅 Sat, 7 March at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/her-breath-mine-women-seamus-heaneys-poetry
Slán Solas | National Photographic Archive
📅 Thurs, 26 March | 7pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/slan-solas-national-photographic-archive
🌅 Slán Solas (“goodbye light”) is a candlelit evening of gentle movement, guided breath, immersive sound, and live music.
The West Wing project will deliver a new public space at Kildare Street: new galleries, learning rooms, a café and shop, and full accessibility for every visitor. A national library for every part of the island.
Thanks to Alan Finn and Sligo Weekender for the recent coverage.
“The Yeats family could have sent this material anywhere. They chose the National Library.”
Last week, our Director Dr Audrey Whitty spoke at the Yeats Memorial Building in Sligo @yeatssocietysligo.bsky.social, a fitting place to talk about what we hold, and what we are building.
Free Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thurs, 19 March at 6pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-10
Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty.
🏛️ Meet in the Front Hall of NLI, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Online Book Club | #Beowulf
📅 Fri, 27 Feb at 1pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-book-club-beowulf
Join us for a discussion on 'Beowulf', the definitive translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic, translated by Heaney in 1999. All welcome - no prior knowledge or expertise is required!