The IMRAM Irish-language literature festival has announced its programme for its 2024 edition, set to run from November 7 to 16 in various venues across Dublin.

It will feature a wide array of Irish poetry, prose, live music, storytelling and multimedia elements, including writers Louis de Paor, Catherine Foley, Art Hughes, and Rita Kelly, as well as musicians Steve Cooney, Sexy Tadhg, Róisín Seoighe & IMLÉ, among others.

Highlights from the programme include Clochdhánta / The Poetry of Stone, a tribute to sculptor, painter, novelist, and poet Clíodhna Cussen, featuring readings from her husband, publisher and poet Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Biddy Jenkinson, and music from her sons Rónán, Rossa and Colm from the band Kila, with visuals by Margaret Lonergan.

Róisín Seoighe & IMLÉ will be performing a special weave of songs from Taylor Swift’s albums Folklore and Evermore, translated into Irish by Róisín Seoighe and Gabriel Rosenstock. Visuals are also assured by artist Margaret Lonergan.

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The festival will also offer an evening of live music and poetry titled Ceolta, featuring musician Sexy Tadhg, as well as poets Julie Goo, Marcus MacConghail, Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha and Dubhán Ó Longáin.

Other events include a reading by traditional storyteller Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair, accompanied by a specially commissioned score written by composer and guitarist Steve Cooney, who will be joined by musicians Cormac Breathnach, Billy Mag Fhloinn, Robbie Perry, Dermot Byrne and Odhrán Ó Casaide, as well Duais Bashō Haiku, a haiku reading with music from Seán Mac Erlaine.

“This year’s festival brings together a truly unique array of voices and talents, reflecting the richness of Irish-language literature and its ongoing evolution,” said festival director Liam Carson.

“IMRAM is a celebration of creativity,” he continued, “a platform for new work, and a space where artists from different disciplines can come together to create something fresh and exciting. We are passionate about making Irish-language literature accessible to as wide an audience as possible, whether they are fluent Irish speakers or just beginning to explore the language.”

For more information and the full festival program, click here.