The Irish Writers’ Weekend at the British Library, supported by Culture Ireland and featuring over thirty of Ireland’s most exciting writers in a festival of literary talent, takes place this weekend at the British Library Knowledge Centre in London. For those outside of London, many of sessions will be made available to view online.
The programme includes a wide range of Ireland’s most accomplished and popular authors and poets. Included on the line-up for the weekend are Kevin Barry, Lucy Caldwell, Sinéad Gleeson, Rónán Hession, Caoilinn Hughes, Neil Jordan, Louise Kennedy, Claire Kilroy, Cauvery Madhavan, Lisa McInerney, Una Mannion, Mike McCormack, Paul Muldoon, Séamas O’Reilly, Fintan O’Toole, Donal Ryan and many more.
Weekend Passes give full access to Saturday and Sunday daytime sessions. Single day passes are also available, and tickets to watch most sessions online either live or for 7 days on catch up. More information on tickets can be found here.
Headline events take place each evening, for which separate tickets are required to attend in person. Friday 22 November features Graham Norton, Louise Kennedy and Paul Muldoon. On Saturday 23 November Muldoon’s Picnic is a cabaret of words and music making its London debut, and the Weekend closes on Sunday evening with Country Girl: A Tribute to Edna O’Brien.
The Irish Writers’ Weekend is supported by Culture Ireland with additional support from the Embassy of Ireland in London.
Deireadh Seachtaine Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann ag Leabharlann na Breataine
Beidh Deireadh Seachtaine Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann ag Leabharlann na Breataine, arna thacú ag Cultúr Éireann agus ina mbeidh os cionn tríocha sárscríbhneoir de chuid na hÉireann ag glacadh páirt i bhféile scothlitríochta, ag tarlú an deireadh seachtaine seo ag Ionad Eolais Leabharlann na Breataine i Londain. Dóibh siúd lasmuigh de Londain, cuirfear roinnt de na seisiúin ar fáil le coimheád ar líne.
Sa chlár beidh réimse leathan de na húdair agus na filí is cumasaí agus is clúitigh de chuid na hÉireann. I measc rannpháirtithe an deiridh seachtaine tá Kevin Barry, Lucy Caldwell, Sinéad Gleeson, Rónán Hession, Caoilinn Hughes, Neil Jordan, Louise Kennedy, Claire Kilroy, Cauvery Madhavan, Lisa McInerney, Una Mannion, Mike McCormack, Paul Muldoon, Séamas O’Reilly, Fintan O’Toole, Donal Ryan agus go leor eile.
Le Pasanna Deiridh Seachtaine tugtar rochtain iomlán ar sheisiúin lae an tSathairn agus an Domhnaigh. Tá pasanna lae ar fáil freisin, chomh maith le ticéid chun mórchuid na seisiún a choimheád ar líne beo nó ar feadh 7 lá ina ndiaidh. Tá tuilleadh eolais faoi thicéid ar fáil anseo.
Beidh na príomhimeachtaí ag tarlú gach tráthnóna, a bhfuil ticéid ar leith de dhíth le freastal orthu go pearsanta. Ar Dé hAoine 22 Samhain beidh Graham Norton, Louise Kennedy agus Paul Muldoon. Ar Dé Sathairn 23 Samhain beidh Picnic le Muldoon ina cheabairé focal agus ceol atá á chur ar siúl i Londain den chéad uair, agus críochnóidh an Deireadh Seachtaine ar thráthnóna Domhnaigh le Country Girl: A Tribute to Edna O’Brien.
Tá Deireadh Seachtaine Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann á thacú ag Cultúr Éireann le tacaíocht bhreise ó Ambasáid na hÉireann i Londain.
