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Dublin You Are… Tallaght

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The event will now take place in the Civic Theatre.

Join us in Tallaght Library for ‘Dublin You Are’, a unique cultural event to celebrate the spoken word voices of Tallaght and the One Dublin One Book anthology, Dublin, written in our hearts. Featuring some of the best poets and theatre makers with a connection to, and love of, Tallaght, including Emmet Kirwan, Jan Brierton, Colm Keegan, Stephen James Smith and Sheila Ryder. Presented by David Hynes of Rising Tide, with music from Sandii Jane.

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https://www.civictheatre.ie/whats-on/dublin-you-are-tallaght/

Venue

Civic Space,, PARTHALÁN PLACE, TALLAGHT, D24 NWN7 Ireland

Time

April 8 at 6:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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The Chef, His Wife and the Waitress

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Told through three different voices and centered around a high-end restaurant chef who faces accusations of sexual assault, Service by Sarah Gilmartin is an acutely observed look at power and complicity, the lies we tell and the courage it takes to face the truth. Join the author in conversation with Ellen Howley from DCU’s School of English, along with the book clubs from Raheny Library.

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Venue

Raheny Library, Howth Road, Raheny Dublin, Ireland

Time

April 8 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Dublin In My Heart

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How do you begin the process of selecting pieces for an anthology? What motivates editors to pick and choose from an embarrassment of contemporary writing styles each as good as the next? Join us as founding editor of The Stinging Fly, Declan Meade, gives us a deeper insight into the anthology, discussing the pieces in it with literary editor Madeleine Keane.

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Venue

Rathmines Library, 157 Lower Rathmines Road Dublin 6,

Time

April 9 at 6:15 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Dublin’s characters

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Eggshells, the prize-winning debut novel by Caitriona Lally, is the story of a lonely misfit who finds solace in navigating life through stories. Taking us on a journey through the streets of Dublin, this is a poignant, delightful and ultimately hopeful story of loneliness and the search for belonging, acceptance and friendship. Join the author in conversation with arts journalist Sophie Grenham.

 

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Venue

Cabra Library, Navan Road

Time

April 10 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Booked Out. Masterclass in Short Story writing with Sean O’Reilly

This event is now fully booked!
Similar event in Pearse Street library on Saturday 26th April.

 

Join author Seán O’Reilly, whose works include novella Watermark and the short story collections Curfew and Levitation for a masterclass exploring the art of short story writing.

Saturday 12th April, 10.00 am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm

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Venue

Central Library, Music Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street Dublin 1,

Time

April 12 at 10:00 am

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Hidden City

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Karl Whitney in conversation with Gavin Corbett

In Hidden City, Karl Whitney brings us on a captivating and eye-opening tour of Dublin, illuminating the many fascinating hidden places and untold stories of this deeply mythologised city, including the hidden rivers of Dublin’s Liberties. Join the author in conversation with writer Gavin Corbett.

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Venue

Dublin Liberties Distillery, 33 Mill St, The Liberties Dublin, D08 V221 Ireland

Time

April 12 at 1:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

BOOKED OUT! The Hidden Rivers of the Liberties

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Walking tour with Karl Whitney

Meeting point: Dublin Liberties Distillery

In ‘The Hidden Rivers of the Liberties’ from Hidden City, Karl Whitney brings us on a captivating tour of one of Dublin City’s oldest and most historic neighbourhoods, illuminating hidden places and untold stories. Join the author on a walk of the Liberties, learning about its underground rivers, history, city planning, and the sometimes invisible boundary lines that exist there.

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Venue

Dublin Liberties Distillery, 33 Mill St, The Liberties Dublin, D08 V221 Ireland

Time

April 12 at 2:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

About Adam

IRISH FILM INSTITUTE PRESENT – About Adam

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About Adam
Directed and written by Gerry Stembridge

Refreshingly playful about sexual shenanigans, whatever the permutations, About Adam is a romantic-comedy which wholly captures the free-spirited nature of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger boom. The film hinges on the enigmatic Adam (Stuart Townsend), a dynamic and unpredictable lothario who woos waitress Lucy Owens (Kate Hudson), followed by her two sisters and then her brother. Despite the infidelity and betrayals, the family remain enamoured of this handsome rogue; sisters Laura (Frances O’Connor) and Alice (Charlotte Bradley) brother David (Alan Maher) and their irrepressible mother (Rosaleen Linehan) find their lives invigorated by spending time with Adam. The story rolls out against a vibrant, cosmopolitan Dublin filled with wine-bars, galleries and Winding Stairs, populated by comfortable middle class types who, until then, had rarely been seen on film. The whole is infused with writer/director Gerry Stembridge’s wry humour and astute social observation.

93 minutes, Ireland/UK/USA, 2000
The film will be introduced by director, screenwriter, novelist Gerry Stembridge

 

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Venue

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar Dublin 2, Ireland

Time

April 12 at 3:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Changing Dublin

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Estelle Birdy’s striking debut novel, Ravelling, set in Dublin’s Liberties, captures modern Dublin as never before portrayed. Vibrantly exploring themes of youth, masculinity, prejudice, multicultural communities, class and more, this book channels the energies and agonies of the city’s young men, balancing their hopes with the harsh realities of their present. Join the author in conversation with author, playwright and creative writing lecturer, Declan Hughes.

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Venue

Kevin Street Library, 18 Lower Kevin Street Dublin 8,

Time

April 15 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

A View From the Hinterland

Join us as two of the anthology’s contributors, both from North County Dublin, discuss the influences of suburban living on their writing. Kevin Curran and Niamh Campbell will discuss with Katy Conneely, presenter of Dublin City FM’s All about Books how growing up outside the city has reshaped their writing. 

To book please email balbrigganlibrary@fingal.ie 

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Venue

balbriggan Library, Georges Square, Balbriggan Dublin, Ireland

Time

April 15 at 7:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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Statues of O’Connell Street

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Join historian in residence Elizabeth Kehoe as she reveals the history behind the statues in O’Connell Street, which feature in Nuala O’Connor’s ‘Jesus of Dublin’ and Peter Sirr’s Intimate City. Nuala O’Connor will read her flash-fiction piece from the anthology and discuss how O’Connell Street inspired her.

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Venue

Central Library, Music Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street Dublin 1,

Time

April 16 at 1:15 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Dublin you are… Pearse St

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Join us in Pearse Street library for ‘Dublin You Are’, an event as part of One Dublin One Book to celebrate Dublin in all its cultural glory. It will be an enthralling experience featuring the best poets from the spoken word scene in Dublin, including John Cummins, AnnaD, Cormac Mac Gearailt, Lizzy Byrne & Dave Hynes. Presented by Leon Dunne from Rising Tide with music from $ONA BLU€.

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Venue

Pearse Street Library, 139-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2, Ireland

Time

April 16 at 6:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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In Short, it’s Dublin

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Short fiction has long captivated writers and readers alike. Seán O’Reilly’s Levitation takes us through the streets and haunts of Dublin with great wit and dark humour, while Nuala O’Connor’s Jesus of Dublin shows us O’Connell Street and its characters through the eyes of one who sees it all. Join the authors in conversation with presenter and book critic Breda Brown, as they explore the power of short fiction.

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Venue

DLR LexIcon, Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin,

Time

April 16 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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Faces of Dublin

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Dublin is a city in flux. Writers Estelle Birdy, Kevin Curran, Stephen James Smith and Réré Ukponu will be in conversation with fellow writer Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan about how their writing reflects and explores our changing city. Touching on issues from homelessness, mental health, class and racism to family and the power of community, their writing vividly and authentically captures Dublin today. With a performance by Stephen James Smith of his powerful poem Dublin You Are, part ode to the city, part wake-up call.

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Venue

The New Theatre, 43 Essex St E, Temple Bar Dublin 2,

Time

April 17 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

‘Deep Pools of Nostalgia’

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Peter Sirr’s Intimate City considers the city as a layered place, a physical space reverberating with the presence of history, ideas, and the people who walked there. In Belinda McKeon’s For Keeps our protagonist returns from abroad, navigating a city full of memories as she reconnects with an old flame. Join the authors and neuroscientist Shane O’Mara in conversation with Garrett Fagan as they consider how the faces and places of a city interact with our memory.

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Venue

National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street Dublin 2,

Time

April 23 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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The Artist and the City

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Deirdre Madden’s Authenticity and Niamh Campbell’s We Were Young both feature creatives living and working in Dublin, who are facing challenges in their work. Join the authors along with artist, researcher and educator, Silvia Loeffler, in conversation with writer and critic Niall MacMonagle. They will consider how the city inspires and influences the artist, and how this may be changing.

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Venue

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North Dublin 1,

Time

April 24 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Booked Out. Masterclass in Short Story Writing with Seán O’Reilly

This event is now fully booked. 

Join author Seán O’Reilly, whose works include the novella Watermark and the short story collections Curfew and Levitation, for a masterclass exploring the art of short story writing.

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https://dublincity.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=18348387

Venue

Pearse Street Library, 139-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2, Ireland

Time

April 26 at 10:00 am

Tickets

Free

Booking

Booking essential

Booked Out. Literary Landscapes Walking tour with Ana Kinsella

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Meeting point Kevin Street Library, 18 Kevin St. Lower, Portobello Dublin, D08 EY79 

Join author Ana Kinsella on a captivating walking tour based on her new book, Literary Landscapes: Dublin. Discover and explore Dublin’s rich literary heritage, from its bookshops and museums to the landmarks associated with its most famous writers, and the public art that honours them.

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Venue

Kevin Street Library, 18 Lower Kevin Street Dublin 8,

Time

April 26 at 2:00 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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Dublin by Night

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The sun goes down but the city never sleeps. Authors Sarah Gilmartin, Roisin Kiberd, Thomas Morris will be in conversation with writer and editor James Hudson to discuss how their writing captures Dublin by night in its many guises; from the pressurised world of high-end hospitality and the raucous pub scene, to the spaces people frequent by night to escape the anxieties of daytime. In all their writing, characters feel the need to conform, to belong and to find connection, even as they find themselves disconnected and disillusioned.

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Venue

Bewley’s Café Theatre, Powerscourt Townhouse, South William St.

Time

April 29 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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The Stinging Fly Press: Celebrating 20 Years

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Join us as we celebrate 20 years of The Stinging Fly Press, publishers of this year’s One Dublin One Book choice and landmark short-story collections from writers such as Colin Barrett, Kevin Barry, Wendy Erskine, Nicole Flattery, Danielle McLaughlin, Sean O’Reilly and Cathy Sweeney. An engaging evening of readings and conversation will be moderated by arts journalist and broadcaster Paula Shields.

 

 

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Venue

Dublin Liberties Distillery, 33 Mill St, The Liberties Dublin, D08 V221 Ireland

Time

May 1 at 6:30 pm

Tickets

Free

Booking

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