Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Ireland

Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Ireland Organisation that promotes Ukrainian culture in Ireland and builds cultural bridges between Ukrainians and the Irish 🇺🇦☘️

We are beginning to share feedback from participants in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices w...
29/09/2026

We are beginning to share feedback from participants in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices workshop, which took place on 11– 13 September at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) in Dublin ☘️

The event brought together emerging Ukrainian writers now based in Ireland, Ukrainian military writers, and Irish authors, creating a space for exchanging experiences, inspiration, and ideas.

Participants from diverse backgrounds came together as a strong team and are now enthusiastically working on an original collection of essays, which is set to be published next year ✍️

The first feedback we would like to share comes from Irish writer Greg Dinner, who has a personal connection with Ukraine and has visited the country many times. Yet during the workshop, he discovered something new and unforgettable.

🔗 Read more at: https://www.gregdinner.com/ruminations/building-bridges

Thanks to the Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (NL), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (UA), zusa (DE), and Рух Veteranka for making our project happen 🙌

One of our cultural centre’s key missions is to promote Ukrainian literature. We invite contemporary Ukrainian authors t...
28/09/2026

One of our cultural centre’s key missions is to promote Ukrainian literature. We invite contemporary Ukrainian authors to Ireland and showcase their work to local Ukrainians and the Irish 📖

If you’d like to discover contemporary Ukrainian literature or are looking for a book about Ukraine — in Ukrainian or English — to give as a gift, please get in touch 🙌

We stock works by internationally acclaimed contemporary writers who explore Ukraine’s history and present-day reality, including Artur Dron Артур Дронь, Yaryna Chornohuz, Andriy Lyubka, Halyna Kruk, and others ✍️

🔗 The full list of titles via the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ph5pvRjmHN5akMHq0pQNx34xl8rkQeMnpRRuZUvyvS0/

📩 To purchase any of them, please message us or email at [email protected].

Last Saturday, we had the wonderful opportunity to welcome Artur Dron Артур Дронь — a young, internationally acclaimed U...
26/09/2026

Last Saturday, we had the wonderful opportunity to welcome Artur Dron Артур Дронь — a young, internationally acclaimed Ukrainian writer and veteran — to Dublin ☘️

At Pearse Street Library, we presented the English-language edition of his book, Hemingway Knows Nothing, which had already become a bestseller in Ukraine. The English translation was just recently published by Jantar Publishing 📖

Although the book depicts the author’s frontline experiences and the lives of Ukrainians during the war, it is filled with light, love, and humanity. As a result, the conversation with Artur was truly inspiring and uplifting ❤️

We extend our sincere thanks to Fr. Vasyl Kornitsky, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Dublin, for his insightful speech; to Ksenia Samotiy for her brilliant reading of an excerpt in English; and to Oleksandr Sokolov and Yaroslava Bezzabava for the wonderful photographs 📷

We would also like to thank all Ukrainians and Irish people who attended the event, purchased dozens of Ukrainian books, and donated over €500 to help one of Artur’s fellow soldiers repair vehicles on the front line 🇺🇦

We look forward to welcoming Artur back to Dublin again!

24/09/2026

Highlights of our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices workshop 📖

📍Dublin, Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)
11-13 September 2026

Thanks to The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (NL), Insha Osvita (UA), zusa (DE), and VETERANKA Movement (UA) for the support 🙌

On September 11, we kicked off Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices, our joint literary project wi...
22/09/2026

On September 11, we kicked off Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices, our joint literary project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, designed to support emerging Ukrainian writers in Ireland and foster cultural ties between Ukraine and Ireland 🇺🇦🇮🇪

The project’s first phase was a three-day literary workshop held at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), filled with creative ideas, support, and inspiration!

Eight emerging writers — Anna Pronicheva, Halyna Herasym, Katya Van Huystee, Ksenia Samotiy, Tetiana Petrukhnova, Yaroslava Bezzabava, Yuliia Riabova, and Yuliia Terentieva — came together with three Ukrainian writers with military experience — Krapyvenko Dmytro, Євген Шибалов and Alina Sarnatska, and three professional Irish authors — Greg Dinner, Cassie Smith-Christmas, and Jamie O’Halloran ✍️

Over the three days, they exchanged writing experiences, discussed challenges they face in the creative process, shared secrets and tools for writing prose, and engaged in practical writing exercises.

Following the workshop, the emerging writers selected mentors from among the participating professional writers and discussed topics for the original essays they will write for a joint anthology. The book, which will explore issues currently facing Europe and the world, is scheduled for publication next year in both Ukrainian and English 📖

We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who helped make this possible: our partners at PEN Ukraine, Irish PEN, and MoLI — especially Maksym Sytnikov, Hanna Ustynova, Padraig Hanratty, Cauvery Madhavan, Conor Kostick, and Lily Cahill — as well as The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (NL), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (UA), zusa (DE), and Рух Veteranka (UA).

📷 Thanks for the photos, Artem Kulinych!

Last Saturday in Trinity College Dublin, we had a valuable opportunity to speak in person with Ukrainian writers who hav...
21/09/2026

Last Saturday in Trinity College Dublin, we had a valuable opportunity to speak in person with Ukrainian writers who have witnessed the Russo-Ukrainian war firsthand: Євген Шибалов, a war veteran who spent seven months in Russian captivity, and Krapyvenko Dmytro, who has been serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2022 🇺🇦

Through discussions about their books, The Game of Numbers and Everything in Three Letters, which are filled with soldiers’ humour, irony, and even sarcasm, they shared their experiences of defending Ukraine and writing during the war time as a way of bearing witness to people’s stories 📖

We’re very grateful to Ярослав Гуменюк, a representative of the Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland, as well as Irish PEN members Lia Mills and Catherine Dunne, for joining us that evening. We would also like to thank all our guests for their attentive participation and thought-provoking questions 🙌

Our sincere thanks to Halyna Herasym for interpreting, to Ksenia Samotiy for her brilliant translations of the excerpts into English, and to Andrii Humennyi for the photos 📷

Finally, thank you to our partners, First Ukrainian Theater in Ireland, CU Theatre, and personally Elina Herasymchuk, as well as the Ukrainian Crisis Centre in Ireland (UCCI), for supporting us in organising this event.

We look forward to seeing you at our future events ☘️

Last Friday, together with the First Ukrainian Theatre in Ireland — CU Theatre — we had the honour of organising powerfu...
17/09/2026

Last Friday, together with the First Ukrainian Theatre in Ireland — CU Theatre — we had the honour of organising powerful staged readings of contemporary Ukrainian drama at Trinity College Dublin 🇺🇦

🎭 The Woman With the Fridge by Marta Shyiko — a cheerful, ironic, and absurdist play that explores how the shadows of the past hold us back and prevent us from moving forward.

🎭 Victoria’s Little Secrets by Alina Sarnatska — a profound dark comedy about a young woman from Mariupol who runs a taxidermy YouTube channel while navigating family drama.

The incredibly talented actors brought nice energy to the stage and gave the audience plenty of food for thought ❤️

Following the performances, the plays' director and founder of CU Theatre, Elina Herasymchuk, held a Q&A session with Alina Sarnatska 🎤

The €650 raised through ticket sales was donated to the Leleka Foundation to support the delivery of medical supplies to frontline medics in Ukraine ❤️‍🩹

Thanks to everyone who joined us that evening!

Tomorrow, our major joint literary project Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices with Irish PEN and...
10/09/2026

Tomorrow, our major joint literary project Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine will start, for which we have been intensively preparing for 3 months ☘️

Eight Ukrainian emerging writers living in Ireland, three Irish authors, and three military writers travelling especially from Ukraine will gather in Dublin for a three-day literary workshop ✍️

During the workshop, they will share their writing experiences and prepare for the next stage of the project: working together on a collection of original essays exploring the challenges and threats facing Europe and the wider world. The book will be published next year in both Ukrainian and English and presented in Ireland and Ukraine 📖

We are very grateful to our partner, Museum of Literature Ireland, for kindly providing a space for all three days of our workshop 🙌

We would also like to thank The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (NL), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (UA), zusa (DE), and VETERANKA Movement Рух Veteranka (UA), for their financial support of the project 🤝

We hope these three days will be fruitful and inspiring, and will lay a solid foundation for long-term Ukrainian-Irish literary cooperation 🇺🇦🇮🇪

🇺🇦 Hemingway Knows Nothing📖 Book Launch and Meeting with Ukrainian War Writer Artur Dron’ in Dublin📅 Saturday, 19 Septem...
06/09/2026

🇺🇦 Hemingway Knows Nothing
📖 Book Launch and Meeting with Ukrainian War Writer Artur Dron’ in Dublin

📅 Saturday, 19 September, 2:00 pm
📍 Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse St, Dublin 2, D02 HE37
🎟️ Free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999718853923

📚 Join us for the launch of the newly published English-language edition of Hemingway Knows Nothing (Jantar Publishing, 2026) by acclaimed Ukrainian writer and war veteran Artur Dron’ Артур Дронь.

Originally published in 2025, the book became a bestseller in Ukraine and is now reaching readers around the world. By the end of this year, it is expected to be published in eight languages.

According to the author, this is a “book of testimonies”
— about being a soldier in the war, faith and his relationship with God at the front, longing for family. It is also a book about the people of great love on whom everything rests, about their pain, trials and joys, and about what lies within them.

✍️ Artur Dron’ is a young Ukrainian writer, author of four books of poetry and prose and the recipient of several literary awards, including the prestigious Yuriy Shevelyov Ukrainian Literary Prize.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 125th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade and participated in combat operations in the Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.

In October 2024, he was seriously wounded and completed his military service for health reasons the following year.

One of his poems was quoted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, while the English actor Ian McKellen has read his poem First to the Corinthians.

🙌 The event will be moderated by Ukrainian journalist and writer Natalya Korniyenko Наталя Корнієнко, who is now based in Ireland.

After the event, there will be an opportunity to purchase copies of the book in both Ukrainian and English and have them personally signed by the author.

🔗 Free entry, but registration is required.

Places are limited, so be sure to register in advance and join us for this special literary event!

The Reality of a Soldier: Through Humor and Irony. A meeting with Ukrainian war writers and soldiers Yevhen Shybalov Євг...
05/09/2026

The Reality of a Soldier: Through Humor and Irony.
A meeting with Ukrainian war writers and soldiers Yevhen Shybalov Євген Шибалов and Krapyvenko Dmytro in Dublin 🇺🇦

📅 Saturday, 12 September, 6:00 pm
📍 Trinity College Dublin: Debating Chamber and Phil Conversation Room, Graduate Memorial Building (GMB), Dublin D02 PN40
🎟 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-reality-of-a-soldier-through-humor-and-irony-tickets-1999210889588

Join us for a sincere talk with a pinch of irony about what the war in Ukraine looks like. Ukrainian writers and soldiers, Yevhen Shybalov and Dmytro Krapyvenko, will come to Dublin from Ukraine and will be ready to share their first-hand experiences
as soldiers and war writers ✍️

Also, they will present their Ukrainian-language books, The Game of Numbers and Everything in Three Letters. Some of the extracts will be read in English.

After the meeting, you will be able to purchase the books and have them personally signed by the authors.

The event will be moderated by a Ukrainian journalist and writer based in Ireland Natalya Korniyenko Наталя Корнієнко.

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📖 Yevhen Shybalov is a Ukrainian journalist, writer, and veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Captured by Russian forces in May 2022, he spent seven months as a prisoner of war. Author of the books Military Haiku and The Game of Numbers, which recount
his experiences in captivity and the stories of his comrades. A recipient of the Professional Honor Ukrainian Journalism Award.

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📖 Dmytro Krapyvenko is a Ukrainian journalist, writer, lecturer, and member of PEN Ukraine. He has been serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2022. His debut essay collection, Everything in Three Letters, is based on his personal combat experience.Finalist of the prestigious Ukrainian literary Yuriy Shevelyov Prize.

🤝 Organisers: Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Ireland, CU Theater, and Ukrainian Crisis Centre in Ireland (UCCI).

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