New Irish Works 2026 launches at the International Centre for the Image

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Public Launch: 6pm Thursday 14 May
Running: 15 May–9 August 2026
Location: International Centre for the Image
Entry: Free, booking required →

PhotoIreland presents the 5th edition of New Irish Works in 2026, a triennial programme of activities launched in 2013 to support Irish photographers, bringing new works by 10 selected artists to local and international audiences.
          Under the name New Irish Works, PhotoIreland presents at the International Centre for the Image an exhibition of new works, many of which are being exhibited for the first time, by 10 outstanding artists: Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje De Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’Connor.

Launch: Bia! Zine issue 3

Launch: 6pm Saturday 16 May 2026
Location: International Centre for the Image
Entry: Free, booking required →

Join us for an evening of live storytelling, drinks and connection as we celebrate the launch of Bia! Zine Issue 03.
          Bia! Zine Issue 03 brings together stories and art from nearly 60 contributors connected to Ireland from across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and mixed-heritage communities to explore their diasporic identity through food. This issue traces how identity is formed in the kitchen through memory, unravels in movement, and is repaired through care and resistance, ultimately inviting readers to consider food not only as personal, but also as relational, fluid and a site for radical cultural possibility.
          Bia! (meaning ‘food’ in Irish and ‘come’ in Igbo) is a zine and project exploring immigration, identity and belonging in Ireland through food and memory.

Launch: Dyke Affair issue 2

Launch: 4pm Saturday 9th May
At: The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, D02YK53

The evening will be a chance to celebrate the latest issue, as well as Issue 01, both of which are stocked at The Library Project. We'll have contributors from both issues reading their work, including poetry, essays, and fiction.
          Dyke Affair, a tiny press by and for dykes everywhere, was formed in January 2025, at a time when far-right ideologies are gaining ground and queer people are increasingly targeted around the world. DIY queer publishing that's passed from hand to hand, friend to friend, and lover to lover, is more important than ever, as a tool of resistance and celebration of our lives and voices.
          Pre-order your copy at thelibraryproject.ie

Launch: Vernal Thaw, Franky Cannon

At the International Literature Festival:
Talk:12:30pm Thursday 21st May
At: Le Fanu Stage, Merrion Square
Entry: Free, booking required →

At The Library Project
Book Launch: 4pm Thursday 21st May
At: The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, D02YK53
Entry: Free

Join us for a double event celebrating the launch of Vernal Thaw: A Novel of Love at a Slant by Franky Cannon. Starting with a talk at the International Literature Festival Dublin, followed by a book launch and a drink at The Library Project.
          Encompassing autofiction, illustration and erotic geographies, Cannon’s fascinating hybrid text queers form and content.

“An immersive novel about the mythic, shapeshifting nature of intimacy and the patterns of violence that linger in the landscape of home and memory, all too often awaiting a single unwary step.”
––-Morgan Thomas.

Vernal Thaw traces the entangling and unraveling of a queer relationship through love and tumult over the course of a year in Vermont. While most texts about polyamory explore what happens when a relationship opens up, Franky Cannon reverses this trope; monogamy is the experiment and a major source of anxiety for the narrator.

Introducing Memberships at the International Centre for the Image

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Do you know what PhotoIreland does?

PhotoIreland grows the reputation of Irish artists globally through a 360 degree support system and platform for contemporary photography, activated through a diversity of projects. These include events such as PhotoIreland Festival and Halftone print fair amongst others; resources such as the PhotoIreland Collection, a specialised research library of photobooks, and Ireland’s Art Bookshop, The Library Project; via publishing with projects such as OVER Journal and TLP Editions; professional development support through networking and consultancy opportunities; and empowering early and mid-career photographers via our international partnerships, most relevantly through Creative Europe co-funded platforms such as FUTURES and Parallel.
          In 2025, PhotoIreland launched the International Centre for the Image, Ireland's innovative cultural venue situated in the Dublin Docklands, with a focus on photography and the visual arts. The centre is a friendly and accessible venue that provides comfortable facilities, from the private artist studios, workshop, and offices, to the welcoming bookshop area, the expansive gallery space, as well as a quiet research library. Find out more about PhotoIreland at photoireland.org