Exhibitions & Events

Rencontre with the author Mark O'Connell, on the occasion of the publication of Sur le fil de la violence (Stock Publishing).

Moving, funny and brave, 'Poor' is the extraordinary story of how one woman turned her life around.

A personal, intimate history of the Troubles, seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish.

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.

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

We welcome the author of Wild Houses to the CCI to discuss and read from his debut novel that contains as much grit, plot, and wit as any of his celebrated short stories.

Cette soirée mettra en conversation deux poétesses, l’Irlandaise Martina Evans et la Française Nathalie Quintane.

These two renowed authors will discuss major themes in their work such as filial relationships, identity and language.

An evening with the author of the acclaimed novel La nuée des âmes (This Plague of Souls).

For the second of two evenings for Nuits de la lecture 2025, the actor Andrew Bennett and the musician Elanor McEvoy perform this short novel.

For the first of two evenings for Nuits de la lecture 2025, the actress Constance Dollé reads Les trois lumières by Claire Keegan.

The writer Jan Carson returns with Le fantôme de la banquette arrière (2024), the French translation of Quickly, While They Still Have Horses.

Extravagant performance and music, a craft workshop and candlelit readings... Dress up and join us for this festive ancestral celebration of the Autumn equinox!

Following on from his numerous literary prizes, join Michael Magee this evening as he discusses his first novel to be published in French - Close to Home.

A special commission by the Centre Culturel Irlandais, we share it with you all on this historic occasion, 100 years after Ireland first participated in the Olympics as an independent nation.

Come and share your opinion (in French) on two selected Irish novels.