Massive thanks to all who followed us as we hosted Archive Hour last Thursday, and especially to our 3 fab guests Dr. Barry Houlihan (University of Galway Library Archives) Maeve Gebruers (ITMA) & Lisa Collins Shortall (The Heritage Council ). You can still follow & contribute to the convo at #ArchiveHour.

The Local Government Archivists & Records Managers incl DonegalArchives were delighted to partner with Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage to produce this Exhibition marking the History of modern local government in Ireland. ARA Ireland

A reminder that Dr Bronagh McShane (Dr Bronagh Ann McShane) will be speaking tonight at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church, Claddagh, Galway, on 'Dominican Women in Galway'.

Is é #EYAEolaíocht téama na míosa seo - bainigí úsáid as chun ábhar ó bhúr mbailiúcháin a bhaineann leis a roinnt! 🔬⚗️🔭🧪🧬 The theme for the month is #EYAScience - use it to share material from your collections that relate! #CuardaighDoChartlann #ExploreYourArchive

#OnThisDay, 79 years ago, at 3 pm, Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe had ended.🎊 Germany unconditionally surrendered, marking a historical moment, VE Day. To commemorate this significant event, we have gathered a collection of documents to share. #VEDay

Do you have papers or artefacts at home that have been handed down through generations? Everyone is welcome to a drop-in event with experts on-hand to advise on caring for your family memorabilia. Fri, May 24th, 11-4 Samuel Beckett Civic Campus Booking: eventbrite.ie/e/dlr-peoples-…

New Blog Post! The Dr Joan Byrne collection, containing a large amount of material relating to the Cork Int. Film Festival, helps archive users to develop a greater understanding of the history and influence of film festivals in Ireland. Explore here: iar.ie/archive-catego…

We are very excited for the #IHTA seminar tomorrow! What a great venue in UCC Ireland Centre for Executive Education (former Cork Savings Bank) is! Cork City Council #IHTACork

Great exhibition ArchitecturalArchive ‘Neighbours in Space and Time’ Grafton Architects at Sir John Soane’s Museum opening Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ Dr Louise Stewart, Director of Exhibitions, Sir John Soane’s Museum and Simon Lincoln, Irish Architectural Archive Grafton Architects

#NewEntries Co-founder of the CRC Kathleen O'Rourke had a singular impact on health & well-being in C20th Ireland. With tireless energy & determination she promoted exercise for women, empowered expectant mothers & ensured the success of the CRC. dib.ie/biography/orou… #DIBLives

What better way to capture the #InternationalDayOfFamilies than this family photo taken outside a house decorated for the #EucharisticCongress in 1932 from our "Society & State – Ireland Through Its Records" exhibition in the Coach House Gallery Dublin Castle? Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

📺 Watch the third episode of #IrelandsHiddenTreasures on RTÉ Player here: rte.ie/player/series/… 🐉 'The Tale of the Little Twin #Dragons' book featured in this final episode, and is now fully digitised and available to view on our catalogue: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000….

Thanks to all who attended our AGM on Saturday at the Margaret Aylward Centre. The talks by our speakers and the exhibition 'Daring to Hope: Irish Religious Sisters Embracing the Unknown (1923-2023)' made for a very worthwhile event #IrishArchives #ReligiousArchives

Our Director Orlaith McBride will be talking about our "Society & State – Ireland Through Its Records" exhibition with Professor Patrick Geoghegan NewstalkFM's TalkingHistory programme this evening. Tune in at 7pm to find out more! Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media #SocietyAndStateIRL

Tickets are being snapped up for the OS200 #OS200 conference at Royal Irish Academy on 21 June! This conference will explore how Ireland's Ordnance Survey, which began in June 1824, unfolded during the first decade of its operations. Find out more: tickettailor.com/events/digital…

Happy Birthday to ex President Mary Robinson! To mark the event, here's the menu for her inauguration lunch on 3 Dec 1990 taken from our "Society & State – Ireland Through Its Records" exhibition. Visit the Coach House Dublin Castle to see more records about her presidency...

Work has commenced on an ambitious re-development of National Archives, Ireland with over €37m in investment; future-proofing records of the State over the coming decades in a purpose-built, modern archive repository. 🏛️ Details: gov.ie/en/press-relea… #Culture #Archives

We recently acquired this detailed #engraving depicting a battle scene during the 1691 Siege of #Athlone, by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator.

Tomorrow at 7 p.m. our PRO Deirdre Mac Mathúna (Deirdre Mac Mathuna) will be discussing 100 years of the Leaving Certificate and its impact on Irish education as part of a panel on Newstalk’s Talking History programme with Patrick Geoghegan. Worth tuning in for! x.com/_talkinghistor…

#OnThisDay- 19 June 1933 – The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Parnell Square, Dublin, was opened by Lord Mayor Alfred Byrne.