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Monday 8am - 10pm Tuesday 8am - 10pm Wednesday 8am - 10pm Thursday 8am - 10pm Friday 8am - 10pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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The Norma Smurfit Library in the National College of Ireland offers information services to staff and registered students of NCI. This includes having thousands of resources- including books, journals, articles, database subscriptions and daily newspapers. The library also offers IT facilities in the form of WiFi, PCs, printers, photocopiers, scanners and assistive technology. Specialist subject areas include industrial relations, human resource management, finance, accounting, trade union studies and computing. The library also offers external membership for non NCI staff and students, available for a fee on an annual basis. A group meeting room is also available for group study and can be booked at the library services desk. Not to mention the staff- we’re here to help, so please don’t hesitate to ask if you need assistance!

06/11/2026

Spencer Dock will be CLOSED on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th November due to an event happening at the Convention Centre Dublin. Room 4.18 in Mayor Square will be available to students who wish to use an alternative study space while the library is closed. The library will be open as normal on Saturday 14th 10am-5pm.

23/10/2026

The library will be closed on Monday the 26th October for the bank holiday, and open the rest of the week as usual. More information can be found on our website (link in bio). Enjoy the long weekend! 🍂🥰

25/09/2026

The library 4th floor will be closed at 7pm on Monday 28th of September. The 5th floor opening hours will remain the same from 8am to 10pm. 📖📚

11/09/2026

Update! Starting Monday the 14th September, the library will be open 8am - 10pm Monday to Friday and 10am - 5pm on Saturdays. See our website for all our opening hours 🕙

11/09/2026

A huge thanks to all our colleagues and new students who made Orientation 2026 such a success! It was great to welcome a new group of NCI students to the library this year, we wish you all the best with your studies! 📚🥸

07/09/2026

Welcome to all our new students starting at NCI this week - we can't wait to meet you all at Orientation! 😄🎉

25/08/2026

Between 24th of August and 12th September the library has reduced opening hours. 🕓
Monday to Friday the 4th floor is open 9am to 6pm. The 5th floor continues to be open 9am to 8pm. 📚

20/08/2026

The library catalogue will be unavailable from 6pm to 11pm this evening (20/08/2026) due to essential maintenance work. Apologies for the inconvenience.

16/07/2026

The library 4th floor will be closing at 6pm on Friday 17th July. The 5th floor will be open as normal from 9am to 8pm. 😀📚📖

05/06/2026

Our summer opening hours are here! The library will be open 9:00AM to 8:00PM Monday to Friday, 10:00AM to 5:00PM on Saturdays, and closed on Sundays until further notice.

Address

National College Of Ireland, Spencer Dock
Dublin

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 10pm
Tuesday	8am - 10pm
Wednesday	8am - 10pm
Thursday	8am - 10pm
Friday	8am - 10pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+35314498590

Website

https://libguides.ncirl.ie/library/

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