Editing National Library of Ireland (section)

==Governance==
The library is governed by a board, with day-to-day management in the hands of a director and a number of heads of functions.  Directors of the library have included [[Thomas William Lyster]] (1895–1920), [[Robert Lloyd Praeger]] (1920–24), [[Richard Irvine Best]] (1924–40), [[Richard J. Hayes]] (1940–67), [[Michael Hewson]] (1982–1988), [[Patricia Donlon]] (1989–97), [[Brendan O'Donoghue (civil servant)|Brendan O'Donoghue]] (1997–2003), Aongus Ó hAonghusa (2003–09), [[Fiona Ross (public servant)|Fiona Ross]] (2010–2014), and [[Sandra Collins (librarian)|Sandra Collins]] (2015–21).<ref>{{Cite web |last=nli |title=Corporate Information |url=https://www.nli.ie/corporate-information |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=nli.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UCD appoints Dr Sandra Collins as Librarian |url=https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2021/december/20/ucdappointsdrsandracollinsaslibrarian/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |publisher=University College Dublin}}</ref> After a period under an acting director, in December 2022, the library announced that [[Audrey Whitty]], deputy director of the [[National Museum of Ireland]], would assume the office of director in early 2023.<ref name="dir2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/news/new-director-announced-dr-audrey-whitty | title = The NLI is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Audrey Whitty to the role of Director | website=nli.ie | date = 22 December 2022 | accessdate = 7 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>