Nature

Step into Nature (Mercier Press) is a captivating seasonal Irish nature diary, an account of direct encounters with the everyday flora and fauna that surround us, inspiring readers to discover the wonders of nature and preserve it for future generations. Join author and citizen scientist, Rachel McKenna, on an engaging walk through the gardens, learning […]

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Murmurations (The Lilliput Press) by James Crombie is a stunning new book about one man’s quest to capture the beauty of an Irish natural phenomenon. Combining narrative and photography, Crombie brings us on a mesmerising journey from the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath, where he spent over 400 days capturing murmurations of starlings, dancing […]

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Join broadcaster Luke Clancy for a live recording of RTÉ lyric fm’s The Culture File Debate, as our writers’ panel champions the birds that set their quills aflutter. For the program, writers John Banville, Orit Gat, Sara Baume, and Paddy Woodworth will help us discover how birds—from the resilient pigeon to the enchanted crane—glide through […]

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How do artists capture nature’s limitless beauty for the printed (or electronic) page? What creative tensions arise between accuracy and aesthetics? In this live recording of RTE lyric fm’s Culture File Debate, our panel of nature illustrators and artists reveal the art and science of bringing the natural world to page, screen, and gallery wall.  […]

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The crucial role our trees play in maintaining the health of our planet is well known. The decimation of our natural forests has become one of the most controversial issues of our time, preserving and restoring them one of our most pressing issues. Journalist and author Sylvia Thompson is joined by two authors whose latest […]

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This event is now booked out with a waitlist in place. Limited availability remains on another mindfulness walk at DBF24 – Details here. In Calming the Storms (Hachette Ireland), Brother Richard draws on three decades of practising and teaching meditation to show you how to begin a transformative, nourishing meditative practice, amidst the busyness and […]

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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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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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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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