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Spoken Word Workshop Cormac Mac Gearailt
Thursday 06th November @ 2:00 pm
  • Irish Language
  • Main Programme
  • Poetry
  • Spoken Word
  • Workshop
Join multi-award-winning spoken word poet (and All-Ireland Slam Champion) Cormac Mac Gearailt for a workshop on how to write and perform spoken word poetry. Suited to those at a beginner and intermediate level (as well as anyone at any level who wants to get more comfortable reading and performing their work), this workshop will be […]

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Let’s Talk Children’s Books Meet-up for Children’s Writers and Illustrators with Discover Irish Children’s Books
Thursday 06th November @ 2:00 pm
Chester Beatty
  • Main Programme
  • Professional Development
Calling all children’s writers and illustrators! If you would like to talk about your own work for young audiences with fellow children’s writers and illustrators, swap experiences and ideas, or simply have a social coffee with other Irish based creatives, please do come along. All welcome. The aim of Discover Irish Children’s Books is to […]

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Emerging Voices Gethan Dick and Aisling Rawle, Garrett Carr and Seán Farrell in conversation with Aingeala Flannery
Thursday 06th November @ 6:00 pm
  • DBF After Dark
  • Featured
  • Fiction
  • Main Programme
Exploring themes from hope and love to resilience and ambition, join us for an evening around four captivating debut novels from some of the freshest voices in Irish fiction. Gethan Dick’s Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night (Tramp Press) is a unique take on what we do when the world ends. Aisling Rawle’s […]

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This Is Not a Cookbook Roxana Manouchehri in conversation with Cauvery Madhavan
Thursday 06th November @ 6:00 pm
Temple Bar Galleries + Studios
  • Art
  • DBF After Dark
  • Food
  • Launch
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
Join us for the launch of This Is Not a Cookbook (Skein Press), a unique blend of memoir with food writing alongside evocative lithographic artwork. The vignettes in the book chronicle Roxana Manouchehri’s childhood growing up in Tehran in the 80s following the Iranian Revolution, the profound influence of the women who surrounded her, and […]

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Women, Struggle and Resilience Leanne Calvert, Susan Marie Martin and Caroline West in conversation with Mary McAuliffe
Thursday 06th November @ 6:45 pm
  • DBF After Dark
  • Featured
  • History
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
Join us for an eye-opening discussion tracing the treatment of women in Ireland across three centuries, uncovering stories of struggle and resilience from the 1700s to today. Leanne Calvert’s Pious and Promiscuous (Royal Irish Academy) offers an intimate glimpse of life in 18th century Presbyterian Ulster. Susan Marie Martin’s Dublin’s women street traders, 1882 – […]

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An Evening with Michael Palin – BOOKED OUT
Thursday 06th November @ 7:00 pm
Burke Theatre Trinity College Dublin
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
This event is now booked out with a waiting list in place. Embark on a vivid journey with writer, actor and broadcaster Michael Palin as he shares captivating tales from his career and travels, including his latest adventure in Michael Palin in Venezuela (Hutchinson Heinemann). With his trademark curiosity and wit, hear stories of the […]

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Slamovision 2025
Thursday 06th November @ 7:00 pm
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Poetry
  • Spoken Word
Join us as we celebrate the finest spoken word poetry in the world. Slamovision, hosted by the UNESCO Cities of Literature, is a unique spoken word version of Eurovision, and an exciting opportunity to showcase local talent on an international stage. This year’s final is in Dublin, the 4th UNESCO City of Literature, bringing you […]

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NewBliss Keith Donald
Thursday 06th November @ 8:00 pm
  • DBF After Dark
  • Featured
  • Main Programme
  • Music
  • Non-fiction
Moving Hearts legend Keith Donald has been at the epicentre of the Irish music scene for decades. His memoir Music and Mayhem (The Lilliput Press) chronicles his life, from his early days in Belfast to playing music across the globe, as well as his journey from addiction to redemption. Join us for a performance of […]

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DBF After Dark Festival Club: Holy Show: Writers in the Mix Lianne O’Hara, Rob Doyle, Nicole Flattery, Róisín Kiberd, and DJ Iconik (aka Eoin Rogers)
Thursday 06th November @ 9:00 pm
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
  • Music
The pens are down and the volume’s up as Holy Show alumni and DBF guests swap words for beats. In collaboration with ddr residents FARO-P and Mittelschmerz, expect eclectic sets from poet and playwright Lianne O’Hara, writers Rob Doyle, Nicole Flattery and Róisín Kiberd, and DJ Iconik (aka poet and cartoonist Eoin Rogers). Please note […]

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Everyone Has a Story. What’s Yours? Writing Workshop with Dearbhaile O'Hare
Friday 07th November @ 10:00 am
  • Featured
  • Main Programme
  • Wellbeing
  • Workshop
Join author Dearhaile O’Hare for an engaging workshop exploring how writing can support wellbeing. Whether facing a recent cancer diagnosis, in treatment, in recovery, or supporting a loved one, the process of writing can offer a space to reflect, find expression, and reconnect with ourselves and others. This is an interactive workshop. Questions are encouraged […]

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A Literary Walking Tour
Friday 07th November @ 10:30 am
  • History
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
  • Walking Tour
Starting off from just outside the Viking foundation of Christ Church Cathedral, join author Pat Liddy, or one of his expert guides, on a walking tour of the old city. Learn about the first development of writing in Ireland, from the earliest monastic settlements to the internationally-recognised flowering of some of the most famous writers […]

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Literary Producer Event
Friday 07th November @ 11:00 am
  • Main Programme
  • Professional Development
This event, which encourages participation and discussion, is for professionals creating literature events at festivals, venues, libraries, or any organisations, to gather information and share experiences. This year’s event, in partnership with Safe to Create, will be an information session followed by open discussion around embedding dignity and respect in the workplace, ensuring inclusivity and […]

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