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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.
Tickets Still Available
Join us for the first weekend of our West Cork Literary Festival - tickets still available!
Press Release - Booking Open
The West Cork Literary Festival which takes place this year from July 12th to July 19th in the picturesque West Cork town of Bantry, is a renowned destination for booklovers. A week-long series of workshops, readings, family and young adult events, this year’s line-up includes Mary Robinson, Graham Norton, Tracey Thorn, Kevin Barry, Anne Carson, Tana French, Sinéad Gleeson, Esi Edugyan, and many, many more as well as writing workshops with Adam Weymouth, Wendy Erskine, Liz Berry, Ye Vagabonds, Dave Lordan and ER Murray.
2019 Literary Festival Programme
Graham Norton, Mary Robinson, Joseph O'Connor, John Boyne, Sebastian Barry, Sarah Crossan, Kevin Barry, Sarah Moss, Anne Carson and Kit de Waal are just some of the high profile writers making the trip to West Cork for the Festival.
New Literary Festival Site Goes Live
We’re delighted to announce that West Cork Music is launching Stage 3 of our brand new website!
