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Irish People Archive Collection

(Irish People Newspaper Articles)

The Business Information Centre holds a wide range of Irish newspaper articles on well-known Irish people from many different areas of life.

These newspaper articles are made available to you, in a collection of open access box files in the library.
This is a reference collection with the provision of photocopying facilities. The Copyright and Related Act 2000 applies.

Below is a representative sample of the many names available in the collection. 

BusinessFashion/Art  |  Music  | Politics |  Presidents  |  Sport  |  TV/Film  |  Writers  |  Others

Business

  • Crosbie, Harry
  • Cullen, Bill
  • Desmond, Dermot
  • O’Brien, Denis
  • O’Leary, Michael
  • O’Reilly, Tony
  • Quinn, Fergal
  • Quinn, Sean
  • Smurfit, Michael
  • Sutherland, Peter

Fashion/Art

  • Costello, Paul
  • Le Brocquy, Louis
  • Treacy, Philip

Music

  • Bono
  • Moore, Christy
  • O’Connor, Sinead
  • O’Donnell, Daniel
  • Patterson, Frank
  • Twink (Adele King)
  • U2
  • Westlife

Politics

  • Aherne, Bertie
  • Fitzgerald, Garrett
  • Gormley, John
  • Haughey, Charles
  • Paisley, Ian
  • Quinn, Ruairi
  • Spring, Dick

Presidents

  • McAleese, Mary
  • Robinson, Mary

Sport

  • Best, George
  • Harrington, Paul
  • Jordan, Eddie
  • Keane, Robbie
  • Keane, Roy
  • McGrath, Paul
  • O’Sullivan, Sonia
  • Smith, Michelle

TV/Film

  • Byrne, Gabriel
  • Duffy, Joe
  • Farrell, Colin
  • Jordan, Neil
  • Neeson, Liam
  • O’Brian, Dara
  • Potter, Maureen
  • Quinn, Aidan
  • Toibin, Neill
  • Tiernan, Tommy
  • Walsh, Louis
  • Wogan, Terry

Writers

  • Ahern, Cecelia
  • Barry, Sebastian
  • Heaney, Seamus
  • Trevor, William
  • Toibin, Colm
  • Waters, John

Others

  • Clare, Anthony
  • Gallagher, Conrad
  • Gavin, Diarmuid
  • Hobbs, Eddie
  • Martin, Bishop Desmond
  • Neligan, Maurice
  • Stephenson, Sam

For more information

Telephone 01 873 3996 or email businesslibrary@dublincity.ie