Upcoming Literary Events

IN CONVERSATION | Sally Hayden on This Is Also a Love Story, with Sorcha Pollak

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
6:30 PM

Books Upstairs , Dublin

Featuring:
Sally Hayden , Sorcha Pollak

We are honoured to host Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time We Drowned , Sally Hayden, for a conversation …

LAUNCH| Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens

Thursday, July 16, 2026
6:30 PM

Gutter Bookshop , Dublin

Featuring:
Lisa Owens

For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before …

Eason Presents: Partners in Crime - Jane Casey and Catherine Ryan Howard

Thursday, July 16, 2026
7:00 PM

1 Windmill lane , Dublin

Featuring:
Catherine Ryan Howard, Jane Casey

Eason Presents Partners in Crime We are delighted to host an event with international bestselling crime authors Jane Casey and …

LAUNCH | Drunken Driving by Martina Evans & Landscape with Question by Leeanne Quinn

Thursday, July 23, 2026
6:30 PM

Books Upstairs , Dublin

Featuring:
Martina Evans & Landscape with Question by Leeanne Quinn, Question by Leeanne Quinn, THE COLLECTIONS Landscape with Question

Join Carcanet poets Leeanne Quinn and Martina Evans in launching their new collections at Books Upstairs! With introductions on the …

Eason Presents: An Evening with David Baldacci

Monday, July 27, 2026
7:00 PM

National Concert Hall , Dublin

Featuring:
David Baldacci

Join David Baldacci, globally bestselling author and king of the killer twists, interviewed by Edel Coffey at the National Concert …

Eason Presents: An Evening with Steve Cavanagh

Thursday, August 06, 2026
7:00 PM

Eason, O'Connell Street , Dublin

Featuring:
Steve Cavanagh

Eason is delighted to host an evening with Steve Cavanagh in our O’Connell Street store to celebrate the release of …

READING | 45 Years of Salmon Poetry with Phil Lynch, Nessa O’Mahony, and Orla Martin

Sunday, August 09, 2026
2:00 PM

Books Upstairs , Dublin

Featuring:
also on podcasts, anthologies. His work has been featured on national, arts shows, CDs. He, local radio poetry, Nessa O’Mahony, Orla Martin, Phil Lynch, THE POETS PHIL LYNCH’s poems have appeared in a range of literary journals

To celebrate Salmon Poetry’s 45 th year of poetry publishing, please join us for an afternoon of poetry from award-winning …

IN CONVERSATION | Dr Kate Forsyth and Deirdre Sullivan on Fairy Tales

Thursday, August 20, 2026
6:00 PM

Books Upstairs , Dublin

Featuring:
Dr Kate Forsyth

Shapeshifting Stories: The Fascinating History of Fairy Tales with Dr Kate Forsyth ‘I am famously fascinated by fairy tales - …

Sebastian Barry in Conversation with Tomás Kenny

Friday, August 28, 2026
6:00 PM

Kennys Bookshop , Galway

Featuring:
Sebastian Barry

Join award-winning Irish author, Sebastian Barry at Kennys Bookshop on August 28th, when he will join Tomás Kenny in conversation …

Kennys Bookshop Presents Kyla Cobbler in conversation at The Black Box

Tuesday, September 01, 2026
8:00 PM

Town Hall Theatre , Galway

Featuring:
Kyla Cobbler

We are delighted to be hosting a very special event with Cork comic Kyla Cobbler in Galway's Black Box Theatre …

Eason Presents: An Evening With Kyla Cobbler | Dublin

Friday, September 04, 2026
7:00 PM

O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College , Dublin 1

Featuring:
Kyla Cobbler

Join Kyla Cobbler in Dublin or Cork for an in-conversation evening about her hilarious and honest memoir, Happy, Thank You. …

Eason Presents: An Evening With Kyla Cobbler | Cork

Monday, September 07, 2026
7:00 PM

The Everyman Theatre , Cork

Featuring:
Kyla Cobbler

oin Kyla Cobbler in Dublin or Cork for an in-conversation evening about her hilarious and honest memoir, Happy, Thank You. …

Eason Presents: An Evening with Rebecca F. Kuang

Monday, September 14, 2026
7:00 PM

O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College , Dublin

Featuring:
R. F. Kuang

Eason is delighted to present an evening with Rebecca F. Kuang at O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, to celebrate the publication …

Clifden Arts Festival

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Clifden , Galway

The longest-running community arts festival in Ireland, Clifden Community Arts Festival, now heading into its 49th year, will take place …

Kennys Bookshop Presents Robert Harris in conversation at The Black Box

Friday, September 18, 2026
8:00 PM

Black Box Theatre , Galway

Featuring:
Robert Harris

We are delighted to be hosting a very special event with bestselling author Robert Harris in Galway's Black Box Theatre …

Octocon

Saturday, October 03, 2026

Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online , Cork

Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, is a weekend celebration of our favourite stories from books, comics, TV, films …

Eason Presents: An Evening with Rachel Harrison

Thursday, October 08, 2026
7:00 PM

Eason, O'Connell Street , Dublin

Featuring:
Rachel Harrison

Eason is delighted to host an evening with Rachel Harrison in our O’Connell Street store to celebrate the release of …