Ireland's Edge presents AVAILABLE LIGHT / SOLAS

Ireland's Edge

Ireland's Edge  - Available Light / Solas

IRELAND’S EDGE presents AVAILABLE LIGHT / SOLAS7 + 8 DECEMBER | 18:30 GMT | LIVE FROM WEST KERRYPerformance &amp; Discussion for the Head &amp; Heart Ireland’s Edge - Available Light / Solas is a unique digital event that will be streamed live on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th December at 6:30pm (GMT) from Dingle, West Kerry. The title speaks to our need and ability to make the best of our current circumstances, to look now to ourselves, to our resourcefulness, our innate creativity, and our belief in the wisdom of the Irish adage, ‘Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine “ - we rise and fall together. We should not be alone at this time. We will bring some remarkable thinkers, changemakers, inventors, advocates and artists to West Kerry, a place rich in history, folklore, culture and creativity - a place with an edge. Ireland’s Edge - Available Light / Solas will reflect on nine months of our collective experience of the pandemic, with an outline of the possibilities opening up before us forming the basis of this year’s conversations and performances. As always there will be music and song for the head and heart.While all our live streams will be free to view, we are asking for your continued support in these difficult times. We ask only for support from those who have the means to do so by buying a digital ticket here, with plenty of perks and prizes thrown in for good measure.The Ireland’s Edge - Available Light / Solas live streams will be available to view on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.This special online edition of Ireland’s Edge has been made possible with thanks to Intel Ireland, and supported by Jones Engineering Group, The Department of Foreign Affairs, The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, The Irish Times, Kerry County Council and The Skellig Hotel. Le buíochas ó chroí, Foireann Ireland’s Edge // LINE UP // Ambassador Adrian O'Neill | Ambassador of Ireland to the United KingdomChief Justice Frank Clarke | The Supreme Court of Ireland David Kenny | Assistant Professor of Law, Trinity College DublinStephen Kinsella | Associate Professor of Economics, University of LimerickSorcha Richardson Rhiannon GiddensSinéad O’Sullivan | Aerospace Engineer, M.I.T.Mark O’Connell | To Be A MachineBush Moukarzel | Artistic Director, Dead Centre TheatreJim Carroll | BanterSen. Lynn RuaneDonie O'Sullivan | CNNDr Rhetta Moran | RAPARNora Hickey M'Sichili | Centre Culturel IrlandaisFeliSpeaks | Poet + Performance ArtistProfessor John O'Halloran | University College CorkManchán Magan | Writer, 32 Words For FieldMarian RichardsonBilly Mag Fhloinn | Musician, Folklorist + Founder of the Pagan RaveMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh | Traditional Singer + MusicianShane Davis | Poetry &amp; Spoken WordChristopher Kissane | Historian, Writer + Reviewer// DIGITAL SUPPORTER TICKETS //By buying this digital ticket you will be supporting the ongoing work of Ireland’s Edge, allowing vital performances and discussions to continue, and supporting our artists, contributors and crew, who are facing immeasurable difficulty at this time. ALL ticket holders will be entered into a draw to win tickets to St James’ Church at Other Voices 2021.Ireland’s Edge Supporter: €15The first 20 registrations will receive a bespoke enamel Ireland’s Edge pin, designed by Sarah Moloney. Your name will be entered into a draw to win a weekend pass to Ireland’s Edge 2021, and into a draw to win tickets to St James’ Church at Other Voices 2021. You will receive early access to the Ireland’s Edge programme lineup streaming links, and our gratitude.Friend of Ireland’s Edge: €50The first 30 registrations will receive a bespoke enamel Ireland’s Edge pin, designed by Sarah Moloney. You will be given a weekend pass to Ireland’s Edge 2021, you will be entered into a draw to win tickets to St James’ Church at Other Voices 2021, You will be entered into a draw to win a bottle of Dingle Gin, along with early access to the Ireland’s Edge programme lineup, streaming links and our gratitude.Ireland’s Edge Champion: €100You will receive a bespoke enamel Ireland’s Edge pin, designed by Sarah Moloney. You will be given a weekend pass to Ireland’s Edge 2021. You will be given a weekend pass to the Other Voices Music Trail 2021, for the festival’s 20th anniversary. Your name will be included on each of the live stream credits as a champion. You will be entered into a draw to win tickets to St James’ Church at Other Voices 2021, You will be entered into a draw to win a bottle of Dingle Single Malt Batch 5 Whiskey, along with early access to the Ireland’s Edge programme lineup, and our gratitude.PROGRAMME: MONDAY 7 DECEMBER - LIVE FROM 6:30PM Music From The Edge Sorcha Richardson School’s Out Senator Lynn RuaneProfessor John O'Halloran, Billy Mag Fhloinn, Christopher Kissane (Moderator) Home Thoughts From Abroad Christopher Kissane links in with Ambassador Adrian O’Neill “They”A spoken word piece by FeliSpeaks My Body Is A Cage Mark O'Connell Bush MoukarzelSíobhra Quinlan (Moderator) Home Thoughts From Abroad Christopher Kissane links in with Rhetta Moran  Banter at the Edge Jim Carroll in conversation with Grammy award winning artist Rhiannon GiddensMusic From The Edge Rhiannon GiddensTUESDAY 8 DECEMBER - LIVE FROM 6:30PM Music From The Edge Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh + Billy Mag Fhloinn Open Court Dr David Kenny in conversation with Chief Justice Frank Clarke Home Thoughts From Abroad Christopher Kissane links in with Donie O’Sullivan, CNN32 Words For Field Marian Richardson in conversation with Manchán Magan The Rapping Irish Man Rapper and Poet Shane Davis performs and speaks with Chris Kissane  View From A Rock Muireann Kelliher in conversation with one of Ireland’s leading economists Stephen Kinsella Banter at the Edge Jim Carroll in conversation with Aerospace Engineer + Economist Sinéad O’SullivanMusic From The Edge Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh + Billy Mag Fhloinn

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