Latest Happenings
Evening shows
Scary nights at the Leprechaun Museum with stories from the darker side of Irish folklore!Read More »
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Who works in a Leprechaun Museum?
We do! We're a diverse and fun bunch, and we all like to tell a good story...Read More »
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Halloween
We have just wrapped up our Halloween / Samhain celebrations for 2012. Our scary evening shows for adults only were really well recieved...Read More »
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The LOOK of the Irish
Wandering around the city centre on St Patrick’s day, you’ll meet many diverse fun fashion statements to say the least… classy greens, sassy golds and demure nods to patriotism as...Read More »
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Give someone a magical gift!
Our Gift Vouchers are now available to purchase online or at our box office and make the ideal present.Read More »
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Christmas at the Leprechaun Museum
Following our sell out Halloween show, the Leprechaun Museum presentsRead More »
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Halloween - Evening Events [ Strictly 18+]
Take a journey, if you dare, into the dark otherworld of Ireland… a journey through time and space, light and dark, into a world of superstition and frightening reality.Read More »
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Family events for Halloween
Spooky goings on for families this Halloween at the Leprechaun Museum... filled with haunting stories from Ireland’s ancient festival of Samhain.Read More »
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To celebrate Samhain...
As you know, in Ireland, the supernatural Otherworld is never far away. It lies beneath a seemingly peaceful and beautiful landscape, just beyond our vision, but ready to reveal itself...Read More »
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St. Patrick's Celebrations at the National Leprechaun Museum
In addition to “standard” (what is standard when you’re in a Leprechaun Museum?!) we’ll be running additional special tours in the museum with a focus on stories of some of...Read More »
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We're OPEN over Christmas!
Apart from Christmas Day itself, we will be open every day over Christmas!Read More »
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T-shirts now available to buy online!
Our full range of t-shirts are now available to purchase online!Read More »
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Visitor Art Competition - May 2011
Added on 22/06/2011
We have shortlisted the April finalists for our monthly Visitor Art Competition, and uploaded them to facebook. Have a look, and let us know which is your favourite!Read More »
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Visitor Art Competition - April 2011
Added on 26/04/2011
We have shortlisted the April finalists for our monthly Visitor Art Competition, and uploaded them to facebook. Get voting!Read More »
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Live traditional music every weekend in May!
Added on 28/04/2011
For the next 4 weekends we will have a 3 piece trad band seisiún every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on the stage in our sunny courtyard here at the National...Read More »
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Extended opening hours for St Patrick's Festival 2011
We're open late for the week of the St. Patrick's Festival 2011Read More »
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Storytelling at Temple Bar Trad Fest
As part of Dublin's premier celebration of traditional music and culture, we are bringing traditional storytelling and a taste of the National Leprechaun Museum across the river to Temple Bar.Read More »
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Christmas & New Year
The museum will only be closed on Christmas Day (25th) and St. Stephen's Day (26th). We will be open every other day over the holidays. Exact opening times over the...Read More »
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New Schools Packs available to download
They are jam-packed with activities, stories and creative ideas for all age groups... just like a trip to the National Leprechaun Museum!Read More »
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Designing Irish Imagination
The Thinking Behind a National Leprechaun Museum [as part of Design Week 2010]Read More »
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Hallowe'en / Samhain evening event on October 28
As the dark nights draw in take a trip to the otherworld...Read More »
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Some visitor art from our gallery at the museum
We like to think that the museum stimulates and feeds you're imagination... and one of our spaces allows you to illustrate that on paper. We have quite a collection (ever...Read More »
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Open House 2010
Open House Dublin, Ireland's biggest architecture festival, allows citizens to explore the architecture of their city.Read More »
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Culture Night 2010
As part of Culture Night 2010 (September 24), we will be hosting an evening of storytelling throughout the museum.Read More »
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Cúchulainn for a Weekend - 100K Mountain Walk for Oxfam
Added on 31/08/2010
One of our storytellers follows in the footsteps of Cúchulainn in aid of worthy cause.Read More »
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Heritage Week
During National Heritage Week (21-29 August 2010) we present Water Stories - A series of guided tours with the theme of water in Irish stories and folklore.Read More »
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Tom O'Rahilly talks about the museum at Ignite
Tom O'Rahilly (director of the museum) talks about the museum at Ignite in the Science Gallery, only days after the museum first opened. Watch the video to understand a little...Read More »
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