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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Attention all Quizzers Come join our General Knowledg table quiz at The Lord Kingsale, Friday March 24 at 8pm Led by our Quiz Master, Grainne McGuinness Cost: €40 per table […]
Come 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 intimate event, everyone welcome. Matthew Geden was born and brought up in England, moving to Kinsale in 1990. He is a poet with numerous publications […]
The 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 to sit down with for a cuppa and a reminisce than this much-loved Irish writer, who has been a warm voice of Ireland since the […]
Local 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 sports to local history, language and folklore. Over 450 photographs were collated by Padraig Begley and the late Eugene Dennis to make up this impressive […]
Donal 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 […]
Jenny 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.
