When: October 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm...
Read MoreWelcome to the Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival Website
A Cháirde,
As we celebrate the 20th year of the festival from 5th to 8th October 2023, we invite you to join us in the beautiful historic town of Nenagh and the environs of Lough Derg to indulge your interest in the world of books and literature.
We have planned a fascinating series of events and bookings are now open.
I want to thank my very dedicated committee and volunteers for the huge effort they put in to make the festival happen. Special thanks to our principal funders/partners The Arts Council, Tipperary Co. Council, Creative Ireland, Nenagh Arts Centre, Nenagh Library, OPW and all our local sponsors and businesses, who make this a special weekend in our community. Thank you, whether you are a newcomer or a regular attendee, I hope you will have a weekend to remember full of inspiration, ideas and fun!
A léitheoirí is a scríbhneoirí, tá súil again go mbainfidh sibh sult as gach uile nóiméad den fhéile seo agus go mbeidh cuimhní áille agaibh agus sibh ár bhfágáil arís.
Geraldine McNulty
Chairperson and Festival Programmer
Festival Team
Geraldine McNulty, Chairperson / Programming
Catherine Lahiff, Secretary
Geraldine Cronin, Treasurer
Kate McGrath, Assistant treasurer
Committee members
Virginia O’Dowd, Margaret Folan, Ellen Whelan.
Cormac Kinsella, PR and Social Media
Odhran Ducie, Festival Photographer
A Message from Our Patron, Author Donal Ryan
I’m deeply honoured to have been asked to serve as patron to the Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival. This part of the world is steeped in all forms of narrative art, and this annual celebration of storytelling and literature lifts our beautiful town, its verdant hinterlands, and the voices of its people onto a national and global stage.
This year, as every year, writers and artists from all over the world, from debutantes to household names, join local chroniclers and custodians of our rich histories and our endless vaults of stories in a celebration of the unifying power of creativity, the infinite potential of the arts to recognise, confront and offer solutions to the problems of this fracturing world, to generate empathy, and to create and sustain friendships and peace.
The massive waves of energy and passion required to bring about this convergence of light and beauty on our beloved home are generated by a small committee of incredibly dedicated and talented people. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who, year after year, give so much of themselves to ensure that North Tipperary takes its place proudly among the festival destinations of the world. Thank you for your generosity, your tireless spirit, and for your wonderful work.
Festival Exhibition – River Traces
Throughout October 2023 at Nenagh Arts Centre DNLF commissioned artist, Bridget Flannery, to create our festival exhibition, inspired by words from Donal Ryan’s ‘The Queen of Dirt Island’.
‘He couldn’t find a word that would explain their walks through the callaghs, following a path by the shallow stream that led from the village to the shore of the lake, and stopping there on a tiny half moon of shingle beach …’
Programme 2023
Learned by Heart Emma Donoghue
When: October 5, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm...
Read MoreWriting Life & Family
When: October 6, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm...
Read MorePoetry Workshop with Vona Groarke
When: October 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm...
Read MoreFlash Fiction Workshop with Kit De Waal
When: October 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm...
Read MorePrimary Poetry Prizes
When: October 7, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm...
Read MoreLunchtime Theatre: Paddy goes to Petra
When: October 7, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm...
Read MoreLeft without a Handkerchief
When: October 7, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm...
Read MoreGrass Ceilings, Hurdles and Hurls!!
When: October 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm...
Read MoreWriting Crimes
When: October 7, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm...
Read MoreMusic, Poetry & Nature: Film Screening and Talk
When: October 8, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 12:15 pm...
Read MoreUnder Water on the Water
When: October 8, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm...
Read MoreGuinness Girls & Kick Kennedy
When: October 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm...
Read MoreAging Well in Style: Francis Brennan in conversation
When: October 8, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm...
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VENUES
Facebook Posts
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival
2 days ago
Congratulations to Paul Lynch on winning this prestigious award. Fantastic achievement!! The Booker Prizes Paul Lynch author ... See MoreSee Less
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival
6 days ago
Congratulations to local author Eimear Ryan, The Winner of The 2023 Eason Sports Book of the Year for 'The Grass Ceiling'
Fantastic achievement!!
Eimear pictured below at the recent 2023 Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival showcase of sports writing....'Grass Ceilings, Hurdles and Hurls'
The Nenagh Bookshop An Post Irish Book Awards
Photo - Odhran Ducie Photography OD Photography ... See MoreSee Less
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival
1 month ago
Best wishes to Nenagh Arts Centre and everyone involved with Spleodar !!! It’s going to be spooktacular !!! 🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻🏰🏰🏰
So many great fun events and workshops!!Fun for Everyone! This Spleodar we have a fantastic programme full of wonderful activities for the whole family.
Saturday, 28th and Sunday, 29th, from 12pm- 5pm you can enjoy Voices of Halloween and Phantom Groovebox.
Sunday, 29th, 1pm-4pm, Treasure Haunt with spooky characters and fun surprises.
Tuesday, 31st, 6:30pm-7pm, Halloween Parade and FREE fireworks
Read more below:
Voices of Halloween it's a project, which uses technology to tell the stories of local people. These stories were gathered by fantastic Melissa Ryan. The device can be found in the corridor.
Phantom Groovebox is a fun box with buttons and lights. You can play with it to create your own spooky sounds and melodies. This device will be placed in the dance studio.
During the Halloween Parade you will be able to enjoy the music of Los Bongos Locos! The parade will be led by our Youth Theatre members in masks- Fiddle faces- made by the local children during our outreach workshops.
check www.spleodar.com
067 34400
#spleodar #spleodar23
Tipperary Arts Office Tipperary County Council The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Nenagh Tourist Office ... See MoreSee Less
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival
1 month ago
We are absolutely delighted to congratulate five of our Festival 2023 authors who have all been shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards!! Best of luck to Eimear Ryan, Ciaran Murphy Second Captains, Catherine Ryan Howard, Andrea Mara Author, and Claire Walsh Life
An Post Irish Book Awards
The Nenagh Bookshop
PHOTOS : Odhran Ducie Photography OD Photography ... See MoreSee Less
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival
1 month ago
Check out our festival 2023 in pictures . All galleries now on our website. ... See MoreSee Less
SPONSORS
A SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Tipperary County Council
The Arts Council
Creative Ireland
Nenagh Arts Centre
Nenagh Library
OPW
ABP
John Hanly & Company Ltd
Borrisoleigh Bottling Ltd
Cáis na Tíre Farmhouse Cheese
Carey Glass UC
Cronin Architects
David Peters Solicitors
Denis & Dorothy Finnerty
Eddie Guerin
Echo IT Donal Bray
Florrie Purcell, The Scullery
Ger Gavin House of Gifts
Jackie Cahill TD
Jacques & Mary Lumbroso
Lee Auctioneers
Margaret and James Dodd
Michael Gilmartin Auctioneer
Michael Lowry TD
O’Connor’s Supervalu
PJ and Sally Slattery, Dromineer
Dr. Pat & Mareta Harold
Sheedy’s Centra
Tom McGrath, The Foodhall
The Nenagh Bookshop
The Pantry
The Thatched Cottage
Tim & Isabel Treacy
Location
Loc8 Code: L70-74-M12 (Lough Derg Yacht Club).
GPS Coordinates: 52.925917,-8.275806
RAIL
The nearest railway stations to Dromineer are Nenagh (limited service), Thurles and Limerick. Rail information: www.irishrail.ie
ROAD
To get to Dromineer leave the M7 at EXIT 26 and follow the GREEN signs for the N52, signposted ‘Tullamore, Borrisokane, Nenagh’. Continue through a number of roundabouts on the N52 to the Dromineer Road Roundabout where you take the first exit onto the R495 signposted ‘Dromineer, Ballycommon, Lough Derg’. The N52 is a ring road around Nenagh so there is no need to enter the town centre.
Get directions via the AA Route Planner
AIR
Shannon Airport has connecting flights from many UK, European and US locations. www.shannonairport.com
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