Advertisement

Latest Laois Event: Leaves Festival of Writing & Music 2023
News

Latest Laois Event: Leaves Festival of Writing & Music 2023

The Leaves Festival of Writing & Music 2023 8-11 November 2023

The Leaves Festival 2023 brings the best of Irish writing and music to Co. Laois this November. The festival is very excited to welcome Aingeala Flannery as its writer in residence. Her novel The Amusements was the winner of the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award at Listowel Writer’s Week this year and more recently was awarded the John McGahern Prize. Aingeala will be visiting schools, libraries and Portlaoise Prison. Her public event this year will be with Anne Enright – both interviewed by journalist Alex Clark. 

Laois County Librarian Bernie Foran; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery and David Broderick, Creative Ireland Laois at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee

The Amusements is also the Leaves Festival One County One Book for Laois.

This year’s festival will also host:
 Bestselling novelist Emily Hourican who has just published An Invitation to the
Kennedys
 Award winning novelist Donal Ryan with singer songwriter musician Ultan Conlon
 A crime writing evening with John Banville and Andrea Carter.
 Screen Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?
 A comic book writing workshop with Colin O’Mahony
 A spoken work event celebrating the theme of Stand By Me
 Musicians Ultan Conlon, Cathal Crowley, Molly Donnery and Michelle Mulcahy
Please join us 8th-11th November 2023.
 Full programme available at Leaves Festival of Writing and Music, Nov 8 – 11 2023.
For tickets or to check out the full programme of events see www.leavesfestival.ie or 
www.dunamaise.ie  Tickets can also be booked directly from Dunamaise Box Office, Tel: 057 8663355.
Leaves Festival 2023, is brought to you by Laois Arts Office, Laois County Library Service, Dunamaise Arts Centre and funded by Laois County Council, the Arts Council, Laois Partnership and Creative Ireland Laois.

Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Paschal McEvoy and Author Aingeala Flannery at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee

For Leaves Festival queries please contact Muireann Ní Chonaill, Arts Officer on
artsoff@laoiscoco.ie and 057-8664000

Cormac Kinsella, Leaves Festival; Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery and Michelle de Forge, Director Dunamaiase Arts Centre at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Cormac Kinsella, Leaves Festival; Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery, Portlaoise Librarian Aoife Moore and Michelle de Forge, Director Dunamaiase Arts Centre at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Pictured at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. From left: Jennifer Moore, Laois Arts Office; Angela McEvoy, Director of Arts, Heritage and Planning LCC; David O’Hara, Head of Planning LCC; Cormac Kinsella, Laois Leaves; Bernie Foran, Laois County Librarian; Cllr Paschal McEvoy, Cathaoirleach of LCC; Author Aingeala Flannery, MIchelle de Forge, Dunamaise Arts Centre Director; Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; David Broderick, Creative Ireland Laois; Joanna Bar, VIMAR Digital Marketing; Portlaoise Librarian Aoife Moore and Jan Smolorz, VIMAR Digital Marketing. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Laois County Librarian Bernie Foran; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery and David Broderick, Creative Ireland Laois at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Jennifer Moore, Laois Arts Office; David O’Hara, Head of Planning LCC; Angela McEvoy, Director of Arts, Heritage and Planning LCC; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery and Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Jennifer Moore, Laois Arts Office; David O’Hara, Head of Planning LCC; Angela McEvoy, Director of Arts, Heritage and Planning LCC; Cathaoirleach of LCC Paschal McEvoy; Author Aingeala Flannery and Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Author Aingeala Flannery with Portlaoise Librarian Aoife Moore and Laois County Librarian Bernie Foran at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee
Author Aingeala Flannery with Portlaoise Librarian Aoife Moore and Laois County Librarian Bernie Foran at the launch of the Leaves Festival of Writing & Music to be held 8-11 November 2023. Picture: Alf Harvey, no reprduction fee