Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road. Wednesday 15th and Wednesday TAISPEÁNTAIS/ LÉAMHA/ DUBLIN: 29th April at 6pm EXHIBITIONS READINGS Admission free. Booking not Those Were the Days - the days Visit the National Library of ONE CITY, necessary. Tel: 01 8477781 of disco, urban decay and leg- Ireland for public readings from warmers, unforgettable World Cup The Barrytown Trilogy during the County Library, Tallaght ONE BOOK fever and Eurovision highs and month of April. See www.nli.ie Wednesday 15th, Wednesday lows. Take a virtual walk down this for details. 22nd and Wednesday www.dublinonecityonebook.ie particular memory lane by visiting 29th April at 12:30pm www.dublincitypubliclibraries. CEARDLANN/ Admission free. Booking com. See images of Dublin in the advisable. Tel: 01 4620073 WORKSHOPS 1980s taken from the Dublin City Email: [email protected] Saturday 18th and Saturday Council Photographic Collection. 25th April 3:30-5pm Donaghmede Library, Where Were You? a photographic The Real Deal: A two-day creative ABOUT THE LORD MAYOR’S DUBLIN: Donaghmede Shopping Centre, exhibition from Garry O’Neill’s writing workshop for teenagers Grange Road book of the same title, celebrating 15-18 yrs with Dave Lordan. BOOK MESSAGE ONE CITY, Thursday 16th and Thursday the youth culture, street style and Central Library, Ilac Centre, Here, in one volume, are Roddy 2015 is the 10th year of the ONE BOOK 23rd April at 6pm teen life of Dublin in the 80s and Henry St. Admission free. Dublin: One City, One Book Doyle’s three acclaimed novels Dublin: One City, One Book is Admission free. Booking 90s. Library opening hours apply. Festival and in that time it Booking essential. about the Rabbitte family an award-winning Dublin City essential. Tel: 01 8482833 has succeeded in capturing Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th Tel: 01 8734333 from Barrytown, Dublin. In Council initiative, led by Dublin the imagination of not only Email: March at Balbriggan Library, Email:[email protected] them we follow the rapid rise of City Libraries, which encourages Dubliners, but also readers [email protected] George’s Square, Balbriggan Jimmy Rabbitte’s soul band, The everyone to read a particular PODCHRAOLADH Commitments, and their equally worldwide. Monday 30th March to Thursday book connected with the capital Pearse St. Library, rapid fall; Sharon Rabbitte’s In this year’s choice, Roddy 2nd April at Swords Library, /PODCASTS city during the month of April 138-144 Pearse St. attempts to keep the identity of her Doyle’s The Barrytown Trilogy, every year. Bain sult as an Rathbeale Road, Swords UCD Scholarcast has produced Thursday 23rd and Thursday unborn child’s father a secret, amid you can join the Rabbitte family leabhair The Barrytown Trilogy podcasts especially for Dublin: 30th April at 6pm Monday 13th to Friday 17th April intense speculation from her family from Dublin’s Northside as agus glac páirt i roinnt de na One City, One Book which offer Admission free. Booking not at Blanchardstown Library, Civic and friends; and the fortunes of Jimmy Jnr. spreads the gospel himeachtaí éagsúla a bheidh ar refl ections on each of the novels necessary. Tel: 01 6744888 Centre, Blanchardstown Centre the travelling fi sh ‘n’ chips van that of soul, Sharon keeps the siúl ar fud na cathrach. that make up The Barrytown gossips guessing and Italia 90 is Monday 20th to Saturday 25th Jimmy Rabbitte Snr. and his friend Raheny Library, Howth Road Trilogy. The series is edited the inspiration for Jimmy Snr.’s Borrow The Barrytown Trilogy April at Rush Library, Chapel Bimbo open for the good people Thursday 2nd April at 5:30pm and introduced by Derek Hand; business venture. from any branch of Dublin Green, Rush of Barrytown. City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Admission free. Booking Kevin Power speaks on The From soul music to football, Fingal, South Dublin Libraries essential. Tel: 01 8315521 Monday 27th April to Friday Commitments; Louise Callinan ‘ An absurd comedy of the from examination of ‘bad’ or buy it from your favourite Email: [email protected] 1st May at Baldoyle Library, considers The Snapper; and Paula commonplace…a charming, language and Dublin humour bookshop. Strand Road, Baldoyle Murphy talks about The Van. truthful and immensely funny to talks and fi lms, there is Walkinstown Library, Log on to www.ucd.ie/ story which leaves you gasping an event for everyone and I Thanks to our partners Percy French Road CAINTEANNA/ scholarcast to listen to for more’ wholeheartedly encourage VINTAGE and DublinTown and Monday 13th and Monday TALKS the series. Sunday Times on you to discover 1980s Dublin especially to all the organisations, 27th April at 6pm The Commitments this April by taking part in the venues, speakers and performers Start Up, Start Here - Dublin City Admission free. Booking not Dublin: One City One Book involved in this year’s programme. Libraries supporting business necessary. Tel: 01 4558159 ‘ While recognising that we have all Festival at a wide range of in the community. Dublin City sat po-faced through novels which venues including The Mansion Libraries, in association with the ‘ Brilliant...it other people have assured us House, public libraries, Vicar Local Enterprise Offi ce, will hold a were hilarious...all I can say is that Street and the Aviva Stadium. series of free lectures, designed to pushes Irish The Snapper creased me up’ Bainigí taitneamh as clár empower potential entrepreneurs, Jonathan Coe on The Snapper inspéise na bliana seo such as Jimmy Rabbitte, from English to April 2nd – May 7th and ‘ A novel which is often September 10th – Oct 15th, wonderful hilarious, always enthralling in the Central Library, Ilac and - this really is the case – www.dublinonecityonebook.ie Shopping Centre, Henry St. imaginative unputdownable’ Further information: Business Sunday Times on The Van Information Centre, Central extremes’ Library. Tel: 01 8733996 or Email: [email protected]. Tom Paulin on The Commitments VINTAGE VINTAGE VINTAGE Tuesday 14th April at 10:30am Thursday 16th April 1-2pm Friday 17th April at 7:30pm Tuesday 21st April at 8:30pm Monday 27th April at 6:30pm Inspired by the salonnières of CLÁR/PROGRAMME 2015 Roddy Doyle in conversation Talk by Garrett Fagan followed by Concert with The Bronagh The City of a Thousand Bands – Barrytown speaks Italian with old, participants will enjoy a with RTÉ’s Evelyn O’Rourke. guided viewing of a selection of Gallagher Band. The Bronagh ‘80s Dublin On Mature Recollection. Giuliana Zeuli, the translator of three course tasting menu whilst Monday 30th March until Wednesday 8th April at 6:30pm Beit Wing, National Gallery, Roddy Doyle’s manuscripts in the Gallagher Band pays homage Chair: Niall Stokes (Hot Press) Roddy Doyle’s books. You start engaging with the ideas generated Saturday 18th April Life, the Universe and a Couple Clare St. Admission free. National Library. National Library, to the sound and essence of the with Dave Fanning (RTÉ 2fm), with a fine piece of work, perfectly by the authors in a truly intimate Are You Havin’ a Laugh? Dublin of Books. Roddy Doyle in Booking not necessary. 2/3 Kildare St. (WWI Exhibition music of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, just Eamon Carr (Horslips), Leslie formed and finished. And you want setting. humour, does it really exist or is it a conversation with author Catherine Space). Admission free. as The Commitments did. Dowdall (In Tua Nua) and Jerry to end up exactly where you started The James Joyce Centre, 35 North joke? by Peter Sheridan. Dunne. RDS Library, Ballsbridge. Tuesday 14th April at 6:30pm Booking essential as numbers Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue Fish. Four leading Dublin lights – from. Easy? Maybe, if you speak Great George’s St. Tickets €25. Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Admission free. Booking Am I a Dubliner? In search of are limited. Email: des Irlandais 75005 Paris some of whom feature in Roddy the same language. The National Booking essential as places are Powerscourt (new location), essential. Tel: 01 2407254 difference and authenticity. An [email protected] www.centreculturelirlandais.com Doyle’s hilarious debut – will offer Library, Kildare St. Admission free. limited. Tel: 01 8788547 Lunchtime theatre is now Email: [email protected]. exploration of what it means to be fresh perspectives on the time, the Booking not necessary. www.jamesjoyce.ie presented at Powerscourt Book online at a Dubliner. Has this changed from Thursday 16th April at 7pm Saturday 18th April at 8pm place, the music and the book. Theatre, Top Floor, Powerscourt www.rds.ie/speakerseries the 1980s? A talk by Tom Inglis, Remembering Italia ‘90. Reminisce LINGO Festival presents ‘What’s Monday 27th April at 6:45pm Thursday 30th April at 8pm (UCD). about the glory days of 1990 the story bud?’. A night of spoken The Cellar Room, The Church Author Donal Fallon examines the Are You Havin’ a Laugh? Dublin Townhouse, South William St. Thursday 9th April at 6pm The Oak Room, The Mansion when the whole country, like the word and soul music based on Cafe and Bar, junction Mary St historical context and backdrop to humour, does it really exist or is it Mon-Sat at 1pm (doors open at Actor Jim Roche reads extracts House, Dawson St. characters in The Van, went football The Barrytown Trilogy with Roddy & Jervis St. Limited capacity! Roddy Doyle’s A Star Called Henry a joke? Join one of Dublin’s best 12.50pm) Tickets: Mondays €8, from The Barrytown Trilogy by Admission free. Booking essential mad. 1872 Room, Aviva Stadium, Doyle, John Cummins, Jess Kav Apply for free tickets at and The Commitments. loved writers and playwrights Peter Tues – Thurs €10, Fri – Sat€€12. Roddy Doyle, accompanied by www.entertainment.ie Ballsbridge. Tickets €5.