Iseult Byrne – Deputy Director of Dublin 2020

admin November 12, 2015

“Dublin You Are” Poem & Dublin Capital of Culture 2020 Campaign.

Mark Finnegan is joined by Iseult Byrne, Iseult is Deputy Director of Dublin 2020.
As Dublin prepares for the arrival of judges who will decide whether Ireland’s fair city will be put on the shortlist as host city for European Capital of Culture in 2020, the Dublin2020 team have released a special video to celebrate the city through words, images and animation.
Dublin You Are, is based around the words of poet Stephen James Smith and features illustrations byAoife Dooley, best known for her witty strip, the ‘Dublin Hun’.

Iseult talks about the poem, its origins, the idea behind it and also talks about the Dublin Capital of Culture 2020 campaign.

You can see the video “Dublin You Are” and learn more about Dublin 2020 HERE