Join us here at The Civic for ‘Dublin You Are’, a unique cultural event to celebrate the spoken word voices of Tallaght and the One Dublin One Book anthology, Dublin, written in our hearts. Featuring some of the best poets and theatre makers with a connection to, and love of, Tallaght, including Emmet Kirwan, Jan Brierton, Colm Keegan, Stephen James Smith and Sheila Ryder. Presented by David Hynes of Rising Tide, with music from Sandii Jane.
Emmet Kirwan is an actor, playwright and theatre maker from Tallaght in Dublin.Emmet has worked in Irish and British Theatre, performing on many stages including Project Arts, The Abbey, The Gate, Donmar warehouse and The National Theatre.
Jan Brierton is a published poet, mam and a fashion stylist. She has appeared on RTE Nationwide, TV3’s Six O Clock show, RTE Radio 1’s Brendan O Connor Show, The Irish Times Women’s podcast and Mamia & Me with Amy Huberman.
Stephen James Smith, born in Dublin, is an Irish poet, writer, performer, playwright, and educator. His creations have been extensively published, translated into eight languages, and have received numerous awards and nominations.
Sandii Jane is a Singer from Tallaght who has been performing and recording for the past 15 years with many different original touring and corporate bands.
Colm Keegan is an award winning writer and poet from Tallaght. His debut collection “Don’t Go There” was released to critical acclaim and his latest collection “Randomer” is available from Salmon poetry.
Sheila Ryder is a poet and founding member of Rising Tide. She has performed at festivals and as an All-Ireland Poetry Slam finalist. Her poems have been published in journals and online and she was 2024 Fingal Libraries Poetry competition winner.
David Hynes is a poet and organizer and is the curator and host of Spoken Word at The Word tent in Mindfield. He’s a member of The Rising Tide and The Poetry Kiln Collective.
*Please note this show is in our Main Space with unallocated seating. Please arrive early.
