June at the National Library of Ireland
Dublin 2

Flat-share in Fleet Street: WB Yeats leaves home
Thursday, 6 June at 7.00pm
Join Michael Ashe SC QC for a talk reflecting on six months of Yeats’s life when he left home and spent time in London.
Free. All welcome, no booking required.

‘WB Yeats and Florence Farr: The Reluctant Muse’
Thursday, 13 June at 7.00pm
Join the NLI for the evening of Yeats’s birthday where Professor Anthony Roche, UCD will discuss the relationship between Yeats and Farr.
Free. All welcome. No booking required

Bloomsday at the National Library

Sunday, 16 June,  Noon – 6.00pm

Visit the NLI to celebrate James Joyce in the library where he studied, wrote and set part of Ulysses. Enjoy performances of Joycean music performed in their Front Hall and listen to extracts of Ulysses.

Join them at 2.00pm for a talk by Dr Gerard Dineen entitled ‘Our Continental Writer: James Joyce and the literature of Europe.’

Free. All welcome. No booking required

JOYCED!

Written by Donal O'Kelly and performed by Katie O'Kelly
Monday 24 June at 7pm
This one-woman show takes you on a tour de force of Joycean Dublin, catapulting the audience through the year which Joyce would later make famous in Ulysses.

No booking required. Admission: €10 (payable at the door)

 "Everlasting Voices"   W. B Yeats, Poetry, Music, Passion and Politics.
Wednesday 26 June at 7.00pm

Lecture by William Brooks, Professor of Music at York University and Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois followed by performance by Sound-Weave: Actor Nuala Hayes and Clarinettist Paul Roe.

Admission: €10 (payable at the door) To book a space please e-mail:learning@nli.ie

West Cork Literary Festival
Bantry, West Cork

Now an annual highlight in the Irish literary calendar, the West Cork Literary Festival is a week-long celebration of writing and reading for people of all ages.  From its humble beginnings as a series of casual poetry readings and fringe events around the Chamber Music Festival, it has expanded into a varied and extensive programme of readings, talks and week-long workshops, growing more adventurous and imaginative with each year. 

At the heart of the Festival is the practice and craft of writing, and in keeping with this Artistic Director Denyse Woods devises a workshop programme, designed to encourage and inspire novice as well as experienced writers.  Now in its 14th year, the Festival goes beyond its headline events by rounding out the programme with extras such as the Literary Tea, Heritage Walks, Antiquarian Book Fair and the Letter Café.  Not least, the Festival is a social event, noted for its supportive and friendly atmosphere, and its personal touch.

See West Cork Literary Festival Programme

Samuel Beckett Summer School
Trinity College Dublin

The Samuel Beckett Summer School celebrates Beckett with a week long series of lectures, seiminars, field trips, exhibits and performances. This year the acclaimed contemporary company Pan Pan Theatre are performing the world exclusive of the Beckett play ‘Embers’ during our Summer School! The deadline to register for the residency is 28^th June 2013. Visit www.beckettsummerschool.com for registration details