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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 12:00 - 13:00
Borris House
Philosopher and novelist AC GRAYLING gives a sermon on his work 'The Good Book' 2011 from the pulpit of the Chapel at Borris House. The book was designed as a secular alternative to religious text, and to be read as a narrative drawing on non-religious philosophy. The book also contains a summary of scientific discoveries from the 19th century to the present More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 13:15 - 14:15
Borris House
Booker Prize winner ANNE ENRIGHT (The Gathering) will talk about her career as a novelist, essayist and short story writer , drawing from her most recent work 'The Forgotten Waltz' More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 13:30 - 14:30
Borris House
'We need to talk about Kevin' author Lionel Shriver will talk about her novels success and her latest book 'So Much for That' More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 14:45 - 15:45
Borris House
Novelist and screenwriter JOHN BANVILLE gives audiences a sneak preview from his forthcoming novel 'Ancient Light'. Banville recently secured an Oscar nomination for his collaboration with actress Glenn Close to write the screenplay for Hollywood movie 'Albert Nobbs'. More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 15:00 - 16:00
Borris House
Novelist and 'former ex-poet' BLAKE MORRISON reads form his memoir about his Kerry-born mother (Things My Mother Never Told Me) and his recent work ' The Last Weekend which is currently being filmed for television and talks about his life as a writer. More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 16:15 - 17:15
Borris House
FERNANDA EBERSTADT, KATIE HICKMAN, PERRY HOGDEN, AOIFE KAVANAGH and LIONEL SHRIVER all talk passionately for fifteen minutes on a subject of their choice. More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 16:30 - 17:30
Borris House
Best selling novelist and travel writer KATIE HICKMAN talks about the 'The Aviary Gate' series and reads from 'The Pindar Diamond'. She also talks about forthcoming novel 'A Winters Tale' More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 17:45 - 18:45
Borris House
Oscar nominee film director STEPHEN FREARS (Dangerous Liaisons 1988, The Van 1996, High Fidelity 2000, and The Queen 2006) talks to local film academic Dr Orla Ryan. More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 18:00 - 19:00
Borris House
Travel Writer and historical novelist WILLIAM DALRYMPLE dramatises passages from his novel 'The Last Mughal' to the accompaniment of North Indian vocalist Vidya Shah. More
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10th Jun 2012 (Sun) from 19:50 - 20:15
Borris House
Waterboys frontman MIKE SCOTT reads from his forthcoming autobiography Adventures of a Waterboy (2012) and will talk candidly with Olaf Tyaransen about his musical career and forthcoming projects. More
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11th Jun 2012 (Mon) - 14th Jun 2012 (Thu) from 13:00 - 14:00
The New Theatre
Songs of Joyce is a 50-minute musical extravaganza of songs drawn from the life and works of James Joyce, from bawdy street ballads and sea shanties to music hall hits and folksongs More
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11th Jun 2012 (Mon) - 16th Jun 2012 (Sat) from 20:00 - 21:10
The New Theatre
Written by Donal O'Kelly and performed by Katie O'Kelly. Joyced! is a tour de force through Joycean Dublin and the real life characters that shaped Joyce's life and informed Ulysses. More
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11th Jun 2012 (Mon) from 21:00 - 23:50
Ó Bhéal
The guest poet at Ó Bhéal on Monday the 11th of June is Pauline Fayne. More
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12th Jun 2012 (Tue) - 16th Jun 2012 (Sat) from 14:00 - 15:00
The New Theatre
11 - 23 June @ 2 pm.
Join Alice Coughlan's Wonderland Avenue Productions' team for a 60-minute audio tour of No 15 Usher's Island - the setting for Joyce's short story The Dead. From the first to the final story of Dubliners. More
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12th Jun 2012 (Tue) - 13th Jun 2012 (Wed) at 15:00
The New Theatre
Rap artist and actress Stefanie Preissner premieres her interpretation of some famous passages from the novel Ulysses. More
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13th Jun 2012 (Wed) at 12:00
Galway City Library
The June Over The Edge Writers' Gathering presents readings by Wexford-born poet Eamonn Wall, Tipperary-based poet Eleanor Hooker, visiting American poet Donna Potts, local poets Deirdre Kearney & Dave Rock and much more. The evening will include the Galway Launch of Donna Potts' debut poetry collection Waking Dreams (Salmon Poetry). More
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13th Jun 2012 (Wed) - 13th Jun 2012 (Wed)
Hawk's Well Theatre
Enjoy a celebration of Yeats by listening to readings
from his letters, poems and plays.
This is a free event so no need to book. More
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13th Jun 2012 (Wed) at 18:30
Little Museum of Dublin
Law Supreme Court Justice Adrian Hardiman revisits the real-life cases that made their way into Ulysses. Adrian Hardiman is both legendary orator and gentleman historian. David Davin Power chairs proceedings. More
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13th Jun 2012 (Wed) at 20:00
Triskel Christchurch
Triskel is continuing to host Wednesday evening workshops coordinated by James Cummins and Rachel Warriner - poets and organisers of SoundEye, Ireland's largest experimental poetry festival.
The workshops are free and open to all, but booking is essential by calling 086 0843093 or emailing:
soundeyeworkshops@gmail.com
The workshops explore innovative and experimental writing, concentrating particularly on poetry that has been written in the last 50 years. Every week a particular work is discussed and read, playing close attention to language, form and its context. More
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15th Jun 2012 (Fri) - 16th Jun 2012 (Sat) at 13:00
The New Theatre
A cast of 10 deliver a performed reading of Tony Chesterman's adaptation of Joyce's first novel. Directed by Jimmy Fay. More