Dublin, One City, Many Stories - A New Video Series
Watch the Trailer Here
On Wednesday 18th June, in the presence of the first citizen of the city, the Lord Mayor, Emma Blain, a special project was launched by our friends at the Irish Writers Centre. There were speeches from the Lord Mayor, the CEO of the Irish Writers Centre Mags McLoughlin and our own director Anne-Marie Kelly to launch a video series celebrating the literary power of this great city. We were even treated to amazing performances from Ciara Ni É and Emmet Kirwan.
Dublin, One City, Many Stories has been created in celebration of Dublin being designated a UNESCO City of Literature 15 years ago and in recognition of the Irish Writers Centre as an all-island resource for writers at every stage of their career.
The aim of the series is to look at literature and legacy, featuring iconic Irish writers from the past 50 years, contemporary writers from the past 15 years and recently emerging writers, sharing their writing journeys, their experiences of writing and performing in Dublin, their thoughts on Dublin as a muse, as a character in its own right, this city of division, riots and rebellions. We also showcase writers with various backgrounds, coming from different counties and countries who now call Dublin or Ireland home, celebrating the diversity they’ve added to the island’s creativity, a true celebration of all the nations, languages and experiences shaping today’s thriving Irish literary scene. Across 8 hours of discussions, interviews and conversations, we hear not only about the city of Dublin, but the entire island itself, now buzzing with not just the legacy of literature deep set in its roots, but the new community of writers threading its soil.
Each episode will be released over the coming months from July.
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