Programme 2026

 

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Book Launch: Sounding Ireland: Radio and the Making of Us Clíodhna Ní Anluain
Friday 06th November @ 6:00 pm
dlr LexIcon Library & Cultural Centre »
  • History
  • Launch
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
Join us for the launch of Sounding Ireland: Radio and the Making of Us (New Island) by Clíodhna Ní Anluain. Marking 100 years of public broadcasting in Ireland, this richly detailed book is both a celebration and a reflection of RTÉ Radio and a century of stories told, voices heard and memories made. It’s the […]

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If This Be Magic – BOOKED OUT Daniel Hahn in conversation with Sinéad Mac Aodha
Friday 06th November @ 6:30 pm
MoLI - Museum of Literature Ireland
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation (Canongate), the latest book from acclaimed translator and writer Daniel Hahn, is a fascinating deep dive into the world of Shakespeare-in-translation. With humour and clarity, Hahn examines how the great playwright’s works are translated into languages ranging from Chinese to Italian, Turkish to Dutch, […]

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Free
Book Launch: Charlotte McManus’s The Professor in Erin
Friday 06th November @ 6:30 pm
The Gutter Bookshop »
  • DBF After Dark
  • Launch
  • Main Programme
Join us to celebrate the launch of The Professor in Erin by Charlotte McManus. A German scholar exploring ruins hits his head in a fall. He wakes to find himself in a parallel universe: an Ireland that never was, free of English rule since winning the Battle of Kinsale. In this powerful, independent nation, Irish […]

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Poetry Ireland Introductions | Céadlínte Night Two / An Dara hOíche: Olivia Heggarty, Joseph McGinty, Órfhlaith Nic Airt, Jessica Magee, Kevin MacAlan, Callan Ó Cléirigh, Feargal Ó Dubhghaill & Seirce Mhac Conghail
Friday 06th November @ 7:00 pm
Poetry Ireland »
  • DBF After Dark
  • Irish Language
  • Main Programme
  • Poetry
  • Professional Development
Introductions | Céadlínte is a Poetry Ireland showcase of 15 of the most exciting new poets writing in English and Irish on the island of Ireland today. The poets were selected by Victoria Kennefick and Aifric MacAodha. We’ll have a musical guest along on the night. Night two of the Poetry Ireland Introductions / Céadlínte […]

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Músaem na nGréibhlí / The Museum of Curiosities Le Daithí Ó Muirí agus Fergus Kelly
Friday 06th November @ 7:00 pm
Museum of Curiosities
  • DBF After Dark
  • Irish Language
  • Main Programme
  • Music
Is áit iontach go deo é Músaem na nGréibhlí i mBaile Átha Cliath. Cathair ghríobháin dhá stór de dheismireáin, nithe scáfara agus scéalta ar leith. Tá a scéal féin ag gach rud; blúiríní béaloideasa, taismí leighis nó iarsmaí de chreidimh nach ann dóibh a thuilleadh. Sa léiriú seo, tá scéalta le Daithí Ó Muirí a […]

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Indie Press Celebration
Friday 06th November @ 7:30 pm
Bartley’s Lounge at The Grafton Hotel »
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
Discover the voices and ideas shaping Ireland’s independent publishing scene. Join us for a celebration of some of the most exciting, innovative and adventurous small and independent publishers from across the island. First up, Bridget Farrell (Bullaun Press), Nathan O’Donnell (PVA Books) and Stephen Reid (Lilliput Press) join Declan Meade (The Stinging Fly) to discuss the […]

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Girlhood Remixed Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Rosamund Taylor and Jessica Traynor in conversation with Ellen Orchard
Friday 06th November @ 8:00 pm
MoLI - Museum of Literature Ireland
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Poetry
Join us for readings and discussion with three writers whose work captures experiences of girlhood and womanhood. Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan’s debut poetry collection The Salt of Something (Dedalus Press) explores love, attraction, excitement and disappointment, responding to the city both as homeplace and site of ongoing discoveries and negotiations. Jessica Traynor’s poetry collection New Arcana (Bloodaxe […]

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Books Down, Mic Up! DBF After Dark Festival Club Karaoke
Friday 06th November @ 9:30 pm
Bartley’s Lounge at The Grafton Hotel »
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Music
Put down the books and grab the mic! Join writers, readers and festival-goers for a gloriously un-literary night of karaoke, questionable song choices and plenty of laughs. Whether you’re a secret superstar or just here for the chorus, come sing, dance and let loose. No literary credentials required. Just bring your voice — and your […]

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