Popular Library Events

RLBF 2020: Galway Stories with Patrick McCabe, Elaine Feeney & Danny Denton

A special event marking Galway2020 and the anthology Galway Stories, this talk is hosted by co-editor Alan McMonagle, and features Patrick McCabe, Elaine Feeney and Danny Denton discussing stories from this exciting and diverse collection.

RLBF 2020: Red Line Poetry Competition & TU Dublin Short Story Competition Awards

This year we will be having a joint awards evening where the winners will be revealed. Joining us on the evening will be the judge of the 2020 poetry competition, Peter Sirr.

RLBF 2020: The Happy Writer Workshop with Anne Tannam

Back due to popular demand, this coach-led workshop focuses on seven key factors: why we write, valuing our work, building resilience, keeping motivated, designing tailored writing schedules, staying accountable, and finding the right support.

RLBF 2020: Fall, Leaves, Fall: Autumn Themed Creative Writing Workshop for Schools

Join award-winning children’s writer and creative writing teacher, Sarah Webb for an autumn-themed workshop, inspired by Emily Bronte’s Fall, Leaves, Fall and Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay,

RLBF 2020: Rob Doyle in conversation with Nicole Flattery

Celebrated international author Rob Doyle will read from his latest novel Threshold

RLBF 2020: Why The Moon Travels: Oein DeBharduin with Deirdre Sullivan

Why the moon travels is a haunting collection of twenty tales rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community.

RLBF 2020: Unshelved: Poetry Reading with Linda McKenna, Seán Hewitt & Kerry Hardie

A special poetry reading from three distinct Irish poets where we highlight their new collections published during, or postponed due to, the pandemic. The readings will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by poet Jessica Traynor.

RLBF 2020: Box Hill: Adam Mars-Jones in conversation Seán Hewitt

Mars-Jones will be in conversation with poet and Irish Times book critic, Seán Hewitt.

RLBF 2020: Writing the Senses: A Writing Workshop with Eileen Casey

Awakening the senses is a joyful, playful and creative way to begin writing prose or poetry.

RLBF 2020: Sinéad Morrissey: A Reading from Found Architecture

Join Sinéad Morrissey for a special reading from her new Selected Poems, Found Architecture published by Carcanet in April 2020 as she traces how her poems have shifted and changed from book to book and reflect on her body of work so far