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New acquisitions
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Berceuses et comptines d'Irlande
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Caisse 19
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Ce que Majella n'aimait pas
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Les champs brisés
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Parfois le silence est une prière
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Troubles
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A History of the GAA in 100 Objects
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Ionbha
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An Irish Folklore Treasury
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A Little Unsteady Into Light
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The Marriage Portrait
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Notre revanche sera le rire de nos enfants
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The Quiet Whispers Never Stop
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Road to Repeal
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The Singularities
News
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Berceuses et comptines d'Irlande
Read moreFor sale at the Mediatheque:Come discover a brand new book and CD of Irish songs for children! Published by Didier Jeunesse in association with the CCI, Berceuses et comptines d’Irlande.Twenty-seven traditional songs by some of Ireland’s most talented singers. -
Club lecture avec Charlotte Parlotte - Voyage, voyages
Read moreWednesday 5 July - 6pm-9pmAdmission free, all ages welcome - Reservation recommended
Courtyard event (inside, in case of bad weather)For Partir en Livre Festival, the CCI’s Médiathèque is putting on a games night for the first time, in partnership with the neighbouring Bibliothèque Buffon.Games, collective buffet, and a lucky draw to win book tokens! -
Club lecture avec Charlotte Parlotte - Voyage, voyages
Read moreWednesday 31 May - 7pmIn French, admission free, reservation necessary (limited places)Join us in the Old Library for the second edition of our French-language reading club hosted by blogger Charlotte Parlotte! Come and discuss two Irish novels that explore the theme of travel, in keeping with the theme of the 5th arrondissement’s literary festival ‘Quartier du Livre’. -
WICE Bilingual Book Club at the Mediatheque
Read moreThe Mediatheque is pleased to welcome once a month the Bilingual Book Club from the International Association WICE. -
Fellowship bursary
Read moreThe CCI is delighted to announce the recipient of the fellowship bursary for the study of the heritage collections:Stecy Mattonai, History PhD student in Université Lyon 2, will study "Les contrefaçons au sein de la collection patrimoniale du CCI. Enquête sur les faussaires d’ouvrages du XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles." -
L'Irlande des Poètes: an exhibition on loan
Read moreAre you looking for a temporary exhibition to show in your cultural or educational programme?L'Irlande des Poètes is available to support projects promoting Ireland and its culture throughout France.A beautiful tribute in words and images to a country and its people of poets: it is composed of 20 pannels presenting landscape photographs and poems in the original language (English or Irish) and their French translation: William Butler Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill… -
The 2023 Prix de Traduction
Read moreEstablished in 2019, the Prix de traduction du Centre Culturel Irlandais et de Literature Ireland was created for the promotion of Irish literature in the French language.First translations in French by Irish writers, published in 2021 and 2022, are in the run for the 2023 edition: see the full list!
Books and coffee in the Médiathèque

Tea or coffee?
Come to the Médiathèque for a break or drink it in the courtyard when the sun comes out.
Enjoy it while you read the newspapers or have a look at the latest acquisitions...
The tea selection now includes Barry's Tea, just like home!
Online exhibitions and Interactive introductions
Discover CCI's collections through a variety of online exhibitions accessible to all.
Specialists have explored the printed and manuscript treasures of the heritage collections to study and reveal all their fascinating stories: the history of books and bindings, sacred music, scientific travels, the Irish College and its community…
To learn about essential themes of Irish culture, have a look at the interactive introductions on the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses and on the Irish independence. Take your pick among a number of online resources: pictures, archive recordings, dramatisations, radio podcasts...

Médiathèque favourite

An Irish Folklore Treasury
In this people’s history of Ireland, John Creedon introduces a fascinating collection of stories from the Schools’ Collection. This treasure trove of old stories, ways and wisdom, which could have been lost for ever, was collected by schoolchildren a...
Read moreAn Irish Folklore Treasury
An Irish Folklore Treasury by John Creedon inspired musician Sue Rynhart during her residency in CCI: “I am getting a wider impression of how and why we connect with the supernatural and with words from the past.”
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