Exhibitions & Events

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’.

In this anniversary year of the Belfast Agreement, Darragh McKeon’s ‘Remembrance Sunday’ is a disturbing, intensely moving read about the legacy of sectarian violence.

Following her remarkable evocations of Beckett and Yeats, Goncourt winner Maylis Besserie turns her literary talents to exploring the role Francis Bacon’s extraordinary nanny played in his life while also revealing pre-Second World War Ireland.

Join us in the Old Library for our book club hosted by French literary blogger Charlotte Parlotte to discuss novels by David Park and Dermot Bolger.

An enjoyable combination of concerts, open studios, screenings and a reading to mark the end of our current exhibition by Anita Groener.

Considérée comme la « Reine du chant irlandais », Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin fut sans nul doute l’une des chanteuses traditionnelles les plus célèbres de son époque. Son petit-fils Dáibhí vient nous conter l’histoire unique de son aïeule.

Navigates between the past and the present, the glamourous and the tragic, Anne Enright's Actress is a fascinating and moving novel.