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Newspapers
Irish Regional and Provincial Newspapers
- Copies of some Irish daily newspapers are available in the reading area in the Library foyer.
- The archives of some Irish regional newspapers are available on the Irish Newspaper Archives database, accessible via the Library Catalogue. You can also view a tutorial on how to use the Irish Newspaper Archive
- Most provincial newspapers have websites containing partial or complete copy of their current editions
- A list of newspapers published in Ireland is available from the Press Council of Ireland
Irish National Newspapers
- Copies of most Irish daily newspapers are held for one week in the Newspaper Browsing area
- The Irish Times can be accessed via the Library Catalogue
- The Irish Times Archive is available for searching on the Library Catalogue and also on microfilm at 072.915, which needs to be requested.
- The Irish Independent and the Freeman's Journal can be searched on the Irish Newspaper Archive via the Library Catalogue
- The complete run of the Irish Press Newspaper (1931-1995) is available on microfilm and on the Irish Newspaper Archive via the Library Catalogue
- Some Irish titles are also available on our online databases Nexis Newspapers & Business and UK and Eire Reference Centre, both available via the Library catalogue
International Newspapers
- The Times (London) Digital Archive and The Guardian/Observer Archive are available via the Library Catalogue
- British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900 and Part IV: Ireland 1783-1950 are available via the Library Catalogue
- International newspapers can be accessed at Nexis Newspapers & Business via the Library Catalogue
- The New York Times Historical Newspaper Collection (1851-2014) is available via Proquest
- Links to other international newspapers are also available at Online Newspapers
Newspapers in Microform
- The Library has a significant newspaper collection in microform, some located in the microform area on the ground floor, and some which are held in store and need to be requested.
- Among the collections are Irish political and radical newspapers in the twentieth century and Irish politics and society through the press
- Details of titles within these collections can be viewed by searching under the collection name on the Library Catalogue
Other Newspaper Collections
- The National Library of Ireland Catalogue provides details of newspaper titles published in Ireland. It includes information on where copies are held.
- The British Library Newspaper Library has the largest collection of Irish newspapers worldwide