Ukrainian Cultural Centre founded in Ireland

A new cultural organization, the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Ireland, has been established to promote Ukrainian culture. The aim of the organization is to foster Ukrainian culture, contemporary art, and language, as well as to build lasting cultural bridges between Ukrainians and Irish people.

The founder is Natalya Korniyenko, Ukrainian journalist, coordinator of the Words and Bullets project, and cultural manager, who has been living in Ireland for four years and working to strengthen Ukrainian culture.

“Since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion, Ireland has shown solidarity with Ukrainians, and continues to support them. They back Ukraine and Ukrainians, help in every way possible, and demand a just and lasting peace for our country. Although nearly three thousand kilometers separate the two nations, they share more in common than might first appear: historical experiences, a rich and diverse culture, and a deep commitment to freedom,” Korniyenko said.

According to the director, the center will become a hub for learning about Ukraine through language, literature, music, cinema, and theater.

Through various cultural events, artistic and educational initiatives, the organization aims to give Irish audiences the opportunity to “observe and experience Ukraine as it exists today, while gaining deeper insight into its historical and cultural context formed over centuries.”

The founders emphasize that the Ukrainian Cultural Centre is open to cooperation with cultural projects, initiatives, organizations, and educational institutions. You can contact them by email at [email protected].

“Words and Bullets” is a special project by Chytomo and PEN Ukraine about Ukrainian authors and journalists who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine or became volunteers after the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The name of the media project symbolizes the weapons that the heroes and heroines of the project used before Feb. 24 and were forced to take up after the start of the full-scale invasion with Russia. In 2024, Vivat Publishing released a collection of the same name, which includes 24 conversations with Artem Chapeye, Andriy Lyubka, Bohdan Kolomiychuk, Valeriy Puzik, Yaryna Chornohuz, Oleksandr Mykhed, Victoria Amelina, Maksym Kryvtsov, and others. With the support of the Vienna Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Chytomo continued the project by publishing new conversations with writers and military journalists.

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