Children's Book Festival: A countrywide celebration of children's books and reading throughout the month of October each year. Presented by Children's Books Ireland in partnership with the Youth Libraries Group.

West Cork Literary Festival

Government

Irish Government Site

Motor Tax Online: A secure service provided by Ireland's local authorities and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, allowing payment of motor tax online.

Revenue: Irish tax and customs

Health

If you have a health condition, please consult a qualified doctor. The information available on health websites is intended to enhance understanding of medical conditions. It is not intended to act as a substitute for a consultation with a medical professional.

Department of Health and Children

HSE: The Health Service Executive

PubMed: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, including over 18 million citations from Medline and other journals

Heritage

Heritage Council of Ireland: Increasing awareness of our national heritage

Heritage Week: An annual, "week-long celebration of who we are and where we come from"

Logainm.ie: Placenames database of Ireland

Library Sites

Ask About Ireland: Unique access to new information, rare images and documents from Irish public libraries, museums and archives

Borrowbooks: Search the online catalogues of Irish public libraries and request items via inter-library loans

Cork City Libraries: Access the website of libraries within Cork City

Library Association of Ireland: The professional body representing libraries and librarianship in Ireland

Library Council of Ireland: Promoting and facilitating library co-operation, advising the Minister on library matters and providing advice, assistance and services to library authorities

Library.ie: Publishes news and information about libraries in Ireland

Library Ireland Week: A weeklong celebration of librarians and libraries.

Lifesteps: A series of online guides on using the Internet for various purposes, e.g. buying a home, family health, starting your own business and so on

National Library of Ireland: Collects, preserves and makes available books, manuscripts and illustrative material of Irish interest. Incorporates the Genealogical Office, the Office of the Chief Herald in Kildare St., and the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar.

Literary Awards

IMPAC award: The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries and is the largest award of its kind. Nominations are made by selected libraries in capital and major cities throughout the world.

Man Booker Prize: First awarded in 1969, the Man Booker Prize is awarded to writers of contemporary fiction, from the British Commonwealth or Ireland.

Orange Prize: The Orange Prize is awarded to women writers of fiction in the English language.