Newspapers
Irish Regional and Provincial Newspapers
- The Library takes and retains printed copies of almost all Connacht newspapers, plus at least one from most counties on the Western seaboard
- Up to six months of these titles are held in the Browsing Room on the Ground Floor
- The archives of some Irish regional newspapers are available on the Irish Newspaper Archive database, accessible via the Library catalogue. You can find a tutorial on how to use the Irish Newspaper Archive here
- Most provincial newspapers have websites containing partial or complete copy of their current editions
- Links to these can be found at Regional Newspapers and at Index Ireland (Media)
Irish National Newspapers
- Copies of most Irish daily newspapers are held for one week in the Browsing Room
- A set of the current year’s issues is retained in storage and can be requested
- The Irish Times database can be accessed via the library catalogue or at the Irish Times website
- The Irish Times Archive database is available for searching on the Library catalogue and also on microfilm at 072.915 in the microform room
- 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
- 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 Library holds the current year of The Times, The Guardian, and The International Herald Tribune in print
- The Times (London) Digital Archive and The Guardian/Observer Archive are available via the Library catalogue
- International newspapers can be accessed at Nexis Newspapers & Business via the Library catalogue
- Links to other international newspapers are also available at Online Newspapers
Newspapers in Microform
- The Library has a significant newspaper collection in microform, located in the microform room on the ground floor
- 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 has a large searchable newspaper collection relating to Ireland
- The British Library Newspaper Library has the largest collection of Irish newspapers worldwide
If you have any queries please contact us at specialcollections@nuigalway.ie
