Let s Talk: Over 50 Talks lined up for Cruinni na Csca

Let s Talk: Over 50 Talks lined up for Cruinni na C sca Free Event for All, Dublin City Centre, Easter Monday

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Free talks will take centre stage at Cruinni na C sca on Easter Monday as Dublin City Centre opens to the public for a large-scale free festival across St. Stephen s Green, Dublin Castle, Smithfield Square and Custom House Quay from 11.00am - 6.00pm. Over 50 talks will see diverse voices, such as Lenny Abrahamson, Razan Ibraheem, Fr Peter McVerry, Catriona Crowe, Eoghan McDermott, Mark O'Halloran, Colm O'Regan, Colm O'Gorman, Una Mullally and many more reflect on themes ranging from arts and culture to creativity and social inclusion.

by RT in association with Creative Ireland. Cruinni na C sca aims to celebrate culture and creativity in contemporary Irish society through a rich variety of live music and dance, talks, coding, theatre, art and music workshops, readings and screenings, special events and more.

In addition to the events taking place in Dublin City, 31 local authorities will host free, family-friendly Cruinni na C sca events in their individual counties as part of the national Creative Ireland programme. Information on these events is available online at www.rte.ie/cruinniu.

RT will broadcast live from Cruinni na C sca events in Dublin throughout the day across RT Radio 1, RT 2fm and RT Raidi na Gaeltachta, with regular updates on television and online.

***Cruinni na C sca: TALKS HIGHLIGHTS

*St. Stephen's Green (Unitarian Church)

Writing crime fiction set in rural Ireland

Moderated by Declan Hughes, the guests are authors Andrea Carter, Anthony Quinn and Catherine Ryan

From Page to Stage

Featuring a rehearsed reading of For Want of A Nail', by Jody O Neill. (This play deals with the theme of suicide)

Fighting Words

Writer Ciara Geraghty introduces Readings of New Writing from Young Authors who have all written work through the charity Fighting Words

Successful blogging

What does it take to create a successful blog in Ireland? Can you make money from it and how much of yourself do you have to put into it? Moderated by Yvonne Tiernan with guests Donal Fallon, Rosemary McCabe and Holly White.

*St Stephen's Green (Shelbourne Hotel, Adams Suite)

Syrian Experiences in Ireland

Sorcha Pollack in conversation with Razan Ibraheem, Debbie Beirne and Maisa al-Hariri (Translator and Asylum Seeker)

Overcoming Adversity

While many people are faced with setbacks throughout their lives, some endure far greater challenges. We hear the personal journeys of three inspiring people who have turned their misfortune into a gift.

The changing face of Ireland

Over the past 20 years, Irish society has become more diverse in terms of nationality, language, ethnicity and religious affiliation. But what is the experience of people of colour who call Ireland home?

LGBTQIA visibility in Ireland

Moderator: Una Mullally, Guests: Broden Giambrone, chief executive Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), Darren Collins who is a member of Traveller community, Aoife Fitzgibbon O Riordan, founder of Bi-Ireland.

*St Stephen's Green (Iveagh House)

Eithne Shorthall in conversation with author, Donal Ryan

Masculinity in Ireland

What does it mean to be a man in Ireland today and what ways do we express and assess masculinity? Our panel will discuss the stereotypes, the expectations and the frustrations of being a man with Eoghan McDermott, Mark O'Halloran, Patrick Freyne and Bashir Otukoya

Comedy for Social Change

Colm O Regan with three guests perform stand-up that takes a wry look at Irish life as each offer insights and some solutions to today s problems. With Alison Spittle, Emma Doran and John Colleary

*St Stephen's Green (National Library)

Three talks on musical gems from the Irish Traditional Music Archives:

Moderated by Peter Browne

From the RTE archive this talk will explore the music of Leo Rowsome who played, taught, recorded, broadcast, made and repaired uileann pipes in Dublin for over 50 years up to his death in 1970.

ITMA - Recording the Tradition

The story of Irish traditional music lies in the past and lives in the present. Director Grace Toland will dip into ITMA's multimedia collections - from cylinder to download, ballad sheet to screenshot - to highlight the wealth of Ireland's song, music and dance traditions.

Brian Doyle is the ITMA Field Recording Officer travelling regularly around the country to film and record singers, musicians and dancers. Brian will bring the audience on a sound journey around Ireland to introduce some of the wonderful people ITMA has met and recorded.

*St Stephen's Green (Newman University Church)

Pathways to Freedom, four conversations presented by The Trailblazery

What does freedom mean for us as individuals, as a nation and as world citizens in extreme times? What are we fighting for? Pathways to Freedom, invites a host of artists, activists and thinkers to decode the burning questions at the heart of revolution and evolution. These freedom fighters' will navigate many perspectives from the personal to the political and include Raoul Martinez (philosopher, artist and filmmaker) who will be in conversation with Manch n Magan (author, playwright).

*Dublin Castle

Women in Irish Society, presented by Sinead Gleeson (Conference Centre)

Four talks, including Forgotten Women in the Arts, New Ireland New Identities, State of the Nation and Telling Stories in Dark Times. Guests include Lenny Abrahamson, Lynne Ruane, Sinead Burke, Una Minh Kavanagh & Una Mullally.

Banter with Jim Carroll (Printworks)

Four talks on sport, criticism, the demon drink & a public interview with Facthna O'Callaigh, the legendary music manager.

Experiencing Ireland with Fionn Davenport (

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