One of Ireland’s foremost poets, Eavan Boland talks candidly to fellow poet Siobhán Campbell. A pioneering figure in Irish poetry, Boland’s previous works include The Journey and Other Poems, The Lost Land and Code. She currently divides her time between Dublin and California where she is Mabury Knapp Professor in Humanities at Stanford University. This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Friday September 6th 2013

The inimitable Charlie Higson reveals all about the writing of his new book The Fallen and the experience of writing fiction for teenagers. Charlie Higson has had a hugely successful and varied career and of course is best known for his TV comedy series The Fast Show but he has been writing stories since he was 10 years old. He traces his development as a writer in this entertaining talk punctuated by his trademark wit. This podcast was recorded in the Pavilion Theatre on Friday September 6th 2013

Find out what Kate and Niall suggested for their top 10 titles (plus a few more!) at our event on 29 th April. Kate is a teacher, reviewer and seminar facilitator and Niall is a teacher, broadcaster and editor of numerous poetry anthologies plus a regular guest on radio and national newspapers. In association with Dublin City Council’s Dublin: One City One Book title for 2014 ‘If Ever You Go: a map of Dublin poetry and song’ published by Dedalus Press and edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth.

The podcast was recorded in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 29th April 2014.

Relive the concert of songs and ballads featuring well known traditional singers and storytellers Luke Cheevers and Fergus Russell, both stalwarts of An Góilín Singers’ Club and the award-winning Niamh Parsons (of Loose Connections and Arcady fame) for a something ‘completely different yet very Dún Laoghaire’! In association with Dublin City Council’s Dublin: One City One Book title for 2014 ‘If Ever You Go: a map of Dublin poetry and song’ published by Dedalus Press and edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth.

The podcast was recorded in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 8th April 2014.

The Sport of Writing - Meet the Sportswriters! was a special event organised as part of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Writer in Residence Programme. The event was hosted by Katy Hayes, dlr County Council Writer in Residence 2012-2013, and it gave the audience an opportunity to hear renowned authors and journalists John Breen, Declan Lynch and Johnny Watterson read from their work and talk about their relationship with sport as writers. The Writer in Residence programme is organised by dlr Arts Office and Library Service and is grant-aided by the Arts Council. The podcast of the event was recorded on Thursday 6th December 2012 in dlr Leisure Services, Meadowbrook, Ballinteer.

David Norris’s decision to run for President of Ireland in 2011 proved to be the most bruising period of his life. A Kick Against the Pricks reveals the full, no-holds-barred story of the campaign and it is a brilliant, deeply revealing autobiography. In this podcast, Norris is interviewed by award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Olivia O’Leary and it was recorded at the Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday 30th October 2012.

Kate Mosse is the author of the multi-million international bestselling Languedoc Trilogy which comprises Labyrinth, Sepulcre and now, Citadel. Citadel is a story of daring and courage, of lives risked and of a darker combat being fought in the shadows. Kate who was also co-founder of The Orange Prize, is in conversation with Mia Gallagher, former dlr Writer in Residence, playwright, actress and author and the podcast was recorded at the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday 3rd November 2012.

T.C. Boyle’s vivid literary portraits of the wild side of the American landscape have enriched a distinguished career comprising fourteen novels and dozens of short stories dating back to the early 1980s. His latest novel, San Miguel, is a vivid and gripping story of hard lives pitched against the elements, the desires of stubborn men and the unbearable burden of love. Boyle treats his audience to excerpts from San Miguel plus a complete short story, all recorded at the Assembly Hall, County Hall on Tuesday 9th October.

Acclaimed King of Horror, Darren Shan continued dlr Children’s Book Festival celebrations at the Pavilion Theatre with a talk about his brand new book, Zom-B. The podcast was recorded at the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday 6th October 2012.

Renowned author Eoin Colfer launched dlr’s Children’s Book Festival 2012 at the Pavilion Theatre with an exclusive event to celebrate his very last Artemis Fowl adventure, Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian. The podcast was recorded at the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday 30th September 2012.