Distinguished naval historian and former Radio Officer Joe Varley shares fascinating insights into the powerful role played by the radio during this period. Joe also focuses on the achievements of Marconi, noting his close ties with the Kingstown/Dún Laoghaire area.

This talk was to tie in with Dublin: One city, one book 2017 - Joe Joyce's Echoland.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon Studio on Wednesday, 12 April 2017.

Listen back here: https://soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud/marconi-and-the-magic-of-radio-1900-1950s

A talk by historian Michael Doran, regular and popular tutor at dlr LexIcon's Adult Education courses in partnership with UCD.

This talk was to tie in with Dublin: One city, one book 2017 - Joe Joyce's Echoland.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon Studio on Monday, 24 April 2017.

Listen back here: https://soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud/ireland-and-germany-spies-diplomacy-and-prisoners-of-war-during-wwii

After the sell-out success of our last day for children’s writers and illustrators, dlr Libraries hosted another event packed with information on all aspects of picturebooks. Hear a host of award-winning picturebook makers talk about their work and find out what publishers and agents are looking for.

The Boy Behind the Curtain is a portrait of a life, a place and a man. In this deeply personal collection of true stories and essays, Tim Winton shows how moments from his childhood and life growing up have shaped his views on class, faith, fundamentalism, the environment, and – most pressingly – how all his experiences have made him a writer.

Australian Children's Laureate, Leigh Hobbs, Laureate na nÓg, PJ Lynch and former Irish Children's Laureates Siobhán Parkinson and Niamh Sharkey in conversation with Mags Walsh.

Listen back to Orange Prize-winning author Ann Patchett on a very rare visit to these shores. Her latest novel, Commonwealth, is a powerful story of two families brought together by beauty and torn apart by tragedy. The Sunday Times reviewer praised it lavishly as ‘life-affirming and compulsively readable’.

Nicole Krauss is back with her first novel in seven years. From the bestselling, twice Orange Prize-shortlisted, National Book Award-nominated author comes a vibrant tale of transformation: of a man in his later years and a woman novelist, each drawn to the Levant on a journey of self-discovery. Bursting with life and humour, Forest Dark is a profound, mesmerising, achingly beautiful novel of metamorphosis and self-realisation – of looking beyond all that is visible towards the infinite.

Katerina García (vocals, shruti box), Síle Denvir (harp, vocals, shruti box) and Robert Harvey (flute) embark on a collaborative journey which brings together musical traditions from across the European continent. Their repertoire includes versions of Bohemian and Moravian, as well as Castilian, Catalan and Sephardic Jewish traditional songs, which they complement with songs and instrumental motifs from the Irish musical tradition. Through their unique renderings of captivating melodies, enhanced by means of subtle harmonic arrangements, they create a musical landscape of a unique quality and evocativeness.
From the Eastern Mediterranean to the coast of Ireland, through the heart of Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, these three outstanding musicians take their audience on a fascinating musical voyage across genres and cultural borders.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Tuesday, 16 May 2017.

Listen back here: https://soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud/a-musical-voyage