[1] It also publishes the journal Analecta Hibernica, which provides information on the commission's work and editions of shorter manuscripts.

[3] The commission is run by a chairman and a board appointed by the Irish government.

[4] The commission's works were published by the Irish Stationery Office (now the Government Supplies Agency) until 1990.

The Irish Manuscripts Commission is based at 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

[8] The announcement proved highly controversial, with Fintan O'Toole and Donnchadh Ó Corráin among the most vocal opponents of the measure.