WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER

There and Back Again: An Odyssey
The classic of classics, the ultimate source of myths and legends..
Lyngo Theatre Company
Venue: Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
Time: 10am & 12pm
FREE - Booking Essential*
FOR SCHOOLS (5th & 6th class)

Clann Lir
A new version combining art, dance, storytelling and music brought to life by artist Dara McGee...
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Fibin Theatre Company
Venue: Clondalkin Library
Time: 10.30am & 12.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential*
FOR SCHOOLS (Primary Schools)
Character Building Workshop
How to create page turning characters
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Patricia O'Reilly
Venue: County Library, Tallaght
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
FREE - Booking essential
Short Story Workshop:
David Butler - Short and to the point
David Butler - Short and to the point

POETRY FIRST
Panel Discussion chaired by Neasa O'Mahony
Venue: Civic Theatre, Loose End
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential

Screening of Sans soleil
This Film screening is part of a selection by artist/curator Franko B that accompanies the exhibition 'How To Say The Way It Is'.... Read More....
Venue: Rua Red
Time: 7.00pm
€3
WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER
Strolling Through Ulysses
Written & performed by Robert Gogan
Venue: The Coach House, Palmerstown
TIME: 7.30pm
€8 (includes glass of wine)
Clann Lir
A new version combining art, dance, storytelling and music brought to life by artist Dara McGee
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Fibin Theatre Company
Venue: Pearse Museum
Time: 10.00am & 12.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential*
FOR SCHOOLS (Primary schools)
The Big Picture
Poet Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch with Eoin Colfer
Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium,
11.00am
FREE - Booking Essential, refunable deposit required *
FOR SCHOOLS (4th - 6th class)
THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER

Big Goldilocks and the Three Bears Plus...
Booster Cushion
Venue: Ballyroan Library
Time: 11.00am
FREE - Booking Essential *
FOR SCHOOLS (2nd & 3rd Class)

ITT Short Story Competition Awards
Awards ceremony with competition judge Colm Keegan
Venue: Civic Theatre, Loose End
Time: 6.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential

To Hell In a Handbag
The Secret Lives of Canon Chausble and Miss Prism
Written & performed by Helen Norton and Johnathan White
Rathfarnham Castle
6.30pm & 8.30pm
€10/€8
The Wonder of the Irish Wake
with Kevin Toolis
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Venue: Ballyroan Library
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential

TEDxTallaght 2017:
The propogation of Ideas
'Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die'
The propogation of Ideas
'Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die'
Venue: Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
Time: 7.00pm to 10.00pm
€20/€15
Tickets on Sale September 1st

Irish Round Towers
Talk with Professor Tadhg O'Keefe
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Venue: Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre
Time: 7.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential
FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER

Big Goldilocks and the Three Bears Plus....
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Venue: Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
Time: 11.00am
FREE - Booking Essential, Refundable deposit required *
FOR SCHOOLS (2nd & 3rd Class)

'How To Say It The Way It Is'
Exhibition Tour
Exhibition Tour

Death by Chocolate:
Workshop and Storytelling Session
with Alan Nolan
Workshop and Storytelling Session
with Alan Nolan
Venue: The Chocolate Warehouse, Walkinstown
Time: 2.30pm - ages 5 +
Time: 4.30pm - ages 9 +
€10 per child - Accompanying adult is free

Staccato Lite
An Open Mic Session bringing a blend of established authors plus an opportunity for new voices to shine
An Open Mic Session bringing a blend of established authors plus an opportunity for new voices to shine

Forgotten:
‘Forgotten’
is a dramatic presentation on the theme of women whom history has forgotten.
The work explores the experiences of those
young women who emigrated from Ireland more than sixty years ago.
‘Forgotten’ is a dramatic presentation on the theme of women whom history has forgotten.
The work explores the experiences of those young women who emigrated from Ireland more than sixty years ago.

The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4
Bruiser Theatre Company
Venue: Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
Time: 8.00pm
€15/€12
Ages 13 3/4 and up!
SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER

Readers Day 2017
A relaxed and intimate day of readings and conversations chaired by Dermot Bolger, This years line up features award winning authors Lisa Harding, Sara Baume, Mike McCormack, Mary O'Rourke, Julie Parsons and John Banville. Read More.....
Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
10.00am to 4.00pm
€12/€10
Early Booking Advised

Creative Book Making for Children
A fun and creative workshop exploring some of the themes within the exhibition 'How to Say It The Way It Is'.
A fun and creative workshop exploring some of the themes within the exhibition 'How to Say It The Way It Is'.

Electric Lines
Live comics readings presented by Stray Lines
Civic theatre, Loose End
2.30pm to 3.30pm
FREE - Booking Essential
Teenagers
SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER

The Curious Adventure of Pinocchio
Lyngo Theatre Company
Venue: Civic theatre, Main Auditorium
Time: 12.00pm
Adults €8 Children €5
Family Ticket €20 [2 adults, 2 children]
Family Fun Event

Irish History Live - the Myth and Magic of Harry Potter
with Michael Moylan from Irish History Live
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Venue: Court of Petty Sessions, Rathcoole
Time: 2.00pm
FREE - Booking Essential
Family Fun Event

The Happy Pear
Talk & Demonstration with Stephen and David Flynn
Venue: Civic Theatre, Loose End
Time: 4.00pm
€10/€8

RTÉ Sunday Miscellany
Reportage, appreciations, Memory pieces, Poetry, Travel reports and personal accounts of events are the stuff of Sunday Miscellany.
Venue: Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
Time 6.00pm (latecomers not admitted - Live recording)
€10/€8 conc