In her exhibit Connected, 23-year-old photographer Maya Bauer of Cleveland, Ohio explores turf cutting in Ireland. Her work celebrates country life, promotes conservation, and invites her audience to reflect on the […]
Westival walkabout What to expect: Meet at Becca’s Bakery on Peter’s Street at 2.30pm for a roaming open-mic afternoon with poet and dramatist, Terry McDonagh who will read poems connected […]
Tertulia Bookshop is delighted to introduce award winning authors Nuala O'Connor (Nora, Becoming Bell, Miss Emily) and Sophie White (Corpsing - My Body and Other Horror Shows, Unfiltered, Filter This). […]
Westival presents an Evening of Poetry Join us for a special evening of poetry where we celebrate the work of poets from Westport and across Ireland. Those winning poems from […]
Two of the greatest novelists in the English language talk about their highly-anticipated new novels. Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland’s best-loved writers. His new novel The Magician is a […]
Yarns for Youngsters The ever-popular Westival ‘Yarns for Youngsters’ this year gets the Roald Dahl treatment. Our reader will entertain and thrill our littlest festival enthusiasts with some of the classic […]
The Little Prince is a novella by french aviator and writer Antoine de Saint -Exupéry. This well loved children's book, first published in 1943, has sold over 140 million copies. […]
We are delighted to be bringing to BIAF, for a second year, a special event showcasing two established names in France who are publishing in English translation for the first […]
Two of Belfast’s best-loved writers return to BIAF to discuss the art of the short story. Lucy Caldwell’s new collection Intimacies: More Stories follows her much-lauded last collection of stories […]
This is a special launch of Maya Bauer's wonderful photographic exhibition in McGings at 5.00pm on Sunday 24th October. This cosy fireside session will encourage folk to share their own […]
Two striking takes on family life, told with humour and affection. Séamas O’Reilly’s Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? is a memoir about how the author and his ten siblings - […]
