Dublin City Libraries & Archives

Dublin City Libraries & Archives

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Listen to a wide range of talks, readings, lectures and performances which reflect the rich history and literature of Dublin city. Serving over half a million people, Dublin City Libraries is the largest library service in the Republic of Ireland.

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Dublin City Libraries & Archives

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www.dublincitylibraries.ie

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Belong Bí Ann Episode 2 - WeAreGriot 11.01.2022

Welcome to Episode 2 of Belong Bí Ann. Join host Sorcha Keane, as she chats with poetry collective WeAreGriot, comprising Felispeaks, Dagogo Hart and Samuel Yakrua. We hear about how each artist discovered poetry and how WeAreGriot came to be. Includes a beautiful performance by the trio. Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and is a collaboration between Dublin City Libraries...

Belong Bí Ann Episode 1 - Manchán Magan & Oein De Bhairduin 11.01.2022

Welcome to episode 1 of Belong Bí Ann podcast. Join host Sorcha Keane as she chats with writers Manchán Magan and Oein De Bhairduin. We hear about their writing, the impact that libraries have had on their personal and professional lives, and how language and history weave their way through both writers' work. Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and is a collaboration between...

Belong Bí Ann Podcast trailer 10.01.2022

Belong | Bí Ann Artists Podcast is hosted by Sorcha Keane and is a collaboration between Dublin City Libraries and axisBallymun and funded by the Dormant Accounts Fund. A series of live conversations and performances with artists and guests, featuring each of the 21 branches of Dublin City Libraries. The guest and artists will chat about their relationship with their local libraries, through the l...

Kevin Street Library Christmas Quiz 2021 15.12.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

Kevin Street Library Quiz 16 01.12.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

Kevin Street Library November Quiz 17.11.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

Kevin Street Library Quiz 15 03.11.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

An Account of Some Strange Occurrences on Aungier Street 26.10.2021

Welcome to Kevin Street Library's Hallowe'en Storytime. This evening's story was written by Sheridan Le Fanu in 1851 for Dublin University Magazine and is presented herein with only the smallest of edits for narrative clarity. Narrated and produced by Ciarán Hurley. Introduction: Chris Nugent.

The Kevin Street Library Hallowe'en Quiz 20.10.2021

The lightning cracks and the thunder rattles as The Kevin Street Library Quiz returns for a terrifyingly wonderful quiz! Rounds on Film, Samhain, Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Creatures, Spooky Books, and the scariest of all... General Knowledge! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from...

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 14 06.10.2021

The Kevin Street Library Quiz returns with a regular quiz! Test your brains with rounds on First Lines (Music), Art, & Television! Have you got what it takes to answer these taxing quandries? A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights...

The Kevin Street Library Star Trek Quiz 22.09.2021

Today we boldly go where a handful have gone before! Embrace your inner-Trekkie a face a quadrant of questions on every series of Star Trek, and the ever-present General Knowledge! Is there coffee in that nebula? Is she giving it all she's got, sir?! Join us and find out if you're a Q or Tribble. A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christ...

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 13 08.09.2021

Is 13 your unlucky number? Find out in this Kevin Street Library Quiz Question of Sport, Queries of Music, and Inquiries of Geography await! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

The Kevin Street Library Comedy Quiz Comedy 25.08.2021

A brand new Special Kevin Street Library Quiz! Can you tell your yuk-yuks from your chortles? Do you know why the actor fell through the floorboards? Test your comedy chops in this Kevin Street Library Quiz! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com....

The Kevin Street Library Quiz 12 11.08.2021

3 Rounds: Film, Art, and Literature, eight questions each Are you brave enough to test your mental mettle in this latest Kevin Street Library Quiz? You are? Oh, well, very good then! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain wi...

The Kevin Street Library Beatrix Potter Quiz 28.07.2021

Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter! In a special, tribute quiz the Kevin Street Library is coming over all Peter Rabbit! Three rounds on beloved Beatrix Potter and her works, and, of course, General Knowledge. A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. Al...

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 11 14.07.2021

Test your brilliant brains in rounds of Television, Ireland & Her People, and Science, Nature, & Technology! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2021]

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 10 30.06.2021

This week the questions are Film, Literature, and Science, Nature, and Technology! Prepare your brains for the workout... A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 202]

The Kevin Street Library James Joyce Quiz 16.06.2021

Bloomsday has arrived and, to celebrate, the Kevin Street Library is turning literary! Twenty-one stately, plump, James Joyce themed questions across three rounds, and then the general knowledge round! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All c...

The Kevin Street Library Comic Book Quiz 02.06.2021

A brand new Special Kevin Street Library Quiz! Do you know your Batman from your Man-Bat? Can you tell how many Spider-Men there have been? Test your mental might with the Kevin Street Library Comic Book Quiz! A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.co...

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 9 19.05.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]

Storytime at Kevin St Library part 2 06.05.2021

Kevin St Library staff read some favourite children's stories for Libraries Ireland's Spring into Storytime. The Golden Spears read by Ciarán (IRISH FOLKTALE) The Radiant Boy read by Silviu (IRISH FOLKTALE) Produced by Ciarán Hurley. Sound effects and Music provided by ZapSplatt.com and MixKit.co.

The Kevin Street Library Friends Quiz 05.05.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]

Storytime at Kevin St Library part 1 22.04.2021

Kevin St Library staff read some favourite children's stories for Libraries Ireland's Spring into Storytime. Old Mother Goose read by Helene (TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYME) How the Camel Got its Hump read by Charlotte (RUDYARD KIPLING) The Tale of Peter Rabbit read by Helene (BEATRIX POTTER) The Demon Cat read by Silviu (IRISH FOLKTALE) I Saw a Ship a-Sailing read by Frank (NURSERY RHYME) Produced by...

The Kevin Street Library Quiz no. 8 21.04.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]

Kevin Street Library's The Beatles Quiz 07.04.2021

A three round, fully produced, quiz! [Created and Produced by Ciarán Hurley, with voice work by Christopher Nugent, for Dublin City Libraries. Effects from ZapSplat.com. Music from MixKit.com. All copyrights remain with the copyright holders, (c) 2020]

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