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 🇺🇦☘️

🇺🇦 Join us for a series of cultural events marking the 35th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence!Discover official open...
31/07/2026

🇺🇦 Join us for a series of cultural events marking the 35th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence!

Discover official openings of Ukrainian bookshelves, book launches, documentary screenings, and music concerts across Ireland.

📍 16/08 – Dublin
📍 17/08 – Kilkee
📍 18/08 – Ballina
📍 19/08 – Westport
📍 23/08 – Galway
📍 24/08 – Letterkenny

Together with our partners, local Ukrainian and Irish organisations, and community groups, we’ll present meaningful, inspiring, and educational events that honour Ukraine’s resilience, vibrant culture, and ongoing struggle for independence 🙌

Save the dates, share this with your communities, and follow our updates for more details.

🇪🇺 Our initiatives are supported by the European Union under the House of Europe programme.

🇺🇦🇮🇪 We are pleased to announce the winners of the open call for emerging Ukrainian writers in Ireland who will particip...
30/07/2026

🇺🇦🇮🇪 We are pleased to announce the winners of the open call for emerging Ukrainian writers in Ireland who will participate in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices project.

Due to the high number of strong applications, we have decided to increase the number of selected participants:

✍️ Anna Pronicheva
✍️ Halyna Herasym
✍️ Katya Van Huystee
✍️ Kseniya Samotiy
✍️ Tetiana Petrukhnova
✍️ Yaroslava Bezzabava
✍️ Yuliia Riabova
✍️ Yuliia Terentieva

The participants will take part in a three-day literary workshop in Dublin and contribute to a joint collection of essays exploring the challenges and threats facing Europe and the wider world, under the mentorship of professional Ukrainian and Irish authors 📖

Congratulations! We look forward to working with you all!

In total, we received 25 applications. Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in our project and submitted an application. We wish you every success and continued inspiration!

🤝 Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices is our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, supported by the Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність programme, 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).

☘️ Meet the Irish writers who will participate in our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, Bridging the Distanc...
26/07/2026

☘️ Meet the Irish writers who will participate in our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices.

✍️ Greg Dinner is an Irish author and screenwriter.

He is the author of four novels, including sister novels A Requiem for Hania and Fragments, based largely on true events and set in Poland and Ukraine, spanning the Holocaust to the first months of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

In 2024-2026, Greg visited Ukraine and documented his journeys in the nonfiction book Whispers of Ghosts: A Journal of Days and Nights in Ukraine, as well as in the forthcoming A Geometry of Snowflakes.

A dual Irish and U.S. citizen, he lives in the west of Ireland.

✍️ Jamie O’Halloran is an Irish-American poet and the author of the poetry collection Ballast and five chapbooks, including Corona Connemara & Half a Crown, winner of the 2022 Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition.

Her poems have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies.

She has won or been shortlisted for several awards, including the 2025 Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize multiple times.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she wrote a series of poems dedicated to the Ukrainian people.

Born and raised in the U.S., Jamie now lives in Connemara.

✍️ Dave Duggan (writer) is an Irish novelist, playwright, and essayist who writes in both English and Irish.

His latest book, Journeywork: A Creative Life, is a collection of essays described by The Irish Times as “luminous.“

His novel Oak and Stone (2019) was named by The Irish Times as one of the year’s best international crime novels.

Duggan’s work often explores themes of history, identity, and social change.

He is based in Derry, Northern Ireland.

🤝 Thanks to The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, 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 supporting our project.

21/07/2026

Yevhen Shybalov Євген Шибалов, Ukrainian writer and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, will be a participant and mentor in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices project, organised in cooperation with PEN Ukraine and Irish PEN 🇺🇦🇮🇪

We will all meet in Dublin in September for a literary workshop, after which we’ll work together on a joint collection of essays to be published in both Ukrainian and English and launched in Ukraine and Ireland 📖

We are now looking for emerging Ukrainian writers living in Ireland who would like to develop their writing skills and build new connections with Ukrainian and Irish literary communities by taking part in the project ✍️

All details and the application form: https://forms.gle/kjaA21uRabAoaRMM6 🔗

Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices is supported by the Culture Helps / Культура допомагає: Солідарність 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) 🤝

19/07/2026

✍️ Krapyvenko Dmytro, journalist, writer, and officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, will join us for the Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices project, which combines a literary workshop in Dublin (11– 13 September) and the publication of a joint collection of essays.

📖 If you’re an emerging Ukrainian writer based in Ireland, this is a unique opportunity to take part in the project, choose Dmytro as your mentor, and contribute your own original essay to the collection.

🔗 Participation is free. Find more details via the link: https://forms.gle/kjaA21uRabAoaRMM6

🇺🇦🇮🇪 Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices is a joint project by Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, supported by the Culture Helps / Культура допомагає: Солідарність grant, 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).

17/07/2026

Alina Sarnatska, Ukrainian writer and war veteran, will be participating in our literary project, Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices ✍️

She will join a literary workshop held in Dublin from 11– 13 September, mentor emerging Ukrainian writers in Ireland, and contribute to a joint collection of essays 📖

If you’re a Ukrainian living in Ireland, writing prose, and looking to connect with fellow Ukrainian and Irish writers, submit your application to participate in the workshop: https://forms.gle/kjaA21uRabAoaRMM6 🔗

🇺🇦🇮🇪 Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices is our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, supported by Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність grant, 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).

We are delighted to introduce the participants in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices project...
14/07/2026

We are delighted to introduce the participants in our Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices project — Ukrainian writers, military personnel and veterans 🇺🇦

✍️ Alina Sarnatska, writer, playwright, war veteran, PEN Ukraine member.

In 2022-2024 she served as a combat medic in the Ukrainian army.

She is the author of two books and nine plays.

Who United Love and Courage: LGBTIQ+ Veterans in the Russian-Ukrainian War is the first collection of interviews with LGBTQ+ military personnel in Ukraine.

S.K.A.M., Alina’s first fiction book, has been described as “about war and all of us in it.“

Her work has been presented internationally in the US, Germany, and Poland. She also has received several Ukrainian and European literary awards and fellowships.

✍️ Krapyvenko Dmytro, journalist, writer, lecturer, PEN Ukraine member.

For 7 years, he was the Editor-in-Chief of one of Ukraine’s leading news outlets, The Ukrainian Week. Also, Dmytro worked as a lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University of Lviv.

He has publications in foreign media, including Lithuanian and Estonian.

In 2022, he joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where he continues to serve.

His debut essay collection, Everything in Three Letters, is shaped by his personal combat experience.

✍️ Yevhen Shybalov Євген Шибалов, Ukrainian journalist, writer, veteran.

For 8 years, he worked as the correspondent for the Ukrainian newspaper Mirror of the Week in Donetsk.

On February 24, 2022, he voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, taking part in combat operations in the Kyiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions.

In 2022 Yevhen spent 7 months in Russian captivity.

He is the author of the books Veteran’s Tales 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.

🤝 Thanks to our partners, PEN Ukraine and Irish PEN, and The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність, 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 supporting our project!

We are announcing an open call for emerging Ukrainian writers living in Ireland to participate in the literary project B...
11/07/2026

We are announcing an open call for emerging Ukrainian writers living in Ireland to participate in the literary project Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices 🇺🇦☘️

This project will bring together emerging Ukrainian Ireland-based writers, professional Irish writers, and Ukrainian military and veteran writers to:

✍️ support the integration of emerging Ukrainian writers into the Irish literary community;
✍️ strengthen their ability to actively participate in Irish cultural life;
✍️ reconnect them with fellow Ukrainian writers in Ukraine.

The project will include a literary workshop, to be held in Dublin on 11– 13 September, and the collaborative work on a collection of original essays exploring the challenges and threats facing Europe and the world.

You can apply if you:

📖 are an emerging Ukrainian writer living in Ireland;
📖 write prose;
📖 see literature as one of your main creative pursuits and want to develop as an author;
📖 aspire to become part of the Irish literary community;
📖 maintain ties with Ukraine and wish to establish or restore connections with fellow Ukrainian writers;
📖 are interested in topics such as war, peace, refugees, decolonization, and Ukrainian–Irish ties.

Participation in the workshop is free.

Based on the results of the open call, we will select six participants who best meet the project criteria.

📅 Application deadline: 27 July.

🔗 You can submit your application via the link: https://forms.gle/Td8uQfu5PcMKpGPh6.

🤝 Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices is a joint project of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Ireland, Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine.

The Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність is 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).

We are delighted to announce that our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and...
08/07/2026

We are delighted to announce that our joint project with Irish PEN and PEN Ukraine, Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices, has been selected for co-financing through the Culture Helps Solidarity international collaboration grants programme 🇪🇺

Our project will bring together emerging Ukrainian writers now living in Ireland, most of whom fled to Ireland because of the war; professional Ukrainian authors from Ukraine, who are military personnel and veterans; and professional Irish authors who
support Ukraine and whose work explores decolonialism and peace issues ✍️

The project will support integration of emerging Ukrainian writers into the Irish literary scene, and re-connecting with fellow Ukrainian writers in Ukraine. We also hope that the project’s activities and outcomes will build a solid foundation for future collaborations and building Ukrainian-Irish cultural ties 🇺🇦🇮🇪

Bridging the Distance: Ukrainian and Irish Literary Voices will include a three-day literary workshop in Dublin, collaborative work on a collection of original essays exploring the challenges and threats facing Europe and the whole world, followed by the publication and promotion of the book in both Ireland and Ukraine 📖

We are very excited and are already working closely with our partners to bring this project to life!

The “Culture Helps Solidarity / Культурадопомагає:Солідарність” is 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) 🤝

On Wednesday, our director, Natalya Korniyenko Наталя Корнієнко, visited the PEN Ukraine office in Kyiv and met with the...
26/06/2026

On Wednesday, our director, Natalya Korniyenko Наталя Корнієнко, visited the PEN Ukraine office in Kyiv and met with the organization’s Executive Director, Maksym Sytnikov 🤝

They discussed opportunities for cooperation between their organizations, including a joint literary project that will be announced soon in collaboration with Irish PEN.

✍️ PEN Ukraine is a cultural and human rights organization that brings together Ukrainian journalists, writers, publishers, translators, cultural managers, and other professionals. It is one of 139 national centres of PEN International.

The organization’s work focuses on defending freedom of expression and authors‘ rights, promoting Ukrainian culture and literature, and fostering international cultural cooperation 🙌

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, PEN Ukraine has primarily focused on informing international audiences about the war; documenting Russia’s crimes against Ukrainian media and culture; recording the experiences of people in Ukraine during the full-scale war; and restoring cultural life in Ukraine.

We are delighted to begin cooperating with PEN Ukraine and look forward to our future joint projects 🇺🇦☘️

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