Right words, An evening of poetry and prose

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

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 […]

€10

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 […]

€12

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 […]

€30

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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