Rewarding Rewording: Gate Theatre Writer's Workshop - Adaption and Translation
FEBRUARY
2012
This is a six day programme for emerging and mid career writers in which five different acclaimed writers will illuminate the skills and processes involved in adapting and translating for the stage. The workshop will be framed by Conor Mc Pherson and will also feature Nick Dear, Alan Stanford, Tanya Ronder and Thomas Kilroy. Venue: Gate Theatre Lab Date: February 13th-18th, 10am-5pm (Saturday 18th 10am-2pm) Cost: €250 Application: please send a C.V. and expression of interest to
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Deadline for application: Friday, February 3rd 2012.*Please note places are extremely limited.
www.gate-theatre.ie
Learning To Live One Day At A Time With Peter Sheridan
JANUARY
2012
On Saturday 18th February from 10am-1pm playwright and director Peter Sheridan will give a workshop on his insight into living life.
The workshop costs €45 (concessions €30).
For more details go to www.sanctuary.ie or Tel: 01 6705419/ 01 6727545
'It's not the past that matters, it's the way you see it': Childhood, Ireland, and Children's Fiction - Lecture at the NLI
JANUARY
2012
The National Library of Ireland is hosting a lecture series in conjunction with our photographic exhibition Small Lives – Photographs of Irish Childhood 1880 – 1970
The first lecture is in February and focuses on Irish history as portrayed in children’s fiction.
Wednesday 15 February at 7pm
'It's not the past that matters, it's the way you see it': Childhood, Ireland, and Children's Fiction. Lecturer: Dr Pádraic Whyte, Assistant Professor of English, Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Pádraic Whyte will discuss the representation of Irish history and childhood as portrayed in children’s fiction. Dr Pádraic Whyte is Assistant Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin and author of Irish Childhoods: Children’s Fiction and Irish History
Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2
This event is free and no booking is required. Futher details from www.nli.ie
This lecture is organised in conjunction with the photographic exhibition Small Lives- Photographs of Irish Childhood 1880 – 1970.
Exhibition
Small Lives – Photographs of Irish Childhood 1880 – 1970
The National Photographic Archive’s current exhibition explores photographs of Irish children from 1880 to 1970. The photographs are from the National Library of Ireland’s photographic collection and show a wide range of photographs from formal studio shots, images of school children and photographs of city life in the 1960s. The exhibition will run until June 2012 and takes place in the National Library’s Photographic Archive, Meeting House Sq, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
CNN'S Future Cities
JANUARY
2012
During the month of November CNN International recorded a programme showing how literary Dublin is boosting the city's morale as part of their CNN Future Cities series. To view this programme simply click on the following link www.cnn.com/futurecities
Dickens in Dublin
JANUARY
2012
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world’s greatest novelist, Laurence Foster has re-created Charles Dickens’ first public performance in Ireland
CHARLES DICKENS was born on February 7th in 1812 in Portsmouth. Shortly afterwards, the family moved to London. At 19, having had little formal education, Charles became a reporter and recorded the parliamentary speeches of Daniel O’Connell, the Irish Liberator. They retained a lifelong mutual admiration. In August, 1858 Dickens paid the first of three lengthy visits to Dublin and was hailed with delight everywhere he went. He often found it difficult to make his way from Morrison’s Hotel (on the corner of Dawson St. and Nassau St.) and through the crowds who were queuing to see his performance. Dickens in Dublin is a recreation of that dramatic evening in Ireland’s capital city.
Stage Director: Colm Maher
Rathmines Library Tuesday 7th February at 6.30pm Tel: 01 497 3539 or email:
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Central Library Wednesday 8th February at 1pm Tel: 01 873 4333 or email:
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Raheny Library Thursday 9th February at 6.30pm Tel: 01 831 5521 or email:
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Special thanks to Historian Jim Cooke for access to his book, Charles Dickens's Ireland
Death of Caroline Walsh
DECEMBER
2011
The staff of the office of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature were saddened to hear of the passing of Caroline Walsh, literary editor of The Irish Times.
As described by The Irish Times editor Kevin O'Sullivan 'She had a passionate commitment to outstanding journalism and good writing. She ensured The Irish Times celebrated new literary talent and introduced readers to important voices from outside the English-speaking world....'.
We send our condolences to her husband James Ryan, who is a member of the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Steering Group and to her son and daughter at this difficult time.
Storytelling for Children at Accents Coffee & Tea Lounge
DECEMBER
2011
Visit Accents Coffee & Tea Lounge to hear the story “Santa comes to Dublin” each Saturday in the lead up to Christmas. The enchanting Irish reading begins at 10.30am. It truely is a magical festive storybook which all children (and adults!) will love. All are welcome to this free event!
23 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2
T: 01 416 0040
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Congratulations to receipients of UCD Honorary Degree
DECEMBER
2011
Congratulations to Joseph O’Connor, Andrea Camilleri and Mary Gordon who were conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature from UCD. Journalist and broadcaster Olivia O’Leary was also awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature from UCD on 5th December 2011.
Restored tomb of Oscar Wilde to be unveiled today
NOVEMBER
2011
The restored tomb of Oscar Wilde will be unveiled later today at the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The date was chosen to coincide with the 111th anniversary of Wilde's death. The project was coordinated by his grandson Merlin Holland, and supported by both the French and Irish governments. When Oscar Wilde died on this date in 1900, he was a penniless exile. Friends of the writer could only afford a sixth-class grave outside Paris. Wilde was later reinterred in Père-Lachaise, the final resting place of writers, artists and composers. His new tomb was unveiled in 1914 - an angel in flight, by sculptor Jacob Epstein. It became a magnet for tourists and admirers, who by the mid 1980s had covered the monument with lipstick kisses. French conservationists have carefully cleaned the Art Deco tomb and encased it in glass. For more information on the project, visit http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1130/oscarwilde.html
Bringing It All Back Home Event
NOVEMBER
2011
Poetry Ireland, in association with St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, is delighted to present a gala evening with the writers Paul Durcan, Belinda McKeon and Paula Meehan to celebrate different aspects of the life of the city.Venue: St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra Time: 7pm on 29/11/2011
Admission: Free but booking essential E:
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For more information visit www.poetryireland.ie
Kevin Barry on Costa Book Awards Shortlist
NOVEMBER
2011
Congratulations to Irish writer Kevin Barry who has been shortlisted for his book City of Bohane on the Costa First Novel Award shortlist http://www.costabookawards.com/
Launch of ainm.ie, a new Irish-language biographies website
NOVEMBER
2011
Ainm.ie is a new website which features over 1,500 biographies of writers. This resource allows writers to be searched alphabetically. The website was created by Fiontar, DCU, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Diarmuid Breathnach and Máire Ní Mhurchú and The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
New Magazine The Looking Glass
NOVEMBER
2011
The Looking Glass is a new creative writing magazine exclusively for children's literature. They are currently accepting submissions for our first issue. We accept short stories, novel extracts, poems, illustrations and comic strips. Short stories and novel extracts should be between 500 and 2000 words approximately.Closing date for submissions is the 9th of December 2011 by 5 p.m. All pieces for submission should be sent to
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For more information check out our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/210302592375814/#!/pages/The-Looking-Glass-Magazine/120504311392360
Cooking by the book
NOVEMBER
2011
On 08/12/2011 @6pm, join Yolanda Castano and Andrea Costas who will discuss their book, “Cociñando ao pé da letra” . The book aims to go beyond the borders of traditional art by showing the similarities between disciplines, such as, literature, cooking and photography. Yolanda Castaño (Galician painter, literary critic and poet in Galician language) and Andrea Costas (professor of photography and artist) intend to illustrate with their book not only the strong social and cultural impact of the Galician cuisine, but also the fusion of the three different disciplines: literature, cooking and photography. The talk will take place at Instituto Cervantes - Café Literario,Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2. For more information, visit http://dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha77393_16_2.htm
The great literary bouffe. From the Greeks to the present day
NOVEMBER
2011
On 09/11/2011 @6pm, journalist and writer,Jesús Ruiz Mantilla, will guide you on a delightful journey along the history of literature on gastronomy. The talk will take place Instituto Cervantes - Café Literario,Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2. More information at http://dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha77391_16_2.htm
Melbourne poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe and Dublin poet Enda Wyley Read
OCTOBER
2011
Melbourne and Dublin are both UNESCO Cities of Literature. Hear Melbourne poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe and Dublin poet Enda Wyley in Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Sq., Dublin 1 on Thursday 27th October 7pm. It's free and booking is not necessary.Chris is an important figure in Australian poetry, as a poet, a critic and as an advocate for poetry. The 'sometimes comic, sometimes irreverent streak in Wallace-Crabbe is one of the great spurs to his imagination' . Enda has twice been a winner in the British National Poetry Competition and has been widely anthologised, including in the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, Irish Women's Writing and Tradition. In association with Poetry Ireland, Irish Writers Centre and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature.
Tiny Plays for Ireland National Competition
OCTOBER
2011
Fishamble: The New Play Company is looking for submissions of tiny plays (600 words) which explore contemporary life in Ireland, to create a discussion, through theatre, about our country. We are inviting new, emerging and established writers of any age to submit plays which capture moments and offer glimpses of Irish life. Writers of chosen plays will receive a fee, development of the commissioned plays and production by Fishamble in Project Arts Centre in March 2012. A selection will be published in the Irish Times leading up to the production.
Click here for competition rules and below for tips and advice from Jim Culleton and Gavin Kostick.
Win free tickets to Dublin on a Plate at Fallon & Byrne on 18th October at 6pm
OCTOBER
2011
Experience an evening of food and food writing as writers Ross Golden Bannon, Georgina Campbell, Catherine Cleary and Catherine Fulvio discuss the art of food writing. Enjoy food specially created by executive head chef Tom Meenaghan. Just email your name and telephone number to
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before 12noon Friday 14th October. To book the event, call 01 222 2222 Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm before 12noon Mon 17th October.
The Stinging Fly is coming to New York!
OCTOBER
2011
The Stinging Fly is coming to New York this October for three events on three consecutive nights as part of Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's season of Irish arts in America during 2011. The events celebrate the launch of a special New York-themed issue of Ireland’s leading literary magazine.
7pm Tuesday, October 25, at The Center for Fiction, E 47th Street
8pm Wednesday, October 26, at Columbia University, 116th and Broadway
7pm Thursday, October 27, at Swifts Hibernian Lounge, E 4th Street
Be sure to tell your friends in New York to come along!
All Ireland Poetry Day on RTE News tonight
OCTOBER
2011
Keep an eye out for poet Enda Wyley on RTE News Six One today as she reads in the Coombe Hospital, as part of the project Bringing it all back home where writers revisit places of significance from their past. All Ireland Poetry Day sees events taking place all over the country http://www.poetryireland.ie/poetryday/#Dublin
Palace Bar commemorates Flann and others
OCTOBER
2011
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, will formally unveil the faces of four Irish writers on plaques set into the pavement outside the Palace Bar, Fleet Street. The four bronze plaques are Flann O'Brien,Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh and Con Houlihan. The plaques commemorate the centenary of the birth of Flann O'Brien and acknowledge Dublin as a UNESCO City of Literature.The plaques are by artist Jarlath Daly.
IMRAM 2011
SEPTEMBER
2011
IMRAM Irish Language Festival has just announced its 2011 Programme. This year's festival which runs from the 14 to 22 October will feature music, poetry, film, drama, flash fiction, lectures, a pub quiz and events in schools.
Highlights of the festival include Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel in Irish, a multi-media show inspired by Myles na gCopaleen to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Brian O'Nolan, a fun-filled night with Cabaret Craiceáilte and Scottish gaelic event.
For the full programme of event please go to www.imram.ie
Write in the City at National Library of Ireland
SEPTEMBER
2011
On Culture Night, the National Library of Ireland will launch ‘Write in the City’, a new series of Saturday creative writing workshops and writing classes aimed at would-be authors, poets and members of the public given by well-known creative writing teacher Yvonne Cullen.
To launch these classes (which will start on 22 October) ‘taster readings’ by some of Dublin’s finest new writers (‘graduates’ of her Writing Train Writing Workshops) will take place in Cafe Joly on Culture Night. Further information at www.nli.ie
Poetry Aloud Competition
SEPTEMBER
2011
To celebrate the joy of speaking and listening to poetry, the National Library in association with Poetry Ireland is delighted to announce the POETRY ALOUD Poetry Speaking Competition for post-primary school students.Participants will be expected to speak the poems from memory. To coincide with the award winning exhibition Yeats: the life and times of William Butler Yeats which is running in the National Library, selected poems by Yeats will feature in the first round of the competition. View the exhibition online: http://www.nli.ie/yeats The competition is open to all students attending a second-level school on the island of Ireland. Entries are now being sought for the 2011 competition.Full information on the entry requirements are on the application form. Entry forms and further information may be downloaded from the National Library’s website: www.nli.ie, or from the Poetry Ireland website: www.poetryireland.ie
Minister launches Dublin City of Literature Book
SEPTEMBER
2011
Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs Jimmy Deenihan launched Muriel Bolger's book Dublin City of Literature in City Hall on Tuesday 13th September. An O'Brien Press publication, it encapsulates all aspects of the literary city including writers, places of interest, statues and interesting facts. Beautifully illlustrated throughout the book includes literary walks and events - an ideal accompanient to any visit to the city. For more information, visit http://www.obrien.ie/book927.cfm
Grading Creativity. A Contradiction in Terms
SEPTEMBER
2011
Friday October 7th at Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street speakers including Gerald Dawe, Frank McGuinness, Sinéad Morrissey, Carlo Gébler and Mary Morrissy will debate questions such as can creative writing be taught? To register for this day long event, visit www.ria.ie
Memories into Memoir Lecture with Author Irene Graham : An interactive lecture and discussion on Memoir Writing.
SEPTEMBER
2011
Join Irene Graham for this lively discussion on how to start writing your memoir and meet other people who also want to share their memories on Wednesday 14 September 2-4pm at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2 Registration 1.45 pm. Admission free. To book a place:
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Tel: 01 6030 259/346 Further info: http://www.thememoirwritingclub.com
Crime and The City: Crime and Drugs at Central Library
SEPTEMBER
2011
This Thursday lunchtime sees the second installment of the Crime and The City: Crime and Drugs series of lunchtime (1pm) readings, talks and discussions, taking place every Thursday in September. Johnny Connolly is a criminologist in the Alcohol and Drugs Research Unit of the Health Research Board. He has researched and written widely on drugs and crime, the impact on local communities, community policing and alternatives to imprisonment. Johnny will give a talk on recent research on the broad areas of drugs and crime in Dublin. This will be followed by a question and answer session.Free admission, booking advised. 01 8734333
Writers' Weekend
SEPTEMBER
2011
From 23 - 25 September, Inchirourke Country House will be home to a packed programme tailored to get you writing. You will learn the craft of novel- writing in a small, supportive group, hosted by Yasmin O’Grady and mentored by novelist Denyse Woods, director of the West Cork Literary Festival. Author Kevin Barry will entertain you with extracts from his witty new novel and short stories, while literary agent Faith O'Grady is on hand with her insight into how to get your work published. For more information, visit http://www.writersweekend.net/index.htm
Chris Binchy writer in residence in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
AUGUST
2011
Award winning author Chris Binchy has been chosen as Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Writer in Residence. Chris will be joined by John Boyne and Claire Kilroy at the Novel Seminar at Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Mountains to Sea Festival. For more information, visit www.mountainstosea.ie Chris will also be giving a short course on life writing at Deansgrange Library, those interested in attending should submit a sample (up to five pages) to
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Program for Supporting the Translation of Brazilian Authors Abroad
AUGUST
2011
A program which offers a variety of patronage incentives to publishing companies. These incentives include financial support for the translation of Brazilian literary works from all genre, as well as support for the launching of reissues of books that were previously published abroad. Applications for the program will be accepted continuously until the year 2020. Companies that have acquired publishing rights of Brazilian authors can apply. For more information, visit http://www.bn.br/portal/index.jsp?nu_pagina=110
Pageturner Prize
AUGUST
2011
The British Council, the University of East Anglia and the Charles Pick Fellowship, we are delighted to announce the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia Prize, which will be chaired by Amit Chaudhuri. The winner will be announced in Delhi on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. For more information, please visi http://tiborjones.com/prizes/the-pageturner-prize/ The prize is open to all writers from South Asia who have an unpublished novel. First prize is representation by Tibor Jones & Associates and Rs 1 lakh (£1,400).
Inishbofin Jaunt
AUGUST
2011
Inisbofin Jaunt invites all those interested in creative writing to visit Inishbofin Island in the first two weekends in September, for Writing Train, a workshop programme run by writer and teacher Yvonne Cullen. On the first weekend ( 2-5 Sept,)the course will focus on poetry and the personal essay and on the second weekend (9-12 Sept) writer Anthony Glavin, will take in short fiction as well as the personal essay. Cullen will teach on both courses. Budding scribes are billeted near Bofin’s East End beach and, circumstances permitting, there may be a boat trip to the even smaller island of Inishark or along the Bofin coast. Details from 086-1701418 and
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Thursday Tales and Trails at National Library of Ireland
AUGUST
2011
Thursday Tales and Trails is a series of afternoon workshops inspired by NLI’s exhibition Tall Tales and Deadly Drawings. Every Thursday afternoon during August, there will be story telling with Tom McCaughren, bookmaking and a shadow puppet theatre.To book places on the workshops: call 01 6030 346 or email:
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Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Competition
AUGUST
2011
Entries for Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Competition are being accepted until August 3rd. The 2011 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a Featured Reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 2011/12. Salmon Poetry will read, with no commitment to publish, a manuscript submitted to them by the winner in the poetry category. For more information, visit http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
UCD advertises for writer in residence
AUGUST
2011
UCD is looking for a writer in residence for the period January - June 2012. The job will concentrate on teaching fiction writing. Applications to Hilary Gow by post or email (
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) by August 26th.
Dublin Theatre Festival Programme Launched!
JULY
2011
The world's oldest specialist theatre festival, first opening in 1957, will provide an exciting array of plays and performances from Sept 29th - Oct 16th. Booking for events will open on Aug 16th. For further information, visit www.dublintheatrefestival.com Venues include The James Joyce House where Joyce wrote The Dead.
Patrick Kavanagh App now available!
JULY
2011
You can now download the Patrick Kavanagh App from the App Store, for more information follow the link http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/id450226634
The Acclaimed PHILIP LYNOTT EXHIBITION Returns to Dublin
JULY
2011
The Philip Lynott Exhibition has returned to the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre in Dublin for a second run, ending August 31st.The exhibition is home to the biggest ever collection of memorabilia, song lyrics, exhibits, paintings, tributes and photographs of the late rock legend.
The highly acclaimed exhibition, which brought visitors to Dublin from all over the world since it opened in March, will now return to Dublin for the months of July and August, with a programme of events being lined up to bring additional fun and entertainment to the run.
The Exhibition features an additional treasure trove of items, which were added just a week before its last run ended. Chief among these is Lynott's personal diary for 1972, which was recently unearthed by former Lizzy tour manager Frank Murray, as well as personal material from Philip's childhood and hand-written song lyrics.
There is also reference to a jam session with Donovan, his mother Philomena Lynott and The Woods Band, along with details of Lizzy's New Year's gigs and how much they were paid for each of them.
The Philip Lynott Exhibition is presented by Hot Press, Still In Love With You: The Philip Lynott Exhibition is supported by Dublin Tourism, The Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, Dublin City Council, Dublin City BID, Jameson and Radio Nova.
Lunchtime Reading Series at the National Gallery
JULY
2011
Poetry Ireland in association with the National Gallery of Ireland are hosting a series of lunchtime readings for the month of July. The readings will take place at 1.05pm each Wednesday and will commence on the 6th July with a reading by Noel Monahan. Readings by Mary O'Donnell, Jean O'Brien and Iggy McGovern will take place over the following three Wednesdays. These events are free and unticketed.
For more information please go to www.poetryireland.ie, email:
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or tel: 01-4789974
Book now for Picturebook Picnic!
JUNE
2011
 Bookings are now open for this fun family event celebrating the imaginative world of children’s picture books! With authors, illustrators and some surprises along the way we will be sharing the magic that great children’s stories can inspire. Please feel free to bring along a blanket and a picnic hamper to join in with the spirit of this event - teddy bears are also very welcome to attend! The event is free, but booking is advised - get your tickets at The Gutter Bookshop, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar. The picnic will take place on 16th July, 1pm-2:30pm at Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8. In association with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Childrens Books Ireland.
Literature at Lunch
JUNE
2011
'Missing the Light' a reading and question and answer session with author Evelyn Conlon will take place on Friday July 1st at 1pm in the Central Library, Ilac Centre. Admission free booking recommended through the Open Learning Centre, 01 8734333 or email
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Chris Wallace-Crabbe won Order of Australia Medal
JUNE
2011
Congratulations to Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe who receivesd an Order of Australia medal for services to the arts as a leading poet, critic and educator. Keep an eye on www.dublincityofliterature.ie for details of upcoming event featuring Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Trevor/Bowen Literary Summer School
JUNE
2011
Trevor/Bowen Literary Summer School 2011 will take place in Michelstown, Cork 15th - 17th July. It will feature lectures, workshops, films and readings. For further details see www.mitchelstownlit.com
The Dublin New Literary Music Trail
JUNE
2011
In celebration of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, The Contemporary Music Centre has launched a new literary music trail which uncovers the connections between Irish writers and composers, the parade will lead you along the literary parade in St Patrick's Park, participants can venture on to the extended trail acorss South Georgian Dublin. More information can be obtained at www.cmc.ie/musictrail
From Instruction to Delight: Reading Traditions in Irish Primary Education
JUNE
2011
Booking is now open for this conference, taking place on 14-15th October 2011. The conference celebrates the bicentenary of the founding of the Kildare Place Society and features talks on reading books of Hedge Schools, picture books of Pollard & CICE Collections, changing language in children's books, publications of Kildare Place Society and much more. For more information, contact
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Bloom In The Park!
JUNE
2011
We are delighted to announce that the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Show Garden has won two awards at the Bloom Garden Festival. The garden won best in its category (small gardens) and a Bloom silver medal for small gardens. 'River Run' was designed by Dublin City Council Parks and Landscape Services to honour Dublin's designation as a UNESCO City of Literature. Congratulations to all involved!
Michael Ondaatje will open the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
JUNE
2011
This year the festival takes place from September 1st to 11th. The festival will open with a fabulous event on Thursday September 1st, with Canadian novelist, Michael Ondaatje, best known for his Booker prize winning novel, The English Patient, reading at the Pavilion. He will read from his new novel The Cat's Table. For more information, www.mountainstosea.ie
Bloomsday Festival Programme Announced
MAY
2011
Bloomsday Festival 11th - 16th June has been announced, for details www.jamesjoyce.ie
Irish Writers Centre Peregrine Readings
MAY
2011
Molly McCloskey, Leo Cullen and Anne Havertywill read Tuesday 31st May at 7:30pm, Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 www.writerscenter.ie
One-Day Programmes at The Flying Book Club
MAY
2011
The Flying Book Club has responded to popular demand and is now offering One-Day Programmes for groups and Book-Clubs!We will tailor a great day out for you and your friends/members. Just tell us what author and which book you'd like to explore and we will design an exciting day of exploration, discussion, and much more. Break out of your normal book club routine and come and have a day out with us. We'll make it a memorable experience for you and your members. Check out our website www.flyingbookclub.ie for details of our Feel The Fear and Read it Anyway! sessions.These are designed to give readers a helping hand in tackling the often long avoided literary 'greats'. We begin with James Joyce's Ulysses . So come and take the plunge with us. We'll make it worth your while.The Low Down sessions do just that - give readers and theatre goers the low down on a book or play, helping both to get much more from each encounter with the work.We're beginning this series with the Low Down on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, and to celebrate both the City of Literature designation and Bloomsday we're also offering the Low Down on Joyce's Dubliners.
Dublin Contemporary Tickets On Sale
MAY
2011
Dublin Contemporary tickets are now on sale, find more information about the exhibition and booking on http://www.dublincontemporary.ie
The Flying Book Club
MAY
2011
The Flying Book Club has responded to popular demand and is now offering one-day programmes for groups and book clubs.
A great day out will be tailored for you and your friends, all you have to do is tell them what author and which book you would like to explore and they will design an exciting day of exploration, discussion and more.
To contact The Flying Book Club telephone: 083 4288286 or email:
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The Flying Book Club have also planned The Fear and Read It Anyway! and The Low Down series for the coming months.
The Fear and Read It Anyway! series is designed to give readers a helping hand in tackling the often long avoided literary greats. The series will begin with James Joyce's Ulysses.
The Low Down series give readers and theatre goers the low down on a book or play, helping both to get much more from each encounter with the work. The series will begin with George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and to celebrate Dublin's designation as a City of Literature and Bloomsday they are also offering the Low Down on James Joyce's Dubliners.
To check out details of these exciting events go to www.flyingbookclub.ie
Dublin One City One Book Short Story Competition Winner Announced!
MAY
2011
Congratulations to Mr. Jimi McDonnell who won the Dublin One City One Book Short Story Competition with this story, Coole. Jimi's story was chosen by author Joseph O'Connor and can be read here.
Writer in Residence
MAY
2011
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council invites applications for a writer in residence for the period September 2011 to September 2012.The residency is envisaged as a part-time position which will allow time both for the writer’s own work in addition to engagement and interaction with both the general public and more specifically with those with an interest in writing themselves.The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 15 June 2011. For a detailed brief please contact Oonagh Brennan, Senior Executive Librarian, Culture & Marketing at E:
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Exploiting Writers, Exploiting Tourism
MAY
2011
All are welcome to the discussion Exploiting Writers, Exploiting Tourism on Monday May 9th at 7:30pm. The talk will focus on a national strategy for liteature. It will be chaired by Jack Harte adn guest speakers will include Michael O'Brien, Micheál de Mórdha and Conor Kostick. Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1. For further information, please call 01 872 1302 or email
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Dublin Contemporary announces main exhibition space
MAY
2011
Earlsfort Terrace has been announced as the main exhibition space for Dublin Contemporary. The exhibition "Terrible Beauty: Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance" takes its inspiration from W. B. Yeat's Easter 1916. For more information on the festival, visit http://www.dublincontemporary.ie/index.php/home
John Curran wins an Agatha Award
MAY
2011
Congratulations to Dubliner John Curran who has won the Agatha Awards Best Non Fiction for his book, Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of Mysteries in the Making
Peregrine Reading Series
APRIL
2011
Every Tuesday, from the 26th of April until the 2nd of June at 7:30pm. This series features some of Irelands greatest writing talents including John Connolly, Dermot Bolger and Jennifer Johnston and many more. These readings will travel nationwide in the coming year. More information can be found on http://www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/peregrinereadings2011.html . Enquiries can be made to Tel:01 8721302 Email:
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Website: http://www.writerscentre.ie/ Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
James Joyce Summer School
APRIL
2011
Dublin James Joyce Summer School will take place from 3 July 2011 to 9 July 2011. A week of lectures, seminars and workshops focusing on the work Joyce and its social and cultural contexts. This Summer School is co-organised by University College Dublin, Boston College-Ireland,the James Joyce Centre and the National Library of Ireland. Lectures take place in Newman House, UCD, 85-86 St Stephen's Green. For more information, please go to joycesummerschool
National Library of Ireland WB Yeats Tour
APRIL
2011
There will be a free tour every Wednesday at 1pm on The Life of WB Yeats on Wednesday. The tour will last 30 minutes. For further information please visit www.nli.ie
Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray
APRIL
2011
See Picture of Dorian Gray at Bewleys from Tuesday April 5th to Saturday April 23rd 2011 Ticket for show, dinner, desert and coffee: €35 (Tuesday & Wednesday), €40 (Thursday – Saturday)Performed as Dinner Theatre with food served at 7.15pm at James Joyce Tea Room, Bewleys off Grafton St, Dublin 2.Bookings:http://www.bewleyscafetheatre.com or 087 3587010
Mylesday A Success
APRIL
2011
April 1st celebrated Brian O'Nolan, better known as Flann O'Brien at Palace Bar,Dublin 2. A capacity crowd listened to readings from O'Brien's work including his long-running Irish Times column, Cruiskeen. Mylesday 2012 will surely be an even greater success! Trinity College Dublin will mark the centenary of O'Brien's birth on October 14-15 2011with the Flann100 Conference, more information can be found at flann100.wordpress.com
Deirdre of the Sorrows
MARCH
2011
Tickets on sale at www.abbeytheatre.ie or 01 878 7222. An exciting public reading of Synge's last play, the cast will include Helen Norton Geraldine Plunket, Charlie Bonner,Andrew Bennett,Barry Barnes,Gemma Reeves,Peter Campion, Eamon Owens and Conor MacNeill. Tickets selling fast!
Dublin Painting and Sketching Club Exhibition
MARCH
2011
This years exhibition displays a literary theme with works which feature writers and their work. The exhibition takes place at Concourse, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire form Sunday 3rd April - 17th April (Open 10am-5pm;Sat/Sun:10am-5pm).
Lecture on Historic House in 21st Century
MARCH
2011
All are welcome to a lecture by Professor Christopher Ridgway on the subject ‘Representing the Historic House in the 21st century: New Perspectives in England, Ireland and Scotland" at National Library of Ireland on 29th March at 7pm. Professor Ridgway is curator of Castle Howard and Adjunct Professor at the History Department at NUI Maynooth. This is the final lecture in the series of events associated with our photographic exhibition Power and Privilege: Photographs of the Big House in Ireland, 1858-1922. For more information, Tel: 01 603 02 00
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"No God but two St. Patricks" Lecture
MARCH
2011
History Ireland Hedge School will peel away the culture and assumptions surrounding our national saint on Tuesday 15 March 7pm at National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin. Speakers include Elva Johnston (UCD), Eamon Delaney (Sunday Independent), Mike Cronin (Boston College), and Kenneth Milne (Christ Church Cathedral Culture Committee), introduced by Tommy Graham, editor History Ireland magazine. Admission free but advance book required. Book online at or phone Linda at 01-60302229.
It's Brilliant!
MARCH
2011
To celebrate Dublin as UNESCO City of Literature and in association with St. Patrick's Festival, Dublin writer Roddy Doyle has written a short story "Brilliant" . This story, packed with adventure, tension, comedy and optimism can be downloaded here, just click on Brilliant
March events in the National Library of Ireland
FEBRUARY
2011
The National Library of Ireland has just announced its programme of events for March. All events are free of charge and booking where required is noted on the individual event. For enquiries please call 01 6030200 (ask for the Education & Outreach department) or email:
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Wednesday 2 March 1pm - Free of Charge - Every Wednesday
The Life of WB Yeats
Join our tour-guide for a brief lunch-time tour of our award winning Yeats exhibition. This 30 minute tour will introduce you to WB Yeats - the man & the poet.
Saturday 5 March 2:30pm - Free of Charge
Tour of the National Library
Celebrate 120 years of the National Library's history and architecture with a guided tour of the building.
Tuesday 8 March 2:30pm - Free of Charge
Curator Tour
Alice Milligan and the Irish Cultural Revival
Join curator Dr Catherine Morris on a guided tour of the Alice Milligan exhibition in Discover Your National Libraryat 2/3 Kildare Street.
Wednesday 16 March 7pm - Free of Charge
The Wanderings of the The Battle of Moytirra
The Irish Texts Society Breandán Ó Buachalla Memorial Lecture
Dr John Carey of University College Cork
Friday 18th March 2:30pm - Free of Charge
Curator Tour
The Irish Texts Society
Join curator Dr Marc Caball on a guided tour of the exhibition at 2/3 Kildare Street.
Wednesday 23 March 7pm - Free of Charge
Death by a Single Cut - the Guillotine and Capital Punishment in Modern France
National Library of Ireland Society Lecture
Professor Hugh Gough author of The Terror in the French Revolution
Waterford Writer's Weekend
FEBRUARY
2011
Waterford Writer's Weekend 2011 will take place from March 18th-20th and celebrates all things literary. The festival, formerly known as the Sean Dunne Writers' Festival, encompasses the Sean Dunne Young Writers Awards. This year's festival will feature a wide range of literary and artistic events, including readings, workshops, launches, exhibitions, music, awards, open mic sessions, children's storytime and lots more!
For more information go to www.waterfordwritersweekend.ie
Colm Tóibín wins Irish Pen Award
FEBRUARY
2011
Congratulations to Colm Tóibín on winning the 2010 Irish Pen Award for Literature. The Irish Pen Award honours Irish born writers who have made an outstanding contribution to Irish Literature. The award is for a significant body of work written and produced over a number of years and is open to novelists, playwrights, poets, scriptwriters etc.
National Library of Ireland Late Programme
FEBRUARY
2011
The Spring 2011 Library Late programme will open this month with a season of interviews exploring Irish popular fiction. In this three month series, which will run from February to April, some of Ireland’s leading popular fiction writers will discuss their craft.
The Making of a Bestseller: a panel discussion
Monday 28 February at 8pm
Sheila O’Flanagan in conversation with broadcaster John Murray
Wednesday 30 March at 8pm
Sinéad Moriarty and Cathy Kelly in conversation with broadcaster John Murray
Tuesday 12 April at 8pm
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Log onto www.nli.ie to book or tel: 01 6030 200
Paul Murray makes The National Book Critics Circle 2010 Finalists
JANUARY
2011
Congratulations to Paul Murray who has been named as one of the finalists in the fiction section of the The National Book Critics Circle 2010 Awards. Paul was nominated for his novel Skippy Dies. The winners will be announced on the 10th March 2011, good luck Paul!
Events at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
JANUARY
2011
Thursday 3rd February at 1pm
Public Lecture - Richard Tuttle in conversation with Thomas McEvilley
This lecture is free and open to the public. Early arrival is recommended as places are limited.
Thursday 6th February at 6:30pm
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane in association with Poetry Ireland presents a reading by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge & Maurice Scully.
For further information please go to www.hughlane.ie
Screenwriters in Conversation
JANUARY
2011
In association with Jameson International Film Festival, Central Library, Dublin 1 will host a panel discussion on Irish screenwriting on Saturday 19th February at 3:30pm. An opportunity to meet professional screenwriters who will feature in this years festival.
Ennis Book Club Festival
JANUARY
2011
This year the Ennis Book Club Festival will take place from the 4th to 6th March and as always they have a fantastic line up.
The following authors and speakers are some of the participants in this year's festival:
Senator David Norris, Peter Sheridan, Paul Murray, Anne Enright, Vona Groarke, Pauline McLynn, Eamon Sweeney, Marie Louise O’Donnell, David J. Lynch, Tom Conaty, John Curran, Dr Eibhear Walshe, Doug Stanton, Clare Three-legged Stool Poets, Clare Champion short story winners and Clare Youth Theatre.
The full programme of events is available at http://www.ennisbookclubfestival.com/programme_2011.pdf
Tickets for all events can be booked at Glór box office - Tel: 065 6843103 or email:
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Celebrate Dublin and Irish Writers with Imagine Ireland
JANUARY
2011
Imagine Ireland celebrates Irish and Dublin writers and contemporary Irish arts with a year long series of programmes across The United States. The literature programmefeatures an engaging mix of established and emerging Irish and Dublin writers, including 2009 National Book Award Winner Colum McCann, Booker winner Anne Enright, Booker nominee Colm Toíbín and Joseph O’Connor, whose book Ghost Light is this years Dublin One City One Book. Check www.imagineireland.ie to discover an ever evolving programme.
Dublin Writers From Eight Countries
DECEMBER
2010
Writers from different places and unique stories come together to share their experience of contemporary Dublin. Their stories have recently been published in the Dublin Ten Journeys One Destination. Further information on the book and its authors is available at http://www.irishwritersexchange.com/launch.html
Experience Literary Dublin with O'Callaghan Hotels
NOVEMBER
2010
O'Callaghan Hotels invite you to visit Dublin UNESCO City of Literature with the following special offer - for a 2 night break in any of their Dublin hotels,
€125.00 per person sharing which includes full Irish breakfast each morning, an Irish coffee on arrival, and a €30 voucher for Hughes & Hughes book shop. More information on http://www.ocallaghanhotels.com/unesco.aspx
Burn by Fionn Murray wins "From Page to Stage"
NOVEMBER
2010
As part of Innovation Dubin, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature is delighted to announce that Fionn Murray has won From Page to Stage Competition with his play "Burn". From Page to Stage a collaborative project of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries, Dublin City Libraries, South Dublin Libraries and Fingal Libraries encourages emerging playwrights to develop their talent by facilitating a script to be performed on stage. The three runners up who will have their work presented in local libraries are:
- Peter Reynolds "A Town named Limbo"
- Brian Kirk "And the Word was made Flesh"
- Alan O'Regan "Those Sick and Indigent"
Jennifer Lee's "Bound" received a special merit commendation.
Congratulations to all!
Paul Murray makes 2010 Costa NovelAward Shortlist
NOVEMBER
2010
Congratulations to Dublin writer Paul Murray, author of Skippy Dies who has made the 2010 Costa Novel Award Shortlist. The winning award will be announced on the 5th January 2011.
Readings by Hugo Hamilton, Eugene McCabe and Colm Tóibín introduced by Anne Enright
NOVEMBER
2010
Hugo Hamilton, Eugene McCabe and Colm Tóibín introduced by Anne Enright will be reading extracts from The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story edited by Anne Enright on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 at 7.30pm in the JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College (entrance off Nassau Street). The event is free but booking is essential. Tel: 01 6744873 Email:
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Lectures in Legal Biography
NOVEMBER
2010
On 4th November 2010, at 6 pm, James McGuire MRIA will deliver the twenty-third lecture in the Hugh M. Fitzpatrick series of lectures in legal bibliography on “Law as a ‘field of interest’ in the Dictionary of Irish Biography”. This event will be held in Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. For bookings, please contact Phone: 01-2692202; fax: 01-6619239; e-mail:
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James Joyce Centre Special Offer
OCTOBER
2010
To celebrate Dublin being named a UNESCO City of Literature, the James Joyce Centre is offering our visitors a special online voucher which entitles them to either 2-for-1 admission OR 10% off in our bookstore. So come along to the Centre and explore the world of Joyce in a beautifully restored Georgian townhouse. For more information please visit http://www.jamesjoyce.ie
Seamus Heaney has been awarded the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection for his 12th collection Human Chain
OCTOBER
2010
The Forward Poetry prizes were created in 1991 to bring contemporary poetry to a wider audience. Known as the 'bardic booker', this annual poetry competition is the only major award that honours both established and up-and-coming poets.
www.forwardartsfoundation.org
Man Booker Shortlised author to read in Dublin
SEPTEMBER
2010
Reading by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue, author of the Man Booker shortlisted title, Room, will read from the book on Saturday 9th October 2010 at 1pm in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College (entrance off Nassau St)
Admission is free, but numbers are limited, so booking is essential.
Booking: 01 674 4873 or
Email:
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Fitzwilliam Hotel
AUGUST
2010
Celebrate Dublin’s distinction as a UNESCO City of Literature with a stay in the Fitzwilliam Hotel that includes a literary walking tour of the city and a €25 voucher to spend in Dubray Books on Grafton Street, prices from €110pps, 01-478-7000, www.fitzwilliamhoteldublin.com
UNESCO Designation
AUGUST
2010
July - Everyone in Dublin is delighted that UNESCO has honoured the city by designating it as a UNESCO City of Literature joining Edinburgh, ( htttp://www.cityofliterature.com) Melbourne ( http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/About_Us/Major_Projects_and_Initiatives/City_of_Literature and Iowa City http://www.iowacityofliterature.org/ as Cities of Literature within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
“As Chair of the Dublin City Council, S.P.C. for Arts, Culture, Leisure and Youth Affairs, I am delighted to welcome the wonderful news that Dublin has been formally designated a UNESCO City of Literature, part of The Creative Cities Network. In receiving this accolade, Dublin joins Edinburgh, Iowa City and Melbourne as one of only four cities in the world to bear the title of UNESCO City of Literature. I am particularly pleased that Dublin City Council, through its library service, has played the lead role in winning this great honour for the city as a whole. Dublin has always been a literary city, but designation will mean new impetus for Dublin’s standing as a literary and cultural destination, and I would urge all the partners in this endeavour to redouble their efforts to ensure Dublin retains its pre-eminence in this area.” Statement by Cllr. Julia Carmichael , Chairperson of the Dublin City Council, Strategic Policy Committee for Arts, Culture, Leisure and Youth Affairs issued . Monday 26th July 2010
"If there is a city in the world that fully deserves this nomination, it’s surely Dublin."
H.E. Pertti Majanen, Finnish Ambassador to Ireland"Congratulations to Dublin"
Joshua Schamberger, President | IOWA CITY/CORALVILLE AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREA
Edinburgh Welcomes Dublin
AUGUST
2010
Edinburgh is delighted to welcome Dublin into the international network of UNESCO Cities of Literature. We are excited by the opportunities for working together to celebrate our literary cities, and greatly look forward to a strong working relationship sharing our ideas, plans and projects. Together with Melbourne and Iowa City, may we congratulate Dublin on achieving UNESCO City of Literature status.
Alison Bowden, Director, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust
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130th Anniversary of the birth of James Joyce
FEBRUARY
2012
Today, Thursday, 2nd February, is the 130th anniversary of the birth of James Joyce!
Arguably Ireland’s greatest literary genius and a leading proponent of modernism in fiction, James Joyce was born at 41 Brighton Square to John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Murray, and spent his earliest years there and in Castlewood Avenue. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and at Belvedere College before going on to University College Dublin (on St Stephen’s Green), where he studied modern languages.
Joyce left Ireland with Nora Barnacle in 1904, and was to spend the rest of his life in Italy and France, paying his last visit to Ireland in 1912. Joyce died in Zurich on the 13th January, 1941, and is buried in Zurich's Fluntern Cemetery.
Joyce's collection of short stories, Dubliners, and the choice for Dublin: One City, One Book 2012, was first published in 1914 by Grant Richards Ltd., London.
Decoding the Secret Messages of Finnegans Wake
JANUARY
2012
RANELAGHFEST, in association with Sandford Park School presents 'I Know that I have broken every heart' Decoding the Secret Messages of Finnegans Wake.
Diarmuid is a teacher at Sandford Park School and a scholar of literature in several languages. He has chosen to disclose his discoveries of the secret messages of Finnegans Wake at this very special event in Ranelagh.
Date: Thursday 9th February 2012 at 8pm
Venue: Sandford Park School
Tickets: €8/€5 available at the door
For more information go to www.ranelaghfest.com
Music of Ghost Light
JANUARY
2012
Were you one of those lucky enough to get tickets to the Music of Ghost Light that took place as part of Dublin: One City, One Book in the Abbey Theatre last April? Or perhaps you were one of the disapointed fans who were unable to attend. Well you can now listen to excerpts of music from the evening and to the playet, a chapter from Ghost Light that was performed by Pauline McGlynn, Peter Hanly, Marion O'Dwyer, Kathy Rose O'Brien and Peter Daly and was directed by Jim Culleton of Fishamble: The New Play Company. Click on the following link and you relive part of that amazing night http://www.josephoconnorauthor.com/media.html#LiveRecordings
DLR Library Voices Series
JANUARY
2012
Joanna Trollope In Conversation with Sinead Gleeson
Joanna Trollope is one of the most popular and successful authors in the world and DLR Libraries are delighted to welcome her to Dun Laoghaire for the first time. She is the author of sixteen bestselling novels, the latest of which, The Soldier’s Wife, deals with the difficulties facing a military wife awaiting her husband’s return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Sinead Gleeson is a wonderfully perceptive interviewer and this promises to be a great night.
Tuesday February 7th at 8.00pm in Pavilion Theatre
Tickets €10 & €8 concessions. Call (01) 231 2929
or online at www.paviliontheatre.ie
Also look out for readings by Irvine Welsh, Peter Carey and Paul Durcan in April
Celebrate James Joyce this weekend at The National Wax Museum
JANUARY
2012
The National Wax Museum Plus will mark the 71st anniversary of the celebrated writer’s death this weekend
The Museum will come alive from this Friday 13th of January and continue all weekend with Joycean Character on hand to entertain and inform visitors of the life and works of the legendary James Joyce. Take a tour of the National Wax Museum Plus this weekend and you never know what characters from another time you will come face to face with they may be real or they may be Wax. This weekend it will be the characters from Joyces Ulysses and Finnegan’s wake that will lurk in the corners of the attraction as well as Joyce himself in the flesh and in wax.
Adults : €10
Children: €7
Family: €30 2 Adults 2 Children under 12
Further discounts for groups apply , School Tours €6.50 per pupil, plus teachers go free
Donation to the National Library of Ireland
DECEMBER
2011
This morning Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney donated his archives to the National Library of Ireland. The donation from Mr Heaney was accepted by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny on behalf of the state.
Crime Writing - Fiction and True Crime
DECEMBER
2011
Come along to the United Arts Club Thursday, Upper Fitzwilliam St., Dublin 2 on December 8th. Leading authors Abigail Rieley, Sandra Mara and Arlene Hunt will form our panel at this event. Booking is essential. You can make your advance booking conveniently at this link: http://irishpencrimewriting.eventbrite.com/. For the rest of 2011, PEN's monthly events will still be competitively priced at €3 for members, and €5 for non-members, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Congratulations to Dublin playwrights Philip St John & Kathleen Desmond, winners of International Playwriting Competition 2010
DECEMBER
2011
Winners of the International Playwriting Competition 2010 organised by the International Playwrights´ Forum, a committee of the International Theatre Institute ITI / UNESCO were announced:
1st prize: „The Diamond Stars“ by Maya van den Heuvel-Arad (Netherlands)
2nd prize: “Maxine” by Philip St John (IDublin)
3rd prize: “Unravelling Myths” by Kathleen Desmond (Dublin)
For more information, visit http://www.playwrightsforum.com/
Congratulations to Joseph O' Connor, winner of Irish PEN Award 2012
NOVEMBER
2011
Author and broadcaster Joseph O’Connor is to receive the 2012 Irish PEN Award for outstanding contribution to Irish Literature. The award will be presented at a dinner on Friday, 10 February, 2012, at the Royal St George Yacht Club, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Booking in advance is essential, and patrons are advised to book early to avoid disappointment. Dinner tickets cost €60 and can be purchased online here: www.irishpendinner.eventbrite.com
Congratulations to winners of Irish Book Awards 2011!
NOVEMBER
2011
Winners of Irish Book Awards 2011 were announced last night, some highlights include:
- Irish Novel of the Year : Mistaken by Neil Jordan (John Murray)
- Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year : All For You by Sheila O’Flanagan (Headline)
- Irish Sports Book of the Year: Inside the Peloton by Nicolas Roche (Transworld Ireland)
- Best Irish Newcomer of the Year: Solace by Belinda McKeon (Picador)
- Best Irish Published Book of the Year: Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom by Tim Robinson (Penguin Ireland)
- Irish Children’s Book of the Year: Junior: The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge (Andersen Press)
Senior: The Real Rebecca by Anna Carey (O’Brien)
For more information, visit http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1118/1224307765902.html
The Stinging Fly - Christmas Gift Idea
NOVEMBER
2011
For €40 (€45 overseas) you can introduce a friend to The Stinging Fly. The intro pack contains two back issues of The Stinging Fly, two Stinging Fly Press books, and the latest issue of the magazine. You can hand pick the titles or just let Stinging Fly choose – either way, it’s a lovely gift for fans of new writing. More information on http://www.stingingfly.org/
You are invited to...Marian Finucane, Wood Quay Venue
NOVEMBER
2011
Wood Quay Venue
***Booked Out*** Thursday 24th November at 6pm - ***Booked Out ***
Hear from some of Ireland’s most memorable radio interviews including Michael O Leary, Nuala O’Faolain, Seán FitzPatrick and Roy Keane. To book
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or 01 674 4862/4873. Admission free.
Book Club of the Year Award 2012
NOVEMBER
2011
It's now time to enter the annual Book Club of the Year Award which will be presented at Ennis Book Club Festival taking place 2-4 March 2012. More information on how to enter, see www.ennisbookclubfestival.com The closing date is 13th January 2012.
Alcohol and Literature
NOVEMBER
2011
On 29/11/2011 @ 6pm Javier Barreiro, writer and literature professor, will discuss the influence of alcohol on literature and writers including Herodotus, Bukovsky, Poe, Rubén Darío, Alfred Jarry, Neruda, Hemingway, Lowry, Onetti, Dylan Thomas, Chandler and Cendrars. For more information, check http://dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha69292_16_2.htm The talk will take place at Instituto Cervantes - Café Literario, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2.
Library Late: Chillers & Thrillers - Crime Novel: the New Social Novel?
OCTOBER
2011
Journalist Gene Kerrigan, Winner of The Ireland AM Irish Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2010 talks about his work to RTE’s John Murray and how the crime novel is one of the best mirrors on contemporary society on Thursday 10th November at 8.00pm at National Library of Ireland. Tickets €5. Log onto www.nli.ie to book.
Reading of Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin
OCTOBER
2011
Claire Tomalin will be talking about her new Charles Dickens biography - Dickens: A Life - on Tuesday 25th October, at 7pm in the Synge Theatre, Trinity College Dublin.
Admission is free. Booking is essential. Please contact the Penguin Ireland office:
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or 01 661 7695 to reserve a seat.
Congratulations to Rathmines Public Library - Official Re-opening Today 12th October
OCTOBER
2011
Rathmines Public Library will be officially re-opened today. The library has been fully refurbished and many new features have been added. The library will offer access to a collection of 50,000 items including books, audio and MP3 books, large print, DVDs and reference material for all ages. While books continue to be at the heart of services offered at Rathmines Library, as is befitting of a 21st century library service clients can avail of free Internet access (including wi-fi), computers, study and research facilities. The library has on display the many writers and playwrights connected to the area. To find out more about these inspiring people, visit the library's blog here http://www.dublincitypubliclibraries.com/literary-heritage-rathmines-and-environs
Enda Wyley reads at Coombe Hospital on All Ireland Poetry Day
OCTOBER
2011
Congratulations to Enda Wyley who read to staff and new parents in Coombe Hospital in All Ireland Poetry Day. To watch her reading on RTE news, visit http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/1006/media-3073229.html#
Benefit Night for Sweny's Pharmacy
OCTOBER
2011
Benefit Night for Sweny's Pharmacy on Friday October 21st at the United Artist's Club, 3 Fitzwilliam Street. Enjoy a dinner with a concert afterwards from the Shannon Colleens. Tickets cost €40 and dress is to be Joycean. To buy tickets or find out more, e-mail us at
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or call into the Sweny's Pharmacy, 1 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 http://www.sweny.ie/ Sweny's Pharmacy was made famous by James Joyce in Ulysses and host weekly Joycean readings to the public.
Dublin Writers Festival 2012 Programme Director Call for Tender
OCTOBER
2011
Dublin City Council invites tenders from suitably qualified individuals for Contract for Services for Dublin Writers Festival 2012 – Programme Director.
Tender documents and further information are available from
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
Closing date for receipt of tenders is 12noon on Thursday 20th October 2011.
Irish author short listed for the Seamus Heaney Centre Prize for Poetry
SEPTEMBER
2011
Congratulations to Tom Duddy on being shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre Prize for Poetry for his recently published debut poetry collection, The Hiding Place.
Tom Duddy is the only Irish author to make the shortlist this year.The Prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best first collection published in the UK or Ireland in the preceding year.
Funding for Online Author Development Project
SEPTEMBER
2011
Dublin UNESCO City of Literature is pleased to announce funding for an online author development project. Please download the following documents and email your proposal to
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Closing date 14th October 2011. Download Project Criteria Document. Download Project Application Form.
To download the Irish version of these forms please click on the following links Critéir Tionscadal ar Line Foirm Iarratais ar Mhaoiniú Tionscadail.
Congratulations to Dublin writer, John Curran who won both Macavity and Anthony Awards
SEPTEMBER
2011
Dublin writer John Curran has won the Macavity Award for Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction and the Anthony award for Best Critical/Non-Fiction for his book Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks.
John Curran’s painstaking detective work in deciphering Agatha Christie’s 73 notebooks, which span the early 1900s to the 1970s, bore fruit when he was commissioned by HarperCollins and the Agatha Christie Archive Trust to write a book about Christie’s notes and how they shine new light on her creative process. Published in the UK in 2009 and the US in 2010, the book is now regarded as a seminal work by Christie aficionados. Its commercial and critical success has led to the publication of a second book by Curran, Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Making, which was published by HarperCollins on 1 September this year in time for the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay.
In May this year, John Curran won the non-fiction Agatha, another major independent crime-writing award. However, the announcement that John has also won both the Anthony and the Macavity makes it a hat-trick of three of the world’s most famous crime-writing awards.
The Flann O'Brien Ink Quest
SEPTEMBER
2011
Balloonatics Theatre Company presentsThe Flann O’Brien Ink Quest at the Dublin Writers Museum, 18 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 on Wednesday, October 5th 2011 at 1 o’clock. To mark the occassion of Flann O’Brien’s centenary birthday, Paul O’Hanrahan, an experienced Joyce interpreter and performer, presents a lunchtime reading which goes in search of the elusive essence of Flann O’Brien (1911-1966). Based on a series of excerpts from the author’s novels and journalism, this entertaining midday interlude celebrates O’Brien’s whimsical imagination and captivating sense of humour. Admission Fee: €4 per person
Check out Literary Dublin Video
SEPTEMBER
2011
Follow link below to see new video http://youtu.be/5dUa7yJkkUc on Dublin UNECO City of Literature
Vote for your favourite Bookseller
SEPTEMBER
2011
You are been given the chance to vote for your favourite bookshop, to make your selection visit www.bordgaisenergybookclub.ie The winning bookshop will get €5,000 worth of free electricity. Two voters will get €1,000 free electricity!
Lunchtime Poetry Reading
SEPTEMBER
2011
Seven Towers presents a lunch-time poetry reading with Phil Lynch, Anne Tannam and Christodoulos Makris on 7th September
Venue: Twisted Pepper Cafe, Middle Abbey Street, D1. T: 0872798361 seventowers.ie
UCD/NLI Adult Learning Course
SEPTEMBER
2011
This course will explore the work of some of Ireland’s best known authors in the surroundings of the National Library of Ireland. To book a place on the course, please contact UCD Adult Education Centre: www.ucd.ie/adulted
Eight Tuesdays: 27 Sept/4 Oct/11 Oct/25 Oct/1 Nov/8 Nov/15 Nov/22 Nov 10.00am to 12.30pm €175
Lets Try Writing and Help Irish Cancer Society
AUGUST
2011
The Irish Cancer Society and Let's Try Writing want you to help write a book! The initial chapters of four books have been uploaded to http://www.letstrywriting.com/ , you can submit the next chapter and the chapters will be uploaded for public vote. Good luck!
Dublin The City of Literature Exhibition
AUGUST
2011
Did you know that James Joyce had an extreme fear of dogs (cynophobia) or that Marilyn Monroe kept a copy of “Ulysses” in her car, read it frequently and “loved the sounds of it”? Or that the youngest contributor to the (now defunct) Irish Press was Brendan Behan, with a poem entitled “Reply of Young Boy to Pro English verses”? Or that George Bernard Shaw wrote more plays than Shakespeare? These and many more golden nuggets of literary anecdote can be mined from a special exhibition launching next Monday 22nd August, 7.30pm in the Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre, Francis Street/Carmans Hall in the heart of the Liberties. The exhibition, entitled “Dublin Writers, born here, lived here, wished we were here” is the work of the Liberties Heritage Association (LHA) and represents their contribution to Dublin as UNESCO City of Literature. The exhibition is on from 22/08/2011 - 17/09/2011 9am to 5pm, Mon - Fri at Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre, Fancis/Carmens Hall, Dublin 8
National Print Musuem launches online catalogue
AUGUST
2011
Search National Print Musuem's catalogue http://www.librarything.com/catalog/NationalPrintMuseum . The National Print Museum collects, documents, preserves, exhibits, interprets and makes accessible the material evidence of printing craft and fosters associated skills of the craft in Ireland.
Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair
AUGUST
2011
Penguin Ireland, Transworld, O’Brien Press, Lilliput Press, Hachette Books, Liberties Press, Little Island and Arlen House will be on hand at the inaugural Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair for first-time novelists on March 10th 2012. The fair will introduce emerging novelists to those in the publishing world and help them place their synopsis and sample chapters directly into the hands of publishers and agents.Literary agents Marianne Gunn O’Connor, Yvonne Kinsella, Emma Walsh, Ger Nichol and Paul Feldstein will be present. Entry to the fair is based on competition, manuscripts submitted will be presented to a judging panel who will select a shortlist of writers. There’s no limit on style, genre, or target market, but the writer must not have published a novel before. The deadline for submissions is November 11th. See writerscentre.ie/novelfair.html
Reykjavik named UNESCO City of Literature
AUGUST
2011
Congratulations to Reykjavik which has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature joining Edinburgh, Melbourne, Iowa City and Dublin.The city of Reykjavik boasts foremost an outstanding literary history with its invaluable heritage of ancient medieval literature, the Sagas, the Edda and the Íslendingabók, Libellus Islandorum (Book of Icelanders). This longstanding tradition has naturally cultivated the city’s strength in literature education, preservation, dissemination and promotion. Several Reykjavík writers have received international and Nordic awards. Halldór Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955 and several have won the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize, including Thor Vilhjálmsson, Einar Már Gudmundsson and Sjón. For more information, visit http://www.literature.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4271/7228_read-23051/
Creative Writing Workshops at Mountains to Sea
AUGUST
2011
Booking for creative writing workshops at Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival will close on 12th August. More information, www.mountainstosea.ie
UCD's One City One Book Course
AUGUST
2011
UCD Adult Education Centre is now taking bookings for its One City One Book Course. This course is designed to tie in with events in the Dublin: One City, One Book festival 2012 culminating in an extended engagement with the 2012 selected title. Students will also read the books previously chosen for the Dublin: One City, One Book festival: Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Bram Stoker ’s Dracula, Sebastian Barry’s A Long Long Way, Flann O’Brien’s At Swim Two Birds, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Joseph O’Connor’s Ghost Light. For more information, http://www.ucd.ie/adulted/interestcourses/ln248/
Miriam Gallagher premieres with "Lessons with Chopin" at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
AUGUST
2011
Dublin resident, Miriam Gallagher's play will premiere at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Miriam's play "Lessons with Chopin" celebrates the composer's life and music. The Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world takes place in Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature from 5-29 August http://www.edfringe.com/
Listen to Colum McCann's Acceptance Speech
JULY
2011
 Colum McCann won this year's International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award with "Let the Great World Spin". The award is given to works of high literary merit. Libraries from around the world nominate works they feel deserve this special commendation. Click on link below to listen to Colum's acceptance speech: http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/media/index.html
Sebastian Barry on Booker Longlist
JULY
2011
Congratulations to Sebastian Barry who has been nominated for this years Man Booker Prize. Barry had been nominated for his latest work, On Canaan's Side. The winner will be announced on October 18th.
Samuel Beckett and the ´State´ of Ireland
JULY
2011
A graduate conference entitled Samuel Beckett and the 'State' of Ireland will take place at UCD on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th July. There will be a keynote address from Professor Seán Kennedy and Dr Mark Nixon along with an illustrated talk from Professor Eoin O'Brien on his highly influential book 'The Beckett Country'.
There is no prior booking needed and the conference is free of charge.
For more details go to http://beckettucd2011.wordpress.com
Reading & Book Signing at Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
JULY
2011
In conjunction with Dubray Books Allan Hollinghurst, the winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize for The Line of Beauty, will perform a reading and sign copies of his new novel, The Stranger's Child, at 6:30pm on Wednesday 13th July at Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane. Tickets for the event are €3, redeemable against the cost of the book on the night. To reserve a ticket, please call Susan on 01-2760059 or email
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Conferring of Honorary Degrees at UCD
JUNE
2011
Congratulations to all those who received Honorary Doctor of Literature at UCD today including John Montague, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Paul Durcan, Michael Longley, Harry Clifton and Ciaran Carson. Seamus Heaney was given the UCD Ulysses Medal, the highest honour which UDC can bestow. John Montague attended UCD and worked at university in Iowa UNESCO City of Literature, Paul Durcan and Harry Clifton also attended UCD.
International IMPAC DUBLIN Award Winner 2011 announced!
JUNE
2011
Congratulations to Dubliner, Colum McCann, whose book "Let the Great World Spin" has won International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award 2011, the literary award is given to works of high literary merit. Nominations are provided by libraries all over the world. You can access more information from www.impacdublinaward.ie This is the first award since Dublin was designated Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, for more information on literary Dublin, go to http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/dublinliterary.html?d6f9900c6abf5559408ec51f5523a7ea=3be32a1ba8cc5186371bef925c70215a
A Titter of Wit
JUNE
2011
Irish Writers' Center will host a lunchtime jaunt though Irish literature, beginning Friday 17th June at 1pm. For further details www.writerscentre.ie
Writer Engagement Event Feedback
JUNE
2011
In February 2011, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature held two writers' engagement events to capture the views of some of our citys' writers, to read the report, please click on the link writers' engagement events report
Omos 2011
JUNE
2011
A cultural evening of music, theatre, poetry and stand up performance supported by leading Irish talent including Pat Boran, Mary Coughlan, John Lonergan, Paula Meehan, Kevin McAleer, Colm Ó Snodaigh (Kila), Silver Stars (Brokentalkers Production). The evening will be presented by Theo Dorgan and Caitriona Crowe.This unique event promises to be entertaining, poignant and thought provoking. It will be held in the intimate surroundings of the Pepper Canister, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2 (off Merrion Square) from 8pm-10pm on Sunday evening June 26th 2011.Tickets are €25 each. For more information, please check http://www.oneinfour.ie/help-us/raise-money/
The passing of one of Dublin's best known booksellers
JUNE
2011
The office of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature was saddened to hear of the death of Fred Hanna, one of Dublin's best known booksellers. His shop on Nassau Street was a magnet for book lovers for many years. May he rest in peace.
DublinSwell on RTÉ
JUNE
2011
DublinSwell: Words and Voices from the City of Literature will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio at 2pm on Monday 6th June.
Bloomsday at Glasnevin Museum
MAY
2011
Glasnevin Museum is hosting a range of Bloomsday celebrations for 2011, starting at 11.30am on June 16th with an interpretation of the Hades chapter of Ulysses on the cemetery grounds, followed by a lunchtime concert in the Tower Cafe by Joyce inspired music by Michael Holohan and Brian Dunning. In the afternoon at 2.30pm, there will be a Literary tour of Glasnevin Cemetery. This tour costs €6, or coupled with a visit to Glasnevin Museum, €10. For those who have to work on Bloomsday, this tour will be repeated on June 19th at 3.30pm.
Bloom & Dublin UNESCO City of Literature
MAY
2011
Come to Bloom 2011 and view Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Show Garden www.bloominthepark.ie Congratulations to Vanessa Burke who won the Bloom Competition.
John Banville wins Franz Kafka Prize
MAY
2011
Congratulations to John Banville who won the Franz Kafka Prize,an international literary award presented in honour of Franz Kafka, the German language novelist.
Tour of National Library of Ireland
MAY
2011
National Library of Ireland will give a free tour on its architecture and history on Saturday 4 June at 2.30pm. Further information can be obtained from 01 6030200 or
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Reader in Residence
MAY
2011
**Reader in Residence Vacancy***
Dublin City Libraries and the Home School Community Liaison Scheme wish to appoint a Reader-in -Residence.
The reader-in-residence will deliver a programme of activities designed to instil in young children an appreciation of reading and, at the same time, to give their parents/guardians an awareness of the positive value of literacy in their children’s development. The programme will include opportunities for parents and children to explore and enjoy reading and other literacy activities together.
The successful applicant will be based in two defined areas of Dublin inner city. They will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience of working with children and families and an ability to think creatively. A clear appreciation of the role books and reading play in the development of children and the enrichment of families in our society is also desirable. A flexible commitment of a minimum of 20 hours a week is required.
Further details are available on request from: Alastair Smeaton, Dublin City Libraries, 138 -144 Pearse St., Dublin 2 or by email from
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CVs should be submitted to the above address, not later than 5.00 pm on Friday 3rd June 2011. Shortlisting will apply.
This initiative is funded by the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Office.
Bisto Book Awards 2011 Winners Announced
MAY
2011
Congratulations to Bisto Book Award 2011 winners:
- The Bisto Book of the Year Award - Chris Haughton for A Bit Lost
- The Eilís Dillon Award - Chris Haughton for A Bit Lost
- The Honour Award for Fiction - Sheena Wilkinson for Taking Flight
- The Honour Award for Illustration - Caitríona Hastings and Andrew Whitson for Mac Rí Éireann
- The Special Judges Award - Oliver Jeffers for Heart and the Bottle
The Bisto Children's Book of the Year Awards are the leading annual children's book awards in Ireland which is now in its 21st year.
Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Irish Playwright
MAY
2011
Irish playwright Miriam Gallagher premieres her play Lessons with Chopin at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For more information on Edinburgh Fringe Festival, visit http://www.edfringe.com/
Phil Lynott Exhibition Extended!
MAY
2011
Due to popular demand, Phil Lynott Exhibition will run until June 12th, the exhibition commemorates his 25th anniversary and takes place in St. Stephens Green Shopping Centre, Dublin 2.
Dr Brenda Flanagan creative writing master class
MAY
2011
Everyone is welcome to Dr Brena Flanagan's, prize winning American author, free creative writng master class "When Spirits Inspire Fiction" on Friday May 6th at 2:30pm. To book a place please call 01 872 1302 or email
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. Dr. Flanagan will read from a selection of her works on Friday May 6th at 6pm. Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
National Library of Ireland & Bealtaine
MAY
2011
Each Tuesday 2.30pm FREE
Discover Your National Library
Free public tour 2/3 Kildare St: Tuesdays at 2.30pm starting 3 May.
Each Thursday in May 2.30pm FREE
Bealtaine at the NLI
Guided tour of the Yeats exhibition.
Saturday 7 May 2.30pm FREE
Tour of the National Library of Ireland
Learn about NLI’s history and architecture on this guided tour.
Tuesday 10 May 2pm FREE
Bealtaine at the NLI
Memories into memoir
Learn how to creatively translate your life experience into memoir at this interactive lecture and discussion with Irene Graham. Places are free but must be booked in advance. To book, email
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Wednesday 11 May 11am FREE
Bealtaine at the NLI
Introduction to the National Library of Ireland
Want to know how to use NLI? Join us for this information session and learn how to get a Reader’s Ticket, how to search the catalogues, how to order materials and much more.
Wednesday 11 May 7pm FREE
NLI Society Lecture
Sean Keating in context
Dr Eimear O’Connor – TCD
Wednesday 18 May 11am FREE
Bealtaine at the NLI
Introduction to the National Library of Ireland
Want to know how to use NLI? Join us for this information session and learn how to get a Reader’s Ticket, how to search the catalogues, how to order materials and much more.
Thursday 19 May 11am-12.30pm FREE
Caring for your personal collection
Join a member of the Library’s Conservation team for this workshop. Learn how we care for our collections and pick up some tips for looking after your own. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. To book, email
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Tuesday 31 May 8pm FREE
Bealtaine at the NLI
The Wild Bees’ Nest Concert
Led by artists Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert, this event is the culmination of a research project involving a group of traditional singers from all over Ireland. To book, email
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For more information, please contact 01 6030200 or
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Larkin Hedge School Events
MAY
2011
Larkin Hedge School has an exciting line up of events in venues citywide including:
Writers in Song - May 5th 8:30-11:30pm
The Flowing Tide, Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Barry Gleeson sings Dublin songs to celebrate Dublin's designation as a City of Literature.
City of Words - May 6th 7:30-9:30pm
Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
Poet Gerard Smyth focuses on the peotry inspired by his native city.
An Góilín Singers Club - May 6th 10pm
Songs from Niamh Parson at Góilín Singers Club
May Days - May 7th 11am-12:45pm
Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
A musical celebration of the origins of May Day, including performances by Nóra Geraghty and Tony Murphy.
The Power of Song - May 7th 1:45-3:30pm
Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Bard, Tommy Sands leads an informal singing session.
The Music of Pádraig Ó Caoimh - May 7th 3:45-5:30pm
Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Broadcaster and piper, Peter Browne brings the life of Pádraig Ó Caoimh to life with recordings and anecdotes.
A Toast to May - May 7th 7:15
Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Wine reception followed by Song for the Green Crow, an evening of music and drama commemorating Sean O'Casey.
The Liberty Session - May 7th 9:15pm
Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Closing concert featuring The People's College Choir and Cathal McConnell.
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist Announced
APRIL
2011
10 novels have been shortlisted for the International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, from a total of 162 novels nominated by 166 public library systems in 126 cities worldwide. For the first time, the shortlist includes novels by three Irish authors; Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, Brooklyn by Colm Toibín and Love and Summer by William Trevor. The International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award is worth €100,000 and is the world’s most prestigious literary prize nominated by public libraries world-wide. The winner will be announced on 15th June.
Hennessy Literary Awards 2011
APRIL
2011
Congratulations to all winners of Hennessy Literary Awards 2011, this year marked the 40th anniversary of the awards. Siobhán Mannion was First Fiction Winner with her story 'Lighting Bugs' . The winner of Emerging Fiction Winner was Eileen Casey with her story 'Macaw' . Afric McGlinchy won the Emerging Poetry Award with her two poems two poems 'Do not lie to a lover' & 'Under the heart, a horseshoe shape' .The overall New Irish Writer 2011 Award went to Siobhán Mannion. Sebastian Barry was inducted into the Hennessy Hall of Fame.
Emma Donoghue and Joseph O'Connor shortlisted for Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2011
APRIL
2011
Congratulations to Dublin writers Emma Donoghue and Joseph O'Connor, author of Ghost Light, this years Dublin One City One Book 2011 who have been shortlisted for Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2011. Winners will be announced on June 1st at the opening of Listowel Writers' Week 2011. Further information www.writersweek.ie
Dublin Writer Joseph O Connor joins Aosdána
APRIL
2011
Congratulations to Joseph O'Connor who was elected to Aosdána. Aosdána was established by the Arts Council in 1981 to honour artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland.
The Poetry of JM Synge
APRIL
2011
Tonight, listen to Dr P. J. Mathews who invites us into the poetic world of John Millington Synge. To book a place, call 01 674 4806/4873 or email:
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The lecture takes place on 4/04/2011 at 6pm at Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Congratulations to Seamus Heaney!
MARCH
2011
Nobel prize winner, Seamus Heaney has won the Irish Times Poetry Now Award for Human Chain,his 12th collection of poems.
Heaney also won the award for District and Circle , his previous collection, published in 2006. Other past winners include Sinead Morrissey for Through the Square Window, Derek Mahon, twice, for Life on Earth and for Harbour Lights , Harry Clifton for Secular Eden: Paris Notebooks 1994-2004, and Dorothy Molloy, who won posthumously in the first year of the prize for her debut collection Hare Soup.
DublinSwell Sold Out!
MARCH
2011
Great news everyone - DublinSwell is completely sold out! Looking forward to seeing everyone for a great night!
Anne Enright Book Launch
MARCH
2011
All are invited to the launch of the book, Anne Enright, edited by Claire Bracken and Susan Cahill at Irish Academic Press, The Oak Room (side entrance), Mansion House, Dawson St., Dublin 2 on 24th March at 6pm. Anne Enright will be reading from her new book The Forgotten Waltz. Guest speaker Moynagh Sullivan, NUI Maynooth will also attend. For information, 01 2989937, F: 01 2982783, E:
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City of Literature & Brooks
MARCH
2011
Celebrate Dublin’s distinction as a UNESCO City of Literature, with an overnight stay in Brooks Hotel located in the fashionable heart of Dublin city. During your stay, enjoy a Tour of the Old Library and the Book of Kells at Trinity College. This package also includes a €15 voucher to spend in Dubray Books on Grafton Street. See http://www.avvio.com/hotels/Brooks_Hotel/bookings/client.php?formname=searchspecials&mode=group&group=Special+Offers#ipulsestart for more details. Offer valid: 04/03/2011 - 01/10/2011
Seven Towers Agency and DIT Kevin Street present OFF THE STREET
FEBRUARY
2011
Seven Towers Agency and DIT Kevin Street Library have an exciting and packed programme for Library Ireland week in Off The Street
The highlight of the week is an exhibition combining the visual art of Colm Desmond and the literary art of Oran Ryan. The exhibition will be launched on Monday 7th March at 6pm with a reading from Oran Ryan, and will run all week as a backdrop to:
Tuesday 8th March 6:30pm
A reading and open mic evening with Ross Hattaway, Eamonn Lynskey, Karl Parkinson and Raven
Wednesday 9th March 6pm
A reading by veteran broadcaster and writer Steve Conway
Thursday 10th March 6:30pm
A reading by bilingual poet and winner of the Oireachtas medal for poetry in Irish, Greagir O Duill
Friday 11th March 6pm
A reading from Oran Ryan and a chance to discuss the exhibited work with Colm Desmond
For further information please go to www.seventowers.ie
Children's Literature, Classics and the City
FEBRUARY
2011
All are welcome to a debate on Children's Literature, Classics and the City. The day will include a keynote lecture on Re-Editing the Children's Classics: Engaging Modern Children and Modern Adults's by Professor Peter Hunt. The debate will take place on Saturday 26th February at the Long Room Hub, Trinity College. For a full programme and for registration details please visit www.isscl.com
Seamus Heaney for DublinSwell
FEBRUARY
2011
Seamus Heaney will celebrate Dublin UNESCO City of Literature with a host of other Dublin writers at DublinSwell - book your tickets now at www.tickets.ie/dublinswell!
Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Writers' Forum
FEBRUARY
2011
Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Writers' Forum
The UNESCO City of Literature Office is hosting a Writers’ Forum in order to engage with you, hear your opinions and to inform the strategic direction for the promotion and development of our “City of Literature”.
Dublin’s designation as one of only four UNESCO Cities of Literature in the world is an honour for the city and its writers. As a permanent designation, it offers huge opportunities for writers in Ireland, at all stages of their careers, writing in every language. Equally, the designation provides significant potential for bookshops, publishers, publications, libraries, universities and others to further engage with writers, readers and visitors. The designation is a recognition of the energy, vitality and influence that Irish writing and writers have brought, and continue to bring, to the world.
The Forum will take the format of informal engagement through a World Café style event, to capture your views on a range of issues. Your input into this conversation will assist us in ensuring that we maximise the opportunities presented by our City of Literature designation.
We will be hosting two identical sessions, one on each of the two dates listed below. Please express your interest in attendance at one session only:
Monday 21 February, 6.30pm - 8.30pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Wednesday 23rd February 6.30pm - 8.30pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Places are limited so please indicate your interest in taking part by emailing
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or tel: (01) 6744873 before Monday 7th February.
Dublin Book Festival
FEBRUARY
2011
This year the Dublin Book Festival will take place from Wednesday 2nd March to Sunday 6th March.
The festival will take place in a variety of venues throughout Dublin City including the National Library of Ireland, The Gutter Bookshop, The Project Arts Theatre, Dublin City Libraries and Dublin's City Hall.
The Dublin Book Festival promises a great line-up with a relaxed and fun environment with something for everyone.
The 2011 programme will be released in the upcoming weeks. For more details go to http://www.dublinbookfestival.com/
National Library Events February 2011
JANUARY
2011
The National Library of Ireland has a packed schedule of events for February 2011. All events and exhibitions are free of charge and should you require any further information you can email
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or telephone 01 6030200 and ask for the Education & Outreach Department.
Monday 21st February 2:30pm - Free of Charge
Curator Tour
Alice Milligan and the Irish Cultural Revival
Join curator Dr Catherine Morris on a guided tour of the Alice Milligan exhibition in Discover Your National Library at 2/3 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Monday 21st February
Adult Learner's Week
The Library will host two introductory sessions on using the Library during Adult Learner's Week. Contact
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Tuesday 22nd February 7pm - Free of Charge
The Irish Country House Garden
Patrick Bowe - architectural and garden historian, and author of Gardens of Central Europe will discuss Irish country house gardens.
Held in conjunction with the National Photographic Archive's Power & Privilege: Photographs of the Big Houses in Ireland 1858-1922 exhibition in Temple Bar
Young Adults Writing Competition
JANUARY
2011
Dublin Book Festival ( 2nd - 6th March 2011) are running a writing competition for young adults aged 12-14 years. The closing date for entries is Friday 11 February and more details can be found on www.dublinbookfestival.com. Good luck everyone!
DublinSwell
JANUARY
2011
NEWS ALERT!!!
Tickets are now on sale for DublinSwell!
Following the designation of Dublin as a UNESCO City of Literature join us for this once in a lifetime event, where writers, musicians, singers and actors will make the city come alive in an evening of imagination and inspiration.
Book now to avoid disappointment!
Tickets are on sale from http://www.tickets.ie/dublinswell
In Other Words
JANUARY
2011
Dublin City Public Libraries and Ireland Literature Exchange presented a series of talks and readings, 'In Other Words . . .Irish Literature in Translation in Your Library' in the Central Library in November 2010. Featured writers included Hugo Hamilton, Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and John Boyne. Their talks are available on http://www.dublincitypubliclibraries.com/in-other-words . Contemporary Irish Fiction which have been translated into 33 different languages are available at The Central Library, Dublin 1 and via inter library loan on www.borrowbooks.ie
Paul Murray makes Time Magazine's The Top 10 Everything of 2010
DECEMBER
2010
Congratulations to Dublin writer Paul Murray who has featured in Time Magazine's The Top 10 Everthing of 2010. Paul's novel Skippy Dies has been ranked at No. 3 in the Top 10 Fiction Books List.
Dublin Writers Excel at Irish Book Awards 2010
NOVEMBER
2010
Seven Dublin writers won awards at The Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards 2010. President Mary McAleese presented Maeve Binchy The Lifetime Achievement Award, other winners included:
John Giles - Energise Sports Book of the Year
Ryan Tubridy - Newcomer of the Year
Gene Kerrigan - Ireland AM Crime Fiction of the Year
Emma Donoghue - Hughes & Hughes Novel of the Year
Neil Richardson -Argosy Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Niamh Sharkey - DAA Junior Children's Book of the Year
Derek Landy - DDA Senior Children's Book of the Year
Congratulations to all!
Dublin UNESCO City of Literature has the X Factor!
NOVEMBER
2010
It's official, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature has got the X Factor! In its profile on Dublin, the 2010 X Factor Annual acknowledges Dublins' great writers and its status as a cultural and literary destination.
Four Irish Writers on International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist
NOVEMBER
2010
Four Irish writers Colm Toibín, Colum McCann, William Trevor and Peter Murphy have been nominated to the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Longlist. The shortlist will be announced on 12 April 2011 and the winner will be announced on 15 June 2011, good luck to all nominees, further information can be found on http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/index.htm
Storytelling Beyond All Borders
NOVEMBER
2010
Storytellers of Ireland in association with The Arts Council presents Storytelling Beyond All Borders featuring The Armagh Rhymers, Shonaleigh bringing stories from the Jewish Tradition and a short film Sanctuary, stories of asylum seekers in Ireland on 27 November 2-5pm. The event is free. www.storytellersofireland.org
Launch of City of Words Tourist Leaflet
NOVEMBER
2010
City of Words, a leaflet showing Dublin's literary attractions, has been created by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Office.The leaflet is available in Dublin Tourism Offices, Fáilte Ireland Offices as well as Tourism Ireland Offices worldwide.
Joseph O'Connor tops Indie Charts
OCTOBER
2010
Joseph O'Connor author of 2011 One City One Book Ghost Light reached top of the Indie Charts this week for his Drivetime album. More information on this achievement can be found on http://www.hotpress.com/news/7184486.html
Cork poet wins Rooney Prize
OCTOBER
2010
Cork poet Leanne O'Sullivan has won this year's Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in recognition of her achievement and "outstanding promise" as a young poet. The announcement was made last night 12th October, by the provost of Trinity College Dublin, John Hegarty, at a special event in the Phoenix Park residence of US ambassador Dan Rooney. The €10,000 prize, which is administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing at Trinity College is awarded for individual books or in recognition of a body of work. More information can be found at http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1013/1224280972100.html
Joseph O'Connor's Ghost Light
OCTOBER
2010
JOSEPH O’CONNOR’S GHOST LIGHT
IS DUBLIN’S ONE CITY ONE BOOK CHOICE FOR 2011
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the ONE CITY ONE BOOK choice for 2011 is GHOST LIGHT by Joseph O'Connor.
DUBLIN: ONE CITY ONE BOOK is an annual promotion, taking place in April each year, to encourage everyone in Dublin to read the same book. The chosen title is supported by a wide range of public events and celebrations, and by attractive banner-style advertising throughout the city. Previous One City One Book novels have been Flann O’Briens’s At-Swim-Two-Birds, Sebastian Barry’s A Long, Long Way, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.
For Ghost Light, the celebrations in April 2011 will include:
- A month of public events, readings and music, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
- Performances and readings of plays by John Synge and his circle.
- Exhibitions, extravaganzas, happenings, walks, talks, train rides, art shows, films etc.
- A series of unique events titled ‘SYNGE FOR YOUR SUPPER’, in which any Dublin resident can invite Joseph O'Connor to come and give a reading in her/his home, workplace, back yard, school, college, flat, apartment, local pub - any venue imaginable. Eight lucky readers will be selected. Whether reading to two people in a bedsit or to 100 people on the morning bus-ride, this is an exciting new way for people to take ownership of Dublin: One City One Book.
O'Connor's novel, which was published by Harvill Secker in June, is loosely based on the love affair between the great Irish playwright John Millington Synge and the Abbey Theatre actress Molly Allgood.
The novel received rave reviews at home and internationally, and was a number one bestseller in Ireland for nine weeks. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham called it: ‘A rare and wonderful book’. It has been sold for translation in 16 languages.
A special paperback edition will be published under the Vintage imprint for Dublin: One City One Book.
Commenting on the news, Joseph O'Connor said: ‘I am delighted and deeply touched for Ghost Light to be chosen to receive this accolade.
Any Dublin writer would be thrilled to have a novel honoured in this way. I look forward to getting involved in making next year’s One City One Book Festival the best and most inclusive yet.’
Peregrine Readings launch at the Irish Writers' Centre
SEPTEMBER
2010
Joseph O’ Connor and Anthony Glavin launch the Peregrine Readings Sponsored by the Arts Council under the Touring and Dissemination Scheme.
The Irish Writers’ Centre will celebrate the launch of their nationwide tour at the Centre on Parnell Square on Monday the 27th of September with a very special reading from Joseph O’ Connor and Anthony Glavin.
The Peregrine Reading Series will take some of Irelands best loved writers to the four corners of the island in a quest to promote prose literature and to develop an audience for prose readings both in Dublin and around the country. The Irish Writers’ Centre is also dedicated to providing a regular platform for Irish writers to maintain a continuous rapport with their readers through talks, readings and launches.
Other writers touring the Peregrine Readings include Hugo Hamilton, Mary O’Donnell, Mícheál Ó Conghaile, Orna Ní Choileáin, Claire Kilroy, Brian Leyden, Sean Mac Mathúna, Anna Heusaff, Carlo Gebler, Lia Mills, John F Deane and Paddy Bushe.
For details of venues and how to book please visit the Irish Writers’Centre website: http://www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/peregrinereadings.html
From Page to Stage
AUGUST
2010
As part of Innovation Dublin, (November 10th – 21st), Dublin City Public Libraries, in association with the three local authorities representing greater Dublin, presents an opportunity for aspiring playwrights to showcase previously unpublished work in a library setting. Successful entrants will be offered mentoring from draft manuscript stage to production. Entry forms and further details from: www.dlrcoco.ie/library www.dublincitypubliclibraries.iewww.fingalcoco.ie/library www.southdublinlibraries.ie
Man Booker Prize
AUGUST
2010
Two Irish authors made the longlist for the Man Booker Prize. Emma Donoghue’s Room and Paul Murray’s Skippy Dies were among the 13 books in the Booker dozen, whittled down from 138.
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Trinity Welcomes Dublin Literary City
AUGUST
2010
The Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr John Hegarty welcomed the announcement of the designation of Dublin as a UNESCO City of Literature, one of only four in the world. The sought after accolade was bestowed by the Director General of UNESCO and recognises Dublin’s cultural profile and its international standing as a city of literary excellence. read more
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