Raghnall O Floinn

Rarely seen ethnographic exhibits were on display to mark 15-year refurbishment plan

Extensions, updgrades and connections between museum sites part of 15-year vision

National Museum of Ireland says over 1m people have visited it since start of the year

Need for greater measures to protect collection, but funding position ‘perilous’

National Museum of Ireland staff told it faces ‘difficult options’

Dispersal and sale of “exceptionally rare” collection of antique Irish silver would “represent a great loss to the country” says director of the National Museum of Ireland.