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Sgt Robbie Delaney inspects the field gun which he restored at the National Museum of Ireland

Civil War field gun goes on display at National Museum

A field gun which was probably used in the first battle of the Civil War has been restored and put on display at the National Museum at Collins Barracks in Dublin.

Ireland • 09 Feb 23

Deirdre Geraghty looking at an 8th/9th century hand bell, which was found near Glendalough

Glendalough artefacts spanning 1,200 years on display

An exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland has brought together artefacts from Glendalough which have never been publicly displayed before.

Ireland • 16 Sep 20

The skeletons, suspended from the ceiling of the building, will be dismantled 'bone by bone'

'Dead Zoo' prepares to dismantle large whale skeletons

Ireland • 17 Aug 20

St Stephen's Green 1952 (Pic: Foundation HCB Paris/Magnum Photos)

Rarely shown images of 1950s Irish life go on display

An exhibition of rarely shown photographs portraying life in Ireland in the 1950s has gone on display.

Ireland • 20 Nov 19

Sergeant Martin O'Meara was born in Tipperary and fought for Australia in France (Australian War Memorial)

Irish soldier's VC medal to be displayed in Dublin

A Victoria Cross medal awarded to an Irish soldier who served with the Australian army during the World War I has been loaned to the National Museum of Ireland.

Ireland • 26 Jul 19

The axe was discovered as a result of illegal metal detecting (Pic: NMI)

NMI recovers Bronze Age axe illegally detected in Adare

A miniature Bronze Age axe head, which was discovered through illegal metal detecting in Adare, Co Limerick, has been handed over to the National Museum of Ireland after pictures emerged of it on social media.

Ireland • 08 Apr 19

The Ceramics Room will be the temporary home of Seanad Éireann from next Tuesday

Museum ready for arrival of Seanad 'national treasures'

The renovation of the Ceramics Room in the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street, Dublin has been completed at a cost of €1.2 million.

Politics • 22 Sep 17

The National Museum of Ireland operates four sites

Concerns over staff well-being at National Museum

Over 40% of staff at the National Museum of Ireland are at risk of developing anxiety or depression, according to an unpublished report into employee well-being at the institution.

News • 10 Feb 17

The experiment was attached to the lunar landing module on Apollo 16

Apollo 16 equipment given to National Museum

Equipment from an experiment that was brought to the Moon on the Apollo 16 mission in 1972 has been handed over to the National Museum of Ireland.

News • 17 Jan 14

National Museum of Ireland