Listen to a wide range of talks, readings, lectures and performances which reflect the rich history and literature of Dublin city. Serving over half a million people, Dublin City Libraries is the largest library service in the Republic of Ireland.
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In this episode entitled Dublin your Knowledge, Dublin’s Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche explores the local history of Whitefriar Street with the children of South City Community National School. This project led to the children making their own history podcast called 'Dublin your Knowledge', with help from Dervilia, comedy write…
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In this episode entitled Curfews in Dublin 1920-1921, Dublin City Historian in Residence Elizabeth Kehoe talks about how the Covid pandemic led to a deeper research into the 1920-1921 curfew in Dublin, how it impacted people from all walks of life and industries, and how it was and still is used as a weapon of war.Interviewed by tour guide and hist…
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In this, the second of a two-part series on the Irish Civil War, Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil looks at events from Béal na Bláth to the Arms Dump.This episode was recorded as part of Dublin City Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme.By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts
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Welcome to the Dublin City Libraries podcast.In this, the first of a two-part series on the Irish Civil War, Dublin City Historian in Residence, Cormac Moore discusses events from the Treaty Talks to the Fire at the Four Courts.This episode was recorded as part of Dublin City Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme.…
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Welcome to the Dublin City Libraries podcast.In this episode, entitled Fleapits, Palaces, and Multiplexes Dublin City Historian in Residence Katie Blackwood explores the history of cinemas in Dublin.Listen to stories about the makeshift venues of the early days, the 1930s palaces of entertainment and the suburban cinemas of the mid to late twentiet…
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Prostitution in Dublin in the early 20th century
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Welcome to the Dublin City Libraries podcast.In this episode entitled Prostitution in Dublin in the early 20th Century, Dublin City Historian in Residence Mary Muldowney explores how prostitution became entangled with the cause of Irish Independence, as it was framed, not as a social issue, but as a symbol of degeneracy of the British Empire.Record…
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Coming Out: Author Andrew Meehan On Discovering He Writes Love StoriesAndrew Meehan is nailing his colours to the mast. He writes love stories, he says – although it took him until his third and most recent novel to recognise it.It was only as he was working on his latest novel, Instant Fires, that realisation dawned.“Halfway through I discovered, …
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City of Books #42 Lia Mills And Catherine Dunne
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Hidden Truths in Reissued Classics“Fiction sometimes unearths truths – and truths we’re not even aware of knowing,” says novelist Catherine Dunne.She’s talking about her novel, A Name For Himself, and Lia Mills’s novel Another Alice, reissued in new editions as part of the Arlen House Classic Literature.Both were published originally in the 1990s, …
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City of Books #10 Colum McCann on Motorbikes, Motivation and Middle East
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Writer Colum McCann talks about his hope that his book, Apeirogon, may contribute to peace. It fictionalises the true story of two fathers, an Israeli and a Palestinian, who each lose a child in the conflict.Elsewhere in the interview, Colum says he can’t write poetry but is drawn to it, and talks about writers he has known including Frank McCourt …
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 12 - TKB & Black Queer Book Club
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Welcome to Episode 12 of Belong Bí Ann.Playwright and actor Thommas Kane Byrne (aka TKB) chats to host Sorcha Keane about his work, where he draws inspiration, and how he minds himself, and members of the Black Queer Book Club speak about the importance of building a community, a space of creativity, safety, friendship and support for black queer p…
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 11 - Aideen McBride & Juliette Saumande & Tarsila Kruse
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Welcome to Episode 11 of Belong Bí Ann.Join host Sorcha Keane as she explores storytelling and story-making in this episode. Storyteller & collector Aideen McBride shares the process of story collecting and the importance of stories, while children's author Juliette Saumande & illustrator Tarsila Krüse explore how their collaboration came to be, an…
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 10 - Ines Khai & Francesca La Morgia & Kirsi Hanifin
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Welcome to Episode 10 of Belong Bí Ann.Language, music and culture combine in this episode. Guadeloupean singer Ines Khai shares songs and stories of her career with host Sorcha Keane, while Francesca La Morgia from Mothertongues and Kirsi Hanifin from Post Primary Languages Ireland explain how important and powerful languages areBelong | Bí Ann Ar…
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BeLong Bí Ann Bonus Episode: Open Hearted with Ann Ingle and Maria Fleming
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Welcome to this bonus episode of Belong Bí Ann.In this special episode, in partnership with First Fortnight Festival, host Sorcha Keane is joined by First Fortnight CEO Maria Fleming, and author Ann Ingle, to chat about Ann's book 'Open Hearted - Eighty Years of Love, Loss, Laughter and Letting Go'.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorch…
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 9 - Ruth Guest & Silvia Loeffler
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Welcome to Episode 9 of Belong Bí Ann.Visual Art is the focus of this episode - Street Photographer Ruth Guest chats to host Sorcha Keane about her work in nightclubs and on the streets of Dublin, while visual artist Silvia Loeffler explores the city streets in her project with the Central Library - City RoutesBelong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hos…
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 8 - Chandrika & Collie
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Welcome to Episode 8 of Belong Bí Ann.Chandrika Narayanan Mohan, poet & performer, and Collie Ennis, zooligist, chat to host Sorcha Keane about their work, how art & science mix, nature and biodiversity. Collie gives us some tips for biodiversity in gardens, and Chandrika shares some beautiful poetry with us. Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is host…
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Welcome to Episode 7 of Belong Bí Ann.Sport and Art - do they mix? Visual Artist and designer Áine O'Hara would say yes! She chats to host Sorcha Keane about her love of both, and how her work celebrates both sport and art.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and isa collaboration between Dublin City Libraries and axisBallymun …
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 6 - Dermot Bolger & Liz Nugent
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Welcome to Episode 6 of Belong Bí Ann.What is it about books and libraries we love so much? Authors Dermot Bolger and Liz Nugent explore their relationship with books and libraries, and why they are so important to us.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and isa collaboration between Dublin City Libraries and axisBallymun and f…
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BeLong Bí Ann Episode 5 - Library In Community & Volunteer Centre
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Welcome to Episode 5 of Belong Bí Ann.The Library in the Community is a new service from Dublin City Libraries. In this episode, librarian Louise Tobin tells us all about the work of this great service, while Kristin Kristjansdottir from the Dublin Volunteer Centre explains how the DVC got involved in the Home Deliveries during lockdown.Belong | Bí…
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Welcome to Episode 4 of Belong Bí Ann.Host Sorcha Keane is joined by singer Sharyn Ward. In this episode, we hear how important music is to Sharyn and to the Traveller Community, the power of music and song in Sharyn's own life, and Sharyn performs two beautiful songs.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and isa collaboration b…
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Welcome to episode 3 of Belong Bí Ann podcast.Cathy Scuffil, Dublin City Historian in Residence tells host Sorcha Keane about her journey to become a historian, explores the history of weaving in the Liberties, and tells the story of the Lost Ceili of 1916! Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and isa collaboration between Dubl…
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Belong Bí Ann.Join host Sorcha Keane, as she chats with poetry collective WeAreGriot, comprising Felispeaks, Dagogo Hart and Samuel Yakrua. We hear about how each artist discovered poetry and how WeAreGriot came to be. Includes a beautiful performance by the trio.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and …
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Belong Bí Ann Episode 1 - Manchán Magan & Oein De Bhairduin
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Welcome to episode 1 of Belong Bí Ann podcast.Join host Sorcha Keane as she chats with writers Manchán Magan and Oein De Bhairduin. We hear about their writing, the impact that libraries have had on their personal and professional lives, and how language and history weave their way through both writers' work.Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hoste…
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Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and is a collaboration between Dublin City Libraries and axisBallymun and funded by the Dormant Accounts Fund. A series of live conversations and performances with artists and guests, featuring each of the 21 branches of Dublin City Libraries. The guest and artists will chat about their rela…
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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An Account of Some Strange Occurrences on Aungier Street
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Welcome to Kevin Street Library's Hallowe'en Storytime. This evening's story was written by Sheridan Le Fanu in 1851 for Dublin University Magazine and is presented herein with only the smallest of edits for narrative clarity. Narrated and produced by Ciarán Hurley. Introduction: Chris Nugent.By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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The lightning cracks and the thunder rattles as The Kevin Street Library Quiz returns for a terrifyingly wonderful quiz! Rounds on Film, Samhain, Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Creatures, Spooky Books, and the scariest of all... General Knowledge!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christophe…
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The Kevin Street Library Quiz returns with a regular quiz!Test your brains with rounds on First Lines (Music), Art, & Television! Have you got what it takes to answer these taxing quandries?A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapS…
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Today we boldly go where a handful have gone before!Embrace your inner-Trekkie a face a quadrant of questions on every series of Star Trek, and the ever-present General Knowledge!Is there coffee in that nebula? Is she giving it all she's got, sir?! Join us and find out if you're a Q or Tribble.A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produ…
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Is 13 your unlucky number? Find out in this Kevin Street Library QuizQuestion of Sport, Queries of Music, and Inquiries of Geography await!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights rem…
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The Kevin Street Library Comedy Quiz Comedy
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A brand new Special Kevin Street Library Quiz!Can you tell your yuk-yuks from your chortles? Do you know why the actor fell through the floorboards? Test your comedy chops in this Kevin Street Library Quiz!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. E…
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3 Rounds: Film, Art, and Literature, eight questions eachAre you brave enough to test your mental mettle in this latest Kevin Street Library Quiz? You are? Oh, well, very good then!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com.…
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The Kevin Street Library Beatrix Potter Quiz
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Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter!In a special, tribute quiz the Kevin Street Library is coming over all Peter Rabbit!Three rounds on beloved Beatrix Potter and her works, and, of course, General Knowledge.A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effec…
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Test your brilliant brains in rounds of Television, Ireland & Her People, and Science, Nature, & Technology!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders,…
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This week the questions are Film, Literature, and Science, Nature, and Technology! Prepare your brains for the workout...A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyr…
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The Kevin Street Library James Joyce Quiz
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Bloomsday has arrived and, to celebrate, the Kevin Street Library is turning literary!Twenty-one stately, plump, James Joyce themed questions across three rounds, and then the general knowledge round!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects…
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A brand new Special Kevin Street Library Quiz! Do you know your Batman from your Man-Bat? Can you tell how many Spider-Men there have been? Test your mental might with the Kevin Street Library Comic Book Quiz!A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries…
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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Kevin St Library staff read some favourite children's stories for Libraries Ireland's Spring into Storytime.The Golden Spears read by Ciarán (IRISH FOLKTALE)The Radiant Boy read by Silviu (IRISH FOLKTALE)Produced by Ciarán Hurley. Sound effects and Music provided by ZapSplatt.com and MixKit.co.By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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Kevin St Library staff read some favourite children's stories for Libraries Ireland's Spring into Storytime.Old Mother Goose read by Helene (TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYME)How the Camel Got its Hump read by Charlotte (RUDYARD KIPLING)The Tale of Peter Rabbit read by Helene (BEATRIX POTTER)The Demon Cat read by Silviu (IRISH FOLKTALE)I Saw a Ship a-Saili…
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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Test the old grey matter with the latest Kevin St Library Quiz.A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]…
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It's the latest Kevin St Library Quiz with your host, keeper of books, wearer of glasses, and the man with an answer for everything...Ciarán Hurley.A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyr…
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This brand new Kevin Street Library Quiz brings us the magical stories of Harry Potter.3 rounds of magic and mischief, and 1 of general knowledge. How well do you know the Weasleys? Can you tell the difference between Snape and Sirius?A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent,…
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Kevin St Library Quiz - James Bond (Films)
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Pencils at the ready...it's a special James Bond edition of the Kevin St Library Quiz with your host, keeper of books, wearer of glasses, and the man with an answer for everything...Ciarán Hurley. A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects fr…
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A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]By Dublin City Libraries & Archives
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