What's on

Irish actress Hannah Coyle is leading this series of Theatre in English workshops for children - a great introduction to learning the language in a creative and fun atmosphere.

A chance to try out a few words of Irish.

Ronan Ryan, a writer-in-residence at the CCI in association with The Well Review, will be reading from and discussing his debut novel, The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice.

Guided tours of the Old Library with its three illuminated manuscripts, an opportunity to relax in the courtyard with a book from the Médiathèque’s open-air library, a demonstration of Celtic drawing and the chance to visit St Patrick’s chapel and our current exhibition ‘A False Dawn’ by Ursula Burke.

Informal discussion at the Médiathèque during this Café littéraire

Unleash your capacity to write freely during this workshop which will be taking to the parks and the streets as well as analysing excerpts from classic books.

Ursula Burke uses porcelain sculpture, embroidery and drawing to explore abuses of power in both social and political sphere

O’Callaghan and Vail masterfully blur the contours between contemporary electronic and classical realms

Program of this opening night: guided tour with the artist, open studios and after party with Ryan Vail & Elma Orkestra

Hilarious 19th-century style melodrama in CCI’s courtyard by one of France’s last surviving fairground theatre companies as part of Festival Paris l’été.

Music, installations, short films and TED-style talks on the subject of activism and social engagement within the arts.

Three remarkable documents on show to the public this season for the first time ever

The dangerously seductive aesthetics of fascism seen through the eyes of artist Tomi Ungerer

This Dublin-based chamber choir will fill the chapel with a wonderfully broad repertoire ranging from work by Irish contemporary composers and a rock band to traditional songs.

The energy in CCI’s courtyard during Fête de la Musique can’t be beaten. Join us for some great experimental folk, trad music and indie RnB!