The Dublin Learning City Festival 2024 will take place from Monday to Wednesday, 15th to 17th April, to celebrate and promote learning for everyone with a list of fun, interactive and creative events that are completely free of charge. Open to anyone keen on learning, the Festival will focus on sharing knowledge and removing barriers as it promotes access to learning for all. The Festival will have a series of community-based initiatives to promote learning among different groups in Dublin city and the greater Dublin area. The three-day Festival will feature a range of programmes with di

One Dublin One Book is a Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries, which encourages everyone to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. The One Dublin One Book choice for 2024 is Snowflake By Louise Nealon Eighteen-year-old Debbie White lives on a dairy farm with her mother, Maeve, and her uncle, Billy. Billy sleeps out in a caravan in the garden with a bottle of whiskey and the stars overhead for company. Maeve spends her days recording her dreams which she believes to be prophecies. This world is Debbie’s normal, but sh

Poetry Ireland is thrilled to announce Poetry Day Ireland 2024 will take place on Thursday 25th April. Now in its tenth year, Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry which invites the nation to read, write, and share a poem on the day. All are welcome to get involved, with participation encouraged from artists, venues, schools, hospitals, community groups, poetry-lovers, and more. The theme for this year is “Good Sports” celebrating the good sport in all of us, the drive to give it a go or to have a crack at it. All are welcome to get involved, with participati