Ronan Fanning, author and Professor Emeritus of Modern History at University College Dublin, discusses his latest book - Fatal path - British Government and Irish Revolution 1910 - 1922. It is a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history; a troubled period when violence and the threat of violence trumped democratic politics. Chaired by Michael Laffan, also Professor Emeritus at UCD. This podcast was recorded in The Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire on Wednesday 5th September 2013

Enjoy our podcast of this event which explores excellence in contemporary writing for television. Allan Cubitt is best known for The Fall which attracted massive audiences earlier this year. Hans Rosenfeldt is the creator and main writer of The Bridge and Ben Richards has written Spooks and The Tunnel. They speak candidly about the realities of the TV industry and the different paths they took to become writers. Chaired by Rachel Flanagan This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Sunday September 8th 2013

This event celebrates two of the most acclaimed young voices writing today. Eleanor Catton’s second novel The Luminaries has won the 2013 Man Booker prize and she is the youngest ever winner of this prestigious prize. The Luminaries is a murder mystery in the Victorian tradition and is a novel full of narrative, linguistic and psychological pleasures. Téa Obreht won the Orange Prize in 2011 for her bewitching debut The Tiger’s Wife. Chaired by Mary Corcoran This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday September 4th 2013

Michael Longley has published nine poetry collections and his most recent work A Hundred Doors won the 2011 Irish Times Poetry Award. In 2001 he won the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and he has been the recipient of the Hawthorn prize and the T.S Eliot Prize. Jane Yeh is an American poet whose latest collection The Ninjas was published in 2012. She currently teaches creative writing in Kingston University, London This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday September 7th 2013

Roddy Doyle is one of Ireland’s best loved writers and he returns to the memorable character of Jimmy Rabbitte for his new novel The Guts. Jimmy was of course the band manager in The Commitments and we now encounter him aged 47, married with four kids but suffering from bowel cancer. Told with his trademark verve it’s a warm hearted and often hilarious examination of being male and middle aged! Chaired by Fiach MacConghail This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday September 7th 2013

Maurice Riordan is a renowned poet and Professor of Poetry at Sheffield University and his latest collection is The Water Stealer. He is joined by Anne Vegter, poet, prose writer and author of children’s books. She is the current Poet Laureate of Holland. Introduced by Nell Regan. This podcast was recorded in County Hall on Sunday September 8th 2013

Margaret Atwood is among the most honoured authors of fiction writing today and has recently published her latest novel, MaddAddam, the final book in her trilogy following Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. MaddAdam is a lyrical and challenging satire on humanity amid global catastrophe. Enjoy a wide ranging and erudite conversation which perfectly showcases Atwood’s breadth of knowledge and warm sense of humour. Chaired by Caitriona Crowe This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday September 3rd 2013

The annual Strong/Shine poetry award is presented to the best first collection by an Irish or English poet published in the previous year. This event features readings from the shortlisted poets Eleanor Hooker for The Shadow Owner’s Companion, Mary Noonan for The Fado House, Rebecca O’Connor for We’ll Sing Blackbird and Michelle O’Sullivan for The Blue End of Stars. Congratulations to Michelle O’Sullivan who was awarded the Strong/Shine Poetry Award this year. This podcast was recorded in The Kingston Hotel on Sunday September 8th 2013

This was a unique event - by teens for teens. Hugely successful author Patrick Ness is interviewed by our Teen Curators Aaron Williams, Sinéad Gallagher and Olivia Coughlan about a whole range of issues, including his new novel More Than This. Patrick Ness is the author of the best selling and critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy and the prize winning novel, A Monster Calls. He has won every major prize in children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Prize. This podcast was recorded in County Hall on Saturday September 7th 2013.

A panel of industry experts discuss the difficult business of getting a first book published. What makes an agent or a publisher sit up and take notice of a debut writer? Is it voice, character or plot? How long does it take for a new author to get published? What are agents and publishers looking for? These questions and more are discussed by children’s authors Sarah Moore Fitzgerald and Sheila Agnew, literary agent and editor Caroline Walsh, writer and sales director for Bloomsbury, Phil Earle, and Children’s Books Ireland director and former managing editor at Little Island, Elaina O’Neill. This podcast was recorded in County Hall on Saturday September 7th 2013