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Premier book festival showcasing and celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers. Flagship festival 4 - 8 November with year-round pop-up events. Supported by the Arts Council. Dublinbookfestival.com

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We’re so excited for this Sunday’s event in Powerscourt Estate, Wicklow, where we’ll be celebrating writers, books and women’s voices on International Women’s Day! Limited tickets remain to join us for an inspiring, uplifting and moving morning of conversations ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

06.03.2026 15:58 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Paula speaks to 📖 @dublinbookfest.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=59719
Also on Northside Today
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05.03.2026 11:32 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you so much Paula, an absolute treat chatting to you as always!

05.03.2026 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Check out Dearbhla’s Cultural Picks for @rte.ie and then join us this weekend in Powerscourt to hear more from Dearbhla, as she delves into her brand new book in conversation with Muireann O’Connell! ⬇️

04.03.2026 17:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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✨ 1 week to go! ✨ Join us next Sunday in Powerscourt for a day celebrating writers, books and women’s voices ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

01.03.2026 12:41 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Are you booked in yet? Join us as we take a joyful dive into the Irish language with Mollie Guidera of ‘Irish with Mollie’ ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

27.02.2026 11:45 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Pictures of authors. Text reads: 'Celebrating Women's Voices' - Rosanna Cooney, Clare McKenna, Dearbhla Mescal, Oona Frawley and Julia Kelly. With Muireann O'Connell.

Pictures of authors. Text reads: 'Celebrating Women's Voices' - Rosanna Cooney, Clare McKenna, Dearbhla Mescal, Oona Frawley and Julia Kelly. With Muireann O'Connell.

A series of books: 'Sweathouse' by Rosanna Cooney, 'Would You Be Well' by Clare Mckenna, 'Finding Joy' by Dearbhla Mescal, 'This Interim Time' by Oona Frawley and 'Still' by Julia Kelly.

A series of books: 'Sweathouse' by Rosanna Cooney, 'Would You Be Well' by Clare Mckenna, 'Finding Joy' by Dearbhla Mescal, 'This Interim Time' by Oona Frawley and 'Still' by Julia Kelly.

In just two weeks, meet Rosanna Cooney and a fantastic group of female authors in the beautiful setting of Powerscourt Estate at the Dublin Book Festival @dublinbookfest.bsky.social!

Don't miss the chance to grab your own copies of these wonderful reads 📚

#DublinBookFestival #IrelandiaPress

25.02.2026 08:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

What a great idea!

24.02.2026 21:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you! ✨

24.02.2026 12:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sunday 8th March @dublinbookfest.bsky.social will be celebrating women’s voices on International Women’s Day.

Feat. writers Rosanna Cooney, Clare McKenna, Dearbhla Mescal, Oona Frawley & Julia Kelly, with hosts Muireann O’Connell & Edel Coffey

Tickets:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/celebr...

24.02.2026 12:11 👍 1 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

'A morning of inspiring and engaging conversations around wellbeing, poetry, and the power of words to capture deeply moving stories.'

Book your tickets:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/celebr...

24.02.2026 12:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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✨1 week to go ✨ and a limited amount of tickets remaining to join us for an immersive evening of conversation and music with Niall Breslin, Clare McKenna and the Polaris String Quartet ➡️ bit.ly/463RJms

24.02.2026 11:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks so much, it’s going to be a great morning of conversations and readings!

23.02.2026 12:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Celebrate International Women's Day with Dublin Book Festival - Books Ireland Celebrate International Women's Day with talks to uplift, & inspire.

🌼From conversations around wellbeing to finding joy in the small moments, you can spend this International Women’s Day in the company of inspirational authors at Powerscourt Estate🌼
@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social
booksirelandmagazine.com/celebrate-in...

23.02.2026 11:46 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

So good to see some sun again! ☀️

22.02.2026 12:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold Naoise Dolan, Anne Griffin and Ailbhe Malone in conversation

Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold

Join Naoise Dolan, Anne Griffin & Ailbhe Malone in conversation, in collaboration with @dublinbookfest.bsky.social.

Ancient Irish myth, retold — bold women reclaiming their stories.

📅 4 March at 6.30pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

19.02.2026 11:53 👍 20 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0

Love this! 🤩

18.02.2026 17:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Celebrating Women's Voices - Dublin Book Festival Celebrate International Women's Day 2026 with Dublin Book Festival at Powerscourt Estate

It's National Sauna Week! 🧖‍♀️

To celebrate, dive into a world of heat, history, and wellness in 'Sweathouse: The New & The Ancient Irish Sauna Tradition' and catch author Rosanna Cooney at @powerscourthouse.bsky.social as part of the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social spring spotlight series on March 8th ✨

17.02.2026 18:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us for a step back in time and an evening of conversation around a gripping new book as Rory Carroll delves into A Rebel and a Traitor with Ronan McGreevy ➡️ bit.ly/4rnw6X6

17.02.2026 12:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What a line-up!

Celebrate this International Women’s Day with Dublin Book Festival @dublinbookfest.bsky.social in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co. Wicklow. Oona Frawley and Julia Kelly will be in conversation with Edel Coffey, discussing their writing 🌟

17.02.2026 10:44 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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HOWL 26 submissions are now open.

We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd.

We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us.

Full guidelines + submission details:
🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit

13.02.2026 00:17 👍 25 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 1
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As part of our spring series, join us in person for an evening with leading online Irish teacher Mollie Guidera, of hit platform ‘Irish with Mollie’, as we celebrate and dive into the Irish language ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

11.02.2026 15:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✨ Reminder! ✨ The deadline of Thursday 19 February for applications for this year’s Raising Voices Fellowship programme is fast approaching. Full details and applications ⬇️ @childrensbooksireland.ie

10.02.2026 12:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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First event of the year underway, launching An Asylum for My Affections with @newislandbooks.bsky.social at @nlireland.bsky.social

09.02.2026 18:36 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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February Guide: 15 events happening around Ireland this month | IMAGE.ie Get your cultural calendar ready for the month ahead. Live performances, art exhibitions and immersive events are among our top February picks

Great to see an upcoming @dublinbookfest.bsky.social event at the @nlireland.bsky.social featured in #Image:

📚 Celebrating 'An Asylum for My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan', with editor Molly Hennigan and contributors Roddy Doyle & Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: www.image.ie/agenda/febru...

05.02.2026 09:18 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Submissions opening soon with our friends over at @howlwriting.bsky.social ⬇️

05.02.2026 09:14 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Also this International Women’s Day in Powerscourt Estate, Co. Wicklow, join Dearbhla Mescal for a walk of the stunning gardens as she reads poems and reflections from her new book. Book to join us ➡️ bit.ly/3MhoXrM

04.02.2026 19:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Celebrate this International Women’s Day with us in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co.Wicklow, with an engaging and inspiring morning of writers in conversation around wellbeing, poetry and moving memoirs. Book your spot to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

04.02.2026 19:31 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
An image promoting a literary event around the new anthology, Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold. The event will feature editor Ailbhe Malone and contributors Naoise Dolan and Anne Griffin in conversation

An image promoting a literary event around the new anthology, Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold. The event will feature editor Ailbhe Malone and contributors Naoise Dolan and Anne Griffin in conversation

Join us as we explore some of the brilliant retellings and reimaginings in the new anthology Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold, with editor Ailbhe Malone and contributors Naoise Dolan and Anne Griffin ➡️ bit.ly/49X3fCN @nlireland.bsky.social

29.01.2026 17:35 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
An image showing author, musician and mental health advocate Niall Breslin beside his new book cover to promote his event with Dublin Book Festival

An image showing author, musician and mental health advocate Niall Breslin beside his new book cover to promote his event with Dublin Book Festival

Join us for an immersive evening of conversation and music as we celebrate the new book and accompanying audio by Niall Breslin, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded. 🎟️ bit.ly/463RJms

27.01.2026 14:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0