Ciaran Carson

In the final of this series, hosted in conjunction with ILE, Ciaran Carson will be joined by the Polish translator of Shamrock Tea, Maciej Swierkocki, and hte publisher, Piotr Mielcarek, with music by Deirdre and Ciaran Carson.

Ireland Literature Exchange is the national agency for the promotion ... (more)of Irish literature abroad. It does this primarily by offering translation grants to international publishers. Copies of the translated works are donated to the National Library's collection.

For the months of July and August, the Library will display a selection of books by Irish authors that have been translated. This selection includes a wide variety of work, ranging from Samuel Beckett's dramatic works in Hebrew to Pádraic O' Conaire's Deoraíocht in Vietnamese.

Admission is free but spaces are limited. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.