Dublin - UNESCO City of Literature
Dublin now joins I owa, Melbourne and Edinburgh as designated UNESCO Cities of Literature. This is a permanent title. It is with great pleasure that I heard this news during the week. Everyone in and from Dublin is delighted that UNESCO has honoured the city by designating it as a UNESCO City of Literature. It is good news and gets us away from the greed and stupidity that have been the highlights of the news for too long. Vive Dublin! Proud Dubliner abroad. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO) created the award as part of it’s Creative Cities Network. The network was designed to promote the social, economic and cultural development of cities in both the developed and the developing world. Speaking about the award. Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport said “Dublin has been awarded this accolade because of the rich historical literary past of the city, the vibrant contemporary literature, the variety of fe