This May, DDF shares dance that takes a stand, ditches convention and claims its strength. Dance that embraces the lows, celebrates the highs and welcomes our future. This year, dance demands to be heard. It’s time to DANCE OUT LOUD. The Dublin Dance Festival believes in the power of dance to move, connect and inspire change. With so much of Ireland’s culture tied up in language and the past, dance has a unique power to explore and express what it is to be human, right now.

Over 10 days in May, from 17 - 26 of May International Literature Festival Dublin brings the best and brightest writers, performers, artists, and thinkers to Merrion Square Park in the heart of Dublin city, transforming the park into a literary village abuzz with conversation and ideas. Notable guests for ILFD 2024 include Richard E. Grant, Marilynne Robinson, David Nicholls, Marian Keyes, Colm Tóibín, Mariana Enríquez, Amor Towles, Josie Long, Liz Pichon, Derek Landy, David Almond & many more. Through live readings, discussions, screenings, guided walks, immersive activities and mor

Immersive visuals, live music, and poetic performance collide to push the boundaries of spoken word in a mesmerising multi-sensory experience. Pioneered by a collective of unconventional artists and performers, this edition of Story Riot features Maeve Abyss, Simon O’Reilly, Osaro and Abby Oliveira. Maeve Abyss is a poet and performer whose poetry touches on taboo and dark subjects while utilising humour and irony. Her band Memory Motel has performed widely in Transylvania’s music festival circuit. She is currently studying Creative Writing at the University of Limerick. Simon O’Re