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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 of 4 Cash prizes for winners and loads of lovely Raffle prizes Look forward to seeing you!
