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In Spring We Turned to Water (Doire Press), by poet Michael Dooley, contains poems of intricate watchfulness and stunning revelation from the natural world. These visually striking and distinctly sounded poems emerge from a liminal terrain tightly charged with folklores and heritages, water bodies, outsiders, and wild creatures. Immerse yourself in an afternoon of poetry […]

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This event is now booked out with a waitlist in place. Professor of Medieval Irish History at Trinity College Dublin, Seán Duffy, has edited 20 volumes in the Medieval Dublin series for Four Courts Press; an astonishing treasure-trove of knowledge, enabling us to recreate Dublin’s story from the Vikings to the Tudors in all its […]

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Join us for a special afternoon as two of Ireland’s master storytellers will be in conversation with critic, journalist and broadcaster Alex Clark about their new novels. Roddy Doyle’s The Women Behind the Door (Jonathan Cape) is a powerful, moving mother-daughter story of struggle, secrets, regrets, reparations and reconciliations. Donal Ryan’s Heart, Be at Peace […]

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The Magic of An Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey (Hachette Ireland), by author, environmentalist and rewilder, Eoghan Daltun, is a collection of stunning images, combined with deeply illuminating nature writing. Taking readers through the four provinces, this latest book captures the beauty and immense ecological value of Ireland’s areas of temperate rainforest, while also documenting […]

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Starting off in the historic surrounds of Dublin Castle, join Pat Liddy or one of his expert guides, on a tour of the old city to learn about some of the most famous writers associated with Dublin, from at least the 18th century to modern times. During this 2-hour tour you will pass by iconic […]

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David Marcus was Ireland’s most important and influential literary editor of the twentieth century. Born into Cork’s small Jewish community in 1924, his remarkable career spanned sixty years and saw him work with countless writers of note from Edith Somerville and Liam O’Flaherty to Claire Keegan and Kevin Barry. Join us as we celebrate and […]

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When the hydro-electric station opened in Ardnacrusha in 1929, concerns raised proved well-founded. Salmon numbers plummeted and have continued to do so ever since, exacerbated by fish farms. Swimming Upstream (The O’Brien Press), written by Patsy Peril with Deirdre Nuttall, charts Patsy’s mission to save the wild salmon in the Shannon and all over the Atlantic. […]

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