DUBLIN: ONE CITY, ONE BOOK 2008 - GULLIVER'S TRAVELS!
Read any good books lately? For the month of April, Dublin City becomes one giant book club, as the third annual Dublin: One City, One Book Festival gets underway - encouraging everyone in the city to enjoy the same book at the same time.

This year's book is Jonathan Swift's hilariously satirical classic, Gulliver's Travels! With it's fantastical plot, wicked sense of humour and politcal allegories aplenty, Gulliver's Travels has something to offer even the most reluctant reader - and, of course, with some many adaptions for children, there's no reason why kids can't get in on the action too.

And as if that wasn't reason enough to get down to your local book shop and pick up a copy (or enter our brilliant Gulliver's Travels competition, below), the month's also jam packed with fantastic events for all ages - including exhibitions, film screening, workshops, talks and more. Gulliver himself will even be make an appearance in the form of two giant sand sculptures at the IFSC!

Check out the listings here, or log onto the Dublin: One City, One Book  website for bookings and more information. 


1st April - 15th April
Venue: The chq building, IFSC
Admission: FREE - booking not required.
An exhibition of sand sculptures inspired by Gulliver's Travels. Built by sculptors, Duthain Dealbh, these sculptures will emerge from the ground in and around the chq building - a fascinating spectacle.

1st - 30th April
Venue: Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street
Photographs of Dublin's 1988 Millennium celebrations, featuring the giant Gulliver!

1st - 30th April
Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare St
An exhibition of material on Swift from the holdings of the National Library of Ireland.

3rd - 30th April
Venue: City Hall, Dame Street
'SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS' - an exhibition of Illustrations from Gulliver's Travels. An exhibition of illustrations from the collections of Dublin City Libraries.

EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Venue: Docklands, Wolfe Tone Park & South King Street
Every weekend in April, watch out for 'Little' and 'Large', two very special Dublin: One City, One Book characters who'll be asking questions based on the four chapters of Gulliver's Travels. Answer correctly, and you could win a fantastic family weekend hotel break.

7th April
Venue: Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street
Time: 19.00
Admission: FREE - booking essential (call 01 674 4873)
A 21st Century Writer's View.
Man Booker Prize winner Anne Enright and best selling author Joseph O'Connor share their views on Gulliver's Travels with Niall MacMonagle.

8th April
Venue: Finglas Library
Time: 11.30
Admission: FREE - booking essential (call 01 8344906)
Gulliver fun with author Fiona Tierney and illustrator Úna Healy for children aged 3 - 5 years.

10th April
Venue: Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street
Time: 19.00
D2: Jonathan Swift and Dublin 
Admission: FREE - booking essential (call 01 674 4873).
A talk by Professor Ian Campbell Ross, School of English, Trinity College Dublin.

12th April
Venue: IFI Cinema, 6 Eustace St
Time: 12.30
Admission:  FREE - tickets from IFI Box Office, call  01 679 3477
Gulliver's Travels Screening.
The classic children's animated feature Gulliver's Travels by the makers of Popeye. Bring all the family!

13th April
Venue: IFI Cinema, 6 Eustace St
Time: 12.30
Admission: FREE - tickets from IFI Box Office, call  01 679 3477
Words Upon The Window Pane Screening
A feature length film based on a play by W.B.Yeats, which includes the character Jonathan Swift. Starring Geraldine Chaplin, Jim Sheridan, Brid Brennan and Donal Donnelly.
                                                                      
15th - 18th April
Venue: City Hall, Dame St                                             
Time:20.00       
Admission: €10  (call 01 2225434  to book)                         
"Gulliver's Dublin"
Actor Eamon Morrissey brings his acclaimed  one-man show to Dublin's prestigious City Hall for four nights only!                                                               
                                                                        
16th April
Venue: Ballsbridge Library, D4
Time: 11.30
Admission: FREE - booking essential (call 01 6689575)
Gulliver fun with children's author Fiona Tierney and illustrator Úna Healy for children aged 3 - 5 years.

17th April
Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare St
Time: 19.00
Admission: FREE - booking not required.
Professor Andrew Carpenter, School of English UCD, talks about Swift and Gulliver's Travels

17th April
Venue: Cabra Library, D7
Time: 19.00
Admission: FREE - booking not required.
Screening of Jonathan Swift - a Kieran Hickey documentary.

21st - 26 April
Venue: Central Library, Ilac Centre
Time: 13.00
Admission: FREE - booking not required.
Screening of Jonathan Swift - a Kieran Hickey documentary.

22nd April
Venue: Cabra Library / Raheny Library 
Time: 10.00 (Cabra) / 12.00 (Raheny)
Admission: FREE - booking required (call 01 8691414  for Cabra, or 01 8315521 for Raheny )
Interactive fun for children - Michael Moylan brings Swift and Gulliver to life!

23rd April
Venue: Rathmine Library / Ballyfermot Library 
Time: 10.00 (Rathmines) / 12.00 (Ballyfermot)
Admission: FREE - booking essential (call 01 4973539  for Rathmines, or 01 626934/5 for Ballyfermot)
Interactive fun for children - Michael Moylan brings Swift and Gulliver to life!

23rd April
Venue: St. Patrick's Cathedral, D8
Time: 18.30
Admission: FREE - booking not required.
An organ recital of works composed or in common usage around the time of Jonathan Swift, performed by Peter Barley, Organist and Master of the Choristers.

24th April
Venue: Walkinstown Library
Time: 11.30
Admission: FREE - booking required (call 01 4558159)
Gulliver fun with children's author Fiona Tierney and illustrator Úna Healy for children aged 3 - 5 years.


The Dublin Writer's Festival (June 11th - 15th) will feature a panel discussion on Swift and his place in Irish literature. Panellists will include biographer Victoria Glendinning and critic John Mullan.