Liv Monaghan has once again agreed to join us for Celebrating Women With Words
Vocalist and songwriter based in Paris.
Her music pulls threads from Jazz, Soul, Rock, and Romanticism to create an alternative, sometimes experimental, often poetic and always original sound.
Lover of the left-behind, of old things of letter-notes and half-light ghosts which get stitched, strung or typed back up together to make something new.
The evening will be a magical mix of Liv’s music, conversation and the original writings of the winners of our international writing competition… read by the authors themselves.
Joint 1st : Mary de Sousa (The blue starts at the feet) & Joan Morrissey (Grandaunt Mag)
2nd place : Dr Catherine Ann Cullen (Poem on Your Eighteenth Birthday)
Joint 3rd : Anne Hennon Harris (Simone Veil) & Sylvia Mc Shane (The English woman who made a difference in Ireland)
The Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, at Trinity College Dublin, and the Cercle Littéraire Irlandais are delighted to partner for the first time and bring to your home the virtual recreation of the Exposition l’Art Irlandais, which opened in January 1922 at the Galerie Barbazanges in Paris. We invite you to a virtual tour of the recreated exhibition guided by Dr Ciaran O’Neill and Dr Billy Shortall, the researchers on the “Seeing Ireland” project.
Early-twentieth-century visitors may have been surprised by the diversity and richness of showcased materials, from Evelyn Gleeson’s arts and crafts to Arthur Daley’s music, alongside the Yeats brothers’ literature and paintings, in addition to other artefacts, concerts and performances covering areas including the Irish visual and creative arts, language, sport, religion, economics and agriculture.
This seminal presentation of modern Irish art to the French public was sponsored by the new Irish Free State and played a significant role on the international stage: on the one hand, in the construction of a distinct Irish identity, and on the other hand, in the promotion of Irish culture and values. The “Seeing Ireland” project restores the cultural, political, and diplomatic importance of the event, while presenting an alternative narrative of Irishness, and providing access to, and expertise on, over a 100 of the 280 artworks originally exhibited.
We hope that you will join us in this immersive commemoration of the Irish Parisian event, enabled by the sponsorship of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media. We are grateful for the support of the French Embassy in Ireland and the Irish Embassy in France. This event is completely free, but registration is mandatory.
Dear Friends of the Cercle Littéraire Irlandais,
We are delighted to launch our own online reading group. We will convene for the first time on Sunday, 28th November at 5 PM (Irish time), 6 PM (French time).
You are invited to join us on Zoom from your home, to share an Irish literary text that resonates with you at the moment. All genres are welcome, but the reading should not exceed 3 minutes in order to hear from as many readers as possible, and to make time for discussions.
Our aim is to provide an informal opportunity to read with others and for others, but we also hope that this unique time will help our community to uncover, celebrate, and promote Irish literature. We hope that you will be empowered to inspire through your own voice and feel inspired, in turn, by others’ readings.
As the event is scheduled close to dinner time, feel free to have snacks or your dinner with us. This is a convivial time with plenty of food for thoughts!
This event is entirely free, but registration is mandatory, and it takes place on a first come first served basis. Numbers are limited to fifty due to the participatory nature of the event, so do not forget to get your tickets as soon as possible, if you wish to join us!
Looking forward to listening to your readings.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-group-first-meeting-tickets-197872310407
Join us a for a participatory interview off Nuala O’Connor in the context of her recent book sensation, “Nora”
Officially opened by Her Excellency, Mrs Patricia O’Brien, Ambassador of Ireland to France… who will ask the first question.
Kindest regards,
Desmond
PS We will also have a 2-minute video edited by the Embassy of Ireland to France.
Enjoy a virtual promenade through Irish Literary Paris in the company of Declan Mc Cavana and Julie McDonald.
Declan and Julie would never have met on the mean streets of Belfast, where east is east and west is west and rarely the twain do meet.
But the City of Light brought these great pals together to walk in the footsteps of their literary heroes and compatriots,
and after a combined sixty odd years of living there, we feel the time is ripe to take you with us, while we wait to tread the Irish Writers’ path in person again.
Officially opened by His Excellency, Monsieur Vincent Guérend, Ambassador of France to Ireland.
Senator Barry Ward will honour us by summing up with closing remarks.
About this Event
The Irish multi-award winning author Edna O’Brien will be named Commander of the “Ordre des Arts et Lettres” by Roselyne Bachelot, French Minister of Culture, on Sunday 7 March:
The Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters is France’s highest cultural distinction and it rewards the talent of Edna O’Brien, a woman of letters, and the struggle of a committed feminist who offered a voice to women around the world, and who is recognised by many as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
During the online ceremony hosted by the Cercle Littéraire Irlandais, the French Embassy to Ireland, the Irish Embassy to France, the Centre Culturel Irlandais and the New-York Irish Center, Irish Minister of Culture Catherine Martin, Irish writer Colum McCann, Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, Nora Hickey M’Sichili, Directrice du Centre Culturel Irlandais and George Heslin Executive Director of the New-York Irish Centre will join Minister Roselyne Bachelot in paying tribute to Edna O’Brien**
Acknowledgements :
Personal thanks to S. E. Vincent Guérend, Ambassadeur de France en Irlande, H. E. Patricia O’Brien, Ambassador of Ireland to France, Caroline Michel, CEO & Literary Agent at PFD, Kate Burton at Faber & Faber, Nora Hickey M’Sichili, Directrice du Centre Culturel Irlandais , George Heslin, Executive Director of the New York Irish Center & Neil Curtis of the Cercle Littéraire Irlandais.
The Cercle Littéraire Irlandais team ⭕️📚☘️
PS Links to participate in the event are sent 24 hours ahead of the event to registered guests.
Photograph credit: Tom Davies/Jack Mead
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebratewomenwithwords-tickets-139173193769
Thoughts for 2021 in words & music, opened by Patricia O’Brien & Vincent Guérend, Ambassadors of Ireland to France & France to Ireland
In addition to a dozen artists and friends, we were delighted to also hear from Nora Hickey M’Sichili, the Directrice du Centre Culturel Irlandais.
2020 being the year that it was, many did not travel to family over the holiday period. This was an online ‘get-together’ over three days of three days of Christmas with poetry, song, chat and festive cheer, with everybody bringing along their best Christmas ‘Craic’er joke.
Three days event 24th, 25th 26th December 2020
Opened by Her Excellency, Helena Nolan, Ambassador of Ireland to Belgium, this workshop was lead by Dublin-born poet Nessa O’Mahoney.
Nessa has published five books of poetry – Bar Talk, appeared (1999), Trapping a Ghost (2005), In Sight of Home (2009), Her Father’s Daughter (2014), and The Hollow Woman on the Island, published by Salmon in May 2019. Her debut crime novel, The Branchman, was published by Arlen House in 2018.
After having represented Ireland in the Eurovision in 1985, Maria Doyle has Inspired millions as a semi-finalist on ‘The Voice’ in France in 2020. Her book, “On ne voit bien qu’avec le Coeur,” PLON) and her indomitable spirit overcoming blindness showed us how we can each overcome challenges to fulfill our dreams!
A conversation with Dublin based poet Anne Fitzgerald, who has edited produced and designed four anthologies of young adults’ poetry books, including Beyond the Sea, The Map of Everything and Vacant Possession.
Jazz extraordinaire, actor, singer, songwriter and trombone player Paddy Sherlock joins the Cercle in conversation to talk about his own albums and shows but also his work with major French Rock acts such as FFF.
A pre-Bloomsday event with a selection of readings and music by artists such as Moyra Donaldson, David Kitt, Maria McManus and Liam Carson.
This event celebrated Irish mothers, and mothering in the broader sense of the word, with poems and prose, a fun quiz, and a lovely recipe and cooking demonstration from special guest Trish Deseine, renowned Irish food writer and cookbook author.
Opened by Her Excellency, Patricia O’Brien, Ambassador of Ireland to France, this event paid tribute to the late Eavan Boland,
Dr. Nessa O’Mahony shared how she came to know Eavan Boland and her work, as well as preparation of “Eavan Boland: Inside History” with Dr. Siobhan Campbell.
Prof. Clíona Ní Ríordáin shared her professional relationship with Eavan’s work, including the challenge of translating her famous poem celebrating the anniversary of women’s suffrage in Ireland delivered at the United Nations in French.
Two teams debated the topic of whether or not it would be ‘Back to Business as Usual’ post pandemic.
The inaugural event of the Cercle Litteraire Irlandais, this event was held to celebrate International Women’s Day. Guest Speaker was Lara Marlowe, the Irish Times correspondent, and winners of the writing competition were Maria McManus (poetry) and Grace Fahey (prose).
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