Exhibitions & Events

Paul Lynch's Booker prize-winning novel Prophet Song “captures the social and political anxieties of our current moment”. The scene is set for a riveting discussion at the CCI between the author and eminent journalist Lara Marlowe.

This year's trio of concerts brings the energetic diversity of the Irish music scene to the CCI courtyard: folk and trad mix with electro, sensibility rubs up against frenetic dance rhythms, and exhilarating rock takes the night away!

This panel discussion focuses on the efforts and policies promoting language diversity in Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Contemporary dance choreographer Jessie Thompson orchestrates an electric Nuit Blanche of dance, music and good vibes with musician Jason McNamara and R. Kitt, one of Ireland's top electro DJ.

Four guided visits of our remarkable Old Library to discover more about the history and breadth of its collection, and admire our three illuminated manuscripts up close.

Appointed Commissioner of Human Rights at the Council of Europe in 2024, Michael O’Flaherty speaks tonight of the role of artists in upholding and demanding respect for human dignity.

Hailed by The Guardian as an Irish Edith Piaf, Lisa O’Neill combines highly original music and reinterpretations with charismatic stage presence - a raconteur in the truest sense of the word.

For this year’s Nuit de la Littérature, Ruth Gilligan represents Ireland and the CCI as she discusses her captivating fifth novel The Butchers.

Leitrim dancer Edwina Guckian takes on the roll of caller for the CCI's springtime céilí.

Four members of ITMA will tell us more about their important work of preserving, disseminating and promoting Irish traditional music and will enliven their presentation with short performances.

Three members of the illustrious Begley family from West Kerry effortlessly combine accordion, fiddle and concertina for this special CCI performance with guest fiddler Liam O’Connor, director of ITMA.

Performers of uilleann pipes, Louise Mulcahy, unearths stories as far back as the 19th century of the remarkable women who came before her.

Documentaries, concerts, workshops and a céilí at the CCI before a stellar line-up at Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris

This documentary celebrates the invaluable legacy of a side street pub that became an institution of Dublin traditional music sessions over more than thirty-five years.