Lit Lú: a literary festival for the adults of Louth.

Louth County Council Arts Office and Louth Library Service invite you to join us for this inaugural festival for the adults of County Louth. A celebration of writers, and reading for pleasure, the festival takes place over the course of three days, 25th – 27th September.

Seeking to create connected communities county-wide, we have scheduled events in each of the five library branches; Ardee, Carlingford, Drogheda, Dunleer and Dundalk. To inspire us and promote discussion we will be joined by screen, memoir, food, and fiction writers. All events are free to attend but booking is required

Thursday 25th September

Dundalk Library @ 7pm Roisín O’Donnell in conversation with Belinda McKeown

Friday 26th September

Ardee Library @ 3pm Memoir Writing panel discussion with Mary Rose Callaghan, Phil Herbert and Liz McManus

Drogheda Library @ 7pm Screen Writing panel discussion with Nicola Cassiday, Phil Harrison and Barry McEvoy

Saturday 27th September

Carlingford library @ 3pm Claire Coughlan in conversation with Florence Gillan

Dunleer library @ 7pm Food Writing panel with Kristin Jensen, Blanca Valencia and Tara Walker

December

In honour of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we will host two Lit Lú fringe events in Drogheda and Dundalk libraries in December. These evenings of music and talks will celebrate the enduring legacy and influence of Austen’s writing

Book by emailing libraryhelpdesk@louthcoco.ie  or contact your local library

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.