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festival Echoes, a Maeve Binchy Festival Founded
in 2017, Echoes proudly celebrates the life and work of one of Irelands most celebrated writers, Maeve Binchy (1939–2012), and her contempraries. As one of Ireland’s best loved authors, the reach of Maeve’s writing can be evidenced in the translation of her work into more than forty languages. Every October in Dalkey, Maeve’s home town, Echoes is a celebration that is programmed and hosted by Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre in collaboration with Maeve’s husband Gordon Snell, and celebrates Maeve’s writing and legacy. Dalkey Castle Saturday 5th October 2024 9am-5.30pm FESTIVAL Dublin Festival of History 2024 The Dublin Festival of History runs from 27 September to 13 October 2024, with the Big Weekend from Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September. The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival,organised Dublin City Council, Dublin City Libraries and Dublin City Council Culture Company, and in its twelfth year, the festival enjoys a reputation for offering a fresh perspective on history and its importance in our day to day lives, attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile programme of history talks and debate each Autumn. 27th September 2024 - 13th October Printworks Dublin Castle,Dublin Castle, Dame St, Dublin 2 dublinfestivalofhistory.ie CONFERENCE Children Books Ireland International Conference 2024 A weekend-long celebration of the very best in children’s books, this annual event is an opportunity to critically reflect on the impact, imagination and importance of books for the young folk. Anyone with an interest in children’s books is welcome to attend and participate in what is always a lively, forward thinking, and thought-provoking event. 21st - 22nd September Lighthouse Cinema, Market St S, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 R6YE betterstart.ie art Aisling Conroy – Incantations Laois/ Dublin based visual artist has launched a new solo exhibition in one of our favourite independent galleries. In this new body of work, Conroy explores the metaphysical realm, following the themes of sound, vibration and cymatics. Working with paint, print, installation, experimental film and sound, Conroy’s dense and coaxes the audience into a journey beyond the visible realm, cusping on the unseen forces that shape our reality. “Throughout my practice I explore the idea of intention, repetition and reincarnation, drawing on influences from mystical and visionary art as well as sound and cymatics. My work combines texture, colour and movement to create a heightened sense of introspection on the nature of existence. I create abstractions of the subconscious by using repeated motifs, shapes, colour and form in a very visceral way and always with an interest in spirituality and connecting to a higher consciousness”. 29th August- 21st September Tøn Gallery, 25A Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 @aisconroystudio 46