Tonight, Douglas Stewart & I will be discussing John of John. 7pm at the Pepper Canister Church. ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes... @ilfdublin.bsky.social @cormackinsella.bsky.social

Paddy Donnelly visited @ilfdublin.bsky.social and was gifted some fabulous fan mail from devoted young readers – we love to see it!

Some pics from a lovely Sunday and a very successful final day of ILFD! A very busy and fun day was had, with events for kids throughout the morning, music, yoga, workshops and an evening packed with riveting conversations with names like Colm Tóibín. 📸1-2Patrick Fleming 3-4 Kamyla Abreu

Had a grand time volunteering at International Literature Festival Dublin. Got to work and attend some great events. Grateful for the nice weather on the last day so I could wear my Skulduggery Pleasant dress to coordinate with Derek's awesome shirt :) @ilfdublin.bsky.social @dereklandy.bsky.social

The festival may be over but we haven’t closed the book on ILFD 2026 yet! Join us next week for two very exciting Off the Page events, starting on Tuesday, 2 June with Leïla Slimani. 📅 Tuesday 2 June 🕰️ 7pm 📍 Abbey Presbyterian Church 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

The Doireann Ní Ghríofa event this evening at the @ilfdublin.bsky.social was genuinely inspiring. And props to the person who asked the camping car question!

Myself, @sallyhayd.bsky.social and a handful of Irish people joined what seemed like most of Dublin's Italian community at @ilfdublin.bsky.social 's event featuring @robertosaviano.bsky.social this evening. Despite the weighty topics, the rapturous response he got made for an uplifting experience.

Full house & standing ovation for @robertosaviano.bsky.social in Dublin tonight at @ilfdublin.bsky.social. His new book is ‘Shout it Out: 28 Portraits for a Committed World’ www.dubraybooks.ie/product/shou...

Don’t miss a very exciting Off the Page event tomorrow evening with Douglas Stuart! 📅 Monday 25 May 🕰️ 7pm 📍 Pepper Canister Church 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Limited tickets left for Richard Armitage this evening at 8pm! The actor and author will be talking about his career, the highwire act of writing thrillers, and The Cut, his brilliantly crafted psychological page-turner. ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

This evening! Don’t miss Doireann Ní Ghríofa in conversation at 6pm. The award-winning author of A Ghost in the Throat will be discussing Said the Dead, her unforgettable polyphonic history of an institution that is both history and ghost story. 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes... (limited tickets)

Thanks to everyone who came along to the event at @ilfdublin.bsky.social last night, and to Eoin Sweeney for the good chat, and @dubray-books.bsky.social for selling lots of copies of Dooneen.

Today at 8pm, I'm interviewing Roberto Saviano at @ilfdublin.bsky.social ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

What an evening with Ali Smith at the @ilfdublin.bsky.social 📚 - a worthy winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2026. Wonderful to have been in the audience and one of many to receive a signed copy of her winning book Gliff 👏

What a joy it was to participate at this year's Slamovision at @ilfdublin.bsky.social this week to represent Ireland in Iowa ✨️ Scoth an filíocht ar an oíche! Comhghairdeachas le gach éinne 👏🏾🙌🏾 go háirithe an buaiteoir: @murchadhmor.bsky.social ! Ceol álainn ó @amanoanseo.bsky.social freisin.

Some highlights from Friday at ILFD! Ali Smith, winner of the 2026 Dublin Literary Award was in conversation about her novel Gliff, alongside events with Helen Oyeyemi, Dave Tynan and Djamel White, a beautiful evening soundbath with The Space Between and more 📸 Pati Guimarães

Book to hear 2026 Dublin Literary Award winner Ali Smith in conversation with Belinda McKeon this evening – or watch online from anywhere in the world. The first 200 guests will receive a complimentary signed copy of Gliff! 📅 Friday 22 May 🕰️ 6pm 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

More fun at @ilfdublin.bsky.social yesterday w/ lots of catching up w/ old friends. Here's #PatrickGale looking positively angelic as he told stories of his family & youth & reading from new novel #LoveLane plus #KathleenMacMahon gave us a superb event on her new novel #OtherPeoplesLives #ILFDublin

Some pictures from yesterday’s Dublin Literary Award ceremony, where Ali Smith was announced as winner of the 2026 award for her novel Gliff. Don’t miss Ali in conversation this evening at 6pm – tickets are free but booking is essential 📸 : Patrick Fleming

A look back at Wednesday at ILFD! Scroll to see snaps of some of our events – including music by Éire & Cú Chulainn, talks by Emanuela Anechoum, Daniela Catrileo, Sally Hayden and Elif Shafak and Slamovision 2026 📸 Pati Guimarães

So delighted to see Saara kill it before a rapt crowd @ilfdublin.bsky.social - I got my copy! A reader asked if I was Sarah Rees Brennan so I joined her and her friend in the signing line like HI NEW FRIENDS. They were very patient about this. #booksky

Congratulations to Ali Smith for winning the €100,000 @dublinlitaward.bsky.social award. She's taking part in @ilfdublin.bsky.social tomorrow at 6pm - the event is free, just register: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes... www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Incredibly cool to read at the launch of Issue 54 of @stingingfly.bsky.social at @ilfdublin.bsky.social Fabulous readings to a full house and a super appreciative audience. Amazing photographs are by Patrick Flemming #Launch #LiteraryJournal #Poetry #Prose #NonFiction

I have two events today (Thursday May 21) in Dublin, join if you're in the area! The first is a conversation on queer literature with Jade Wilson of Dyke Affair at the international literature festival of Dublin, @ilfdublin.bsky.social at 12:30 in merrion square: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

The winner of the 2026 Dublin Literary Award will be announced today live from @ilfdublin.bsky.social in Merrion Square Park! ✨🏆 Hosted by Rick O'Shea, you can join us in person or watch along online to find out who will take home the big prize. Watch online here: www.youtube.com/live/4tJnaQ1...

Some pics from Tuesday at ILFD! There were some fascinating talks from John Grindrod, Maria Alyokhina and more, a screening of Underland and the launch of the newest edition of Poetry Ireland review – to name but a few of the events that took place across the day. 📸 Patrick Fleming

A limited number of free tickets are now available for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award ceremony this Thursday in Merrion Square Park! 📅 Thursday 21 May 🕰️ 12pm 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Some snaps from Monday at ILFD! 📸 1-2Patrick Fleming 3-4 Patrícia Guimarães

Tomorrow at 8pm I'll be talking to Maria (Masha) Alyokhina at @ilfdublin.bsky.social, with readings by her accompanied by music from drummer and multimedia artist Eric J. Breitenbach. ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

If you’re in Dublin tomorrow evening, I’ll be in conversation with Mary Costello about her new novel A Beautiful Loan, at 6pm as part of @ilfdublin.bsky.social. Tickets here: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes... @canongate.co.uk

I'm very excited to host tomorrow evening's @ilfdublin.bsky.social event with John Grindrod, exploring the untold stories of LGBTQ+ lives in suburban Britain. Starts at 8pm - tickets below. ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Great to finally meet fellow Moscow corr Marc Bennetts at the @ilfdublin.bsky.social His new book Descent is wonderfully bleak, with nuggets of dark humour that somehow illuminate Russia’s incredibly grim trajectory.

Book your seat today at the 2026 Insiders' Guide to Publishing for Children & YA at @ilfdublin.bsky.social Get the inside track on the industry & improve your chances of getting published at this full-day seminar, hosted by well-known industry professionals Tickets: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Book your seat today for The 2026 Insiders’ Guide to Publishing for Adults at @ilfdublin.bsky.social Discover what’s hot, what’s not, & what you can do to land your big break. Featuring leading industry professionals this is a full-day seminar Tickets: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Low ticket warning – book now to hear award-winning novelist Elif Shafak in conversation at ILFD this Wednesday! 📅 20 May 🕰️ 8pm 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Switch up your lunchtime and book for a 45-minute lunchtime yoga class in beautiful, leafy Merrion Square Park to connect you to your surroundings and awaken your mind. There are classes at 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Presented in partnership with The Space Between

Some highlights of Sunday at ILFD! 📸 1&2 Freddie Greenall 📸 3&4 Kamyla Abreu

In this unique workshop, Megan Wynne shares journaling tools to help kids clear their minds of clutter, figure out their feelings and the limiting beliefs that may be holding them back. 📅 Saturday 23 May 🕰️ 10am 🎫 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

A look back at day 2 of ILFD! 📸: Kamyla Abreu @kabreuph

I enjoyed leading a sold-out #haiku #workshop this afternoon @ilfdublin.bsky.social. I had a lovely group and we were very lucky with the timing of our ginko (walk) around Merrion Square, i.e. in between showers!

I got to be part of the pilot event for The Illustrators Dispatch, which is organised by the talented Steve McCarthy A team of 7 artists exploring and documenting talks, workshops and overall experience of @ilfdublin.bsky.social

In panel on trilogies @ilfdublin.bsky.social - @mytholder.bsky.social just mentioned a crucial rarely-mentioned stage of plotting. ‘Hate myself. Thoughts of despair.’ #booksky

Talking about the book in Dublin this Wednesday at @ilfdublin.bsky.social : ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Today’s the day! It’s on a wall and I am part of it, how fancy is that? #booksky @ilfdublin.bsky.social

Join us for Make Your Mark: Drop-In Drawing, presented in partnership with Hugh Lane Gallery. All are welcome to this free , family friendly event in celebration of National Drawing Day! 📅 Saturday 16 May 🕰️ 12pm 🎫 Free, drop in

Meep! @ilfdublin.bsky.social

Join us for Summer 2026 Issue Launch this Saturday in partnership with @ilfdublin.bsky.social sky.social 🎪🌞🍦 The event will feature contributor readings / DJ session by Siobhan Kane / announcement of the winner of 2026 Stinging Fly & FBA Fiction Prize Book your tixs: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

Next week, @gearyjames.bsky.social joins John Connell and Gary Quinn at the @ilfdublin.bsky.social to discuss his book, THE WORLD IN A PHRASE. Details: buff.ly/vFue1sP #ILFD

TWO DAYS TO GO until our Summer 2026 Issue Launch in partnership with @ilfdublin.bsky.social🌞 The event will feature our brilliant contributor readings & a special DJ set by Siobhan Kane responding to our cover artist Diarmuid Breen’s evocative painting🎶 🎨 Book now: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...