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.

Exhibition designer Ger Garland, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Dr Michael Kennedy and RIA historian-in-residence Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey
Exhibition designer Ger Garland, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Dr Michael Kennedy and RIA historian-in-residence Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey

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.

Into Europe Exhibition Brochure (in English)
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Into Europe Exhibition Brochure (in Irish)
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Exhibition tour dates and locations
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
Tánaiste inspecting exhibition
Tánaiste inspecting exhibition
"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

View of Into Europe launch at Iveagh House