Sponsors and Partners

The Arts Council of Ireland is Dublin Book Festival’s primary funder

The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish Government agency for developing the arts, working in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin, and is a valued supporter of the arts through its Dublin City Arts Office.

Dublin City Council: Night-Time Economy

Dublin Book Festival is a festival that weaves our love of books into the very heart of Dublin City, inviting and encouraging visitors to experience the best of Dublin’s dynamic evening cultural nightlife in a whole new way. In 2024 the DBF After Dark strand was supported by The Night-Time Economy Advisor: Dublin City Council.

Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland

Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland is the national competitive research and innovation funding agency, established through the amalgamation of the activities and functions of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Research Council (IRC). Dublin Book Festival has been delighted to be supported by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland as part of Science Week 2023 and 2024.

Irish Copyright Licensing Agency

The Irish Copyright Licensing Agency works with creators, publishers and anyone who copies, shares or scans published works to make sure access to content is simple and legal. Dublin Book Festival is grateful to the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency for their continued support.

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature

Dublin is the fourth UNESCO City of Literature, one of 53 UNESCO Cities of Literature worldwide.

With four Nobel prize winners (Yeats, Beckett, Shaw and Heaney), a brace of universities of global distinction in Trinity and UCD, over half a dozen books festivals, and the internationally prestigious Dublin Literary Award, it is without doubt that Ireland’s capital has literature in its blood.