Christine Falls by John Banville is the One Dublin One Book choice for 2026, following on from Dublin Written in Our Hearts, an anthology, chosen for 2025. One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. This annual project is a Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, which encourages reading for pleasure. The author introduces us to the maverick pathologist Quirke whose only passion is finding truth in science. While readers

Welcome to the coolest film fest in town! Join us at The Pearse Centre for a day filled with creativity and innovation. The Dublin Smartphone Film Festival (DubSmartFF) is back for its 9th year, continuing its legacy as Ireland’s only international film festival dedicated exclusively to mobile filmmaking. Taking place on April 11th, 2025, this year’s event promises an exciting mix of short films, features, and interactive workshops, all set in a stunning new venue in the heart of Dublin city. The festival's short film program has expanded significantly, showcasing over 25 incredible sho

The scale and ambition of the Irish censorship regime is preserved in a blacklist of over 12,000 publications. From 1930 to 2016, the censorship board banned all manner of printed material. Sex education manuals, pulp fiction, nineteenth-century pornography, celebrity memoirs, and newspapers and magazines appear alongside literature from the greatest twentieth-century writers. This state censorship emerged from the report of the Committee on Evil Literature (1926), which gathered opinions from churchmen of all persuasions, newsagents, charities, trade unions and civil servants. The moral attit