Saturday 28 February 2015

Ennis Book Club Festival

The 2015 Ennis Book Club Festival Programme offers a good mix of poetry, politics and fiction. Readers from all over are invited to get together in Ennis to share their joy of reading, to meet authors, to discuss books and to have a weekend break with friends.
This year we've got: Catalpa performed by Donal O Kelly on Friday night 6th March following the Festival launch by author and RTE presenter Evelyn O Rourke.
Denis Sampson will pay us a visit to read from his memoir The Migrant Heart, recounting his journey from East Clare where he grew up to Canada where he now lives. 
On Saturday morning, our very special guests, Joseph O'Connor and Evelyn O'Rourke tell us about the '10 books that you should read'. Joe joins us by arrangement with the Creative Writing programme at the University of Limerick.
We have a lyrical lunch with some of Ireland's favourite poets - Eiléan Ní ChuilleanáinPeter Fallon and Michael Coady.
Clare resident and award winning Niall Williams reads from and discusses his work in the company of Mary Costello whose recent Academy Street has wowed critics and readers alike.
In a very special ‘Ones to Watch’ session we feature Colin BarrettSarah Baumeand Nuala Ní Chonchúir who are on track to be national and international literary sensations.
Michael Smith makes a return trip to Ennis with his much admired, recently published Shackleton - By Endurance We Conquer. 
Seán Rocks once again joins us for our centre stage at glór event and this year we are delighted to host acclaimed crime writer and novelist, Val McDermid together with Paul Carson.
The theme of this year's Sunday Symposium in glór is Politics and Pathology, which will explore ‘life in the trenches’ for your average Irish politician. Have you ever asked yourself why, in the face of inevitable failure, people choose politics as a career? Our panellists including Des O'Malley, former PD leader;Professor Gary Murphy of DCU; Mick Clifford, of The Irish Examiner; and Katie Hannon from RTE’s Prime Time offer some insights.
Tickets are on sale at glór, Ennis, Co. Clare www.glor.ie

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