Joseph O'Connor and translators celebrate Irish literature in translation
Posted on: 01 October 2026
Irish author Joseph O'Connor was joined by three of his translators at an event hosted by Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation to mark European Day of Languages and International Translation Day.
At the event, Carine Chichereau, Elisa Banfi and Malwina Stopyra, O'Connor's translators into French, Italian and Polish, spoke about the author's work in translation. The conversation was moderated by Professor Michael Cronin from Trinity's School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies.
James Hadley, Carine Chichereau, Joseph O’Connor, Elisa Banfi, Malwina Stopyra, Michael Cronin
The event was organised in collaboration with EUNIC Ireland, (EU National Institutes of Culture) and was also supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Dublin, and the embassies of France and Poland in Ireland, along with Alliance Française Dublin.
The annual event celebrating the art of translation features a prominent Irish author whose work has been widely translated, along with some of their translators, to explore what goes into making outstanding Irish literature work in translation. Previous authors who have featured in this ‘Great Irish Writers in Translation’ series include the late Edna O’Brien, Colm Tóibín, Sally Rooney, Sebastian Barry, Anne Enright and Paul Lynch.
H.E. Artur Michalski, Ambassador Titulaire, Embassy of Poland in Ireland; H.E. Céline Place, French Ambassador to Ireland; Joseph O’Connor; H.E. Nicola Faganello, Ambassador of Italy to Ireland; Michela Linda Magrì, Director, Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin; Michael Cronin. Seated L-R: Translators Carine Chichereau, Malwina Stopyra, Elisa Banfi
Dr James Hadley, Director of Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, said: "Translation allows literature to travel. But it is people who make that journey possible. Events like this, in which we bring together people from different parts of the process, are central to our mission of making that human, creative process visible and encouraging audiences to think differently about the literature they read."
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