Under the aegis of the Fondation Princesse Grace. 13.500+ Irish books, many of which belonged to the Princess. Also Irish sheet music from 1808 to 1971.
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Join us in Monaco 22nd Oct at 7pm: Authors Gráinne Hurley & Patrick O’Sullivan Greene in conversation about two pioneering Irish American writers Mary Lavin & F. Scott Fitzgerald: their remarkable lives & literature, & some surprising connections. pgil.mc/lectures/f-scott-fit…
We are looking forward to the publication of your book! Thanks for visiting us today at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco.
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Join us 01/10 at 7pm: a talk by former BBC journalist Colleen Murrell whose book, ‘BBC Women Reporting the World: Conversations with Foreign Correspondents’, profiles 10 well-known BBC reporters & the challenges they faced to gain admission to the field.
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Last chance! Just two more weeks until 25/09/2026) for you to visit this beautiful exhibition at the palace @palaismc about the "Wedding of the Century" which took place in April 1956 between Irish American Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Bloomsday in Monaco today 16th June!
Celebrate James Joyce's 'Ulysses'. Free event - just turn up! Meeting at: Princess Grace Irish library 14.15pm. At 15:00 we stroll the streets: readings&music by Monaco-Ireland Arts Society. Return to library 16:00 pgil.mc
Latest news! Irish connections to Monaco's Grand Prix & Donegal's @highlandradio broadcast launch of new Irish-Monaco Foundation by Troy Armour who is encouraging us to 'Do a Good Deed in June & beyond'. Save the date 16th June for Bloomsday in Monaco! mailchi.mp/pgil/monaco-grand…
Congratulations to Scottish author Ali Smith -announced as the winner of the 2026 @DublinLitAward for her novel Gliff. It is the world's largest monetary prize for an author. dublinliteraryaward.ie/
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Dublin Literary Award 2026: Ali Smith wins €100,000 prize for Gliff irishtimes.com/culture/books… via @IrishTimesBooks
Great to have @highlandradio here in Monaco! supporting the launch today of Donegal man Troy Armour's ‘Mo Chuisle Foundation', founded in Monaco and inspired by an old Irish expression of love. Do a good deed&donate&tag others: it's easy to be kind! 30daysofgooddeeds.com/
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Around The Northwest with John Breslin nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1qKDzPEnz…
Listen in to Donegal-based @highlandradio broadcasting from Monaco inside the Princess Grace Irish Library! Tune in tomorrow 12th May @ 7.30am (6.30am Irish time). Find out why? Hint - something to do with good deeds inspired by a Ireland-Monaco link!
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This April we celebrate the 70th anniversary of "Wedding of the Century" between Grace Kelly & her Prince. Just published: a special collector's edition by Groupe Monaco-Matin.
Save the date! 30th April 2026 at 7pm. Read our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/pgil/30-april-202…
Join us for a talk about photographer Edward Quinn & actress Grace Kelly
Thursday 2nd April 2026 at 7pm.
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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
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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-talk-by-n…
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
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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.
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Listen to our podcast with CDH this summer!
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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/abou…
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