Talk A Bloody Dawn - The Irish at D-Day Launched tonight, A Bloody Dawn tells the story of the thousands of Irish-born and Irish diaspora members that were among the UK, US and Canadian units on D-Day, 6th June 1944.
Theatre Ireland’s Call What enticed three generations of the same family in North-side Dublin to a life of crime? “A stark anthem to life on the margins” The Irish Times
Collages Song recital by Alice Ungerer French soprano Alice Ungerer responds to the Tomi Ungerer exhibition in this lunchtime recital of voice and piano.
Multidisciplinary Events Meet our Artists! Our artists in residence respond to the Tomi Ungerer exhibition with an evening of screenings, talks and music exploring themes of activism, satire, illustration and collage.
Heritage Old Library visit Old Library, three remarkable documents from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries will be on show to the public for the first time ever.
Film L’homme sur son île German director Percy Adlon filmed this intimate portrait of Tomi Ungerer on the artist’s farm in West Cork.
Visual Arts Nuit européenne des musées Late-night opening of the exhibition ‘En attendant’ by Tomi Ungerer on the occasion of the Nuit européenne des musées.
Literature An evening with Anne Griffin Anne Griffin joins us in Paris tonight having just published her first book When All is Said to critical acclaim
Theatre Around the World on 80 Quid A mixture of traditional Irish storytelling, music and stand-up, this is a “foot-tappingly funny” one-man show
Visual Arts Amanda Coogan: Long Now Six hours of performance a day, five days a week, for six weeks! The demands and the beauty of this live exhibition are explored in this captivating documentary.
Film A Kind of Magic Real-life teachers of Reading, ‘Rithmetic and Rock’n’roll, John and Amanda are an eccentric couple who have worked magic on children for nearly 50 years
Multidisciplinary Events Events in conjuction with the exhibition En attendant A programme of screenings and a song recital in conjunction with our current exhibition of collages and sculptures by renowned satirist Tomi Ungerer.
Chapel Sessions: David Keenan & guest Lemoncello David Keenan’s excellent songwriting and acoustic guitar paint pictures with words. Tonight he shares the stage with the folk duo Lemoncello.
Film Shelter Me: Apollo House This documentary portrays the 2016 Apollo House movement which highlighted the plight of the homeless in Ireland.
Film The Road to Sparta The award-winning documentary The Road to Sparta follows the fortunes of four runners, including “UltraMarathon Man” Dean Karnazes.
Declan O’Rourke This epic song cycle combines the best of traditional Irish music and modern song-writing to present tales from a period of great upheaval in Ireland’s history: The Great Famine.