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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙

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Jess Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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!

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Richard Ryan @bookshopguy.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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.

Patrick Laurie in conversation with Guy Stagg

Granard Co Longford, in between the showers!

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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

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

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

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!

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📣 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!

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🎉 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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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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Gavin Cooney @gcooney93.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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

The Granard Writer’s Group sitting and standing for a group photo

Sister Maeve Brady reading her written work, blurred crowd in the foreground

A view of a full audience in the Library hall

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Karen Campbell @writerkcampbell.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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!

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

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

A portrait photo of Granard town, spire in the distance

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

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

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Claire Keegan gave great writing advice and such an insight into her craft last night at @granardbooktown.bsky.social. She revealed that she “thinks” her next book is a novel, and that she hopes to publish a new short story a year. @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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. 😊

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

Sineád and Claire sitting left and right on-stage, members of the audience blurred in the foreground

Claire Keegan, holding microphone in discussion

Sinéad Gleeson holding microphone, sitting on couch in discussion

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

John Connell and Seamus O’Rourke in the background both on stage with members of crowd blurred in the foreground

View of the audience in the library hall

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

Rebecca Tallon de Havilland holding a mic, during her talk

Dani Gill holding mic, siting on high stool

Crowds sitting listening to the discussion

Ronan O’Toole holding mic and speaking to crowd

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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 📚

Image of woman reading festival programme

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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 📚

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Cauvery Madhavan @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

So looking forward to my first time at @granardbooktown.bsky.social on Sunday 13th April. I’ll be talking to Aoife Barry about my book #TheInheritance

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A quote from Cauvery Madhavan‘s book The Inheritance

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Aoife Barry @sweetoblivion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Really looking forward to it, Cauvery! @granardbooktown.bsky.social

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It’s been a joy to re-read Claire Keegan over the past two weeks. Such economy and precision. Looking forward to our (sold out) event at @granardbooktown.bsky.social this Friday. www.tickettailor.com/events/grand...? @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🚨 New Event Added 🚨 . 📣 Football Writer Miguel Delaney will be in conversation with Longford native and sports journalist Gavin Cooney, discussing his best-selling book States of Play 📣 . 🎟️ Tickets are on sale via our website. Grab yours now!!! 🎟️ . #granardbooktown25 #books #literature

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Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @kennysbookshop.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street. Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist. Support local, not the billionaires.

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

🚨 Claire Keegan in conversation with @sineadgleeson is now SOLD OUT!! 🚨 . 🎫 Tickets for other events are still available but also selling very fast! Book yours now to avoid disappointment!! 🎫 . #granardbooktown25 #festival #arts #writing #reading @sineadgleeson.bsky.social

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Dr Amy-Jane Beer @amyjanebeer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Excited to be heading to Ireland next month to talk rivers and wildness with @wodworm.bsky.social #TheFlow 💙

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 10/03/2025

Ooooh! What a line-up!

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Liz Nugent @liznugent.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Looking forward to appearing at this great festival 13th April!

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

✨ After an incredible launch night at Granard Library, our full programme is now available for download from our website.✨ . 🎟️ Tickets can be purchased ➡️ buff.ly/gufco3n 🎟️ . #books #writing @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @sineadgleeson.bsky.social @rickoshea.bsky.social @liznugent.bsky.social

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚨Special Guest - John Banville🚨 . 🗣️ John Banville joins us on April 13th at 6:30 pm to discuss his new book The Drowned with one of our finest writers, Belinda McKeon.🗣️ . 🎫 Tickets are €18.50 plus booking fee and go on sale from Friday, March 7th at 10 am, exclusively through our website. 🎫

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🚨 Special Guest - Carole Cadwalladr 🚨 . 🗣️ Join us this April 12th at 7:15 pm as Carole Cadwalladr @@carolecadwalla.bsky.social , sits down with iconic Irish broadcaster Bryan Dobson @bryandobson6 to discuss her career. 🗣️ . 🎫Tickets are €18.50 plus booking fee and go on sale from Friday, March 7th🎫

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🗣️ Join us this April as we welcome renowned author Claire Keegan to Granard for an in-depth conversation with acclaimed writer Sinéad Gleeson. . 🎫 Tickets go on sale from 07/03/25, exclusively through our website. 🎫 . #granardbooktown #books #literature #writing #novels #longford #arts

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🌟 We'll be launching our full 2025 programme on March 6th at 7pm in Granard Library🌟 . 👋🏻Come join us as we share all the wonderful events we have lined up for #granardbooktown25 . 👀 Also, be sure to check in on our social media next week as we will be announcing our three headline guests!! 👀

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🚨 Volunteers Wanted!! 🚨 . ✨ We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers for this year's festival✨ . 💻 To sign up as a volunteer, visit our website, click on the “Volunteer” link in the menu, and fill out the form. We can’t wait to treat you to a fantastic weekend and a free t-shirt! ✨ . #arts #books

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Granard Booktown Festival @granardbooktown.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

✨We hope everyone is safe and well after 🌀 Storm Eowyn✨ . 🔶We are very excited for #granardbooktown25 and will be announcing our headline guests in the coming weeks!! ✴️ . 🚨 This year we will also be looking for volunteers to join our team for the weekend and will put out a sign-up form soon.,📝 👫👬👭

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