Ennis Book Club Festival

Ennis Book Club Festival An annual festival for readers and book lovers in (officially!) Ireland’s friendliest town.

📆 Fri 6th - Sun 8th March 2026
📍Ennis, Co.

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland The Ennis Book Club Festival aims to promote and celebrate reading. Each year, readers both from Ireland and further afield, come to Ennis to share the joy of reading. Our audiences include avid readers, those who haven’t had the time to pick up a book in some years, those with a keen interest in current affairs, those who are simply looking to be

inspired ...... Our aim is to meet each of their different expectations! In 2016, the Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary, having attracted some 30,000 attendees to Ennis over its ten year history. Over the past decade, we have been particularly lucky to attract a host of national and international writers and speakers. These have included: John Banville, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Blake Morrison, Edna O'Brien, Joseph O’Connor and Martin Sixsmith. Newer writers such as Colin Barrett, Sara Baume and Donal Ryan have also proved very popular. The contribution of local writers and artists has also been a strong feature of the Festival each year. Not only does the Festival include author readings and discussions, we also offer discussions on topical affairs, workshops, poetry readings, theatre and walking tours through the historic streets of Ennis. The Ennis Book Club Festival has become synonymous with quality programming, vibrant discussion and, most importantly, sheer “good fun” in the Friendliest Town in Ireland.

And that’s a wrap! What a wonderful weekend we’ve had! Thank you to everyone who joined us, it’s been a wonderful whirlw...
08/03/2026

And that’s a wrap!

What a wonderful weekend we’ve had! Thank you to everyone who joined us, it’s been a wonderful whirlwind! 📚

Here’s some shots from today’s events! 📸

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Saturday snapshot wrap up! 📸Wow! 🤩What a fantastic day full of brilliant people and even better books! 📚 Photographer:
07/03/2026

Saturday snapshot wrap up! 📸

Wow! 🤩

What a fantastic day full of brilliant people and even better books! 📚

Photographer:

Have you seen the stage at glór this weekend for the Ennis Book Club Festival? It looks amazing! Huge thanks to Vaughan ...
07/03/2026

Have you seen the stage at glór this weekend for the Ennis Book Club Festival? It looks amazing!

Huge thanks to Vaughan Garden Centre, Ennis Home Furniture, and Mulqueen’s Florists for their wonderful support of the festival — and to the glór staff for helping with the setup. 📚

Thank you to The Temple Gate for being such a wonderful host for so many of our events! 📚
07/03/2026

Thank you to The Temple Gate for being such a wonderful host for so many of our events! 📚

The Temple Gate Hotel is looking forward to welcoming authors and attendees to Ennis Book Club Festival 2026 this weekend.

We are serving food daily until 9pm!

And just like that… day one of the festival is over! What an exciting day full of brilliant events and the best energy! ...
06/03/2026

And just like that… day one of the festival is over! What an exciting day full of brilliant events and the best energy!

Ready for Saturday & all of the excitement it brings! 📚

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It's finally here. Our 20th Festival has officially begun!Ennis Book Club Festival could not happen without the sponsors...
06/03/2026

It's finally here. Our 20th Festival has officially begun!

Ennis Book Club Festival could not happen without the sponsorship and support of local businesses, and retail and hospitality providers in the town. We warmly thank all our sponsors for their continued support of the Festival. As we celebrate our 20th Festival this year, your generosity has played a vital role in helping us develop into the Festival it is today.

Tickets for some events are still available via our website.

www.ennisbookclubfestival.com

05/03/2026

We’re delighted to announce the results of our Short Story Competition!

🎉🌟 Congratulations 🌟🎉 to our first-prize winner Rosemary O’Dowd for her story Storm Kitty.

Our second-prize winner is Ryan Wiles for his story Home.

We are also pleased to commend two outstanding entries:

Spirit in the Sky by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
Wheels by Amy Eustace

Well done to all, and a huge thank‑you to our judge, Wendy Erskine. The winning story will be published on our website soon.

Only one week to go until our 20th Festival celebrations begin! Some of our events are fully booked, but you can purchas...
27/02/2026

Only one week to go until our 20th Festival celebrations begin!

Some of our events are fully booked, but you can purchase tickets at the door for events that are not sold out. We accept card payments at all our Festival venues. If you wish to pay in cash we ask that you bring the exact amount as we cannot give change.

See you in one week! 📚🌟

It’s the final countdown! 🎉📚We’re just ten days away from celebrating our 20th Ennis Book Club Festival, and the excitem...
24/02/2026

It’s the final countdown! 🎉📚
We’re just ten days away from celebrating our 20th Ennis Book Club Festival, and the excitement is building!
Several events are already sold out, and many more are almost full — so if there’s something you’ve had your eye on, now is the perfect time to grab your tickets.
Join us for an unforgettable anniversary weekend of books, conversation and community.

🎟️ Book now: www.ennisbooklubfestival.com

Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland

Ennis Book Club Festival could not happen without the sponsorship and support of local businesses, and retail and hospit...
23/02/2026

Ennis Book Club Festival could not happen without the sponsorship and support of local businesses, and retail and hospitality providers in the town. We warmly thank all our sponsors for their continued support of the Festival. As we celebrate our 20th Festival this year, your generosity has played a vital role in helping us develop into the festival it is today.

Only ten days left to go! There are still some tickets available via our website.

www.ennisbookclubfestival.com

Super interview in last week's Clare Champion with Karen Ftizgibbon as she talks about her latest book ahead of her appe...
23/02/2026

Super interview in last week's Clare Champion with Karen Ftizgibbon as she talks about her latest book ahead of her appearance at Ennis Book Club Festival on Friday 6 March. Tickets for this event are still available. Go to our website to book.

Somewhere in Quilty there is a most unusual ruin of a house. This house is a one of a kind, complete with its very own swimming pool, and one can only imagine the times that were had there and the and the dramas that may have unfolded within its walls. For theatre educator turned author, […]

Listen back to Elaine Garvey talk about her new book The Wardrobe Department on RTE Radio One's Arena. Elaine will be a...
20/02/2026

Listen back to Elaine Garvey talk about her new book The Wardrobe Department on RTE Radio One's Arena. Elaine will be appearing at the Festival on Saturday 7 March with Claire Gleeson and Shane Tivenan in conversation with Eoin Devereux. Only two weeks to go! Tickets still available via our website.

Author Elaine Garvey discusses her new book, The Wardrobe Department.

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