Phizzfest
  • Phizzfest 2022
  • About Phizzfest
    • Supporters
    • Team
  • Phibsborough
    • Phizzfest Submission
    • Architectural Design Review
    • LAP
    • Tidy Towns Photos
    • ReImagining Phibsboro
    • Phibsboro Village Tidy Towns
    • Put Yourself in the Picture
  • 2015 Gallery
    • 'SUPPING' STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING WITH PURE MAGIC WATERSPORTS
    • PHIZZFEST G0-KART DERBY
    • HAPPENINGS @ PHIZZFEST
    • Monday 4th >
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY 3
    • Sunday 3rd >
      • INTERNATIONAL DAWN CHORUS DAY
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • 'BEHAN TO BROADSTONE' CANAL WALK
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY 2
      • PEN TO PAGE @ THE BACK PAGE
      • RINGO: MUSIC BINGO
    • Saturday 2nd >
      • FIFTH LOCK CUP CANOE POLO
      • VISIT TO THE FIRESTATION
      • PHIZZFEST BIG DAY OUT
      • BOAT RIDES
      • DRAWING THE EVERYDAY WITH ARTIST DOROTHY SMITH
      • PHIZZFEST ANNUAL DUCK RACE
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • PHIZZFEST CRAFT CAFE
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY
    • 44 SEVILLE PLACE
    • Behan To Broadstone Walk
    • 5th Lock Canoe Polo Tournament
    • Bohemian Café
    • Des Gunning's Talk
    • Visit to the Fire Station
    • Yarn Bombing
    • Dermot Bolger & John Sheahan
  • 2014 Galleries
    • Classic Bikes
    • Charleville Open Day
    • Happenings
    • Brendan Beehan Photos
    • Comedy in Mcgowans
  • 2013 Gallery
    • Arena Launch
    • All Saints Performance
    • Canal Walk Folder
    • Charleville Open Day
    • Coracle Launch
    • The Hut
    • McGowans Night
    • Popup Museum
  • Blog
  • Community Notice Board
    • Concert in Christchurch Cathedral
    • Booking Information
  • A Phibsborough Christmas
  • Phizzfest 2022
  • About Phizzfest
    • Supporters
    • Team
  • Phibsborough
    • Phizzfest Submission
    • Architectural Design Review
    • LAP
    • Tidy Towns Photos
    • ReImagining Phibsboro
    • Phibsboro Village Tidy Towns
    • Put Yourself in the Picture
  • 2015 Gallery
    • 'SUPPING' STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING WITH PURE MAGIC WATERSPORTS
    • PHIZZFEST G0-KART DERBY
    • HAPPENINGS @ PHIZZFEST
    • Monday 4th >
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY 3
    • Sunday 3rd >
      • INTERNATIONAL DAWN CHORUS DAY
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • 'BEHAN TO BROADSTONE' CANAL WALK
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY 2
      • PEN TO PAGE @ THE BACK PAGE
      • RINGO: MUSIC BINGO
    • Saturday 2nd >
      • FIFTH LOCK CUP CANOE POLO
      • VISIT TO THE FIRESTATION
      • PHIZZFEST BIG DAY OUT
      • BOAT RIDES
      • DRAWING THE EVERYDAY WITH ARTIST DOROTHY SMITH
      • PHIZZFEST ANNUAL DUCK RACE
      • THE BOHEMIAN CAFE
      • PHIZZFEST CRAFT CAFE
      • PORTALS OF DISCOVERY
    • 44 SEVILLE PLACE
    • Behan To Broadstone Walk
    • 5th Lock Canoe Polo Tournament
    • Bohemian Café
    • Des Gunning's Talk
    • Visit to the Fire Station
    • Yarn Bombing
    • Dermot Bolger & John Sheahan
  • 2014 Galleries
    • Classic Bikes
    • Charleville Open Day
    • Happenings
    • Brendan Beehan Photos
    • Comedy in Mcgowans
  • 2013 Gallery
    • Arena Launch
    • All Saints Performance
    • Canal Walk Folder
    • Charleville Open Day
    • Coracle Launch
    • The Hut
    • McGowans Night
    • Popup Museum
  • Blog
  • Community Notice Board
    • Concert in Christchurch Cathedral
    • Booking Information
  • A Phibsborough Christmas

DERMOT BOLGER IN CONVERSATION WITH joseph o'connor

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Sunday 1st May

@ 8.00pm
Mc Geough’s Bohemian Lounge
Booking Essential



Dermot Bolger's annual public conversation with a leading writer has become an integral part of Phizzfest. This year he interviews author and friend Joseph O'Connor, about his life and work. 
 
Joseph O'Connor is the author of two short-story collections, five non-fiction books, many radio diaries and eight novels, including Star of the Sea, Ghost Light and The Thrill of it All. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.



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THE PHIZZFEST BOOK CLUB​

Saturday 30th April
@ 4.00pm
Clarkes Phibsborough House

 
Join Author Caitriona Lally to discuss Eggshells – which contemplates our neighbourhood and our city as seen through the eyes of its eccentric heroine, Vivian. 
 
“A fairy tale of contemporary Dublin, edgy and eloquent, a remarkable debut” - Declan Kiberd
 
“A daring debut” —The Guardian
 
“A book full of one liners...the black comedy gives the book a jaunty quality that complements the dazzling trip around Dublin.” —The Irish Times

Copies of Eggshells are available at Phibsborough Library
 
Admission:  Free


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PHIZZFEST POETRY SLAM

Friday 29th April
@8.00pm - Bang Bang Cafe & Deli

 
Twelve of the finest performance poets in Ireland will slam battle it out bard-style at Phizzfest's inaugural poetry slam. An event that promises to speak emotional truth on relatable levels. Hosted by Bohemian FC Poet in Residence,  Lewis Kenny.
 
Admission: €5 on the door 

PHIZZFEST POETRY AWARD

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Saturday 30th April 
@ 6.30pm
Clarke’s Phibsborough House

 
This is the fourth year of the popular Poetry Award, which attracts entries from all over Ireland. The prizewinning poets will read their work, and a booklet "Poems from Phizzfest  2016" will contain a selection of this year's entries.
 
Admission:  Free

Book Launch – ‘The Money Walks’

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Saturday 30th April
@ 9.00pm
Clarke’s Phibsboro House

 
Book launch of ‘The Money Walks’ by local author and poet-at-large, Kevin Lynch. ‘The Money Walks’ is a ground-level piece of crime fiction set in Dublin. The anti-hero is one Dermot Coyle who has his carefully crafted world of solitude turned upside down by the disappearance of his wayward brother-Ultan.
 
Admission:  Free

​IT'S A RAP

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Sat 30th @3.00pm
Phizzfest Pop-Up Community Centre
Panama Scout Hall

 
Lewis Kenny, Bohemian FC Poet Laureate and Spoken Word Poet, will lead this fantastic workshop
and poetry slam for children 8-12 yrs.
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Free ticketed event.   Booking essential.  This event can be booked by calling in person to
the Phizzfest Pop-Up Booking Office in the Phibsborough Library, North Circular Road on:
Saturday April 16th  10.30am – 12.45pm

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