PIC REPORT: ITALIANS WALKING, FABER READINGS & FLY BIRTHDAY

I had a very busy literary weekend of events. Firstly a walking tour with the Italo-Irish Literary Exchange, which took in Trinity College and Lincoln Place. Then I scooted off to the Faber Social at the Dublin Writers' Festival where I was reading. After that, the Stinging Fly's 15th birthday bash in The Clarence. And yesterday to the Botanic Gardens for a reading from the Italo section of the exchange. All of it was exhilirating and fun.

I am packing for my trip to the AEDEI conference in Spain, as I head off tomorrow, so my report on the weekend consists of pics as I am too busy to write anything. Hi to everyone I met this weekend and big congrats to Kevin Barry who did a mighty job of the Faber launch. Kudos, Kevin. Or, as my daughter Juno calls you, 'Heaven' :)

Catherine Dunne and Federica Sgaggio

Tour guide Pat Liddy and Jack Gilligan, IWC chair, at TCD

Anthony Glavin at TCD

Original front door of Finn's Hotel where Nora Barnacle worked in 1904, the year she met JJ

Sweny's Chemist, Lincoln Place - features in Ulysses - lemon soap? I bought some - yum!

In the window of Sweny's, a bust in a book of Joyce

Mia Gallagher in Sweny's

PJ Murphy, volunteer at Sweny's, a Joyce pilgrimage stop-off

Kevin Barry, Faber anthology launch, Smock Alley

Paul Murray

Little John Nee

Eimear Ryan at the Faber launch

Me reading 'Joyride to Jupiter' at the Faber launch

The wonderful Michael Harding

Pat McCabe

Writers Helena Mulkerns, Sara Mullen and Patrick Chapman at the Fly birthday

Dave Lordan reading at the Fly birthday

The fabulous Larry Beau at the Fly birthday

The Italian Writers reading at the Botanic Gardens

ITALO-IRISH LITERARY EXCHANGE

Delighted to be heading off to Italy next year in very fine company indeed. From the Irish Writers' Centre:

Writers for Italo-Irish Literary Exchange announced!    

The Irish Writers' Centre is delighted to announce the seven writers who will travel to Italy in May 2014 thanks to a unique alliance between the Irish Writers' Centre, the Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin and the Verona-based arts organisation ònoma. They are:    

  

Nuala Ní Chonchúir

Mia Gallagher

Afric McGlinchey

Sean Hardie

Liz McManus

Noel Monahan 

William Wall  

       

The exchange will feature a daily series of workshops, recreational tours, publishing seminars and literary talks focusing on the challenges facing both emerging and established writers. Congratulations to all!  

    

On 25th May 2013, five Italian writers arrive in Dublin to participate in an exciting programme of literary and cultural events including readings, day trips, panel discussions and musical soirées, before travelling on to Listowel. Acclaimed Italian author Dacia Maraini along with Gaja Cenciarelli, Ida Ferrari, Luigi Grimaldi and Federica Sgaggio will read their work at a free public event at 12 noon on Sunday May 26th at the stunning Botanic Gardens. ALL WELCOME.

    

On Sunday May 26th at 7PM - also a public event but this time at the Irish Writers' Centre - musician Seán Tyrrell is performing. Hailed as "one of the country's major folk voices" (Irish Music Magazine), "rooted in the heartfelt tradition of honesty" (Hotpress), and "the genuine article" (Billboard US), legendary singer/songwriter Seán Tyrrell will perform at the Irish Writers' Centre on Sunday evening, May 26th, at 7.00 p.m. as part of the Italo/Irish Literature Exchange festival. Don't miss this chance to hear what has been described as a"luminously distinctive voice" (Irish Examiner) and "astonishingly accomplished musicianship" (Hotpress). Tickets at €5.00 are likewise going for a song!