Category Archives: The Arts

“INNER LIGHT” Concert for Ukraine

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Lia Mills

A night of Irish and Ukrainian Cultural Solidarity in Vicar Street, Monday 24th April @7:30 p.m. This promises to be a lively, brilliant evening. Anyone who remembers Victoria Amelina’s visit to Dublin, hosted by Irish PEN and supported by Dublin, … Continue reading →

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Brexit Diary

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Lia Mills

We were in London 2018-2019 for much of the drama surrounding the Brexit debate. The good people at EFACIS (Thank you Hedwig Schwall, Anne Fogarty, Joachim Fischer) have published these extracts from a diary I kept at that time: http://kaleidoscope2.efacis.eu/publications/brexit-diary-october-2018-december-2019-1

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GOOD NEWS FOR IRISH FICTION

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Lia Mills

That Anne Enright has been named as the first Laureate for Irish Fiction is good news for all of us. She holds the position for three years and in that time she’ll teach one semester each at New York University … Continue reading →

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Fly Italian

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Lia Mills

This morning I found a lovely thing in my Inbox:  the most recent issue of Inkroci, which includes my short story “Flight” in both Italian and English, translated by Anna Anzani (thanks, Anna!)  I can’t put words on how it … Continue reading →

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DWF Venue #6: The LAB, Foley Street (Sheena Barrett)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Lia Mills

(Interview with Sheena Barrett, arts officer and curator @ The LAB) What and where is the LAB? The LAB is Dublin City Council’s Arts Office, a dynamic hub of activity housing a gallery, rehearsal and incubation space for a range … Continue reading →

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Progressive Film Club: Free screening (May 23rd 2014)

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Lia Mills

The next screening from the Progressive Film Club is a feature, The Happy Lands, about a mining strike in Scotland in the 1920s. Friday 23rd May, 7.30 pm @ The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 This screening is … Continue reading →

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DWF Venue #5: Irish Writers’ Centre (Valerie Bistany, Director)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Lia Mills

What (and where) is the Irish Writers’ Centre? The Irish Writers’ Centre is an organisation that supports writers at all stages of their development. We also promote writing in general and Irish writing in particular. We are a national resource … Continue reading →

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Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Lia Mills

Even if we didn’t know Seamus Heaney, we felt we knew him. Not only for the poems, or the commentary, but for the generosity of his presence. He was a man you’d see regularly at festivals and readings. He made his … Continue reading →

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Dalkey Book Festival 2013 (Friday 14th – Sunday 16th June)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Lia Mills

FRIDAY: Robert Fisk, in conversation with Pat Kenny (Church of the Assumption, Castle Street) It was raining hard in Dalkey on Friday evening, water splashing back from the pavement, people scudding along under umbrellas, not even peeking at passing celebrities.  … Continue reading →

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Kevin Barry in Pearse Street Library

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lia Mills

Sunny Friday evenings in Dublin are as giddy as they’re rare, and this last Friday, 7th June, was even giddier than most. Pearse Street flushed green with soccer jerseys headed for the Aviva Stadium and a win against the Faroe … Continue reading →

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