Coexistence conversations with @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social at @granardbooktown.bsky.social festival. My first and favourite but definitely not my last book festival! @pelagic.bsky.social 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙

Lovely day @granardbooktown.bsky.social reading with Stephen Murray. Granard is such a gorgeous feetival. Thanks so much for having us! ✨️ @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @salmonpoetry.bsky.social

We’ve had a brilliant weekend so far here in Granard, with talks from Sebastian Barry, Jarlath Regan headlining the School Hall. We have one final day to go with a jam packed schedule 📚 See you all in Granard!

Had the most amazing trip down to @granardbooktown.bsky.social to hear Guy Stagg speaking about his latest book on the importance of retreats, which in many ways this visit felt like in itself! Such a special wee town and festival.

Looking forward to my discussion with @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @granardbooktown.bsky.social 19/4 2026 Come for the craic and stay for the craic! #books #festival #ireland #literature #writers #author #firsbook 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙 @pelagic.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social

Granard Booktown Festival@granardbooktown.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Our 2026 Programme is LIVE! All tickets go on sale this Monday at 9am via our website granardbooktownfestival.ie 📚This year marks our fourth festival and it's our biggest to date! 20+ talks, 35+ authors, writers and poets, 3 writing workshops, 1 film screening, in 4 venues over 4 exciting days!

Come see me at this year’s @granardbooktown.bsky.social

Our 2026 Programme is LIVE! All tickets go on sale this Monday at 9am via our website granardbooktownfestival.ie 📚This year marks our fourth festival and it's our biggest to date! 20+ talks, 35+ authors, writers and poets, 3 writing workshops, 1 film screening, in 4 venues over 4 exciting days!

📣 Come join us this Saturday in Granard Library at 1pm for the official launch of our 2026 programme with festival co-director John Connell We can’t wait to share the full programme for this year’s festival and discuss the brilliant events taking place in Granard this April!

We are delighted to announce a special Thursday evening screening of Pat Collins’s masterful adaptation of John McGahern’s much-loved novel, “That They May Face the Rising Sun” 📆 Thursday April 16th, 8pm 📍Granard Library 🎟️ Tickets €7.50 +booking fee All tickets will be on sale March 2nd

We are delighted to introduce a brand new series to the Granard Booktown festival this year, our Writing Workshop Series We are lucky to have writers Aoife Barry, Claire Keegan and Stephen Sexton leading these three workshops 📍Cnoc Mhuire on Sat April 18th 🎟️ Tickets on sale early March

🎉 We're thrilled to announce that we've been selected as a County Finalist in the Arts & Culture Category of the @NationalLottery Good Causes Awards 2025! 🎉 . 🙌 This nomination isn't just for us – it's for everyone in the community who's been part of the festival. 🙌 From volunteers and staff.

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It was so cool to be involved in this gem of a festival in Granard, despite whatever has happened to my Longford accent

Granard Booktown Festival@granardbooktown.bsky.social · 2y ago

We were joined by authors Conor Niland and Gavin Cooney behind the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, The Racket. Author Mark Tighe led the discussion with the co-authors where they chatted about the story of pro tennis’s 99%, the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings

Thank you to everyone who came out to our final day here in Granard! We had another jam packed day of talks so lets have another walkthrough of what went on here in Granard 📚 #GranardBookTown

Great to see Conor Niland and @gcooney93.bsky.social at @granardbooktown.bsky.social Conor’s book the Racket - about the travails of a lowly Irish tennis player - is *really* good

Multidisciplinary artist Luke Casserly joined writer and artist Dani Gill in Granard Library, where they discussed Luke’s recent production for the Abbey, Distillation. Described as being a performative journey, Distillation takes you to the Irish bog landscape through scent #GranardBookTown

We’ve opened our third and final day here in Granard Library with a beautiful and moving “Granard Miscellany” 📚 Writers from the Granard Writer’s Group read out some of their latest work and were accompanied by music from local, talented Granard musicians #GranardBookTown

Just taking a wee morning stroll before my event @granardbooktown.bsky.social in Ireland today. Am surrounded by lochs, and feel very at home. Gorgeous!

It’s been a busy, busy day two here in Granard! I think we’re due a little recap of the day 📚 📸 All images in thread, Liam Flannery

Delighted to have a shout out from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social for Democracy for Sale at @granardbooktown.bsky.social 😊 Join the buzz democracyforsale.substack.com

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Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 2y ago

At @carolecadwalla.bsky.social speaking at a school in Granard county Longford. What a terrific sentence! Well done @granardbooktown.bsky.social

Love these photos of my chat with Conor Gearty at @granardbooktown.bsky.social yesterday. We talked a lot about human rights, anti terrorism laws and colonialism but we also laughed a lot. Was terrific fun

Granard Booktown Festival@granardbooktown.bsky.social · 2y ago

And we’re off! 🎉 A great opening discussion with Longford natives Conor Gearty and Peter Geoghegan who sat down to discuss Conor’s new book Homeland Insecurity: The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law 📸 Liam Flannery #GranardBookTown 📚

Local papers are on their knees, yes, but still a treat to be featured in yours Spoke to Longford Leader ahead of the Granard Booktown Festival today. Am really excited to be interviewing the peerless @conorgearty.bsky.social today and speaking to @shaunagh.bsky.social tomorrow about my work. 😊

What a momentous ending to a brilliant first day here in Granard 🎉 Claire Keegan in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson, in front of a full house in the Granard School Hall #GranardBookTown

Back in the library, we were thrilled to have award-winning writer Seamus O’Rourke in a brilliant, humour-filled discussion about his life and career with festival director John Connell #GranardBookTown 📸 Liam Flannery

Over in a packed full Fay’s Bar, we were joined by artist and poet Dani Gill who chatted with the inspiring Granard native Rebecca Tallon de Havilland about her life and career 📚 #GranardBookTown 📸 Liam Flannery

And we’re off! 🎉 A great opening discussion with Longford natives Conor Gearty and Peter Geoghegan who sat down to discuss Conor’s new book Homeland Insecurity: The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law 📸 Liam Flannery #GranardBookTown 📚

A quick message from our co-director @johnconnellwriter.bsky.social ahead of the festival kicking off here in Granard! 🎉,📚

Really looking forward to opening @granardbooktown.bsky.social this evening with Conor Gearty Stunning weather for it

Granard Booktown Festival@granardbooktown.bsky.social · 2y ago

Only a couple hour to go until we kick things off here at Granard Library for #GranardBookTown! With our first talk with Conor Gearty and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social 📚

Only a couple hour to go until we kick things off here at Granard Library for #GranardBookTown! With our first talk with Conor Gearty and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social 📚