The Quill

02/02/2022

The task of annotating Ulysses is primarily of elucidating all the different hues of this local colour that populate the text of Ulysses

30/01/2022

Fancy joining our box-office team for the upcoming Scene + Heard Festival?

The Festival runs from the 9th - 26th Feb.
Experience using Ticketsolve a big plus.
Box-office experience a plus.
Enjoying working with the public is a must!

Must be available for an immediate start and for weekend work during the festival.

Email your expression of interest and CV to [email protected].

30/01/2022

Year of the Tiger! Dublin Lunar New Year kicks off today and with workshops, exhibitions, a night market, a banquet and much more. Till 6 Feb. https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/ @

21/01/2022

Congratulations to Colm Tóibín who has just been named as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction!

This is an Arts Council Ireland initiative which seeks to acknowledge the contribution of fiction writers to Irish cultural and artistic life.

Read more here: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2022/0120/1274776-colm-toibin-announced-as-new-laureate-for-irish-fiction/

20/01/2022

Gate Theatre, in partnership with the Office of Public Works, is proud to present two new public rehearsed readings of Sebastian Barry’s seminal play The Steward of Christendom. Presented to coincide with Dublin Castle’s Centenary 2022 commemorations, the readings will take place at Dublin Castle on Friday, January 28th and Saturday, January 29th.
Tickets for €15 are now on sale, with capacity strictly limited in line with current Government guidelines.

Further details available on the Gate Theatre website and tickets on sale now on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-steward-of-christendom-tickets-249309380067

16/01/2022

OPEN CALL FOR NEW ANTHOLOGY OF LOVE POEMS

What does ‘love’ mean? How does it reveal itself? How is it portrayed or understood in contemporary Ireland? How has the nature of love changed in recent decades – through social reforms, changes in legislation, with the proliferation of digital media and online connections? What rituals are entirely new, what others remain virtually unchanged? In short, what does a 21st century Irish love poem look like?

Continuing our long-established practice of producing innovative, engaging anthologies that shine a light on the changing nature of Irish life, Dedalus Press will shortly announce details of an open call for submissions for a new anthology of love poems.

Submissions are invited from emerging as well as established poets. We warmly welcome submissions from women, people of colour, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. We’re looking for the best poems, and hoping for the widest, most inclusive view of who and where we are.

Editors Leeanne Quinn and Joseph Woods will take on the mammoth task of reading and choosing from your submissions on the subject of love — poems traditional and experimental, quiet-spoken and declarative, timeless poems that focus on lovers (to the exclusion of all else) as well as poems that admit in the background glimpses of the world (and Ireland) as it is today.

Poems may be previously published in journals, magazines, or various broadcast formats (radio, Facebook, YouTube etc.) so long as copyright is still held by the poet. Poems may not have previously appeared in book form.

Poets must be over 18 years of age, born on the island of Ireland (i.e. south or north) or presently residing there. Poems longer than 40 lines will not be considered. Dedaus Press is an English-language publisher but we welcome poems in Irish so long as they are accompanied by an English-language translation.

For full details, see the submissions page on www.dedaluspress.com from 01 February 2022, or sign up to the website's Mailing List.

For now, wishing a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our friends and supporters, poets and readers, here in Ireland and elsewhere.
To stretch the holidays a little after an energy-taxing year, we've decided to hold off on our annual sale until 01 February too. So keep your eyes peeled for the best deals on the best of contemporary poetry from Ireland and the world.

05/01/2022

Reading – Sunday 13th February, 6.00 pm (Coward Studio) Audition – Sunday 20th February, 6.00 pm (Coward Studio) Performances – Tuesday 24th – Saturday 28th May 2021 (Coward Studio) It’s hard to know where to begin with Abigail’s Party. Mike Leigh’s Seventies-set social satire (and Ali...

29/12/2021

Learn more about our upcoming production of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, opening February 16th. Tickets are selling fast, so book now to avoid disappointment at https://www.gatetheatre.ie/production/endgame/ 🎟️ 👏

23/12/2021

'Padraic Colum: A 50th Anniversary Celebration of his Life and Work'
11th January 2022, 9.45 – 15.15

Keynote: Prof Margaret Kelleher (UCD)
Symposium speakers: Dr Maxwell Barrett, Dr Paul Delaney, Prof Chris Morash, Méabh Ní Choiléain, Prof Eiléain Ní Chuilleanáin, Dr Keith O'Sullivan, Dr Tom Walker, and Dr Pádraic Whyte.

To register:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/event.php?eventid=156982798

Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 11:15am – 3:15pm Padraic Colum (8th August 1881—11th January 1972): A 50th Anniversary Celebration of his Life and WorkAn online symposium symposium to mark the 50th Anniversary of Padraic Colum (8th August 1881—11th January 1972). Organised by Dr Pádraic Whyte, S...

23/12/2021

R.I.P Thomas Kinsella

18/12/2021

Written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahue and starring Amy Conroy, is an uplifting new production full of humour and heart 🍦 The play will open on the Peacock stage 12th Jan. Join us: https://bit.ly/3q2eDVM

13/12/2021

Trinity College symposium is set to explore the American writer’s growing reputation