Dublin Writers Festival and Children’s Books Ireland invite you to Get Drawn In to a unique celebration of European picture-book makers from Ireland, France, England and Italy.
Dublin will come alive with specially-commissioned illustrations on view in all corners of the city. Children and families will have the opportunity to flex their creative abilities in a wide range of workshops, monster drawing sessions and other arts activities in schools, libraries and venues across the city.
Bring your toddler along to meet the “Prince of Pre-school” Hervé Tullet and find out more about his picture books. Hervé will be reading to the children and helping them create their own masterpieces!

Admission free RSVP essential

Science Gallery has teamed up with the Alliance Française Dublin for a series of events where we invite scientists to speak to a café audience about some of the latest research and findings from their field. The theme of the debate is: Life-long Learning: The New Science of Memory and Decision-Making.

So much of our learning happens outside of school: From learning how to speak to learning how to avoid danger, we are constantly adding to our skill-set. Join a panel of neuroscientists and psychologists as they talk us through how the brain learns, and why we need never stop learning new things.

As part of the Risk Lab exhibition in the Science Gallery, from 2 May to 23 June.

Admission free with a complimentary refreshment
RSVP essential

For this third wine-tasting of the season, we will be going on a journey to the Côte du Rhône region, exploring wines such as Vacqueyras, Vinsobres, Viognier, Rasteau, Marsanne.
Individualistic wines, made from grape varieties with oodles of personality which complement the rich gastronomy of the region perfectly.
This event will be run by Claire O’Boyle from Le Caveau and also ex-pupil of the AF. Le Caveau, founded in 1999, has become known for the quality and excitement of its imports. 'Best Fine Wine Merchant 2012' - Sunday Business Post.

€17 / €12 AF Members
RSVP essential before 22 May

Inspire the City will address the economic & social impacts of Creative Quarters in France, Ireland, Finland and throughout Europe.
The day will be packed full of inspiring presentations, readings, debates, a café littéraire and a networking event. Speakers include Emer Costello MEP, Claire Newman, Philippe Forest  and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne.

Organised by d.ploy Dublin in collaboration with Dublin City Arts Office, the French Embassy in Ireland and the Dublin Writers Festival with the support of the Alliance Française Dublin

€42 / €25 (concessions) Includes a coffee break, light lunch and a wine reception. More information / contact

Dublin City Council, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 2

 With this sweeping and evocative story, Olivier Assayas, with meticulous, living period detail, captures what it was like to have come of age in a generation that was too young to have been on the barricades.

He brilliantly depicts its explorations of new lifestyles, morals and influences, and its music, a constant presence that becomes something like the artistic unconsciousness of an era.

After May burns with the tingling passion of youth, when limitless opportunities and uncertainty hold equal sway, and is another must-see from one of world cinema’s most vital and influential auteurs.

€8.90 / €7 AF & IFI Members