Programme 2024

 

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Free
DBF After Dark Festival Club: Greatest Story Ever Told Jess Raymon, Emily Cooper with Brendan MacEvilly and Peter McNamara
Thursday 07th November @ 8:30 pm
Bartley's Lounge Grafton Hotel
  • DBF After Dark
  • Main Programme
What story would you tell people if asked to deliver your best? What yarn or anecdote from your own life are you certain would captivate an audience? Join Holy Show’s Brendan MacEvilly and Peter McNamara as they invite three writers, including Jess Raymon and Emily Cooper, to tell their greatest true story in roughly 5 minutes […]

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“Future, Now” Annual Irish Publishers Conference 2024
Friday 08th November @ 8:30 am
The Printworks, Dublin Castle
  • Festival Hub
  • Main Programme
  • Professional Development
Join us for this pinnacle event for publishers in Ireland, featuring keynote speakers and industry professionals, offering valuable networking opportunities and insights into the world of publishing in Ireland. Topics covered will include sustainability, accessibility, market trends, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and the potential of adapting books for movies. Additionally, expert 1:1 clinics will be […]

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Braids Take A Day – BOOKED OUT Zainab Boladale
Friday 08th November @ 10:00 am
Chester Beatty
  • Schools' Programme
Abidemi can’t wait for summer, her last one at home in Ennistymon before she goes to college. She’s ready to say goodbye to school, spend time learning new braids and hairstyles – and see where things go with her friend Jack. But then secrets start to unravel … Join journalist & TV presenter Zainab Boladale […]

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Dinosaur Pie Creative Writing Workshop with Jen Wallace
Friday 08th November @ 10:15 am
The Ark, Temple Bar
  • Schools' Programme
Come along and enjoy a fun-filled creative imagination workshop with author and facilitator Jen Wallace inspired by her hilarious new book Dinosaur Pie (Little Island). In the book, there’s a boy called Rory. He and his mum have ADHD, but the book isn’t about that. It’s about way weirder stuff like being turned into a […]

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Disaster Dad: Chicken Chaos Donncha O'Callaghan
Friday 08th November @ 10:30 am
Townhall, 1WML, Windmill Quarter
  • Schools' Programme
When Dad decides to plan a special surprise for Mum, the house turns to chaos! Disaster Dad: Chicken Chaos (Eriu) by Irish rugby star and media personality Donncha O’Callaghan, with Blue Peter Book Club author Karen Owen and illustrator Jenny Taylor, is the first in a hilarious new series about family, and the calamities that […]

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Free
Murmurations Exhibition James Crombie
Friday 08th November @ 11:00 am
The Printworks, Dublin Castle
  • Art
  • Exhibition
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
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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The Weather Girls – Bringing History Alive Sarah Webb
Friday 08th November @ 11:00 am
Pearse St Library
  • Schools' Programme
Join award-winning children’s author, Sarah Webb, to hear a remarkable tale of friendship, bravery and adventure, inspired by true events from World War 2. Dive into the real-life history of Maureen Sweeney, the Blacksod woman whose D-Day weather readings would impact the entire trajectory of the war. Inspired by Maureen’s incredible true story, Sarah’s new […]

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Wonder-Vet Workshop Jennifer Farley
Friday 08th November @ 11:00 am
Donaghmede Library
  • Schools' Programme
Wonder-Vet (Beehive) tells the true story of Aleen Cust (b. 1868), the first female vet in Ireland and Great Britain. Despite many challenges, Aleen’s love of animals meant she never gave up on her dream of becoming a Vet. Join award-winning children’s book illustrator and author Jennifer Farley for the ‘Wonder-Vet Workshop’, where Jennifer will […]

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