This new temporary exhibition within EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum asks how the millions of Irish people in England have fared over the past 200 years. Based on landmark economic history research using new big data analysis, it tracks the wealth, health, and living standards of Irish migrants and families of Irish...
Twisted Tales Of the Darker Side of Ireland. A 60 minute long, Adults-Only Storytelling Experience. Listen to the macabre, gruesome and obscure tales from Ireland’s darkest myths and legends, performed by one of our talented Storytellers. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 19:00 -20:30, Thursday – Saturday. Strictly 18+ – ID may...
Happening every day from Monday to Saturday at 11:30am and 2pm, enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive of the National Library of Ireland, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet. During the Easter school holidays, we will also be highlighting our exhibition booklets for families—designed to help younger...
Common Ground: Ireland and the EU is a new multimedia exhibition exploring how Ireland's membership of the European Union has shaped the country socially, culturally and economically over the past few decades. The exhibition also looks at the impact Ireland has had across Europe, telling stories of migration, opportunity, equality,...
Young explorers are invited to step back in time and discover the world of Viking Dublin in this fun-filled summer workshop. Summer Family Workshop 2026 –Dig, Discover & Create Young explorers are invited to step back in time and discover the world of Viking Dublin in this fun-filled summer workshop...
Dublin City Council is inviting people of all ages to experience Dublin City Council We Love July, a programme of four free events celebrating Dublin's culture, imagination, heritage and community spirit. Taking place across four Saturdays in July from 12 noon to 6pm, Dublin City Council We Love July will transform four of the city's most...
Please join The James Joyce Centre for the launch of a new special issue and podcast series dedicated to the untold history of Ireland's unmarried women. Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing, edited by Dr. Paul Fagan, is an open-access Humanities special issue dedicated to less familiar feminist, queer, and activist versions of...
Join curator Dr Linda King for a tour and discussion of the exhibition ‘Come Fly with Me: Aviation, tourism and Irish design’. ‘Come Fly with Me’ looks at the developing design landscape in Ireland during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s through the lens of aviation and tourism-related graphic design. With...
Explore one of Ireland’s great literary spaces, usually reserved for researchers with an NLI Reader’s Ticket. Visit the Reading Room at the National Library of Ireland on Kildare Street, open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm (last admission at 8:15pm), and experience the historic building after hours. The Reading Room will remain...
Experience one of the best evening attractions in Dublin’s Docklands. During Dublin By Dusk, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum offers visitors the chance to explore Irish history after hours, making it an ideal option for date nights, after-work activities, cultural evenings and summer experiences in Dublin city centre. This new city-wide initiative that...
Explore the exhibitions of glittering gold and silver artefacts, and the archaeological mysteries of Ireland’s national archaeological collection.Tours will discuss the stories of discovery of some of Ireland’s most famous objects, such as the Coggalbeg Lunula, Broighter Hoard and the ‘Tara' Brooch and some of the less well-known gems, such as the mysterious...
We will be open from 5pm to 9pm, inviting visitors to step back in time and experience life in Viking and Medieval Dublin. Explore the museum after hours with engaging guided tours and Living Historians who bring the city’s fascinating past vividly to life. Get your tickets at the door,...
Learn how the printing press changed the world on an evening visit to the National Print Museum. The National Print Museum will open late on the last Thursday of every month from June to October. Explore the Museum after hours and discover Ireland’s printing heritage in a unique evening setting....
Join The National Gallery for a specially curated evening in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Ireland. Enjoy an evening of activities at the Gallery, including live music, tours, wine-tasting, a film screening, a drop-in workshop and a Meet the Makers event . Presented in collaboration with the Embassy...
14 Henrietta Street presents Teatime Talks a series of talks inspired by the history and people of 14 Henrietta Street. By listening and engaging with visitors, historians, experts, local people, former tenement residents and their families, they continue to uncover, record and respond to the 300 year story of 14...