Ages 4+ years
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
Saturday 17th, 11.00am-11.45am • Free entry – limited seats
Catherine Sheridan will read her magical Christmas Fairytale Twinkle and Biddy Jenkinson will entertain you with a poem or two with help from the youngest members of the audience. She will also read from Mo Scéal Féin xx Púca – the story of the strange dog that comes to live with Colm and his family.
Tar agus éist le udair Catherine Sheridan ag léamh a síscéal Nollaig Réiltín, agus léifidh Biddy Jenkinson cupla dán le cabhair ón lucht éisteachta. Ansin beidh scéal again faoi Cholm agus an madra draíochta Púca.
No booking required, but seats are limited so we advise you to arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Ages 4-8 years
Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
Sunday 18th, 11.00am – 11.50am • Free entry – limited seats
Join us for a storytelling session with Magical Mozart authors Noel and Luz Donegan who will be assisted by Aoife O’Reilly from the Mullingar School of Music. After the story, you’ll have the chance to try out the musical instruments for yourself! Will your ears go pop pop like the Hot-Headed Bassoon?
No booking required, but seats are limited so we advise you to arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Ages 4+ years
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
Saturday 17th, 11.00am-11.45am • Free entry – limited seats
Catherine Sheridan will read her magical Christmas Fairytale Twinkle and Biddy Jenkinson will entertain you with a poem or two with help from the youngest members of the audience. She will also read from Mo Scéal Féin xx Púca – the story of the strange dog that comes to live with Colm and his family.
Tar agus éist le udair Catherine Sheridan ag léamh a síscéal Nollaig Réiltín, agus léifidh Biddy Jenkinson cupla dán le cabhair ón lucht éisteachta. Ansin beidh scéal again faoi Cholm agus an madra draíochta Púca.
No booking required, but seats are limited so we advise you to arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Lorcan Collins, Liz Gillis and Conor Kostick
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
Saturday 17th, 6.30pm – 7.30pm • Free entry – limited seats
In the run up to the 100th anniversary of the numerous events which shaped the Irish Nation, should Irish writers revise and rewrite history? Foremost historians discuss the challenges and quirks of writing about 1916. Lorcan Collins is the founder of the 1916 Walking Tour and co-editor with Ruan O’Donnell of 16 Lives: James Connolly. Conor Kostick, co-author with Lorcan Collins of The Easter Rising, also wrote Revolution in Ireland. Liz Gillis is an author and tour guide in Kilmainham Gaol.
No booking required, but seats are limited and we recommend you arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
John Kenny in Conversation with Albert Power and Jarlath Killeen
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
Friday 16th, 6.30pm – 7.30pm • Free entry – limited seats
Presenting Longsword (1762) – a pioneering novel of historical and psychological drama by Dublin-born clergyman Thomas Leland – its influence on the Gothic tradition in literature and its relevance to readers today. With Albert Power, writer, Gothic scholar, and editor of the 250th anniversary edition of Longsword and Jarlath Killeen, author and lecturer in Victorian Literature in the School of English, Trinity College Dublin. this discussion will be moderated by John Kenny, author and editor of horror anthology Box of Delights, among others.
No booking required, seats are limited and will be on a first come basis. We advise you arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Ages 4+ years
