What's on

Extravagant performance and music, a craft workshop and candlelit readings... Dress up and join us for this festive ancestral celebration of the Autumn equinox!

Following on from his numerous literary prizes, join Michael Magee this evening as he discusses his first novel to be published in French - Close to Home.

A special commission by the Centre Culturel Irlandais, we share it with you all on this historic occasion, 100 years after Ireland first participated in the Olympics as an independent nation.

Médiathèque favourites!

Alongside our pop-up café and lunchtime concerts, the Médiathèque offers a selection of books and newspapers to read in the shade.

Come and share your opinion (in French) on two selected Irish novels.

The much-admired Irish author Dermot Bolger talks to his translator Marie Hermet. They are joined by current poets in residence and, the following evening, take part in FICEP’s Nuit de la Littérature.

An evening with three masters of Irish and Breton song, poetry and language to celebrate the launch of our new Poetry Jukebox selection.

Inspired by the famous McAdam Lexicon, which compares 13,000 words in Irish to their equivalent in 28 other languages, this season’s Poetry Jukebox selection showcases new poetry in English, Irish, French and Breton.

David Park explores the hidden effects of the Vietnam War on a former member of the CIA who must carry out one last mission.

These special readings by Les Livreurs get your taste buds working with texts by French and Irish authors, some of whom will be presented during Dublin’s Franco-Irish Literary Festival focusing on taste!

Discover the lesser-known story of Brendan Behan in post-war Paris and how the city nurtured and influenced him as a writer. Join special guests for a varied and entertaining afternoon of readings, discussion and music.

A host of special guests celebrate the centenary of one of Ireland’s best-loved writers, with performance, song and lively discussion that reveal how post-war Paris influenced Brendan Behan’s writing.

All you ever wanted to know about the joys and challenges of being a (French) translator, in the company of writer and translator Marie Hermet.

Join us for a delightful evening of music and readings by actor Eleanor Methven of a selection of poems from the landmark volume ‘The Translations of Seamus Heaney’.