Right Words – An evening of poetry and prose
The Lord Kingsale 4 Main St, Town-Plots, 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
Peninsular People – Photographic Memories from the Old Head of Kinsale
The Lord Kingsale 4 Main St, Town-Plots, 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 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 in conversation with Shane Coleman
Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, 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 Church Square, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, 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 Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, 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 world to create notebooks and albums. All materials will be provided to create your own A5 book, and you will be able to customise your […]
Mary Morrissy presents: A Literary Friendship: Remembering Hilary Mantel
Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, 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
Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, 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 also be used to describe human situations. In this introductory workshop you will get a short history of the form, with examples from classical and […]
Sophie White in conversation with Shane Coleman
Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, 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 Trident Hotel Kinsale World's End, 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 […]