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

Maynooth University welcomes back  this spring Open Day on Saturday 30th April 2022. MU Open Days offer lots of opportunities to engage with our staff and students across a wide range of events and chats. Here is the proposed schedule for the day. Campus tours (incorporating a Library tour) will depart from the foyer of the Iontas Building at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Subject and information stands open across various buildings from 10am until 2pm Tours of Campus Accommodation depart from the Iontas Building at regular intervals throughout the day Talks on Sport in the TSI Buil