John Minihan on photographing Beckett, Bacon and The Last Wake in Athy. The legendary photographer in conversation with poet Dermot Bolger.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spoken Word
Phizzfest Poetry Award and Poetry Reading
Announcment of and readings from winners of the Phizzfest Poetry Award 2012. Members of the Prufrock Poetry Group will read a selection of their published work. No booking required, admission free … Continue Reading
John Giles in Conversation with Cathal Mac Coille
A former player, captain and manager of the Republic of Ireland football team, John Giles is one of the most respeccted figures in Irish sport. A proud northsider, John was born on Ormond Square in the north inner city and grew up between there and the Navan Road before moving to Manchester United as… Continue Reading
Bram Stoker and the Irish origins of Dracula
Dennis McIntyre, local historian, author and director of the Bram Stoker Dracula Organisation, gives a talk on the life and work of the Dublin writer in the year of the centenary of his death. The novel Dracula - reputedly the second biggest selling book of all time – owes more to the Ireland of Stoker’s time than to… Continue Reading
‘Reflections from the 7th Floor’
‘Reflections from the Seventh Floor’ is a collection of work from learners in the National Learning Network training centre situated on the 7th floor of the Phibsboro Tower. Submissions include poetry, short stories, photography, oil paintings, watercolours and prints. The work submitted will be reproduced in a book being launched on the 5th Sep, and… Continue Reading
Reading by Anna Carey: Children’s Author
Anna Carey is a journalist and author of ‘The Real Rebecca’ an award-winning book for older children. We follow the Rebecca of the title through her first summer after Primary school as she looks forward to starting Secondary school with all her friends (a thinly disguised Dominican Convent School on Griffith Ave.). The fun in… Continue Reading
Terence Dolan – Making Sense of Phibsborough
The distinguished academic, broadcaster and author of the standard dictionary of Hiberno-English offers a guide through the byways of place and language. No booking required, admission free. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS MOVED TO SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER AT 6.00 PM IN BROADSTONE HALL, BROADSTONE… Continue Reading
Reading by Pauline McLynn
Pauline McLynn has just written a debut novel for teenagers, Jenny Q, Stitched Up (Puffin). Come to a very special reading by Pauline from this exciting teen novel. Pauline is an award-winning actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in Father Ted and Libby in Shameless. She has also written eight acclaimed… Continue Reading
Fighting Words Playing with Poetry
We are delighted this year to present not one but two events from our friends at Fighting Words! New for Phizzfest 2012, this Fighting Words Poetry Workshop is open to 11 to 14 year olds and is being held at Phibsborough Library. The Fighting Words team are on tour and they’ve packed plenty of rhymes!… Continue Reading