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Literary Festivals and Events in Ireland 2007 & 2008
Book fairs, book festivals and other literary themed events are very popular in Ireland and are well attended by both visitors and locals.
Most of the festivals are lively affairs, catering for all who love books, not just writers and academics. They generally have excellent events for children and usually will include a selling fair where you can browse though interesting and rare volumes not easily found in the high street.
Outside of the major calendar dates listed here there will be smaller local events in public libraries which are often worth seeking out, esepcially for children. Bookshops too are frequently hosts to readings or book signings are there is at least one and often several in all larger towns and cities.
Dublin Writers Festival
Date: June 11th - 15th | Location: Dublin
Over the course of this four day festival over 40 Irish and internationalwriters and poets, journalists, political commentators, and evenlawyers will gather in Dublin for a series...
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Blooomsday Festival 2008
Date: June 9th - 16th | Location: Dublin
Although called "Bloomsday", this celebration of the life and work of James Joyce, and in particular of his novel Ulysses, actually lasts for a whole week. It's pimarily...
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Listowel Writer's Week
Date: May 28th - June 1st | Location: Kerry
Listowel is Ireland's longest established literary event, this is its 38th year and its popularity continues to be a testiment to the excellence of the programme of events and...
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Ennis Book Club Festival
Date: Mar 6th - 8th | Location: Clare
With the rise in populatity of book clubs in Ireland it is no surprise that this festival, first held in 2007, was an instant hit. The programme is broad and eclectic, including not...
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Kate O' Brien Weekend
Date: January 2009 | Location: Limerick
This annual festival which celebrates the life and work of Limerick born novelist, playwright, journalist, travel writer and biographer Kate O'Brien has been running since 1984....
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Tipperariana Book Fair
Date: February 2009 | Location: Tipperary
Tipperariana is an annual book fair which takes place in the village of Fethard in Co Tipperary. It's a cornucopia of delights for all book lovers, with dealers from all over Ireland...
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West Cork Literary Festival
Date: July 2008 | Location: Cork
2008 is the 10th anniversary of this festival and the occasion will be marked with a series of new events and the addition of an extra day. Events get underway with the...
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Patrick Kavanagh Weekend
Date: November 28th -30th | Location: Monaghan
Taking place in Inniskeen, the annual Patrick Kavanagh weekend is a celebration of the life and work of one of Ireland's most famous and loved poets and attracts visitors from...
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Dromineer Literary Festival
Date: September 2008 | Location: Leitrim
Now in its fourth year, the Dromineer Literary Festival is becoming well known as a friendly and intimate event and the location, on the banks of Lough Derg, certainly contribute to...
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Athlone Literary Festival
Date: September 2008 | Location: Westmeath
Academics, wits, writers, poets, novelists, biographers, publishers, literary agents but most of all readers of books will descend in numbers on Athlone in September for this annual...
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Immrama
Date: June 2008 | Location: Waterford
Immrama is an old Irish word meaning journey, a fitting name for this festival of travel writing which has been held in the beautiful Waterford town of Lismore since 2003. Writers...
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Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Date: April 22nd - 27th | Location: Galway
Cúirt invariably put together an interesting and varied programme and attract some very big names to Galway for this festival. It isn't in any way a stuffy literary crowd,...
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Poetry Now Festival
Date: April 2009 | Location: Dublin
The Poetry Now Festival takes place in Dún Laoghaire and is Ireland's largest and most prestigious poetry event. This year's festival opens with a keynote address by...
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Wexford Book Festival 2008
Date: March 2008 | Location: Wexford
Wexford readers are well taken care of, with three thriving bookshops which serve as the locations for many of the festival events, the majority of them with free admission....
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