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March 2010Friday 1st January to Thursday 13th MayDublin: the College and the City 1250 - 1950This exhibition will explore Trinity College Library Dublin’s collections relating to the city of Dublin. Intended as a celebration of city life, it will examine the historic life of the city and Trinity College Dublin’s interaction with it. Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm Sunday 12 noon to 4.30pm. Also includes a viewing of the Book of Kells exhibition. Trinity College Library, College StreetDublin 2 Friday 1st January to Saturday 30th OctoberAn Evening of Food, Folklore and FairesExperience this unique and enchanting evening of Irish folklore and storytelling while enjoying a traditional Irish candlelit dinner in Dublin's oldest Pub, The Brazen Head. Hear how Irish people lived off the land and why the humble potato so influenced our history. Explore their beliefs and superstitions surrounding the other world of the fairies Listen to the magical stories they told as they gathered around the fire at night. Come back with us to the fascinating world of Ireland long ago when the culture was one of the mind, spirit, and the imagination and where the unseen world was never far away. The Brazen Head, 20 Bridge Street, Dublin 8 Friday 1st January to Friday 31st DecemberYeats: The Life And Works Of William Butler YeatsThe Yeats Collection at the Library includes more than 2000 items, stored in 100 archival boxes, occupying 24 metres of shelf space. In the exhibition, visitors can trace WBY's descent from the conventional Pollexfen and Yeats families, through his unconventional father (a lawyer turned artist) and his increasingly silent and depressed mother, to WBY and his brother and sisters, who became the single most significant artistic family in twentieth-century Ireland. National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street Dublin 2 Saturday 16th January to Monday 24th MayWitness to War: the War of Independence and the Civil War through the lens of W.D. HoganThe photographer WD Hogan had unique access to the events of the War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland between 1920 and 1923. Hogan had a ringside seat at many historically significant events during these years. While many critics argue that his photographs of this key period in Irish history are one-sided, they provide an undeniably powerful record nonetheless. National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar Saturday 16th January to Monday 24th MayWitness to War: the War of Independence and the Civil War through the lens of W.D. HoganThe photographer WD Hogan had unique access to the events of the War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland between 1920 and 1923. Hogan had a ringside seat at many historically significant events during these years. While many critics argue that his photographs of this key period in Irish history are one-sided, they provide an undeniably powerful record nonetheless. The exhibition will be of particular interest to schoolchildren National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar Wednesday 20th January to Friday 31st DecemberDiscover your National LibraryThe Library’s new exhibition, Discover your National Library: Explore, Reflect, Connect provides a unique opportunity to view first-hand a representative selection of the Library’s holdings – the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Irish documentary material numbering almost eight million items including maps, prints, drawings, manuscripts, photographs, books, newspapers and periodicals. Among the artefacts to go on display are rare manuscripts such as the Book of Maguaran dating from the Middle Ages and a deed signed by Sir Walter Raleigh. There are also curiosities such as a 1795 lottery ticket (we don’t know if it won), and more contemporary items such as a set of cigarette cards illustrated by Jack Yeats from the 1920s. Throughout, the exhibition makes extensive use of digital media, with special features including a series of screened talks by the Library’s curators. One of the most popular features is an interactive table using Microsoft Silverlight technology, which enables the visitor to zoom in on images of objects from the collections which can be seen in amazing detail. National Library of Ireland Thursday 25th February to Saturday 17th AprilLes Liaison DangereusesBased on the classic French novel by Laclos, Christopher Hampton’s iconic, Tony-Award-winning play tells the sordid tale of the cunning and confident Merteuil and the wickedly charming Valmont, two high-society rivals who use sex as a weapon to humiliate and destroy. Laced with seduction, betrayal and spectacular revenge, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a thrilling dark comedy of mannered decadence and sexual intrigue that will take you to another era and leave you wanting MORE. Gate Theatre, Cavendish Row, Dublin 1 Tuesday 9th March to Saturday 10th AprilPhiladelphia Here I ComePhiladelphia, Here I come! was first produced here at the Gaiety Theatre on the 28th September 1964. It went on to Broadway to universal acclaim. The play is considered as Brian Friel’s masterpiece and for its time, the theatrical devise of Gar Public and Gar Private was extremely unusual.The production arriving at the Gaiety in March 2010, will be produced by Noel Pearson who produced the multi Tony Award winning production of Dancing At Lughnasa in New York Gaiety Theatre Friday 12th March to Wednesday 17th MarchSaint Patrick's Festival 2010The whole world is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! And Dublin is the stage for the biggest and best St. Patrick’s celebrations in the world, the St. Patrick’s Festival. From March 12th – 17th thousands of Irish people and visitors alike will paint the town green for six fantastic, fun-filled days. St. Patrick’s Festival is virtually bursting at the seams with street theatre, Irish music, dance, street spectacles, comedy, film, a treasure hunt, Irish language events, family fun and of course the best St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world. Dublin City Saturday 13th March to Saturday 13th MarchRugby Six Nations Championship - Ireland V WalesEurope’s six top rugby playing nations will be aiming for glory in another hotly contested championship. Once again the inspirational venue of Croke Park will act as the backdrop to the unfolding match excitment. A visit to Croke Park is an experience in itself - the third largest stadium in Europe holding in excess of 82,000 people! Whether you have a ticket to the game or not the magical atmosphere of a rugby weekend in Dublin is not to be missed! Watch the game in a local bar or restaurant and you'll feel like you are in pitchside...almost! Croke Park Stadium |
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