Culture Night 2010 – Why the no show National Archives?

Culture Night 2010 in Ireland was another tremendous success.  By showing off their best bits, cultural institutions got to  engage with the public in a meaningful manner. Young and old mixed and learned. Why was the National Archives of Ireland conspicuous by its absence? It provided access the previous two years and gave the public ‘the opportunity to learn about the National Archives and its services, obtain information on pursuing genealogical research, learn about useful sources on the World Wide Web, purchase books and view relevant exhibitions.’ Has the government recruitment freeze on public workers affected the National Archives in such a way as they don’t have enough staff in order to facilitate outreach such as Culture Night. More than likely, Yes.  Pue’s Occurrences commented on the retirement of staff at the National Archives in July.

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