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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
Creative Brainwaves, Talks Series Autumn 2023
dlr Libraries, Arts and Community are delighted to partner once again with GBHI (Global Brain Health Initiative) for a series of engaging and uplifting talks that will examine and explore the very real connection between creative arts and brain health.
Where:
dlr LexIcon
Haigh Terrace, Moran Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin A96 H283
(LexIcon Studio theatre for each event except Wed 8 Nov which takes place in Project room, next to the gallery)
When:
Wednesdays
11 Oct 11am-1pm
18 October, 11am-1pm
25 October 6.30-8.30pm
1 November 11pm-1pm
8 November 6.30-8.30pm
There will be refreshments provided at each