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Rainbow Library Workshop

15 July 20263:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 14-18

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Shaunna Lee Lynch: The Goddess Complex

16 July 202611:30 am

Bantry Bookshop

Free. YA (and also loved by adults)

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What's On

Saturday 11 July 2026

Create a Comics Character with Sarah Bowie: Nina Peanut

11 July 202612:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 8–12

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Sunday 12 July 2026

The Upside-Down Lighthouse with Paddy Donnelly

12 July 202611:30 am

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 4-8

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Monday 13 July 2026

Cluck, The Eggstraordinary Story of Chickens: Evelien De Vlieger

13 July 202612:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 6-12

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Tuesday 14 July 2026

Puffling and the Stormy Sea & What’s That Spooky Sound?: Gerry Daly

14 July 202612:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 4-8

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Wednesday 15 July 2026

The Bookshop Sisters: Discover How to be a Brilliant Young Bookseller with Sarah Webb

15 July 202611:30 am

Bantry Bookshop

Free but ticketed. Ages 9+

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Rainbow Library Workshop

15 July 20263:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 14-18

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Rainbow Library Anthology Launch

15 July 20264:30 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free. All welcome

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Thursday 16 July 2026

Shaunna Lee Lynch: The Goddess Complex

16 July 202611:30 am

Bantry Bookshop

Free. YA (and also loved by adults)

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Frank & The Monster: Mats Strandberg

16 July 20262:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 6+

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Friday 17 July 2026

Do the Dino Dance! with Olivia Hope

17 July 202612:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

Free but ticketed. Ages 4-10

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