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Dublin by Dusk : Visit the Reading Room
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
30 July 2026
Free to visit
Dublin by Dusk is a new city wide initiative that invites you to experience Dublin city as it stays open late on the last Thursday of every month.

Explore one of Ireland’s great literary spaces, usually reserved for researchers with an NLI Reader’s Ticket.

Visit the Reading Room at the National Library of Ireland on Kildare Street, open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm (last admission at 8:15pm), and experience the historic building after hours.

The Reading Room will remain open until 8:30pm on the last Thursday of each month.

Readers are advised to check with the venue before relying on the details published here.

Event details
Dates
30 July 2026
Time
Start 17:00End 20:30
Price
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National Library of Ireland, 7-8, 7-8 Kildare St, Dublin 2, D02 P638, Ireland
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