Programme 2026

 

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Louise O’Neill: A Bigger Life In conversation with Sophie White
Wednesday 30th September @ 7:00 pm
Townhall, 1WML »
  • Featured
  • Non-fiction
We are delighted to present an evening with award-winning author Louise O’Neill to celebrate her new book, A Bigger Life. Known for her sharp and unflinching feminist writing, with bestselling novels including Idol and Asking for It, Louise will now join author Sophie White in conversation about her first memoir.  At 38, Louise had the […]

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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: End Times Fascism In conversation with Sally Hayden
Friday 02nd October @ 7:00 pm
RDS Ballsbridge
  • Featured
  • Non-fiction
Dublin Book Festival is delighted to welcome renowned writers and activists Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor to Dublin to discuss their forthcoming book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World. This blistering reckoning with our age takes us deep into today’s man-made Armageddon complex – and shows us how to stand against […]

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Discovering the Myths of Ireland Ellen Ryan
Thursday 29th October @ 2:00 pm
National Museum of Ireland Kildare St
  • DBF Spotlight
  • Family & Children's Programme
In her award-winning and beautifully illustrated books, Gods Don’t Cry and Girls Who Slay Monsters (HarperCollins Children’s), author Ellen Ryan brings the adventure and magic of Irish mythology to life in new ways. For this one-of-a-kind event with the National Museum of Ireland, join Ellen as she takes the stories further, linking them with real-life […]

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Free
Dublin By Dusk: Mythology in Fiction Kim Curran, Eilish Fisher and Dave Rudden in conversation with Jo Kerrigan
Thursday 29th October @ 6:00 pm
National Museum of Ireland Kildare St
  • DBF Spotlight
What happens when ancient myths are reborn for the modern world? Join us for an evening as we explore how the powerful and thrilling stories from mythology continue to inspire contemporary writers. Kim Curran’s Brigid (Penguin) is a radical reimagining of Ireland’s beloved saint, a woman who could never be caged. Eilish Fisher’s The Waters […]

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Free
Wild Connections: Nature, Wellbeing and Belonging Lisa Clancy, Jane Clarke, John Doyle, Brigit Anna McNeill, Dearbhla Mescal, Miriam Mulcahy, Bex Sheridan and Eoin Warner
Wednesday 04th November @ 10:30 am
TU Dublin Grangegorman »
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • Wellbeing
What can nature teach us about how we live, heal and belong? At a time when questions of sustainability, resilience and how we belong within the natural world feel more urgent than ever, staff, students and the wider public are invited to a day of stimulating, thought-provoking and inspiring events at TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus. […]

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A Literary Walking Tour Pat Liddy's Walking Tours
Wednesday 04th November @ 11:00 am
  • History
  • Main Programme
  • Walking Tour
Join author and historian Pat Liddy, or one of his expert guides, for a walking tour of the neighbourhood around the Festival Hub, taking in many key landmarks associated with a wide range of our famous historic writers and the early development of writing in Ireland. Starting outside the gates of the National Gallery on […]

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Free
Artist Book Introductions at NIVAL
Wednesday 04th November @ 1:15 pm
NCAD Dublin 8
  • Art
  • Main Programme
The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL), an initiative of NCAD in partnership with the Arts Council, collects materials that document the development of art practice in Ireland from 1900 to now. NIVAL holds the largest collection of unique and handmade artist books in Ireland with 1,600 catalogued online. Explore a selection of these stunning […]

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The Next Chapter: 20 Years of Dublin Book Festival Louise Kennedy, Jan Carson, Sue Rainsford and Sheila Armstrong in conversation with Róisín Ingle
Wednesday 04th November @ 6:30 pm
Townhall, 1WML »
  • DBF After Dark
  • Featured
  • Fiction
  • Main Programme
For this year’s special opening night, join us with The Women’s Podcast Book Club, from The Irish Times, to celebrate the extraordinary rise, diversity and influence of Irish women’s writing over the past two decades. From experimental fiction and magical realism to powerful stories of place, identity, history and contemporary Ireland, Irish women writers have transformed […]

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