Programme 2026

An Asylum for My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan (New Island Books) is a new anthology of essays inspired by the life and work of renowned Irish writer Maeve Brennan, its title taken from a letter Brennan wrote to her editor at The New Yorker. Ten of Ireland’s finest writers have contributed essays which consider […]

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Join us for an evening with author, musician, award-winning social entrepreneur and podcaster, and mental health campaigner Niall Breslin, as we celebrate his new book, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded. In a world often marked by chaos and uncertainty, it’s easy to feel unmoored, as if the ground beneath you is always shifting. […]

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As stories from mythology continue to inspire contemporary literature, Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold is an exhilarating and richly imagined anthology, which breathes new life into ancient Irish myths. The collection features some of Ireland’s most electrifying female writers, reclaiming these myths in new and powerful ways, putting the bold and brilliant women from these […]

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This International Women’s Day, join Dublin Book Festival for a day of events in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co. Wicklow. From conversations around wellbeing and a walking tour, to the power of words to capture deeply moving stories, this will be an engaging day spent in the company of inspiring women writers and other […]

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Join author and poet Dearbhla Mescal for a stroll through the stunning gardens at Powerscourt Estate, as she shares poems, reflections and recollections from her new book. Finding Joy (Eriu) celebrates the joy to be found in the small moments in life, and how these moments can lift us in darker times. Having retired as […]

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Join us for an evening with leading online Irish teacher, Mollie Guidera, as we celebrate and dive into the Irish language. Her hit online platform ‘Irish with Mollie’ has made learning the language both fun and accessible for learners worldwide, combining her deep knowledge of our native tongue with a fresh teaching style. Brimming with practical […]

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From the master storyteller behind the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher comes an extraordinary and gripping new story of a rogue consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war. In A Rebel and a Traitor (HarperCollins), author and journalist Rory Carroll shines a brilliant light on the story of decorated […]

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Join us for an evening with bestselling author Maggie O’Farrell, as we celebrate the release of her new novel, Land. Inspired by the mapping of Ireland in the mid nineteenth century, the new novel from the author of Hamnet is at once intimate and epic: a portrait of a family navigating a legacy of upheaval and survival […]

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