Programme 2026

Everyone in the neighbourhood is Mikey’s friend…except Mr Grumble. He pops footballs. He shouts at loud music. He hates picnics. But Mikey is sure that deep down he’s a big gooey marshmallow. Armed with a camera and a crazy idea Mikey sets out to prove it. What he discovers might just change the whole neighbourhood. […]

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Join Sarah Bracken Soper for an accessible introduction to creating, storytelling and self-expression in a zine workshop. The Irish Writers Centre welcomes writers to produce their own mini publications/booklet, with participants guided to creating their own individual bespoke ‘zines’ through writing, drawing and collage. Materials provided, though participants are welcome to bring their own supplies. […]

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An léitheoir óg tú? Sa tóir ar shraith nua? An bhfuil cuma leamh ar an leabhragán sa bhaile? Buail isteach chuig Clinic Leabhar Leabhair Pháistí Éireann! Labhair leis an Dochtúir Leabhar, faigh comhairle uathu maidir leis na leabhair is fearr leat agus tabharfaidh siad oideas duit leis an gcéad leabhar eile ar cheart duit a […]

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Every small step makes a difference! Drop by our Create Your Own Pond station to meet our biodiversity expert, Collie Ennis, and learn how even the smallest space can become a welcoming home for wildlife. Discover what plants and creatures need to thrive, pick up tips for creating your own mini pond to attract new […]

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What does it mean to create, remember and resist as Indigenous artists in Europe today?  Join award-winning Irish Traveller writer and curator Oein DeBhairduin and Swedish Sámi writer, editor and activist Patricia Fjellgren for a thought-provoking conversation exploring identity, storytelling, and resilience. This event forms part of Thinking Aloud, Thinking Together, a series of cross-disciplinary […]

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Volume 12 of Winter Papers, Ireland’s annual anthology for the arts, is published by Curlew Editions. It offers fiction, non-fiction, photography, visual art, along with craft interviews and in-conversation pieces on writing, film, theatre, photography, music, and more.  ‘a treasure trove of soul fuel with deep roots in Irish soil’ – Irish Times Join us […]

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Join author-illustrator Steve Webb for a fantastically fun event bringing his brilliant Peng and Spanners series (Faber & Faber) to life! In this latest graphic novel, our duo’s action-packed trip to the Invention Convention with Spanners’ latest and greatest invention has hilarious consequences. Find out about Steve’s creative process, from initial idea to printed book, […]

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Céard é an peata teaghlaigh is deise? Cat? Madra? Muc ghuine? Nó rud éigin nach mbeifeá ag súil leis… rud éigin le meangadh lonrach agus dearcadh dána, b’fhéidir? Join children’s writer and former Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde, as she shares her new picture book, An Peata is Fearr (Futa Fata) in this fun-filled bilingual […]

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