Limerick Literary Festival
- Sun 1st March at the Belltable Limerick at 10am the College Theatre Company will present the Kate O’Brien hour. The Kate O’Brien Hour will feature a rehearsed reading of O’Brien’s work for stage Distinguished Villa by the College Players. Read more &book tickets: www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- Sat 28th Feb’26 at 4.15pm at the Belltable Limerick. Veronica O’Keane professor, author &activist talks about how memory &past experience get woven into fabric of brain networks, forming filters for our understanding &interpretation of conscious present experience www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- Sat 28th Feb 2026 at 3pm at the Belltable Limerick, Eoin MacNamee will talk about his latest work, The Bureau: A Gritty Tale of Love and Death in Northern Ireland. Read more and book tickets: limerickliteraryfestival.com/participants...
- Sat 28th Feb 2026 at the Belltable at 1.30pm Muriel Barbery will be in conversation with Marie Hackett. Muriel grew up in France. The Elegance of the Hedgehog has sold 12 million+ copies worldwide Event in assoc. w/ @francemidwest.bsky.social Read more &buy tickets: www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- Sat 28th Feb at Belltable at 11.30am David Park will be speaking about his new novel Ghost Wedding. He is the author of 11 novels, 2 collections of short stories & a novella. Read more and book tickets: www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- To celebrate the life &legacy of the distinguished Limerick author Maeve Kelly (died Aug 25) Jo Slade &Vivienne McKechnie, poets &friends will present an evocation of her life &work w/music & readings from her short stories, novels &poetry. Info & tickets limerickliteraryfestival.com
- 7pm, 27/2 at the Belltable. A free evening of words &music: Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne talks w/ Sarah Gilmartin &music by harpist Elisabeth Affolter. Elisabeth came to Ire to teach the Irish Harp in 2010 after 30yrs touring with a Breton band Read more: www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- 7pm, 27/2 @BelltableLimk A free evening of words & music: @LaureateFiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne talks w/ Sarah Gilmartin &music by harpist Elisabeth Affolter @sarahgilmartin best selling author Dinner party & Service. DCU Writer in residence 2025. Read more limerickliteraryfestival.com
- 7pm, 27/2 at the Belltable a free evening of words & music: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne in talks w/ Sarah Gilmartin &music by harpist Elisabeth Affolter. Éilís is the author of 30+ books. She is the 4th Laureate for Irish Fiction until 2028. www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- Friday 27th Feb at 1.30pm in No. 2 Pery Sq Limerick, Gustav Parker Hibbett will be in conversation with Niall MacMonagle. Free event Read more: limerickliteraryfestival.com/participants...
- Together with @aflimerick.bsky.social we are organising a film evening on Thurs 26/02 at 8pm at 101 O’Connell st. Free event The Hedgehog (2009) a French film based on the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Book tickets: www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien is delighted to announce 2026 Kate O’Brien Award Shortlist. Water in the Desert Fire in the Night-Gethan Dick Assembling Ailish-Sharon Guard The Wardrobe Department-Elaine Garvey Ordinary Saints-Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
- Thank you very much to Stephen O’Mahony and O’Mahony’s Booksellers for hosting The 42nd Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien. #LLF2026 #book #writers #authorsoninstagram
- Thanks for coming to the launch of the 42nd Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien. A great enthusiastic audience browsing books, chatting & enjoying our speakers. The festival runs 27th Feb to 1st March 2026. Our programme & book tickets: limerickliteraryfestival.com
- We look forward to seeing you all this evening at the launch of our festival program in O’Mahony’s bookshop, Limerick. Councillor Maria Donoghue will launch the programme for The 42nd Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien.
- Councillor Maria Donoghue will launch the programme for The Limerick Literary Festival on Monday January 12th at 5.30pm in O'Mahony's Bookshop,O’Connell Street, Limerick. The Festival will run in Limerick February 27th, 28th and March 1st at the Belltable, O’Connell Street.
- Happy New Year from The Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien. The 42nd Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien will run from the 27th of February to the 1st of March 2026 at the Belltable, O’Connell St, Limerick. Full programme announced soon
- Our beautiful new artwork for The Limerick Literary Festival in Honour of Kate O’Brien 27.2 - 1.3.26 Save the date, tickets on sale soon Check out www.limerickliteraryfestival.com for more info. #llfkob2026 #authors #books #readmorebooks #limerickevents #irish #book #limerick #writersoninstagram
- We delighted to announce the prize fund for The Kate O’Brien Award, presented to the best debut novel/short story collection by an Irish female writer is now €5000&kindly sponsored by Bill & Denise Whelan. The winner will be announced at the festival on 01/03/26 www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
- We are deeply saddened by the passing of Maeve Kelly: novelist, poet, writer & activist. She co-founded ADAPT House. Maeve will be remembered as a gifted writer but also for her kindness, conviction & heart. Her absence will be deeply felt by her family, friends & all who were moved by her work
- Poetry Day Ire is a celebration of poetry taking place today with the theme May Day! Rich with poetic inspiration, May Day is rooted in the ancient fire festival of Bealtaine which celebrates renewal, hope & abundance. To celebrate we share this beautiful poem Begin by Brendan Kennelly
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 29: A book about faithfulness or betrayal- Old Romantics by Maggie Armstrong #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- April 2025 is Poetry month in Limerick. For Poetry month we will have a reading each week celebrating Nature. Our last of 4 readings is Gustav Parker Hibbett reading Inis Meáin from the collection High Jump as Icarus Story. Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/5xl82... @gphibbett.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 28: A book that features friendship - Fia and the Last Snow Deer by Eilish Fisher #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 27: A book with a mystery- The World’s End by Karen Fitzgibbon #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 26: A book with LGBTQ+ themes - Mary Lavelle by Kate O’Brien #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 24: A book about resisting oppression- Bodies by Christine Anne Foley #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 23: A book by an author who writes for different audiences - When The Stammer Came To Stay by Maggie O’Farrell #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 22: A book with a spring setting - Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 22: A book with a spring setting - Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 21: A book with maps, illustrations or photographs- Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O’Hara by Vona Groarke #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- April 2025 is Poetry month in Limerick. For Poetry month we will have a reading each week celebrating Nature. Our third of four readings is Grace Wells from Clare reading The Orchid Lovers, enjoy! Watch here: youtu.be/_wV2ny-wR3A?... @poetryireland.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 20: A book about a figure lost to history - A Quiet Tide by Marianne Lee #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 19: A book that is an anthology- Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Collect. #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 18: A book linked to your locality - Solo by Gráinne O’Brien #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 17- A book that features separation ~ Girl in the Making by Laura McKenna #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- April 2025 is Poetry month in Limerick. For Poetry month we will have a reading each week celebrating Nature. Our second of four readings is Jo Slade from Limerick reading Estuary from her new collection Once enjoy! Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/WmoDu... #poetry @poetryireland.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 15: A picture of your TBR pile Solider Sailer by Claire Kilroy Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Writing Man by Frances Flannery My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes #readirishwomen #books #irish #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social @mariankeyes.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 14: A book with a protagonist under 18 - A Very Good Chance: Choose How You See The World by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 13: A book by a women of colour/ ethnic minority/ diaspora - The Last Days of Joy by Anne Tiernan #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025: Day 12: A book that is a cosy read - All Through the Night: Night Poems and Lullabies edited by Marie Heaney #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 11: A book that deals with fashion or beauty - Reality Check by Vicki Notaro #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebooks @vickinotaro.com @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 10: A book to do with the sea - Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebook @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 9: A book recommended by a bookseller or social media - The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebook @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 8: A book of fantasy, mythology or science fiction- Over Nine Waves A Book of Irish Legends by Marie Heaney #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebook @bookaneer808.bsky.social
- Read Irish Women Challenge 2025 Day 7: A book you keep in the kitchen - Gaeilge i mo chroí Irish in my heart by Molly Nic Céile #readirishwomen #books #irish #womenwriters #authors #readmorebook @bookaneer808.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
