Little Amal, a 10-year-old Syrian girl, left the Syrian-Turkish border in July 2021.
She journeyed throughout Europe and met a million people on her quest to find safety and a better life. She was unaccompanied, like so many other refugee children who have lost their parents.
She is also a 12-foot-tall puppet.
Since 2021, Amal has traveled to 16 countries and been welcomed by two million people on the street and by tens of millions online. Little Amal has already visited Belfast and Derry, Newry, Newcastle & Dundalk, before finally arriving in Dublin.
Creative director Amir Nizar Zuabi chats to Sean about Walk with Amal for RTÉ Arena above.
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On Thursday, May 23rd she will arrive at the Wood Quay Amphitheatre in City Hall at 10 am, and later at 3.30 pm she will visit the international Literature Festival in Merrion Square.
And finally on Friday, Thursday, May 23rd Little Amal will be at the Famine Memorial, at Custon House Quay at 7.30 pm and by the Samuel Beckett Bridge at 9.15 pm.
There will be a series of free family-friendly activities in Dublin during Amal's visit, including performances from Branar, Ireland’s leading theatre company for children, dance company Junk Ensemble, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and more - details here.
Listen to more from RTÉ Arena here.
