Danielle McLaughlin & Olivia Fitzsimons in conversation with Shane Coleman

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Danielle McLaughlin’s debut novel The Art of Falling was published in 2021. She is also the author of the short story collection Dinosaurs on Other Planets. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Stinging Fly and various anthologies. She has won the Windham Campbell Prize, The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, the […]

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An evening with two of Cork’s finest crime writers, Catherine Kirwan & Tadhg Coakley in conversation with Gráinne McGuinness

The Lord Kingsale 4 Main St, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Catherine, Tadhg and Gráinne discuss the enduring appeal of crime fiction and the growing band of crime writers in Cork Catherine Kirwan grew up on a farm in the parish of Fews, County Waterford. She studied law at UCC and lives in Cork where she works as a solicitor. Catherine’s first book, Darkest Truth, an […]

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Young readers event – Story time with Christopher Foran

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Christopher Foran is an independent author from Kinsale who has released two children’s picture books entitled Alvin the Unusual Owl and The Unbreakable Ostrich Egg. Since his son Scott arrived in 2015, Christopher and his fiancée have consumed hundreds of books with their son and it gives them both great pleasure to see how much […]

Workshop – Time management for creative writers with Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Trident Hotel Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

While classic time management advice can be useful for certain stages of any project, a lot of it is virtually useless for people doing creative work, especially at the beginning of a project. This workshop explores how and why creative people often struggle to protect, rescue, value and use time for their creative work. We'll […]

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Writing exciting stories with Elizabeth Rose Murray

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Where do stories come from and how do we get them onto a page? Should we write what we know or make it up? How do we create believable characters and gripping settings? And how can everyday experiences affect our stories? Join the author as she delves into the creative process of writing a book; […]

Shannon Forde discusses the men and women of Kinsale who contributed to Irelands’ fight for Independence

The Trident Hotel Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Shannon Forde is a local historian and genealogist from Kinsale. She studied Law and History in Maynooth University where she also completed a masters in Irish History in 2019. Her thesis focused on the Great Famine in the Kinsale district from the perspective of the landed gentry. During the covid lockdowns of 2019 she began […]

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Debut novelist Catherine Prasifka in conversation with Shane Coleman

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Catherine Prasifka was born in Dublin in 1996. She studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin and has an MLitt in Fantasy from the University of Glasgow. She has competed in both the European Debating Championships and the World Championships. She is obsessed with learning about how stories work and has ruined nearly all of […]

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Nick Ryan Purcell in conversation with Diarmuid Heffernan following a screening of his documentary.

The Trident Hotel Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Nicholas Ryan Purcell, aged thirty two, has one sister Joanna and has ties to Kinsale, as his granny and aunt live in the town. He has produced two documentary films. ‘This Is Nicholas’ documentary film screened in twenty eight Irish cinemas in 2019 and other venues, including Actons Hotel Kinsale which was organised by Kinsale […]

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Sara Baume talks about art and writing with Ann Davoren

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Sara Baume is a writer of fiction and non-fiction who has received multiple awards and been widely translated. Her debut novel, Spill Simmer Falter Wither, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. Her second novel, A Line Made by Walking, was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and her first non-fiction book, Handiwork, was shortlisted for the […]

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John Creedon in conversation with Esther McCarthy

The Trident Hotel Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Join us for an evening with RTE broadcaster, John Creedon, author of the bestselling That Place We Call Home. John and Esther will be discussing his first book and his latest offering A Treasury of Irish Folklore which is due in shops in September. One of 12 children, John Creedon grew up in Cork City. […]

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Jean Grainger shares her knowledge and experience of self-publishing

The Trident Hotel Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Jean Grainger is a USA Today bestselling author from Cork. She dominates the Amazon bestsellers list for Irish Historical fiction and has recently forayed into contemporary mystery. Her first book, The Tour, was published in 2013 and has been a Number 1 bestseller on Amazon. She has just launched her 28th book. She holds a […]

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Local Voices, featuring Amy Cronin, Gráinne Murphy, Niamh Prior and Adrian Wistreich

Prim's Bookshop 43 Main Street, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Amy Cronin is a bestselling author who lives by the sea near Kinsale with her husband and young children, where she writes, drinks too much coffee and contemplates learning to swim. Amy is a fan of thrillers and crime novels, and her love of suspense and plot-twists flows into her writing. Amy’s debut novel Blinding […]