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    Temporary Closure of the Goethe-Institut Irland due to Covid-19

    Following the announcement by government to introduce Level 5 restrictions in Ireland, the Goethe-Institut Irland will be closed for visitors from 22 October until 1 December 2020. For further details on how to reach us and on online services, please click here.

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    START OF ONLINE GROUP COURSES –26/11/2020

    Our next German Online Group Courses will start on 26/11/2020. We offer 8-week courses for A1.2, A2.1 and A2.2 as well as 16-week courses for A1, A2, B1.1, B1.2, B2.1, B2.2 and C1.1. The Goethe-Institut’s GERMAN ONLINE group course allows you to align your German studies with your time schedule, no matter where you are. 

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    BOOK CLUB @ GOETHE-INSTITUT IRLAND

    Wed, 09.12.2020
    6:30 PM

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    Title: Franz Kafka: Sämtliche Erzählungen

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    Concert Series: THE BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS - Goethe-Institut Irland

    Thu, 17.09.2020 -
    Sun, 13.12.2020

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    Podcast: "The Confines of Freedom. Expressions of Youth Voice in the COVID Context"

    As part of the Freiraum Festival 2020, the Goethe-Institut Irland supported the podcast "The Confines of Freedom. Expressions of Youth Voice in the Covid Context" moderated by Daniel McFarlane from the Trinity Access Programme of Trinity College in Dublin.

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Blockchain
 A chain without a weak link

Blockchain is not just the technology behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency; it also has the potential to revolutionize many areas of our everyday lives. But there is still a long way to go.

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Interview with Klaus-Dieter Lehmann and Carola Lentz
“We have to face our responsibility to society.”

On the occasion of the official handover, The Latest at Goethe spoke with the outgoing president of the Goethe-Institut Klaus-Dieter Lehmann and his successor Carola Lentz.

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“We are basically the last generation”: An interview with Thomas Ramge on writing

Online technology powered by machine learning can spot our spelling mistakes, complete our sentences and even help us write in foreign languages. But are our writing skills getting worse at the same time? Best-selling author Thomas Ramge told Goethe-Institut there are pluses and minuses to this field of technological advancement.

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Earth Speakr

Earth Speakr is a participatory artwork by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson for the German EU Council Presidency 2020, which aims to make the views of children and young people about the future of our planet more heard.
 

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#THINKGERMAN – DAYS OF GERMAN LANGUAGE

From 2nd to 9th October 2020, people from all over the country are cordially invited to join us in celebrating the German language and engage in various activities relating to German. Register now with your individual event and be part of #ThinkGerman!

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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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Following the announcement by government to introduce Level 5 restrictions in Ireland, the Goethe-Institut Irland will be closed for visitors from 22 October until 1 December 2020. For further details on how to reach us and on online services, please clickhere.

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