RT to transform Dublin Castle on Culture Night centenary special
5 September 2016: RT is set to continue its contribution to this centenary year with a series of special performances and events in Dublin Castle as part of Culture Night on Friday 16th September.
Presented by RT in partnership with the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, Dublin City Council and The Office of Public Works, Culture Night with RT will see Dublin Castle transformed for one night only, filling its historic rooms and outdoor spaces with live music, theatre and spoken words.
From 6 - 10pm visitors of all ages can explore a myriad of workshops, talks and readings dotted throughout this majestic building and its surrounds, while a special open-air concert will take place in Dublin Castle's upper courtyard from 7pm.
RT will bring the magic and vibrancy of this Culture Night centenary special to audiences at home and abroad across television radio, online and mobile with RT Radio 1's Arena broadcasting live from Dublin Castle from 7-10pm on the night and RT lyric fm broadcasting The Purple Vespertine live in association with Music Network from 10pm.
Announcing the programme, Lorelei Harris, RT 's Head of Arts/Cultural Strategy said, This is RT 's most ambitious Culture Night to date. As part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme and in partnership with Dublin City Council and The Office of Public Works, we are able to mark this centenary year with a very special and eclectic programme of music, theatre, talks, screenings and workshops for all the family. The quality of those performing, talking and hosting these events means that whether you are in Dublin Castle, listening on RT Radio 1 or accessing online you will enjoy a wonderful cultural programme which is entertaining, engaging and thought-provoking and, hopefully, inspiring and memorable .
Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs said, Culture Night has become one of the most anticipated nights of the year when thousands of people, young and old, experience a whole range of free cultural events taking place across the country. As part of our programme to mark this special centenary year, I am delighted that the best of Irish arts and culture will be on show at this unique event in Dublin Castle. Access and participation have been at the heart of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme and Culture Night at Dublin Castle, which will be broadcast live by RTE, will bring all the magic of this fantastic event into every home in the country.
Culture Night with RT and Ireland 2016 highlights:
Upper Courtyard, 7-10pm, live on RT Radio 1
RT Radio 1's Arena with Sean Rocks presents an open-air concert from the upper courtyard of Dublin Castle broadcast live on RT Radio 1 from 7pm to 10pm. The RT Concert Orchestra will be joined by a host of guests from the worlds of music, theatre, comedy, poetry and literature, including Little Green Cars, Blind Boy Boat Club, Barry McGovern, Lisa O'Neill, Alison Spittle, Loah, Laureate of Fiction Anne Enright, Opera Theatre Company and many more.
The Coach House, 6.30-10pm*
RT Radio 1's Inside Culture, Sunday Miscellany, The Poetry Programme and The Book Show invite audiences to join them in recording these special programmes for Culture Night between 6.30pm and 10pm.
*See Editor's Notes for running order
Reimagining Ireland, Conference Centre, 6-10pm**
Ireland 2016 and RT Radio 1 host a series of talks and discussions reimagining the nation in the wake of the Easter Rising, chaired by presenter ine Lawlor, while journalist, Jim Carroll will host a special discussion - What would an Irish revolution look like in 2016? - as part of the popular, Banter series, featuring a panel including Una Mullally, Blindboy Boatclub, John Gibney and Lois Kapila.
**See Editor's Notes for running order
Bedford Hall RTE radio and television documentaries, 6-10pm***
Join RT Radio 1's teams behind the award-winning RT Documentary on One and RT Drama on One for a series of short workshops and watch some popular RT One television documentaries.
***See Editor's Notes for details
Poetry Ireland in association with RT
Chapel Royal (Palance Street entrance) Poetry Readings, 6-7.30pm
Readings from this year's Tr caire and Poetry Ireland Competition winners, performance poetry from the WRaPParound schools initiative and performances from Poetry Aloud 2015 finalists. MCs for the performance will be poet Colm Keegan and Tr caire s Trish Groves.
Note: Tickets allocated on a first-come-first-served basis 30 mins before performance.
Chapel Royal All Through the Night Launch Celebration, 8-9.30pm
Poetry Ireland will mark the launch of All Through the Night, a new anthology of night poems and lullabies edited by Marie Heaney, with a concert in the Chapel Royal. Hear Marie Heaney and poets including, Moya Cannon, Mair ad Donnellan, Gerald Dawe and Enda Wyley read from the anthology, and enjoy live music from violinist Claire Duff and vocalist Lisa Lambe with Jack O Rourke (keyboard/piano) and John Mc Loughlin (guitar). The guest MC for the evening will be Marian Richardson, presenter of RT Radio 1's Playback.
Castle Hall (Cork Hill entrance) Illustration Workshops, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm
At these All Through the Night Illustration Workshops, children aged 3-12 can craft their own nocturnal creature with illustrator Paula McGloin, illustrator forAll Through the Night.
Note: As places are limited, advance registration is recommended at www.poetryireland.ie. A limited number of tickets will also be allocated from 10 minutes before each workshop.
Medieval Undercroft (Palace Street entrance) - All Through the Night Sleep Clinic, 6pm, 6.40pm, 7.20pm 8pm, 8.40pm
Visit a walk-in sleep clinic in the atmospheric underbelly o
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RT to transform Dublin Castle on Culture Night centenary special 
