EXHIBITION: The Story of Us: Census 1926

Dublin Castle Exhibitions

The Story of Us: Census 1926 is a landmark exhibition marking this historic release of census records. It explores the world reflected in the census and reveals what life was like in 1926: in towns and cities, across rural communities and islands, from crowded urban...

EXHIBITION: IRREVERENT IRELAND

Dublin Castle Exhibitions

The Office of Public Works at Dublin Castle presents Irreverent Ireland, a new exhibition that runs from 29th October 2025 until 26th April 2026. Irreverent Ireland marks the long-awaited return of the Van der Hagen Painted Hangings – spectacular 18th century...

EXHIBITION: ARTISTIC ISLANDS

Dublin Castle Exhibitions

The Office of Public Works (OPW) announces Artistic Islands, running at Dublin Castle’s Coach House Gallery from 29th September 2025 – 22nd March 2026. The exhibition explores the creative legacies of Ireland and its diaspora through the work of Irish...

EXHIBITION: The Fine Art of Textile

Dublin Castle Exhibitions

‘The Fine Art of Textile’ in the Coach House Gallery, Dublin Castle is an international exhibition of contemporary textile that crosses artistic genres – painting, sculpture, drawing and sewing. Donegal tweed also plays a role through ‘The Wild Donegal Tweed Project’....

EXHIBITION: Casimir Markievicz: A Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903 – 1913)

Dublin Castle Exhibitions

Casimir Markievicz: A Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903-1913) explores the life, art, and theatre of Casimir Markievicz, husband of Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, who was a central figure in the Dublin avant-garde of the early 20th century. The...

The Final Handover

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In a year full of commemorative centenary events, 17 August is not one date that stands out immediately. However, it was significant in the life of Dublin Castle and for Ireland as a whole. On that day, 100 years ago, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) finally...

Johann Sigismond Cousser: a Hungarian Musician in Ireland

Dublin Castle Events

‘Sing an English aria from time to time. This pleases them very much’- Johann Sigismond Cousser: a Hungarian Musician in Ireland by Peter Whelan, Artistic Director, Irish Baroque Orchestra Although almost entirely unknown today, Johann Sigismond Cousser was...

The Destruction of the Public Record Office, 1922 – a view from Dublin Castle

Collections and research

Text by William Derham. The Bedford Tower dominates the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle and in 1922 it was home to the Office of Ulster King of Arms, the heraldic authority of all Ireland. The Office comprised myriad functions connected to genealogy, heraldry, pomp...

16 January 1922: Remembering the Handover of Dublin Castle to Michael Collins

Collections and research

by William Derham, Research & Collections One hundred years ago, on 16 January 1922, an event that The Irish Independent described as ‘certainly the most significant event in Irish history for hundreds of years’, took place on a cold Monday at Dublin Castle. At...

A Prisoner’s Christmas at Dublin Castle, 1920

Collections and research

One hundred and one years ago this month, as the War of Independence continued to unfold across the island of Ireland, Christmas approached. It may seem strange to consider Christmas during a time of conflict, not least an historic one that has left such bitterness...