Reading will be just one of the great ways to keep kids busy (and parents happy!) over the Easter break. Check out our roundup of great new books for kids of all ages ➡️ bit.ly/4s3XWam

Looking for some reading inspiration over the Easter break? We might just have you covered. Check out our roundup of just some of the great new books out there ➡️ bit.ly/3PzaiK1

Big thanks to our friends at the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for including MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by our @jlod.bsky.social on their spring reads list!! dublinbookfestival.com/spring-reads/

The last event of our spring series is coming up next week and we have only limited tickets remaining! Join us as we explore the gripping new book by Rory Carroll, illuminating the fascinating story of Sir Roger Casement ➡️ bit.ly/4rnw6X6

Last chance to join us for tonight’s event as we dive into the Irish language and celebrate #SeachtainNaGaeilge with Mollie Guidera of hit platform ‘Irish with Mollie’! Book now to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

📢 Open to submissions! 📢 Do you know a teenager aged 12-18 years old? Do you love writing and making art? Then we want to hear from you! The Booked Up Literary Journal is a small, print publication for writers and artists aged 12-18 years old anywhere on the island of Ireland.

We’re hiring! 📢 Children’s Books Ireland is seeking a full-time Artist & Programme Officer to support authors and illustrators and help deliver our core programmes and events. childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/... 🗓️ Apply by 4pm, Monday 30th March 2026

✨ new week, new event ✨ join us this Thursday as we dive into the Irish language, the history of certain words and phrases, and how we can work Irish into our daily lives. Book your spot here agus bígí linn ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

Last year, I took part in a pilot writing residency at The Dock in Leitrim, working on a book I kept calling my "tiny weird non-fiction project". This short residency is now being rolled out and seeking applications. Honoured they used the title. Apply/spread the word. www.thedock.ie/artists/open...

Looking for autistic teenagers (15-18 years) to write for an anthology of essays about being autistic, for teenage readers. Book to be published next year in collaboration with @newislandbooks.bsky.social and Little Island publishers. @matthewpb.bsky.social #Autistic #Irish #Writing #OwnVoices

We’re so excited for this Sunday’s event in Powerscourt Estate, Wicklow, where we’ll be celebrating writers, books and women’s voices on International Women’s Day! Limited tickets remain to join us for an inspiring, uplifting and moving morning of conversations ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

Paula speaks to 📖 @dublinbookfest.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=59719 Also on Northside Today 📚 Coolock Library Events listenagain.org?p=59723 🌼 Daffodil Day listenagain.org?p=59721 ♀️Int. Women’s Day listenagain.org?p=59714

Check out Dearbhla’s Cultural Picks for @rte.ie and then join us this weekend in Powerscourt to hear more from Dearbhla, as she delves into her brand new book in conversation with Muireann O’Connell! ⬇️

✨ 1 week to go! ✨ Join us next Sunday in Powerscourt for a day celebrating writers, books and women’s voices ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

Are you booked in yet? Join us as we take a joyful dive into the Irish language with Mollie Guidera of ‘Irish with Mollie’ ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

In just two weeks, meet Rosanna Cooney and a fantastic group of female authors in the beautiful setting of Powerscourt Estate at the Dublin Book Festival @dublinbookfest.bsky.social! Don't miss the chance to grab your own copies of these wonderful reads 📚 #DublinBookFestival #IrelandiaPress

Sunday 8th March @dublinbookfest.bsky.social will be celebrating women’s voices on International Women’s Day. Feat. writers Rosanna Cooney, Clare McKenna, Dearbhla Mescal, Oona Frawley & Julia Kelly, with hosts Muireann O’Connell & Edel Coffey Tickets: dublinbookfestival.com/event/celebr...

'A morning of inspiring and engaging conversations around wellbeing, poetry, and the power of words to capture deeply moving stories.' Book your tickets: dublinbookfestival.com/event/celebr...

✨1 week to go ✨ and a limited amount of tickets remaining to join us for an immersive evening of conversation and music with Niall Breslin, Clare McKenna and the Polaris String Quartet ➡️ bit.ly/463RJms

🌼From conversations around wellbeing to finding joy in the small moments, you can spend this International Women’s Day in the company of inspirational authors at Powerscourt Estate🌼 @dublinbookfest.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/celebrate-in...

Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold Join Naoise Dolan, Anne Griffin & Ailbhe Malone in conversation, in collaboration with @dublinbookfest.bsky.social. Ancient Irish myth, retold — bold women reclaiming their stories. 📅 4 March at 6.30pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

It's National Sauna Week! 🧖‍♀️ To celebrate, dive into a world of heat, history, and wellness in 'Sweathouse: The New & The Ancient Irish Sauna Tradition' and catch author Rosanna Cooney at @powerscourthouse.bsky.social as part of the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social spring spotlight series on March 8th ✨

Join us for a step back in time and an evening of conversation around a gripping new book as Rory Carroll delves into A Rebel and a Traitor with Ronan McGreevy ➡️ bit.ly/4rnw6X6

What a line-up! Celebrate this International Women’s Day with Dublin Book Festival @dublinbookfest.bsky.social in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co. Wicklow. Oona Frawley and Julia Kelly will be in conversation with Edel Coffey, discussing their writing 🌟

HOWL 26 submissions are now open. We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd. We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us. Full guidelines + submission details: 🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit

As part of our spring series, join us in person for an evening with leading online Irish teacher Mollie Guidera, of hit platform ‘Irish with Mollie’, as we celebrate and dive into the Irish language ➡️ bit.ly/4rfch4a

✨ Reminder! ✨ The deadline of Thursday 19 February for applications for this year’s Raising Voices Fellowship programme is fast approaching. Full details and applications ⬇️ @childrensbooksireland.ie

First event of the year underway, launching An Asylum for My Affections with @newislandbooks.bsky.social at @nlireland.bsky.social

Great to see an upcoming @dublinbookfest.bsky.social event at the @nlireland.bsky.social featured in #Image: 📚 Celebrating 'An Asylum for My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan', with editor Molly Hennigan and contributors Roddy Doyle & Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: www.image.ie/agenda/febru...

Submissions opening soon with our friends over at @howlwriting.bsky.social ⬇️

Also this International Women’s Day in Powerscourt Estate, Co. Wicklow, join Dearbhla Mescal for a walk of the stunning gardens as she reads poems and reflections from her new book. Book to join us ➡️ bit.ly/3MhoXrM

Celebrate this International Women’s Day with us in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co.Wicklow, with an engaging and inspiring morning of writers in conversation around wellbeing, poetry and moving memoirs. Book your spot to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

Join us as we explore some of the brilliant retellings and reimaginings in the new anthology Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold, with editor Ailbhe Malone and contributors Naoise Dolan and Anne Griffin ➡️ bit.ly/49X3fCN @nlireland.bsky.social

Join us for an immersive evening of conversation and music as we celebrate the new book and accompanying audio by Niall Breslin, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded. 🎟️ bit.ly/463RJms

Included in the line-up is a wonderful event from author of 'Sweathouse' Rosanna Cooney! You can catch her along with Clare Mckenna, Dearbhla Mescal, Oona Frawley and Julia Kelly for a wonderful event celebrating women's voices. Get your ticket here: dublinbookfestival.com/event/celebr...

We’re delighted to announce that DBF Spotlight, our spring series, is back! Head to our website for full details of all events coming up in the next few weeks and to book your spot ➡️ bit.ly/49QQzvV

We’re thrilled to announce that Maggie O’Farrell will be joining us in June for an evening in conversation to celebrate the release of her new novel, Land. Book your spot now to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4be2aHL

Are you signed up to the DBF newsletter? We’ve got news coming soon… so why not get it delivered straight to your inbox? 👀 bit.ly/3vEkfvE

Applications are now open for the Raising Voices 2026 programme and we’re delighted to once again be a part of this initiative. Full details at the @childrensbooksireland.ie website ⬇️

⭐️Absolutely fantastic opportunity here from Culture Ireland & Literature Ireland for Irish publishers—deadline is the end of January⭐️ @literatureireland.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/culture-irel...

All our congratulations to Joseph O’Connor and his publishing team on last night’s win, we were delighted to have Joseph in conversation about his brilliant book at DBF25 as part of @dublincitylibs.bsky.social Readers’ Day! 📚

The #bookelves2025 are getting ready for the @latelateshow.rte.ie #latelatetoyshow We will be recommending great books for children - ask away if you’d like one for the young reader in your life!

Applications for the our 2026 National Mentoring Programme are now open! This is an opportunity open to all writers across the island of Ireland to receive sustained creative and professional mentoring from an established Irish writer. irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...

In today’s guest blog post, we loved hearing more from @rurooie.bsky.social about being part of this year’s #DBF25 schools’ programme, and how it was a bit of a full circle moment. Read the piece over on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3MgFPP7

The WINNER of the 2025 Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year is... @elainefeeney.bsky.social #APIBA #StoriesMakeUs

The WINNER of the 2025 The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award is... The Ghosts of Rome, Joseph O'Connor (Harvill) #APIBA #StoriesMakeUs

Congrats to all those celebrated this year by the @irishbookawards.bsky.social and to last night’s winners, we loved seeing some #DBF25 books and authors in the mix

If you joined us earlier this month at our flagship festival, we would love to hear from you! Take the survey and share your feedback with us ➡️ bit.ly/49ULMLF

Swipe to see highlights from the Belfast launch at Assembly Buildings with the support of No Alibis and a brilliant discussion as part of the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social with Susan Marie Martin and Mary McAuliffe. Signed copies available now at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social