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Online Book Club | Beowulf

Friday, 27 February 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

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The Poetry of Grief

Saturday, 28 February 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66

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News & Stories

Monday, 23 February 2026

Conversation Club Lecture Series: Public Conversations with Architects

Sunday, 22 February 2026

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The Spring Rice Family Papers

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

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Chair of the National Library of Ireland Board concludes term

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