The Limerick Literary Festival runs from 23—25 February
This year celebrates 40 years of The Limerick Literary Festival which honours the life and work of Kate O’Brien. Marking 50 years since the author’s death, the festival runs from 23—25 February, attracting people from all over the world.
Opening with an intimate evening of words and music by spoken word artist and musician Denise Chaila, which she describes as “‘half discussion half performance”, there will follow a full weekend programme featuring Jane Clarke, Vona Groarke, Mary Morrissy, visual artist Dorothy Cross, Kate O’Brien scholar Dr Jana Fischerova, and previous winner of the Kate O’Brien Award Elaine Feeney.
International guests for 2024 include Poetry Pharmacist William Sieghart, French author Antoine Laurain, who is shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024, and Booker longlisted author Francis Spufford.
Catch Valerie Dolan, Nigel Dugdale, Dan Mooney and Ann Blake in conversation about their favourite books, and see who will be presented with this year’s Kate O’Brien Award for a debut novel.
The festival will end on a high, with an interview with the Booker Prize shortlisted Claire Keegan.
See the full programme and book your tickets here.
