Listen to the Land Speak film screening and optional activity

Date: 16 October 2025 5:30 – 8:15pm   

Location:  TU Dublin, Aungier Street, Room location details will be circulated closer to the event. 

Light refreshments will be provided.  

Places are limited, please register here 

Global Donut Days 2025 is a four-day, community-led festival, held online and in-person around the world, centred on Doughnut Economics, happening 14-17 October 2025. 

We are delighted to host this event as part of TU Dublin's Climate Action Week and third Global Doughnut Days. 

TU Dublin, in collaboration with Dublin South City Partnership are delighted to host a screening of ‘Listen to the Land Speak’ documentary.  This visually stunning documentary follows writer Manchán Magan as he explores the deep, often hidden, connections between the Irish landscape, language, and heritage. The series, which won the prestigious award for Best Cinematography at the 2025 Galway Film Fleadh, is a poetic journey into the soul of Ireland, revealing how the stories of the land are encoded in the words we use every day. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the documentary director, Maurice O'Brien. 

Who is this event for? Anyone who would like to watch the 'Listen to the Land Speak' documentary, celebrate and inspire local action and connections and learn more about doughnut economics. 
 
Programme  

5:30 - 6:15 pm – 'Step into doughnut’, fun, optional activity related to the concept of the ‘doughnut concept' structured around exploring what it means to live in a safe and just space for all within the limits of our planet.  

6:15 - 7:45 pm – 'Listen to the Land Speak' documentary screening

7:45 - 8:15 pm - Conversation with director Maurice O'Brien and audience Q&A. 
  
About the Documentary: Listen to the Land Speak 

The documentary unfolds from Winter Solstice to Bealtaine through Reek Sunday to Samhain, exploring how the stories and myths associated with the rivers, mountains and lands around us are crucial to unlocking aspects of how we need to rebuild our relationship with nature today. But it also becomes an unexpectedly personal story as Manchán realises that there is a serious illness within himself that makes him see these ancient sites and beliefs in a whole new light. You can read more about the documentary from RTÉ's Culture section here.

About the Director: Maurice O'Brien 

Maurice O'Brien is the critically acclaimed, award-winning director of Listen to the Land Speak. With over two decades of experience, Maurice has a track record of producing and directing compelling films for major broadcasters including RTÉ, BBC, Channel 4, and Screen Ireland. He has won awards internationally, and is one of Ireland's most thoughtful and skillful documentary filmmakers. 

For more information, please contact Dr Ciaran O'Carroll (ciaran.ocarroll@tudublin.ie) or Dr. Lucia Walsh (lucia.walsh@tudublin.ie).