Press 1 for Dystopia, Press 2 for Utopia: Will technology lead us to heaven, or hell?

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Wednesday 3 October 2018.

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Melmoth, Sarah Perry’s follow-up to her wildly-successful historical novel, The Essex Serpent, promises to be one of the most talked-about books of 2018. Helen Franklin is assailed with guilt for past misdeeds but her sheltered life is upended when a strange manuscript comes into her possession. Filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history, it records sightings of a tall, silent woman in black - Melmoth, the loneliest being in the world. Everyone that Melmoth seeks out must make a choice: to live with what they’ve done, or be led into the darkness. As her past finally catches up with her, Helen too must choose which path to take.

Recorded at The Studio, dlr LexIcon, on 21 November 2018 as part of Library Voices

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Irish Times and New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor discusses her latest novel The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter with Sue Leonard, published by HarperCollins Autumn 2018.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Tuesday 20th November 2018.

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Before his death, Seamus Heaney had intended to assemble a personal selection of poems as an introduction for new readers. He never managed to do this himself but now the project has been completed by the Heaney family. To celebrate the publication of 100 Poems, an all-star cast including Marie Heaney, Paula Meehan, Colette Bryce, Simon Armitage, Mark Doty and John Kelly read selected Heaney poems, sure to be amongst your favourites. Music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire.

Recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Thursday 29 November 2018

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Gerald Butler who featured in the recent RTÉ series Great Lighthouses of Ireland, gives a talk based on his book "The Lightkeeper: a memoir".

Recorded at dlr Lexicon Studio on Tuesday, November 20th 2018.

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John Boyne’s new novel is a seductive psychodrama about the boundless ambition of a brilliantly devious aspiring writer. Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for success. The one thing he doesn’t have is talent – but he’s not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don’t need to be his own. Ladder to the Sky is at once a pacy thriller and a devastating satire on the contemporary literary landscape.

Recorded at The Studio, dlr LexIcon on 02 October 2018

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Michael Doran gives a talk on the centenary of the First Dáil which was held on January 21st 1919 in the Mansion House. The first President of Dáil Éireann was Cathal Brugha.
Michael regularly lectures in dlr LexIcon as part of the UCD Adult Education History Programmes.

Recorded at dlr Lexicon Studio on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019.

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David Gunning, Archivist in Residence at dlr LexIcon launches the exhibition he has curated which features material relating to F.M. O’Flanagan, Dalkey resident, activist and founding member of many local clubs and associations. The exhibition contains a selection of documents and publications relating to The Vico Road Association and the Dalkey Development Association plus a special feature on the King of Dalkey!

Recorded at dlr Lexicon on Tuesday, April 9th 2019.

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Peggy O’Brien, whose collection, Tongues, is a poetic reimagining of the medieval Abelard and Heloise love story, in conversation with Deirdre Sullivan, author of Tangleweed and brine, a collection of reimagined fairy tales, moderated by Siobhán Parkinson, novelist and publisher with Little Island Books.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Thursday 02 May 2019

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“The palm trees give the street a holiday atmosphere. There must be something in the soil they like. They have straight leaves that get a bit ragged, with split ends. At night you hear them rattling in the wind”. The narrator of Dublin palms has returned to Dublin to set up home with his partner Helen and their two children. Hugo Hamilton’s spectacular new novel is a powerful story of fragmentation and belonging, of emigrants and strangers and people returning.

Recorded at Studio Theatre, dlr Lexicon, Dún Laoghaire, Thurs 2 May 2019.

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