This weekend will see one of the first live literary festivals to be able to take place – The Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas is on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the spectacular County Carlow venue
Among the guest speakers attending are President Michael D. Higgins, writers Zadie Smith, David Mitchell, Sebastian Barry, Sarah Moss, filmmaker Jim Sheridan and David Puttnam, poet Paul Muldoon and musician Junior Brother…
For a very lucky few hundred people, here is who you can come and see on stage:
Friday 20th August
President Michael D Higgins – Sarah Moss – Lord David Puttnam – Emma Dabiri – Geoff Dyer – Mark O’Connell – Dr. Marie Cassidy – Rob Doyle – John Banville – Liam Cagney – Mary Fitzgerald – Paddy Woodworth – Catherine Farrell – Glenn Patterson
And performances from Stephen James Smith and Junior Brother
Saturday 21st August
Marian Keyes – Professor Luke O’Neill – Amy Huberman – Elaine Feeney – Michael Harding – Sinéad Gleeson – Sarah Moss – Marita Conlon McKenna – Dr. Marie Cassidy – Lord David Puttnam – Suzanne O’Sullivan – Manchan Magan – Sebastian Barry – Christine Dwyer Hickey – Patrick Freyne – Emma Dabiri – Geoff Dyer – Mark O’Connell – Rob Doyle – Glenn Patterson – Paddy Woodworth – Mary Fitzgerald – Lisa Fingleton – Hannah Quinn Mulligan – Olivia O’Leary – Turtle Bunbury – Kevin Mitchell – Roisin Kiberd – Glenn Patterson – Ruarí McKiernan – John Boyne
And performances from Lemoncello – Stephen James Smith – The Carole Nelson Trio – The Daoirí Farrell Trio.
Sunday 22nd August
Michael Harding – Zadie Smith- Alex Clarke – David Mitchell – Jim Sheridan – Lisa McInerney – Patrick Freyne – Caelainn Hogan – Liz Nugent – Dr. Mary McGill – JyellowL – Dr. Marie Cassidy – Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri – Sue Leonard – Paul Muldoon – Emma Dabiri – Loah – Roja Fazaeli – Mary Fitzgerald – Kathy Sheridan – Darina Allen – Rory O’Connell – Lisa Harding – Nick Laird – Ruari McKiernan – Manchan Magan – Diarmaid Ferriter – Paddy Woodworth – Barry McMahon
And performances from Laura Quirke – Eric de Buitléir – Stephen James Smith
