The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has partnered with the British Embassy Dublin and the British Council on a vibrant and creative education project marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, culminating in a special exhibition at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again at the Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street.
Launched on 16 December, the exhibition brings together more than 800 creative postcards by young people aged 13–18 from 35 schools across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Each postcard offers a fresh interpretation of the theme “Friendship,” inspired by the words of Jane Austen and Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth.
The postcards are on public display in Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again until 6 January 2026 (Nollaig na mBan).