2024
Programme

One County One Book

Linda McEvoy: Reading and Q&A

Writing a Romance Your Readers will Fall in Love With

Wednesday

6/11/24 11:00 am

Abbeyleix Library

One County, One Book

Prison Workshop with Kevin Curran

Wednesday

6/11/24 11:00 am

Midlands Prison

One County, One Book

Adult Writers Workshop with Kevin Curran

Wednesday

6/11/24 2:00 pm

Portlaoise Library

One County, One Book

Meeting with Young Adult Book Club with Kevin Curran

Wednesday

6/11/24 4:30 pm

Portlaoise Library

Laois Writers Group Anthology Launch

Wednesday

6/11/24 6:30 pm

Portlaoise Library

Film Screening

Widow Clicquot

Wednesday

6/11/24 8:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

One County, One Book

Schools Workshop with Kevin Curran

Thursday

7/11/24 10:00 am

Mountmellick Library

Sinead O’Hart Author /Schools Workshop

Making Mythology Workshop

Thursday

7/11/24 11:30 am

Abbeyleix Library

One County, One Book

Adult Writers Workshop with Kevin Curran

Thursday

7/11/24 12:00 pm

Mountmellick Library

One County, One Book

Prison group workshop with Kevin Curran

Thursday

7/11/24 2:00 pm

Midlands Prison

Rick O’Shea in conversation with Caoilinn Hughes and Cathy Sweeney

Thursday

7/11/24 7:00 pm

Portlaoise Library

Dagogo Hart and Guests

Thursday

7/11/24 9:00 pm

Kavanaghs Upstairs

Masterclass

Mary O’Donnell

Friday

8/11/24 11:00 am

Dunamaise Arts Centre

One County, One Book

Schools Workshop/Talk with Kevin Curran

Friday

8/11/24 11:00 am

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Eleanor Mills and Barbara Scully in Conversation

Friday

8/11/24 8:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Donal Ryan in conversation with Claire O’Brien

Saturday

9/11/24 12:00 pm

Portarlington Library

Eve McDonnell Author Workshop, Our Wishprint

Saturday

9/11/24 1:00 pm

Portlaoise Library

A Film Directed by Alan Gilsenan

PAUL MULDOON: Laoithe is Liricí / A Life in Lyrics

Saturday

9/11/24 3:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Paul Muldoon, Caoimhín Ó’Raghallaigh and Brendan Begley

Saturday

9/11/24 7:00 pm

St. Peter’s Church of Ireland

An Evening with Niall Williams and Mike Hanrahan

Saturday

9/11/24 9:00 pm

Preston House, Abbeyleix

An evening of audio plays in the dark

Sightless Cinema Network presents Dog’s Life

Tuesday

4/11/25 7:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Reading & Writing Workshop with Dagogo Hart

Lantern Smoke:

Wednesday

5/11/25 11:00 am

Portlaoise Library

Film Screening

In the Middle of the Fields

Wednesday

5/11/25 11:00 am

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Film Screening

Four Letters of Love

Wednesday

5/11/25 8:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Writing Workshop

One County One Book

Thursday

6/11/25 11:00 am

Mountmellick Library

Roisín O’Donnell - Writing Workshop

One County One Book

Thursday

6/11/25 2:00 pm

Portlaoise Library

Emma Fogarty in conversation with Shauna Bowers

Thursday

6/11/25 3:00 pm

Abbeyleix Library

Laois Libraries Book Club Discussion

One County One Book

Thursday

6/11/25 5:30 pm

Portlaoise Library

Catherine Ryan Howard and Catherine Kirwan in conversation with Andrea Carter

Thursday

6/11/25 6:30 pm

Portlaoise Library

Mike McCormack and Mary O’Donnell in conversation with Christine Dwyer Hickey

The Art of the Short Story

Thursday

6/11/25 8:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Generating Narrative for our Stories

Masterclass with Mike McCormack

Friday

7/11/25 11:00 am

Dunamaise Arts Centre

with Grainne Hurley, Kathleen McMahon, Alice Ryan, Steve Wickham and Alex Clarke

Mary Lavin and the New Yorker

Friday

7/11/25 7:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

An evening with Keith Donald and Don Baker

Music and Mayhem:

Friday

7/11/25 9:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Roisín O’Donnell - Schools Event

One County One Book

Friday

7/11/25 11:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Writing Saga Historical Romance with Seána Tinley and Val Troy

Weaving History and Heart

Saturday

8/11/25 11:00 am

Portarlington Library

Sinead O’Hart Reading

Saturday

8/11/25 11:00 am

Portlaoise Library

Spotlight Sessions

Saturday

8/11/25 1:00 pm

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Roisín O’Donnell and Lisa Harding in conversation with Miriam O’Callaghan

Saturday

8/11/25 6:30 pm

St. Peter’s Church of Ireland

with Claire Byrne, Evelyn Cusack, Kíla, Clíodhna Ní Anluain, Roisin O’Donnell, Mary Costello and Colm O’Snodaigh

Spoken Stories Event

Saturday

8/11/25 8:30 pm

St. Peter’s Church of Ireland

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