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Professor Luke O'Neill is a rock star of these times so I thought I'd check if he had published any books and was delighted to find "Humanology : a scientist's guide to our amazing existence".

When the lockdown restrictions began last year, like a lot of people I made my first tentative steps into cooking and baking from scratch. 

Do you have little ones at home and  are running out of ideas on how to entertain them? Or perhaps older students who are struggling with a project for school? Or maybe you have a curious mind.

This is the final instalment in the Hidden Iceland trilogy series which brings us back in time to 1987/1988, revealing the true start to Hulda’s journey. Anyone who loves crime fiction will absolutely love the subtle, atmospheric writing of these novels with Iceland forming the perfect backdrop for this genre.

Free Online lecture. The 3rd Annual Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Lecture 2021, presented by Professor Chris Morash. Booking required.

Science fiction is often considered to be a relatively modern genre, however it’s roots can be traced back to the early 19th century. Here’s some early examples of the genre dating from between 1818 and 1912.

Agatha Raisin is the detective created by M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney Gibbons) who sadly died in December 2019. She also wrote the series about Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth.

Shakespeare was the first person to ever use the “what the dickens,” in his fiction work, The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Join us on Zoom tomorrow for a social gathering. That's Wednesday 6th, at 10.30am, on Nollaig na mBan, everyone is welcome. Please get in touch with the library at [email protected].

On Friday, 4th September 2015, a Dublin City Council plaque commemorating the founding of Shelbourne Football Club was unveiled in Dublin 4.