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    RE-OPENING OF LIBRARY

    The library will re-open from 10th May 2021 on the following days for returning and borrowing material: 
    Mon-Fri, 12 p.m - 5:30 p.m. 
    A staff member will be present on Tue and Wed, 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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    RE-OPENING OF GOETHE-INSTITUT IRLAND

    We will be happy to welcome you back to the Goethe-Institut Irland! 
    We will re-open from 10 May 2021, Mon-Fri, 12-5:30 p.m. Visit the Return Gallery and the library to return and borrow material!
    The library will be staffed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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    START OF ONLINE GROUP COURSES – from 27/05/2021

    New 16 or 8-week online group courses start on 27/05 and 03/06/2021. Register now for a free placement test.
    Beginners (A1, A2), Intermediate (B1, B2) and Advanced (C1).

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    Examination Dates

    Do you require evidence of your German language skills that is recognised all over the world? We offer German exams at all levels from A1 to C2. The new exam dates from 8-10 June are bookable now until 23 May!

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    EPISODE 8 HIBERNO GOETHE: EMILY KRAFT

    This episode features Emily Kraft, a 19 year old Irish international football player who is at home in Sutton, Dublin North as well as in Gernsheim, close to Frankfurt am Main. Emily is a successful and ambitious footballer with Eintracht Frankfurt, who is also currently studying for her Abitur.

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Following the National Socialists’ glorification of it as a topos, the forest has been making a comeback in art in recent decades. Photo (detail): © Adobe

The forest in contemporary art
 Innocence lost: caught between city forestation and the club forest

While the idyll of Romantic era songs may be gone, creative artists in Germany still explore the forest today – critically, ironically and with an eye to history. 

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Women in Local Politics
 Women, get into politics!

Whether in the Bundestag or in city and town halls, women are underrepresented in German politics. We explore the reasons and possible solutions.

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Podcasts
 In the most forthright terms

The fact that Germany is colourful and diverse is only partially reflected by the media landscape. The situation is different on the podcast scene – that is where minorities are expressing themselves about what energises them.

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Podcast Hiberno Goethe

This Podcast dives into the many colours of arts, language and life across cultures. St. Pauli fan and former Düsseldorfer Ciarán Murray and his guests explore the connecting moments of German and Irish life.

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#WordOfTheWeek

"Schnapsidee" & Co., "special German" words have their charm, but are often difficult to explain!
At the Goethe-Institut Irland we have made a selection of these words accessible to non-native speakers.

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Operation Shamrock

The Goethe-Institut Irland is delighted to support the publication of “The Children from Operation Shamrock – Historical Context, Testimonies and Fictionalized Memory Fragments” by Monica Brandis.

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PARTIAL RE-OPENING OF LIBRARY

We will be happy to welcome you back to the Goethe-Institut Irland! 
We will re-open from 10 May 2021, Mon-Fri, 12-5:30 p.m. Visit the Return Gallery and the library to return and borrow material!
The library will be staffed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

On Thursday, 13 May 2021, the Institut will be closed due to Ascension Day. The language courses will however still take place.
 

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