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Grim to see OToole’s (@fotoole.bsky.social)Yeats test featured in today’s Observer (@theobserveruk.bsky.social)

LONDON this evening, 7.30pm, Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching biggest anthology of Irish women poets ever compiled *Washing Windows V: Women Revolutionise Irish Poetry, 1975-2025*
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Arlen House 50th – 25 November We are sorry to report that we will not be joined tonight by Nuala O’Connor as planned. Our apologies, this is due to unforeseen circumstances preventing her travel. We have more than a dozen poets…

Join us later this evening in Hammersmith for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the great feminist press, Arlen House. 7.30 onwards, a dozen + poets reflecting on the work of the press and reading their poems: irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...

Foreign Tongues – 22 May The Annual Noel O’Connell Memorial Lecture, a joint venture of the Irish Literary Society and Irish Texts Society will be delivered by Phyllis Gaffney on her recent book Foreign Tongues Victorian Lang...

Looking forward to tonight’s talk at the Hammersmith ICC @MyICCLondon come along 7.30, fascinating subject and this one is free: irishlitsoc.org/event/foreig...

Just made a few more tix available for tonight's celebration of Aogán Ó Rathaille down in Hammersmith @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social. Declan Kiberd and Brian O'Connor will speak on the new book of translations, pipe music, a signing... come along 8pm:

While at tonight's ILS event at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith we celebrate Aogán Ó Rathaille, the great poet of lament, we lament the passing Michael Longley, a poet 'of griefs and wonders” in Heaney's description.

Ó Rathaille – 24 Jan Join us on Friday 24 Jan for our first event of 2025. We are delighted to welcome back Professor Declan Kiberd to the Society to discuss the life and poetry of Aogán Ó Rathaille (c.1670–1729) and t…

First up for us in 2025 Fri 24 Jan down @MyICCLondon Declan Kiberd reflects on the life and poetry of Aogán Ó Rathaille (c.1670–1729) and we launch a new parallel text translation of the poems by Brian O'Connor. Music, readings, debate.. irishlitsoc.org/event/oratha...

On Ó Rathaille - with Declan Kiberd & Brian O’Connor - Irish Cultural Centre Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out On Ó Rathaille - with Declan Kiberd & Brian O’Connor. Book your tickets today!

On Fri 24 January 2025, with the @irishlitsoc.bsky.social, we are delighted to present a FREE event with Professor Declan Kiberd at The Irish Cultural Centre, to discuss the life & poetry of Aogán Ó Rathaille (1670–1729) + launch a new book by Brian O’Connor irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/onorat...

A quick jar in The Swan first:

Neil Jordan – 25 Nov Neil Jordan is unique in his success both as a fiction writer and a movie maker. In his new memoir Amnesiac he looks back over his twin careers with a certain amused wonderment – how did he m…

No plans for Monday night? Now you do - get yer skates on and get down to Hammersmith we have Neil Jordan, one of Ireland’s great filmmakers in discussion on his memoir. Tonight, 7.30, tix on door / online: irishlitsoc.org/event/neil-j...

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Neil Jordan – 25 Nov Neil Jordan is unique in his success both as a fiction writer and a movie maker. In his new memoir Amnesiac he looks back over his twin careers with a certain amused wonderment – how did he m…

Next up for us is Neil Jordan on his memoir ‘Amnesiac’. Come along. we’re down at Hammersmith this coming Monday: irishlitsoc.org/event/neil-j...

A mess of a production unfortunately

Charlotte Brontë – 11 November Charlotte Brontë, who dazzled the world with some of literature’s most vital and richly-drawn characters, spent her brief but extraordinary life in search of love. She eventually found it with Arth…

Tonight our event with Martina Devlin on Charlotte Brontë and Ireland at the marvellous Art Workers’ Guild, just off Russell Sq, should be fascinating. Come along: irishlitsoc.org/event/charlo...

Hello to our many new followers, wild geese exiled from that land of corruption.

Next up at the ILS we have Martina Devlin on Charlotte Brontë, historical fiction, the Brontë family and Ireland and her new novel. Come along, the gorgeous Art Workers' Guild 11 Nov: irishlitsoc.org/event/charlott…

This is a lot of fun, just lacking @Expurgamento Camden Hoard . Table Top Museums @ArtWorkersGuild inc new covers for Kevin Barry and Claire Keegan books

Shivaun O’Casey – 7 Oct In the year of the centenary of the inaugural production of Juno and the Paycock we welcome Shivaun O’Casey, daughter of playwright Sean O’Casey and actress Eileen Carey, to speak at th…

Season opener for us coming up on Monday 7 October at the marvellous Bloomsbury Hotel, Shivaun O’Casey on Juno and the Paycock in its centenary year, come along: irishlitsoc.org/event/shivau...

This will be a night. Gorgeous venue in which to launch an extraordinary novel by one of the most startlingly original contemporary novelists. Ghost Mountain will astonish the world.

Rónán Hession – 31 May The Society welcomes back Rónán Hession for the London launch of his latest novel. The author will be discussing Ghost Mountain with the author and TLS critic David Collard. There will be an audien…

Next up for us, 31 May another night at the beautiful
Fitzrovia Chapel and a London launch for the latest from
@ronanhession.bsky.social, Ghost Mountain, come along: irishlitsoc.org/event/ronan-...

Setting up for tonight’s Molly Keane gig in the elegant Bloomsbury Hotel, should be a fascinating night, still some seats, come along for 7.30.

Next up at the ILS a celebration of the great Molly Keane, 25 March at The Bloomsbury, come along: irishlitsoc.org/event/molly-...