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Upcoming Events
We run events, talks and workshops on all aspects of literary translation. Our events are open to the public and, unless stated otherwise, admission is free. Events are usually held at Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22 (two minutes' walk from Trinity's Lincoln Gate), and occasionally at larger venues on Trinity's campus. Most of our events are run in hybrid format, so you can join from wherever you are in the world. If you would like to receive advance notice of these events, please complete the form at the bottom of this page, or email littrans@tcd.ie. We will not use your contact details for any other purpose.
Accessibility: unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to our building at 36 Fenian Street. Our events room is situated on the first floor and, in addition to an internal staircase, there are steps from the street to the front door. There is wheelchair access at other venues that we use on Trinity's campus, such as the Arts building and Trinity Long Room Hub. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need more details about any specific venue.
World Fiction Book Club
Tuesday,
14 April 2026
6:30-7:30pm (online)
We will meet to discuss Not a River by Selva Almada, a novel translated from the Spanish (Argentina) by Annie McDermott. All are welcome and admission is free. Register here.
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30 years of 'Translating Ireland'
16 and 17 April 2026
at the Royal Irish Academy
and the
Univeristy of Notre Dame Dublin
A two-day symposium will be hosted by the Royal Irish Academy and the University of Notre Dame to mark the 30th anniversary of the publication of the influential book Translating Ireland by our Senior Researcher and former director, Professor Michael Cronin, 1776 Chair of French at Trinity College Dublin. The conference will look at the position and role of translation and translators in contemporary Ireland and the sessions are open to the public. You can find more information about Day 1 here, and Day 2 here.
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This year we are celebrating 'Languages 250' - the 250th anniversary of modern language teaching at Trinity College Dublin. As part of the celebrations, we are delighted to bring you two special translation slams, organised with the generous support of the Polish Embassy in Ireland and the Instituto Cervantes Dublin.
At these slam events, we give two acclaimed translators the same text to translate and ask them not to confer with one another. We then bring the translators together to discuss and compare their final translations. These translation slams will be of interest to anyone with an interest in translation, and no specific knowledge of either Polish or Spanish is required. See all the details below!
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Languages 250: Polish Translation Slam
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
6-7pm, at Trinity Long Room Hub, and online
Translators Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Siobhán McNamara will come together to discuss their translations of an excerpt from an essay by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk, 'Ćwiczenia z obcości' (working title: Exercises in Otherness). Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Olga Tokarczuk are currently longlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award for The Empusium. Admission is free, but booking is essential.
This event is kindly supported by the Embassy of Poland in Ireland. |
Languages 250: Spanish Translation Slam
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
6-7pm at 36 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, and online
Translators Isabel Adey and Michael McCaffrey will be comparing and discussing their translations of a passage from 'Suicidios ejemplares' (working title: Exemplary Suicides), a collection of short stories by Enrique Vila-Matas, one of Spain's leading contemporary novelists. Admission is free, but booking is essential.
This event is kindly supported by the Instituto Cervantes Dublin. |
Dante Reading Group
11:30am-1:30pm,
Wednesdays
8 and 22 April; 6 May 2026
at 36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22
Our readings of The Divine Comedy continue from January - May 2026, led by Emeritus Professor Corinna Salvadori Lonergan. No prior knowledge of Dante or Italian is required and we read the poem in English translation. Readers of all backgrounds and disciplines are welcome, and you may attend as many or as few readings as you wish. Please sign up for each reading that you would like to attend.
Admission is free, but booking is essential: you can find all the dates and booking information here.
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World Fiction Book Club
Tuesday,
12 May 2026
6:30-7:30pm (online)
Our final meeting this academic year: we will be discussing Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, a novel translated from the Ukrainian by Zenia Tompkins. All are welcome and admission is freel. Register here.
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