Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
26th to 29th March 2020
We will be thinking and talking about The State of Us in 2020, you and me, Ireland, the world… Download the festival programme here.
In The Lyric Note, poetry and music take centre stage under our spotlight. We will look at borders and the continuing polarisation of states in Present Tense. Read, draw, play and create with some of your favourite in our Schools & Families programme! Hone your craft with guidance from our writers in our Workshops. We will be #EachforEqual on March 6th in our celebration of International Women's Day.
All Festival Events are now onsale and there are no booking charges if you book tickets online.
Food for the Soul with Darina Allen
International Women's Day Event
Friday March 6th at 6:30pm
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Vicky Phelan in conversation with Maia Dunphy
International Women's Day Event
Friday March 6th at 8:30pm
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Family Traditions with Sadhbh Devlin
Schools Event (Age 2nd class +)
Thursday March 26th at 11am
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BOOT! With Shane Hegarty
Schools Event (Age 2nd class +)
Thursday March 26th at 11am
dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum
BOOT! With Shane Hegarty - Show 2
Schools Event (Age 2nd class +)
Thursday March 26th at 12:45pm
dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum
The State of Home
Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson. Chaired by Susan McKay
Thursday March 26th at 7pm
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True American: Curtis Sittenfeld in conversation with Maia Dunphy
Thursday March 26th at 8:30pm
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Festival Club: What to bring when we leave
Live performance by Tom French and Danny Diamond
Thursday March 26th at 9:30pm
The Library Bar, Haddington Hotel
Mother Tongue with Patricia Forde
Schools Event (Ages 5th/6th Class, 1st/2nd Year)
Friday March 27th at 11am
dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum
Beag Bídeach! le Sadhbh Devlin
Schools Event (Ages Junior Infants - 2nd Class)
Friday March 27th at 11am
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The World of Tiny and Teeny with Chris Judge
Schools Event (Ages Junior Infants - 2nd Class)
Friday March 27th at 11am
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Apeirogon
Colum McCann, Síle Nic Chonaonaigh and special guests Bassim Aramin and Rami Elhanan
Friday March 27th at 7pm
Pavilion Theatre
Polemical writing workshop: with Malachi O’Doherty
Saturday March 28th at 10am
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The American Bookclub with Curtis Sittenfeld
Saturday March 28th at 10:30am
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Irish Times Poetry Now Award
Supported by The Irish Times
Saturday March 28th at 10:30am
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Mary Cregan in conversation with Prof. Ciarán Benson
Saturday March 28th at 11am
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Murder Most Foul
Jane Casey and Catherine Ryan Howard. Chaired by Sinéad Crowley
Saturday March 28th at 11am
Pavilion Theatre
Tiny and Teeny with Chris Judge
Free Event. Sessions starting on the hour; booking required
Saturday March 28th at 11am
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Mná Amháin: New writing from Enda Wyley, Maureen Boyle and Jane Clarke
Saturday March 28th at 12pm
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The State of India
BBC journalist Kavita Puri with Nikesh Shukla
Saturday March 28th at 12:30pm
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri in conversation with Sorcha Pollak
Saturday March 28th at 1:30pm
Pavilion Theatre
Belfast Stories
Wendy Erskine and Lucy Caldwell. Chaired by Paul McVeigh.
Saturday March 28th at 1:30pm
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Beyond the World of War
Peadar King and Clare Daly MEP
Saturday March 28th at 2pm
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Family Traditions Workshop with Sadhbh Devlin
Saturday March 28th at 2pm
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Octavia Poetry Collective
Rachel Long, Amaal Said and Sumia Juxun
Saturday March 28th at 3pm
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The YA Word
Brian Conaghan and Nikesh Shukla hosted by Elaine Feeney
Saturday March 28th at 4pm
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The State of the EU
Fintan O’Toole and Professor Brigid Laffan. Chaired by Caitriona Crowe
Saturday March 28th at 4pm
Pavilion Theatre
Thomas McCarthy's Poetry Hour: Hosted by Nell Regan
Saturday March 28th at 4pm
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Carol Ann Duffy and Ella Duffy with Olivia O'Leary
Saturday March 28th at 5pm
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The (dis) United States: what would The Bard say?
Professor James Shapiro with Niall MacMonagle
Saturday March 28th at 6pm
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Roots and Radicals: with Jackie Kay and Peggy Seeger
Saturday March 28th at 9pm
Pavilion Theatre
Poetry Workshop with Maureen Boyle
Sunday March 29th at 10:30am
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Fifty Years On: The State of the North
Claire Hanna MP and Malachi O'Doherty. Chaired by Derek O'Connor.
Sunday March 29th at 12pm
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XBorders Refuge: 2020 Showcase
Sunday March 29th at 1:30pm
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Colette Bryce and Jackie Kay: chaired by Niall MacMonagle
Sunday March 29th at 1:30pm
Pavilion Theatre
Platform Seven
Louise Doughty with Madeleine Keane
Sunday March 29th at 2:30pm
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The Summer Isles: A Voyage of The Imagination
With Philip Marsden and poet Nell Regan
Sunday March 29th at 2:30pm
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Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson
Sunday March 29th at 4pm
Pavilion Theatre
John McAuliffe, Katie Donovan and Nidhi Zak (Aria Eipe)
In association with Poetry Ireland
Sunday March 29th at 5pm
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This is Happiness
Niall Williams and Mike Hanrahan
Sunday March 29th at 6:30pm
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