'Opening parade of the Tailteann Games, 1928'.

An National Library of Ireland image from the 'Society and State' exhibition, chronicling key aspects of Irish life over the last 100 years. Presented by National Archives, Ireland in the Coach House Gallery Dublin Castle until 8 September.

Spring has sprung in Dublin so as we head into the long weekend, why not take a trip back in time to life in Ireland from the 1920s to the 1990s and visit our exhibition 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records' in the Coach House Gallery Dublin Castle? Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

Meabhrúchán maidir le dúnadh don phobal Dé Luain 6 Bealtaine. Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

Reminder of our public holiday closure on Monday 6 May. Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

Glad to say that our will calendars for the years 1923-1982 are available again to search at buff.ly/2FulqQC and thanks for your patience while we resolved the issue!

Deepening our understanding of the complex history of the birth of the nation.

Minister Catherine Martin TD launches The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project, ground-breaking research that investigates the number of people killed in the conflict.

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We regret that our online will calendars for the years 1923-1982 are currently unavailable - please contact [email protected] for any calendars you may need.

#DidYouKnow that the importance of sugar beet to Irish agriculture is just one of the many topics you can read about when you visit our new exhibition 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records'? Check out what Agriland has to say about it at buff.ly/4db9Etk!

...We hold plenty of records about the censorship of books and films in Ireland, some of which we highlight in our exciting exhibition 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records'. Why not go along to the Coach House Gallery Dublin Castle and see them for yourself?! 2/2

To mark #WorldBookDay , here's a complaint from the Catholic Truth Society from June 1932 about the H.G. Wells novel 'The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind' which was later banned under the Censorship of Publications Act, 1929 on the grounds that it was pro contraception...1/2

No plans for the w/end? Why not visit the Coach House Dublin Castle to see our new exhibition 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records'? It tells the story of life in Ireland from the 1920s as revealed in our archives. Admission is free so drop in, we'd love to see you!