The National Concert Hall Presents An Evening with Legendary Broadcaster John Simpson as Part of His Leaders & Lunatics Tour 

• An Evening with Legendary Broadcaster John Simpson as Part of His Leaders & Lunatics Tour 
• National Concert Hall, Main Stage   
• Thursday 6 November 7.30pm   
• Tickets from €29.50, €36, €45 www.nch.ie On Sale 10am Wednesday 14th May   
• 10% Discount for Friends of NCH or Groups of 10 or more 

The National Concert Hall is delighted to welcome celebrated journalist John Simpson to the NCH as part of his Leaders and Lunatics Tour. After a sell-out tour in 2024, this special event as part of the NCH Talks sees John take a bold, unflinching look at leadership: why some inspire while others descend into tyranny. And…are all tyrants ‘lunatics’?  

John Simpson stated his career with the BBC in 1970 and has reported from the front line of many of the events that have shaped the world we live in today; the Iranian Revolution, Tiananmen Square, the Gulf War and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq to name but a few. 

John also has a long association with Ireland, as a correspondent based in Dublin in the mid-1970s, Simpson returned to live in Ireland on two more occasions, the most recent in 2013. With a grandmother from Co Tipperary, he has both Irish and British citizenship. He even made the protagonist of his best-selling Jon Swift fiction series an Irishman. 

For this special NCH Talk John will draw on his nearly 60 years of unparalleled access to world leaders, exploring the personalities that have formed history. From notorious figures including Putin, Assad, Saddam, Mugabe, and Gaddafi to admired leaders such as Gorbachev, Mandela, Havel, and Zelensky, he will reveal their common threads, unique quirks, and lasting impact. 

In an increasingly volatile world, John will also examine the most pressing challenges of our time -war, famine, economic crises, and climate change – to reveal how the actions and decisions of leaders, from despots to visionaries, have shaped these crises and continue to influence our world today. 

In the second half, the floor is yours. Ask your questions as John offers sharp insights into past and present events, with no doubt some focus on Trump and the shifting global order. 

What on earth is going on? An event truly for our troubled times - don’t miss this enlightening and compelling evening. 

 

(John Simpson is available for a limited number of media interviews)   

Tickets €29.50, €36, €45 on Sale 10am Wednesday 14th May 

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more      

www.nch.ie Tel: 01 4170000      

 

Media Queries: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager or Roisin Dwyer, PR & Publications Executive, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. (S. Doyle Tel: 087 1775334 / R. Dwyer 085 7129628      

 

ENDS 

 

About the National Concert Hall            

The National Concert Hall (NCH) is Ireland’s national cultural institution for music, proudly serving the Irish public since it opened in 1981 through live music performances and significant educational and cultural programmes. Based in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens, the NCH is proud home to our  National Symphony Orchestra, as well as providing residence for a range of other music organisations including Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network, Crash Ensemble and Music Generation. It is currently planning for a major redevelopment of all facilities as part of the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040. 

 

 

Cuireann an Ceoláras Náisiúnta Tráthnóna i láthair leis an gcraoltóir iomráiteach John Simpson mar chuid dá chamchuairt Leaders & Lunatics  

• Tráthnóna leis an gcraoltóir iomráiteach John Simpson mar chuid dá chamchuairt Leaders & Lunatics 
• Príomhstáitse, An Ceoláras Náisiúnta  
• Déardaoin 6 Samhain 7.30pm  
• Ticéid ó €29.50, €36, €45 www.nch.ie Ar Díol 10am Dé Céadaoin 14ú Bealtaine  

Tá ríméad ar an gCeoláras Náisiúnta fáilte a chur roimh an iriseoir cáiliúil John Simpson chuig an NCH mar chuid dá chamchuairt Leaders and Lunatics. Tar éis turas díolta amach in 2024, feiceann an ócáid speisialta seo mar chuid de na Cainteanna NCH sracfhéachaint dána, neamhspleách ar an gceannaireacht: cén fáth go spreagann cuid acu agus go dtéann daoine eile isteach i tíorántacht. Agus... An bhfuil na tíoránaigh go léir 'gealtaigh'?  

Dúirt John Simpson a shlí bheatha leis an BBC i 1970 agus thuairiscigh sé ón líne tosaigh ar go leor de na himeachtaí a mhúnlaigh an domhan ina bhfuil cónaí orainn inniu; Réabhlóid na hIaráine, Cearnóg Tiananmen, Cogadh na Murascaille agus ionradh na hAfganastáine agus na hIaráice gan ach cúpla ceann a ainmniú. 

Tá baint fhada ag John le hÉirinn freisin, mar chomhfhreagraí a bhí lonnaithe i mBaile Átha Cliath i lár na 1970idí, d'fhill Simpson chun cónaí in Éirinn ar dhá ócáid eile, an ceann is déanaí in 2013. Tá seanmháthair aige as Co. Thiobraid Árann, agus tá saoránacht Éireannach agus Briotanach aige. Rinne sé fiú an príomhcharachtar dá shraith ficsin Jon Swift is mó díol ina Éireannach. 

Maidir leis an NCH Caint speisialta seo, tarraingeoidh John ar a bheagnach 60 bliain de rochtain gan sárú ar cheannairí domhanda, ag iniúchadh na bpearsantachtaí a chruthaigh an stair. Ó fhigiúirí clúiteacha lena n-áirítear Putin, Assad, Saddam, Mugabe, agus Gaddafi go ceannairí meas ar nós Gorbachev, Mandela, Havel, agus Zelensky, nochtfaidh sé a gcuid snáitheanna coitianta, uathúla, agus tionchar buan. 

I ndomhan atá ag éirí níos luainí, scrúdóidh John freisin na dúshláin is práinní dár linne - cogadh, gorta, géarchéimeanna eacnamaíocha, agus athrú aeráide - chun a nochtadh conas a mhúnlaigh gníomhartha agus cinntí na gceannairí, ó dhespotaí go físeacha, na géarchéimeanna seo agus a leanann tionchar ar ár ndomhan sa lá atá inniu ann. 

Sa dara leath, is leatsa an t-urlár. géarchéimeanna agus leanann siad ag dul i bhfeidhm ar ár ndomhan inniu. Cuir do chuid ceisteanna mar a thugann John léargas géar ar imeachtaí san am atá thart agus sa lá atá inniu ann, gan amhras fócas éigin ar Trump agus ar an ord domhanda atá ag athrú. 

Céard atá ag dul ar aghaidh? Ócáid dár n-amanna trioblóideacha - ná caill an tráthnóna soilsithe agus tarraingteach seo. 

 

(Tá John Simpson ar fáil le haghaidh líon teoranta agallaimh sna meáin)   

Ticéid €29.50, €36, €45 ar díol 10am Dé Céadaoin 14ú Bealtaine 

Lascaine 10% do Chairde NCH nó do Ghrúpaí de 10 nó níos mó      

www.nch.ie Teil: 01 4170000      

 

Ceisteanna ó na Meáin: Sinead Doyle, Bainisteoir Margaíochta & Caidreamh Poiblí, An Ceoláras Náisiúnta, Ardán Phort an Iarla, Baile Átha Cliath 2. (S. Doyle Teil: 087 1775334 / R. Dwyer 085 7129628      

    

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