Programme 2026

Introductions | Céadlínte is a Poetry Ireland showcase of 15 of the most exciting new poets writing in English and Irish on the island of Ireland today. The poets were selected by Victoria Kennefick and Aifric MacAodha. We’ll have a musical guest along on the night. Night one of the Poetry Ireland Introductions / Céadlínte […]

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Twenty years of Irish publishing. Twenty years of imprints, magazines, and independent presses reshaping what gets written, printed, and read. To mark two decades of the Dublin Book Festival, we’re bringing together a panel of professionals who’ve helped build that story, and asking them what comes next. Join Dr. Jonathan C. Creasy (UCD Mary Lavin […]

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Exploring themes from first love, grief and trauma to family bonds and deep friendships, join us for an evening around three captivating debut novels. In Ruth McKee’s Wild Iris (Dedalus Books) the past haunts the present in this witty, unflinching portrait of a woman at a devastating crossroads. Edie May Hand‘s Dirtpickers (Manilla Press) is […]

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Join the Royal Irish Academy for a screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary The Librarians, including a short discussion with director Kim A. Snyder. As book bans and censorship challenges grow across the United States, the film follows librarians on the front lines of the fight for intellectual freedom. ‘Enraging, uplifting, and timely, The Librarians is […]

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Three writers, Sara Baume, Gustav Parker Hibbett, and Ralf Webb – who write across forms of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art writing, and beyond – discuss their writing practices with Tolka, a Dublin-based literary magazine that publishes ‘formally promiscuous’ non-fiction. These writers will explore how easy or difficult it is to jump between different mediums, their […]

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Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann and The New Hibernia Review are delighted to present The Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award Reading at Dublin Book Festival. Expect readings from this year’s Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Awardee Mark Roper among other leading Irish poets. The Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry is an annual Irish poetry award administered by the Center for […]

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What makes something quintessentially Irish? And what do the words we use, the stories we tell and the cultural moments we remember reveal about us? Join Colm O’Regan and Páraic Kerrigan for a warm, witty and wonderfully Irish conversation inspired by their new books. In Tipping Away (Gill Books), Colm turns his attention to Hiberno-English, exploring […]

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Got something to say? Take the mic. Join Daragh Fleming for an evening of original spoken word, big ideas and creative expression, with a platform for young writers and performers to express their art with their peers. Between performances, Daragh explores what spoken word can offer as a creative outlet — from turning thoughts and […]

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