Schools' Programme

Join award-winning author Sheena Wilkinson to hear all about her new boarding school adventure, True Friends at Fernside (The O’Brien Press), set exactly one hundred years ago. Cousins Robin and Linnet find friendship and mystery as they work out what sort of people they want to be. Sheena will let you into the secrets of […]

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Tá Smugairle Rónán, Broim agus Bréan agus an Caochán tar éis a muintir féin a chur i mbaol uafásach, aqus beidh ar Éabha, laoch óg Inis Mara, a bheith cliste má tá sí chun an lámh in uachtar a fháil orthu. Léifidh Tristan Rosenstock sleachta as a leabhar nua, Inis Mara 2 (LeabhairCOMHAR) agus pléifidh […]

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Oscar Wilde’s children’s tales have enchanted readers, young and old alike, for over a hundred years now. In this stunning new edition, Oscar Wilde’s Stories for Children (Little Island), illustrator Lauren O’Hara brings six of his tales to life with vivid and colourful illustrations. Join Lauren for a fun and engaging workshop where children will hear about The Selfish […]

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Is fuath le hÁine a cuid gruaige, mar sin, tugann sí bearradh gruaige di féin… ach ní bhíonn an toradh ró-iontach! Éist le sliocht as Gruaig Áine (Futa Fata), leabhar fíorghreannmhar, atá aistrithe go Gaeilge ag Sadhbh Devlin, agus bain úsáid as ábhar lámhcheardaíochta le triail a bhaint as bheith i do ghruagaire tú féin! […]

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Join the Fighting Words team for a fantastically fun and interactive two hour creative writing workshop, facilitated by our team of trained and vetted writing mentors. In the first half we will create characters and start a story together. In the second half, you can use your imagination to finish the story yourself! At the […]

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Four 6th class boys witness a monstrous beast step out of a portal outside their school. When it wanders into the crumbling mansion across the road, they have to investigate, right? Explore the darkest realms of Celtic folklore, including a 7ft monster who only speaks Irish! Join Kevin Moran to find out how he created […]

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Féachfar ar aistriúchán Gaeilge Heartstopper (Futa Fata) sa cheardlann idirghníomhach seo le hEoin Mc Evoy agus beidh an deis ag na rannpháirtithe sleachta ón leabhar a aistriú le chéile. Pléifear ceird an  aistriúcháin liteartha agus foghlaimeoidh na rannpháirtithe faoi na pointí is mó ar gá don aistritheoir bheith feasach orthu agus úrscéal grafach á aistriú […]

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The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland (Mercier Press) by Winnie Clarke (aka Ann Devlin) is a powerful and heartwarming story of friendship and a life-changing experience for all involved, inspired by a real football exchange between the two countries in 2017. Join Ann for an informative and empowering event including a reading, discussion and activity, […]

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Wanda’s mother Esmeralda is a witch, but Wanda wishes she wasn’t! Following yet another of Esmerelda’s failed spells, Wanda, her mother and her granny have to move away. When Esmeralda’s witching career is put in question, it’s a chance for Wanda to finally have what she always wanted… an ordinary life! Join author Ciara Geraghty […]

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Discover how you can bring your poetry to life! Shaped poetry is when the shape of a poem reflects the story of the poem; a poem about a magical box in the shape of a square, or a poem about a forest in the shape of an evergreen tree. Poet and verse-novelist Ruth Ennis will […]

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The Museum of Lost Umbrellas (Faber & Faber) by award-winning author Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a story filled with adventure that whisks readers away to a magical island! When anti-magic outsiders show up, Dilly must unlock her ancestral powers to keep the island safe. Join Marie-Louise for a reading, then find out where she gets her […]

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Giant (Little Island) by Judith McQuoid mixes historical fiction with biography to bring to life the childhood of celebrated children’s author CS Lewis. In Belfast of 1908, when the lives of two young boys from very different backgrounds collide, it’s a shared world of books, stories, imagination and adventure that draws them together. But can […]

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