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40th Anniversary of the Princess Grace Irish Library

By Megan Smolenyak

Fall 2025

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I was thousands of miles from home, but the moment I stepped through the door, I was instantly at home. Shelf after shelf brimming with books – and better still, they were all about Ireland. No aspect is left unexplored with literature, history, politics, economics, folklore, and more all at your fingertips. Accompanying the thousands of books are striking paintings, intriguing … [Read more...] about 40th Anniversary of the Princess Grace Irish Library

News Roundup February 25, 2023

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National Famine Commemoration Date Announced  This year’s National Famine Commemoration will be held in Milford, Co. Donegal, on Sunday, May 21.   The commemoration will be broadcasted on RTÉ News Now channel. “The National Famine Commemoration is a special opportunity for the current generation to acknowledge the suffering, death, and anguish borne by the … [Read more...] about News Roundup February 25, 2023

News: MS Research at Trinity

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
March / April 2020

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Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. MS is a disease that affects approximately 2.3 million people worldwide and over 9,000 people in Ireland (this writer is one of them). Its cause is still … [Read more...] about News: MS Research at Trinity

From The Paper Press to the Small Screen

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2020

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The ascension of Sally Rooney from promising young Irish writer to A-list entertainment mogul continues at a breathtaking pace.  The latest proof? A fawning report in Vanity Fair, from the set of the much-buzzed-about TV series based on her book Normal People. The swanky magazine describes Rooney’s novel as a “complex portrait of modern love, touching on class and … [Read more...] about From The Paper Press to the Small Screen

Dublin Apocalypse Manuscript Now Online

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
March / April 2019

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Trinity College Dublin (TCD) celebrated the digitization of the Dublin Apocalypse manuscript, one of great medieval treasures of TCD’s library, on February 1. The 14th-century Latin manuscript of the Book of Revelation is accompanied by exquisite illustrations in gold and other vivid colors depicting scenes of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, battles with many-headed beasts, and … [Read more...] about Dublin Apocalypse Manuscript Now Online