Literature Literary evening with Maram al-Masri and Theo Dorgan In her latest work translated by Theo Dorgan, renowned Syrian poetess Maram al-Masri chronicles the lives of women living within a Muslim culture in contemporary France.
Literature Book launch and reading by Donal Ryan ‘The Thing About December’, launched tonight in French translation, confirms Donal Ryan as one of Ireland’s rising literary stars.
Film Thanks to your Noble Shadow A fascinating documentary about one of Ireland’s last missionary nuns who lived and taught in Japan for 75 years before returning home.
Literature A voice for… "Les petites chaises rouges" Hélène Lanscotte reads this evening from Edna O’Brien’s latest novel in which the inhabitants of small-town Cloonoila fall under the spell of a professed poet, exile, visionary and therapist…
Film The Dead (Gens de Dublin) Based on the eponymous book by James Joyce, this film takes place in turn-of-the-century Dublin, at an epiphany feast vibrant with food and spirit.
Camille O’Sullivan One night only! Don’t miss this concert by fiery Franco-Irish singer Camille O’Sullivan who has mesmerised audiences worldwide.
Irish Language Graduation ceremony for Irish language students An evening with music to celebrate the graduation of Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge students.
Music Lorcán Mac Mathúna A modern singer with a foot in the contemporary world of improvisation and another in the ancient cadences of sean-nós.
Music Umbra & Insufficient Funs With the energy and power of a punk rock band and a broad range of influences, these five jazz musicians from Dublin stretch the boundaries of the form.
Literature | Talk Daring to be European: Synge & Parisian Ireland Catherine Wilsdon sheds light on the people J.M. Synge encountered and the ideas to which he was exposed.
Talk Atlantic Isles: Contemporary Cultures This conversation exploring the concept of ‘these Atlantic Isles’ aims at teasing out the shared and contrasting aspects of contemporary life and culture in Ireland and Britain.
Exhibition PhotoIreland New Irish Works PhotoIreland presents a group exhibition of New Irish Works 2016 and a solo show by Daragh Soden that captures the world of Young Dubliners
Exhibition | Visual Arts Hannah Starkey Women Born in Belfast and based in London, Hannah Starkey is internationally renowned for what she describes as “explorations of everyday experiences and observations of inner-city life from a female perspective”.
Literature | Talk Merlin Holland Dorian Gray: a step too far? This evening, Oscar Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland looks into contemporary reactions to ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘Salomé’.