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We are delighted to share the ‘History on Your Doorstep’ series with you, written by Dublin City Council’s Historians in Residence.

ISL interpreting available for events in the Main Hall in Dublin Castle.

As of 2023 this course will be offered free of charge. Commencing in October 2023, classes will be held on Tuesday evenings at Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

As of 2023 this course will be offered free of charge. Commencing in October 2023, classes will be held on Monday evenings at Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, and will include two visits to archive services.

This collection of images from the Fáilte Ireland Photographic Collection, held at Dublin City Library and Archive Pearse Street, highlights the surprising and unimagined day of bright sunshine and blue skies that finally emerged on the bank holiday of Monday, August 3, 1953.

James Connolly, socialist and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, is to be commemorated by a Dublin City Council plaque.

My first week here was an adjustment week, during which I mostly learnt about the background of the Dublin Council, the Dublin City Library and Archives, and my primary duties. I visited Mansion House, City Hall, Hugh Lane Gallery, and 14 Henrietta Street in the second week, guided by my internship manager, to learn more about Dublin's urban history.

Dr Kennedy discussed Gilbert’s approach to collecting written sources and what his remarkable library represents for the city of Dublin.

Dublin City Council Celebrates Europe Week and EUNIC European Film Club’s Inaugural Screenings.

The Radical Newspaper Archive is now available through our Irish Newspaper Archives Subscription