Directors
Here is a list of all of the Directors of the National Library of Ireland since its foundation.
- William Archer (1878-1895)
- Thomas W Lyster (1895 -1920)
- Robert Lloyd Praeger (1920-1924)
- Richard Irvine Best (1924-1940)
- Richard J Hayes (1940- 1967)
- Patrick Henchy (1967-1976)
- Alf MacLochlainn (1976–1982)
- Michael Hewson (1982-1988)
- Patricia Donlon (1989 - 1997)
- Seán Cromien (1997)
- Brendan O’Donoghue (1997 - 2003)
- Aongus Ó hAonghusa (2003 - 2009)
- Fiona Ross (2010 - 2014)
- Sandra Collins (2015 - 2022)