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Illuminating two very different women united by their love of theatre, Wild-Looking But Fine: Abbey Theatre Actresses of the 1930s (UCD Press) traces the lives of Aideen O’Connor and Ria Mooney; from their debuts on the Abbey stage to performing in New York in 1937, and the lives they made for themselves after that tour. […]

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Join acclaimed poet Colm Keegan for a 2-hour workshop and unlock the power of creativity to support your community. Colm has worked on numerous social and educational creative projects with national organisations, and within communities, and will bring his insights and experience to this dynamic workshop aimed at creatives looking to have an impact in their community. In this workshop, […]

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In Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays (The Irish Pages Press), acclaimed director and writer Mark Cousins reflects on his prolific career in filmmaking, meditating on the philosophers, writers, actors and films that have influenced him. The essays are in conversation with iconic artistic figures including Orson Welles and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Join Mark in […]

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Deepen your relationship with the wild, sensual landscape of your body through breath, word, sound, poetry and restorative yoga. Through a series of restorative yoga poses, Paul Donnelly will guide participants into resting intervals of the shapes accompanied by Lani O’Hanlon reading from her poetry collection Landscape of the Body (Dedalus Press). This melting of […]

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Combining the ancient wisdom of Irish proverbs with modern approaches to wellbeing, including mindfulness, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioural therapy, 52 Proverbs to Fight Depression and Trauma (Mercier Press) is the ideal resource to help you face life’s challenges and stresses. Join author Fiann Ó Nualláin for this mindful and inspiring walk through the gardens, and learn […]

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Play It Forward Fellowships, delivered by Skein Press and supported by The Rowan Trust, nurture and amplify the talents of writers whose voices and stories have traditionally been underrepresented in Irish literature and publishing. Join us as this year’s fellows – Sara Chudzik, Helen Hutchinson, Emer Lyons, Roxana Manouchehri, Aoife Martin, Sadhbh Moriarty, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and […]

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All aboard the Dublin Book Festival book train from Cork to Dublin! Cork Stories (Doire Press), edited by Madeleine D’Arcy and Laura McKenna, is a collection of short fiction set throughout Cork by writers who live or have lived there. Join the editors, and contributor Danielle McLaughlin, for this unique reading and writing train journey. […]

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The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 is your essential guide to writing and getting published, with contributions from acclaimed authors and book industry professionals. To mark the launch of this year’s expanded and updated edition join the handbook’s publisher Ronan Colgan (Wordwell), Deirdre Nolan (Eriu), Ruth Hegarty (Royal Irish Academy), and Patrick O’Donoghue (Gill Books), as […]

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Join us for a special morning with two bestselling authors in conversation about their gripping new novels. Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy (Hachette Ireland) by Rachael English is a rollercoaster journey exploring the rise and mysterious fall of Ireland’s trailblazing 1980s all-woman rock band, The Diamonds, who were on the brink of success before vanishing. […]

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Join best-selling author Erika McGann for a special family event! Erika will read from her new book, Chasing the Shy Town (Little Island Books, illustrated by Toni Galmés) – a fun and fantastical story about the impossibility of being perfect. With storytelling, curious facts and a brain-teasing game or two, discover how inspiration is all […]

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The short story, by its nature, captures and explores brief but significant moments or events in its characters’ lives, and so continues to captivate readers far and wide. Jan Carson’s Quickly, While They Still Have Horses (Doubleday) is a sparkling collection of stories encompassing all of life, with suggestions of the other world that will […]

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The Dublin Review asked three brilliant contributors – Sam Bungey, Brenda Romero and Jessica Traynor – to choose an essay they especially love from the journal’s nearly twenty-four years of publishing. In this year’s Dublin Review Conversations event, the three will talk about what they love about these essays, how they relate to their own […]

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