Right Words – An evening of poetry and prose
The Lord Kingsale Kinsale, Cork, IrelandCome and join us for an evening of readings curated by poet Matthew Geden. We will be showcasing work by new and established writers. This will be a relaxed and […]
An afternoon of storytelling with Alice Taylor
Friars Lodge Friars St. Rath More, Kinsale, Cork, IrelandThe wonderful Alice Taylor needs no introduction and we are so pleased to be welcoming her to Kinsale to chat about her decades of writing on rural Ireland. Who better […]
Peninsular People – Photographic Memories from the Old Head of Kinsale
The Lord Kingsale Kinsale, Cork, IrelandLocal author Jerome Lordan presents a kind of visual genealogy and social history of the Old Head of Kinsale and the southern extremity of Courcey Country, from farming, seafaring and […]
Donal Ryan in conversation with Shane Coleman
The Methodist Church Kinsale, Cork, IrelandDonal Ryan, from Tipperary, is the author of six novels and a short story collection. He has won several awards for his fiction, including the European Union Prize for Literature, the Guardian First Book Award and four Irish Book Awards, and has been shortlisted for several more. He was nominated for the Booker Prize in […]
Storytime with Jenny O’Neill – free event at Kinsale library
Kinsale Library , IrelandJenny will read stories from a selection of the most popular books for our younger audience. Suitable for tots and younger children. Please note the ALL children attending this event MUST be accompanied by an adult and we have a policy of no photography at children’s events.
Ticket – Bookbinding workshop hosted by artist and binder Elize de Beer
The Trident Hotel Kinsale, Cork, IrelandIn this introductory bookbinding workshop, you will learn how to make your own A5 stab-bound book, a binding method developed in 17th century Japan that is still used throughout the […]
Mary Morrissy presents: A Literary Friendship: Remembering Hilary Mantel
The Methodist Church Kinsale, Cork, IrelandHilary Mantel was a renowned English writer who twice won the Booker Prize, for her best-selling novel Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. The final novel of the Wolf Hall trilogy, The Mirror & the Light, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and won worldwide critical acclaim. Mantel […]
Contemporary Irish writers Fíona Scarlett and Elaine Feeney in conversation with Mairead Hearne
The Methodist Church Kinsale, Cork, IrelandElaine Feeney writes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Her debut novel As You Were won Dalkey Book Festival’s Emerging Writer Prize, the Kate O’ Brien Award, and the Society of Authors’ Mc Kitterick Prize. Her second novel How to Build a Boat was published in 2023 and has been longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. A […]
Haiku Workshop hosted by Maeve O’Sullivan
Friars Lodge Friars St. Rath More, Kinsale, Cork, IrelandHaiku is the shortest and one of the oldest poetry forms in the world, having originated in Japan in the 17th century. It is primarily a nature poem but can […]
Sophie White in conversation with Shane Coleman
The Methodist Church Kinsale, Cork, IrelandSophie White is a novelist, essayist and podcaster from Dublin. She is the author of seven books and is the current Arts Council Writer-in-Residence at DCU. Her fifth book, the bestselling memoir Corpsing, was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award and the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction. Sophie’s sixth book, Where I End, won her […]
Paul Howard presents Aldrin Adams: An ordinary boy with the most EXTRAORDINARY, stinkiest superpower!
The Trident Hotel Kinsale, Cork, IrelandAldrin Adams and the Cheese Cightmares (shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year - Irish Book Awards) is a laugh-out-loud children's adventure story, full of mystery, magic and cheeses that seriously, SERIOUSLY pong! A brilliantly funny, heartwarming story. Aldrin Adams and the Legend of Nemeswiss - Some months have passed since Aldrin Adams discovered […]