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Maggie O'Farrell and Noëlle Châtelet

On 8th March 2019, International Women’s Day, the CCI will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Alliance Française Franco-Irish Literary Festival.

Mairei Cheileachair 2019

Máire Ní Chéileachair

This evening’s Gaulín will be led by the award-winning sean-nós singer, Máire Ní Chéileachair.

Malaprop 2019

Everything Not Saved

This is a show about memory (but not nostalgia) for anyone who wants to be tickled, provoked or has a brain… and is concerned about what it’s not telling them!

28 & 1 Mar 2019

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The Gloaming

Presented by CCI, for one night only, this “supergroup” will bring the wonderful surroundings of the Athénée theatre alive with their musical alchemy.

O Connor Forbes 2019

Nuala O’Connor and Michèle Forbes

Our writer-in-residence Nuala O’Connor and author Michèle Forbes will read from their latest novels and discuss writing about affairs of the heart.

Irish Passport 2019

Multidisciplinary Events

Ireland and America: The Long Romance

Hit audio series ‘The Irish Passport’ hosts a live recording event at CCI, taking on issues of race, politics and history to discuss the future of Ireland’s relationship with America.

Old Library Feb2019

Old Library visit

Visit our Old Library with its three illuminated manuscripts dating from the Middle Ages.

Roy Foster 2019

Roy Foster
Doors into the Dark: Seamus Heaney and his Worlds

Renowned Irish political, social and literary historian, Professor Roy Foster will talk about his forthcoming publication on Seamus Heaney.

Citizen Lane 2019

Citizen Lane

A captivating portrait of art collector, dealer and philanthropist Hugh Lane who founded The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art in Dublin in 1908.

Deshabiller Livre 2019

Uncovering books
From bookbinding to the history of books at the Old Library.

This exhibition of historic books from the Old Library focuses on bindings and the myriad of information that can be gleaned from studying the covers of these books.

25 Jan — 10 Mar 2019

Elaine Hoey 2019

Exhibition | Visual Arts

Elaine Hoey
Surface Tension

Empathy, justice and solidarity are themes that new-media artist Elaine Hoey explores through video and virtual reality in relation to the migrant “crisis”.

25 Jan — 22 Feb 2019

Jacques Bonnaffe 2018

Jacques Bonnaffé reads Flann O’Brien

Renowned French actor Jacques Bonnaffé will bring to life some of satirist Flann O’Brien’s most popular daily columns published in The Irish Times.

Paul Lynch 2019

Paul Lynch

Launched tonight in French translation, ‘Grace’ is an epic coming-of-age novel and a poetic evocation of the Irish famine by one of Ireland’s finest novelists.

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The Ocelots & Mongoose

Folk and indie-pop from great live performers guaranteed to spread goodwill at our last event of 2018.

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Old Library Visit

Sign up quickly for the last visit of the year!

Liam Chambers 2018

Talk | Heritage

Liam Chambers
From Restoration to Revolution: The Irish Colleges in Paris, 1660-1818

Historian and author Liam Chambers will trace the development of the Irish College from a tiny community in the 1660s to becoming a major centre for priests and students on the continent during the penal era.