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Ennis Book Club Festival Programme 2013

Friday 1st March

Time

Venue

Admission

Still Life with Books - Ennis Art School Exhibition
Business Hours
Rowan Tree Café
Free
Penguin 75 – Exhibition of Penguin US book covers
Business Hours
Small Theatre Glór
Free
Reading for Life - Dr. Patricia Canning – The Reader Organisation
(booking required)
14.30 – 15.30
Temple Gate Hotel
Free
Official Opening by Dr. Patricia Canning of The Reader Organisation
John Banville – a reading from Man Booker prizewinning author
Merriman Maeve Binchy Short Story Competition Winner
19.00 – 21.00
Glór
€15/€12
Giant Book Club Gathering hosted by Joseph O'Connor 
discussing Star of the Sea
21.30
Temple Gate Hotel
Sold Out
Readings in the DarkDramatic readings of classic Irish fiction
by Darren Killeen and new Irish writing read by the authors - numbers strictly limited – wine served
22.30
Scéal Eile Bookshop
Sold Out

Saturday 2nd March

Time

Venue

Admission

Reading Shakespeare workshop – Royal Shakespeare Company's
Education Department
– Numbers limited – booking essential
09.30 – 12.30
Temple Gate Hotel
€20
How to read a novel workshop with Kate Bateman
09.30 – 11.00
Old Ground Hotel
€8
Margaret Hickey, Liz Ryan, Anne McCabe – author readings of
memoir and fiction
09.30 – 11.00
Glór
€10
10 Books You Should Read with Áine Lawlor & Sean Moncrieff
11.30 – 13.00
Glór
€10
Walking Tour of Ennis with local historian Sean Spellissey
11.30 – 13.00
Meet at Glór
€8
Michael Harding reading from his new memoir
12.00 – 13.00
Old Ground Hotel
€10
Reading Shakespeare workshop – Royal Shakespeare Company's
Education Department
– Numbers limited – booking essential 
14.30 – 17.30
Temple Gate Hotel
€20
Irish Polar Exploration - Illustrated talk with Unsung Hero author Michael Smith
14.30 – 15.30
Glór
€10/€8
The Woman Reader – A history of women's reading – by Dr Belinda Jack
14.30 – 15.30
Temple Gate Hotel
€8
An t-úrscéal, Deargadaoil i mBád fó Thoinn, á leamh ag Pádraic Breathnach
15.30 – 16.30
Scéal Eile Bookshop
Free
Conor Brady & Donal Ryan – readings and chat
16.00 – 17.00
Temple Gate Hotel
€10
Tony Curtis – Poetry Reading
16.00 – 17.00
Old Ground Hotel
€8/€6
Remembering poet Dennis O'Driscoll – readings and reminiscence with poets and readers
17.15 - 18.15
Old Ground Hotel
Free 
Poetry book launch with Clare Three-legged Stool Poets
18.00 – 19.00
Glór Foyer
Free
Launch by former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Denis Halliday, of Peadar King's book, What in the World? Political Travels in Africa, Asia and The Americas
18.00 – 19.00 
Temple Gate Hotel
Free 
Marina Lewycka & Fergal Keane – readings and interview with Seán Rocks, Presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Arena
 20.00
Glór 
€15/€12
Festival Club
 22.30
Old Ground Hotel
Free
Readings in the Dark – Dramatic readings of classic Irish fiction and new Irish writing
22.30
Scéal Eile Bookshop
€10

Sunday 3rd March

Time

Venue

Admission

Sunday Symposium: 'Power and Corruption' with Róisín Shortall TDMary O'Rourke, Dr. Elaine Byrne & Prof. Brian Lucey. Chaired by Caimin Jones
10.00 – 12.00
Glór
€12
12.15 – 13.15
Temple Gate Hotel
Free
Walking Tour of Ennis with Jane O’Brien
12.15 – 13.15
Meet at Glór
€8
Literary Lunch – The Wheelchair on my Face – hilarious one woman show performed by Sonya KellyFishamble. Includes light lunch
13.30 – 15.00
Old Ground Hotel
Sold Out
Readings in the Dark – Dramatic readings of classic Irish fiction and
new Irish writing
19.00
Scéal Eile Bookshop
€10

 

Booking Information

Tickets for all events in all venues on sale now through Glór Theatre Box Office.

To book ring 065 6843103 or e-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Pre booked tickets can be collected at individual venues immediately prior to events. 
Free events do not require booking but do come early to avoid disappointment.

Programme subject to change!

 

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