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
|
14.30 – 15.30 |
Temple Gate Hotel |
Free |
Official Opening by Dr. Patricia Canning of The Reader Organisation
|
19.00 – 21.00 |
Glór |
€15/€12 |
Giant Book Club Gathering hosted by Joseph O'Connordiscussing Star of the Sea |
21.30 |
Temple Gate Hotel |
Sold Out |
Readings in the Dark – Dramatic readings of classic Irish fiction
|
22.30 |
Scéal Eile Bookshop |
Sold Out |
Saturday 2nd March |
Time |
Venue |
Admission |
Reading Shakespeare workshop – Royal Shakespeare Company's
|
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
|
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
|
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 TD, Mary O'Rourke, Dr. Elaine Byrne & Prof. Brian Lucey. Chaired by Caimin Jones |
10.00 – 12.00 |
Glór |
€12 |
Clare Three-legged Stool Poets – Haiku |
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 Kelly – Fishamble. Includes light lunch |
13.30 – 15.00 |
Old Ground Hotel |
Sold Out |
Readings in the Dark – Dramatic readings of classic Irish fiction and
|
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!
