Into Europe: Ireland and the EU
INTO EUROPE is a Royal Irish Academy exhibition commissioned by EU50, DFA.
This is part of the ongoing Documents in Foreign Policy series, led by Dr Michael Kennedy.
It consists of 12 thematic panels which focus on various aspects of Ireland’s relationship with the European Union. The panels are available in both English and Irish.

The exhibition will be displayed in venues across Ireland including libraries, public buildings and educational institutions.
It will also be displayed worldwide in over 30 countries.
County | Libraries | Dates |
Blanchardstown (Fingal CC) | Blanchardstown | February - April 2023 |
Clare | Shannon, Ennis and Kilrush | February - April 2023 |
Galway - Westside | Westside and other city libraries | February - April 2023 |
Louth | Dundalk, Drogheda, Ardee | February - April 2023 |
Offaly | Tullamore | February - April 2023 |
Westmeath | Mullingar/Athlone | February - April 2023 |
Kerry | Killarney Public Library | July 2023 |

"What this exhibition achieves so well is that it doesn’t just focus on the facts of Ireland’s relationship with the EU."
"It also illustrates our emotional and cultural connection, and it makes the strong case for the EU anchoring for our place in the world and our sense of who we are today."
"Across the 12 panels you can see this clearly – from a woman holding freshly printed euro notes, to John Hume speaking with Gay Byrne on the Late Late Show, to images from agriculture and fishing."
"The exhibition gives us a real flavour of how the EU has integrated into our day to day lives and livelihoods."
"This makes it a living exhibition, one that captures both the complexity and the diversity of Ireland’s membership of the European Union.”
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin, TD