National Museum of Ireland
FOI Requests — 14 records
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- Received 21 November 2025Decided 22 December 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
“All records pertaining to communications between RTÉ and The National Museum of Ireland in respect of the television broadcast 'Made of Stone' (broadcast on RTÉ One on 13 October 2025).”
- Received 18 November 2025Decided 17 December 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
“...Any records relating to the renewal of the 20-year lease at the Collections Resource Centre in Swords last year”
- Received 3 November 2025Decided 2 December 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
“a list/record/spreadsheet/inventory of items that were offered to the National Museum as donations in 2024 and 2025, and where the museum declined to take it. This record ideally to include the month of the offer, a description of the item, and the reason for refusal (if it is not apparent).”
- Received 17 October 2025Decided 17 November 2025GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
“a database/spreadsheet/record of all instances where the NMI offered rewards to finders of items of archaeological interest in the period 1 Jan 2021 to date. This record should include ideally, an identifier e.g. Reward 1, the year in which it was amount, the amount of the award, the provincial location of the award, the item in respect of which the reward was offered.”
- Received 9 October 2025Decided 7 November 2025GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am writing to formally request access to records concerning planned Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procurements for the current financial year (2025/26). As part of our organisation’s interest in understanding upcoming ICT procurement initiatives, I kindly request access to the following information: 1. Details of the ICT budget and planned ICT projects or initiatives for the current financial year (2025/26). 2. Documentation outlining planned ICT procurements for FY 2025/26, including (but not limited to) hardware, software, ICT maintenance agreements, and related services.
- Received 1 October 2025Decided 30 October 2025RefusedNational Museum of Ireland
“...A copy of any correspondence between the Museum and the Secretary General of its parent department with regard to cost overruns or delays on capital projects involving NMI. This correspondence would have followed from a review of cultural institutions initiated by the Minister in February”.
- Received 4 August 2025Decided 2 September 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of the information that was released in response to the FOI request reported on in the following but updated to cover the period 1 Aug 2024 to 31 July 2025: https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0906/1468586-national-museum
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 1 July 2025RefusedNational Museum of Ireland
“...Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Copies of all records held referring or relating to the possibility of returning the 'Benin Bronzes' to Nigeria. This request to cover the period 1 January 2025 to date of receipt of the request.”
- Received 12 June 2025Decided 19 June 2025Handled outside of FOINational Museum of Ireland
I am writing in my capacity as a member of Dáil Éireann to inquire about the publication of the National Museum of Ireland’s purchase orders exceeding €20,000, as required under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the associated Section 8 publication scheme.
- Received 19 March 2025Decided 16 April 2025RefusedNational Museum of Ireland
“...Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I would like to request copies of correspondence between the National Museum of Ireland and the British Museum since 2022”, and following a clarification you requested, “correspondence about the repatriation of contested items/artefacts in the British Museum's collection”. I would like these documents to be submitted to me electronically and in their original format.”
- Received 3 March 2025Decided 1 April 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of all records held by the director relating or referring to the proposed donation of Rory Gallagher's Stratocaster guitar to NMI. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2023 to date. The deliberative process involved is concluded given the museum has publicly confirmed a date for when the item will go on display at Collins Barracks. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- Received 20 February 2025Decided 21 March 2025Part-GrantedNational Museum of Ireland
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I request that you forward to me all archaeological human remains reports relating to human remains discovered. Please include the report relating to the most recent discovery of the young woman.
- Received 28 February 2025Decided —Handled outside of FOINational Museum of Ireland
Please forward under the Freedom of Information Act a request for details of yearly financial costings, expenditure, individual salaries and bills that the National Museum of Ireland has, including details, information and explanations relating to all revenue and income received by the National Museum of Ireland
- Received 2 December 2025Decided —Handled outside of FOINational Museum of Ireland
a copy of the board minutes for 2025. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format