National Archives of Ireland

New law will make it a criminal offence to destroy records of survivors of institutional abuse

Organisations or individuals holding ‘relevant records’ must preserve them under fast-tracked legislation

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 18:59

Archivist and author on her childhood, 40-year career at the National Archives and her ‘problem’ with Sinn Féin

Sat May 25 2024 - 05:46

Census records from 1926 were unaffected by leak on top floor of building and review of all records on-site has been completed

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 19:59

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland has, in some cases, recovered more than 85% of destroyed archive collections but gaps remain

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 05:00

Q&A: Once probate is secured, wills are public documents and details are available going back 100 years

Tue May 09 2023 - 05:00

Ireland fails to preserve the records that constitute public memory

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 02:00

Rare police mugshots of Easter Rising rebels to be auctioned in London - but who is the 12th man?

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 00:00