Ireland’s Next Government
We are less than a year out from the most important election in decades. With the country deeply divided, immigrants and housing the two key... Read More
SOLD OUT – Poor: Grit, Courage and the Life-Changing Value of Self Belief
The inspirational best-selling author of Poor, which debuted at number one on the Irish Non-Fiction bestseller list, grew up in extreme poverty. Katriona O’Sullivan describes the... Read More
Strangling Dissent: From Oppenheimer to Cancel Culture
James Shapiro’s latest book, The Playbook, A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the making of a Culture War, tells the true story of a vibrant... Read More
SOLD OUT – David Baddiel: My Family, A Memoir
Stand-up comedian, football savant, novelist, actor, philosopher and cultural commentator, David Baddiel has been a ground-breaking commentator and thinker for over three decades. From Cool... Read More
Lads in Chip Shops in Small Towns
The acclaimed writer of Young Skins and the screenplay for Calm with Horses, comes to Dalkey to chat about his debut novel Wild Houses. Described... Read More
SOLD OUT – Free Agents: Our Brain, and the Evolution of Free Will
Scientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behaviour. As we probe deeper into the mechanics of decision making, some conclude that... Read More
SOLD OUT – A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
David McWilliams read Nathan Thrall’s book last year before the Gaza and October 7th massacres. He couldn’t put it down. It tells the true story... Read More
SOLD OUT – Being The Fonz, Being Henry
For a generation of Irish people The Fonz defined cool, and maybe not so cool. Loved and imitated, the weekly appointment with Happy Days and... Read More
Biographer’s Ball
From Shakespeare to George Bernard Shaw, Nora Barnacle to Virginia Woolf, our four guest writers have written outstanding biographies on outstanding people. But how do you... Read More
SOLD OUT – Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties
The true story of how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich — and how... Read More
