http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A good starting point for projects. You can then move on to more academically authoritative sources to finish off your project. Reference everything!
http://sources.nli.ie/
Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research, contains over 180,000 catalogue records for Irish manuscripts, and for articles in Irish periodicals.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/
Explore Ireland through Public Libraries, Museums and Archives. A great resource for projects. Lots of free eBooks
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/
Millions of digitised paintings, music, films and books from Europe's galleries, libraries, archives and museums
http://www.infoplease.com/
Free online reference: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus with an American slant.
http://www.iar.ie
Irish Archives Resource. This web site contains information about archival collections open for public research in Ireland.
https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/
RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikimedia Commons: a database of 8,646,520+ freely usable media files.
http://www.borrowbooks.ie/
Search the online catalogues and websites of Irish public libraries, and request books, CDs, DVDs etc. via Inter-Library Loan.
http://www.netvibes.com/dublincitypubliclibraries
Dublin City Public Libraries Online resources, including Britannica Online for Students (all you need is your Library Borrower Number to access them). Visit Terenure or Rathmines Libraries to access other databases.
http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/2012/longlist.htm
International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, Long list of books 2012
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikisource, the free library. Wikisource is an online library of free content publications.