Princess Grace Irish Library - Monaco

In Ireland, 1st February marks the start of spring & St Brigid’s Day, which has long symbolised renewal & the feminine. Congratulations to Jeanne Sutton, an emerging, award-winning writer&recipient of The Ireland Funds Monaco bursary.Join us 5th March 2026 pgil.mc

Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 7pm A TALK BY NEAL DOHERTY pgil.mc/lectures/a-tal…

Wishing a Happy New Year to all our friends in Monaco & around the world. In Ireland today 6th January is known as 'Nollaig na mBán' or Little Christmas, it's a time for women to rest! Please join us at our first event of 2026 on Thursday 22/01 at 7pm. pgil.mc/lectures/a-tal…

Our latest newsletter is out! Catch the replay of Professor Chris Morash's lecture on 'Dublin's Lost Literary Salons'. Our thanks to the @TheIrelandFunds Monaco who made this event possible. Prof Morash is the Writer-in-Residence this autumn. @tcddublin youtu.be/OXkLTKyDgxI?si…

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends in Monaco, Philadelphia, the rest of the USA & around the world! At the Princess Grace Irish Library, we are thankful for so much. We wish you all a peaceful Holiday with family and friends.

Congratulations to Christine Dwyer Hickey and the other four Irish authors on their nominations for The Dublin Literary Award 2026. The PGIL is delighted to be one of the 80 nominating libraries. #DublinLitAward Listen to our podcast with CDH this summer! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Article by Writer-in-Residence Prof Chris Morash: "...seemingly mundane postcard, this piece traces Samuel Beckett’s bond with the painter Henri Hayden, formed during their shared exile in a remote French village during WW II." revisionsjournal.com/en/about-us @tcddublin @TheIrelandFunds

We are delighted to welcome Professor Morash as The Ireland Funds Monaco, Writer-in-Residence at the Princess Grace Irish Library. Visiting from @trinitycol4788 Prof Morash will give a lecture in Monaco Thursday 13th November at 7pm. All welcome. pgil.mc/lectures/a-tal…

Did you know that Halloween originated in Ireland as the Celtic festival of Samhain? And that Dracula was written by Irish writer Bram Stoker. Save the date! our event on 13th Nov at 7pm mailchi.mp/pgil/13nov-202…

Thanks Patrick Downes, Chair of The Lucas Foundation for a superbe lecture. A prestigious annual event at the Royal Dublin Society took place for the first time in Monaco. Photo: l-r: Patrick Downes, Chair of the Lucas Foundation,his wife Maureen & Mark Armstrong, PGIL Trustee

21/11/25 7pm.A talk:the Irish diaspora through the lens of honour & conflict. Patrick Downes, Chair of the Lucas Foundation, explores global conflict,tracing the honours awarded for valour- the Victoria Cross, the Medal of Honor, the Légion d'honneur etc pgil.mc

We're delighted to bring you our latest podcast with award-winning Irish novelist Christine Dwyer Hickey. Published last year, 'Our London Lives' was short-listed for several prizes. Atlantic Books have also just reissued her previous novels. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

02/10 at 7pm Talk by Martin Doyle, journalist, author & editor at The Irish Times whose career in U.K. & Ireland provides an understanding of the Irish diaspora, art of the interview, writers’ personalities & his assessment of the best Irish fiction. pgil.mc/lectures/talk-…

Deadline for entrepreneurs to apply for these new awards, brainchild of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, @SteliosPhila & EasyJet creator Apply here: tinyurl.com/mj8abbpp €500k in prizes - working for economic prosperity on the island of Ireland by promoting business cooperation.

Today Monaco held a ceremony to honour Allied forces & local Resistance fighters who liberated Monaco on 3rd September 1944 (81 years ago) A parade, included members of the Association MonacoUSA in authentic 1944 U.S. military uniforms & restored World War II jeeps.

@Carol4OliveFarm Delighted to talk to you Carol! Come back to Monaco soon...

Here is a podcast I recorded last week at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco. The lovely Paula Farquharson is the gorgeous Irish voice interviewing me. Enjoy Listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=mHXiHY…

Author & actor Carol Drinkwater was in Monaco with her latest book 'One summer in Provence' published by Atlantic. A literary lunch in collaboration with the American Club of the Riviera was enjoyed by members of the Anglophone Clubs - great entertaining stories by Carol!

Thank you Sir @SteliosPhilFdn for his generous donation to the Fondation Princesse Grace to assist with funding for cancer research.Germaine McCormack-Kos Irish film producer @WildSideFilm was present for its Monaco premiere. An uplifting tribute to the pioneering doctors& cures

We wish you a wonderful Bloomsday today. We celebrated #Ulysses in Monaco last Friday with performances from the Monaco-Ireland Arts Society actors. Thanks to all who attended. Check out the TV coverage: youtu.be/NS8YYAA7aVI?si…

Time for @B_V_O_F ! A few tickets left for the recitals&concerts-including Irish Writers’ Series-a fusion of poetry&music, honouring George Bernard Shaw – one of Ireland’s celebrated literary giants. At Lismore Castle along the majestic Blackwater Valley blackwatervalleyopera.ie