oin us on Zoom for a virtual exhibition tour of Yeats: The Life and Works of W.B. Yeats. This themed tour will introduce you to Yeats as a playwright and theatre maker through the treasures of the Yeats Collection.
oin us on Zoom for a virtual exhibition tour of Yeats: The Life and Works of W.B. Yeats. This themed tour will introduce you to Yeats as a playwright and theatre maker through the treasures of the Yeats Collection.
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
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Poetry Day
Online and Various Locations
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
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Bealtaine Festival
Various Locations
Bealtaine is Ireland’s national festival which celebrates the arts and creativity as we age. The festival is run by Age & Opportunity, the leading national development organisation working to enable the best possible quality of life for us all as we age.
This year Age & Opportunity unveils an all-new festival theme, ‘Lust for Life’, which reflects a familiar experience for many older people. To celebrate the theme Bealtaine Festival has commissioned a new essay, ‘Lust of Life’, by writer, former Labour TD and Bealtaine Festival ambassador, Liz McManus, which explores the n