Dublin Book Festival Programme 2012

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Smock Alley Theatre 1662
TE M PLE BAR
13 – 18 November 2012

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1 Smock Alley Theatre 1662, 7 Exchange St Lwr, Temple Bar
including Festival Bookshop open throughout the week WELCOME FROM
2 The Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar JIMMY DEENIHAN T.D.
3 The National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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Events at a Glance M A I N P R O G RAMME

T U E S D AY 1 3 N O V E M B ER
The Festival includes more than 60 readings,
Inspiring Lives, Inspiring Stories
debates, book launches, and workshops, together
with events for children and schools, a children’s
Dervla Murphy and Alice Taylor in conversation with Sean Rocks 8pm •
area and a Festival Bookshop with oﬀerings from
W E D N E S D AY 1 4 N O V E M BER
over 100 Irish publishers in Smock Alley Theatre.

Dancing About Architecture
Tá mé cinnte go mbeidh gach duine, idir óg agus
aosta, ábalta rud éigin a aimsiú ar chlár na Féile ar
John Waters, Marcus Connaughton and Paul Charles 6.00pm •
mhaith leo freastal air. Jennifer Johnston in conversation with Dermot Bolger 8.00pm •
I congratulate the organisers and their sponsors T H U R S D AY 1 5 N O V E M BER
and I am sure tremendous enjoyment and
inspiration will be gleaned by many people from
Getting The Upper Hand For Your Business in the Recession:
their participation in the 5th Dublin Book Festival. Finance, Marketing and Success
Feargal Quinn, George Mordaunt, Darragh Doyle and Paul Davis 9.00am •
How To Be The Best In The Food Industry
Jimmy Deenihan T.D.
Minister for Arts,
Neven Maguire, Tom Doorley and Pamela Fitzmaurice 10.45am •
Heritage and the Gaeltacht Come Celebrate Launch of Rain Spill by Jenni Doherty 11.15am •
Lunchtime Readings: Short Waves
Celeste Augé, John Walsh and Freya McClements 12.20pm •

VENUES
• Main Theatre,Smock Alley Theatre
Smock Alley Theatre
• Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
• Festival Bookshop, Temple Bar
• The Gutter Bookshop,

Events at a Glance M A I N P R O G R A M M E Events at a Glance M A I N P R O GRAMME
Lunchtime Readings: Life’s Inspiration S AT U R D AY 1 7 N O V E M BER
Tom Inglis and Eina McHugh 1.10pm •
Come Celebrate Launch of A Twisted Root: 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour 11.00am
Ancestral Entanglements in Ireland by Patricia Craig 2.30pm • Literary Walking Tour 11am & 2pm
Current Affairs with Vincent Browne
Constantin Gurdgiev, Margaret E. Ward, Healthy Living Juliet Bressan, Dr Eva Orsmond and Brian Colbert
Brian Lucey and Dearbhail McDonald 6.30pm • Chaired by Sylvia Thompson 11.00am •
Inspiring Crime Writers Green Fingers: Gardening for All
Niamh O’Connor, Conor Brady and Sam Millar 6.30pm • Michael Kelly, Fionnuala Fallon and Trevor Sargent 12.00pm •
In The Shadows of the Recession Your Health with Dr. Mary Helen Hensley 12.00pm •
Sean Moncrieff and Michael Clifford 8.00pm • In Memory of Maeve Binchy
Patricia Scanlan, Sheila O’Flanagan and Sinéad Moriarty 1.00pm •
FRIDAY 1 6 N O V E M B E R Silver Threads of Hope Roddy Doyle, Siobhán Mannion
and Declan Hughes in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson 2.00pm •
Irish Publishing Business Day 10.00am • The Bloomsday Story – A Whistlestop Tour Through Ulysses
Lunchtime Readings: A Medley of Stories
Robert Gogan 3.00pm •
John Givens, Joyce Russell, Dave Duggan and Garbhan Downey 12.10pm • The European Muse: Irish poets inspired by Europe
John F. Deane, Harry Clifton, Moya Cannon, Mary O’Donnell,
Inspiration for Writers: The Dos and Don’ts of Getting Published
Michael McLoughlin, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, Paula Campbell and Sean O’Keefe
Michael O’Loughlin and Judith Mok. Chaired by Peter Sirr 3.00pm •
Chaired by Declan Meade 1.00pm • Cooking in the 21 Century – The Evolution of the Cookbook
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Come Celebrate Launch of Belfast Taxi:
Catherine Fulvio, Lilly Higgins, Jane Travers and Sheila Kiely 4.30pm •
A drive through history, one fare at a time by Lee Henry 2.30pm • Gearrscéalta: The Irish Short Story Alex Hijmans,
The New Generation of Publishers: Ebooks Vs Books
Micheál Ó Conghaile and Alan Titley. Chaired by Michael Cronin 5.00pm •
Eoin Purcell, Aoife Walsh and Antony Farrell 6.15pm • Are We All Revisionists Now?
Irish Historians and the Decade of Centenaries
Ireland’s Gothic Literature: Thomas Leland’s Longsword
and its place in Irish Gothic Literature
Lorcan Collins, Liz Gillis and Conor Kostick 6.30pm •
Albert Power and Jarlath Killeen 6.30pm • We are where we are, but how did we get here?
The Politics of Boom and Bust David McCullagh, Mary O’Rourke,
Madeleine Keane
In conversation with the Irish Book Awards Best Newcomer Nominees 8.00pm • Dan Boyle and Carol Hunt. Chaired by Andrea Pappin 6.00pm •
John Bowman in conversation with Diarmaid Ferriter 8.00pm •

Events at a Glance M A I N P R O G R A M M E Events at a Glance S C H O O LS ’ P R OGR AMME

S UNDAY 1 8 N O V E M B E R W E D N E SD AY 1 4 N O V E MBER
1916 Rebellion Walking Tour 11.00am
Write your Own Comic Book
Literary Walking Tour 11am & 2pm With Alan Nolan Ages 9-10+ years Cabra Library 10.30am •
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects Mad Cap – Superhero! Illustration and Writing Workshop
Fintan O’Toole 12.00pm • With Juliette Saumande and Sadie Cramer Ages 8-9 years Central Library 10.30am •
Bringing The Theatre To Life Meet Bestselling Author Judi Curtin!
Barry Cassin, Christopher Fitz-Simon and Patrick Sutton 1.00pm • Launch of Leave it to Eva Ages 9-10+ years 11.00am •
Come Celebrate Launch of Domestic Life in Ireland 1.00pm • T H U RS D AY 1 5 N O V E M B ER
John Joyce, Fire & Ice Book Signing 2.00pm •
Jimmy Magee in conversation with Darragh Maloney 2.00pm • Bringing History to Life
Adventures in Theatre With Brian Gallagher and Nicola Pierce Ages 9-10+ years Central Library 10.30am •
Tom Swift 3.00pm • Mise agus an Dragún Illustration Workshop/Seisiún Ealaíne
Inspiration for Writers: Writing for Young Adults
Alan Early, Siobhán Parkinson and Sheena Wilkinson
With Patricia Forde and Steve Simpson Ages 5-7 years Ballymun Library 10.30am •
Chaired by Robert Dunbar 3.00pm • F R ID AY 1 6 N O V E M B ER
Inspiring Short Stories
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Mary Costello and Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Chaired by Eithne Shortall 4.00pm • Fighting Words
An Ghlúin Nua: Emerging Writers – Bilingual
Creative Writing Workshop Ages 7-8 years Pearse Street Library 10.30am •
Aifric Mac Aodha, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín and Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Inspired by Science – New Worlds and New Ideas
Introduced by Liam Carson, Siobhán McKenna and Jamie O’Connell 4.30pm • With Celine Kiernan and Conor Kostick YA (Young Adult) 10.00am •
In Their Own Write
Journey Beyond the Cherry Tree
John Boyne, Siobhán Parkinson, Dermot Bolger,
Donal Ryan, Colm Keegan and Deirdre Sullivan 5.00pm • With Joe O’Brien Ages 9-10+ years 10.30am •
History Ireland Hedge School @ Dublin Book Festival
• National Library of Ireland
Dr Michael Kennedy, Paul Bew and Neil Richardson
Chaired by Tommy Graham 6.00pm • VENUES
• Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre • Pearse Street Library
Kevin Barry and Mike McCormack
In conversation with Sean Rocks 8.00pm • • The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar • Libraries in Dublin

Events at a Glance C H I L D R E N ’ S P R O G R A M M E Events at a Glance C H I L D R E N ’ S P ROGRAMME
In Association with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature In Association with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature

SATURDAY 1 7 N O V E M B E R S U N D AY 1 8 N O V E M B ER

Children’s Treasure Hunt All ages 12.00pm • Readings and Music from the Magical Mozart Series
Fairytales/Síscéalta – Bilingual Author Reading
With Noel and Luz Donegan and Aoife O’Reilly Ages 4-8 years 11.00am •
With Catherine Sheridan and Biddy Jenkinson Ages 4+ years 11.00am • Readings from Large Mammals,
Stick Insects and Other Social Misﬁts
Ghostly Tales
With Laura Jane Cassidy Ages 11+ years 11.15am •
With Felicity McCall YA (Young Adult) 12.00pm •
Children’s Bookbinding Workshop
Children’s Bookbinding Workshop
With Sylvia Thompson Ages 8-12 years 12.30pm •
With Alan Corbett Ages 5-8 years 12.00pm •
Come Celebrate: Superheroes Vs. Monsters
Children’s Treasure Hunt All ages 12.00pm •
Little Island Launch Ages 7-11 years 1.00pm • Cartoon Workshop for Children with Black John the Bogus Pirate
With John Joyce Ages 5-10 years 1.15pm •
VENUES Readings from The Nightmare Club Series
• Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
with David Maybury and Oisín McGann Ages 7+ years 2.00pm •
• Children’s Area, Smock Alley Theatre Niall de Búrca’s World of Tales All ages 3.30pm •
• Classroom,Bookshop, Temple Bar
Smock Alley Theatre
• The Gutter

TUES WED
13 Inspiring Lives, Inspiring Stories
Dervla Murphy and Alice Taylor
Jennifer Johnston
In Conversation with Dermot Bolger
14
In Conversation with Sean Rocks
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUBLIN UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
8.00pm – 9.30pm • €10/€8 concession
8.00pm – 9.30pm • €10/€8 concession Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost Irish writers
of her generation. She has won the Whitbread Prize,
The Dublin Book Festival opens with a very special the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award, the
evening with travel-writing legend, Dervla Murphy, Yorkshire Post Award, and the Best Book of the Year
author of over 20 travel books, including her most recent, award on two occasions. She has also been shortlisted
Dervla Murphy
Cuba: The Island that Dared, and Gaza: A month by the Sea for the Booker Prize with Shadows on our Skin. Her Jennifer
Johnston
which will be released in February 2013. Also sharing other novels include Truth or Fiction, Foolish Mortals,
the evening is one of Ireland’s most popular authors, The Gingerbread Woman, Two Moons and Shadowstory.
Alice Taylor, who talks about the special people in her Dermot Bolger, renowned poet, playwright and author of many books (most
life in And Time Stood Still, her �rst book for a number of recently his poem sequence The Venice Suite: A Voyage Through Grief and his novella,
years. Sean Rocks, presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena, will The Fall of Ireland, both of which are published this autumn) discusses literature,
lead both authors in a conversation about their lives and life and days gone by with Jennifer.
Alice Taylor
sources of inspiration throughout their writing careers.
Getting The Upper Hand For THUR
WED Dancing About Architecture Your Business in the Recession: 15
14 John Waters, Marcus Connaughton and Paul Charles Finance, Marketing and Success
Feargal Quinn, George Mordaunt, Darragh Doyle and Paul Davis
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUBLIN CITY ENTERPRISE BOARD
John
Waters
Is it possible to truly capture in words what music is 9.00am – 10.20am • €5
‘about’? With experience as a songwriter, columnist
playwright and author John Waters, along with Marcus Join our panel of experts for a seminar on how your George

Connaughton – a veteran of the Irish record industry, business can survive and even �ourish in the recession. Mordaunt Darragh Doyle

Marcus
radio producer and presenter of Seascapes – and Paul Entrepreneur Feargal Quinn will give tips on how to
Connaughton
Charles, author and music agent, delve beneath a make your business successful with what has worked
surface language that concerns itself with technicalities, for him in the past, while business specialist Paul Davis
aesthetics and fashion. Is it possible for mere words to will oﬀer advice on how to develop your company’s
express, or at least aﬃrm, the existence of music for the potential. George Mordaunt will impart his experience Feargal Quinn Paul Davis
Paul Charles of how bust businesses can li� themselves out of the
human heart?
mire and recover, while internet guru Darragh Doyle will guide you through
communicating and marketing your company online successfully.

THUR THUR
15 How To Be The Best In The Food Industry
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUBLIN CITY ENTERPRISE BOARD
Lunchtime Readings: Short Waves
Celeste Augé, John Walsh and Freya McClements
15
Neven Maguire, Tom Doorley and Pamela Fitzmaurice

Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
10.45am – 12.00pm • €5 12.20pm – 1.00pm • Free entry
Neven
Maguire Celeste Augé
Need some advice on how to make your café, Come browse our bookshop and then take a pew
restaurant or food business a real success? Neven as Irish-Canadian writer Celeste Augé, poet John
Maguire, author and one of Ireland’s most successful Walsh and BBC journalist and literary reviewer Freya
restaurateurs, Tom Doorley, food and drink author and McClements read extracts from their acclaimed short
Pamela
Fitzmaurice restaurant critic for the Irish Daily Mail and Pamela stories. John Walsh
Fitzmaurice, author and owner of Blazing Salads,
come together to give advice on how to make your
food business a real success and how to stand out in
Tom Doorley
the crowd. Freya
McClements

THUR Come Celebrate Lunchtime Readings: Life’s Inspiration THUR
15 Launch of Rain Spill by Jenni Doherty Tom Inglis and Eina McHugh 15
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
11.15am – 12.10pm • Free entry 1.10pm – 2.00pm • Free entry

Jenni Doherty presents Rain Spill, her �rst solo The Dublin Book Festival invites you to spend your Tom Inglis
collection of poetry, prose, �ction, observation and lunchtime with author and Associate Professor of
comment pieces. The collection illustrates an emotive, Sociology in UCD, Tom Inglis and Fulbright Scholar
honest and lyrical view of a sense of place, belonging Eina McHugh as they read extracts from their memoirs,
and experience spanning four decades. Rain Spill is illustrating how life can inspire art.
published by Guildhall Press. Eina
McHugh

THUR THUR
15 Come Celebrate:
Launch of A Twisted Root: Inspiring Crime Writers 15
Ancestral Entanglements in Ireland by Patricia Craig Niamh O’Connor, Conor Brady and Sam Millar

2.30pm – 3.30pm • Free entry 6.30pm – 7.30pm • Free entry
Conor Brady
Leading literary critic and anthologist Patricia Craig Join some of Ireland’s top crime writers and hear
launches A Twisted Root: Ancestral Entanglements in where they draw inspiration from for their hair-raising
Ireland. Craig traces the remarkable story of her thrillers. Niamh O’Connor is the author of three crime
ancestors, weaving the threads of their individual novels and true crime editor for the Sunday World.
Niamh
stories into the sweeping panorama of Irish history. A Sam Millar is author of highly acclaimed crime novels, O’Connor
Twisted Root is published by Blackstaff Press. the most recent of which, Dead of Winter, is the third
Karl Kane novel and Conor Brady, former editor of The
Irish Times and author of crime novel A June of Ordinary
Murders.
Sam Millar

THUR Current Affairs with Vincent Browne THUR
15 Constantin Gurdgiev, Margaret E. Ward,
Brian Lucey and Dearbhail McDonald
In the Shadows of the Recession
Sean Moncrieff and Michael Clifford
15
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
6.30pm – 7.30pm • €10/€8 concession 8.00pm – 9.15pm • €10/€8 concession
Constantin Margaret
Gurdgiev E. Ward For what promises to be a lively debate, Vincent Browne, An exploration into the murkiness of recessionary Sean
Moncrieff
presenter of Tonight on TV3, brings together a panel of Ireland and how it inspired two new crime novels.
experts: Constantin Gurdgiev, former editor of Business Journalists Sean Moncrieff and Michael Clifford discuss
and Finance magazine and head of research for St. how writing their �rst novels, Angel of the Street Lamps
Columbanus AG; Margaret E. Ward, businesswoman (Moncrieff ) and Ghost Town (Clifford), against the
Dearbhail and award-winning �nancial journalist, broadcaster and backdrop of the recession impacted their storytelling. Michael
Brian Lucey McDonald
author; Brian Lucey, Professor of Finance in TCD , author Clifford

and commentator on �nancial news; and Dearbhail
McDonald, an Eisenhower Fellow, broadcaster and Legal
Editor of the Irish Independent.

FRI FRI
16 Inspiration for Writers:
The Dos and Don’ts of Getting Published
16
Irish Publishing Business Day Michael McLoughlin, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, Paula Campbell
and Sean O’Keefe. Chaired by Declan Meade
10.00am – 4.30pm • By Invitation Only
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
A series of three events aimed at those working in the 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Free entry
publishing sector. The events will explore innovations
Vanessa Fox Michael
and developments in the industry with a particular We all have a book in us, or so they say. If you’re O’Loughlin McLoughlin
focus on digital publishing. interested in �nding out what the publishers are really
looking for, the best practices in submitting your work
and the big no-nos on the path to getting published,
then join our publishers for a lunchtime of excellent
free advice. Paula
Campbell Sean O’Keefe

FRI Lunchtime Readings: A Medley of Stories Come Celebrate FRI
16 John Givens, Joyce Russell,
Dave Duggan and Garbhan Downey
Launch of Belfast Taxi: A drive through history,
one fare at a time by Lee Henry
16


Joyce Russell John Givens Bring sandwiches and imagination for a much needed Lee Henry’s Belfast Taxi: A drive through history, one
lunchtime break and listen to John Givens, fare at a time tells the real life stories of the Belfast
a native Californian and creative writing teacher, taxi drivers who kept driving during the Troubles.
Dave Duggan, an award-winning writer and dramatist, A factual mix of personal testimonies, anecdotes and
Joyce Russell an award-winning author and Garbhan philosophical cabbie musings, the book acts as a social
Dave Duggan Garbhan Downey
Downey, journalist, broadcaster, newspaper editor and history of Belfast over the past 40 years. Belfast Taxi:
literary editor, as they weave their words into a medley A drive through history, one fare at a time is published by
of beautiful, emotional and funny stories. Blackstaﬀ Press.

FRI FRI
16 The New Generation of Publishers:
Ebooks Vs Books
Madeleine Keane
In conversation with the Irish Book Awards
16
Eoin Purcell, Aoife Walsh and Antony Farrell Best Newcomer Nominees

Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
6.15pm – 7.30pm • Free entry 8.00pm – 9.30pm • €10/€8 concession
Eoin
Purcell As digital publishing, apps and ebooks drive change Madeleine Keane, literary editor of the Sunday
in the book industry, Eoin Purcell, Commissioning Independent, broadcaster and co-founder of the Irish
Editor at New Island Books, editor of Irish Publishing Book Awards, talks with the Irish Book Award
News and publisher of TheIrishStory.com leads a nominees in the Best Newcomer category. An evening
Aoife
panel discussion with publishers Aoife Walsh, editor of optimism and hope as Madeleine discusses the
Walsh of The South Circular, a quarterly digital e-journal of literary journey of each nominee. Nominee names will
short stories by emerging writers, and Antony Farrell, be announced in October 2012.
founder of Lilliput Press (1984) which has digitized
some 150 titles for ebook trading. Both are taking
Antony advantage of digital publishing to reach audiences in
Farrell
new and exciting ways.

FRI Ireland’s Gothic Literature: Healthy Living SAT
16 Thomas Leland’s Longsword and its Juliet Bressan, Dr Eva Orsmond and Brian Colbert
Chaired by Sylvia Thompson
17
place in Irish Gothic Literature
Albert Power and Jarlath Killeen
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar 11.00am – 11.50am • Free entry
6.30pm – 7.30pm • Free entry – limited seats
Determined to live a healthier lifestyle but just not Brian Colbert Juliet Bressan

Presenting Longsword (1762) – a pioneering novel of sure how to start? Our health experts will be on hand
historical and psychological drama by Dublin-born to give advice and answer your questions on healthy
clergyman Thomas Leland – its in�uence on the Gothic diets, �ghting depression, �nding happiness and general
tradition in literature and its relevance to readers health issues. Juliet Bressan is a doctor, regularly
today. With Albert Power, writer, Gothic scholar, and appearing on TV3, and a script consultant with The Dr Eva Sylvia
Orsmond Thompson
editor of the 250th anniversary edition of Longsword Clinic. Dr Eva Orsmond, weight-loss specialist, founded
and Jarlath Killeen, author and lecturer in Victorian Orsmond clinics. Brian Colbert is a mind coach and co-founder of the
Literature in the School of English, Trinity College Irish Institute of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Sylvia Thompson
Dublin. is an author and award-winning journalist who writes principally on
health and environmental issues for The Irish Times.

SAT SAT
17 Green Fingers: Gardening for All
Michael Kelly, Fionnuala Fallon and Trevor Sargent
1916 Rebellion Walking Tour 17
Meeting at front steps, Smock Alley Theatre
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre 11.00am – 1.00pm • €10
12.00pm – 12.50pm • Free entry
As a tie in to our history event, Lorcan Collins (Author of 16 Lives:
Michael Kelly, author, broadcaster and founder of GIY James Connolly and co-author of The Easter Rising) will take you to
(Grow It Yourself); Trevor Sargent, former Minister for the sites of the Rebellion in Dublin to give you an understanding
Food and Horticulture and author of Trevor’s Kitchen of this historic occasion which precipitated the formation of the
Garden: A Week-by-Week Guide to Growing Your Own Food Irish Republic.
and Fionnuala Fallon, horticulturist, writer and garden
designer, come together to give you tips on how you can SAT
grow your own kitchen garden and have fun while doing so. Literary Walking Tour 17
SAT In Memory of Maeve Binchy Meeting at front steps, Smock Alley Theatre
17 Patricia Scanlan, Sheila O’Flanagan and Sinéad Moriarty
11:00am and 2:30pm
€8 /€6 concessions, children under 14 free

Join Pat Liddy on a fascinating walk in the ancient area around the
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre Smock Alley Theatre – a historic centre for publishing houses,
1.00pm-1.50pm • Free entry newspapers, monasteries, cathedrals and a stomping ground for
famous writers drawn here by the taverns and civic occasions.
Three of Ireland’s top female writers come together to
reveal how the legendary author Maeve Binchy inspired
their writing and helped to pave the way, not only for Silver Threads of Hope SAT
17
Maeve
Binchy them, but for a host of Irish female writers over the years.
Roddy Doyle, Siobhán Mannion and Declan Hughes
SAT In conversation with Sinéad Gleeson
Your Health with Dr. Mary Helen Hensley
17 Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
12.00pm – 12.30pm • Free entry This anthology of short stories by Ireland’s most
Sinéad Gleeson Roddy Doyle
prominent authors has been released in aid of Console.
Dr. Mary Helen Hensley is a chiropractor, healer, Editor Sinéad Gleeson (broadcaster and journalist with
motivational speaker and author. She is from Virginia the Irish Times) joins contributors Roddy Doyle (Booker
in the United States and has been living and working in prize-winning author of The Commitments), Siobhán
Ireland for over a decade now. She is the author of three Mannion (Hennessy New Writer of the Year 2011) and Siobhán
Dr Mary books in her ‘Promised’ trilogy: Promised, Circles of Light Declan Hughes (award-winning author of the Ed Loy Declan Hughes Mannion
Helen Hensley
and The Land Beyond The River. PI series).

SAT SAT
17 The Bloomsday Story
A Whistlestop Tour Through Ulysses
Cooking in the 21st Century –
The Evolution of the Cookbook
17
Robert Gogan, Paul Kennedy and Anne Tyrrell Catherine Fulvio, Lilly Higgins,
Jane Travers and Sheila Kiely
3.00pm – 4.30pm • Free entry Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
Robert Gogan, editor and publisher of Ulysses Remastered,
Paul Kennedy and Anne Tyrrell take you through the Join our food writers for a lively discussion about
characters and happenings in Joyce’s masterpiece, the evolution of the cookbook – from print to
Ulysses, on a humorous non-stop journey from early online. Are cookbooks a thing of the past? Catherine
morning on June 16th 1904 in Sandycove Martello Fulvio is proprietor of the Ballyknocken House
Tower to late night in Molly and Leopold Bloom’s bed. Cookery School, a proli�c cookery writer and one of
Toilet visitations, a �ght, an act of seduction, a birth, Ireland’s top television culinary stars. Lilly Higgins is
adultery, a drunken orgy, brothel escapades and much a Ballymaloe-trained chef and an enthusiastic food
more – nothing is le� to the imagination! blogger. Sheila Kiely runs a Food Safety Management Consultancy and her blog
www.gimmetherecipe.com is one of the big names in the foodie blogosphere.
Jane Travers is the author of Tweet Treats, a book of over 1000 recipes which were
composed on Twitter in 140 characters or less.
SAT The European Muse:
17 Irish Poets Inspired by Europe Gearrscéalta: The Irish Short Story SAT
John F. Deane, Harry Clifton, Moya Cannon,
Mary O’Donnell, Michael O’Loughlin and Judith Mok
Alex Hijmans, Micheál Ó Conghaile and Alan Titley
Chaired by Michael Cronin
17
Chaired by Peter Sirr
PRESENTED BY POETRY IRELAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre

Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre Esteemed literary critic Michael Cronin discusses the Irish
Alex Hijmans
Micheál Ó
Conghaile
3.00pm – 4.20pm • Free entry short story with prominent authors Michael Ó Conghaile,
who founded Cló Iar-Chonnachta, international author
Mary O’Donnell Harry Clifton Irish poets discuss poets and poetry from Europe that Alex Hijmans, and the former head of Irish in St. Patrick’s
has in�uenced and inspired them over the years. With College, Drumcondra, Alan Titley.
John F. Deane, Harry Clifton, Moya Cannon, Mary
O’Donnell, Michael O’Loughlin and Judith Mok. Chaired Pléi�dh an criticeoir liteartha aitheanta Michael Cronin Alan Titley Michael Cronin

by Peter Sirr. an gearrscéal Gaeilge le húdair chlúiteacha: Michael Ó
Conghaile, a bhunaigh Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Alex Hijmans,
Moya Cannon Judith Mok údar idirnáisiúnta, agus Alan Titley, Iar-Cheann Roinne i
gColáiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach.

SAT SAT
17 Are We All Revisionists Now? Irish
Historians and the Decade of Centenaries
John Bowman
In conversation with Diarmaid Ferriter
17
Lorcan Collins, Liz Gillis and Conor Kostick

The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar 8.00pm – 9.30pm • €10/€8 concession
6.30pm – 7.30pm • Free entry – limited seats
Liz Gillis
Historian and broadcaster, Dr John Bowman talks
In the run up to the 100th anniversary of the numerous about the research and writing of his book: Window
events which shaped the Irish Nation, should Irish and Mirror, RTÉ television: 1961-2011. Can such an
writers revise and rewrite history? Foremost historians RTÉ insider write an objective history? Why has
discuss the challenges and quirks of writing about 1916. television been such a comparatively neglected subject
Lorcan Collins Lorcan Collins is the founder of the 1916 Walking Tour by historians? John discusses these challenges and
and co-editor with Ruan O’Donnell of 16 Lives: James the impact which television has made on modern John Bowman
Connolly. Conor Kostick, co-author with Lorcan Collins Ireland with Diarmaid Ferriter, author, broadcaster
of The Easter Rising, also wrote Revolution in Ireland. Liz and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. Illustrated with archive footage.
Gillis is an author and tour guide in Kilmainham Gaol. John will be signing copies of the book which will be available at this event.
Conor Kostick

SAT We are where we are, but how did we SUN
17 get here? The Politics of Boom and Bust
David McCullagh, Mary O’Rourke, Dan Boyle
1916 Rebellion Walking Tour 18
and Carol Hunt. Chaired by Andrea Pappin
Meeting at front steps, Smock Alley Theatre
11.00am – 1.00pm • €10
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre As a tie in to our history event, Lorcan Collins (Author of
6.00pm-7.30pm • €10/€8 concession 16 Lives: James Connolly and co-author of The Easter Rising)
will take you to the sites of the Rebellion in Dublin to
Leviathan presents a public conversation about the give you an understanding of this historic occasion which
economic mess we’re in, how politics got us here and precipitated the formation of the Irish Republic.
how we might get out of it. Hosted by Andrea Pappin
of Newstalk with David McCullagh (RTÉ Political
Correspondent), Mary O’Rourke (former Fianna Fáil
Minister), Dan Boyle (Green Party) and Carol Hunt
(Sunday Independent).

SUN SUN
18 Bringing the Theatre to Life
Barry Cassin, Christopher Fitz-Simon and Patrick Sutton
18
Literary Walking Tour
Meeting at front steps,
Smock Alley Theatre Patrick Sutton, director of Smock Alley Theatre and
11:00am and 2:30pm The Gaiety School of Acting, leads two prominent Patrick
€8 /€6 concessions, children under 14 free �gures in Irish theatre in a conversation about their Sutton

lives and experiences in theatre throughout the years.
Join Pat Liddy on a fascinating walk in the ancient Barry Cassin has had a wide-ranging acting career
area around the Smock Alley Theatre – a historic and has also directed the �rst productions of John B.
centre for publishing houses, newspapers, monasteries, Keane’s The Field, Big Ma�ie, The Year of the Hiker
cathedrals and a stomping ground for famous writers and The Matchmaker. He has appeared regularly in Barry
drawn here by the taverns and civic occasions. �lms including Neil Jordan’s forthcoming Byzantium.
Cassin

Christopher Fitz-Simon has worked with RTÉ; the Lyric
Theatre, Belfast; the Irish Theatre Company and the
National Theatre Society. His published work includes
The Abbey Theatre: the �rst hundred years and his most
recent book, Buﬀoonery and Easy Sentiment, which
SUN A History of Ireland in 100 Objects Christopher

18
considers drama of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fitz-Simon

Fintan O’Toole

Come Celebrate SUN
Launch of Domestic Life in Ireland 18
What’s the object for your times? Join Fintan O’Toole, Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
author and literary editor of The Irish Times, and guests 1.00pm – 1.50pm • Free entry
to discuss the 10 objects on exhibition at the National
Domestic Life in Ireland contains twelve essays, all dealing
Museum at Collins Barracks and vote for your preferred
with domestic life across the island of Ireland. Ruth
object. This last object chosen will be added to the other
McManus, Conor Lucey and Rory Sherlock will deliver
99, which have appeared weekly in The Irish Times, and
Fintan micro-presentations on the suburbanisation of Ireland,
O’Toole will feature in a book on the subject, to be published by
Georgian interior décor and how Irish people used
the Royal Irish Academy in March 2013.
tower-houses as living spaces. This is a limited edition
book and the authors will sign copies on the day.

SUN SUN
18 John Joyce, Fire & Ice
Book Signing
Adventures in Theatre
Tom Swift
18

Festival Bookshop, Smock Alley Theatre Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre

According to John Joyce’s Fire & Ice, at the height of From a Kenyan �shing village to a 9,000-seat stadium
the Cuban Missile Crisis the fate of the world rested in Washington DC, Tom Swift’s brand of site-speci�c
not in the hands of Kennedy or Khrushchev, but in the playwriting has always taken an unconventional route.
minds of two hunted women. This new novel from the He talks about the adventures and mishaps of making
award-winning author of Virtually Maria tells the story theatre in unusual places, and is accompanied by actors
of a rogue Russian telepathy experiment that almost who will read from his collection – Tom Swi�, Selected
triggered World War III by sending a Soviet nuclear Plays.
submarine to attack the American blockade around
Cuba with an atomic-tipped torpedo.

SUN
Jimmy Magee, Memory Man Inspiration for Writers: SUN
18 In conversation with Darragh Maloney Writing for Young Adults
Alan Early, Siobhán Parkinson and Sheena Wilkinson
18
Chaired by Robert Dunbar
2.00pm – 2.50pm • Free entry Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre
Jimmy Magee, one of Ireland’s best-loved and most
respected sports commentators, talks to Darragh Robert Dunbar, commentator on children’s books Alan Early
Siobhan
Parkinson
Maloney, RTÉ commentator and presenter, about and reading, leads Sheena Wilkinson, winner of two
ful�lling his dream to work in radio and his varied and Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Awards and winner
much-travelled life, portrayed in his memoir, Memory of a White Raven Award, Alan Early, author of the
Man. Having covered 11 Olympic Games, 12 FIFA acclaimed Arthur Quinn series and Siobhán Parkinson,
Jimmy
Magee World Cups, 29 European Cup �nals, 11 athletics world well-known author and Ireland’s �rst Laureate for Sheena
Wilkinson Robert Dunbar
championships, 30 world title �ghts and 10 Tours de Children’s Literature, in a discussion about writing for
France, Jimmy Magee is truly an institution in Irish young adults.
broadcasting life.

SUN SUN
In Their Own Write
18 Inspiring Short Stories
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Mary Costello and
John Boyne, Siobhán Parkinson, Dermot Bolger, 18
Donal Ryan, Colm Keegan and Deirdre Sullivan
Nuala Ní Chonchúir. Chaired by Eithne Shortall
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre 5.00pm – 6.45pm • Free entry
Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre What does it mean to have an established writer endorse your
4.00pm – 4.50pm • Free entry work? Dublin Writers Festival invites John Boyne, Siobhán
Parkinson and Dermot Bolger to nominate emerging writers to
Éilís Ní Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is the author of over eleven books. share the stage and showcase their work. Donal Ryan’s recent
Dhuibhne Mary Costello
She has been the recipient of many awards, including debut novel The Spinning Heart was chosen as the �agship
the Stewart Parker Award for Drama and several release for Doubleday Ireland, in a co-publishing venture with Lilliput Press. ‘I
Oireachtas Awards for Irish-language �ction. Mary can’t imagine a more original, more perceptive or more passionate work than this.’
Costello’s stories have been anthologised and published (John Boyne). Colm Keegan’s debut collection Don’t Go There was published last
Nuala Ní in New Irish Writing and in The Stinging Fly. The China year by Salmon Poetry. ‘The poetry … brims with frenetic energy and a hard-
Chonchúir Eithne Shortall
Factory, her �rst book of stories, was nominated for the earned street-wise lyricism, bere� of false notes or unearned experience.’ (Dermot
Guardian First Book Award. Mother America is Nuala Ní Bolger). Deirdre Sullivan’s debut novel Prim Improper, published by Little Island, was
Chonchúir’s fourth short story collection. Ní Chonchúir has won RTÉ radio’s Francis shortlisted for the Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award (2011). ‘A writer with a
MacManus Award, the Dublin Review of Books Flash Fiction Prize, the Cúirt New sparkling talent … her �rst novel for young teens is even more hilarious and touching
Writing Prize, the inaugural Jonathan Swi� Award and the Cecil Day Lewis Award. than I could possibly have imagined’ (Siobhán Parkinson).
Eithne Shortall is the chief arts writer for the Sunday Times Ireland. She specialises in
literature, theatre, �lm and writes a fortnightly column on arts and heritage. She is HISTORY IRELAND HEDGE SCHOOL @ DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL SUN
Irish Neutrality: Principled or Pragmatic? 18
also an occasional book reviewer for RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena.

Dr Michael Kennedy, Paul Bew and Neil Richardson
SUN An Ghlúin Nua: Emerging Writers – Bilingual Chaired by Tommy Graham
18 Aifric Mac Aodha, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín and
Doireann Ní Ghríofa. Introduced by Liam Carson Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Siobhán McKenna and Jamie O’Connell
The recent successful campaign for pardons for the thousands
who deserted the Irish Army to join the British Army during
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre World War II and who were subsequently blacklisted on their
4.30pm – 5.30pm • Free entry return opened up a broader discussion on the morality of the
Irish state’s wartime neutrality. Tommy Graham, editor of History
Doireann
Ní Ghríofa
Aifric
Mac Aodha
Gather around to hear some of Ireland’s new inspiring Ireland magazine and founder of The Hedge School leads the discussion with Dr
voices as they read extracts from their stories in both Michael Kennedy, Executive Editor of the Royal Irish Academy’s Documents
English and Irish. on Irish Foreign Policy series. Paul Bew is Professor of Irish Politics at Queen’s
University Belfast and author of numerous books on Irish history and politics,
Bailígí timpeall chun éisteacht le cuid de na guthanna
including most recently Ireland: the politics of enmity, 1789-2006. Neil Richardson’s
nua spreagúla sa Ghaeilge. Beidh sleachta as a scéalta á
Siobhán Jamie �rst book, A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in WWI, won the
McKenna O’Connell léamh acu as Béarla agus as Gaeilge.
Argosy Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award at the 2010 Irish Book Awards.

SUN
18 Kevin Barry
and Mike McCormack
In conversation with Sean Rocks


Bringing the Dublin Book Festival to a close, we
have two of Ireland’s �nest short story authors,
Kevin Barry and Mike McCormack in conversation
with Sean Rocks, presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena.
Kevin Barry is the author of the story collections
Kevin Barry Dark Lies The Island and There Are Little Kingdoms
and the novel City Of Bohane. He has won the
European Union Prize for Literature, the Rooney
Prize for Irish Literature, and the Sunday Times EFG
Private Bank Short Story Award. Mike McCormack,
has published two novels and won several awards,
among them The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
His story ‘The Terms’ from his collection of short
stories Getting It In The Head was adapted into an
award-winning short �lm. Mike’s new collection of
short stories, Forensic Songs, was published earlier
this year.
Mike
McCormack

WED SC HO O LS’ PR O G R A M M E WED
14 Meet Bestselling Author Judi Curtin!
Launch of Leave it to Eva
14
Write your Own Comic Book Ages 9-10+ years
With Alan Nolan Ages 9-10+ years

Cabra Library 11:00am – 11:50am
10.30am – 11.30am Booking essential, places limited to one class only
Booking essential, places limited to one class only
Best-selling author Judi Curtin will read from her
In this imaginative and fun workshop, author and artist fantastic new book Leave it to Eva and answer any and
Alan Nolan will teach your class how to create their all of your questions!
very own comic book.

WED Mad Cap – Superhero! Bringing History to Life THUR
14 Illustration and Writing Workshop With Brian Gallagher and Nicola Pierce
Ages 9-10+ years
15
With Juliette Saumande and Sadie Cramer
Ages 8-9 years
Central Library
10.30am – 11.30am
Central Library Booking essential, places limited to one class only
10.30am – 11.30am
Booking essential, places limited to one class only Brian Gallagher, author of the fantastic historical
novels Across the Divide, Taking Sides and his brand
This action-packed superhero-themed workshop is
new book Secrets and Shadows, has written about major
inspired by Chop-Chop, Mad Cap!, written by Juliette
events from twentieth-century history. Nicola Pierce
and illustrated by Sadie. Juliette is the author of
wrote her thrilling story Spirit of the Titanic a�er her
over twenty picturebooks in French, and Sadie teaches
research uncovered the amazing true story of Samuel
and coordinates children’s art workshops. So don your
Scott. Hear how Brian and Nicola combine their
capes, bring your crayons and BAM! – you’ll be a hero
historical research and imaginations to create their
in no time!
fascinating novels, loved by readers nationwide!

THUR FRI
15 Mise agus an Dragún Illustration
Workshop/Seisiún Ealaíne
Inspired by Science –
New Worlds and New Ideas
16
With Patricia Forde and Steve Simpson Ages 5-7 years IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUBLIN CITY OF SCIENCE
with Celine Kiernan and Conor Kostick YA (Young Adult)
Ballymun Library
10.30am – 11.30am Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Booking essential, places limited to one class only 10.00am – 11.00am
Booking essential,
A morning of story and drawing with an extraordinary places limited to one class only
(and slightly nervous) Dragon Hunter. Based on a new
picturebook written by Patricia Forde and illustrated by Find out what inspires top sci-� and fantasy
Steve Simpson, both well known slayers of dragons. authors Conor Kostick and Celine Kiernan.
From the virtual worlds and sophisticated
Scéalta agus ealaín le sealgaire dragún (iontach ach technology of Conor Kostick’s The Avatar
neirbhíseach)! Bunaithe ar phictiúrleabhar nua scríofa Chronicles to the fantastic world of Moorehawke in Celine Kiernan’s international
ag Patricia Forde agus maisithe ag Steve Simpson, beirt smash-hit trilogy. Hear Conor and Celine talk about how they were inspired and
a bhfuil cáil orthu féin mar shealgairí dragún! the incredible worlds they have created. You might even be inspired to create a
fantastical world of your own!

FRI Fighting Words Journey Beyond the Cherry Tree FRI
16 Creative Writing Workshop
Ages 7-8 years
Reading and Q&A with Joe O’Brien
Ages 9-10+ years
16
Pearse Street Library National Library of Ireland
10.30am – 11.30am 10.30am – 11.30am
Booking essential, places limited to one class only Booking essential, places limited to one class only

Join us for a fun and imaginative workshop, creating Best-selling author of the Al�e Green books Joe
characters and writing a story together with your class. O’Brien will bring you on a journey Beyond the Cherry
Then write your own ending, draw some pictures and Tree with his enchanting fantasy novel. Hear about Josh
at the end of the workshop take your story home to Bloom’s adventures in this magical land and ask Joe how
show all your family and friends! he comes up with all his great ideas for books!

SAT CHILDREN’ S P R O G R A M M E SAT
17 In Association with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Ghostly Tales
With Laura Jane Cassidy
17
Children’s Treasure Hunt Ages 11+ years
All Ages
11.15am – 11.50am • Free entry
Beginning in the Children’s Area,
Smock Alley Theatre Join author Laura Jane Cassidy as she reads from
12.00pm – 4.00 pm • Free entry her supernatural mystery series and talks about how
scrapbooks, photography and music help her to write
Follow our intriguing clues around Temple Bar to better stories.
explore many fun and cultural sights, and perhaps even
Laura Jane
discover a prize at the end! Cassidy

SAT Fairytales/Síscéalta – Bilingual Author Reading Children’s Bookbinding Workshop SAT
17 With Catherine Sheridan and Biddy Jenkinson
Ages 4+ years
With Sylvia Thompson
Ages 8-12 years
17
The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar Children’s Area, Smock Alley Theatre
11.00am-11.45am • Free entry – limited seats 12.30pm – 1.20pm • Free entry

Catherine Sheridan will read her magical Christmas This workshop combines simple bookbinding
Fairytale Twinkle and Biddy Jenkinson will entertain techniques with storytelling. Write and draw along
Catherine Sheridan you with a poem or two with help from the youngest with the story and then learn how to bind the story into
members of the audience. She will also read from Mo a book.
Scéal Féin xx Púca – the story of the strange dog that
comes to live with Colm and his family.
Sylvia
Thompson
Tar agus éist le udair Catherine Sheridan ag léamh a
síscéal Nollaig Réiltín, agus léi�dh Biddy Jenkinson
Biddy Jenkinson
cupla dán le cabhair ón lucht éisteachta. Ansin beidh
scéal again faoi Cholm agus an madra draíochta Púca.

SAT SUN
17 Come Celebrate:
Superheroes Vs. Monsters
Readings from Large Mammals,
Stick Insects and Other Social Misﬁts
18
Little Island Launch Ages 7-11 years With Felicity McCall YA (Young Adult)

Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre Children’s Area, Smock Alley Theatre
1.00pm – 2.00pm • Free entry 12.00pm – 12:50pm • Free entry

Join us as we celebrate a BUMPER crop of books from Derry author and journalist Felicity McCall reads
award-winning Dublin publisher Little Island. Will from her novel Large Mammals, Stick Insects and
you cheer on the heroes in Juliette Saumande’s Chop- Other Social Mis�ts. Take a glimpse inside the lives of
Chop, Mad Cap!? Or swim with monsters in Jean ��een-year-old Aimée and her co-best friends Bree
Flitcro�’s The Cryptid Files: Paci�c Giants? Or for a and Beks as they prepare for Aimée’s school exchange
good scare, check out the Nightmare Club series. We partner to arrive with her totally fanciable brother. Felicity
have something for everyone – come masked, caped, Brilliantly funny stuﬀ. McCall

monster-i�ed or as you are!

SUN Readings and Music from Children’s Bookbinding Workshop SUN
18 the Magical Mozart Series With Alan Corbett
Ages 5-8 years
18
With Noel and Luz Donegan and Aoife O’Reilly
Ages 4-8 years
Classroom, Smock Alley Theatre
Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar
11.00am – 11.50am • Free entry – limited seats This workshop combines simple bookbinding
techniques with storytelling. Write and draw along
Join us for a storytelling session with Magical with the story and then learn how to bind the story
Mozart authors Noel and Luz Donegan who will be into a book.
assisted by Aoife O’Reilly from the Mullingar School of
Music. A�er the story, you’ll have the chance to try out
the musical instruments for yourself! Will your ears go Alan Corbett
Noel and POP POP like the Hot-Headed Bassoon?
Luz Donegan

SUN SUN
18 Children’s Treasure Hunt
All Ages
Reading from The Nightmare Club Series
with David Maybury and Oisín McGann
18
Ages 7+ years

Beginning in the Children’s Area, Children’s Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Smock Alley Theatre 2.00pm – 2.45pm • Free entry
Love a good scare? Want to hear some really
Follow our intriguing clues around Temple Bar to spooooooooky stories? Then come along to a
David Maybury
explore many fun and cultural sights, and perhaps even reading from two new books in The Nightmare
discover a prize at the end! Club: Frankenkids and The Wol�ing’s Bite, read
by David Maybury, blogger, author, editor and
Oddbally nose-picking champion 2012; and Oisín
McGann, illustrator and author of the Mad Grandad
and Forbidden Files series.

Oisín McGann

SUN Cartoon Workshop for Children with Niall de Búrca’s World of Tales SUN
18 Black John the Bogus Pirate
With John Joyce Ages 5-10 years
All Ages 18
Two workshops, 25 minutes each Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Classroom, Smock Alley Theatre 3.30pm – 4.20pm • Free entry
Join Ireland’s favourite traditional storyteller as
Art meets marine biology when ‘Black John the he shares some of his tales of heroes, villains and
Bogus Pirate’ teaches students of all ages how to draw daring-do.
cartoons. Presented by author and cartoonist John
Joyce, these workshops require no previous knowledge
of drawing.
John Joyce Niall de Búrca

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