2023 events

Our 2023 festival featured:

Katriona O’Sullivan, Áine Kerr, Mike McCormack, Donal Ryan, Carl Frampton, Mary Kennedy, Marie Louise O’Donnell, Mairead McGuinness, Diarmaid Ferriter, Justine McCarthy, Michael O’Connor, Elaine Farrell, Leanne McCormick, John MacKenna, Nuala Moore, Ken Armstrong, John Healy, Mairtín Ó Maicín, Johnny Mee, Darina Molloy, Niamh Holleran-McGing, Declan Varley and many more!

 

Past events

 
Events Calendar
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Oct 15
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Between Mee and You
Oct 14
Between Mee and You
Limitless: Extreme Swimming
Oct 14
Limitless: Extreme Swimming
Birth of a Nation
Oct 14
Birth of a Nation
Solar Bones & Spinning Hearts: An evening with Mike McCormack and Donal Ryan
Oct 13
Solar Bones & Spinning Hearts: An evening with Mike McCormack and Donal Ryan
Short Story Reading & Prize-giving
Oct 13
Short Story Reading & Prize-giving
Carl Frampton: My Autobiography
Oct 13
Carl Frampton: My Autobiography
A Poem & A Pint
Oct 12
A Poem & A Pint
Mayo – A Biography in Nine Lives
Oct 12
Mayo – A Biography in Nine Lives
Absent Friend: Leonard Cohen
Oct 11
Absent Friend: Leonard Cohen
On This Day In Mayo
Oct 11
On This Day In Mayo
Bad Bridget
Oct 10
Bad Bridget
The Journey To You – A Love Story Through Infertility
Oct 10
The Journey To You – A Love Story Through Infertility
Katriona O’Sullivan in conversation with Áine Kerr
Oct 9
Katriona O’Sullivan in conversation with Áine Kerr
Michael O'Connor: ‘The emergence of Magdalene Asylums in Co. Mayo in the 19th century’
Oct 9
Michael O'Connor: ‘The emergence of Magdalene Asylums in Co. Mayo in the 19th century’
Sunday Morning Coming Down with John Healy, Ursula Kilkelly, Sean Lyons, Mark Mellett & Ken Armstrong
Oct 9
Sunday Morning Coming Down with John Healy, Ursula Kilkelly, Sean Lyons, Mark Mellett & Ken Armstrong
Book launch: Liam Horan, 'Second Chance & Other Stories'
Oct 8
Book launch: Liam Horan, 'Second Chance & Other Stories'
WAW Fringe: Dome Yoga
Oct 8
WAW Fringe: Dome Yoga
Civil War Seminar: Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett DSM, Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, Prof. Linda Connolly, Dominic Price, Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., Nora Owen, Marie Louise O'Donnell
Oct 8
Civil War Seminar: Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett DSM, Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, Prof. Linda Connolly, Dominic Price, Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., Nora Owen, Marie Louise O'Donnell
Sarah Butler, cookbook author and influencer
Oct 8
Sarah Butler, cookbook author and influencer
WAW Fringe: Live music with James & Joe Garvey
Oct 7
WAW Fringe: Live music with James & Joe Garvey
Book launch: 'Crazy Dreams' – Paul Brady in conversation with Liamy McNally
Oct 7
Book launch: 'Crazy Dreams' – Paul Brady in conversation with Liamy McNally
Short story reading and prize-giving
Oct 7
Short story reading and prize-giving
Book launch: Noel Campbell & John Healy, 'The History of Castlebar'
Oct 6
Book launch: Noel Campbell & John Healy, 'The History of Castlebar'
A Poem & A Pint
Oct 5
A Poem & A Pint
Strolling Through Ulysses
Oct 5
Strolling Through Ulysses
Book launch: Tommie Gorman, 'Never Better'
Oct 5
Book launch: Tommie Gorman, 'Never Better'
WAW Fringe: Story Cubes For Kids
Oct 5
WAW Fringe: Story Cubes For Kids
Book launch: Geraldine Lavelle, 'Weathering The Storm'
Oct 4
Book launch: Geraldine Lavelle, 'Weathering The Storm'
Tom Crean – Ireland’s Unsung Hero
Oct 3
Tom Crean – Ireland’s Unsung Hero