Yes Ken, I do remember the conversation and it is a book that still leaves me reeling emotionally. This weekend I've been ploughing through the poetry of Dermot Bolger - The Venice Suite and External Affairs. Two very different tomes: The Venice Suite was written in the aftermath of his wife's unexp...

Hi Lizzie,

The Spoken Word is part and parcel of the event, no need for separate bookings.

Paula

Good morning, friends. On this bank holiday Monday in Ireland, I thought I'd give you a very brief rundown on the participants of the Spoken Word. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Dermot Bolger in conversation with Carlo Gebler last Friday night as part of Phizzfest, a community arts festival. ...

Good evening, Friends, It's a beautiful, balmy Spring evening here in Dublin's fair city. I will be posting an update at Easter: the final line-up for the LC Dublin Event is almost complete and I can say hand on heart that you are all in for an amazing treat with the line-up of musicians, singers, p...

Friends,

The Irish Times review of the new poetry book on Dublin I mentioned in the St. Patrick's Day update:

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books ... -1.1732463

All good things.

Paula

Good morning, friends. It's a bright, sunny morning here in Dublin on our national holiday -- happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all. We look forward to welcoming you all to our delightful city and beautiful country for the 2014 Leonard Cohen Event. I'm delighted to report that Leonard's management ...

Dear Friends, "Spring" -- is she mad? I hear ye say! All around us Mother Nature is demonstrating her strength and power over us mere mortals with astonishing weather conditions. However, in ancient Ireland's Gaelic calendar, February signaled the first month of Spring as the days grew lon...

Ken, Wynn's Hotel has a very Joycean connection as it has the honour of being mentioned in both Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake. BTW, this year is the 75th anniversary of the publication of Finnegan's Wake, so lots of activities in Dublin around that. http://balloonatics.tumblr.com/bloomsday2013schedule...

Dear Friends,

Trinity College assures me the original link is working. Thanks to Harald for posting the other link to the accommodation in TCD.

Paula

Good morning, friends.

The accommodation section of the Trinity College website is undergoing essential maintenance today and will be operational again this afternoon.

Therefore bookings can be made through this link from this afternoon -- http://accommodation.tcd.ie/kxhotel

Thank you.

Paula

Dear friends,

There is a problem with the link above provided by Trinity College accommodation services. I will obtain the correct link from the accommodation office and post it later today. Sincerest apologies for this.

Paula

Friends, There is student accommodation available in Trinity College Dublin which is in the city centre and a five minute walk from the Event venue at Liberty Hall theatre. You make contact with the college accommodation office directly using the link and promotion code below. There will be a discou...

Don,

With reference to your question above -- we are working on this and will post as soon as there are positive developments.

In the meantime, folks can take a look at the wide range of accommodation options available in Dublin city centre.

All good things.

Paula

Good morning, friends, The venue for the 2014 Leonard Cohen Event Dublin is Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin 1. It is in the city centre on the banks of the River Liffey, 2 minutes walk from O'Connell Street, and 5 minutes walk from Grafton Street and Temple Bar. Below is a list of accommodation website...

Good morning, Friends. Leonard Cohen Event 2014 - don't let it pass you by. (Thanks for this Des Gunning.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNVszQfsP Today is the last day for the Early Bird registration at the discounted fee of €130. Excited about posting the next update in December with more detail...