Joseph O’Connor & Philip King
The Watergate Theatre
Musician and broadcaster Philip King and author Joseph O’Connor explore balladry and fiction in a delightful evening filled with stories and song.
Gabriel Byrne On Screen
Set Theatre
From adventure fantasy Into the West to the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing and HBO’s award-winning new drama series In Treatment, Gabriel Byrne on Screen presents the finest work of one of Ireland’s greatest actors.
Paul Durcan
The Watergate Theatre
One of the most original voices in modern poetry brings his celebrated reading style to the Watergate.
The Hubert Butler Annual Lecture: Robert Fisk
St Canice’s Cathedral
Award-winning Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk looks back on his extraordinary career and casts a critical eye over the state of journalism today.
John Boyne & Andrew O’Hagan
The Watergate Theatre
John Boyne, best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and Andrew O’Hagan, one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, take us on a fictional journey from revolutionary Russia to Marilyn Monroe’s bedroom.
“Ireland’s Athletic Assault and Battery”?: Hollywood and Hurling
Set Theatre
In this rare screening of short films from the 1930s, '40s and '50s, Dr Seán Crosson looks back on early Hollywood’s very singular take on the GAA.
Ciaran Carson & Michael Coady
The Parade Tower
Two acclaimed Irish poets showcase their latest collections in the intimate setting of the Parade Tower.
When I’m Sixty-Four: A Symposium on Pension Reform
A panel of experts including Teresa Ghilarducci offer forward-thinking solutions to the pensions crisis in Ireland and beyond.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - "WHEN I'M 64: A SYMPOSIUM ON PENSION REFORM" HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ST CANICES CATHDERAL TO THE PEMBROKE HOTEL, PATRICK ST.
John Banville & Hugo Hamilton
St Canice’s Cathedral
A double bill featuring two of this island’s most distinguished novelists, John Banville and Hugo Hamilton, whose latest work features everything from Greek gods to Serbian immigrants in Dublin.
Forty Years of Feminism: A discussion on where we were, where we are & where we’re going
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite
A distinguished panel of speakers including Nell McCafferty and Margaret MacCurtain look back on Forty Years of Feminism in Ireland and ask what challenges lie ahead.
I Can’t … I Can’t (Wedding Night)
The Parade Tower
A unique opportunity to see this controversial film, not screened in Ireland since its premiere in 1969.
Ed O’Loughlin & David Vann
Set Theatre
A double bill of fresh fictional voices in the shape of journalist-turned-novelist Ed O’Loughlin and acclaimed Alaskan writer David Vann.
Joseph O’Connor & Philip King
The Watergate Theatre
Musician and broadcaster Philip King and author Joseph O’Connor explore balladry and fiction in a delightful evening filled with stories and song.
Gabriel Byrne On Screen
Set Theatre
From adventure fantasy Into the West to the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing and HBO’s award-winning new drama series In Treatment, Gabriel Byrne on Screen presents the finest work of one of Ireland’s greatest actors.
Paul Durcan
The Watergate Theatre
One of the most original voices in modern poetry brings his celebrated reading style to the Watergate.
The Hubert Butler Annual Lecture: Robert Fisk
St Canice’s Cathedral
Award-winning Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk looks back on his extraordinary career and casts a critical eye over the state of journalism today.
John Boyne & Andrew O’Hagan
The Watergate Theatre
John Boyne, best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and Andrew O’Hagan, one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, take us on a fictional journey from revolutionary Russia to Marilyn Monroe’s bedroom.
“Ireland’s Athletic Assault and Battery”?: Hollywood and Hurling
Set Theatre
In this rare screening of short films from the 1930s, '40s and '50s, Dr Seán Crosson looks back on early Hollywood’s very singular take on the GAA.
Ciaran Carson & Michael Coady
The Parade Tower
Two acclaimed Irish poets showcase their latest collections in the intimate setting of the Parade Tower.
When I’m Sixty-Four: A Symposium on Pension Reform
A panel of experts including Teresa Ghilarducci offer forward-thinking solutions to the pensions crisis in Ireland and beyond.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - "WHEN I'M 64: A SYMPOSIUM ON PENSION REFORM" HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ST CANICES CATHDERAL TO THE PEMBROKE HOTEL, PATRICK ST.
John Banville & Hugo Hamilton
St Canice’s Cathedral
A double bill featuring two of this island’s most distinguished novelists, John Banville and Hugo Hamilton, whose latest work features everything from Greek gods to Serbian immigrants in Dublin.
Forty Years of Feminism: A discussion on where we were, where we are & where we’re going
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite
A distinguished panel of speakers including Nell McCafferty and Margaret MacCurtain look back on Forty Years of Feminism in Ireland and ask what challenges lie ahead.
I Can’t … I Can’t (Wedding Night)
The Parade Tower
A unique opportunity to see this controversial film, not screened in Ireland since its premiere in 1969.
Ed O’Loughlin & David Vann
Set Theatre
A double bill of fresh fictional voices in the shape of journalist-turned-novelist Ed O’Loughlin and acclaimed Alaskan writer David Vann.
“Ireland’s Athletic Assault and Battery”?: Hollywood and Hurling
Set Theatre
In this rare screening of short films from the 1930s, '40s and '50s, Dr Seán Crosson looks back on early Hollywood’s very singular take on the GAA.
Ciaran Carson & Michael Coady
The Parade Tower
Two acclaimed Irish poets showcase their latest collections in the intimate setting of the Parade Tower.
Ed O’Loughlin & David Vann
Set Theatre
A double bill of fresh fictional voices in the shape of journalist-turned-novelist Ed O’Loughlin and acclaimed Alaskan writer David Vann.
Forty Years of Feminism: A discussion on where we were, where we are & where we’re going
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite
A distinguished panel of speakers including Nell McCafferty and Margaret MacCurtain look back on Forty Years of Feminism in Ireland and ask what challenges lie ahead.
Gabriel Byrne On Screen
Set Theatre
From adventure fantasy Into the West to the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing and HBO’s award-winning new drama series In Treatment, Gabriel Byrne on Screen presents the finest work of one of Ireland’s greatest actors.
I Can’t … I Can’t (Wedding Night)
The Parade Tower
A unique opportunity to see this controversial film, not screened in Ireland since its premiere in 1969.
John Banville & Hugo Hamilton
St Canice’s Cathedral
A double bill featuring two of this island’s most distinguished novelists, John Banville and Hugo Hamilton, whose latest work features everything from Greek gods to Serbian immigrants in Dublin.
John Boyne & Andrew O’Hagan
The Watergate Theatre
John Boyne, best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and Andrew O’Hagan, one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, take us on a fictional journey from revolutionary Russia to Marilyn Monroe’s bedroom.
Joseph O’Connor & Philip King
The Watergate Theatre
Musician and broadcaster Philip King and author Joseph O’Connor explore balladry and fiction in a delightful evening filled with stories and song.
Paul Durcan
The Watergate Theatre
One of the most original voices in modern poetry brings his celebrated reading style to the Watergate.
The Hubert Butler Annual Lecture: Robert Fisk
St Canice’s Cathedral
Award-winning Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk looks back on his extraordinary career and casts a critical eye over the state of journalism today.
When I’m Sixty-Four: A Symposium on Pension Reform
A panel of experts including Teresa Ghilarducci offer forward-thinking solutions to the pensions crisis in Ireland and beyond.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - "WHEN I'M 64: A SYMPOSIUM ON PENSION REFORM" HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ST CANICES CATHDERAL TO THE PEMBROKE HOTEL, PATRICK ST.
August 2010
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