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Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 6611155
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Language Department
62 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 6801110
Fax: +353 1 6762213
german@dublin.goethe.org
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50 Years German-Irish Cultural Exchange – The Goethe-Institut Irland is 50

The Goethe-Institut as the official German institute of culture with its headquarters in Munich was founded in 1951 as a non-profit and non-government organisation. It promotes German language and culture abroad, provides comprehensive information about Germany and fosters international cultural co-operation.
With its 149 institutes in 93 countries and its multimedia online content, the Goethe-Institut provides a social and cultural communication framework to foster creativity, discussion, joint learning experiences and innovative experiments.More ...

Christa Wolf in the Academy of the Arts, Berlin, 2008. © dpa/picture alliance

The GDR’s Moral Arbiter – Christa Wolf – has died (12/02/2011)

Whether Divided Heaven or Cassandra: her books are part and parcel of the canon of German literature. Christa Wolf died on 1 December, 2011 following a long illness. She was 82.More ...

Cultures in Translation

Portal for translated German literature, providing an overview of publications and news from the German publishing world.

Calender of Events

Here you will find an overview of all current and upcoming events. The calendar is also accessible via the heading 'Events' on the above menu bar.

Meet the Germans

What is typical about them? Read portraits and interviews of people worth knowing and Rory MacLean’s blog from Berlin.

Read Susanne's Articel from Ireland

Culture and Development

Find information about programmes of Goethe-Institut supporting the cultural infrastructure and professional training in the fields of culture, media and education.

Popcast – Current Music from Germany

The latest from German bands – monthly: listen in, subscribe!

The Goethe-Institut on Capital D

Capital D is a weekly programme featuring the people and places of greater Dublin, broadcast on Thursday nights at 7.00pm on RTÉ One.
Thursday, 4th March 2010: A report on the language department and the merits of learning German. The report starts at approx. 20 mins.