Irish Newspaper Archives

{{Short description|Commercial online database of digitised Irish newspapers}}

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The Irish Newspaper Archives is a commercial online database of digitised Irish newspapers, and claims to be the world's oldest and largest archive of Irish newspapers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/about-us |title=About Irish Newspaper Archives |access-date=15 August 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725104238/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/about-us |url-status=live }}{{cite web |website=TheJournal.ie |archive-date=19 May 2019 |date=19 May 2019 |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-irish-for-lets-settle-the-crack-versus-craic-debate-by-looking-at-the-evidence-4640304-May2019/ |url-status=live|last=Ó Séaghdha |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519091818/https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-irish-for-lets-settle-the-crack-versus-craic-debate-by-looking-at-the-evidence-4640304-May2019/ |title=The Irish For: Let's settle the 'crack' versus 'craic' debate by looking at the evidence |first=Darach |access-date=15 August 2019 |authorlink=Darach Ó Séaghdha}}

Subscription-free access to the archive is available to users in Irish public libraries and schools.{{cite news |title=Local libraries reap rewards of turning over a brand new page |date=14 March 2019 |url=https://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/03/14/4170760-local-libraries-reap-rewards-of-turning-over-a-brand-new-page/ |work=The Southern Star |access-date=15 August 2019 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815114218/https://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/03/14/4170760-local-libraries-reap-rewards-of-turning-over-a-brand-new-page/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.scoilnet.ie/ga/iar-bhunscoil/irish-newspaper-archive/ |title=Irish Newspaper Archive |access-date=15 August 2019 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815114218/https://www.scoilnet.ie/ga/iar-bhunscoil/irish-newspaper-archive/ |url-status=live }}