Literature The Letters of Samuel Beckett, 1966-1989 A special launch of the last volume of Beckett’s letters which covers the final period of his life from 1966 to 1989.
Film Sing Street CinéCCI 1980’s Dublin. Boy meets girl, girl unimpressed, boy starts band! A feel-good musical preceded by the Oscar-winning short film ‘Stutterer’
Music The Young Folk This musical trio are taking the world by storm with their unique indie pop songs and have just brought out a new album of signature songs each telling a story plucked from one of their lives.
Literature La Médiathèque rencontre… Pat Boran Writer-in-residence Pat Boran is best known as one of Ireland’s leading contemporary poets.
Irish Language Irish language taster and courses A chance to try out a few words of Irish and even sign up for a year-long certificate course.
European Heritage Days European Heritage Days Guided tours of the Old Library with its three illuminated manuscripts. The chapel, Médiathèque, Rita Duffy’s Souvenir Shop and Declan Clarke’s exhibition are open to all. Open studio and jewellery demonstration by artist-in-residence Pierce Healy.
Film | Talk | 1916 Paris, capitale de la culture irlandaise Open to all, this conference explores the influence of Paris on the evolution of Irish political and cultural thought up to the 1916 Rising and the birth of the Irish Free State. It closes with a screening of the landmark documentary ‘1916’ shown on RTE television.
1916 Declan Clarke The Hopeless End of a Great Dream Using Trinity College Dublin as a backdrop, this specially commissioned film focuses on a number of forgotten episodes in Irish history and the current political climate in Ireland.
1916 Rita Duffy The Souvenir Shop Selling all sorts of 1916 memorabilia, ‘The Souvenir Shop’ nods to Tom Clarke’s tobacconist shop and questions attitudes towards violence, commemoration and national identity.
Exhibition Palais de Tokyo exhibition tour Nothing at All, Modes Idiorythmiques de la Coexistence A private tour by Franco-Irish artist David Ryan of his joint exhibition at Palais de Tokyo.
Outdoor event | Young audience | Multidisciplinary Events Face Nord They will overcome invisible obstacles, hold hands and crawl, form pyramids, catch, climb, struggle and fall anew… A sensuous, masculine take on community, brought by four breath-taking acrobats.
Outdoor event | Young audience | Multidisciplinary Events <em>Smashed </em>Gandini Juggling Les joies de tout envoyer valser, de fracasser la vaisselle et de prendre des pommes en pleine poire : ce sont quelques-uns des plaisirs que balancent au public les jongleurs britanniques.
Outdoor event | Young audience | Multidisciplinary Events Petit psaume du matin Along with figurehead of the Pina Bausch Company Dominique Mercy, master choreographer Josef Nadj embarks on a journey filled ith tenderness and mysterious rituals, between liturgy, farce and superstition.
Outdoor event Fête de la Musique Enjoy a great evening in our courtyard (food and drink on sale) with flamboyant trad music by Aldoc followed by the indie-rock of rising stars Bell X1.
Literature | Multidisciplinary Events Paddy Moloney & John Montague <em>The Wild Dog Rose</em> For anyone who loves traditional Irish music and poetry
