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10 June, Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn, accompanied by the CinéTheatre Ensemble

On Monday, June 10th (20.30) at Cinema le Balzac, Paris, the Irish Film Institute presents a remarkable Irish film, Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn, which is one of the few surviving Irish features from the silent era. The film will be accompanied by a pitch-perfect new score composed by Bernard Reilly and performed under his baton by the 11-piece CinéTheatre Ensemble.  Read more about this even here .

13 June, Special evening with the poet Seamus Heaney at the Centre Culturel Irlandais

20h00, admission free (in the courtyard), seating not guaranteed, reservation recommended, in English and French. In case of bad weather, check our website: www.centreculturelirlandais.com .
Organised in conjonction with the Périphérie du Marché de la Poésie.

Seamus Heaney is one of the greatest living poets in the English-speaking world. Born in Derry in 1939, he has published a dozen collections including Death of a Naturalist (1966), Door into the Dark (1969), Wintering Out (1972), Electric Light (2001), Human Chain (2011). The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995 was awarded to Seamus Heaney “for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past”. A poet who is most beloved of Irish people, he will read in the courtyard of the Centre Culturel Irlandais which saw 800 people gather for its celebratory Poetry Hour last September.

For more information see here.

Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2013. This is the seventh occasion on which Ireland has held the Presidency and it occurs on the fortieth anniversary of Ireland’s accession to the Union.

The official Presidency website, www.eu2013.ie, provides the latest news, information, features and videos related to Ireland’s Presidency and will keep visitors up to date on the key priorities, policy areas and meetings. It is available in English, Irish, French and German.