Literary evening with Pat Boran and Sheila Armstrong

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The Irish writers who take up a residency at the Irish College Leuven in October will read from and discuss their work on Thursday 19 October at 7.30 pm

Pat Boran is the author of a dozen volumes of poetry, such as Building the Ark (2022) and The Statues of Emo Court (2021). Apart from being one of the most acclaimed Irish poets, he is also a filmmaker, the editor of Dedalus Press, a former editor of Poetry Ireland Review and he has written books of fiction and non-fiction. 


Poet Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh at the Comenius University Bratislava

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Poet Ailbe Ní Ghearbhuigh visited the Comenius University in Bratislava on October 17th, 2023. 


Poet Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh at Charles University Prague

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Poet Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh will be doing a poetry reading at the Centre for Irish Studies at Charles University Prague on October 19th. 

You can find more details here
 


Armstrong, Sheila

Sheila Armstrong is a writer and editor from the north-west of Ireland. She is the author of two books: How To Gut A Fish (2022), a collection of short stories, and Falling Animals (2023), her debut novel. Her writing has been listed for the Society of Authors Awards, the Kate O'Brien Award, the Irish Book Awards, and the Edge Hill Prize. She is an Arts Council Next Generation Artist. 

photo credit: Ruth Medjber

Playwright Marina Carr in conversation with Marisol Morales

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Playwright Marina Carr will attend the Madrid Book Fair on 3 June 2023. More information can be found on the official website. This event is locally organised by the Embassy of Ireland in Madrid.


Caldwell, Lucy

Born in Belfast in 1981, Lucy Caldwell is the author of four novels, two collections of short stories, with a third forthcoming in 2024, several stage plays and radio dramas, and is the editor of Being Various: New Irish Short Stories (Faber, 2019).

McAuliffe, John

John McAuliffe has published six books with The Gallery Press, most recently Selected Poems

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