The festival, formerly known as The Kate O’Brien Weekend, is returning to the Belltable from the 21st to the 23rd of February. Beginning in 1984 to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Limerick-born writer Kate O’Brien, the festival continues to honour the life and works of the author while promoting Limerick as a place of literary excellence.

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Ciaran O'Driscoll

Date: Sat 22 Feb, 11.15AM
Venue: Belltable
Admission: €15/12
Ciaran will be speaking about his new novel 'The Golden Ass'.
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Diarmuid Johnson

Date: Sat 22 Feb, 12.30PM
Venue: Belltable
Admission: €15/12
Diarmuid will talk about and read extracts from his new book 'Ceallach'.
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Karen Fitzgibbon

Date: Sat 22 Feb, 10.00AM
Venue: Belltable
Admission: €15/12
Karen will be in conversation with Vivienne McKechnie about her debut novel 'The World's End'.

“Literature is forever the lamp of truth…”