DBF After Dark

Introductions | Céadlinte is a showcase of  14 of the most exciting new poets writing in English and Irish on the island of Ireland today. Stepping to the stage with work that is fresh, accomplished, and fully formed, these poets represent the electrifying future of Irish poetry. This year’s Introductions poets were selected by Tara Bergin and […]

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What story would you tell people if asked to deliver your best? What yarn or anecdote from your own life are you certain would captivate an audience? A sad one, a sentimental one, hilarious, profound, mysterious, bizarre? We are excited to invite you to our DBF After Dark Festival Club, where Holy Show’s Peter McNamara […]

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Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival. Madeleine Keane, Literary Editor with the Sunday Independent, will chat to a panel of 2023  shortlisted authors to get an insight into their varied writing lives, as well as their tips and advice on the […]

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Join us to celebrate the publication of Reading Rites: Books, writing and other things that matter (Blackstaff Press) by Evelyn Conlon, one of Ireland’s finest and most compelling writers. For over five decades, Evelyn has revelled in the secret joy of writing and in the power of a well-crafted story, and this memoir recounts with […]

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For three decades, New Island Books has been a beacon of creativity, innovation, and literary prowess in the heart of Irish publishing. Since being founded New Island has championed the work of new writers while providing a stable home for more established authors and has published some of Ireland’s most loved books including memoirs, anthologies, […]

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Join us for a special evening of music and readings from Ukrainian and Irish writers and musicians. Featuring Irish and Ukrainian writers, with musicians Olesya Zdorovetska, Nick Roth, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Catherine Fitzgerald, and writers Celia de Fréine, John O’Donnell and Thérèse Kieran.  Also part of this evening’s event will be  journalist, cultural manager, […]

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Join Sonder as they launch Issue VIII: Belonging. The night will host readings from contributors and some craic agus ceol. The issue boasts short stories, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction by brand new writers, all centring around the theme of belonging and the idea of sonder—the realisation that passersby have a mind as vivid and […]

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Madhouse (Sandycove) is the riotous, insightful and moving new memoir from Dublin comedian PJ Galllagher, starting with his chaotic childhood, and covering everything from dogs, motorbikes and the art of small talk, to the lessons of mental breakdown, finally figuring out love, and the prospect of becoming a father. PJ will be in conversation with […]

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