Schools' Programme

Age 16+ years It’s Katie’s 17th birthday and the party is in full flight but, after a fight breaks out, the friends find more than they bargained for when they return to clear up the mess. Something Terrible Happened Last Night (Gill Books) is a gripping teen thriller that will keep everyone guessing. Students will […]

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Age 16+ years Work. Life. Lessons from leaders (Royal Irish Academy) is a collection of useful and interesting tips, hacks and insights from people – mainly women – who have made a mark in their field. Students will join the author, scientist-turned-writer Claire O’Connell, and be inspired by these short snippets of hard-earned wisdom and […]

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Age 9+ years Unleash your inner creativity at this interactive Illustrating History Workshop! Students will join illustrator and author Alan Dunne on this exciting journey through history and illustration, exploring the latest book he has illustrated, The Forgettables (Gill Books), learning about historical characters, and how illustrations can bring them to life. Create your own […]

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Age 7+ years Students will join author Shelley Corcoran for an exciting reading event, with The Most Irish Person (Currach Books), a children’s book exploring multicultural Ireland. We join Anna and Lucy as they journey across Ireland. We learn how everyone has a talent that makes them the most Irish person in Ireland but who […]

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Age 8 – 10 years Join best-selling children’s author (and creator of Ross O’Carroll Kelly) Paul Howard for an action-packed event around Aldrin Adams and the Legend of Nemeswiss (Puffin). Aldrin is an ordinary boy with the most EXTRAORDINARY, stinkiest super-power! Months have past since Aldrin discovered when he eats CHEESE before bedtime, he can […]

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Age 7+ years Mighty Mindsets (Little Island Books) is a humorous and dynamic new book for children, exploring how mindfulness can help in navigating life’s ups and downs. Join author Niamh Doyle as you learn how to illustrate your own personal wellbeing book to bring home with you at the end of the workshop. Along the […]

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Age 9+ years Students will step back in time to 1849 with author Nicola Pierce as she discusses her latest book In Between Worlds: The Journey of the Famine Girls (The O’Brien Press). When Maggie and Sarah’s homes and lives are devastated by the horrors of the famine, they are given the chance of a […]

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Age 8+ years The latest Great Irish book in the Gill Books series of big topics, tackled by experts and brought to life with amazing illustrations, this engaging history introduces Gaelic Games’ most significant people, history and culture to fans of all ages. Discover what goes on behind the scenes on match day and which […]

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Age 8+ years The latest Great Irish book in the Gill Books series of big topics, tackled by experts and brought to life with amazing illustrations, this engaging history introduces Gaelic Games’ most significant people, history and culture to fans of all ages. Discover what goes on behind the scenes on match day and which […]

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Age 9+ years Have fun with your creativity! Children’s writers, Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb, will share some of their favourite poems about dragons and horses, jellyfish and pancakes from the new book they have co-edited, I am the Wind: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere (Little Island Books), illustrated by Ashwin Chacko. Then they will […]

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Age 10+ years This session with writer and poet Thembe Mvula will inspire imaginations and foster a space for wellbeing boosting creativity through generating writing that finds the extraordinary in the everyday. Involving a mix of play, writing prompts and engaging with different styles of written and performance poetry, the session is designed to encourage […]

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Age 8+ years Finding Hope (Gill Books) is a heartwarming story about family and friendship, coping with loss and loneliness, activism and the environment, and the ways we try to find meaning in our lives when we feel lost. Students will join author Sinéad Moriarty to discuss the many themes explored in her latest book.  […]

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