EBCF 2022 Events
Ten Books You Should Read
Festival favourite 10 Books You Should Read returns to glór! Join two guests for a chat through a list of their
Sunday Symposium
‘Reflections on Ireland’ will be the focus of the Sunday Symposium with guests Fintan O’Toole, Declan O’Rourke, Sophie White and
Salmon Poetry Book Launch, Frank Golden
Frank Golden’s If You Tolerate This is a wide-ranging work which nails its geo-political colours to the mast. Failure and
Poetry Book Club Session
Love poetry, but don’t know where to start when it comes to finding new poets to read? Join poet Jessica
Paul Perry and Audrey Magee
The Garden has been decimated by the worst hurricane in Florida’s living memory. When Romeo, an expert breeder of the
Motherhood, Destiny and Choices: Irish and American Debuts Asking Tough Questions
EVENT UPDATE, Tuesday 01.03.22: Due to Covid Donna Freitas is unfortunately no longer able to attend. This event will go
Look! It’s A Woman Writer! Irish Literary Feminisms, 1970-2020
Why have women been treated differently, and discriminated against, in the literary world? Why has gender been a ‘problem’ in
John Banville and Kevin Power
Readers of crime writing, comedy, and thrillers are in for a treat with John Banville and Kevin Power featuring together
Joe Queally – Echoes From a Civil War
Echoes from a Civil War tells two stories of violent death in rural Clare. In this riveting book, Joe Queally
Jan Carson in Conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
When Hannah Adger’s classmate succumbs to a violent and mysterious illness, it marks the beginning of a summer like no
Fall in Love with Irish Debuts from Elaine Feeney and Annie Macmanus
As You Were by Elaine Feeney: Sinéad Hynes is a tough, driven, funny young property developer with a terrifying secret.
Ennis Poetry Trail
The trail includes poets Mairéad Ní Ghráda, Máire Ní Dhuibh, Thomas Dermody, Eithne Strong, Tomás Ó Míocháin, Stephen Joseph Meany,
Clare Youth Theatre
Clare Youth Theatre’s performances at the EBCF are an annual treat: they will present selections from literature and dramatise them
Books and Buns
Enjoy a Saturday morning book club gathering and test your knowledge of all things literary in our beloved Books and
Beyond Borders Book Club
The Beyond Borders Bookclub is a celebration of great literature from countries beyond Ireland, recommended by guests who have connections
An Evening with Michael Harding
Join celebrated author and playwright Michael Harding as he discusses his most recent title A Cloud Where the Birds Rise with Ennis Book Club
A Visit to the St. Tola Goat Farm with Rory O’Connell hosted by Award-Winning Chef Jess Murphy
Join Rory O’Connell as he talks about his beautifully illustrated and personal book The Joy of Food, a celebration of