History & Archives: Newspapers

Information on books, journals, databases and other useful history & archive resources.

Why Newspapers?

Newspapers are very useful for identifying key trends, reviewing analysis of specific issues and tracing original research. They also provide a wealth of primary source material for scholarly research in many subject areas. UCD Library holds an extensive range of regional, national and international newspapers.

Further information on our Newspaper collections can be found here.

Newspaper Collections for History & Archives

Useful Newspaper resources for History & Archives include:

19th Century British Library Newspapers Part 1 (Gale) This link opens in a new window
A collection of national and regional newspapers, as well as newspapers from: established country or university towns; the industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands; and Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule are also included, in addition to Penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes.
Current Digest of the Russian Press (EastView) This link opens in a new window
The Current Digest of the Russian Press (formerly the Current Digest of the (Post-)Soviet Press) was founded in 1949. Each week it presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English. The translations are intended for use in teaching and research. They are therefore presented as documentary materials without elaboration or comment, and state the opinions and views of the original authors, not of the publisher of the journal. Coverage: 1949-2024.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive digital edition of The Eighteenth Century, the world's largest library of the printed book on microfilm.

European Library Historic Newspapers
Browse or search the full-text of European historic newspapers from 23 countries across Europe. An excellent route to primary source material.

Irish Newspapers Archives This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of over six million Irish national, regional and historical newspapers.
Irish Times (1995 - ) (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
A full-text newspaper article database containing articles published in the Irish Times from 1995 to present. Full-text articles only, excludes images.
Irish Times (1859-2022) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Contains the Irish Times Digital Archive - a fully searchable archive which includes every page published since the newspapers foundation in 1859. Coverage: 1859-2022.
Nexis Advance UK This link opens in a new window
Nexis Advance UK provides full text access to regional, national and international newspapers, business trade journals, company reports and country reports. For academic use only.