Ongoing

Open Day tours of the Edward Worth Library

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin

Come see the beautiful early eighteenth-century of Edward Worth (1676-1733), a Dublin physician who bequeathed a magnificent collection of books to Dr Steevens' Hospital. Tours at noon on each Open...

Mapping Dublin’s Maritime Legacy: A Journey through Time

The Substation Alexandra Road, Dublin

This exhibition aims to showcase the historical significance of Dublin Port and its impact on the city’s development over time. Through a carefully curated selection of maps from the Dublin...

Buttresses, Bridges and Bones: Conserving Christ Church

Christ Church Cathedral Music Room Christ Church Cathedral Christchurch Place, Dublin 8

To mark the publication of a new Conservation Management Plan, Christ Church will host a series of talks discussing the past, present and future of this iconic Dublin building. Tuesday...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...

Drama, Books and Politics in Dublin’s Medieval Core

Outside the Gutter Bookstore (meet point/ start point for walk) Cow's Lane, Temple Bar,, Dublin 8,

Dublin Theatre is older than Shaw, Wilde or O’Casey. What about writers who lived and worked in Dublin’s historic core, from Johnathan Swift to Lady Morgan? And what of the...

The RDS Drawing Schools and Irish Art: A History

RDS Library & Archives Merrion Road Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The RDS Library & Archives will host this event in the RDS Library. The RDS Drawing Schools were founded in 1749 and would eventually go on to become the National...

One-way traffic?

Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin

The League of Ireland is commonly seen as a development league, one whose best players are signed at an early age, usually by larger, wealthier clubs from Britain, following a...

Dublin: A Writer’s City

Kevin Street Library 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8

If we think of Dublin like the cross-section of a great tree, with rings spreading outwards, the area around St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Dublin Castle is the heartwood, the medieval...