News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Literary Festival news and announcements here.

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Support RTÉ Lyric fm
Monday 23 September 2019

Support RTÉ Lyric fm

On behalf of the board and staff of West Cork Music, which promotes the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, the West Cork Literary Festival and the Masters of Tradition in Bantry, we wish to express our alarm at the threat to the future of RTÉ Lyric fm.

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New Collaboration
Wednesday 24 July 2019

New Collaboration

This year, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Skibbereen Arts Festival invited 10 other festivals to collaborate with them . We're delighted to have been one of the organisations invited - and all three of our festivals are participating.The locations, diversity and above all the high artistic quality of all the festivals involved undeniably showcase West Cork as Ireland's Premier festival destination.

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Canadian Writers at the 2019 Literary Festival
Sunday 30 June 2019

Canadian Writers at the 2019 Literary Festival

The West Cork Literary Festival is honoured to welcome a delegation of Canadian writers to Bantry this summer.

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Importance of Being Aisling
Wednesday 26 June 2019

Importance of Being Aisling

We’re delighted to welcome the two writers and best friends who brought Aisling to the Irish public in 2017. Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen will be appearing in the Maritime Hotel on Saturday 13 July at 8.30pm and talking about the two books which have been such a whirlwind success – The Importance of Being Aisling and Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling.

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Tickets Still Available
Thursday 6 June 2019

Tickets Still Available

Join us for the first weekend of our West Cork Literary Festival - tickets still available!

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Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel