THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Please add your name to the waiting list and you will be contacted in the event of any cancellations.

This year's Joseph Hassett lecture at the National Library of Ireland will be delivered by Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford. Professor Foster, biographer of WB Yeats, will mark the 150th anniversary of the poet's birth with a lecture entitled "Players and Painted Stage": The Drama of Yeats's Life.

All are welcome, but booking is essential.

The National Library is very grateful to acknowledge the ongoing support of Joseph Hassett, which has made this annual lecture series possible.