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Ulysses 101 dlr LexIcon 2nd February 2023
Recording of an event which was held by the James Joyce Tower and Museum to celebrate James Joyce birthday and the 101st anniversay of the publication of Ulysses.
Professor Sam Slote shared a presentation titled "Ulysses at 101". This was followed by a recital from Morgan Cooke on James Joyce's piano, and then Karen Kelly read an extract from "Sirens".
WILD WOMEN - A St Brigid’s Day Celebration dlr LexIcon 31st January 2023
Recording of an event held to celebrate St Brigid's day 2023 in dlr LexIcon library.
Learn about some of the unconventional and unruly women who followed in Brigid’s footsteps and broke the mould.
Meet the women today inspired by them – and her.
- Activist Ailbhe Smyth talks about Brigid/St Brigid – pagan goddess and Christian saint. She discusses this fearless, powerful woman who was healer, poet and warrior.
- Panel discussion chaired by broadcaster Flor MacCarthy featuring RTÉ’s Zainab Boladale, Senator Eileen Flynn, bestselling writer Sarah Webb and Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy.
- Extract from Call Me Madame, a black comedy about Countess Markievicz by Martina Devlin, read by acclaimed actor and scriptwriter Lise-Ann McLaughlin. The two are in conversation afterwards.
Hooked on Books, Family Readers' Day at dlr LexIcon
Join us in dlr LexIcon on Saturday 30 September from 10am-4pm for our Hooked on Books Readers' Day as we explore the books that gave wings to our imagination and cheered up our childhoods in a day of workshops, storytelling, quizzes and creativity for all the family!
What were your favourite childhood books?
Was Paddington sitting on your bookshelf?
Were you a fan of Artemis Fowl?
Did you secretly want to be the sixth member of The Famous Five?
Guests:
Gary Northfield (Julius Zebra, Leif the Unlucky Viking)
Eve McDonnell (Elsetime, The Chestnut Roaster)
Alan Nolan (The Sackville