Cúirt | Féile Idirnáisiúnta Litríochta

20ú - 28ú Aibreán

Tugann Féile Idirnáisiúnta Litríochta Cuirt údair, smaointeoirí agus léitheoirí paiseanta a bhfuil cáil dhomhanda orthu le chéile. Bunaithe i nGaillimh i 1985, tá Cúirt ar cheann de na féilte leabhar is sine san Eoraip, agus is guth ceannródaíoch é don litríocht go hidirnáisiúnta agus ar fud na hÉireann. Tugaimid léitheoirí agus scríbhneoirí le chéile chun scéalta a insint, peirspictíochtaí nua a roinnt, agus litríocht a cheiliúradh. Tríd ár bhféile gach Aibréan agus ár gclár ar feadh na bliana, cothaímid pobal léitheoirí a bhfuil suim acu sa domhan, ag cruthú spás le haghaidh comhrá, díospóireachta agus machnaimh. 

 Tá Cúirt fréamhaithe i nGaillimh ar chósta thiar na hÉireann, agus mar theca ag ár gcroíluachanna comhionannais agus cuimsithe, táimíd tiomanta do spásanna a chruthú ina bhfuil sé de chumhacht ag ár lucht éisteachta dul i ngleic leis an litríocht.

 Táimid bródúil as féile a chruthú ina dtaispeántar scríbhneoireacht iontach ilghnéitheach, ag cur guthanna nua chun cinn agus ag ceiliúradh scríbhneoirí Éireannacha agus idirnáisiúnta. Tá fiosracht bhuan ag croílár chlár Cúirt chun tuiscint a fháil ar an gcaoi a gcruthaítear brí I ndomhan atá ag athrú. Cuireann Cúirt go mór le héiceolaíocht litríocht na hÉireann, ag soláthar ardán idirnáisiúnta don scríbhneoireacht nua, deiseanna forbatha do scríbhneoirí agus ag cothú léitheoirí agus smaointeoirí na hÉireann.

Nota´í na himeachta

20ú 2pm : The Whole Wild World Bus Tour: Laureate na nÓg and Friends

Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde is bringing a bus full of children’s writers and illustrators from Malin Head to Mizen Head, working with young readers to imagine new worlds in words and pictures. Be a part of the adventure and join them for this interactive storytelling event.

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20ú 6:30pm : #ProperBook: Making It Up as We Go Along

Have you ever dreamed of writing or illustrating for children? This event is for you! Curated by Sarah Webb, this is a practical, informative event for children’s authors and illustrators at every stage of their career.

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25ú 1 pm : Róise Ní Bhaoill: Imram

Cnuasacht gearrscéalta le Róise Ní Bhaoill, An Post Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana 2023

Tugtar ar thurais muid sna scéalta seo, turais intinne, turais go críocha aduaine, turais go tíortha atá stollta ag an choimhlint agus ag an athrach; ach is turais go croí na daonnachta iad go léir, le daoine atá ag cuartú saol dóchasach úr nó le daoine a bhfuil orthu gníomhú in aghaidh a dtola.

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25ú 5pm : Lineage of Secrets: Molly Hennigan and Clair Wills

Join Clair Wills and Molly Hennigan for a discussion of their newest works, both of which consider the legacies of the past, and the long shadows cast by personal and geographical histories. Wills’ new work, Missing Persons, or My Grandmother’s Secret, is a chronicle of the unknown, as the author decodes stories, secrets, and silences. Hennigan’s The Celestial Realm is an exploration of generational trauma and the seismic impact of mental illness.

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25ú 8.30pm : Annie MacManus: The Mess We're In

Annie Macmanus’ evocative and lyrical coming-of-age story, The Mess We’re In, tells the story of young Dubliner Orla Quinn, who moves to London at the turn of the millennium with nothing but her CD collection, demo tape and dreams of making it as a singer-songwriter. The squalid flat in Kilburn and the relationships formed within it soon become equally messy. MacManus’ second novel is tender, hilarious and ultimately hopeful. 

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26ú 1pm : Debut Novels: Ferdia Lennon and Colin Walsh

Colin Walsh’s Kala is an atmospheric, dark coming-of-age mystery. A group of estranged friends reunite in their Irish hometown, plagued by the tragedy that changed their lives 15 years earlier.

Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits is an exhilarating story of brotherhood, war and art. Set in 412 BC, Sicily, thousands of captive Athenian soldiers begin to recite lines from the plays of Euripides, and the line between enemy and friend begins to blur.

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26ú 4pm: Dinnseachas: The Lore of Places - Kerry

Dinnseanchas – seo tionscadal ar cuireadh tús leis dornán blianta ó shin le nasc a chruthú idir scríbhneoirí Gaeilge Gaeltachta as Éirinn agus scríbhneoirí Māori na Nua-Shéalainne chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an dinnseanchas: miotais, an tírdhreach, an béaloideas agus an stair choilíneach atá coitianta inár gcultúir éagsúla agus mar a thagann na gnéithe sin chun cinn ina saothar cruthaitheach scríbhneoireachta. 

Cuireadh tús leis in 2021, agus tá seisear scríbhneoir coimisiúnaithe go dtí seo ag an tionscadal seo chun a gcleachtas a roinnt agus saothar nua a fhorbairt. Is é seo an tríú céim den tionscadal, agus beidh saothar cruthaithe ag Mícheál O Ruairc agus Bríd Ní Mhorain mar chuid de.

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26ú 7pm: Jackie Uí Chionna: Queen of Codes

When Dr Jackie Uí Chionna began researching Emily Anderson’s life and work, she uncovered a great secret. For three decades, Galway-born Emily had been a leading member of British intelligence, and among the top three female codebreakers in the world, playing a key role in both World Wars, working in Bletchley Park and the Middle East. Join Jackie in conversation with Vinny Brown, as they delve further into the fascinating life of Emily Anderson in Jackie’s book Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain’s Greatest Female Codebreaker

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27ú 10 am : The Slug & the Snail / An Seilide agus an Seilide

Scéal réidh liriciúil do pháistí bunaithe ar thraidisiún scéalaíochta phobal an Lucht Siúil in Éirinn, is scéal faoi fhéiniúlacht, féinghlactha agus bealaí éagsúla chun an domhan a fheiceáil atá i scéal DeBhairduin. 

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27ú 1pm: Let it Be a Tale: Rafeef Ziadah

A spoken word performance by Palestinian poet and spoken word artist Rafeef Ziadah, with live music by Phil Monsour, in memory of Palestinian poet and educator Refaat Alareer.

Rafeef Ziadah brings her powerful catalogue of poetry to the stage featuring selections from her albums Three Generations and We Teach Life. With original musical compositions by Phil Monsour, this sequence of interconnected poems serves as a poignant and personal tribute to Palestine, chronicling Al-Nakba, exile, defiance, and survival. Let it Be a Tale is a dedicated ode to Palestinian youth who still fly kites in the face of F16 bombers, who still remember the names of their villages in Palestine and still hear the sound of doves over Gaza.

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27ú 4pm: Obsessions with Violence: Susannah Dickey & Mark O'Connell

Susannah Dickey and Mark O’Connell will discuss our cultural obsession with the true crime genre and its ethical implications, with Sinéad Gleeson. Susannah Dickey’s debut poetry collection ISDAL focuses on the case of the ‘Isdal Woman’, posing an inquiry into society’s fascination with female victims. In A Thread of Violence Mark O’Connell interrogates the nature of crime writing as he investigates one of the most notorious cases in Irish history.

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27ú 7pm: Sinead Gleeson: Hagstone

Beautifully written and eerily haunting, Sinéad Gleeson’s fiction debut, Hagstone, takes in the darker side of human nature and the mysteries of the natural world. On a wild and rugged island, artist Nell lives alongside a mysterious commune of women known as the Inions who have travelled there from all over the world. The island is a place of refuge and safety where these women find solace in nature, and where Nell will create artwork that challenges everything she thought she knew.

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28ú 11.30am:  Story Tellers: Oein DeBharduin & Richard O'Leary

Éist le Risteard Ó Laoghaire agus é ag caint faoin éirí amach in Ard-Oifig an Phoist i 1983. Scéal faoi shuimeanna móra airgid, rianta páipéir agus ghlaonna gutháin. Scéal na rún oifigiúil agus faoin ngrá faoi cheilt. Scéal dochreidte, cosúil le síscéal Éireannach, ach is fíorscéal atá ann. Is homoseanchaí é Risteard Ó Laoghaire a bhí le feiceáil sa ‘Druthaib’s Ball’ leis an Array Collective a bhuaigh Duais Turner i 2021. I nGaeilge le roinnt Béarla.

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28ú 2.30pm: The Short Story: Mary Costello and Thomas Morris 

Join us for a conversation between two of the most celebrated short story writers in Ireland today. In Barcelona, Mary Costello, offers glimpses of characters as they approach moments of desperation – or revelation – that change and reshape fate. Open Up, by Thomas Morris, a Granta Best Young Novelist 2023, is bursting with emotional depth as the stories seek to find grace, hope and benevolence in the churning tumult of self-discovery.

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28ú 6pm: Home Place: Katriona O'Sullivan and Kieran Yates

The notion of ‘home’ is at the very heart of the Irish psyche. How do we meet this current moment of crisis with compassion, practicality, and resources? Join Kieran Yates, author of All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In, and Katriona O’Sullivan, author of Poor, (Biography of the Year and Listeners Choice Award, Irish Book Awards) as they discuss, with Sarah Clancy, what home means to them, how they approach writing social commentary, memoir, journalism and stories, and what they’ve learned along the way.

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